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[OnBackOrder]

i guess fatal frame 4 on the Wii is the last fatal frame. i was hoping for a fatal frame on the 360 or ps3. i guess i can say goodbye to DOA5 and NG3.

Nah, if Tecmo goes under someone will surely buy the IPs.

 

[thetrin]

The end of an era?

Good riddance, I say. Japanese companies have terrible work ethics, and its great to see unions actually WORKING.

 

[sphinx]

what about tecmo bowl Wii/DS ??

still alive?

 

[Tyrannical]

Well, a MS backed dev studio of Itagaki and his team of hand picked

Spoiler

team

ninjas

Spoiler

staff

seems logical IF that's what Itagaki wants.

 

[Damodar]

Big news, but sounds like Tecmo deserves it. Itagaki basically is Tecmo to me though, so it's ok.

 

[GodfatherX]

Well, Tecmo looks like it's being cut down to size.

5/10 for effort

im surprised by all of this still, Tecmo stayed with Itagaki during his sexual harassment ordeal, so i figured the company had full faith in keeping him happy..guess not

 

[C- Warrior]

This isn't the end of the road for Tecmo.

There are many ways a large corporation can come back from this. They just probably won't be posting pretty fiscal reports for the next few quarters recovering from this.

Remember in 2002, when Capcom was like -- 20 million USD in the shitter?

 

[JavaMava]

So what do you think Itagaki will do next? Beat up Jackie Chan, or blot out the sun?

 

[kuYuri]

Good riddance, I say. Japanese companies have terrible work ethics, and its great to see unions actually WORKING.

I won't argue that. Looking at their list of games, the only one I really care about is Ninja Gaiden series. Though I would have liked to see what Code Cronus/Chronos/whatever was about.

This reminds me, I still need to play Rygar PS2. :lol

 

[bathala]

no more Deception. am sad

 

[duckroll]

http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/1215921_1124.html

Famitsu's article has slightly more details. It's really lengthy and a lot of it is business terms and stuff, but generally it seems that Tecmo is in violations of a ton of employment contracts and regulations. People are apparently not being paid for working on public holidays and overtime, even though they should. Sounds like a fucking shitty place to work if the entire company has to sue itself to get payment for stuff that should be entitled. This makes Itagaki's completion bonus pale in comparison. :lol

 

[IcebergSlim3000]

Shit, Itagaki was like that jenga piece that once you pull out the whole fucking thing comes down.

 

[adversesolutions]

Good riddance, I say. Japanese companies have terrible work ethics, and its great to see unions actually WORKING.

Definitely agreed. It's also good to see for those of us who work in the industry.

 

[MightyHedgehog]

If this really is the beginning of the end for Tecmo, which seems premature to say for certain at this point, I think it only makes sense that MS scoop up whatever they can since Team Ninja has long been a decently-sized attraction for the console. Fund a new Team Ninja with the DoA and NG IPs and you're ready to go. I think it'd be better if the team that stays together just started entirely new properties, though. Perfect time time to let go of the old franchises and start anew. Either way, MS would be foolish to let them leave the kingdom to another.

 

[Pachael]

No one wants the Gallop Racer IP?

 

[Tieno]

Shit, Itagaki was like that jenga piece that once you pull out the whole fucking thing comes down.

He probably got the ball rolling, what an 'asshole'.

 

[DoomGyver]

So long, Tecmo.

 

[DC R1D3R]

R.I.P Tecmo

should have never fucked with a BOSS.

 

[A Link to the Past]

Monster Rancher you mean? Man, I wish they'd make a good Monster Rancher again Franchise has sucked for years.

Also, do they own SSG? I thought a Korean company owned that.

Yes, Monster Rancher.

But SSG is Tecmo's, as far as I can see.

 

[Staccat0]

I hope this doesnt effect Fatal Frame 4.

I hope that MS DOES scoop up Team Ninja, but Doesnt scoop up the shitty art direction and artists. I could also do without ever seeing a DoA boxart ever agin.
Itagaki is a dork and a pig... Its seems his old bosses were worse!

 

[rockman zx]

I hope Itagaki and Co can retain the Team NINJA name and NG/DOA Ip if TECMO goes to the grave.

 

[Kasumi1970]

I hope this doesnt effect Fatal Frame 4.

I hope that MS DOES scoop up Team Ninja, but Doesnt scoop up the shitty art direction and artists. I could also do without ever seeing a DoA boxart ever agin.
Itagaki is a dork and a oig... Its seems his old bosses were worse!

i don,t think it will effect fatal frame 4 because Nintendo is publishing it. just like MS published Ninja Gaiden 2.

