The Demon’s Souls Effect On Atlus USA’s Profits
By Spencer . October 21, 2010 . 4:08amAtlus USA’s fiscal year 2010 line up makes the publisher profitable compared to the 2009 line up where Atlus USA posted a million dollar operating loss.
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Atlus USA’s fiscal year 2010 line up makes the publisher profitable compared to the 2009 line up where Atlus USA posted a million dollar operating loss.
Look for another dark fantasy RPG on PlayStation 3 next year.
Like a wandering soul leaving the Nexus and returning to the world, Demon’s Souls is coming back to stores with a big red stripe.
Also, Atlus confirms online support for Demon’s Souls through at least March 2011.
Price drop makes pre-owned game more than a new copy.
Atlus already sold a ton of copies of Demon’s Souls at $59.99. Now, you can get the soul crushing RPG for a mere $32.99 plus $10 video game credit.
On June 25, Demon’s Souls warps into Europe with red box art and, yes, Namco Bandai Partners is distributing it.
Atlus, the proud publisher of Demon’s Souls in North America, doesn’t have a European office. Sony, the owner of the intellectual property does, but SCEE isn’t publishing Demon’s Souls for PAL gamers.
Sleeper hit Demon’s Souls did well, real well, selling almost 4x what Atlus USA expected in North America.
Atlus USA made big bucks thanks to Shin Megami Tensei: Persona, 101-in-1 Party Megamix, and Demon’s Souls.
Demon’s Souls is going to be a bit easier starting in the middle of the day. Atlus is shifting the world tendency to white for a Valentine’s Day event.
A 2ch poster completed the ultimate Demon’s Souls challenge and completed a boss soul collection. No, not just every demon’s soul, 99 of every boss demon’s soul.
Atlus is playing with the world tendency dial on the Demon’s Souls servers again. For a limited time, Boletaria will be pure white.
Dragon Quest IX topped Japan’s list of fastest rising search terms according to Google’s yearly zeitgeist report.