Itagaki wins Tecmo Lawsuit finally!

Back in mid-2008, you may recall former Team Ninja head Tomonobu Itagaki leaving Tecmo and filing a lawsuit regarding, in his words, a dispute over "unpaid completion bonuses" for Dead of Alive 4 and "unreasonable and disingenuous statements" by Tecmo president Yoshimi Yasuda (who has since left Tecmo).

As of today, the lawsuit has been settled out of court. And Itagaki has supplied 1UP with the below letter explaining his side of the story:

"To Whom It May Concern

Regarding Settlement With Tecmo, Ltd:

I, Tomonobu Itagaki, announce that a settlement with amicably reached on February 26, 2010 upon which a mutual agreement with respect to the lawsuit for renumeration, etc. that I filed against Tecmo Ltd. claiming the payment of unpaid renumeration and unpaid wages, and payment of dismissal, etc.

To All of My Fans:

I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your great help and words of encouragement which have been extended to me so far. I can't hardly wait for the day of announcing my newest work in progress with you all, but I promise you now that I will deliver to you an enjoyable game with depth that surpasses all the games I created before, and is worthy of being world-class entertainment.

Please continue your unwavering support for me.

-Tomonobu Itagaki"

http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3178130

Yeah Itagaki, that's awesome and as a fan, could you get back to making DEAD OR ALIVE 5 already?

Honestly, I thought Itagaki was at fault.

I think if you search back far enough you can find posts made by me to that effect. But I stand corrected.