Koei Tecmo

Koei Tecmo Holdings Co., Ltd.
Native name
株式会社コーエーテクモホールディングス
Kabushikigaisha Kōē Tekumo Hōrudingusu
Company typePublic
TYO: 3635
IndustryVideo games, anime, amusement
Predecessors
Founded1 April 2009 (2009-04-01) (as Tecmo Koei Holdings)
HeadquartersMinatomirai, Yokohama, Japan
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
ProductsList of Koei Tecmo games
Number of employees
2,384[1]
DivisionsKoei Tecmo Pictures
Kou Shibusawa
CWS Brains
Koei Tecmo Books
Midas
Omega Force
Ruby Party
Team Ninja
Gust
SubsidiariesKoei Tecmo Games
Koei Tecmo Wave
Koei Tecmo American Corporation
Koei Tecmo Europe
Koei Tecmo Taiwan
Koei Tecmo Singapore
Koei Tecmo Tianjin Software
Koei Tecmo Beijing Software
Koei Tecmo Software Vietnam
Koei Tecmo Shanghai Entertainment co.، ltd
Koei Tecmo Net
Koei Tecmo Quality Assurance
Koei Tecmo Liv
Koei Tecmo Music
Koei Tecmo Capital
Websitewww.koeitecmo.co.jp

Koei Tecmo Holdings Co., Ltd.[a][2][3] is a Japanese video game, amusement and anime holding company created in 2009 by the merger of Koei and Tecmo. Koei Tecmo Holdings owns several companies, the biggest one of those being its flagship video game developer and publisher Koei Tecmo Games that was founded in 1978 as Koei.[4][5]

The company is best known for their Nobunaga's Ambition, Dynasty Warriors, Atelier, Ninja Gaiden, Dead or Alive, Monster Rancher, Fatal Frame, and Nioh franchises. They are also known for their work on external video game franchises, namely on Square Enix's Final Fantasy and Nintendo's Fire Emblem.

Koei Europe was the first subsidiary to change its name to Tecmo Koei Europe, Ltd[6] and to release video games under the new moniker. In January 2010, Tecmo, Inc. and Koei Corporation followed suit by merging to form Tecmo Koei America Corporation. On April 1, 2010, Tecmo was declared disbanded in Japan.[7][8] Its sister company Koei survived but was renamed Tecmo Koei Games (today Koei Tecmo Games) and is the main video game subsidiary of the group.[5] The former development divisions of Tecmo and Koei were briefly spun-off as separate companies in March 2010, but folded into Tecmo Koei Games in April 2011.[5] In addition to its primary trademark, Koei Tecmo Games occasionally used the "Koei" and "Tecmo" brand names on new video games until 2016 for marketing purposes.

  1. ^ "Company Outline | Company Information".
  2. ^ "3635:Tokyo Stock Quote - Tecmo Koei Holdings Co Ltd". Bloomberg. 2009-04-01. Retrieved 2009-04-03.
  3. ^ "500 Internal Server Error" 東証 : -コーエーテクモホールディングス- (in Japanese). Tokyo Stock Exchange. Archived from the original on 2009-06-20. Retrieved 2011-11-11.
  4. ^ "Group Companies - Company Information - KOEI TECMO HOLDINGS CO., LTD". koeitecmo.co.jp.
  5. ^ a b c "Official report of Tecmo Koei Holdings for the dissolution of Tecmo and Koei development studios" (PDF). Tecmo Koei Holdings. 2011-02-07. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-04-30. Retrieved 2015-02-08.
  6. ^ "Tecmo Koei Europe". Tecmo Koei Europe. 2009-04-01. Archived from the original on 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2009-11-08.
  7. ^ 吸収分割公告 [Declaration of Succession] (PDF) (in Japanese). Tecmo Koei. 2010-02-25. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2011-11-11.
  8. ^ 合併公告 [Official Notice of Merger] (PDF) (in Japanese). Tecmo. 2010-02-25. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-03-31. Retrieved 2011-11-11.


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