Itagaki hints at future Team Ninja titles to go multiplatform after 360 release.

[yoshaw]

:cloud9: Now that the dark clouds have come n gone. It seems some rainbows have started to appear in the distance. And believe me with every passing day we're coming closer and closer to the base of this shiny beautiful rainbow called 'the TGS'.

Here ends my unpaid PR speech for Sony. :drunk: lol

:cheers:

IGN: Looking into the future, does Team Ninja have plans to develop PlayStation 3 games? And will there be any announcements of said games at TGS?

Tomonobu Itagaki: Yeah, we have seen the PlayStation 3 hardware and we're studying it. We're messing around with it right now. I think it's a good machine. But I think the most important thing is for people to have good games that they want to play on good hardware, so if there is a demand for it, we may follow that path some time in the future. Obviously, we are big supporters of the Xbox platform. There are a lot of fans of the Xbox that support us and are with us because of that, so I just want everyone to know that we are going to continue bringing out the newest releases on the Xbox platform before they're on other systems.

http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/730/730809p3.html

Way too many hints in blue color to rejoice!
Say hello to Ninja Gaiden PS3, maybe, at TGS :grouphug:

[Kabbage]

:cloud9: Now that the dark clouds have come n gone. It seems some rainbows have started to appear in the distance. And believe me with every passing day we're coming closer and closer to the base of this shiny beautiful rainbow called 'the TGS'.

Here ends my unpaid PR speech for Sony. :drunk: lol

:cheers:



http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/730/730809p3.html

Way too many hints in blue color to rejoice!
Say hello to Ninja Gaiden PS3 at TGS :grouphug:


Who cares if that Emo Brings his games over... if he did PS3 would get the trash like DOAX2 lol :barf:

[woundingchaney]

Yeah the beach volley ball games are pretty cheesy, but they have a devote following. PS3 getting Team Ninja games would be a definite advantage though no matter how you slice it. Particularly the onset of the next NG.

[Domination]

Yeah the beach volley ball games are pretty cheesy, but they have a devote following. PS3 getting Team Ninja games would be a definite advantage though no matter how you slice it. Particularly the onset of the next NG.

As much as I hate it, I'm so sure he'll be porting this game to the platform for those interested as well as the DOA series, too. :dazed:

[woundingchaney]

As much as I hate it, I'm so sure he'll be porting this game to the platform for those interested as well as the DOA series, too. :dazed:
LOL

What do you mean you dont like the DOA serires.

JK

[OmniCloud]

Is it just me...or is all dev going the way of Multiplatform?? this sucks man...Sony and M$ first party devs are really gonna have to do everything on there own like Nintendo for there consoles to shine. (Just not as slow as Nintendo)

[Darkon]

no thanks

[Rai]

he should just reveal the exclusive Ninja Gaiden 2 already for PS3!!!

[VideoGame mania]

The only thing that was exciting about NG on the xbox was the graphics,the game had poor story and gameplay.

[Nameless]

Team Ninja developing for the PS3 is great news IMO...
First off Ninja Gaiden was the best action title released on the XBox, period... Also, DOA4 may be the only next-gen fighter with online functionality and trust me, the game plays well online.

[Freeman_JI]

The only thing that was exciting about NG on the xbox was the graphics,the game had poor story and gameplay.

wow :buldge:
http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/928401.asp

[Maltroph]

I thought the game was great on xbox. If ps3 gets ninja gaiden it's going to be great that it hits a wider market,

[Black Dragon37]

The only thing that was exciting about NG on the xbox was the graphics,the game had poor story and gameplay.
Poor story - yes.

Poor gameplay - UFCK NO!!! :fighting:

[Applefiend]

Oh god no, Ninja Gaiden on XBox is a classic. If there's a hint it's coming to PS3 and you ain't got a 360 say hell yeah!

[Killing Moon]

I don’t get it. :shrug:
If he says that the PS3 needs good games, then why is he porting over his titles from the Xbox 360? :clapping:

[Domination]

Team Ninja developing for the PS3 is great news IMO...
First off Ninja Gaiden was the best action title released on the XBox, period... Also, DOA4 may be the only next-gen fighter with online functionality and trust me, the game plays well online.

Not to say Ninja Gainden isn't a good game (I'm sure it is), but because it was only launced on the first Xbox is the problem.

Don't get me wrong; it's definitely great news to have Team Ninja aboard, but it's equally interesting to know that there are more than enough titles to go head on with just this one on the PlayStation platform.

[VG Aficionado]

I don’t get it. :shrug:
If he says that the PS3 needs good games, then why is he porting over his titles from the Xbox 360? :clapping::laugh:

[Killing Moon]

Poor story - yes.

