DEAD OR ALIVE 3 EXCLUSIVE
April 30, 2001

This was initially reported at the TGS last month, and Tecmo and Microsoft confirmed it today. The companies have agreed to bring Dead Or Alive 3 exclusively to the Xbox as a launch game.

According to the companies, "Microsoft views Dead Or Alive 3 as a strategic launch title and plans to support it accordingly. Tecmo has done extensive research into the technical capabilities of the Xbox and is convinced it is the ideal platform on which to showcase the latest entry in this extremely popular franchise."

"We have great plans for Dead or Alive 3," said John Inada, Marketing Director at Tecmo. "Thanks to the incredible graphic and sound capabilities of the Xbox, Dead Or Alive 3 will set a new standard for fighting games. When gamers get the chance to see it at E3, I'm sure they'll agree that nothing comes close to it."

"We at Microsoft were looking for the ideal fighting game to showcase the power of our new system. After looking over all the popular fighting games, we came to the conclusion that Dead or Alive 3 was the perfect choice for us," said J Allard, General Manager, Xbox Platform. "The talented programmers at Tecmo have worked wonders so far, and when gamers see the final product, I'm convinced they will be blown away."

Rumors abound about DOA3 appearing on other systems several months after it launches on the Xbox, but nothing concrete has been indicated by anyone.