Lady Lilith Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 http://www.idigitaltimes.com/articles/18958/20130719/atlus-bankruptcy-nintendo-persona-5-acquisition.htm Atlus bankruptcy news time. The famed RPG and quirky game maker is in a tight spot now, through no fault of its own. Its parent company has been implicated in certain shady dealings, best not discussed in polite company, and is on the verge of splitting up THQ style. Atlus, the most interesting part of the excitingly named Index Corporation, is up for sale. And guess what? Nintendo is going to buy it. Follow Us Evidence of Nintendo and Atlus's already close collaboration. Will they tie the knot? (Image: Nintendo of America) The Atlus bankruptcy came to a head late in June, when Index Corporationdeclared bankruptcy in light of accounting fraud. Index Corporation is a large holding company with a wide variety of holdings, from Atlus to movie and anime studios, telecommunication infrastructure, and a soccer "football" team. Like traditional American conglomerates, it has no particular core business. It dabbles in everything. It also dabbles in accounting fraud, which led to the Atlus bankruptcy. The company's stock is being delisted on July 28, and bids for various and sundry subsidiaries will start basically next week. It's unclear exactly which subsidiaries are up for sale, but presumably all of them. Index is essentially being broken up. And that means Atlus is on the chopping block. The single most likely bidder for Atlus in the Atlus bankruptcy case is Nintendo. As a matter of fact, I'd like to suggest that a Nintendo-led acquisition of Atlus may actually have been in the works for some time. That's because Nintendo has been working unusually closely with Atlus lately, treating them practically like an in-house studio. That may be because Atlus is about to become one. Look at the evidence surrounding the Atlus bankruptcy. Atlus traditionally publishes games on every console and platform; for a long time, it had a heavy PlayStation focus thanks to the Persona games. But more recently it has worked very closely with Nintendo. That's not new; the Trauma Center series came from Atlus. But newer projects suggest a closer partnership between Atlus and Nintendo in the wake of the Atlus bankruptcy. One of the most notable is Shin Megami Tensei IV, which is offering a major crossover promotion with Fire Emblem. Specifically, if you register both titles with Club Nintendo by August 31, you'll get a $30 eShop credit (North America only, sorry). Nintendo doesn't offer deals like that with third parties. Ever. You're not going to see a discount on Mario and Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games if you buy Sonic Lost World and Super Mario 3D World. It's unprecedented. But that's not the biggest evidence that Ninty will bail out the Atlus bankruptcy. The biggest is their actual crossover title, Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem, in active development for Wii U. This is only the second major crossover Nintendo has ever done, after the Mario & Sonic Olympics series. It's just not in their DNA. And they've talked lately about how closely Atlus has been working with Intelligent Systems, the Fire Emblem team. So it only makes sense for Nintendo to make the most of the Atlus bankruptcy and buy Atlus outright, maybe at a bit of a discount. It would not only shore up an increasingly significant third party developer - especially in its home market - but it would also simply create more capacity for Nintendo's homegrown development, which is something they've discussed expanding. Their recent collaboration suggests that the cultures mesh well together. What's more, the other major gaming companies aren't as interested in the Atlus bankruptcy. Sony is the biggest threat; if they decide they're interested, they can certainly outbid Nintendo. Square Enix would make a lot of sense, but wouldn't help them diversify - quite the opposite - and they don't really have the money. Capcom or Konami could pick it up, but there are no obvious synergies. And Microsoft and other Western developers just won't care. Atlus is Nintendo's to lose. Let's hope they don't. In the meantime, don't worry - all of Atlus's operations will continue as normal. Maybe this will actually give the Wii U some worthwhile games. Of course, this will be bad for Sony if Nintendo buys Atlus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirbz Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 no0O0oO0O00oO00o0oO00o00o0O00O000o What about persona 5 on ps4?!?!?!? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zorry777 Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 well that sucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LouTheDroog Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 no0O0oO0O00oO00o0oO00o00o0O00O000o What about persona 5 on ps4?!?!?!? Exactly my thoughts. And what of all the other awesome stuff they put out? No more Atlus on anything but Nintendo? That would suck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinner49 Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 (edited) Personally, going to Nintendo is probably the second worst case scenario for Atlus and their business; hell, I'd say going to Sony might be marginally better option due to a better client install base. The worst option, probably, would be going independent, only because they're a niche games publisher. Atlus' is better served by going to a third party developer/publisher, in my opinion, to better diversify that companies portfolio. Edited July 20, 2013 by skinner49 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BhekifaZ Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 So Nintendo can increase it's amazing library of games on the Wii U from 3 to 4? Watch out Microsoft and Sony, Nintendo is coming for ya, 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terra Leonhart Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Personally, going to Nintendo is probably the second worst case scenario for Atlus and their business; hell, I'd say going to Sony might be marginally better option due to a better client install base. The worst option, probably, would be going independent, only because they're a niche games publisher. Atlus' is better served by going to a third party developer/publisher, in my opinion, to better diversify that companies portfolio. ^This. