Tecmo/Koei Merger Approved
Shareholders for both companies have approved the merger of Japanese game developers Tecmo and Koei, though in a break with local tradition, they won’t combine into a giant, energy sword-weilding robot tasked with protecting Tokyo from alien invaders. (You just lost a bet, didn’t you?)
If you’re interested in the boring business details, Tecmo shareholders will receive a .9% share in the new company for every stock they hold, and Koei investors will exchange their shares one-to-one.
Now’s a good time to start wildly speculating as to the pipe dream crossover games we might be able to expect from the new company. The idea of a Ninja Gaiden/Dynasty Warriors teamup has been floated, but I prefer to think outside the box. There’s no way I wouldn’t pony up the cash for a turn-based strategy war simulation/American football hybrid called Romance of the Three Tecmo Bowl Kingdoms. Because wouldn’t wars be better with touchdowns instead of bombs?
Source: The Japan Times
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