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Tecmo President Yoshimi Yasuda resigns - Itagaki had a hand in it?

Silver Mirror | August 20, 2008 | News | XBOX 360 Company

Tecmo President Yoshimi Yasuda will no longer be chairman on September 1st. Apparently resigning due to 'personal reasons' Chairman of the Board Yasuharu Kakihara will replace him. While he claims these reasons are personal it is likely the recent lawsuits from former Tecmo staff including Dead or Alive creator Tomonobu Itagaki had a hand in it. Whatever the reason he's heading out the door.

Today, Tecmo Co. Ltd. announced that Tecmo president Yoshimi Yasuda will resign. The Board of Directors accepted Yasuda's resignation -- which was for "personal reasons". Starting September 1st, Chairman of the Board Yasuharu Kakihara will assume the position of Tecmo's president.

Yasuda has been at the center of the Itagaki vs. Tecmo legal suit. Dead or Alive creator Tomonobu Itagaki is suing for unpaid DoA 4 wages. These were "special incentive" wages that Itagaki claims were agreed to by the former Tecmo president and the board of directors, but the current president is claiming these "special incentive" wages were made single-handedly by the former president and not approved by the Tecmo board.

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Gothic Girl | August 20, 2008

Itaaki: 1
Tecmo: 0

Good on you, Itagaki. You fought for what you believed in, and it finally paid off.
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  Tenken | August 20, 2008
  
  Actually:
  
  Itagaki - 2
  Tecmo - 0
  
  Itagaki pretty much had them from the beginning with this.
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Zero and X | August 20, 2008

From what we heard, he harrassed his employees, refussed to give raises and was being an all around jerk.
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  Tenken | August 20, 2008
  
  Not raises, but the bonuses for finishing the DOA and NG games.
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Final Blade | August 21, 2008

_{Lol I say no one won this tbh. Cause had people read this:}
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These were "special incentive" wages that Itagaki claims were agreed to by the former Tecmo president and the board of directors, but the current president is claiming these "special incentive" wages were made single-handedly by the former president and not approved by the Tecmo board.
_{Seems to me either case no one won, and its sad to see Yoshimi Yasuda leave. Well you were a great president for tecmo, hope you do well in your future endeavors, good luck in the future.}
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  Gothic Girl | August 21, 2008
  
  That's only what Yasuda was claiming, but he has already been proven wrong multiple times in court. He also lied his way through the court case, and Itagaki had overwhelming evidence to prove it.
  
  Either way, Itagaki has won. He wanted his bonuses, but I'm sure destroying his nasty ex-bosses career is a much sweeter victory. Yasuda wouldn't have quit if he wasn't so publicly chamed into doing so.
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    Final Blade | August 22, 2008
    
    _{I still don't believe neither won. He resigned he didn't get fired or fined or whatever. Thats not something to be proud of or relishing.
    
    Regardless I don't personally like how Itagaki handled things tbh, has nothing to do with this though.
    
    As I said Its sad to see Yasuda leave. And wish him the best of luck.}