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Itagaki recieves gag-order, rolls eyes behind sunglasses photo

Oh, Tecmo. First you piss off the man behind your best games, Tomonobu Itagaki. Then he quits, and talks some sh*t about your company in the process. Of course, your shares plummet after Itagaki leaves. On top of all of that, now your employees are suing you! How is a gag-order going to help you save any face now?

Even after all of this drama, Tecmo has filed a pre-case gag-order with the Tokyo District Court for Itagaki, says Kotaku. Here's what Mr. Ninja Gaiden is prohibited from doing until the case:

• Disclosing or leaking information regarding Tecmo's game software, sales, development or any other company secrets

• Using newspapers, magazines and the internet to criticize company software and company employees

• Obstructing the company's business through slanderous remarks to third parties

• Do not accept interviews regarding Tecmo or talk to the press about the company

No worries, Itagaki. We can cover the trash talking for you!

What is your opinion of Tecmo now? What kind of info could he even leak now?


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Canison's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/18/2008 10:13
Canison
I miss Tecmo Bowl for the NES.
maxio098ui's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/18/2008 10:13
maxio098ui
tecmo is trying to save something they cant.
Shinu's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/18/2008 10:18
Shinu
I think we *might* see the fall of Tecmo.

It's sad, but... if they treat their employees like shit, well, let them burn, the artists & workers will find a way.. like maybe make a new studio or something. With new IP.
killias2's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/18/2008 10:25
killias2
Yeah, I've always loved Tecmo's games, but these policies are just ridiculous. I hope he successfully sues them, buys them, and creates "TecmoNinja".

Then he should create a series of 2d based Ninja Gaiden games, using the NES games as a base, and release them for every system known to man.

A guy can hope, right?
Professor Pew's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/18/2008 10:26
Professor Pew
More dead than alive!
timtheterrible's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/18/2008 10:28
timtheterrible
Hope you all like monster rancher...
The-Excel's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/18/2008 10:29
The-Excel
I would think that since he's no longer in the employ of Tecmo that they can't do anything to him, least of all a gag order.
Dale North's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/18/2008 10:30
Dale North
timtheterrible: I actuallydo!
Slick Icarus's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/18/2008 10:36
Slick Icarus
It's too bad he left. I want more fighting games starring busty asian Realdolls.
tgammet's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/18/2008 10:42
tgammet
My opinion of Itagaki:
He's still a total egomaniac asshole who makes mediocre but overrated games for pre-teens.

My opinion of new Tecmo:
They've probably been cheating their employees and their future doesn't look so good right now.
timtheterrible's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/18/2008 10:51
timtheterrible
@Dale North:
Other than tecmo bowl, I honestly can't think of any other non-itagaki tecmo games. They are quite screwed. Let's just hope that they can create some decent new ip's instead of milking one of their remaining solid franchises into "monster rancher:battle network mystery dungeon party 8-turbo" territory.
michiyoyoshiku's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/18/2008 11:06
michiyoyoshiku
I am quite enjoying what will surely be Tecmo's final game.
smackifilia's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/18/2008 11:18
smackifilia
They still made Tecmo Super Bowl, and for that they're even steven.
njsykora's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/18/2008 11:21
njsykora
Dead in the freaking water. That's pretty much all she wrote for Tecmo I think. Its all over bar the lawsuits.
Mr Bas's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/18/2008 11:25
Mr Bas
Oh noez, I hope they still make Tecmo Bowl: Kickoff and Fatal Frame IV :-(
Aurvantoid's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/18/2008 11:42
Aurvantoid
Ya know, Tecmo could just -replace- Itagaki with Hayashi and be done with it.

Hayashi has proven himself as a developer anyways by releasing the ridiculously amazing Ninja Gaiden Sigma. So, why doesn't Tecmo just pay Itagaki his money so he'll quietly go away and disappear so they can focus on putting Hayashi at the helm and releasing better games.
908peruvian's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/18/2008 11:47
908peruvian
i hope he creates a new company Omcet.

and Ninja Gaiden is badass.
& has minor camera problems.

i can see most people like baby games complaining about how it is overhyped or too hard.

NINJA DOG !!!
Brahms's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/18/2008 11:49
Brahms
This seems like a pretty standard legal practice.
Patriot SE's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/18/2008 11:50
Patriot SE
Microsoft should really pick Itagaki up. Most of his games have been exclusively for their console and having him develop for their platform alone would be a great idea, give him his own studio and let him work.
wartime71's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/18/2008 11:57
wartime71
@tgammet my impression of you is a pussy who hides behind a computer screen and slings insaults at a developer that has probably done more than you and your parents can ever dream of dipshit.
JynxShot's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/18/2008 12:04
JynxShot
Itagaki... what a badass.

He better wear his sunglasses to court.
big filth's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/18/2008 12:15
big filth
"I would think that since he's no longer in the employ of Tecmo that they can't do anything to him, least of all a gag order."

the gag order is appointed by the court, not tecmo.

wow. leave the house much?
Rucksack's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/18/2008 12:17
Rucksack
I think the man should actually start a band. After all, he's got the whole rockstar look already.
Cowboy TTop's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/18/2008 12:48
Cowboy TTop
So they are trying to gag him? Oh dear, that's not going to fly well and obviously make Tecmo look like the bad guy.

Is this the end of Tecmo?

I'm sure all those employees, will rise from the ashes under Itagaki's flag.
KARMACON's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/18/2008 13:05
KARMACON
@ tgammet: I agree on both counts. . . I've had nothing but malice towards Itagaki for awhile . . and now Tecmo for being asshole to their employees
vexed alex's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/18/2008 13:13
vexed alex
He should start his own company. Call it Team Pirate.

:p
dtomek's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/18/2008 13:22
dtomek
I'm sure they don't want knowledge of their harem of 11 yr old boys to leak. I know I always keep the knowledge of mine on lockdown.
Sharpless's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/18/2008 14:27
Sharpless
@Alex
Screw that. Pirates suck. Only robots have a chance at killing a ninja. Team Robot. Or, perhaps, Team Cyborg Ninja. Yes, that will do.
KMCC's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/18/2008 15:24
KMCC
Itagaki. Fuck yeah.
DaedHead8's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/18/2008 18:20
DaedHead8
Itagaki is pretty cool guy and he doesn't afraid of anything.
Dan CiTi's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/18/2008 18:37
Dan CiTi
He's such a cookie.
ExpertPenguin's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/18/2008 18:48
ExpertPenguin
@Aurvantoid

Hayashi has proven what? That he can port a game originally designed with Itagaki at the helm, add in a few extra enemies, an (average) new character in Rachel, and call it a day?

Let's see how he does without an established action opus as his guide. Otherwise, I see a situation akin to the Zelda series being handed over to Eiji Aounoma, with every game being designed under the Ocarina of Time framework. I personally don't care to see a myriad of Ninja Gaiden Black template clones passed off as sequels.

Despite it's flaws, Ninja Gaiden 2 WAS a progressive sequel to the original.

I don't see why people think they can talk trash about how Tecmo doesn't need Itagaki. In all honesty, what we're dealing with is akin to Apple suddenly losing Steve Jobs. Or Nintendo losing Miyamoto.
gokhan's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/07/2008 03:40
gokhan
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