Atlus has announced an agreement under which the company has entrusted Konami with managing sales of its games in Japan beginning on April 1st. Due to the recent decline of the Japanese game market, the company has found it increasingly difficult to operate profitably. Atlus management hopes that the huge sales network of Konami, Japan's leading 3rd party publisher will help to bolster sales of its game software, which includes its highly acclaimed flagship series Shin Megami Tensei and the strategy RPG series Growlanser.

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