As you may or may not know, Atlus' Parent company, Index got in some serious shit. Index basically pulled an Enron, and was found using an illegal barter called "round tripping" (basically inflating your share prices far beyond what they really are worth with several other companies). Over 100 companies were uncovered colluding with Index. Right as I type this, Jap feds are seizing assets from these companies, including index.
http://www.siliconera.com/2013/06/12/atlus-parent-company-index-holdings-under-investigation-for-improper-bookkeeping/ Atlus has said that they will still get out their scheduled games (SMT IV, and Dragon's Crown are the big ones). But beyond that, shit looks sour. Atlus' US CEO left the company months back, probably to avoid the incoming shitstorm.
Atlus remains the single division in Index that has actually made a legitimate profit. My question to you /v/, who is going to buy Atlus? Nintendo has a big time game, SMT X FE coming up for their wii u, they need to salvage it. Persona is the single reason why the Vita has sold more than 8 copies. Will square enix get their hands on them?
IT'S HAPPENING...
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>nintendo X atlus
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>>194676060 If the Index crashes and burns and actually competent publisher picks Atlus people and properties up I would be okay with that.
Just pray that it's not SE, they'll run it to the ground
>SMTV Online >Persona 5-III: Elizabeth returns >Etrian Odyssey Social Anonymous
>>194676060 I hope EA doesn't fucking buy them.
>Bioware Presents: Persona 5 Jesus Christ.
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>>194679256 only husbandos
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I'm betting Bamco or Koei
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>>194679256 EA buys Atlus
Rebrands them Bioware Japan
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As long as I get my SMT IV before Square Enix buys them, I am OK.
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>>194679628 >Bamco Pls no
>Koei MIght be alright, at least they acknowledged there's a demand for dual audio in weeb games recently.
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D-Do I have to worry about EO?
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I would like Nintendo to pick them up, not necessarily for exclusivity, but because I want Shin Megami Tensei x Fire Emblem to still be a thing.
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>My question to you /v/, who is going to buy Atlus?
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>>194679983 >acknowledged But will they do anything about it?
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>>194680002 SSQ is going to be shit, anyway.
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>>194679983 Yeah, Microsoft acknowledged the xbone feedback from fans but didn't do shit about it.
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I think Nintendo will do something about it. They don't want SMT x FE to fall out and they actually have the money to do so, unlike Sony.
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>>194680091 They promised to include it in the next atelier after people raged at dub only bullshit in Aesha.
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>Nintendo picks up Atlus >Persona 5 exclusive for Wii U
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You guys know jackshit about business, it really shows
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>>194680250 >Purseowner 5 WiiU exclusive The fanboy tears would be glorious.
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>>194680386 even bigger than bayonetta 2 I think
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>>194680386 Too hilarious.
I would buy a Wii U for it because I follow the games, not the company.
But, all of those people who wouldn't and would bitch on the internet instead, glorious.
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I wanted a Trauma Center for Wii U before something like this.
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Nintendo buys Atlus.
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>>194680000 Quads confirmed
Persona 5 = Xbone exclusive
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It should definitely be Nintendo that buys them. It makes perfect sense.
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>>194680386 NINTENDOMINATION
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>>194680447 >that one guy in every thread who calls everyone stupid but doesn't contribute anything pseudo-intellectual garbage, pls go
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>>194680807 >If it's Sony then they'll start putting all the games on Vita Anonymous
If Nintendo DID buy them, what would happen to Atlus USA?
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>>194680807 Honestly, I don't really mind getting a Vita if it will actually have games.
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>>194680000 >Atlus becomes the new Rare and starts putting out shitty Kinect games oh god
no no no
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I can see Nintendo slightly going for Atlus.
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>>194680447 So everything will be okay?
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>>194681040 They would go under, just like they deserve.
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>>194680938 >>194680604 Look up legal entity and how it works, I won't spoonfeed you
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>>194681040 They'd likely just reform under a new name.
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>>194681137 >bringing us Swordcraft Story >deserve to go under Anonymous
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So who do you think is gonna buy them?
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>Over 100 companies were uncovered colluding with Index.
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>>194681139 >I won't spoonfeed you meaning you're full of shit
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>>194681305 It's the game theory, it's a perfect business. Except this time someone fucked up
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>>194680218 In this case, it sort-of depends on what banner they would fall under.
If they go under the Koei side of Koei-Tecmo, they'd probably make out alright.
The side handling the Tecmo properties isn't so nice though. I don't know if they just took all of Tecmo's holders and said "ok, do what you want, but keep yourselves and whatever social diseases itagaki gave you away from us." or what, but they seem to be a bunch of goobers still.
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>>194681139 I'm not reading all of this shit. Give me the tl;dr version.
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>>194681139 >I don't know shit. Google will tell you. Anonymous
index a shit
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>>194681318 Read about legal entities for 10 minutes and you'll understand why Atlus won't go to sale. Just because the father company dies it doesn't mean all the related entities die without a new one
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>>194681240 Yeah, they also translated SRW OG games.
But that was long time ago, they're gone back to shit now.
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Nintendo really doesn't strike me as one to buy other companies, sure, they got monolith soft, but that was probably an exception, not a rule. However, if they think SMT X FE is worth saving, I think they COULD pull the trigger.
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>>194679713 Jesus Christ no
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>>194681492 Anon please this thread is about vidya
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>>194681529 It this is too long for you, retarded assclown
tl;dr Everything is fone
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>>194679713 Don't fucking joke like that nigger.
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>>194676060 I hope Nintendo doesn't buy it, that would be the worst case in my eyes. SMT deserves better than the 3DS and I don't find the Wii U appealing at all currently.
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>portable idort
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>>194681643 Between the handheld games they bring to 3DS and their team-up for SMTxFE I think they would consider picking them up.
But it just depends on how this whole thing turns out and if they end up selling themselves to another company.
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>>194678015 >we're pleased to announced out new game >Persona 5 for iOS, extra social links are DLC. Anonymous
>>194679628 Koei is actually pretty awesome in my eyes. They are good with localization too.
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maybe they might start releasing games in Europe
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>>194681126 SMTxFE is on Wii U, and I assume Nintendo is at least partially footing the bill for that, so I guess they won't have issues with funding bigger games (assuming, of course, Nintendo did purchase Atlus)
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>>194680459 well yeah, that would be pretty stupid considering a lot of people don't want a Wii U.
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>>194676060 realistically? If atlus goes up for sale it's highly likely to be bought out by a cellphone game company like GREE since atlus has been focusing on mobile games for quite some time now.
When it comes to regular vidya companies probably merged into marvelous gaming or bought out by square enix.
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>>194681643 I have a feeling it'll probably be announced at TGS. Or it'll probably be on hold until the process gets sorted out.
Aren't Intelligent Systems also developing it, or are they mainly just playing assistant?
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>>194682038 >Koei is actually pretty awesome in my eyes. >No dual audio for Ataelier Ayesha >Atelier Totori just springs up digitally on the PSN one day with 0 advertisements Nope.avi
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>>194676060 >Will square enix get their hands on them? Get out. One KH: Sasuke Edition is enough.
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>>194680459 At least it won't be on the 3DS.
