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'''Atlus''' (アトラス) is a video game developer and publisher based in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. They are mostly known for their ''Megami Tensei'' RPG series. Their North American branch, Atlus USA, is strictly a publisher, often localising niche Japanese games for western audiences.
 
  
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After a series of ownership changes, the company and what was then its parent, Index Holdings, was purchased by [[Sega-Sammy Holdings]] in the summer of 2013; their fate is unknown, other than they will continue to exist.
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'''Atlus''' (アトラス) is a video game developer and publisher based in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. They are mostly known for their ''Megami Tensei'' RPG series. Their North American branch, '''Atlus U.S.A.''', is strictly a publisher, often localising niche Japanese games for western audiences and publishing games made by independent developers.
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After a series of ownership changes, the brand and what was then its parent, Index Corporation, was purchased by [[Sega Sammy Holdings]] in the summer of 2013.
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On 18 September 2013, Sega would confirm its acquisition of Atlus' parent company.{{ref|http://web.archive.org/web/20130920020655/http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/200476/Sega_confirms_that_it_has_taken_over_Atlus_parent_company.php}}{{ref|http://web.archive.org/web/20130922052951/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-09-18/sega-said-to-win-auction-to-buy-bankrupt-japan-gamemaker-index.html}}
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By 2014, Atlus reincorporated itself under Sega while it split Index's video game and solution assets into separate companies.
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==History==
  
 
==Softography==
 
==Softography==
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{{CompanyHistoryAll|Atlus}}
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:''Note: there are a number of other Print Club games omitted from this list because they are undiscovered/undumped/etc.''
 
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*''[[Print Club]]'' (1995)
 
 
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*''[[Print Club Vol.4: Summer Version]]'' (1996)
 
*''[[Print Club Vol.5: Autumn Version]]'' (1996)
 
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*''[[Shin Megami Tensei]]'' (original maker, [[SIMS]] ported; 1994)
 
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*''[[Megami Tensei Gaiden: Last Bible]]'' (1994)
 
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*''[[Megami Tensei Gaiden: Last Bible Special]]'' (1995)
 
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*''[[Virtual Hydlide]]'' (US localization; 1995)
 
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*''[[Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner]]'' (1995)
 
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*''[[My Best Friends: St. Andrew Jogakuin Hen]]'' (1996)
 
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*''[[DonPachi]]'' (1996)
 
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*''[[Shin Megami Tensei Devil Summoner: Akuma Zensho]]'' (1996)
 
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*''[[Strikers 1945]]'' (1996)
 
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*''[[Shin Megami Tensei Devil Summoner Special Box]]'' (1996)
 
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*''[[PriCla Daisakusen]]'' (1996)
 
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*''[[Sengoku Blade]]'' (1996)
 
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*''[[Touge King the Spirits 2]]'' (1997)
 
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*''[[Lunacy]]'' (US localization; 1997)
 
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*''[[Groove On Fight: Gouketsuji Ichizoku 3]]'' (1997)
 
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*''[[Minakata Hakudou Toujou]]'' (1997)
 
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*''[[DoDonPachi]]'' (1997)
 
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*''[[Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers]]'' (1997)
 
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*''[[Devil Summoner Soul Hackers: Akuma Zensho Dai Ni Shuu]]'' (1997)
 
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*''[[Print Club 2]]'' (1997)
 
 
*''[[Print Club 2 '98 Spring Ver]]'' (1997)
 
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*''[[Print Club Kome Kome Club]]'' (1997)
 
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*''[[Groove On Fight: Gouketsuji Ichizoku 3]]'' (1997)
 
 
*''[[Print Club 2 '98 Autumn Ver]]'' (1998)
 
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*''[[Print Club 2 Vol. 3]]'' (1999)
 
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*''[[Maken X]]'' (1999)
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*''[[Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception]]'' (US localization, 2017)
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*''[[Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth]]'' (US localization, 2017)
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*''[[Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars]]'' (US/EU localization, 2014)
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*''[[Shining Soul]]'' (US localization; 2003)
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*''[[Shining Soul II]]'' (US localization; 2004)
 
 
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==Gallery==
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<gallery>
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Atlus logo 2014.svg|2014 logo
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Atlus Logo.svg|1986 logo
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==External links==
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*[https://atlus.com Official website]
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Revision as of 17:29, 28 May 2024

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Atlus logo 2014.svg
Atlus
Founded: 1986-04-07
T-series code: T-144
Merged into: Index (2010), Sega (2013)
Headquarters:
Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Atlus (アトラス) is a video game developer and publisher based in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. They are mostly known for their Megami Tensei RPG series. Their North American branch, Atlus U.S.A., is strictly a publisher, often localising niche Japanese games for western audiences and publishing games made by independent developers. After a series of ownership changes, the brand and what was then its parent, Index Corporation, was purchased by Sega Sammy Holdings in the summer of 2013.

On 18 September 2013, Sega would confirm its acquisition of Atlus' parent company.[1][2]

By 2014, Atlus reincorporated itself under Sega while it split Index's video game and solution assets into separate companies.

History

Softography

Slot machine

System C2

Model 2

Sega Titan Video

Mega Drive

Game Gear

Mega-CD

Saturn

Dreamcast

Pico

Xbox 360

PlayStation 3

Nintendo 3DS

PlayStation Vita

Wii U

PlayStation 4

Xbox One

Nintendo Switch

PlayStation 5

Xbox Series X

Steam

Note: there are a number of other Print Club games omitted from this list because they are undiscovered/undumped/etc.

System C

Sega Titan Video

PlayStation 4

PlayStation Vita

Nintendo 3DS

Xbox One

Gallery

  • 2014 logo

  • 1986 logo

External links

References

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  1. ↑ http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/200476/Sega_confirms_that_it_has_taken_over_Atlus_parent_company.php (Wayback Machine: 2013-09-20 02:06)
  2. ↑ http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-09-18/sega-said-to-win-auction-to-buy-bankrupt-japan-gamemaker-index.html (Wayback Machine: 2013-09-22 05:29)
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