Bloomberg Japan is reporting that Sega is currently interested in placing a bid on troubled company, Atlus. Sources close to the auction have told the publication that the opening bid is 20 billion yen. This means that Sega could have to pay up over $200 million if they really want to secure Atlus. Would you like to see Sega win the auction and acquire Atlus?
Thanks, Gaminglord
Please do it!
It’s a good idea because I don’t want Sony or Nintendo buying them because if Sony bought them Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem would be cancelled and if Nintendo bought them I would feel bad for the loyal Persona fans. My only fear is that Sega doesn’t always make the best decisions so I don’t want them messing with Atlus.
Why would loyal persona fans be at a lost, they could just buy a wii u?
Why do you consider “loyal Persona fans” ONLY Sony fans? Why can’t there be loyal Persona fans that are also fans of Nintendo? 💋
Oh well I myself am a loyal Persona fan who’s favourite company is Nintendo. I just meant it in the sense that Persona is a franchise that is exclusive to Sony platforms. Sorry I should have been a bit more clear.
I don’t know about them mesiing with Atlus, but with their localization issues, we probably wouldn’t see their games outside of Japan.
Sonic will be the main hero for P5 XD
first
Sonic in P5!
No, Minato and Yu “The King” Narukami
No I’d rather Nintendo buy them
I Agree
Sega is in the bidding along with 19 other companies, Sega was the only one that was disclosed. Nobody knows about the other companies. Doesn’t mean Sega will buy Atlus, whoever has more money will buy it.
My bet is that Nintendo will indeed get them. They’re probably in the bidding – it just wasn’t disclosed. Nintendo has more money to bid.
Yeah, I think that Nintendo both should, and will buy them…hopefully.
its either sega or nintendo but i prefer nintendo
…I’m okay if it’s atleast one of them… No other company..
Who know? Maybe the company who got Altus may be very generous. :D
…Video Game companies rarely are these days…
I agreed but things could be worse. By the way, nice cat! :)
Thank you :)
YEAH NINTENDO NEEDS TO BUY THEM
No way, man. For the love of Jack Frost let them stay third party.
idk they are better to be with nintendo
Sega? jesus christ No!
wait…you still dont own a sega cd!?? WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? NINTENDO TO MAKE ONE?!?!?!!
Derp……Nintendo is finishes….Beyond snort. Buncha kids games Derpkowski. Nintendo is for kids…..NintendodreamcastjaguarU………Derpministan. Sony games are the best Derpsalad…..QTE’s and cutscenes are real mature gaming. Nintendo games dont have guns or boos adn stuff…….Derptooie.
I feel sorry for you…your name is quite a mouthful, and your grammar is horrendous.
He was clearly…CLEARLY joking.
Exactly bud, thanks for the info captain obvious. I was just merely stating my opinions in regards to his name. I was clearly…CLEARLY joking. Haha
quick to do damage control huh.
quick to be a dick huh.
Yeah, it seems to be my thing.
very, quick to pay attention to dicks huh.
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Haha, that made my day
Oh no, my brain.
Metroid sorta has guns.
NO NINTENDO SHOULD BUY ATLUS! Come one Ninty, DO IT!
As long as Atlus is kept afloat, I guess.
As long as they’re kept afloat AND still release a lot of their games outside of Japan.
well Sega buys atlus Nintendo buys Sega
Nintendo needs to buy sega & Atlas jus think all the new Ip’s we’ll have
I would rather Nintendo buy them. What the writer of this article forgot/neglected to write is that 20 other companies were interested and $20 million was AROUND the highest bid (Sega is the only bidder known definitely . So, in my personal opinion, Sega doesn’t have that money, but Nintendo does. Plus, they would pay allot so they could make SMT x FE. So I doubt Sega is getting it.
P.S. A Article that discusses this better: http://www.dualshockers.com/2013/08/02/about-twenty-companies-including-sega-made-a-bid-on-atlus-around-200-billion-yen-offered/
EDIT: I meant to say $200 million, not $20 million. Sorry
sega does what nintendon’t?
Nintendo should buy it! And I thought Sega was in trouble anyway. Hugs because I haven’t been here for a while.
SEGA is AOK.
No, they are in trouble. But not on the verge of going bankrupt.
If they were truly in trouble then they wouldn’t attempt to buy a company.
That is a good way to win argument. XD
I really hope they don’t because Sega has been shitting the bed for the past 10 years,
Sega need to join forces with nintendo and then they could buy Atlas….lol see now that makes alotta sense!!!!
No. Not at all. I want Atlus under Nintendo control. SMT X Fire Emblem X Metroid.
200 Mil for Atlus? Who would be ridiculous enough to do that? would they even be worth that much?
Maybe it’s up on eBay.
