Tecmo Koei has managed to carve out a nice little niche for themselves with the Dynasty Warriors series, despite the lack of familiarity most Americans have with the Romance of Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. The company is hoping to expand their fanbase with a game based around Western history: Warriors: Legends of Troy based around the Trojan War.
“Our main goal with Legends of Troy is to use the Trojan War setting to push out beyond the coreWarriors fans and engage with action gamers that recognize the hallmarks of that war from history, film and TV,” said Tecmo Koei s VP of sales and marketing Will Curley. “The game allows those type of people to get under a legendary warrior’s skin in the thick of these famous and bloody battles. We think this will be very appealing and generate a high level of interest and great sell-through.”
While they’re launching the Troy game in March, they’re still going to keep at it with the Dyntasy Warriors series. Dynasty Warriors 7 is set to release in April.
“The Dynasty Warriors series has always been a million-seller in Japan but has been steadily growing in the UK and Europe over the past few years,” said Curley. Previous entries such as DW6 and DW: Strikeforce have shipped hundreds of thousands of units across Europe and continue to sell.
Source: MCV