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>>194681040 I don't understand. If Atlus got bought out, wouldn't Atlus USA be a part of that?
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>>194681830 >deserves better than the 3DS >they're actively producing 3DS games Whatever you say pal.
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>>194682238 If the Wii U continued receiving games like that people would eventually want a Wii U. That's the idea, right? Of course nobody is going to want it if it keeps on getting nogaems.
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>cdprojekt buys Atlus >new Disgaea actually has tits and sex >Geralt DLC character with +50% resistance to non-humanoid monsters
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>Persona 5 won't be released until the end of the next generation
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>>194682317 Atelier Totori Plus that is.
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>>194680478 Bayonetta is wayyyy smaller than this, it's just a single IP. They didn't buy Platinum.
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>>194682365 >atlus >disgaea what
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>>194682365 >disgaea >atlus Anonymous
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>>194682457 He lives in another world.
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>>194682365 >disgaea I seriously hope
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I guess it's a good thing ATLUS doesn't publish Nippon Ichi games anymore.
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>>194682365 >Disgaea Ya done goofed!
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>>194682325 They bring over lots of niche games, most not on Nintendo systems, in addition to Japanese Atlus products. Nintendo also has some of the best translations in house already (though it has outsourced a few like Baten Kaitos Origins and Fire Emblem 11).
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>>194682038 I will feel better about Koei once they announce the Atelier Escha and Logy localization
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Nintendo should buy Atlus since they've been on good terms lately and they need that SMTxFE.
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>>194682256 >atlus has been focusing on mobile games for quite some time now. What
I didn't hear anything about this since persona 3 social something, and most likely that was Index forcing stupid shit on them.
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>>194682365 >Atlus >Disgaea Anonymous
>>194682339 No shit, I still think SMT4 is heavily gimped because of the platform.
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>>194682753 I WANT TO BELIEVE!
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>>194682362 People don't actually want to buy the wiiU, they just want things to complain about to justify not buying it.
thing gets bayonetta and everyone shits themselves and complains that it shouldn't be on a nintendo console. if persona 5 was an exclusive you'd bet your ass that the shitstorms would be paramount.
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>>194682668 What you posted there didn't even attempt to address my question. Why did you quote me?
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>>194682362 I just don't find first party Nintendo stuff as appealing as I used to. I loved the gamecube, but I started giving up when the Wii launched.
I see the Wii U ending up similar.
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>>194682943 Eventually they will crack. Eventually.
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>>194682370 What the fuck are they even doing with that game? God damn they are taking AGES.
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>>194682802 The 3DS is cheap to develop for, and it's not like Atlus has a lot of money to spend.
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>>194682956 How don't you understand the issues inherit with Nintendo owning Atlus USA when Atlus USA releases a lot of games from other companies for non-Nintendo systems?
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>>194680089 what if Sony buys persona and Nintendo buys smt?
does it have to be bought together?
and what about raidou? what will happen to raidou? Anonymous
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>>194676060 Is NIS in trouble too? I assumed NIS = ATLUS
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>>194682943 Bayonetta 2 isn't on the same level as Persona 5, let alone the entirety of Atlus. I can live without Bayonetta because there are plenty of great action games to play.
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>>194682802 No it's better because of the platform.
They didn't have to spend their budget on shit that doesn't matter for the game (GRAFIX etc.) and focused on interesting parts.
They didn't use 3d models for demons not because 3DS can't handle them, but because with sprites they were able to put more demons in the game.
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>>194683303 Even if they reused assets from the PS2 games, I would like it more. First person battles with shitty Saturn sprites seems like regression.
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Since I already have a WiiU and I'll probably get a PS4, it doesn't matter whether Ninty or Sony buys them.
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>>194683216 They're making it.
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>>194683568 PS2 SMT games had 150 demons tops.
SMTIV have 500
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>>194682370 >PS5, Xbox Two and Wiii are announced >Persona 5 finally announced >it'll be released on the Wii Anonymous
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>>194683568 Better start a petition for Nintendo to buy Atlus, or at least SMT
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>>194683315 What I don't understand is why people are wondering what would happen to Atlus USA. If Nintendo bought Atlus, wouldn't Atlus USA come as part of that?
And if Nintendo owned Atlus USA, then clearly Atlus USA wouldn't be publishing any games anymore, and the employees would either be fired or absorbed into NOA.
Don't tell me you people are actually thinking Nintendo would allow a company it owns to put games out on competitors' systems.
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>>194683707 >500 Jesus fuck, this better be a long game or I'll be annoyed when every area pops up new demons to fuse.
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Nintendo is going to fork over a lot to get them, I can guarantee you that.
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>>194683479 Why would the budget concern me? It just seems SMT4 was thrown aside with this release.
I'm sure the 3DS can handle it somewhat (because it certainly isn't that technically impressive) but I would rather have them use less demons with proper models and animations instead of sprites that wiggle in place that weren't even touched up from 10+ years ago.
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>>194683849 That's my point dumbass. We'd lose out on a lot of games in the west.
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>>194683216 P3 was released 7 years after P2.
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Should I buy SMTIV? I've never played a SMT game before. Nor a Persona game.
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>>194683849 I would think Atlus USA would exist as a separate localization team, while the publisher employees might get fired or absorbed like you said.
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>>194683926 >SMTxFE will end up being the first Atlus game that is released under Nintendo. wat
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Realistically Sony would be the best fit for Atlus. Sony pretty much lets their developers do whatever the fuck they want.It's why Studio Japan never releases anything without a white guy in charge to make sure the game actually gets finished.
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>>194683707 Again, not a huge SMT factor. People don't play SMT for Monster Variety, more for the game as a whole. This isn't pokemon.
Most monsters boil down to having similar skills anyways.
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>>194684063 >every SMTIV thread Emulate the Super Nintendo SMT and then the ones for PS2.
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>>194684152 Sony has no money. atleast not for buying companies
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>>194684152 Nintendo wouldn't exactly be a bad fit. They've had a great relationship lately, are working on a game together, and Nintendo would likely see to it that Europe received their games from that point on.
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SMTxFE get canceled if Sony bought Atlus before it released?
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>>194683995 what about P4?
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>>194684246 Neither does Nintendo.
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>>194683963 There'd be nothing stopping Nintendo from bringing those games over themselves, though.
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if they go under ill never get a proper sequel to the snowboard kids games...
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>>194676060 >P5 >SMTIV >3DS Nintendo will buy them for sure. They have $20 Billion that they haven't even touched for buying up devs like Atlus.
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>>194683940 >I would rather have them use less demons with proper models and animations Then SMT isn't for you, go play personas.
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>>194684384 >not knowing Nintendo's crazy liquid assets. Anonymous
I just hope the Atlus franchises die, but I guess thats too much to ask for. They are a major part of the whole fanwanking problem in the eastern games right now.
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>>194684384 Bullshit they don't.
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>>194684384 >Neither does Nintendo. Pffft.
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>>194684152 Same with Nintendo.
I really don't care since I own a Wii U and will be getting a PS4. Best course would be splitting the IPs between Ninty and Sony
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>>194684125 It's not due out until like late 2014 or 2015 bro, it's still in the early stages.
