Breaking: Ninja Gaiden’s Itagaki says ‘Sayonara Tecmo, see you in court’
In Category: Video Game News Archive on June 2, 2008 at 10:00 pm
Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, Business Team Ninja head and creator of the landmark Dead or Alive fighting game series, Tomonobu Itagaki, has announced his resignation from long-time employer Tecmo. This news comes just as his latest creation, the Xbox 360 exclusive Ninja Gaiden 2, is due to hit US store shelves.In addition from resigning his position at the company - where he had a seat on the board of directors - Itagaki announced his intention to sue Tecmo president Yoshimi Yasuda for 148 million yen (US$1.5m) in damages. Among Itagaki's list of grievances are Yasuda's unwillingness to pay him
Original Link From Joystiq (or you can use regular link here)
Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, Business Team Ninja head and creator of the landmark Dead or Alive fighting game series, Tomonobu Itagaki, has announced his resignation from long-time employer Tecmo. This news comes just as his latest creation, the Xbox 360 exclusive Ninja Gaiden 2, is due to hit US store shelves.In addition from resigning his position at the company - where he had a seat on the board of directors - Itagaki announced his intention to sue Tecmo president Yoshimi Yasuda for 148 million yen (US$1.5m) in damages. Among Itagaki's list of grievances are Yasuda's unwillingness to pay him
Original Link From Joystiq (or you can use regular link here)
