Sunglasses-wearing Tomonobu Itagaki gave a quick short phone interview via translator with Dead or Alive fan site DoA Central. Most of the DoA Central post goes on and on about how Itagaki and TECMO take into account what forum members post about gameplay and whatnot, but did some good info about the upcoming Dead or Alive 5. Itagaki confirmed that he's leaning further away from tag mode in DoA5, and it even sounds like it could be axed altogether. And the giant jubblies? Those stay.
Itagaki Phoner [DoA Central]