Speaking to Japanese press this week, Team Ninja's Tomonobu Itagaki made some of the first concrete statements regarding Tecmo’s future plans in the gaming arena.
In a surprise announcement Itagaki said, “Code Chronos will not be a fighting game. We have been expanding the Dead or Alive franchise as you know and this will be another expansion. I hope that you will like it.” As you can imagine, this caused a great stir, with Famitsu for one speculating that the game may become an online RPG. All very interesting.
When asked about the future of the sports title Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball, he said, “I can confirm that preliminary planning for Beach Volleyball 2 is underway. We have to consider what we want to do with the series.” Whether this means in terms of platform, gameplay or content was not disclosed, though it’s a pretty safe bet that a follow-up will be released, given that it pretty much spawned a new genre.
Then speaking of Ninja Gaiden 2, the famously outspoken Team Ninja boss said, “We are already planning Ninja Gaiden 2 and certain preliminary works have been completed. That’s all I can say at this time.”
It’s all good news. We’re also sure that you’ll join us in congratulating Tecmo on its resurgent fortunes of late. As many veteran Japanese companies struggle to place their IP in the modern age, it’s good to see Tecmo succeeding.
In a surprise announcement Itagaki said, “Code Chronos will not be a fighting game. We have been expanding the Dead or Alive franchise as you know and this will be another expansion. I hope that you will like it.” As you can imagine, this caused a great stir, with Famitsu for one speculating that the game may become an online RPG. All very interesting.
When asked about the future of the sports title Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball, he said, “I can confirm that preliminary planning for Beach Volleyball 2 is underway. We have to consider what we want to do with the series.” Whether this means in terms of platform, gameplay or content was not disclosed, though it’s a pretty safe bet that a follow-up will be released, given that it pretty much spawned a new genre.
Then speaking of Ninja Gaiden 2, the famously outspoken Team Ninja boss said, “We are already planning Ninja Gaiden 2 and certain preliminary works have been completed. That’s all I can say at this time.”
It’s all good news. We’re also sure that you’ll join us in congratulating Tecmo on its resurgent fortunes of late. As many veteran Japanese companies struggle to place their IP in the modern age, it’s good to see Tecmo succeeding.
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