Tecmo

Tecmo, Ltd.
Native name
株式会社テクモ
Kabushikigaisha Tekumo
Company typeKabushiki gaisha
Subsidiary
IndustryVideo games
PredecessorsImperial Trustee Corporation
Nippon Yacht Co, Ltd
FoundedJuly 31, 1967; 56 years ago (July 31, 1967)
FounderYoshihito Kakihara[1]
DefunctApril 1, 2010; 14 years ago (April 1, 2010)[2]
FateMerged with Koei
SuccessorKoei Tecmo Games
HeadquartersTokyo, Japan
Key people
Junji Nakamura[3]
Tomonobu Itagaki
ProductsBomb Jack
Captain Tsubasa
Ninja Gaiden
Dead or Alive
Fatal Frame
Tecmo Bowl
Rio
Deception
Monster Rancher
Rygar
Gallop Racer
Solomon's Key
Websitewww.tecmo.co.jp/company/e/

Tecmo, Ltd. (テクモ株式会社, Tekumo kabushikigaisha), was a Japanese video game corporation founded in 1967. It had its headquarters in the Kudankita district of Tokyo.[4] Its subsidiary, Tecmo Inc, was located in Torrance, California.[5] Prior to 1986, Tecmo was formerly known as Tehkan.

Tecmo is known for the Captain Tsubasa, Dead or Alive, Deception, Fatal Frame, Gallop Racer, Monster Rancher, Ninja Gaiden, Rygar, Star Force and Tecmo Bowl video game series. When it was still called Tehkan, the company released arcade games such as Bomb Jack, Gridiron Fight and Tehkan World Cup. The company was founded on July 31, 1967, as a supplier of cleaning equipment.[6][7] By 1969, it started to sell amusement equipment.[6]

In 2009, Tecmo merged with Koei to form the holding company Tecmo Koei Holdings and was operated as a subsidiary until its disbandment in early 2010.[6] In April 2010, Tecmo was dissolved and its video game franchises are now published by Koei Tecmo Games.[2][8] Tecmo is also the name of a distinct video game development company that was established in March 2010, but later folded into Koei Tecmo Games in April 2011.[9][10]

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  3. ^ "Dead or Alive". Icons. Season 3. Episode 11. August 5, 2004. G4. Archived from the original on 2016-12-31.
  4. ^ "主要営業所." Tecmo. February 20, 2002. Retrieved on October 18, 2010. "本社 東京都千代田区九段北４丁目１番３４号 03-3222-7645."
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  7. ^ (October 2002). "Ninja Beach Party". Official Xbox Magazine (11): 52.
  8. ^ "商号の変更及び定款の一部変更に関するお知らせ" (PDF). Retrieved 2019-09-12.
  9. ^ "Official report of Tecmo Koei Holdings for the dissolution of Tecmo and Koei development studios" (PDF). Tecmo Koei Holdings. 2011-02-07. Retrieved 2012-12-05.
  10. ^ Cite error: The named reference Reuters was invoked but never defined (see the help page).