Poor gameplay - UFCK NO!!! :fighting:
No, the gameplay wasn't poor.
But it was disgustingly repetitive, unoriginal and overrated. It wasn't nearly as difficult as everyone made it out to be.

[FerrianX]

I thought I've been missing something these past months, and now I know what that was/is... Itagaki and his rediculous comments :)

As for DOA... not a fan of the series, interesting for a quick 20min run, but after that it's just the same old same old.

Ninja Gaiden would be the only interesting game to come over to Ps3, but that's only if it has new content (levels / stages / anything). If it's just a port, he can honestly keep Gaiden and DOA on the Xbox & 360 platforms.

As for the success of Gaiden and DOA on the Xbox & 360... look at the library of games they have to choose from, nothing very exciting or unique... just a handful of games that seem interesting... so its no wonder games like DOA and Gaiden would do well on the platform.

[Voidler]

That's more than a hint, that's a straight out confirmation

[LaLiLuLeLo]

all in all I say, 'meh'.

[Domination]

I don’t get it. :shrug:
If he says that the PS3 needs good games, then why is he porting over his titles from the Xbox 360? :clapping:

I asked myself that exact question when I first read the news anouncement and even before then. He did the samething with the PS2 and the PS1. No surprise that he's doing it now.

So when he speaks of himself preferring to work with only advance technology, I never take it literally. It mainly acts as an alibi to where such a thing is easier to swallow without a sudden backlash.

[yoshaw]

Famitsu confirms that 'Ninja Gaiden Sigma' in development for PS3.


It is the Tecmo editor who, through the Famitsu magazine, announces the development of Ninja Gaiden Sigma on PlayStation 3. Unfortunately no other information was communicated but guarantee that Tokyo Game Show will be the occasion to learn some more on this title surprised.

Details found on the intraweb so far include.

- NGSigma; A possible port of Ninja Gaiden Black put together hastily in high-def.
- Extra Playable character ; Rachel , the busty half naked scythe weilding babe.
- Complete version (hinting all extras/costumes/weapons/enemies n stuff included)

More details at TGS.

[VG Aficionado]

Bwuahahaha!!! :evillaugh

[yoshaw]

Ninja Gaiden Sigma confirmed to be a port of NGBlack with minor additions, such as "Graphics and direction is going for a major overhaul.". More detailed below.

Ninja Gaiden Sigma (PS3)

- No release date yet
- This is considered the "complete edition" of Ninja Gaiden
- Racheal is playable
- New stages, battle engine will be improved and upgraded
- Graphics and direction is going for a major overhaul << Yoshaw note: We'll see about that!
- New weapons, dual katana wielding

[overclocked]

Ninja Gaiden Sigma confirmed to be a port of NGBlack with minor additions, such as "Graphics and direction is going for a major overhaul.". More detailed below.

That sounds a little unnecessary. Its not like XBOX was/is weak but maybe they are doing it to get familiar with Cell and the system?

[Killing Moon]

Ninja Gaiden Sigma confirmed to be a port of NGBlack with minor additions, such as "Graphics and direction is going for a major overhaul.". More detailed below.

So predictable.
Itagaki is a perfect representation of everything that is horrible about this industry. Zero. Respect. Whatsoever.

[mario25]

What's the difference between ninja gaiden (the first one) and black??

[xbdestroya]

*How* in the world are people hating on this news? PS3's getting one of the major XBox devs to bring games over to the system and everyone's like: 'we don't even want your games!'

People understand that more games = better, right?

And Ninja Gaiden is one of this gens/last gens classic titles - not everything is breasts and cheese. Though with that said, I'm a fan of the DOA series, so I'll be picking up one of those as well. :smoke:

[Old_Timer!]

Itagaki thinks of himself as a Rockstar in the industry, he's a total Ronin and goes from master to master. Until the stronger Diamo is able to hold unto him, which so far has been Microsoft. But that will change again it seems

[Z]

*How* in the world are people hating on this news? PS3's getting one of the major XBox devs to bring games over to the system and everyone's like: 'we don't even want your games!'
let me rephrase that: "PS3's getting one of the major XBox games."
the only worthy title from TN, imo, is NG. DoA is a joke in Japan and you can easily brush it off with a MK- and that is saying something.

one thing bothers me though; do we really have to have a ninja named Rachel? seriously? that is like having a pirate called Kevin. O_o

[Killing Moon]

*How* in the world are people hating on this news? PS3's getting one of the major XBox devs to bring games over to the system and everyone's like: 'we don't even want your games!'

People understand that more games = better, right?

