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Square Enix Plans To Take Over Tecmo

Today at 1pm Japan Time, Square Enix will be outlining its plans for a friendly takeover troubled game maker Tecmo. Square Enix's takeover would help the company gain a stronger foothold in the U.S. market with popular Tecmo titles like the Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive games. What's more, Tecmo's games will help strengthen Square Enix's current portfolio, which is heavily dependent on RPGs.

This isn't the first time Square Enix has moved in on a beleaguered company. In August 2005, Square Enix acquired Taito and wholly owned the company as a subsidiary by September 2005.

 

It will be interesting to see how this affects some of Tecmo's franchises such as Dead or Alive and Ninja gaiden (i.e. whether or not they will remain predominantly 360 franchises).  Thoughts?



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Please don't let this happen! They would cancel Fatal Frame 4 in the US and probably cancel Rygar as well.

I'm praying for the takeover not to happen.



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trestres said:
Please don't let this happen! They would cancel Fatal Frame 4 in the US and probably cancel Rygar as well.

I'm praying for the takeover not to happen.

 

Tecmo shareholders/board of executives may have ASKED them to take them over, its too early to tell.



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Screw SE. Tecmo is a good developer, please leave them alone. That really sucks. SE isn`t doing that well either. I would hate for SE to buy them and go bankrupt later this generation.



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Square-Enix-Tecmo? I hope S-E doesn't do this.



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But I do hope this means that Tecmo will bring Dead Or Alive and Ninja Gaiden multi-plat, even to the Wii and PC. it'd be pretty nice to not have to play a fighter with the 360s D-Pad.



Meh. Tecmo isn't that good. Not really bothered.



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trestres said:
Please don't let this happen! They would cancel Fatal Frame 4 in the US and probably cancel Rygar as well.

I'm praying for the takeover not to happen.

 

No that wouldn't happen.  Actually for that to be cancelled they'd have to pay off Nintendo, the publisher, to cancel the game and it's release.  Until then the partnership for that game will stand even with the takeover.  It's kinda similar to when EA was buying out Bioware who was releasing Mass Effect under a different publisher.  As long as Nintendo is publishing it for America and whatever places and the partnership for that title is there then the game will release when ready.  Hell as many have said Fatal Frame might be a property of Nintendo now anyways so I don't think you should worry.