Atlus merged into parent company Index Holdings. Will live on as normal, says Atlus USA President

Will Atlus girl hottie be able to continue showing off her Atlus love? To be continued
Atlus will be dissolved and merged into it’s parent company, Index Holdings. This means that Atlus will no longer be an independent company. But according to Atlus USA President Shinichi Suzuki, fans of the beloved RPG house have nothing to worry about.

Suzuki assures Atlus’ broad fanbase that Atlus USA will remain developing and publishing games just as before, and fans have nothing to worry about. In addition he says that the merger is actually a good thing and will better allow them to have the resources to carry on doing what they love to do (bringing Japanese RPGs to the US).

To quote:

“We want to assure our fans and affiliates that Atlus remains in operation and will continue, as always, to support our beloved community with the finest quality game experiences possible.” – Atlus USA President Shinichi Suzuki

“Recent news out of Japan that Index Holdings, the parent company of Atlus Co., Ltd. (and its wholly-owned private subsidiary Atlus U.S.A, Inc.), would be merging the Atlus brand into itself has created uncertainty as to the future of Atlus and its games,” Suzuki begins his statement. “We want to assure our fans and affiliates that Atlus remains in operation and will continue, as always, to support our beloved community with the finest quality game experiences possible. The Atlus-Index merger allows us to achieve greater synergy among the Index group companies and further strengthens the foundation of Atlus, both in Japan and here in the United States,” he said.

This is good news, as many players and fans of Atlus assumed the worst. Hopefully things will remain as before but will be better off for Atlus as promised in the above statement.

The next release for Atlus is the M-rated, erotic horror RPG Catherine, which will be released in Japan this Winter and presumably the US soon thereafter.

Via 1UP. Thanks to Talonfyre for the image.