And Ninja Gaiden is one of this gens/last gens classic titles - not everything is breasts and cheese. Though with that said, I'm a fan of the DOA series, so I'll be picking up one of those as well. :smoke:

It’s not good news because Itagaki is a maggot of human being. All he’s ever done within this industry is jump ship to the most “powerful” hardware of every generation. And in doing this, he’s offered little more than solid and shallow “me too” clones of more established IPs.

Secondly, he’s done nothing but completely diss the PS2, suck the Xbox and the Xbox 360 (so much so that he has a “Congrads” marquee in one of DOA4’s stages) and TRY to coyly shit on the PS3 every so often within his oh-too-numerous interviews. So nooooooooow he wants to offer the PS3 his top title because of his own insecurities as a developer, the 360’s weaknesses and some extra cash?

Fuck him, I say. I’ll stick with God of War and even DMC at that rate. Let him keep sucking off Microsoft as their makeshift Japanese spokesperson, with all of his obnoxious wannabe 80’s rocker interviews. According to his own words numerous times, his work is soooooo much better than everyone else’s on the market, right (ironically, the same developers that he disses are the ones that he rips from). I’d much rather play the originals than the rip offs he produces any day.

So on that note, I STILL wouldn’t support him, even on the PS3!!
Seriously, I’d give my entire check to one of the homeless guys opening the door for me in downtown Manhattan than to ever give it toward Itagaki.

(Sorry for the rant, guys. But I had to get that off me chest)

[adam2407]

well, frankly I don,t care about the developer. As long as they,re making good games, I,m willing to pay for it (^o^)

[yoshaw]

one thing bothers me though; do we really have to have a ninja named Rachel? seriously? that is like having a pirate called Kevin. O_o

Ninja? Bwahahaha She's a character Xbox owners have been dying to see playable in Ninja Gaiden. And guess who gets the prime treatment instead? PS3 owners! Bwahahahahahahaa!

I know atleast a few million xbox owning people who'd feel pwned from this move. lol

Behold Rachel :hugegrin:
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Hmm, now I wonder what Itagaki meant by increased graphics n stuff. Maybe soft physics handling is one of them!?

;)

[Nameless]

Killing moon, did Itagaki steal your girl or run over your dog?
It sounds like you have some real personal problems with the guy... :huh:

I think the news is not bad considering NG is one of the best action titles of the last generation. I would strongly suggestion anyone who did not play NG on the Xbox to take a look at this title. I'm not sure if the title will offer enough for fans like me who already own the game on Xbox... Also, I hope the PS3 receives the true NG sequel, because it would be unfortunate for PS3 owners to miss the title... Peace

[LaLiLuLeLo]

let me rephrase that: "PS3's getting one of the major XBox games."
the only worthy title from TN, imo, is NG. DoA is a joke in Japan and you can easily brush it off with a MK- and that is saying something.

one thing bothers me though; do we really have to have a ninja named Rachel? seriously? that is like having a pirate called Kevin. O_o


WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE NAME KEVIN?!!:guns:
YARRRR!!!

and man, rachel is all dressed for S&M.
I'm partially on killing moon's side. I don't hate itagaki, I just don't give a shit about him, for all of KM's posted reasons. His stuff just isn't that inspired imo, and DOA doesn't have shit on Tekken, Virtua Fighter, or Soul Calibur. I remember him going on when DOA3 came out, saying tekken 4 and virtua fighter 4 look like shit, blah blah blah. Too bad his game plays like shiit. *button mashing fest*. This is good news as far as ninja gaiden goes, but I can't say I'm very excited at all.
Itagaki is a graphics whore.

[yoshaw]

It'll arrive Nameless. There is no sense in Tecmo to keep their games exclusive to Xbox and not sell well at all. Having it multiplatform will open business and financial opportunities for Tecmo like never before.

LOL

Lali, he was only referring to it as in a wrong pirate name. Not the name itself.

[xbdestroya]

Tecmo is multiplatform - Team Ninja is not.

And actually they made the decision to go exclusive for the exact opposite reasons initially; on XBox they felt they would stand out and get more sales, on PS2 they felt they'd be lost in the mix. And honestly it's worked for them - since going XBox exclusive they're back on the map and they probably sold a lot more units than they would have otherwise, at a reduced development cost.

But that's all history...

Frankly, all I'm saying is Ninja Gaiden is one of the best games of this generation, and the second-ranking XBox flagship title behind Halo. Who wouldn't want this coming to Playstation?

It's like when good JRPGs have been announced for 360, and you hear some XBox fanboys saying: Who cares about the Japanese and their stupid games? They can keep them!

Obviously those people are desperately confused, and there's something of the reverse happening here right now with this announcement in some peoples reactions.

[Nameless]

Tecmo is multiplatform - Team Ninja is not.