Pretty sure Atlus is worth that. The SMT/on going Persona series are probably worth a third of that.
SMT – Series (and all of its spin-offs)
Etrian Odyssey – Series
Radiant Historia – IP
Trauma Center – Series
Persona – Series
Catherine – IP
Power Instinct – Series
Kartia – IP
and not to the mention all its Japanese Exclusive IP’s.
This is great news because Atlus will stay alive, but isn’t Sega in money troubles? I rather Nintendo because then Sega is gonna be even more in money trouble if that’s the case. Sega I love ya but I rather you be on safe water and not risk it.
SEGA just reported a good profit for the first half of the year. 💋
Sweet because I love Sega. Any I am not sure but by any chance you got a blog? :)
Sorry I have no blog 💋
Oh didn’t hear about that, thanks for the heads up.
Good profit does not mean it’s okay. It means a little bleeding from SEGA has stopped. Sony reported bad profits but they’re not in trouble.
But Sony is indeed in trouble and it was said by themselves.
Off the topic, I’m surprised that after all entire day that it hasn’t been posted on MyNintendoNews that Pikmin 3 released today in North America. But not a word was mentioned. And now the day is over.
ON the topic, I say GO FOR IT, SEGA!
If SEGA get them then dont expect Atlus games come to the west…
Lol now if it was Capcom even worse…
Exactly. SEGA isn’t the best with localization.
Ahh crap! You are right! I change my mind. I don’t want SEGA to get Altus. After all I am still waiting for PSO2.
In order of preference towards who should buy Atlus: Nintendo is number 1, SEGA number 2 and Sony no where near the bidding!!💋
Many many many people would disagree. Alot would rather Sony bought them because of Persona, their lack of region lock, and other reasons.
I hope Tecmo Koei get them.
Who ever owns xseed should own atlus.
Same thing I was thinking. If XSEED (now Marvelous) or NIS are in the bidding process, I wouldn’t mind if either one wins. They’re pretty good about releasing niche games in the West; even games with small followings outside of Japan.
Localization ftw. :3
Have you see how awesome rune factory 4 looks? I just saw it and I have to say I’m in debt with xseed for bringing it to America.
It looks great. I’m just sad that it’s coming out during a busy gaming season. I don’t know if I’ll have the money for it. D;
You should try Demon Blade for Wii or Vita!
Fuck no, fuck Koei.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.
lol
Seriously, they’re so bad xD
Yeah, I know, but I would really like to see the Persona fans rage on the internet lol! Plus everyone knows it would be great for Nintendo!!! 💋
It’s drones like you that give us fans a bad name.
Seeing that index owes nintendo money they still get first call on the company, sega is less likely to atlus, unless nintendo and sega make a deal
Nintendo vs. Sega in card games.
Just picture them in a round table and just duke it out with card games xD
I want Nintendo to buy Atlus and Sega and Square-Enix and Namco, and Tecmo and Konami and Capcom. That would be a dream come true. But seriously, Nintendo needs Atlus, they need more IP and exclusives to save Wii U.
All the old school nintendo developers then? Ha ha wishful thinking though. That would be awesome
Dream on.
I agree. I’m very very very sure Square Enix and Konami doesn’t want to be owned.
Could they even afford all those companies? LOL why not throw in Sony computer entertainment as well haha, if you can’t beat them…. BUY THEM ;)
That’s how usually goes. XD
They are billionares but that does not mean you just BUY something. You have to look at its income over the past few years, what could be improved, market value, what great IPs they have, etc.
Yah you’re right about that, and I would love to see old Atlus games come again like my favourite childhood game: Snowboard Kids that was released on Nintendo 64 and DS coming back on WiiU with HD graphics (man I can imagine how awesome it will be if it’s true)
It’ll never happen. It would be cool if they were to all team up Project X Zone style, or maybe collab on a new IP.
The fuck, dude. This has absolutely nothing to do with Nintendo! AT ALL! Nintendo’s name doesn’t even show up in the post wording, even as a superficial last-minute token addition! At least make it an opinion piece about how Nintendo should buy Atlus (which they should, for the record). You allow so many things on this website, yet editorials aren’t one of them! Geez!
Apart from the fact Nintendo is a bidder on Atlus too, the fact Atlus makes games for Nintendo systems, and the fact people who game on Nintendo systems (as well as others) care about Atlus.
That’s the relevance
Shut up.
Bravo. Now on topic I prefer a company that would maintain the same output of games that atlus already do on all consoles instead of making it a one console or if not possible at least not Microsoft.
Eehhhhhhh, i duno.
Could go either way with SEGA.
