They should remain 3rd party. I dont get the point of having them owned by a 1st party.
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Index (Atlus) entering into a restructuring bankruptcy; looking to transfer/sell
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They should remain 3rd party. I dont get the point of having them owned by a 1st party.
"Sounds like they're looking for a partner or a straight buy-out."
encephalon
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Now you know how I feel about them owning Monolith.
zeopower6
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Oh god, I wonder what's going to come of this and just who will be selected....
KillerTravis
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Yeeeesss. I'm sure there is going to be someone willing to support Atlus for the foreseeable future, they make quality games and sell relatively well.
Mihael Mello Keehl
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No if they get a partner shit is awesome again
Jinfash
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Please be a benevolent 3rd party.
clay_ghost
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Seeing how Nintendo treated monolith, I want them to buy over Atlus. I am sure Nintendo will mostly let them do what they want.
If not then Sony, but I cannot imagine them buying over all the ips and treat them right. Do not think they will want another tlg in the form of persona 5 again...
If not then Sony, but I cannot imagine them buying over all the ips and treat them right. Do not think they will want another tlg in the form of persona 5 again...
Not as sure about that as I once was, but clearly this isn't the thread for P5 speculation.
Well.
I still hope the partner or buyer won't be a video game company. I can't see anything good coming out of that.
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IrishNinja
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....how are you people arriving at these conslucions
i should know better than to mess with the first 10 pages of these threads
what what'd you not like about P3P love?
encephalon
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AkimbO_Arcana
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lol okay. That's as sad as a lot of people I know who never played P4, because PS2 in 2008 was a no go for them because no HDs.
Psssst, P5 will come out on PS3, shitty 2005 tech. Run.
IrishNinja
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yeah there was no doubt a lotta buyers checking for Monolith before them, good call
economic viability, that's pretty much it
pieatorium
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Is Marvelous big enough to buy them? they seem to have their heads on right.
I figured as much. Sounds exactly like what I would do if I company I had money in went under. They are planning to sell off assets (including Atlus). The longer they hold onto them with all the criminal activity (cooking the books) the less the company inevitably will be worth.
Magicpaint
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Good luck getting your Persona with cutting edge visuals then. Persona 3&4 were hardly cutting edge visuals (PS2 or otherwise) for the time they came out.
Hopefully we get a decent third party buyout that can respect the platform diversity and options that made Atlus such good software developers.
michaelius
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Atlus games being confined to shitty Nintendo hardware for all eternity is only marginally better than no Atlus at all.
KillerTravis
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I don't think they will select a 1st party as sponsor. They will likely want to be under someone that gives them the liberty to decide on which platform they release their games.
BrokenEchelon
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Imagine if Sony buys Atlus and SMT/Persona singlehandedly revitalize the Vita.
Imagine if Nintendo buys Atlus and SMT/Persona singlehandedly revitalize the Wii U.
Imagine if Nintendo buys Atlus and SMT/Persona singlehandedly revitalize the Wii U.
Index's game business is doing fine. It should be pretty attractive to various investors and interested parties in the industry. The debts Index has are due to poor (possibly illegal) business management, and various things which occurred years ago before the actual merger.
zerokoolpsx
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GungHo has a ton of cash to buy Atlus. Not sure if it would be the best choice though.
ULTROS!
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AFAIK, they're doing pretty well. Their Vita titles (yes, Vita title) are bringing decent money and Rune Factory 4 is also doing pretty well on the 3DS.
encephalon
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What? Even if Nintendo "saved" Monolith, it doesn't mean I have to be happy about how they handle things.
lol
KillerTravis
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Ugh, ok then whatever.
They will choose whoever gives them the best offer. Creditors want their money, not a huge risk to never get it back.
Jawmuncher
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EmCeeGrammar was right.
Atlus will end up becoming Bioware Japan
Atlus will end up becoming Bioware Japan
Right. Furthermore, the longer it gets drawn out, the more it will begin to affect consumers, retailers, and fans. That sort of thing could kill goodwill and confidence in the company in future.
encephalon
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Neither of these things will have these effects.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
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Another one bites the dust?
C'mon! Don't let Atlus die the death that THQ died!
C'mon! Don't let Atlus die the death that THQ died!
lol hahhaha why do you even play games? god damn
clay_ghost
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you do know that persona 5 is going to be on ps3 when ps4 is out like p3 and p4 were on ps2 when ps3 was our right?
Atlus were never a graphic power house, their games depends on art style too.
So much fanboysm going on in this thread.
Yeah, I'm a Nintendo fan, and I would like Iwata to take them: look at how they're treating Monolith, they even expanded it recently. Having a good European branch is a plus, given I'm Italian.
...But I'm perfectly concious the best choice for them would be a third party, so they could still choose whatever platform they want to develop on, because they'd feel it's the right platform, not the ONLY platform possible for that game.
So, as said earlier, bring it on GungHo!
Yeah, I'm a Nintendo fan, and I would like Iwata to take them: look at how they're treating Monolith, they even expanded it recently. Having a good European branch is a plus, given I'm Italian.
...But I'm perfectly concious the best choice for them would be a third party, so they could still choose whatever platform they want to develop on, because they'd feel it's the right platform, not the ONLY platform possible for that game.
So, as said earlier, bring it on GungHo!
the usa branch is where things would really get interesting if there is a buyout:
gungho: i don't think they have a us branch, so atlus usa could essentially become their arm in america. they already have distribution and stuff over here, so it would be a better buy than simply acquiring some franchises and talent.
tecmo-koei: this is actually a similar thing for tk. atlus usa is actually bigger and better organized than tk usa. if anything, they would absorb tk usa and become something that makes sense when localizing games. you might see improved work on making atelier games known again too.
marvelous: hooboy, this would be interesting. xseed is the smaller company from what i understand. actually, of nisa, aksys, xseed, and atlus, atlus is far bigger than any of them. so there would probably be some messiness here: moving buildings and probably some people losing their jobs (probably more on the atlus usa side of things).
sony or nintendo: these guys would probably just shut atlus usa down and maybe offer a couple of them jobs over at scea and nintendo hq doing a couple things. it wouldn't be pretty.
gungho: i don't think they have a us branch, so atlus usa could essentially become their arm in america. they already have distribution and stuff over here, so it would be a better buy than simply acquiring some franchises and talent.
tecmo-koei: this is actually a similar thing for tk. atlus usa is actually bigger and better organized than tk usa. if anything, they would absorb tk usa and become something that makes sense when localizing games. you might see improved work on making atelier games known again too.
marvelous: hooboy, this would be interesting. xseed is the smaller company from what i understand. actually, of nisa, aksys, xseed, and atlus, atlus is far bigger than any of them. so there would probably be some messiness here: moving buildings and probably some people losing their jobs (probably more on the atlus usa side of things).
sony or nintendo: these guys would probably just shut atlus usa down and maybe offer a couple of them jobs over at scea and nintendo hq doing a couple things. it wouldn't be pretty.
To be fair they seem to have lost interest in rebranding everyone as Bioware.
So Bioware will become Atlus Canada.
Another one bites the dust?
C'mon! Don't let Atlus die the death that THQ died!
Even if it comes to that, Atlus is the Volition of the company, not the Vigil Games.
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