 

[robor]

Tecmowed

Fixed.

 

[Speevy]

Itagaki is worthless without Ninja Gaiden, and so is Tecmo. Nobody wins.

 

[James Power]

Tecmo got buttonmashed by Itaguri.

 

[SlaughterX]

Itagaki is worthless without Ninja Gaiden, and so is Tecmo. Nobody wins.

So Ninja Gaiden would have sucked if it was called something else?

 

[Haeleos]

edit: nm forgot about Fatal Frame 4.

Talk about biting the arm that feeds. Hopefully FF4 still comes out.

 

[C- Warrior]

So Ninja Gaiden would have sucked if it was called something else?

I think he's trying to say is that outside of Ninja Gaiden, Itagaki's games are meh.

 

[the year 20XX]

Yes, Monster Rancher.

But SSG is Tecmo's, as far as I can see.

SSG is a Wii version of PangYa, an online golf game developed by Ntreev. Tecmo and Ntreev co-developed the Wii games.

 

[duckroll]

I still don't understand this fully. From the news stories, it almost seemed like they were trying to make Itagaki quit. Why would you force your only source of income out of the company!?

I'll give you one chance to prove that you read the OP before posting that. Do it.

 

[Infernal Monkey]

Tecmo Bowl, please make it out first!

This.

 

[DC R1D3R]

Does this mean we'll be seeing some rush port jobs for the PS3?

Tecmo's gonna have a LOT of bills to pay :[

 

[Brak]

Give me Tecmo Bowl DS... then you can die.

 

[norinrad21]

That about wraps it up.

Hopefully Capcom/SquareEnix employees won't get any funny ideas :lol :lol

 

[The Innocent X]

Does this mean we'll be seeing some rush port jobs for the PS3?

Tecmo's gonna have a LOT of bills to pay :[

I doubt they will have the staff to do it, at least until this suit is over.

 

[Haeleos]

I'll give you one chance to prove that you read the OP before posting that. Do it.

Well it just seemed to me to counter the survival of the company pissing off so many prominent employees like that. That's all. I did read the op. Sorry for it sounding a little off tangent, but I did mean for it to be on topic.

 

[Furoba]

Tecmo has had plenty of cash reserves up until now which prevented them from being bought out. That might change if all employees sue them though.

 

[ZombieSupaStar]

Fuuuuuuck dont mess with Fatal Frame 4, its the only glimmer of hope I have for a game I want on Wii post-SMG.


T_____T

 

[Haeleos]

Oh right I completely forgot about Fatal Frame 4. Shit. I hope it survives through this mess.

 

[Speevy]

For some reason I thought Tecmo published the Monster Hunter games. How on earth has that company kept from folding all these years?

 

[batbeg]

Fuuuuuuck dont mess with Fatal Frame 4, its the only glimmer of hope I have for a game I want on Wii post-SMG.


T_____T

Well... Nintendo are publishing it, and isn't it coming out in like a month or two? It has to be fine, right?

...right?

 

[Dascu]

Poor Rygar and Tecmo Bowl Wii.

 

[AniHawk]

I guess Capcom could always buy Tecmo and make Ninja Gaiden vs. Devil May Cry.

 

[AmMortal]

Holy crap, no more Ninja Giadens? Or Dead or Alives?

X_X

 

[Cdammen]

Never cared for Tecmo. The only game they made that I liked was Fatal Frame... and even that was male chauvinistic.

 

[Busty]

I retrospect we should have known that something was up when Tecmo signed MS and Nintendo to publish two of their biggest upcoming titles for them. That smacks of a company that's having financial trouble.

When you have to get someone else to publish/distribute your own product there is something afoot.

I'm not sure why people are suddenly claiming that MS or Sony should just swoop in and start buying the IPs. I can see this whole affair rumbling on for some time, but in the end, it wouldn't surprise me if Nintendo or SE were to buy Tecmo wholesale.

Or what's left of it by then.

 

[painey]

I always thought it was Temco, weird.

 

[smurfx]

wonder if sony or microsoft will put a bid in for tecmo if the stock goes to shit after this.

 

[Mefisutoferesu]

wow

So since Tecmo is basically suing itself at this point can we say something like... Tecmo is dead, long live Tecmo? Or are we going to see a mass exodus in the JP industry?

 

[batbeg]

I always thought it was Temco, weird.

Are you sure you're not thinking of Kemco?