Nintendo has already probably put millions into the project, they'll probably be willing to take a hit buying Atlus if it means finishing it up.
>>194684152 Nintendo does the exact same thing, just look at Monolith Soft and Bayonetta 2. Nintendo takes a very hands off approach when they know the developers are confident.
They also have a lot more to gain by buying Atlus, and a lot more to lose by not buying them. It's much more reasonable for Nintendo to buy them.
I also don't want to lose the fucking Etrian Odyssey series Anonymous
>>194684384 $10 billion in the bank
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>>194684367 It used lots of P3 assets, and they already said that they want to do something different with P5.
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>>194684404 We would be losing out on games released for the Sony and Microsoft consoles.
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Law ending - Nintendo buys Atlus and they are able to financially support them. SMTxFE is made, Smash gets a SMT rep, etc. However the series becomes more "family friendly" over time and purse owners get butthurt We get a HD SMT game, however it doesn't stay true to the art style and looks bland as fuck but is doomed to die out someday Atlus shuts down forever and the gay romance novels Kaneko illustrated are translated and sold in your area. Your mother becomes a big fan.
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>>194683849 Why would Nintendo keep them on payroll? They already have their own game translation team.
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>>194684384 Are you stupid?
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>>194684367 to be fair, they already had P3's engine to work with.
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>>194684587 There wouldn't be Atlus games developed for those consoles anymore.
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>>194684594 I hate to say it, but I go with Law.
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>>194684432 Nocturne is SMT. Digital Devil Saga, Devil Summoner, although spinoffs, were very similar.
The sprites still look like shit. If they look anywhere near Soul Hackers level, I expect an unappealing battle screen.
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>>194684736 Were you not there when the Wii and the DS were kicking everything else's ass?
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It gets picked up bybandai namco
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>>194684063 You're a samurai time-traveler in the post-apocalyptic Tokyo infested by demons, and you can negotiate with demons and take them in your party instead of fighting them.
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>>194684708 Atlus USA doesn't exclusively publish Atlus Japan developed games in the west.
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>>194684384 That's a funny joke bro.
Take Monolith Soft. They bought them because people wanted more jrpgs on Nintendo consoles, so they saw an opportunity and took it. People don't want to lose SMT or EO on Nintendo hardware, and Nintendo would benefit gaining the Persona fanbase as well. They'll definitely squeeze out the cash necessary to buy them up because if they don't, they're almost definitely going to lose the entire SMT / EO fanbase for future hardware.
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>>194684708 But there would still be games that Atlus USA would have published not made by Atlus Japan.
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>>194684587 Dumbass, those games would just come out on Nintendo systems.
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>>194684736 That's because they've been taking their sweet ass time creating games for it, not because they're poor.
>Goalpost movement Anonymous
>>194684484 >That pic Impossible.
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i'd be fine if they stopped making games.
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>>194676060 That's the old happening, OP. Iwata has already the burocratic procedure to buy Atlus today. Persona 5 for Wii U, it seems. The butthurt will be glorious.
http://www.siliconera.com/2013/06/13/atlus-being-bought-by-Nintendo-as-we-speak/ Anonymous
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>>194684594 What gay romance novels?
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>>194684828 Business is way more fluid than you think. $10billion literally means fuck all in global corporations.
Don't forget the Nikkei has been crashing for 6 days straight now.
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>>194684509 >EO on Vita >with automap overlay Anonymous
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>>194684736 Nintendo has enough money to ride them over if the Wii U doesn't sell a dime from the instant I post this to the end of the gen. Keep in mind they've been a business for over 100 years and are very good at what they do
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>>194684594 Let's go with Law.
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>>194684832 >It gets picked up by >bandai namco Please no.
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>>194684384 they are printing money with the 3DS. and Pokemon X and Y are around the corner. that shit is gonna earn them millions.
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Vincent confirmed for Smash Bros.
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>>194684594 >Smash why do you faggots have to taint everything with your fucking party game
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>>194685016 Okay, were you not there when they made more profit than Sony in the GCN/PS2 era?
Or are you just pretending to be retarded.
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>>194684605 The more people they have to work on localizations, the more games they could put out. Or not, like I said, they may just dump them.
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>>194683707 Great. Instead of 130 useless demons, you get 480 of them!
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>>194684594 neutral master race
right?
right? Anonymous
Nintendo please, just to make weaboos mad they gotta buy Nintendo hardware.
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>>194684995 I knew it was fake but I wanted to believe anyways.
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>>194684484 I would be her friend.
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>>194685048 Stop it, you're going to make me cry.
I don't want to lose my hand drawn maps god damn it.
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>>194676060 Derek Styles Confirmed for Kerfuffle! You heard it here first, folks.
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>>194684925 Women are vicious. Even more so to fellow women.
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>>194684594 >gay romance novels Kaneko illustrated are translated and sold in your area. Your mother becomes a big fan. Joke's on you, my mom's already into gay romance novels.
I picked upa book out of curiosity once Anonymous
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>>194684594 I'll take Law.
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You know, this would be a really good time to toss a cheap offer for Atlus to Index.
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>>194684995 Wish it was real.
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>>194685163 But it's a jap console, weaboos should embrace the sonytendo alliance or they are not true honourable bakas
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>>194685163 All of the new SMT games are already on Nintendo hardware.
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>>194685229 the Vita has a touchscreen, it would probably be a pullout though.
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What if Konami buys them?
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>>194685439 That's fucking stupid.
The beauty about the DS / 3DS is that you draw the maps while you're moving.
You'd constantly be going back and forth with the Vita, it would just be annoying.
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>>194684063 >SMT Hard as balls pokemon, basically. Negotiate with demon's to fight for you. Lot of character customization. Great story. Lot's of storyline choices.
>Persona Half dating sim, half dumbed down SMT gameplay. still pretty fun though
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>>194685490 I want SEGA to buy them so we can get PC ports.
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>>194685427 >>194685163 Pretty much everything but Persona is on Nintendo hardware.
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>people worried about EA buying it
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>>194684736 What's funny is that number is never cited and $10 billion is a laughable amount.
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>>194685568 maybe, maybe not. Never liked EO anyways.
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>>194685631 >SEGA >buying anything at all Anonymous
>>194685490 Oh hey its that guy, how much did the Raihou set you back?
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>Nintendo buys Atlus >Next Smash (not Wii U / 3DS) has pokemon trainer and an SMT protagonist with demons
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>>194685568 That part of the gameplay isnt even fun.
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>>194685631 Just like we got PC ports of Yakuza.
Just like we got Yakuza 5 localization.
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>>194685723 20 bucks with the game new. I have no idea how that happened either.
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>guy Anonymous
>>194685787 Nintendo isn't going to put edgy shit in smash
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>>194685835 You're a casual faggot.
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>>194684063 It's a good game that you will enjoy.
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>>194685868 You know the rules.
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Are you guys seriously fucking implying that Nintendo will not pick up Atlus and make persona waifus Wii U exclusive after Fire Emblem waifus were such a hit?
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>>194685868 >btw im a grill xD Just stop.
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80% chance Nintendo will buy them.
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>>194685924 >you're casual because you don't like drawing you're own maps okay kid.