I’d rather Atlus stayed third party though.
I kinda agree too. I say SEGA since SEGA can put it on any of the console rather than just Nintendo consoles. So that my friends can play Altus games on other consoles or else they will never get to experience Altus games. If they like Altus then most likely they will get Wii U to get Fire Emblem crossover game.
Yeah. I mean i want the Persona series to continue, as well as their other projects, but i still want stuff their exclusive Nintendo stuff as well, and neither the Sony or Nintendo fanbase needs to be left out (even though they should buy both consoles anyway, but still)
No, they do. Nintendo fans deserve it more.
Nah, I think everyone should able to play any Altus games.
I hate to break it to you but there are a lot of loyal Playstation gamers support Persona. So if anyone deserve more then it will be the Playstation fans.
Shut up -.-
You sound like an asshole.
Not me, nintendo does need more wii u support, plus if they do come to nintendo if bought, we can see the arcade game….RADEN? I liked the shooter, or is that from taito?
that*
Well maybe Nintendo should spend some money and actually MAKE their own games if they want to basically do the bare minimum to have 3rd party titles.
I don’t think that’s the case anymore.
i really dont care who buys who but maybe Sega they can use some help
Sega buying them is cheaper for nintendo to buy both sega and their subsidiary atlus
Sega buys Atlus. Nintendo buys Sega. Everyone wins!
Now wait a moment, I remember reading this last week…in a different artical, you guys are just now getting with the times?
We all can’t remember everything. So yes it could happen. Heck we been studying the same stuff over and over and yet almost all of us couldn’t get perfect on a exam.
Yeah, it is kind of old news.
Who cares Pikmin 3’s out. You haters can give the Wii U is doomed gloomed whatever. I will be busy gaming on my Wii U. I hope my Wii U engine can adapt to a sudden usuage in gaming because its going to be a busy machine other than just a tablet for browsing. Will if you need me, i’ll be in the Pikmin 3 community on Miiverse see ya!!!!
Who cares? Probably most gamers out there? Fucking fanboy.
Oh please ill be playing Pikmin 3 in the next few days!!!! Like I really care about the doom and gloom anymore!!! Will Im going back to Miiverse!!!!
@ anonymous. Who cares? Oh thats right you don’t have a Wii U to play huh. So you don’t know what you will be missing. Finally after 10 months I can game on my Wii U on the types of games I actually want. Will ill be back on Miiverse. Looking at more happy satisfied Pikmin 3 owners. See ya. Oh I don’t care if Nintendo advertises or not. I’ll leave that responsibility to Nintendo. Im just going to buy what ever game I want to play.
I’m playing Pikmin 3 right now actually :D
Well replaying it after finishing it. Great game.
Anyone knows who else is part of the auction?
It’s safe to assume Microsoft and EA aren’t part of it because I hear it’s illegal for american companies to buy japanese ones.
The only (plausible) company I hope isn’t part of it is Sony. Nothing against them, but because Shin Megami Tensei x Fire Emblem would get cancelled.
Really? Didn’t MS try to buy Nintendo a long time ago?
Who cares about MS or Sony Pikmin 3 árrived. I dont care if Wii u is weaker than the PS4. As long as I have the right console for Nintendo games. Fuck specs fuck ram fuck Blackbond. Fuck PC gamers and who ever else. I’ll be too busy playing gameson my Wii U after 10 months. Hurry up with my Pikmin 3!!!!!
It’s funny because you were saying the exact opposite a month ago. See Nintendo, all you need is games to keep us fans happy.
No one here said anything about Wii U being weaker than PS4 or specs…or even Sony. Calm the hell down kiddo.
Why on earth would I be calm after 10 fucking months 15 hours and 19 seconds of waiting? No way am Im going to fucking calm down. Im so excited that I don’t give a rats ass what you people think of me anymore or the Wii U. Bwhahahaa no effect on me or Wii U’s upcoming games!!!!!!!!!! I just don’t give a fuck!!!!!
We all like the Wii U, what we don’t like is HOW FUCKING ANNOYING YOU ARE.
No
http://m.slashdot.org/story/25041
http://www.ign.com/boards/threads/microsoft-was-open-to-buying-nintendo-remember-this.453041245/
They were considering, but it doesn’t mean that they would have been able to go through with it.
Besides, as you said, it was a long time ago. Chances are things were different back then.
None of the companies were disclosed, even the SEGA rumor is just hearsay. If anything, I wouldn’t mind if XSEED/Marvelous or NIS are in the bidding process though.
Or someone that dosnt belong in the industry and just invest money on them to let them do what they do how they do it.
