Category Archives: Tecmo

According to GoNintendo‘s interpretation of a 4Gamer report, all Tecmo Koei games released on Wii U in Japan will launch day-and-date on the console’s eShop. The three Japanese Wii U launch titles are all cheaper online than at retail, too – Warriors Orochi 3 Hyper (¥7,140 retail, ¥6,300 eShop), Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIII (¥9,240 retail, ¥8000 eShop) and Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge (¥7,140 retail, ¥6,300). The Wii U launches in Japan in early December; it hits the US On November 18 and Europe on November 30.

Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge sports a number of Wii U exclusive features but this trailer is pretty quiet on the topic, preferring instead to remind us of all the reasons we wanted it on the other consoles (to wit: Ryu is awesome).

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Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge is launching alongside the Wii U in just a couple weeks (in North America at least), and it’s bringing Dead or Alive’s Ayane along with it. Team Ninja has released a new trailer for the game today, with this one showing off the new purple-haired character and an overall ridiculous amount of blood. See it for yourself below.

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Tecmo Koei ended its second quarter well on the way to its goal of 1 million sales for Dead or Alive 5.

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Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge will arrive on Wii U in North America with the launch of the Nintendo system, and today, the firm has announced extra details for the Team Ninja slasher.

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Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z may be heading to next-gen consoles, if a job listing posted by developer Spark Unlimited is any indication.

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Atelier Ayesha will release on PS3 in Europe during Q1 2013, Tecmo Koei has announced. On top of this good news, the firm has also told Siliconera that Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Plus and Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage 2 will be localized for the region, and release during Q1 2013 on Vita and and on PS3 and Xbox 360 in February 2013, respectively. The Wii U version of Ken’s Rage 2 has not been dated for a European release as of yet.

Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Plus will contain additional gameplay elements over the PlayStation 3 original – but not just the usual Vita touchscreen bells and whistles.

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Omega Force has launched a teaser site for a new project. The Dynasty Warriors and One Piece: Pirate Warriors developer announced at TGS this year it was working on a new project, and the countdown site points towards a reveal on November 1. The teaser video shown at TGS is below courtesy of Gematsu.

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Team Ninja will release a costume pack for Dead or Alive 5 free of charge as a thank you to those who purchased the game, according to the developer’s Twitter. Shoryuken reports the pack is already available in Japan, and contains new costumes for Kokoro, Zack, Helena, Bayman, Gen Fu, Christie, Tina, Mila, Akira, Sarah and Pai.

Dead or Alive 5 was supposed to mark a step away from the franchise’s notoriously sexualised characters and bizarre breast physics, but long-term fans ended that little scheme by throwing tanties.

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Dead or Alive 5 is out this week on PS3 and Xbox 360. Team Ninja’s brawler has been appraised in a score-based fashion by all of the regular outlets.

That means reviews. Get them all below.

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Wii U’s CPU is less powerful than those found in Xbox 360 and PS3, Dynasty Warriors producer Akihiro Suzuki has revealed. The developer has also explained why this causes challenges when developing games for the platform.

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One Piece: Pirate Warriors, the first game based on the One Piece anime series to be released on PS3, has been given launch trailer showing all of the characters. They all have big mouths at one point or another, and seem to smile alot – just like in the anime. One Piece: Pirate Warriors will release on PS3 in Europe September 21 and in the US on September 25.

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Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage 2 looks mad, and it’s just received a new batch of screens and a trailer out of TGS. One image shows a man being kicked to pieces. Lovely stuff. See it all below.

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Atelier Totori Plus: The Adventurer of Arland is an enhanced edition of the PS3 original, and it’s heading to PS Vita across Japan November 29th. The trailer is full of character art, and tiny snippets of battles, plus enough cosplay inspiration to last a lifetime. Watch it below.

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Ninja Gaiden Z produced a stunning cel-shaded trailer yesterday; get a better look at its gloriously animated stylings in the screens through the break.

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Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Plus will release on Vita next year according to Team Ninja. The news was announced by the developer at TGS 2012 this morning by studio head Yosuke Hayashi. Further details weren’t provided on the title, other than an early 2013 release. Thanks, Siliconera.

Dead or Alive 5 isn’t out in the US or UK until next week, but Koei Tecmo has released the launch trailer anyway. It’s below. Dead or Alive 5 launches in the US on September 25 and in the UK on September 28.

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Tecmo Koei has released its Tokyo Game Show 2012 line up, just days before the annual event kicks off in Chiba.

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