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>>194685835 >Drawing maps isn't fun Anonymous
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>>194685835 Ur mom isn't fun
Go back to Persona.
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>>194685949 >Snake >edgy pick one
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>>194685963 This. NOA might not care all that much about Atlus, but NCL is probably licking their lips right now.
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>>194686003 It's more than he used "guy" and not "anon" Anonymous
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>>194685861 Sega makes most of their money from Sonic and their PC games though.
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>>194685718 >What is Relic I'm not sure where all this "sega is poor as fuck" mantra is coming from
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>>194686160 Every third party game they publish bleeds money.
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>>194685490 The picture is fucking ruined by Neptunia.
I don't care if it have yuri undertones, that game is irredeemable shit.
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>>194684384 >Wii was a gigantic success that will never be replicated >3DS is a huge success with strong digital sales >Cheap development due to cartoony graphics >No money > Anonymous
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>>194686160 The SHUT DOWN EVERYTHING bit in Europe a year or two ago?
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>>194686160 From them bleeding money faster than Sony.
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Atlus doesn't technically exist anymore, they were dissolved into Index. They just use the name for brand recognition.
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Why would Atlus want to be bought by Nintendo? I'm sure they would want to make their stuff multiplat for better sales.
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Sony isn't in the position to buy such a high profile franchise in Japan
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>>194686072 Are how are SMT main characters edgy?
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>Sony buys Atlus >P5 on PS4 >mainline SMT games on Vita >Sony is saved >Kaz's face when
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>>194686260 Mk2 is decent, not an amazing game but its the best of the 3. Victory seemed to take 2 steps back for every improvement it made
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>>194684594 Never thought I'd say this but Law.
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>>194679256 Can't. Japan has anti-foreign acquisition laws.
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>>194686389 Sony doesn't have the money to buy Atlus, they're too busy selling buildings.
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>>194676060 Sega and Nexon are both possible candidates.
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>>194686260 I know it is, but it's my yuri collection, not my favorite games collection.
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Nintendo should buy Atlus.
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I hope some publisher buys them and not Nintendo/Sony.
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>>194681529 Except Atlus is just a branding of Index now. Atlus as a company ceased existing a couple years ago.
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>>194686353 Capital, dumbass.
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So would Atlus be sold or would we get a THQ situation where the individual IPs are sold?
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>>194676263 Nah. Sony is ocuppied enough losing money until PS4 starts selling alright. Nintendo has said money.
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>>194686520 But they will after the PS4 makes them superbux
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>>194681830 Nintendo almost never buys studios.
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>>194686591 >Bamco >for everyone Anonymous
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>>194684594 Neutral.
Better die young than be raped by ninja theory reboot.
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Guys what if Capcom buys them?
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>>194686665 Index will by dead by that time.
And Sony doesn't care enough about Atlus. Their games are niche, Sony only cares about large audiences at this point.
Anonymous
>>194686639 So does Sony but you're an ignorant troll.
Microsoft should buy Atlus just so I could see the shitstorm it would cause.
Anonymous
>>194686662 Simple as that. There are laws in Japan that prohibit any non-Japanese firm for buying a controlling share in a Japanese company, or purchasing the company itself to integrate them as a brand.
Anonymous
Sony buys Persona
Anonymous
>>194686520 I don't think you know what you are talking about.
If Sony does not have the money Nintendo sure as fuck would not either.
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>>194686667 They do, it's just pretty silent (Mobiclip was only noticed months after the fact)
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So who is the artist behind OP's pic?
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>>194686676 More likely than if Sony owned them.
Anonymous
>>194684594 You do realize that the original SMT games were all on Nintendo consoles right?
The ones where Nuking Japan and KILL ALL YOUR FRIENDS BECAUSE THEY'RE STUPID started
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>>194685048 This is actually one of my main concerns. Playing EO on anything but a DS/3DS just feels weird.
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>>194686812 I'd be fine with that, Nintendo would continue making SMT games on the 3DS though.
Anonymous
>>194676263 which game is that from?
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>>194686803 I though Sony's largest share holder is an American who wants them to split the Playstation division from the rest of the company.
Anonymous
>>194686813 Nintendo is in a stronger position financially then sony.
Anonymous
Nintendo is currently dumping money and development time into Atlus for SMT x FE.
Anonymous
>>194686778 >Microsoft buys Atlus >Persona 5 is Xbox One exclusive >suddenly /v/ starts to like Microsoft, pretending they never hated the Xbox One I would laugh.
Anonymous
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>>194686812 This is what should happen. Sonytendo alliance
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>>194685118 Because it's like Nintendo's meeting.
Anonymous
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>>194686907 He's not the largest shareholder, but he holds a good deal. Just not a controlling share.
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>>194682802 Thing about Atlus is all their games are "gimped". Did you actually play the games they released on PS2?
P3 and P4 looked like shit and while Nocturne and Digital Devil Saga looked boss with those cell-shaded graphics, the animations were really lack luster.
Not to mention every freaking game reused the same assets. Atlus makes excellent games, but "lo-fi" as fuck and they always have.
Anonymous
>>194686951 How do you know SMT x FE is even a bit project? They haven't shown fuck all from it.
Anonymous
I hope nintendo fucking snatches it up. I think they've learned their lesson from letting Rare slip through there fingers and the developers they've acquired so far have been putting out god tier content for them.
Anonymous
>>194686905 One that doesn't exist. Forget you ever saw that image.
Anonymous
>>194686538 Reminder that Namco wanted to buy EA like a year ago.
Anonymous
>>194685163 >Everything recent SMT related is already on Nintendo hardware Anonymous
>>194686972 >Americans buying a Japanese company Anonymous
>>194685924 >You're a casual Is map drawing a hardcore challenge reserved for hardcore gamers such as yourself?
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>>194686813 You're a funny man m8. Nintendo has more money then Sony despite being a much smaller company.
Anonymous
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>>194687095 Whoops, I meant Nexon.
Anonymous
>>194687035 Because it's a crossover.
Nintendo doesn't just make crossovers left and right.
Anonymous
>>194686538 >Sega >buying anything at this point Nigga u hilarious
And Nexon's not Japanese, won't happen
Anonymous
>>194687113 >Americans buying a British company >Americans buying a Canadian company Microsoft has studios everywhere man.
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>>194679256 As someone with a serious cuckolding/NTR fetish, the idea of this turns me on so bad. This is going to be the most interesting masturbation session I've ever had.
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>>194681305 >>194681394 i reckon its the same corporation logic that fucked over america repeating itself in japan, to make massive profit without actually doing anything to create profit create false revenue streams and lie your way to success, and hope it all works out long enough for you to retire with your solid gold mansion, and fuck anything that can go wrong.
Anonymous
>>194686919 Maybe in terms of year to year growth. But not as far as operating size. You don't just tell your investors we are going to devalue your shares by 30% overnight for shits and giggles.
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>persona is the single reason
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>>194687113 Microsoft can buy whatever they want
Anonymous
>>194676263 That pic reminds me, did Atlus honestly think an SMT MMO on the xbox was a good idea or was it one of Microsoft's moneyhats for Japanese exclusives?
