Square rifiutata da Tecmo ma si fonde con Koei

Proprio così, alla proposta di Square, di diventare uno dei loro team, Tecmo, softwarehouse produttrice di Ninja Gaiden e Dead or Alive, risponde negativamente, esprimendo anche l’intenzione di fondersi con Koei, in modo da avvantaggiarsi reciprocamente per imporsi maggiormente sul mercato.

In our company’s source of revenue, as a result of a guarantee with our capable workers, a guarantee of steady game development and the preservation of our brand, there is a high possibility of improvement. However, we did not arrive to agree to this proposal, and thus, our Managing Board declines the offer.”
As the game industry environment changes with high-powered hardware, portable game machines and rapid growth as well as online mobile games, the accelerating consumer needs are varied and sophisticated. The industry has intensified. Multi-platform and the importance of overseas markets is pushing the industry towards global competition.
…Under these circumstances, these two companies have excellent financial positions, strengths and the ability to take advantage of each other in order to improve profitability and solidified the foundation of a worldwide leader

~ di Marco Macchitella - Admin su 5 Settembre 2008.