Editing Atlus (section)

=== Atlus West===

[[File:Atlus USA E3 2017.jpg|thumb|alt=Advertising display at a trade fair|Atlus USA booth at [[Electronic Entertainment Expo 2017]]]]
Atlus West (formerly known as Atlus U.S.A., Inc.) established in 1991 and based in [[Irvine, California]], is the American subsidiary of Atlus and publishes games created by Atlus and other developers. It was formally called Index Digital Media from 2010 to 2014 in response to Atlus being dissolved into Index Corporation.

A number of ''Megami Tensei'' games have not been released in North America. During the 1990s, ''[[Jack Bros.]]'' for [[Virtual Boy]], ''[[Revelations: Persona]]'' for PlayStation and ''[[Revelations: The Demon Slayer]]'' for the [[Game Boy Color]] were the first three games in the series to have a North American release. The 2004 release of ''[[Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne]]'' was the first main-series video-game release in the U.S.<ref name="Kalatasmt">{{cite web | title=Megami Tensei/Shin Megami Tensei| publisher=Hardcoregaming101.net | url=http://hardcoregaming101.net/megaten/megaten.htm | access-date=26 April 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100511065620/http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/megaten/megaten.htm| archive-date= 11 May 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref> Since then, the series has continued to be localized and released in the US, including games such as ''[[Persona 3]]'', ''[[Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. The Soulless Army]]'', and ''[[Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey]]''.

Atlus West has localized [[cult classic]] ''[[Disgaea: Hour of Darkness]]'', created by [[Nippon Ichi Software]].<ref name="Kalatamarl" /> The company have also published the [[tactical role-playing game]] ''[[Tactics Ogre]]'' and Game Boy Advance remakes of the ''[[Kunio-kun]]'' and ''[[Double Dragon]]'' games for Million (a company composed of former [[Technōs Japan]] employees). Other notable titles include ''[[Snowboard Kids]]'' and ''[[Snowboard Kids 2]]'' (for [[Nintendo 64]]) and ''[[Odin Sphere]]'' and the ''[[Trauma Center (video game series)|Trauma Center]]'' series. Atlus USA released ''[[Riviera: The Promised Land]]'', a role-playing video game for the [[Game Boy Advance]] previously released for the [[Wonderswan Color]], in 2004 in collaboration with [[Sting Entertainment|Sting]] and [[Bandai]]. In 2006 Atlus USA and Sting released ''[[Yggdra Union]]'', a strategy role-playing game (RPG) for the [[Game Boy Advance]].<ref>{{cite web | year=2006 | title=RPGFan News – E3 2006 | url=http://rpgfan.com/news/2006/1237.html | access-date=10 September 2007| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070918012144/http://rpgfan.com/news/2006/1237.html| archive-date= 18 September 2007 | url-status= live}}</ref> After Working Designs' publication of ''[[Growlanser Generations]]'', they released ''[[Growlanser: Heritage of War]]'' in 2005 and ''[[Growlanser Wayfarer of Time]]'' in 2012.

The company established an online division, including the Atlus Online portal which is servicing ''[[Neo Steam: The Shattered Continent]]'' and ''[[Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine]]''.<ref name="kotaku" /> On 31 March 2013, Index Digital Media's Atlus Online Division was purchased by [[Marvelous AQL]] and transferred to [[Xseed Games]].<ref>[http://pdf.irpocket.com/C7844/qnwX/aBi7/kalD.pdf 当社子会社によるIndex Digital Media, Inc.（米国）のオンラインゲーム事業取得に関するお知らせ] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140105072247/http://pdf.irpocket.com/C7844/qnwX/aBi7/kalD.pdf |date=5 January 2014 }}</ref> Atlus USA has published games under the ''[[Marl Kingdom]]'' name, beginning with ''[[Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure]]'' in 2000.<ref name="Kalatamarl">{{cite web | title=Nippon Ichi| publisher=Hardcoregaming101.net | url=http://hardcoregaming101.net/nipponichi/nipponichi.htm | access-date=26 April 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100602140200/http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/nipponichi/nipponichi.htm| archive-date= 2 June 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref> On 18 February 2014 Sega announced that Index Digital Media would revert its name back to Atlus USA.<ref name="sega.co.jp" /> In March 2016, Sega announced that all the future localized products from Atlus for North America will be published by Sega.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.develop-online.net/news/sega-finalises-purchase-of-persona-developer-atlus/0218664|title=Sega finalises purchase of Persona developer Atlus|first=Matthew|last=Jarvis|magazine=[[Develop (UK magazine)|Develop]]|date=1 April 2016|access-date=1 April 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406010639/http://www.develop-online.net/news/sega-finalises-purchase-of-persona-developer-atlus/0218664|archive-date=6 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2016/03/31/sega-is-now-publishing-atlus-usa-games-but-dont-worry.aspx|title=Sega Is Now Publishing Atlus U.S.A. Games, But Don't Worry|first=Mike|last=Futter|work=GameInformer|date=31 March 2016|access-date=2 February 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413104309/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2016/03/31/sega-is-now-publishing-atlus-usa-games-but-dont-worry.aspx|archive-date=13 April 2016}}</ref> Between 2019 and 2020, Atlus USA changed its public brand name to Atlus West.<ref name="West1">{{cite web|url=https://www.siliconera.com/persona-5-royal-announcement-coming-west-on-december-3-2019/|title=Persona 5 Royal Announcement Coming West On December 3, 2019|author=Sato, Ike|website=Siliconera|date=November 22, 2019|access-date=December 7, 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201207094245/https://www.siliconera.com/persona-5-royal-announcement-coming-west-on-december-3-2019/|archive-date=December 7, 2020}}</ref><ref name="West2">{{cite web|url=https://www.gematsu.com/2019/12/sega-trademarks-persona-5-strikers-plus-other-japanese-trademarks|title=Sega trademarks Persona 5 Strikers, plus other Japanese trademarks|author=Romano, Sal|website=Gematsu|date=December 16, 2019|access-date=December 7, 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112035429/https://www.gematsu.com/2019/12/sega-trademarks-persona-5-strikers-plus-other-japanese-trademarks|archive-date=November 12, 2020}}</ref><ref name="West3">{{cite web|url=https://blog.playstation.com/2020/07/21/13-sentinels-aegis-rim-new-release-date-and-interview/|title=13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim — new release date and interview|author=Advincula, Ari|website=[[PlayStation Blog]]|date=July 21, 2020|access-date=July 21, 2020}}</ref>