Anonymous
>>194687181 Sega just bought Relic for 26 million.
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>>194687168 again, no reveals on the game. It could be an eshop title for all you know.
Anonymous
Persona in the ffxv world?
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>>194687098 It's Persona I'm talking about.
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>>194687296 Its on PC anyway same with Monster Hunter Frontier.
Anonymous
>>194686907 It's still a fairly small % of the company, that doesn't mean he has a controlling share, although of course Sony is going to listen to somebody who has over a billion dollars invested, wouldn't want him to get fed up with the company and dump all his shares.
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>>194687245 In terms of the gaming division, Nintendo wins no contest.
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>>194687245 Atlus games never go over the 1 million sales mark.
They wouldn't be a very expensive company at all, and for Sony it's simply not worth it for them to even bother. Nintendo has more at stake, and they have a MUCH better relationship with Atlus.
Be logical. If anyone is going to buy Atlus, it will be Nintendo.
Anonymous
>>194687362 Because it was a PC dev and PC games are the thing keeping them afloat.
Anonymous
Anonymous
Besides Nintendo, which company can take good care of atlus staff and IP?
Anonymous
>>194687362 And even then, they're stretching their wallet thin. The only thing keeping Sega Sammy Holdings alive is the pachinko division.
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>>194687485 Yes, Sega is making mad dosh from their PC games but Atlus is profitable too.
Anonymous
>>194687504 Without fucking them over, forcing them to do something they don't want, or forcing them to trash series they enjoy making?
Sega. That's it.
Anonymous
>>194687245 He likely pointed out that the Wii was a fluke that is never going to happen again.
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>>194679713 Don't even dare say that or I'll shiv you nigger
Anonymous
>>194687504 Nintendo makes really good games but they have too much creative control over some of their studios.
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>>194680386 I would simply buy a WiiU
Anonymous
>>194687728 They're incredibly hands off with Monolith Soft, so it would probably be a very similar situation with Atlus.
Anonymous
>nintendo buying atlus
Anonymous
>>194687513 So basiclly the Sammy portion is making loads of dosh while the Sega division acts like a subsidiary?
Why the fuck was it a merger rather then a buy-ouy?
Anonymous
>>194687614 I don't get the impression that Nintendo is super hard on second party developers.
Anonymous
>>194687850 >but they're not gonna do that Then why is SMTxFE a Wii U game, when the most recent SMT and FE games are 3DS games?
Anonymous
>>194687124 Map drawing is not hardcore, but "fuck mechanics that require effort" is a pretty casual attitude towards games.
Anonymous
>>194687828 But they keep fucking around with Retro and messing up their Zelda games.
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>>194687913 He said besides Nintendo.
Anonymous
>>194686803 That is Xenophobic as fuck.
Anonymous
>>194687087 LOL
Rare.
What did Rare actually accomplish after going to microsoft again?
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>>194687006 No he holds a tiny percentage.
Anonymous
>>194687498 Oh wow. I didn't know that. So Nintendo really is the most likely console maker to grab them huh?
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>>194687854 Because Sammy also has significant investments in the arcade business and wanted to use Sega's strength there to their benefit
Anonymous
>>194687975 >But they keep fucking around with Retro By giving them a fucking choice of what they wanted to make?
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>>194687245 This man knows what's up.
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>>194687828 The thing is they're very lax on what they let their developers make but they have a fucking high pole set for quality control. They wont stand for half the bullshit that other developers would just pass off as a side effect of rushed development.
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>>194686803 Google is giving me jack shit on this. Link me some articles about it.
Microsoft tried to buy Nintendo. So I don't see how this law could exist.
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>>194687975 Retro made their own decision to make Donkey Kong, they weren't forced into it.
Anonymous
>>194688030 Nintendo isn't the only Japanese company with money.
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>>194687989 Hey, that's Japan for you. But thank god for it, if it wasn't the case we'd see EA running everything there by now.
Anonymous
>>194686803 But it's okay that Square own Eidos?
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Yikes. That sounds pretty bad. I had faith in Atlus and I hoped they would continue to exist for a while longer, not under the influence of either Sony or Nintendo.
Anonymous
>>194687989 It's like you know nothing about japan.
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>>194687728 Not really. They have strict rules about third party games, but first party content is usually unrestricted.
Eg they didn't publish The Binding of Isaac, but they're funding Bayonetta 2 and X, they let Rare create very violent games and Conker's Bad Fur Day, etc. etc.
TL;DR They would be fine with Nintendo.
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>>194682753 Please Nintendo, don't screw this up, just buy them already ;_;
Anonymous
>>194687958 >mechanics that require effort >scribbling on a touchscreen And yet you're calling others casuals?
Anonymous
>>194688086 And they give their developers the time they need to finish games though. If there's a problem, they'll just delay it. They don't set strict deadlines, just goals.
Anonymous
>>194688139 Yep! Xenophobic policies are a one-way door.
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>>194686907 >>194687458 Well you can understand why he's upset. Sony lost more money on the PS3 than they made from the PS1 and PS2.
Anonymous
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>>194687728 Monolith Soft seems fine to me. Besides, Nintendo needs another RPG focused studio.
Anonymous
>>194687680 So was the NES and the Gameboy.
Anonymous
>>194688052 Do they seriously want to keep making those gorilla games?
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>>194687513 Actually they made roughly 6 times the profit/net income of Nintendo last year with only half the employees, and Nintendo is already pure profit even when they're doing "bad". They have bad quarters, but not bad years anymore.
>>194687854 The last two years it's been Sega as the profitable one holding up Sammy, they work well for each other.
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>>194687728 For the better almost always. Remember the Nintendo curse exists for a reason: A lot of studios were great because Nintendo was there helping them along, but when they stopped, they got noticibly worse.
>n-space >SIlicon Knights >Left Field Productions >iNiS >Skip Ltd. >and of course: Rare Anonymous
>>194688123 But atlus would be a massive get to nintendo's hardcore appeal, something they definitely need right now.
Anonymous
>>194687913 If nintendo only treats third party devs like shit. Second party devs get pretty good treatment. First party devs are set for life though. If nintendo grabs Atlus it would be fucking amazing. they could just develop any shit they want and only have to appeal to a certain quality or over saturation with loads of half finished mechanics and glitches.
Anonymous
DON'T WORRY. COMP .
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>>194688230 Some games get rushed. Wind Waker and 3D Land come to mind. But yeah, for the most part you're right.
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>>194688246 Well it does ensure that Japanese companies can always remain competitive within Japan.
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>>194687913 Probably because all their second party talent keeps leaving.
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>>194687975 It was Retros choice to go for a new DK and really, they needed guidance for Prime. The first one.
Anonymous
>>194688165 They're really no more Xenophobic than the average American.
If anything I'd say Americans are worse.
Anonymous
I cannot express in words how badly I want Sony to acquire Atlus, or at least split the assets with Nintendo.
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>>194688308 Yes, look it up.
They wanted to make the perfect one because there were a lot of things they couldn't do the first time around.
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>>194687989 More like logical.
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>>194688294 Did they make $100 off of every NES or Gameboy sold?
Anonymous
>>194688170 Nintendo refused to publish Conker and Nintendo didn't own Rare.
