And it’s unclear who, if anyone, will
NIS America has cut ties with Atlus and will no longer distribute the Sega subsidiary’s games across Europe, Australia, and New Zealand, NIS America managing director Takuro Yamashita tellsMCV.
“Atlus became very picky about selecting the European publishing partner after it was bought by Sega,” said Yamashita. “It always cherry picked its EU publishing partner based on who offered the highest minimum guarantee on a title by title basis. I noticed that it was very difficult for NIS America to establish an equal-partnership with Atlus.
“Atlus and its European games have contributed a lot to the expansion of NIS America in Europe. I would like to express my greatest appreciation to them for that.”
Destructoid reached out to Atlus for comment on the matter. A company representative would only confirm thatOdin Sphere Leifthrasir‘s European release will be unaffected by the matter.
This development follows anannouncementlast month, where Sega indicated its2013 acquisitionof Atlus had been completed and revealed plans to publish all Atlus titles in the Americas moving forward.
At the time, Sega asserted the move would have “no impact” on Europe or Oceania.
It’s currently unclear on if or how Sega intends to bring upcoming titles likePersona 5,Etrian Odyssey V, andShin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypseto Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.
NIS America cuts ties with Persona publisher Atlus[MCV]
