Line #8 Creator/KoeiTecmo


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2	[[caption-width-right:350:[[{{Slogans}} Level up your happiness.]]]]
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4	'''Koei Tecmo Holdings Co., Ltd.''' [[labelnote:In Japanese:]]『株式会社コーエーテクモホールディングス』[[/labelnote]] [[labelnote:Formerly known as:]] Tecmo Koei Holdings (internationally, 2009-2014) [[/labelnote]] is a Japanese entertainment holding company created in 2009 from the merger of gaming companies Koei and Creator/{{Tecmo}}. The company owns the video game development and publishing company '''Koei Tecmo Games Co., Ltd.''', which succeeded the gaming operations of both Koei and Tecmo.
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6	Koei Tecmo Games inherited the gaming development studios of both Koei and Tecmo, and its development studios are currently organized along several studios (sometimes also characterized as divisions or brands), which include the following:
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8	* '''Omega Force''': Founded in 1996 as Koei's fourth Business Division, develops the ''VideoGame/DynastyWarriors'' games.
9	* '''Kou Shibusawa''': Named after the PenName of Koei's founder Yoichi Erikawa, the division was created in 2016 to develop Koei's historical strategy games like ''VideoGame/{{Romance of the Three Kingdoms\|Koei}}''. It also did much work on ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses''.
10	* '''Ruby Party''': Develops dating sims.
11	* '''Gust''': The successor to the Creator/GustCorporation development studio, Gust develops the ''VideoGame/AtelierSeries'' and ''VideoGame/ExaPico'' games. Gust was acquired by Koei Tecmo in 2011 and absorbed in 2014.
12	* '''Team Ninja''': Develops ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive'' and ''VideoGame/{{Nioh}}'' games primarily. Before the merger, it was formerly under Creator/{{Tecmo}}'s umbrella. Also famed for creating the ''VideoGame/NinjaGaiden'' games. Since 2013, it has comprised two teams, '''Ichigaya Development Group 1''' and '''Ichigaya Development Group 2'''.
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14	[[folder:Koei (pre-merger)]]
15	!!Koei
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18	'''Koei Co., Ltd.''' 『株式会社コーエー』 is best known for its historically-based (and [[VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory loosely-based]]) video games, especially those set in feudal China or Japan. It was founded by the CreatorCouple Yoichi and Keiko Erikawa in 1978. Its name seems to derive from the term 光栄 (''kōei'', "honor").
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20	Like many Japanese game developers established before TheEighties, Koei started as a completely unrelated business--in this case, a dyestuff and chemicals trader that is already bankrupt at the time the Erikawa couple took over. They immediately expanded the business to things like record rental, and started producing video games in 1980. They made their name in Japan with TurnBasedStrategy games such as ''VideoGame/NobunagasAmbition'', but outside Japan their most known and successful series is the ''[[VideoGame/DynastyWarriors Warriors]]'' (''Musou'') franchise of HackAndSlash games (which includes ''VideoGame/DynastyWarriors'', ''VideoGame/SamuraiWarriors'', the crossover ''VideoGame/WarriorsOrochi'', and all the licensed crossovers).
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22	The company also has distributed games from Creator/NipponIchi's catalog in North America and Europe.
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24	Music/YokoKanno worked for Koei in the late 80s and early 90s, composing scores for many of their games.
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28	! Games
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30	[[index]]
31
32	!! Developed by Koei Tecmo & subsidiary studios
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34	Games are divided into folders based on their development studio, then sorted under headings based on whether they are published by Koei/Koei Tecmo.
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38	[[foldercontrol]]
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40	[[folder:Ruby Party]]
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42	[[AC:Published by Koei/Koei Tecmo]]
43	* ''VideoGame/{{Angelique\|KoeiTecmo}}'' series
44	* ''VideoGame/HarukanaruTokiNoNakaDe'' series
45	* ''VideoGame/LaCordaDOro'' series
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47	[[/folder]]
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49	[[folder:Omega Force]]
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51	[[AC:Published by Koei/Koei Tecmo]]
52	* ''VideoGame/BladeStormTheHundredYearsWar''
53	* ''VideoGame/DeStrega''
54	* ''VideoGame/DynastyWarriors'' series
55	* ''VideoGame/SamuraiWarriors'' series
56	* ''VideoGame/WarriorsOrochi'' series
57	* ''VideoGame/WarriorsAllStars''
58	* ''VideoGame/{{Toukiden}}'' series
59	* ''VideoGame/TrinitySoulsOfZillOll''
60	* ''VideoGame/WinBack''
61	* ''VideoGame/AttackOnTitan2016''
62	* ''VideoGame/BerserkAndTheBandOfTheHawk''
63	* ''VideoGame/FateSamuraiRemnant''
64	* ''VideoGame/FistOfTheNorthStarKensRage''
65	* ''VideoGame/ToukenRanbuWarriors'' (developed alongside Ruby Party; published in Japan by DMM Games)
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67	[[AC:Published by Creator/{{Nintendo}} (in non-Asian regions)]]
68	* ''VideoGame/FireEmblemWarriors'' (developed alongside Team Ninja)
69	** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemWarriorsThreeHopes'' (solo developer)
