Tecmo president Yoshimi Yasuda has resigned from the company for what he claims are “personal reasons.” On Septemeber 1st, he’ll be replaced by chairman of the board Yahuharu Kakihara.
While likely personal reasons are involved, it’s hard to believe the recent problems with Ninja Gaiden developer Tomonobu Itagaki are not a significant part of the reasons [...]

After mentioning last month that Ninja Gaiden II could be his last entry in the series, today news came along via 1UP.com that confirmed it as director Tomonobu Itagaki will leave his post at Team Ninja on July 1. Furthermore, he is also suing Tecmo and company president Yoshimi Yasuda for unpaid completion bonuses and [...]