- Name
- Atlus U.S.A., Inc.
- Abbreviation
- Founded
- Location
- Irvine,California,United States
- Website
- http://www.atlus.com/
- Aliases
- Asuka Technologies
Atlus U.S.A., Inc.
Irvine,California,United States
The American subsidiary of Atlus primarily localizes and/or publishes games for the North American market.
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Overview
Atlus USA's headquarters are located in Irvine, California (Location). Atlus is a privately held company and subsidiary of Sega.
The company was founded in 1991 as Asuka, with the mission of publishing high quality role-playing games for a North American audience. The most important part of this mission was the localization of these titles and the company gained a reputation for it's excellent translations and ability to speak to the North American game market.
Shin Megami Tensei (Franchise) is the leading RPG franchise for the company, developed in-house by R&D Studio 1 at Atlus' parent company. The franchise is known for it's mature themes in each installment.
Popular Franchises
Popular Atlus franchises include Shin Megami Tensei (Franchise), Disgaea (Franchise), Etrian Odyssey (Franchise), Trauma Center (Franchise), and Wizardry.
Persona is one of the most popular SMT series outside of Japan
SMT: Persona 3 and Persona 4 were successful overseas for innovating within the traditional JRPG formula while still keeping what makes JRPGs appealing. The Persona franchise is one of Atlus's highest selling outside of Japan. Be sure to check out the Giant Bomb Persona 4 Endurance Run played by Jeff Gerstmann (Person) and Vinny Caravella (Person)!
Catherine - Atlus's newest first-party title and their first multiplatform release
In July 2011, Atlus published Catherine (Game) for PS3 and Xbox 360, which was developed by the same team that made Persona 4. It was featured in Giantbomb's Quick Look EX and the Giantbomb Quick Look Catherine Reveal. It has been the company's largest release to date, and their first multiplatform release of the current generation.
Current Management Team
President & CEO
Sixteen years industry experience
Vice President
Sales & Marketing
Vice President of Production
Business Development
General Manager
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Developed Games
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Super Widget (Game)
A cartoony platformer based on the animated TV show Widget. It is the "Super" sequel to the 1990 NES original.
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Rock of Ages (Game)
Rock of Ages is a downloadable game from ACE Team where players take on the role of Sisyphus as he uses the boulder he was cursed with to smash the defences of famous generals and kings from history and gain supremacy in the strangest rock-related story ever told.
GP-1 (Game)
A motorcycle racing game based on the FIM World Championships circuit that was developed by Genki and published by Atlus for the SNES in 1993. It was followed by GP-1: Part II.
Super Widget (Game)
A cartoony platformer based on the animated TV show Widget. It is the "Super" sequel to the 1990 NES original.
Pro Fishing Challenge (Game)
The most realistic fishing game to date. With the ability to play with up to 8 players online.