The former CEO of Atlus, Naoto Hiraoka, at the exchange of 13 Sentinels: the delay of Aegis Rim, etc.

By Alistair Wong . April 5, 2019. 5 pm

In a recent interview with Naoto Hiraoka, CEO of Atlus, which dates back to the Taipei Game Show in January, he answered questions about Persona 5 come to the switch, Joker Smash Bros., Why 13 sentinels: Aegis Rim 'His delay has arrived, and more.[Thankyou[Thanks[Merci[ThanksBahamut!]

Here are the highlights:

On the Atlus and Sega games marketed in Asia:

Naoto Hiraoka, director of the council: "Meanwhile Catherine: complete body publishes two months late, the game content is quite large, we will aim for the future of simultaneous versions. "

On Joker in smash:

Hiraoka: "This time, Joker joins Smash Bros. It is mainly thanks to the invitation of Masahiro Sakurai of Sora, Ltd. at the origin of this partnership. Sakurai-san is a big fan of Persona 5and we are fans of Smash Bros.When we received the invitation, we thought, "That's great!" We are happy to establish such good working relationships. "

When asked if Joker in Smash Bros could mean Persona 5 for the switch:

Hiraoka: "In this respect, I do not have a detailed answer to give, but personally, I think the Nintendo Switch is a very attractive console."

What he's doing Catherine will become a series or anime:

Hiraoka: "Because this title is reissued after 7 years, we have to see how players receive the game first."

Sure Shin Megami Tensei V 's progress:

Hiraoka: "Shin Megami Tensei V is still in development. However, as this is the first time that Atlus has been developing for Nintendo Switch, we have to experiment a lot. "

Vanilla 13 sentinels: Aegis Rim and why the prologue was published separately:

Hiraoka: "Originally, 13 sentinels had to be a 2018 game, but it needed more time to improve the quality of the product, so it was delayed. In order not to keep the players waiting too long, we decided to publish a Prologue first for players to experiment. "

On what new challenges Atlus will face in the future:

Hiraoka: "As Persona 5 is a game of very high quality, our biggest challenge is to publish a game that will surpass this extremely high wall. This includes Re Fantasy Projectand some titles that have not yet been announced – we hope they will be refined and of high quality, and will exceed Persona 5. "

To redo Persona 3 and Persona 4:

Hiraoka: "Although I can not say anything on this side, we have always received such suggestions from our fans, and when we have the opportunity, we are actively exploring this possibility."