Anonymous
>>194688351 what if gaben
consumes atlus
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>company buys them >they absorb them >never another atlus game
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>>194688389 Will it come preinstalled with the
Demon Summoning App? Anonymous
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>>194688341 I'm sure a lot of other companies will go for it too, IF they go under. This is all speculation really.
Anonymous
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>>194687945 and have there been any actual SMT games on nintendo home consoles since SNES?
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>>194688165 It's always funny to see Westerners whine about Japan's "xenophobia" when theirs is even worse.
Anonymous
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>>194688431 I just want a real, HD SMT/Persona game on the PS4.
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>>194688430 lol no, America is a multicultural society, Japan is mono-ethnic.
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>>194688484 They would never get anything done.
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>>194688516 Yes, and if you preorder at launch,
you don't have to obey the level cap for summoning and fusing. Anonymous
I didn't even know Atlus had a parent company...
Anonymous
>>194687087 Good God, learn some fucking history before you post. Nintendo sold Rare, they didn't "slip through THEIR fingers". Nintendo actively put Rare up for sale, hoping someone would buy them.
Plus, what has Rare done since? Two or three okay games for MS and then a bunch of Kinect junk?
Anonymous
>>194688431 I just want Persona 5 on the Wii U and for that to cause a shitstorm unseen on /v/ before.
Is that too much to ask?
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>>194688430 I'd say Japanese people are more xenophobic.
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>>194679713 Please anon this is serious
Anonymous
>>194688431 >I just want games for the Vita, is that too much to ask? No it isn't. Tell Sony to make its studios make something good.
>>194688667 >Caring about HD in SMT Anonymous
>>194688634 Didn't they make Smash or something? I remember that logo. I also remember they made some good shit.
Anonymous
>>194688726 Where do I sign and buy?
Anonymous
>>194686972 >Implying /v/ wouldn't start hating Persona, pretending they never liked it Anonymous
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>>194688389 we can only hope
captcha:salvation yselepu
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>>194688768 Yes it is. That's my nightmare. And you know it won't be on the Wii U, it'll be on the 3DS. Kill me.
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>>194688223 >>mechanics that require effort No skill demanded. Effort for efforts sake is pointless filler.
Anonymous
>>194688821 Confirmed for underage, get the fuck out
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I think the best one to buy them would be Sega.
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>>194688431 >wanting first party exclusives stop
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>>194688634 They haven't made anything but a kirby game in forever.
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>>194688874 /smtg/ does that already
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>>194688807 Catherine tier+ graphics with SMT. Yes please.
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>>194688807 Japan Studio already put out 2 great exclusives, one more incoming.
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> It's very possible that we'll never see Persona 5 or another Raidou game.
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>>194688905 Shh anon.
Just let it happen, it will be over soon.
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>>194688768 Me too anon. At least it has a high chance of happening
Anonymous
>>194685490 Oh hey, your collection got bigger. Why don't you have Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure yet?
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I've seen huge shitstorms before. I can smell one coming from miles away.
Anonymous
>>194688846 We're allowing our esteemed team of
Pretas to handle all preorders and customer relations, so please supply them with all the necessary info.
Anonymous
>>194688928 Huh? I'm 23 you fucking asshole.
Anonymous
>>194688738 >I didn't even know Atlus had a parent company... Index bought them around 2006. Now they're bleeding money and Atlus is their only division that makes a profit, so Index forces them to do stupid shit like DLC whoring.
>Was there a reason Nintendo, Sony, Nor MS took part in buying THQ stuff? Because all THQ stuff either sucked or were incredibly niche.
Anonymous
>>194689116 It's gay?
It's a PS1 game though, so, like SaGA frontier, I'd be emulating it. (I also bought GrimGrimoire on PSN despite being able to emulate it, but finding a physical copy is a bitch)
Anonymous
>>194689175 You're 23 and you've never played a goddamn Kirby game in your life?
Anonymous
>>194687975 Retro turned down the chance to work on a new metroid game in favor of Donkey Kong At least they got David Wise back Anonymous
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>>194689291 >I remember that logo. I also remember they made some good shit. Nigga can your stupid ass read?
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>>194684152 As a Yurop, I would prefer Nintendo. I'd rather have games actually come out here locally. Nintendo is the best at bringing Jap games to Europe.
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>what's that? You won't buy our console? >Guess well just have to buy your games eat em
Anonymous
>>194688768 I would love to see public reactions. Especially the personafags.
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I wouldn't mind if Nintendo got SMT and Sony Persona.
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>>194689291 Only one on the NES.
Anonymous
>>194688968 >whole 16 demons to summon and 64 more to fight! >all in glorious HD with anime cutscenes! Yeah, this is extremely important to SMT.
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>Persona facebook games
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>>194689446 Ah, acceptable then. Carry on.
Anonymous
>>194689240 Vigil/Darksiders would have been kind of cool for Nintendo to get their hands on. Shit, Sony or Microsoft getting Vigil/Dakrsiders would have given them a PS4/Xbox One exclusive to look forward too.
Platinum wanted the Darksiders IP, which would have been really interesting.
Aw well.
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>>194688756 I don't recall that at all?
Didn't the Stampers sell their majority share to Microsoft, and Nintendo was pretty much forced to sell their share?
I thought it was because Nintendo didn't want first party ownership, for some rason
Anonymous
>>194689287 Oh, I misunderstood. I thought it was just great* girly stuff, I didn't realize it was a yuri collection.
*arguable. I hate Neptunia, personally, and haven't read the comics.
Rose 2680-9608-0632
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>>194684594 Law.
>SMT1 and 2 translation/localization/revamp(?) >Physical and digital versions with proper advertisement and hyping >mfw Anonymous
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>>194688008 >>194688756 That's the point, probably.
Anonymous
>>194689436 >BOYCOTT WII U >BOYCOTT P5 >it releases >they all buy it Someone post that MW2 steam group boycott
Anonymous
>>194689337 What the fucks' wrong with DK? DK is fucking cool, all the games are fun.
Anonymous
>>194689487 >recycling Saturn and PS2 assets >SMT 5 and Persona 6 on the FUCKING 3DS LOOKING LIKE ASS No, fuck that. They can start working on some good models.
Anonymous
>>194689337 I'm glad. I didn't want another Metroid. I wanted another Donkey Kong with Dixie in it and I got what I want. I don't know what you people are complaining about.
Anonymous
>>194689528 Well, Crytek hired all the employees.
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>>194689487 Why not just stick to ASCII games if all you want is raw unfiltered volume?
Anonymous
>>194689528 Retro got some Vigil employees. Keep in mind they were acquired recently and DK is slated for this December.
Anonymous
>Compile Heart buys Atlus
Anonymous
>>194687089 show me sempai
Anonymous
So...
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>>194689595 Buying an entire platform for a favorite series is a much bigger step. I'm not touching a Wii U until it gets some more noteworthy games.
Anonymous
>>194689679 A new Metroid is in high demand after Other M.
>>194689619 Or others wanted them to take a chance reviving other franchises. Still, I'm pretty hyped for Tropical Freeze.
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>>194689795 >compile hearts Pls no.
