To put it simply, Calli, like other Vtubers, streams for her parent company Hololive. The reason why Calli has to get approval to stream Persona 3 likely has to do with Japanese copyright laws. She streams games using a virtual avatar, and she's also known for releasing rap songs that became best sellers on iTunes.
According to Polygon, an Atlus representative said that they were " looking into" the request, and that this was the first the developer had heard of the issue.Ĭalli, or Mori Calliope, is one of many popular Vtubers that have taken over the internet this year. The tag is filled with many fans repeating Calli's pleas to play Persona 3, with the community uniting to grant Calli this single goal. This birthed the hashtag #CallioP3, and for a brief time, it was one of the top trending subjects on Twitter along with Persona 3. The stream lasted for an hour and a half, and contained nothing but Calli repeating her plea to play Persona 3. With that in mind, the grim reaper Vtuber Calli took to doing a livestream this morning to beg Atlus to let her stream Persona 3 on her channel. Related: Persona 5 Royal Review - A Masterpiece Worthy Of A Museum Atlus even stated that the success of Persona 4 Golden could possibly lead to other ports or remasters of older Atlus titles.
In June, fans got a surprise re-release of the formerly Vita exclusive Persona 4 Golden on Steam, which also proved to be very successful. In March, Persona 5 Royal released in the West and was celebrated by fans of the series, so much that it became nominated for the best RPG at this year's Game Awards. Persona has gotten a lot of attention this year in particular, with the recent release of two games. This is one of a few occasions that Persona 3 has gained traction on social media this year, but this time was different and more grand in scale. The 14 year-old Persona 3 got some unexpected attention today on Twitter due to a Vtuber begging developer Atlus to let her stream the game on her channel.