Reikou
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I read this article, and thought it may be worth posting.
http://kotaku.com/5992222/tecmo-koei-just-sliced-up-team-ninja
http://kotaku.com/5992222/tecmo-koei-just-sliced-up-team-ninja
Team Ninja being split into two (NON-Ninja) Teams
- Thread starter Reikou
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I believe this is relevant to us all ...
http://kotaku.com/5992222/tecmo-koei-just-sliced-up-team-ninja
I wonder how this is going to impact on the development of future NG and DOA titles ...
Seems Hayashi will be head of division 1 ... no news on where Shinbori would end up ...
Either way .. I find this a bit ... worrying.
It could be a good thing seeing a double in production, if they double up manpower (IF they do that).
But it seems Team Ninja may be no more ...
Only time will tell...
http://kotaku.com/5992222/tecmo-koei-just-sliced-up-team-ninja
I wonder how this is going to impact on the development of future NG and DOA titles ...
Seems Hayashi will be head of division 1 ... no news on where Shinbori would end up ...
Either way .. I find this a bit ... worrying.
It could be a good thing seeing a double in production, if they double up manpower (IF they do that).
But it seems Team Ninja may be no more ...
Only time will tell...
Allan Paris
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Moved thread. This has nothing to do with DOA5 in particular.
Kronin
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Like the article suggest, I really think that Team Ninja logo will continue to appear on the games, and that Team Ninja will continue to refer to themselves using this name.
"Team Ninja" will become a sort of pseudonimo: officially will not mean nothing, but actually it will remain more relevant than their new real name.
"Team Ninja" will become a sort of pseudonimo: officially will not mean nothing, but actually it will remain more relevant than their new real name.
Perhaps one team will make DOA5U/DOA6 while the other works on DOAX3, har har har.
Seriously though, I'm not really worried about this. I don't really know what it means, but I doubt they'd randomly do something that would shit all over their two best franchises. I'm definitely looking forward to hearing more about this though.
Seriously though, I'm not really worried about this. I don't really know what it means, but I doubt they'd randomly do something that would shit all over their two best franchises. I'm definitely looking forward to hearing more about this though.
Kronin
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Well, to my knowledge currently Team Ninja is already divided in 2 sub team, one working on the Doa series (I think Doax spinoffs included), the other on the Ninja Gaiden series. If something I think that the division mentioned in the article could be more logically related to this one.
PS: Anyway it's funny like the date for the change of name is just 1 april XD But I think that it's a true news and not an hoax.
As I said, I'm not worried about this.
Merged the two threads since for whatever reason the later one created in the wrong forum was getting responses rather than the first.
Anyway I'll add myself to the "not concerned" list. The corporate bigwigs can do as they please and Team NINJA will keep on going. If this was something to be concerned about, it wouldn't come the week before a major release. Not like they didn't already form teams within the Team to work on different projects anyway.
Anyway I'll add myself to the "not concerned" list. The corporate bigwigs can do as they please and Team NINJA will keep on going. If this was something to be concerned about, it wouldn't come the week before a major release. Not like they didn't already form teams within the Team to work on different projects anyway.
Leifang2000
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BTW, somehow I think I recall somewhere in my memory that...Team Ninja always have 2 teams in the past...
Raansu
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This is just Kotaku being Kotaku
Doesn't matter if its kotaku or not. The documents posted are still official documents. Officially, TN will no longer exist. They may still use the name, but the studio itself will be no more.
Except for the part where everyone is still employed and they are just formally dividing into two teams. The only major change is Keisuke Kikuchi's promotion. Since they have really had teams-within-the-team going on for as long as I can remember, this isn't a big deal. Oh, and Tom Lee has already mentioned Team NINJA is still as it was, as quoted earlier in this very thread.
synce
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Yes there's been more than one team as early as NG Sigma. They're just changing some of the official titles for consistency and it's not just these two people affected as you can see in the PDF. As far as the general public is concerned nothing has changed, Kotaku is just trolling for hits.
Raansu
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Wow, way to read way to deep into what is being said. Who said anything about the employees or the games? All that is being said is the studio is no longer Team Ninja. This is fact. They are OFFICIALLY no longer Team Ninja, as in, on paper, job titles, paycheck, whatever, they will no longer OFFICIALLY be called Team Ninja.
And people wonder why I get so annoyed.