Company
History

Tecmo, Ltd., and Koei Co., Ltd. signed a "Merger Agreement" regarding the business merging of the two companies.

Tecmo Koei Holdings Co., Ltd. was established.

The name of the company KOEI LIMITED (England), a subsidiary of Koei, was changed to TECMO KOEI EUROPE LIMITED, and it began handling Tecmo products.

The name of the company TAIWAN KOEI Co., Ltd. was changed to TAIWAN KOEI TECMO Co., Ltd.

The name of the company KOEI KOREA Corporation was changed to TECMO KOEI KOREA Corporation.

KOEI AMERICA Corporation and TECMO Inc. merged, and the company name was changed to TECMO KOEI AMERICA Corporation.

"Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage" was released.

The group was restructured, with KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD., KOEI TECMO WAVE CO.,LTD., and KOEI TECMO NET CO., LTD. at its core.

The social game "Hyakuman-nin no Nobunaga no Yabou" exceeded 1 million registered users.

The social games "Nobunyaga no Yabou," "Hyakuman-nin no Sengoku Musou," and "Hyakuman-nin no Winning Post" began service.

The social game "Hyakuman-nin no Sangokushi" exceeded 1 million registered users.

All of the shares of Gust Co. Ltd. were acquired, making the company a wholly owned subsidiary.

The number of users registered to social games exceeded 5 million users.

"Dynasty Warriors Next" was released as a launch title for PlayStation®Vita."

The collaboration title "One Piece: Pirate Warriors" was released ^(*1). This was a collaboration with Bandai Namco Entertainment. KT was in charge of development.

"Nobunyaga no Yabou" began service in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macao.

"Hyakuman-nin no Winning Post" received an Award of Excellence at "GREE Platform Award - The first half of 2012 -."

"Hyakuman-nin no Sangokushi Special" began service in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macao.

"Nobunaga's Ambition" celebrated its 30th anniversary, "Winning Post" its 20th, and "Nobunaga's Ambition Online," "La Corda d'Oro," and "Rio" their 10th.

"Nobunyaga no Yabou" began service in China.

Koei Tecmo's first hunting action game "Toukiden" was released and received a Users' Choice Award at the PlayStation Awards 2013.

"AKB48 no Yabou" received an Award of Excellence at "GREE Platform Award - The first half of 2013 -."

The collaboration title "Hyrule Warriors" was released ^(*2). This was a collaboration with Nintendo.

In Taiwan, the Traditional Chinese versions of "Dynasty Warriors 8" and "Nobunyaga no Yabou" received gold awards respectively in the overseas video game software category and the overseas web game category(Taipei Game Show / Game Star Award 2013).

"NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence" and "Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends Complete Edition" were released as launch titles for the PlayStation®4 system.

"NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence" received The AMD Award at the Digital Contents of the Year '13 (the 19th AMD Award).

Changed trade name to Koei Tecmo Holdings Co., Ltd.

To improve the global recognition and value of the Koei Tecmo Brand, the English notation of the name of the company as well as the Group companies was changed and unified from "TECMO KOEI" to "KOEI TECMO."

KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. and Gust Co. Ltd. merged.
Gust Co. Ltd. became the "Gust Nagano Development Group" studio of KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD."

"Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below," a collaboration title developed by Koei Tecmo, was released ^(*3) This was a collaboration with Square Enix.

"Hyakuman-nin no Sangokushi" received an Award of Excellence at "GREE Platform Award 2014."

"Romance of the Three Kingdoms" celebrated its 30th anniversary.

The "DEAD OR ALIVE 5" Core Fighters version exceeded 5 million downloads worldwide.

To commemorate the 30th anniversary of the series, "Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIII" was released.

"Hyakuman-nin no Sangokushi" received an Award of Excellence at "GREE Platform Award 2015" for the 2nd consecutive year.

The company's organizational structure shifted to a brand system.The 5 brand-specific organizations "KOU SHIBUSAWA," "ω-Force," "Team NINJA," "Gust," and "Ruby Party" were established.

The segments "game software," "online/mobile," and "media rights" were combined into the "Entertainment" segment.

The browser game "Daikoukai Jidai V" exceeded 3 million users worldwide."

"Tecmo" celebrated its 50th anniversary, and "ω-Force" and "Atelier" celebrated their 20th anniversaries.

Our company was in charge of development of "DISSIDIA FINAL FANTASY OPERA OMNIA" (social game), and "Fire Emblem Warriors". ^(*4)
The former was a collaboration with SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. KT was in charge of development. The latter was a collaboration with Nintendo Co., Ltd.

"Nioh" sold 1 million copies worldwide.

Construction began for a new head office and live music hall in the 21st district of Minatomirai in Yokohama."

The IP licensed title "Shin Sangokushi", which was a big hit in Asia, was released in Japan

The "Nobunaga's Ambition" series exceeded 10 million total units shipped.

Our company was in charge of development of "Dragon Quest Builders 2". ^(*5) This was a collaboration with SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.

Our company was in charge of development of "Fire Emblem: Three Houses." ^(*6) This was a collaboration with Nintendo Co., Ltd. and Intelligent Systems.

The IP licensed title "Three Kingdoms Tactics" was a big hit in mainland China. ^(*7) This was a collaboration with ALIBABA CULTURE MEDIA CO., LTD. (operation and development), and Shanghai TCI Network Technology Co., Ltd. (joint operation).

The construction began for a new head office and live music hall in the 21st district of Minatomirai, Yokohama."

The construction of the KT Building in the 21st district of Minatomirai was completed.
The main office of KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. was moved to the KT Building.

"Koei Tecmo Quality Assurance," a wholly owned subsidiary of KOEI TECMO GAMES, was established in order to strengthen the company's quality control system.

"Nioh" sold 3 million copies worldwide, and "Nioh 2" was released.

"Nioh 2" received an Excellence Award at the Japan Game Awards.

"Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity" exceeded 3 million copies shipped worldwide.

"Romance of the Three Kingdoms Hadou" exceeded monthly sales of 1 billion yen.

The "Nioh" series sold 6 million total copies.

Kou Shibusawa celebrated his 40th anniversary as producer, and the "KOU SHIBUSAWA" brand celebrated its 40th anniversary.

"Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity" exceeded 4 million copies shipped worldwide.