Formed inside Tecmo by Tomonobu Itagaki as a team designed to work on home console versions of arcade classics like Dead or Alive, Team Ninja has evolved from being a simple subsidiary into one of the finest designers of action games and RPGs on the market. As their sensibilities and priorities shifted, Team Ninja went from simply being the Dead or Alive studio to crafting its own unique brand of RPGs and fast-paced action games.