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>>194689821 >anything Nippon Ichi makes >Nintendo exclusive I'd buy 5, just to piss my
bf off.
Anonymous
>>194689821 I would get irritated but nearly nothing in the world would make me get a WiiU.
Anonymous
>>194689821 I'll stick to my PC if that's the case. Tell me when the Wii U gets hacked.
Anonymous
>Ninja Theory buys Atlust
Anonymous
>>194685101 >Pokemon X and Y are around the corner. that shit is gonna earn them millions. >not billions Anonymous
Anonymous
>>194689810 SMT nine for xbox
mmo that never made it out of moonland and it died horribly
Anonymous
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>>194689947 This, Nintendo hardware and lack of 3rd party just kills it for me. They need to tone down that price first, then start actually releasing the games that look half interesting.
Anonymous
>>194689795 Oh shit. Oh god DAMN. Compile Heart IS doing better than Atlus, aren't they?
>tfw no original Compile members are left >tfw those hopes and dreams of a new Aleste or Madou Monogatari were answered with Hyperdimension Neptunia instead Anonymous
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>>194689991 Ninja theory are making phone games for EA, they arent buying shit
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>>194688469 NoE refused to publish Conker. Nintendo back in Japan published it themselves and made it their big early 2001 title.
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>>194689821 I'm planning to get a WiiU over a PS4 already, this would be a nice bonus and good for a laugh at buttmad sonyfans
Anonymous
>>194690016 There are a lot of kids, autists, and man children in the world I suppose.
Anonymous
>>194689120 >pretas Do they accept US dollars?
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>>194689542 What did you THINK the cover with two girls kissing titled "Girlfriends" was about?
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>>194690210 No shit there are a lot of kids, look at overpopulation
Anonymous
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>>194690169 I cant remember its name but they're making a new game thats basically Madou Monogatari but not the same since they lost rights to the characters or some shit.
Anonymous
>>194689891 I understand that but what do you want? a forced game or one that the developers have time to think up and design personally to counteract Other M.
It has only been 3 years too jesus fuck guy wait until 2015 and I'll start worrying.
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>>194689684 >>194689765 I know, but Darksiders itself was really what I was kind of getting at.
I guess the new Metroid will begin development for Wii U after DK releases and Crytek can squeeze some talent out of Vigil.
the new DK looks awesome FinalMasterM !aDUgdVpoUk
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Well fuck, hope shit cleans up. I don't want anything hindering EO:MM coming out stateside.
Anonymous
>>194689956 Guess I'm never talking to you ever again.
Anonymous
>>194690405 >https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGOdpp-N8ro There are some videos I should never watch, these are one of them. All those guys that played pokemon in Highschool, hell, even in University, they ALWAYS look like this and are usually weird as fuck.
Anonymous
>>194690575 hopefully emulation comes first, not like the Wii U is pushing anything impressive.
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I really don't give a fuck about the Wii U but more Atlus games on the 3DS would be the best.
Anonymous
>>194690420 Turns out its called Sei Madou Monogatari, just has a new cast
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>>194690479 6 years since Corruption and a couple for DKCR.
Anonymous
>>194690231 gib only maccas plz
Anonymous
>>194689627 >>194689765 Who the fuck cares how do they look holy shit, are you 15?
You see a sprite and recognize a demon, you see a low poly room with blurry texture and understan where are you, you hear some badass music to add to the atmosphere, what else do you want?
They also can get rid of those dumb jiggling animations, for all I care, whatever makes battles go faster. I don't ever want to go back to longass 3D animations and watch a single boss fight going for a fucking hour.
Anonymous
>>194690720 Fortunately, they have their own board.
I honestly cannot see how people over middle school age tolerate them. I've tried Platinum, Soul Silver, and Black due to hype and I still don't know why I bought those. Just can't do it anymore.
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>>194691034 Guess I'm fucked.
Anonymous
>>194690839 Damn, those designs are familiar.
Is it going to be a mobile game?
Anonymous
>>194691057 >and watch a single boss fight going for a fucking hour. You think these weeb games have long boss fights? You haven't seen shit. One of the bosses in that Lord of the Rings RPG game is over 2 hours long.
2
fucking
hours.
Of turn based combat.
Anonymous
I want Nintendo to buy it. Nintendo was Atlus's childhood home and they're working on a big cross over game together. Maybe they could help do something about Persona becoming stale gameplay-wise.DO IT NINTENDO. DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT. </s>
Anonymous
>>194691141 Platinum was essentially a "fixed" (only partially) of what is hands down the worst game in the series. Soul Silver is a remake of an older game on Platinum's badly designed engine. Black is fine though.
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>>194691356 Oh god I remember that. I fucked up a long time into the fight and I never touched the game ever again. It's something like 3/4 of the way into the game too.
Anonymous
>>194691057 >Who the fuck cares how do they look me and everyone else who enjoy visuals in video games. Not asking for steller shit, but the sprites look fucking awful. This isn't 1996.
Anonymous
>>194691141 I stopped at Ruby. There's a lot of better RPGs that are worth the time than another Pokemon game.
Anonymous
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>>194691487 >sprites look fucking awful Kill yourself.
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>>194690036 If it never made it out of moonland, how come I
play it Anonymous
This is what they get
Anonymous
>>194691428 Might just be nostalgia, but SS was pretty good and I hated Pearl.
Loved Black, too. Didn't try Black 2
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>>194691545 Oh, alright, it's never going to be translated, then.
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>>194691428 No, they're actually shitty rehashes of each other. The only people who can honestly enjoy them these days are kids and autistic manchildren Anonymous
>>194691562 you first for having such abysmal standards.
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>>194691346 Vita, turns out its already out in japan.
>It is based off the original Madou Monogatari released in 1989 >Randomly Generated Dungeons >Bikini DLC preorder bonuses Anonymous
>>194691364 Weren't there rumors of something big that Nintendo had in store or something like that? Something more butt devastating than bayonetta 2?
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>>194691621 Atlus brings in the money though.
Anonymous
>>194691356 I had that in Atelier Ayesha the other day.
Turns out its one of those "you're supposed to lose" fights and i nearly won it anyway
Anonymous
>>194691689 Sprites are just as capable of looking good as 3D models are of looking bad.
Nothing about sprites are inherently bad.
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>>194691739 Supposedly, but those rumors also said Retros game was futuristic. I think
Anonymous
>>194691832 In the way SMT4 uses them, they are.
They are old as fuck, not even touched up, and have virtually no animations. Hell, they even skipped out on PC animations as well. This is sprites done in the fucking Saturn era.
Anonymous
>>194691542 >Stopped at Ruby I wish I would have. Probably poured at least 400-500 into that one. Nintendo should do another Coliseum-esque game, but that actually would require them to put forth some effort.
>XD No. It was shit.
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>>194691815 The Keithgriff one? On my first playthrough I died almost instantly.
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>>194691815 There's somethign similar to that in Tales of Symphonia too.
But the boss that
>>194691356 is referring to is one you have to beat. I remember that piece of shit too, it's the last fight with the Witch King. It takes fucking forever unless you think to use this set of shitty useless moves that you NEVER use throughout the rest of the game. If you don't look it up or know before hand, you just end up fighting for fucking ever and you're eventually going to make a mistake in your strategy.
