Tomonobu Itagaki made his name by creating Dead or alive and design Ninja Gaiden games. After leaving Koei Tecmo, he founded Valhalla Game Studios, launching Third Devil. Now, he’s back with a new company.
Itagaki was interviewed by a great Bloomberg play on Xbox in Japan. He was, of course, one of the first Japanese game developers to make games for the Xbox and continued to support Microsoft consoles during his time at Koei Tecmo.
His comments were edited, but he posted the full interview on his Facebook page. Itagaki delves into the Xbox and it is worth reading his comments in full. However, it ends like this:
Twenty years have passed and I started my own company, Itagaki Games, which is neither Tecmo nor Valhalla. I know that Microsoft is still aggressive. If they get to me, it will be an honor for me.
In case you missed it, read Kotaku ‘reviewing Third Devil right here.