Tecmo

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 owned by the WEC Museum

Title	System	Released	Added to Museum	Notes
Guzzler	Arcade	1983	Switch: May 16, 2021	The WEC Museum owns the Arcade Archives version on Nintendo Switch.
Swimmer	Arcade	1982	Switch: April 16, 2021	The WEC Museum owns the Arcade Archives version on Nintendo Switch.

Video games by Tecmo owned by the WEC Museum

Title	System	Released	Added to Museum	Notes
Bumping Sumo	Famicom	1987	FC Mini: August 10, 2017	Included on the Famicom Mini.
Captain Tsubasa	Famicom	1988	Shonen Jump FC Mini: August 10, 2017	Included on the Shonen Jump Famicom Mini.
Captain Tsubasa Volume II: Super Striker	Famicom	1990	Shonen Jump FC Mini: August 10, 2017	Included on the Shonen Jump Famicom Mini.
Ninja Gaiden	NES Famicom PC Engine	1988 1989 1992	PCE Mini: May 1, 2020 FC Mini: August 10, 2017 NES CE: June 22, 2017	Included on the Famicom Mini. Included on the NES Classic Edition. Included in the PC Engine Mini.
Solomon's Key	NES	1987	NES CE: June 22, 2017	Included on the NES Classic Edition.
Tecmo Bowl	NES	1989	NES CE: June 22, 2017	Included on the NES Classic Edition.