Standard grade combination desks were $110 to $185. Extra grade desks were 40% to 50% more expensive. Superior were more expensive. In her Smithsonian monography on the Wooton desk, Betty Lawson Walters notes the relative importance of the Moore desk as a competitor to the famous Wooton desk, and traces its origin and destiny. Tomonobu Itagaki  Born and raised in Tokyo, Tomonobu Itagaki graduated from Waseda University Senior High School in March 1985. He enrolled in Waseda University and graduated from its School of Law in 1992. Itagaki is married and has a daughter, whom he has mentioned as one of the primary influences on his projects, including developing "" for the Nintendo DS, and a constant gaming partner in games like the "Halo" series. Itagaki has in his office a set of "katana" Japanese swords his father made for him, which he tends to take out to show to his visitors. As he wishes to stop people from reading his expressions during gambling-type games, he is always seen wearing sunglasses, a habit that has become his trademark in the video game community. Tomonobu Itagaki joined Tecmo in 1992 as a graphics programmer, and initially worked on the Super Famicom version of the American football video game, "Super Tecmo Bowl". His career breakthrough came in 1996 with his first "Dead or Alive" game, a game based on Sega Model 2 hardware ("Virtua Fighter") created in response to Tecmo management's request. He was mentored by Yoshiaki Inose (of "Solomon's Key", "Bomb Jack", "Rygar" and original "Ninja Gaiden" fame) and Akihiko Shimoji ("Tecmo Bowl") in his early years at Tecmo, and was impressed by them to include fun as a necessary component in his projects. His rise through the company had been steady since then. He was appointed as the head of the third creative department in April 2001. He then assumed the post of Team Ninja Leader in July 2001. Tecmo appointed him as an Executive Officer in June, 2004. He later assumed the position of General Manager of the high-end production department in February, 2006. His Executive Officer position was however taken away in August the same year, due to him being accused of sexual harassment. He was later judged innocent by a Tokyo district court in June of 2007. The release of "Dead or Alive 2" had greatly increased the series popularity, as well as Itagaki's.