Editing Tecmo (section)

===Merger with Koei===
On August 20, 2008, Tecmo announced the resignation of president Yoshimi Yasuda, to be replaced by current Chairman of the Board Yasuharu Kakihara as of September 1. On August 29, 2008 [[Square Enix]] made plans for a friendly takeover of Tecmo by purchasing shares at a 30 percent premium with a total bid of [[Japanese yen|¥]]22.3 billion.<ref>{{cite web |last=Thorsen |first=Tor |title=Report: Square Enix makes $200M Tecmo bid |publisher=[[GameSpot]] |url=http://www.gamespot.com/news/square-enix-makes-200m-tecmo-bid-6196996 |access-date=2008-08-29 |date=2008-08-29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120628145002/http://www.gamespot.com/news/square-enix-makes-200m-tecmo-bid-6196996 |archive-date=2012-06-28 }}</ref> On September 4, 2008, Tecmo officially declined the takeover proposal.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ashcraft|first=Brian|title=Report: Tecmo Rejects Square Enix's Takeover Offer|publisher=Kotaku|url=http://kotaku.com/5045253/tecmo-rejects-square-enixs-takeover-offer|access-date=2008-09-04| date=2008-09-04 }}</ref> Tecmo subsequently engaged in talks with [[Koei]] about a possible merger between the two companies,<ref>{{cite web|last=Ashcraft|first=Brian|title=Report: Tecmo And Koei In Talks To Merge|publisher=Kotaku|url=http://kotaku.com/5045256/tecmo-and-koei-in-talks-to-merge|access-date=2008-09-04|date=2008-09-04 }}</ref> and agreed in November 2008 to merge on April 1, 2009, to form [[Koei Tecmo|Tecmo Koei]] Holdings.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shacknews.com/article/55975/tecmo-and-koei-to-merge |title=Tecmo and Koei to Merge in April 2009 |publisher=Shacknews.com |date=2008-11-18 |access-date=2019-09-12}}</ref>

On January 26, 2009, the two companies officially announced the merger, and the holding company formed on April 1, 2009, as planned.<ref>{{cite web|author=Brian Ashcraft |url=http://kotaku.com/5193268/koei-tecmo-reveals-its-new-company-logo-looks-familiar |title=Koei Tecmo Reveals Its New Company Logo (Looks Familiar) |publisher=Kotaku.com |date= April 2009|access-date=2019-09-12}}</ref> Tecmo initially continued to be operated as a subsidiary and brandname of Tecmo Koei Holdings. In January 2010, the United States subsidiaries of Tecmo Inc. and Koei America merged to create Tecmo Koei America Corporation.<ref name="Tecmo Koei History">{{cite web|title=Tecmo Koei Company History|publisher=[[Koei Tecmo|Tecmo Koei Holdings]]|url=http://www.koeitecmo.co.jp/company/history/kthd.html|access-date=2012-12-05|archive-date=2016-03-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310105523/http://www.koeitecmo.co.jp/company/history/kthd.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Tecmo was effectively declared disbanded in Japan on April 1, 2010, as part of a major international reorganization within Tecmo Koei Holdings.<ref name="dissolution">{{cite web|url=http://www.tecmo.co.jp/company/pdf/20100225koukoku.pdf |title=Tecmo: Declaration of Disbandment |access-date=2019-09-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.koeitecmo.co.jp/php/pdf/news_20100224.pdf |title=Tecmo Koei: Declaration of Succession |access-date=2019-09-12 |archive-date=2011-07-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725175254/http://www.koeitecmo.co.jp/php/pdf/news_20100224.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> Relevant intellectual properties were slated to be further managed by Koei Tecmo Games.<ref name="dissolution"/><ref name="Tecmo Koei History"/>

On March 15, 2010, and roughly two weeks before Tecmo was dissolved, its internal development studio was spun off as a separate company under the name of "Tecmo Co, Ltd.", a wholly owned subsidiary of Koei Tecmo Games.<ref name="Dissolution of Tecmo and Koei">{{cite web |date=2011-02-07 |title=Official report of Tecmo Koei Holdings for the dissolution of Tecmo and Koei development studios |url=http://www.koeitecmo.co.jp/php/pdf/news_20110207_01.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130502020252/http://www.koeitecmo.co.jp/php/pdf/news_20110207_01.pdf |archive-date=2013-05-02 |access-date=2012-12-05 |publisher=[[Koei Tecmo|Tecmo Koei Holdings]]}}</ref> This new company was initially called "Tehkan" to avoid confusion with the other company that was still operating for another two weeks. When Tecmo disbanded on April 1, 2010, Tekhan was renamed Tecmo. This was short-lived as the new Tecmo along with the new Koei video game developers were both dissolved and merged into Koei Tecmo  Games a year later, on April 1, 2011.<ref name="Dissolution of Tecmo and Koei"/><ref name="Reuters">{{cite web|title=TECMO KOEI HOLDINGS CO., LTD. Announces Merger between Subsidiary and Sub-subsidiaries; Announces Business Transition between Subsidiaries|publisher=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/3635.T/key-developments/article/2080860|access-date=2012-12-05|date=2011-02-07}}</ref>

Despite having been dissolved twice as a legal entity, Tecmo continued to appear as a label on video games by Koei Tecmo Games until another corporate reorganization in 2016 abandoned the brand name for good.<ref name=ktreorg_16>{{cite web |url=http://www.dualshockers.com/2016/02/18/koei-tecmo-reorganizes-into-multiple-brands-aims-to-be-top-dog-in-entertainment-worldwide/ |title=Koei Tecmo Reorganizes into Multiple Brands, Aims to Be Top Dog in Entertainment Worldwide |publisher=Dualshockers |date=February 18, 2016 |access-date=March 8, 2017 |archive-date=February 21, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160221102734/https://www.dualshockers.com/2016/02/18/koei-tecmo-reorganizes-into-multiple-brands-aims-to-be-top-dog-in-entertainment-worldwide/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Video games by Koei Tecmo Games marketed with the Tecmo logotype included ''[[Dead or Alive 5]]'', ''[[Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge]]'' and ''[[Deception IV: Blood Ties|Deception IV: The Nightmare Princess]]''.