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnygrg Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 (edited) This is just a wishful, sensationalist article. Nintendo is as likely to buy Index as is Sony. Edited July 21, 2013 by sunnygrg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DK_Scuba Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 I don't know how I feel about this. I love my Wii U btu I don't know if they can do ATLUS' games justice =/. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EliteVega Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 I actually see this as a good thing, Sony already has enough developers as it is anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elbender93 Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 They better not do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolvie_181 Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 I actually see this as a good thing, Sony already has enough developers as it is anyway. True,but wouldn't Atlus want all their games played on all the consoles? They have a pretty good fan base with Sony gamers with the Persona series. To turn their back at them wouldn't be good. But it depends on how bad their bankruptcy really is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EliteVega Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 True,but wouldn't Atlus want all their games played on all the consoles? They have a pretty good fan base with Sony gamers with the Persona series. To turn their back at them wouldn't be good. But it depends on how bad their bankruptcy really is. You make a good point. However, if Nintendo is willing to offer them something and Sony is not then there's no choice for them. It's ether stay alive or no more persona. Same thing went with Platinum games/Sega/ Bayonetta. I'm sure Atlus WANTS everyone to play their games still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiritoArt Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Good lord people. I know this is a sony site but this is fanboy heaven here. Atlus has been doing great with 3DS so it's not like people aren't gonna stop buying IF this happens. I personally wouldn't want either sony or Nintendo to buy them. I want SMT X Fire Emblem on Wii U AND Persona 5 on whatever it comes out on PlayStation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead Weight Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 (edited) i will probably get a Wii U when Smash Bros is out and 3DS when pokemon X and Y are out but i would like it if persona stayed to sony so i hope nintendo doesn't buy atlus Edited July 21, 2013 by A-Brawl3r Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piggie_Pie Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 (edited) nnnnNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooo!!!!!!! Edited July 21, 2013 by piggie_pie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver_pigy Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Quite honestly this would not bother me all that much since the only Atlus game I have played is Catherine and yes it is a good game but I have not played any other of their games and am not interested enough in the company to care if they go soely on one console or continue to multi plat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beyondthegrave07 Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 I just want P5 to be on the PS4. I don't care who owns it after that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GamepartnersTV Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 I feel that the persona series should stay with sony.... Oh I don't know... I just won't feel the same if Atlus only goes to one platform. I feel they should stay multi platforms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parker Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 I'd much rather them be bought by Nintendo and have some great games to play than no-one buy them and never see another game from them. Parker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major_Kiba Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 (edited) This article is so full of bull. For one thing there is only a rumor that Nintendo are looking to buy Atlus yet the author pretty much states as fact that Nintendo will buy Atlus in the beginning. Secondly the author points to the fact the Atlus have released two recent games for Nintendo as a sign of their good relationship but seems to forget that early next month Atlus are publishing Dragon's Crown for both the PS3 and Vita. In all likely hood I could see them end up being bought by a third party or remaining completely independent. Edited July 21, 2013 by MrKittyEmperor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artemisthemp Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Third Party is the best option for Atlus, since it allow them to keep publish for Sony system and Nintendo System. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEMON Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 I hope Sony get to them first.. SMT and Persona are two of my favorite JRPGs.. I haven't owned a Nintendo console since Gamecube (their best home system imo) and Nintendo DS Lite (when they were region free). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xzero4812 Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 atlus seems to sell better on nintendo consoles and have a deeper history than with sony but my hopes is that Xseed or Nis can take in Atlus tho i know that neither can out bid Sony or Nintendo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkthur Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 It's hard for me to imagine that Atlus isn't profitable enough to hold his own ground. Going strictly to one platform is impossible imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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