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LivingMetal on 21 July 2011
Atlus: Catherine EU launch requires EU publisher

by Alexander Sliwinski on Jul 20th 2011 8:30PM

Catherine is complicated, and so is the business of publishing and distribution. Following up on German site GamersGlobal's report that there was no release in sight for Catherine, we contacted Atlus about the subtleties of the EU situation.

Atlus USA's PR and sales manager Aram Jabbari explained there are "no plans at this time" regarding Catherine's launch in the territory, because the company needs to find a suitable publishing partner. Atlus doesn't have the European infrastructure, so it must first find a distribution partner before it can start promising launch windows. Jabbari cited Atlus titles Persona 4 and 3D Dot Game Heroes, distributed by Square Enix and SouthPeak, respectively, as examples of European partnerships.

This is all to say that it's not that Catherine isn't coming to PAL territories, it's just that Atlus needs to find the right buddy. Gamescom is around the corner -- it would be the perfect time to set up or finalize a deal. Catherine will be ready to start her relationship with North America on July 26.
http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/20/atlus-catherine-eu-launch-requires-eu-publisher/


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Mad55 on 21 July 2011

lol all wi owners in north america who own a hd console REJOICE! your time is now. knaw im kidding.europe gets snubbed alot by atlus don't they?



TadpoleJackson on 21 July 2011
Mad55 said:
lol all wi owners in north america who own a hd console REJOICE! your time is now. knaw im kidding.europe gets snubbed alot by atlus don't they?


It's kind of had when you don't have they don't have a branch there



Mad55 on 21 July 2011
TadpoleJackson said:
Mad55 said:
lol all wi owners in north america who own a hd console REJOICE! your time is now. knaw im kidding.europe gets snubbed alot by atlus don't they?


It's kind of had when you don't have they don't have a branch there


Ahh well dang i know atlus is small but they should try to get an office out there.



A203D on 21 July 2011

If the title is successful i think a publisher will pick it up. Namco Bandai could do it, since they also published Demon's Souls here in Europe, a bit late, but still.

its probabily not a good idea to do this because i actully imported Demon's Souls before it came here to Europe, and the game would've probabily sold more copies and been more successful had it of come out similtaneous to the US version. this does look like a good game, but the rumours of a ridiculous difficulty level are putting me off.

besides for the UK PS3 owners we are lucky enough to be able to import the US version. so its not a total loss for the English speaking PS3 fans, however small that minority may be.