clay_ghost
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well they did region locked p4arena too......
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Index (Atlus) entering into a restructuring bankruptcy; looking to transfer/sell
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AkimbO_Arcana
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Or europe based Atlus fans tired of missing out on half of the games the rest of the world gets. And Nintendo is a great publisher over here. A bit selfish maybe, but who gives...
Ah yes, I wish Nyarlathotep and Philamon are back in the P5.
They let the developer decide. Vanillaware games are dual audio.
Just because part of the company would be laid off does not mean the IP's and the dev's are not attractive. I am just trying to figure out why the American part of the company is the only thing being talked about.
IrishNinja
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again fair point, between the region-lock and mishandling of monolith last gen this is the first real complaint i've seen here, can't argue otherwise
i like to think iwata coming to NOA & their current struggle with 3rd party efforts would change this around but until it happens it's just talk
why would i have such an inclination? the time before last that i replied to you, you turned it into a passive-aggressive shot. think i'll pass on this engagement.
it was a very odd strawman reply you made, man
agreed, i think most people feel that way as well - it's just a hypothetical that's getting an odd backlash here, so the discussion on it continues. if people had half the complaints with the sony example we'd be arguing that i imagine
Mihael Mello Keehl
Banned
Sega? lol. I guess PC fans will rejoice
You mean how Monolith has written the safest plots in it's history under Nintendo, or how it took a fan campaign for Nintendo to even bring their best game out in the U.S.?
If Nintendo buys Atlus all their games will be region locked and we'll be lucky if even the biggest franchises make it outside Japan. That alone is enough of a reason to want Nintendo to stay the fuck away.
Sony meanwhile is region free and while they haven't localized all their titles they are at least willing to let someone else do it if they won't.
Have you checked to see how SMT/Persona sells? They aren't system saviors on a global scale by any means and are only a middling system seller in Japan.
Exclusive access to Atlus' library would likely boost Vita just enough to make it a viable second handheld behind 3DS in Japan and Japan alone, getting them at least a look from most 3rd parties. That would largely only happen because Atlus is already up to speed on the PSV with multiple releases out and coming soon, and the assets for a PS3 release of P5 could quickly be transitioned over to a PSV release instead (or go cross platform to maximize sales). They would have to completely retool for Wii U development and the problems they've been having with HD consoles (hence the delay of P5) isn't exactly something Nintendo can step in and fix since they're having the same problems. Waiting 2-3 more years for P5 on Wii U isn't going to help the Wii U much at all.
If any of the major first parties bought them it would make the most sense and have the best results if it was Sony. I'd much rather see GungHo buy them and begin to expand themselves into a more relevant 3rd party company myself, but I'm not sure how well Atlus' business (tied heavily to physical distribution of titles) ties in with GungHo's mostly digital distro success. It's very possible GungHo would view Atlus' distribution and localization arms as meaningless, making an acceptable price point for their purchase pretty unlikely.
Pie and Beans
Look for me on the local news, I'll be the guy arrested for trying to burn down a Nintendo exec's house.
Christ. AND THIS IS WHY PERSONA 5 SHOULD HAVE COME OUT SOONER.
Yep. That's why their hardware is region fr- oh wait.
Yeah ik but sti-
Hey wait p4a and p4g are both not nintendo
Fake edit: i hope everyone in this thread gets tagged atlus fan or something. Would be cool
And P4G is a remake of a PS2 game... P4A wasn't sony exclusive either.
buddha0991
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Persona 5 and Saints Row 4 are the same game
To put on a slightly Machiavellian hat for a moment: What was the most successful game on PSP in Japan? Monster Hunter. Nintendo sought exclusivity. What's the most successful game on Vita in Japan? Is it Persona 4? I know it's right up there.
Rather than necessarily wanting them onboard for their *own* systems, it does strike me that throwing money at Atlus to stop them releasing on Vita would be a pretty dick-but-potentially-effective move in Japan to weaken that system's current slight rise.
