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computerandvideogames.com - 7/6/2009

Interview: Tecmo Koei Interview

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6-Jul-2009 Interview: Boss Kenji Matsubara eyes western dominance The Tecmo Koei merger brought together two major players in Japanese development. Their plan? To launch an assault on the western gaming market, and Kenji Matsubara, CEO of Tecmo Koei, is at the helm of it all. We spoke to ...

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computerandvideogames.com - 7/3/2009

News: Tecmo Koei: "Please cut the price" of PS3

— computerandvideogames.com — Friday 3-Jul-2009 3:02 PM CEO Kenji Matsubara "would welcome a price cut for PS3" CEO of the... newly-formed publisher Tecmo Koei, Kenji Matsubara, has said he "would welcome a price cut for PS3", and has made his request known to Sony in past meetings. ... (more) News: Tecmo Koei: "Please cut the price" of PS3

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playstationlifestyle.net - 7/7/2009

Tecmo Koei Focusing on Western Markets

— playstationlifestyle.net — CEO of Tecmo Koei , Kenji Matsubara, has declared that his company will be focusing more on... the exploding Western markets, and less on their home territory of Japan. This is what Matsubara had to say. “The US and European markets are expanding very fast, so we have to focus on these ... (more) Tecmo Koei Focusing on Western Markets

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games.kikizo.com - 7/3/2009

Interview: Tecmo Koei President and CEO, Kenji Matsubara (Page 3)

— games.kikizo.com — Interview: Tecmo Koei CEO, Kenji Matsubara Exclusive one-on-one discussion with the global boss of Japan's newest publisher.... The product of two high profile game companies, can Tecmo Koei truly realise Matsubara's vision to become the "number one" ... (more) Interview: Tecmo Koei President and CEO, Kenji Matsubara ...

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Tecmo Koei Boss Implores Sony For "Welcomed" PS3 Price Cut
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Tecmo Koei - Japanese gamers prefer DS and Wii, expanded audience gamers don’t go into core
GoNintendo — A portion of a CVG interview with Kenji Matsubara, CEO of Tecmo Koei… CVG: You speak regularly of your concerns over the Japanese games market. Have things not started to pick up in recent months? Matsubara: There’s not such a big change compared to last year. The western market is expanding, and the European market has more than doubled [in size] within this decade, but the Japanese market has remained the same. The problem is, as you know, the PlayStation 3 and 360 - the new games platforms - are not as popular in the Japanese games market. The reason is that gamers are waiting ...

Tecmo Koei President "Concerned" About Motion Controls on 360, PS3
The Escapist : Latest News — ... of the new controllers. "I expect that, from the beginning, both these types of controls will be more suited to casual games, and later go into more hardcore oriented experiences," he said. "We haven't experimented with both technologies, so I cannot comment on which might be better. But I believe both companies are focusing on the same area - so casual gamers first, then core gamers. We hope that both are successful so that we can expand our business on both platforms." Source: CVG

Tecmo Koei Excited, Concerned About New Motion Controllers [Project Natal]
Kotaku — ... , CEO of Tecmo Koei—and former president and COO on the Koei side—tells CVG that his company has "concerns" about the move to motion controllers, as "we specialize in making action games, so we have to explore whether we can achieve real-time response from a controller-free system." ...

Tecmo Koei Outlines Strategy For Western Market
1UP RSS feed — ... "The problem is, as you know, the PlayStation 3 and 360 - the new games platforms - are not as popular in the Japanese games market," Matsubara told Computer and Video Games. ...

Tecmo Koei Boss - Next Gen Games Not Good Enough For Consumers
Evil Avatar - News Items — ... Thanks CVG. I don't now - playing Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings made me realise how far PS3/360 gaming has come. ...