There were some bosses like this in the early Final Fantasy games too (pre 7).
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>>194691626 SS is great, but the engine holds it back a lot.
I find it amusing that for all the fighting everyone does over which game is the best, no one likes Diamond/Pearl.
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>>194686812 I'm down with this happening.
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>>194692042 I liked the two about the same.
Sonority is now doing Denpa Men. Have fun.
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Isn't atlus a publisher as well as a developer?
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>>194692002 SMT4 sprites are terrible. I'm not even sure why they decided to go that route.
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>>194692048 Yeah, but thanks to Wilbells Healing Spirit being retardedly overpowered and him never hitting more than one person at a time i whittled him down fairly easily, just time consuming.
The only reason i lost is because he killed Willbell while the spirit was down
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>>194692289 Atlus = Brand name under Index.
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>>194691141 >not enjoying games that are made for nothing but fun I really don't see how someone can't enjoy them. You just catch funny looking things and fight other guy's funny looking things until you can fight the strongest guys. It's low stress, adventurous fun. It's one of the few games that makes you feel like you're actually going on some quest for glory. It feels good to play.
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>>194687384 More like KH. I could see Jack Frost working as a summon.
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>>194692310 We even have proof that shit could look decent, EO4 looked quite nice despite being on 3DS.
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>>194690720 They look pretty normal to me.
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>>194692310 More demons, deeper game.
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>>194684594 Once again, the Law ending is the surperior choice.
Suck it Chaosfags.
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>>194692356 To be honest, I only tried that spell once and it barely did anything so I never bothered with it again.
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>>194690791 Emulation will never happen either bro. I'm happy too because of it. I don't want more fucking cheaters online. It's annoying as shit.
Anonymous
>>194692423 feels shallow, I think I would get a better experience playing Ni No Kuni, which seemingly does pokemon better than pokemon.
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>>194692560 Neutral would be the best through,,,
Imagine the quality of Atlus last breath's games.
Better die young Anonymous
>>194692603 >emulation will never happen meanwhile, I can play any gamecube and Wii game in 1080p 60fps. It'll happen eventually.
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>>194692289 It's literally the exact same relationship Bethesda shares with Zenimax.
You know how some games have the "Bethesda" title on them? Like Dishonered? Or TESO? Bethesda really has nothing to do with it at all, but their name is there as the publisher because Zenimax isn't fucking retarded and they know that the name Bethesda will sell copies. So they proxy publish it.
Index does the same thing. A game "published" by Atlus is really published by Index, just using their marketable name.
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>>194692617 That's down to opinion. Ni No Kuni is neat, but it's not the same kind of game. I don't feel like I'm going on an adventure when I play it in the same way I do when I'm playing Pokemon.
Anonymous
>>194692583 At low levels its around 30-50% heal depending on the character, and it can revive dead people
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>>194691621 EO4 only have around 100 monsters, though, and half of them are palette swaps.
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>Square Enix buy Atlus >a new golden age for JRPGS in the Wii U and PS4
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>>194692767 Only because the Wii was basically the same thing. It has nothing to do with power, it's architecture. You are completely retarded if you think it's going to happen soon, or ever for that matter. The Dolphin team already gave up on trying to emulate it. They're not even working on it.
And if you think GC/Wii emulation is acceptable, you're an idiot. Half of the best GC games don't work properly or at all. Try to emulate Rogue Squadron 2 or 3 sometime.
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I swear that every few months or so there is news about Index going down and the usual speculation about who is buying Atlus. When the fuck is it going to happen?
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>>194693138 >Square Enix anything >golden age for JRPGS Yeah, nah.
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>>194691621 I have to agree with this guy. Atlus really needs a kick in the ass. They go beyond the r word. They're literally not even drawing new fucking pictures.
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>>194693045 Well shit, wish I knew that when I was fighting that damn dragon.
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>>194693138 >square enix Not even once. Square AND Enix went to shit after the merge, and Square moreso after Final Fantasy VI.
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>>194693138 >Nomura in charge of demon and character design No thanks.
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>>194692356 Huh, anyone know what happens if you win?
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>>194693138 Fuck that, all of Atlus' games would be forced on iOS or some other garbage.
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>>194693142 Why would I play a shitty star wars game? All the relevant titles work flawlessly.
Emulation may come, time will tell.
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>>194693498 >calling Rogue Squadron shitty People who emulate have the shittiest opinions on the planet.
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>>194693292 but they are getting back on track with KH3 and FF XV
right guys?
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>>194693498 >Factor 5 >Shit Wow.
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>>194693498 >Rogue Squadron 2 >not relevant 3/10 because I replied.
RS3 was shit though
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>>194693326 It also lasts 3 turns and operates independant of Willbell.
If she had a VA that wasnt Christina Vee, she'd be GOAT party member
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>>194693782 Christina Vee? Alright, now I'm happy I never used it.
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>>194693498 Gotcha Force and Custom Robo work well? If not, fuck it.
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Guys, let's design Jack Frost for a new audience!
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>>194693686 I'm done with SE, no hope
but I'm waiting for Bravely Default and DQ7 Anonymous
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>>194693498 >Path of Radiance >workign flawlessly Yeah if you like your save randomly corrupting permanently unpredictably after each chapter
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I wish it was Sony acquiring them, but Nintendo seems far more likely.
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>>194693498 1/10 you fucking piece of shit I'm not even fucking mad.
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>>194693138 >Toriyama getting his hands on Persona Anonymous
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>>194693686 I think they're gonna be fine with those two coming out. I'm cautiously optimistic. Anonymous
>>194694091 SMT5 now featuring LIGHTNING from FFXIII!
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>>194693686 I have no hope for it. FF XV doesn't honestly even look that good. It looks like they're doing the same shit they did in everything after VII. And KH 3 probably won't even close it off. They'll just keep going and going and going.
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>>194694360 >FF XV >It looks like they're doing the same shit they did in everything after VII. Is that a joke? What other numbered FF plays anything like XV? Did you even see the trailer?
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>>194694351 I can see it now
>protag looks like Toriyama >Lightning is the only waifu choice >game is nothing but lusting over her armpits Anonymous
>>194694540 I'm talking about aesthetics, chucklefuck.
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>>194693403 yet it would still be better than the shitty new demon designs they got for SMT4
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>>194693994 Why do you wish it was Sony? Kinda curious.
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>>194694619 >aesthetics > gameplay Typical FF fan.
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>>194694692 Because I would rather play SMT games on Sony platforms.
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Nintendo wouldn't want to miss out SMTxFE. They are definitely interested in acquiring Atlus dev and their IP.
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>>194694708 Music takes up more space than animated sprites ever would, should that be gone too for moar demonzzzz?
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>>194695001 >animated sprites We aren't in 1995 anymore, son.
>moar demonzzzz What the fuck are you even talking about?
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>>194693403 Have you SEEN Nomura's monster designs?
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>atlusfags calling pokefags autistic man children
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>>194695323 Whoops, disregard that I suck cocks.
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>>194695609 I guess you thought I was talking about SMT IV?
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>>194695561 Don't talk shit about Atlus, faggot.