This. And anyway how is a purchase by Nintendo going to help them in the West?
Atlus are still very much niche despite the fanfare.
This topic is killing me.
I really, really hope Index somehow turns it all around. I don't want to see Atlus become a first party for any company (Particularly not Nintendo).
Guess it'll be a while until we see Persona 5. If ever.
They're really not. NoE are a bit shit outside of their localisations.
I really, really hope Index somehow turns it all around. I don't want to see Atlus become a first party for any company (Particularly not Nintendo).
Guess it'll be a while until we see Persona 5. If ever.
They're really not. NoE are a bit shit outside of their localisations.
...I don't know how to break this to you, but Atlus has been producing shitty cellphone games since before Persona 3. They've got "side story" cell phone ports of SMT if..., Majin Tensei and social games based on Persona 3 and 4. Oh, and that terrible "Aegis: The First Mission" cellphone action game.
Thank you for the considered analysis. It's a fine change from the collapsing sky that most of the rest of the thread expresses.
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Whoa, whoa! I'm just making sure I'm clear what Kyon was stating (to highlight how... extreme the opinion comes across as). That's not my own opinion!
shiiieeet, I'd play a jack frost platformer
While true, the way Microsoft is throwing money around and the lack of RPG's for the system, this would be a good purchase for them. Especially considering they said they were still targeting japan and actually have a studio in Japan.
IrishNinja
Member
my bad man, poe's law in effect mode right now
where were you on the virtual boy, bro
question is rhetorical, i wasn't there either, just like everyone else lol
Delusibeta
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Marvelous is a decent shout, but I expect GungHo is more likely due to Puzzle & Dragons money.
buddha0991
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Troy Baker and Laura Bailey are already in there
Atlus games are already confined to 'shitty Atlus budgets'. I suspect the actual hardware doesn't affect them all that much.
michaelius
Banned
There's a lot of space beetween bleeding edge and generation behind.
Femmeworth
Banned
Here is to hoping they end up with someone that won't push them further towards pandering. :\
The Wii U certainly wouldn't help matters though.
Persona 5 co-developed by Team Ninja.
the other side of that is atlus is literally making a wii u game with nintendo.
Yeah, all Atlus games are generation behind.
Persona 4 was a generation behind, just saying.
Yes, let's make Persona games and SMTs into OMG AAAAAAA games, that's the way forward...
A bunch of them are! That cast is like the Brat Pack of video games or something.
Most of their games are on the 3DS these days and Persona 5 will likely be on PS3. They are already a generation behind by your definition.
Whatever, the Nintendo talk is silly.
encephalon
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This is important.
Persona 4 was released in 2008 on the PS2. It was a generation behind. Persona 5 is (or at least by most guesses) headed for PS3 level tech. A generation behind. Any argument that Nintendo shouldn't buy Atlus BECAUSE of Tech is on very weak ground. There are other reasons but this one doesn't exactly hold.
please get picked up by someone who will maintain Atlus' talent and vision
i'll do it. i just got cash back at ralphs today.
okay so persona 5 is about john persona: an honest cop with nothing left to lose.
Honestly, a part of me is rooting for Nintendo to buy them just so I can see the P5 meltdown first hand. I didn't ride the Bayonetta 2 "they done stealin' our game" thread in real time last time.
Seriously I do hope Altus land in a good home. Either Sony or NCL will do.
I completely forgot about Microsoft actually. Didn't they do something similar with the 360 to get Blue Dragon, Lost Odyssy etc? How successful was that? I don't know if I can see them doing that again if it didn't pay off.
Impeccable
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Interested in seeing where this goes. I hope some positive can manage to arise from this.
KillerTravis
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Everybody tweet Bamco, tell them to do the right thing.
actually a second complaint I'd make is, I fucking loved Camelot, since Shining Force they'd been one of my favourite developers. I dont really want more of my favourite developers to follow that trajectory
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