70	* ''VideoGame/HyruleWarriors'' (developed alongside Team Ninja)
71	** ''VideoGame/HyruleWarriorsAgeOfCalamity'' (solo developer)
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73	[[AC:Published by Others]]
74	* ''VideoGame/Persona5Strikers'' (published by Creator/{{Sega}} and Creator/{{Atlus}})
75	* ''VideoGame/WildHearts'' (published by Creator/ElectronicArts as EA Originals)
76	* ''VideoGame/DynastyWarriorsGundam'' (published by Creator/BandaiNamcoGames)
77	* ''VideoGame/OnePiecePirateWarriors'' series (published by Creator/BandaiNamcoGames)
78	* ''VideoGame/DragonQuestHeroesTheWorldTreesWoeAndTheBlightBelow'' (published by Creator/SquareEnix)
79	** ''VideoGame/DragonQuestHeroesIITwinKingsAndTheProphecysEnd''
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81	[[/folder]]
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83	[[folder:Team Ninja]]
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85	[[AC:Published by Koei/Koei Tecmo]]
86	* ''VideoGame/{{Nioh}}'' ([=PlayStation=] ver. published by Creator/SonyInteractiveEntertainment in non-Asian regions)
87	** ''VideoGame/Nioh2''
88	* ''VideoGame/WoLongFallenDynasty''
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90	[[AC:Published by Others]]
91	* ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy2015'' (published by Creator/SquareEnix)
92	* ''VideoGame/MarvelUltimateAlliance3TheBlackOrder'' (published by Creator/{{Nintendo}})
93	* ''VideoGame/StrangerOfParadiseFinalFantasyOrigin'' (published by Creator/SquareEnix)
94	* ''VideoGame/RiseOfTheRonin'' (published by Creator/SonyInteractiveEntertainment)
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96	[[/folder]]
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98	[[folder:Gust]]
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100	[[AC:Published by Koei/Koei Tecmo]]
101	* ''VideoGame/AtelierSeries'' (since 2012)
102	** ''VideoGame/AtelierAyeshaTheAlchemistOfDusk''
103	** ''[[VideoGame/AtelierTotoriTheAdventurerOfArland Atelier Totori Plus ~The Adventurer of Arland~]]''
104	** ''[[VideoGame/AtelierMeruruTheApprenticeOfArland Atelier Meruru Plus ~The Apprentice of Arland~]]''
105	** ''VideoGame/AtelierEschaAndLogyAlchemistsOfTheDuskSky''
106	** ''[[VideoGame/AtelierRoronaTheAlchemistOfArland Atelier Rorona Plus ~The Alchemist of Arland~]]''
107	** ''VideoGame/AtelierShallieAlchemistsOfTheDuskSea''
108	** ''VideoGame/AtelierSophieTheAlchemistOfTheMysteriousBook''
109	** ''VideoGame/AtelierFirisTheAlchemistAndTheMysteriousJourney''
110	** ''VideoGame/AtelierLydieAndSuelleTheAlchemistsAndTheMysteriousPaintings''
111	** ''VideoGame/AtelierLuluaTheScionOfArland''
112	** ''VideoGame/AtelierRyzaEverDarknessAndTheSecretHideout''
113	** ''VideoGame/AtelierRyza2LostLegendsAndTheSecretFairy''
114	** ''VideoGame/AtelierSophie2TheAlchemistOfTheMysteriousDream''
115	** ''VideoGame/AtelierRyza3AlchemistOfTheEndAndTheSecretKey''
116	* ''VideoGame/CielNosurge''
117	** ''VideoGame/ArNosurgeOdeToAnUnbornStar''
118	* ''VideoGame/NightsOfAzure''
119	** ''VideoGame/NightsOfAzure2BrideOfTheNewMoon''
120	* ''VideoGame/FairyTail2020''
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122	[[/folder]]
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124	[[folder:Kou Shibusawa]]
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126	[[AC:Published by Others]]
127	* ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses'' (published by Creator/{{Nintendo}})
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129	[[/folder]]
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132	[[folder:Other/Unspecified]]
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134	Development is either credited to another subsidiary of Koei/Koei Tecmo, or credited to Koei/Koei Tecmo as a whole.
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138	[[AC:Published by Koei/Koei Tecmo]]
139	* ''VideoGame/CrimsonSea'' series
140	* ''VideoGame/{{Inindo}}: Way of the Ninja''
141	* ''VideoGame/MonsterRacers''
142	* ''VideoGame/{{Aerobiz}}'' series
143	* ''VideoGame/UnchartedWaters'' series
144	** ''VideoGame/UnchartedWatersNewHorizons''
145	** ''VideoGame/DaikoukaiJidaiIVPortoEstado''
146	** ''VideoGame/UnchartedWatersOnline''
147	* ''VideoGame/CelticTales: Balor of the Evil Eye''
148	* ''Videogame/{{Gemfire}}''
149	* ''VideoGame/NobunagasAmbition'' series
150	* ''VideoGame/{{Romance of the Three Kingdoms\|Koei}}'' series (earlier games developed by Koei/Koei Tecmo, later games developed by Kou Shibusawa)
151	* ''VideoGame/{{Kessen}}''
152	** ''VideoGame/KessenII''
153	** ''VideoGame/KessenIII''
154	* ''VideoGame/SaiyukiJourneyWest''
155	* ''VideoGame/WarriorsLegendsOfTroy'' (developed by Koei Canada)
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157	[[AC:Published by Others]]
158	* ''VideoGame/PokemonConquest'' (published by Nintendo worldwide; The Pokemon Company in Asian regions)
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160	[[/folder]]
161
162	!! Published only
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164	[[folder:Published only]]
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166	Actual developer listed in brackets following the game titles.
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170	* ''VideoGame/GitarooMan'' ([=iNiS=])
171	* ''VideoGame/{{Opoona}}'' ([=ArtePiazza=])
172	* ''VideoGame/NavalOps'' series (developed by Microcabin; ''Naval Ops: Warship Gunner 2'' developed by Koei)
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174	[[/folder]]
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176	[[/index]]
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