Leadership Change
Koei Tecmo appoints Hisashi Koinuma as new CEO
He will replace co-founder Yoichi Erikawa as president and CEO effective from April 2025
Company Profile
Koei Tecmo
Website
www.koei.com
About
Koei Tecmo is a Japanese video game publisher, developer, and distributor founded in 1978. The company is best known for its historical simulation games based on the novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, as well as simulation games based on historical events.
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Polar Night Pulled
Atelier Resleriana to end global services after just 14 months
The latest entry in the Atelier series has earned almost $57.7 million on mobile worldwide 90% of which has come from players in Japan
Dynasty Discontinued
Dynasty Warriors M to end service 15 months after its launch
Koei Tecmo and Nexon’s hack-and-slash title has generated over $10 million since October 2023
Week That Was
Scrapped games, big names, and the humans Vs AI war gets real | Week in Views
The Pocketgamer.biz team pick their highlights from the headlines this week and deliver the stories behind the stories
Resleriana Revenue
Atelier Resleriana adventures past $50 million via the power of fan-favourites
Most lucrative day coincided with release of Klaudia, a main character from best-selling game in the series Atelier Ryza
Five New Games
New release roundup: The best new mobile games from RPG gachas to Web3 tower defence
We highlight five new games that have broken cover and are all set to do big business
Atelier Arrival
Koei Tecmo’s Atelier Resleriana launches worldwide today
The first mobile main series Atelier game releases globally four months on from Japanese launch
Five New Games
New release roundup: From the return of Dynasty Warriors to a 'brand new' retro-fuelled 16-bit kart racer
We highlight five new games that have broken cover and are all set to do big business
Mobile Manoeuvre
The next Dynasty Warriors game is on mobile, and it’s soft-launching today
Dynasty Warriors M is in essence a mobile port of 2018’s Dynasty Warriors 9
Gust Gacha
Atelier Resleriana is Koei Tecmo’s first mobile game of the decade
Featuring characters from the Atelier Ryza series on Switch and PlayStation
Golden Age
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity sells 3.7 million copies in five months
Released on 20 November 2020
Top Dog
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity has become Koei Tecmo's best-selling Warriors game
3.5 million copies have been sold as of December 31st 2020
Cyberspace
Japanese games firm Koei Tecmo hit by cyber attack
Forums of UK subsidiary breached, user information potentially stolen
Indie Spotlight
Indie Spotlight: The Gentlebros CEO Desmond Wong on leaving Koei Tecmo and the allure of Apple Arcade
Former Koei Tecmo artist Desmond Wong talks about the Cat Quest studio and plans for the future
Lu Bu Approved
Dynasty Warriors: Unleashed surpasses six million downloads
Players spending an average of 72 minutes a day in-game
You Fight Well
Nexon and Koei Tecmo's Dynasty Warriors Unleashed smashes 5 million downloads
Took just over a month to get there
Midas Touch
Koei Tecmo establishes mobile-specific brand Midas
Wants its games to "shine like gold"
Financials
Koei Tecmo sees FY15 Q1 online and mobile game sales up 18% to $16 million
Driving majority of company income