I can’t take no more. The pictures on Pikmin 3 are so beautiful!!!!! The creatures, the plants, the bugs and the planet. The Miis are teasing me posting pictures and telling how fun it is. Also a Mii on Miiverse who is an expert says the game is 25hrs to 30hrs depending on how good you are in it. Pikmin 2 was 20hrs.
Since when did Sega have money?
http://www.vgchartz.com/article/251194/sega-sammy-profits-jump-416-to-129-billion/
Who cares about Sega when Pikmin 3 is here. Once my Pikmin arrives Ill be gone for a long time. Ill pop up every once in a while.But I don’t give a rats ass anymore iff Ness or any others think Wii U. Who cares!!!! When Wonderful 101and Rayman Legends and TFand SBB arrives and other unnamed shit Nintendo has planned, I don’t give a rats ass about Rockstar, Ubisoft, EA, or whatever other lazy developer brings to Wii U. Wii U has games that I actually want to play. Leave the doom and gloom to people who does not own a Wii U.
You need to relaxxxxxxx :)
See, it’s because of people like you that people like me find it embarassing to call themselves Nintendo fans…
Yeah whatever as lojg as Wii U games are finally arriving I could care less what you think. Unless you have the power to cancel my Pikmin 3 game. But i doubt. To me you are just a sentence that responds to me nothing more.
To me, you are just a grammatical catastrophe but sure…keep imagining everyone here is bashing the Wii U if that makes you happy…
Same thing I was wondering. They couldn’t produce Bayonetta 2, localize a ton of games, yet they want to buy out a company?
Swerve.
Maybe they did not want to. Many big companies don’t want to fix ips that did not sell much like how if ubisoft if they wanted to make zombie u 2.
I dont give a rats ass if GTA 6 doesnt come to Wii U. Pikmin 3 ánd the others are arriving.
If you need me Im bout to go on a PS4 fanboys blog or channel on youtube and start shit…..see yea!!!
LOL…dam.
1 of the 2 words is misspelled can you guess wich one?
*which
I can care less now, I got more control over myself.
You are the epitome of Nintendo fanboyism.
Die.
No I really want to see Fire emblem X Shin megami tensai. I really want nintendo to get Atlus.
I would prefer a third party, but not necessarily SEGA. I would even take NIS over SEGA. And what’s with the bid, SEGA? Thought you were having so much money troubles. >=/
Could it be that Nintendo and Sega had a hidden deal to buy atlus in conjunction?
I wouldn’t discount that idea. It’s possible. I don’t think it’s very probable right now though since both SEGA and ATLUS have exclusives tied up in other platforms like PC and PlayStation.
I don’t want to see that happen considering how crappy sega has gotten to be. I don’t want that to happen to atlus
Nintendo needs to buy Atlus. SEGA doesn’t deserve it.
Nintendo needs to buy Atlus… period. After what Sega did to Valkyria Chronicles, they should not be buying anyone.
That’s a good point…it seems they don’t have a good track record with localizing games, which is refreshingly not the case with Atlus USA.
After Operation Rainfall, I’m also hoping Nintendo of America has learned of the importance of localization.
Can Sega afford it?
They couldn’t afford to publish Bayonetta 2.
You wouldn’t leave your daughter with a convicted child molester, would you?
I think Nintendo should buy both Atlus and Sega, plus Tecmo, Namco and Square Enix, all of them have had trouble financially this last generation, if they could buy Capcom and Konami, Nintendo should buy them as well. This last HD generation hurt all the Japanese third party publishers.
That would make Nintendo unstoppable.
But honestly, Nintendo doesnt have money for all those.
I would have them pick Sega and Atlus, and who ever owns Dark Souls.
Nintendo should buy EA and Ubisoft as well. And Mohjang. Maybe Valve.
Heh.
I would rather have Nintendo buy out Atlus than Sega. I really want SMT X Fire Emblem.
The Sega Kingdom seeking to expand?…
This is good new indeed which means that our old rivals wants to get into the game again…
Preferably on our side against those game wreckers, the Xbots…
I just had a terrible thought.
Microsoft might go for a dick move, in attempt to woo some japanese gamers for xbox.
That would be a R.I.P for Atlus.
As long as MT X FE doesn’t get cancelled, I don’t care who buys the company.
It would be great for Atlus if Nintendo were to win. Apparently they are an excellent company to work with. I imagine that with their support, Atlus could only get better.
Sega on the other hand, maybe not. Remember, these are the guys who killed Sonic over the years and refused to fund Bayonetta 2.
We could play Sega’s Trauma Center on 3DS and help to save Sonic
personally I say sega should buy it because they are third party now and it means that no console would have atlus exclusively
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I’d prefer SEGA to acquire Atlus…imo nothing would really change if they did.
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