Atlus teases “several unannounced titles”, says 2016 is a year where its popular series gather
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 2 Comments
Atlus CEO Naoto Hiraoka was interviewed in this week’s issue of Famitsu. On the topic of the company’s 2016 and future plans, Hiraoka said:
“In 2015, we were able to develop existing IP like Persona 4: Dancing All Night and Etrian Mystery Dungeon. In 2016, starting with Odin Sphere: Leifthrasir, we plan to release a large number of titles. In the summer, we’ll launch the long-awaited Persona 5. Of course, in addition to that we have several unannounced titles. I have no doubt this will be a year Atlus’ popular series all gather together.”
Etrian Odyssey V is long overdue, and should hit Japan this year. As for other surprises? We can only hope that Atlus will continue to spread the love on Nintendo platforms!
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Atlus talks working with SEGA and collaborations
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Last year, SEGA acquired Atlus and its parent company Index. The two have been working together for several months now; so what’s that like?
Atlus representative director and president Yukio Sugino told Famitsu:
“Compared to Atlus, Sega are on a much bigger scale [as developers], and our respective know-how is completely different. They’re much more advanced than us when it comes to tools and middleware.”
Atlus CEO Naoto Hiraoka added the following when Famitsu mentioned how both Atlus and SEGA seem pleased with each other and that there will be more from them and their synergy together in the future:
“That’s right. The other day, we held a briefing session with Sugino and myself on Atlus’ side, with [Yakuza producer, Sega CCO Toshiro] Nagoshi and others from Sega to discuss our title line-up for the next three years, where we talked about things such as, ‘Ah, with that kind of lineup, we can do this and that.’”
And how about any collaborations between Atlus and SEGA? Sugino said that the timing for joint projects and such is often difficult, but by knowing what both are working on well ahead of time, it makes it much easier for such collaborations to be possible. It may not be entirely surprising to see collaborations in about three years’ time.
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Atlus making game announcement soon, working on a new IP, more cross-media projects planned
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This week’s issue of Famitsu contains an interview with Atlus CEO Naoto Hiraoka and representative Yukio Sugino.
Speaking about games in the pipeline other than Persona, Hiraoka teased:
“I believe we’ll be able to announce ‘that title’ soon. At the moment, we’ve even begun development on a title that will be released in three years time.”
Hiraoka additionally confirmed that a brand new IP is in the works.
Atlus has expanded its efforts outside of games with the Persona series, thanks to projects such as the anime, stage plays, and film. This is something that Atlus hopes to extend to its other IP.
