Tecmo

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Tecmo
Type Brand Name of Koei Tecmo Holdings
Founded September 1964 (Imperial Trustee)
July 31, 1967 (Nippon Yacht Co., Ltd.)
October 1977 (Tehkan Ltd.)
March 1981 (U.S. Tehkan, Inc.)
December 6, 1982 (Tehkan Electronics)
January 8, 1986 (Tecmo Co., Ltd.)
March 15, 2010 (Tehkan)
April 1, 2010 (Tecmo, original closed)
(closed April 1, 2011)
Headquarters Tokyo, Japan
Key people Yoshihito Kakihara, founder
Industry video games
Products video games
Number of people not disclosed
Website http://www.tecmo.co.jp/

Tecmo is a brand name of Koei Tecmo Holdings.

Imperial Trustee Corporation

Imperial Trustee Corporation was founded in September 1964.

Nippon Yacht Co., Ltd.

Nippon Yacht Co, Ltd. was founded on July 31, 1967.

Tehkan, Ltd.

Imperial Trustee Corporation was renamed Tekhan Ltd. in October 1977.

U.S. Tehkan, Inc.

A North American subsidiary of Tehkan named U.S. Tehkan, Inc. was formed in March 1981 in Los Angeles, California.

Tehkan Electronics Corporation

Nippon Yacht Co, Ltd was renamed Tehkan Electronics Corporation on December 6, 1982.

Tecmo Co., Ltd.

Tekhan, Ltd. was renamed Tecmo Co, Ltd. on January 8, 1986.

Tehkan Electronics Corporation and Tecmo Co., Ltd. merge

Tehkan Electronics Corporation and Tecmo Co., Ltd. merged on April 1, 1987, with the resulting company retaining the name Tecmo.

Koei and Tecmo merge, Tecmo closed

On April 1, 2009, Koei and Tecmo merged forming Koei Tecmo Holdings.

A shortlived off-shot company, also named Tecmo Co., Ltd., but initially referred to as Tehkan so as to prevent confusion with the two companies while the original Tecmo was still operating, was formed on March 15, 2010.

The original Tecmo closed on April 1, 2010.

The second Tecmo closed on April 1, 2011.

The studios were merged into Koei Tecmo Games.

Video games by Tehkan

Title System Released Notes
Bomb Jack Arcade 1984
Bomb Jack II Arcade 1986
Guzzler Arcade 1983
Pinball Action Arcade 1985
Pleiads Arcade 1981
Senjyo Arcade 1983
Star Force Arcade 1984
Swimmer Arcade 1982

Video games by Tecmo owned by the WEC Museum

Title System Released Added to Museum Notes
Bumping Sumo Famicom 1987
Captain Tsubasa Famicom 1988
Captain Tsubasa Volume II: Super Striker Famicom 1990
Ninja Gaiden NES 1988
Solomon's Key NES 1987
Tecmo Bowl NES 1989