And actually they made the decision to go exclusive for the exact opposite reasons initially; on XBox they felt they would stand out and get more sales, on PS2 they felt they'd be lost in the mix. And honestly it's worked for them - since going XBox exclusive they're back on the map and they probably sold a lot more units than they would have otherwise, at a reduced development cost.

But that's all history...

Frankly, all I'm saying is Ninja Gaiden is one of the best games of this generation, and the second-ranking XBox flagship title behind Halo. Who wouldn't want this coming to Playstation?

It's like when good JRPGs have been announced for 360, and you hear some XBox fanboys saying: Who cares about the Japanese and their stupid games? They can keep them!

Obviously those people are desperately confused, and there's something of the reverse happening here right now with this announcement in some peoples reactions.
XB, great post! I absolutely agree with the entire statement. :book:

[Z]

It’s not good news because Itagaki is a maggot of human being. All he’s ever done within this industry is jump ship to the most “powerful” hardware of every generation. And in doing this, he’s offered little more than solid and shallow “me too” clones of more established IPs.
not to defend the guy, but to reason the points you mention; there is nothing wrong with 'jumping ships'. if anything, it at least gives you more experience from working with diferent systems. also, the 'mee-too' clones is a normal practice. there are few original hits. everyone wants to make a better game and we end up with some hits and some misses. after all, it's only business.
Secondly, he’s done nothing but completely diss the PS2, suck the Xbox and the Xbox 360
personal opinions, or stupid remarks of some devs don't concern me at all. I don't care if they are making games from the lune-bin. he does what ever Tecmo tells him to do. other high-profile people in the dev community also say some really dumb things. it makes them look like idots. but who cares how some strangers look when I am busy staring at their games and playing them if they are good enough?
Bwahahaha She's a character Xbox owners have been dying to see playable in Ninja Gaiden. And guess who gets the prime treatment instead? PS3 owners! Bwahahahahahahaa!
I don't think there is much reason to get overly excited about this. imagine X2 getting a DMC3 Special Edition while PS3 gets DMC4. while some are playing yet another NG re-touched effort, there is an honest to goodness sequel coming to X2 that will most likely be announced in TGS or coming E3. then who will be laughing? ;p
WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE NAME KEVIN?!!
YARRRR!!!
lol. nothing really...if he isn't a pirate.
(is that your name by the way? ;) )
His stuff just isn't that inspired imo, and DOA doesn't have shit on Tekken, Virtua Fighter, or Soul Calibur. I remember him going on when DOA3 came out, saying tekken 4 and virtua fighter 4 look like shit, blah blah blah. Too bad his game plays like shiit. *button mashing fest*. This is good news as far as ninja gaiden goes, but I can't say I'm very excited at all.
like I said, DoA is a joke world wide. I think it gets some sales in NA and that's about it. I don't know the figures, but I remember reading an article from Japan saying that DoA does poorly in Japan and nobody plays it. it has a little U.S following, but the media really make it sound as it was a big game. I think even MK outsells it by far in all teritories.

also, even if he says Tekken and VF are garbage, it is like him saying penguins aren't really jeeves. to me it doesn't matter at all because I know my Tekken, and I know there is nothing that can touch it- eat that VF and SC fans! lol
the two others are too definitive names in the genre. 'everyone' wants to make the next Tekken or the next VF.

it's all cool. :)

[LaLiLuLeLo]

Agreed. And yes my name is kevin.
and if I was a pirate, what would you do? Yesterday was talk like a pirate day.

[yoshaw]

I don't think there is much reason to get overly excited about this. imagine X2 getting a DMC3 Special Edition while PS3 gets DMC4. while some are playing yet another NG re-touched effort, there is an honest to goodness sequel coming to X2 that will most likely be announced in TGS or coming E3. then who will be laughing? ;p

Err, sorry but I'll still be laughing. 360 owners can have their special edition naked PS2 Dante and naked virgil. Besides, you missed my point entirely! NG with Rachel playable was a dream of almost everyone I've known with a working Xbox. See, and I too had been secretly wishing for them to include her someday with NGBlack so I can borrow my friends Xbox and play the damn game. But that never happened :cry2:

Now its happening on PS3. You wouldn't believe the reactions I got from my friends when I told them Rachel is playable. They were so stunned that they completely forgot that I also mentioned only on PS3 in the same sentence. :laugh: I went totally evul with my buddies today :P One of them is selling his X360(those who recall, yea the same friend I shared the adapter joke with on IM) after I showed him scans of MGS4 and Level5 RPG. And the damned TGS hasn't even started yet. Lol

[Z]

and if I was a pirate, what would you do?
if you were a pirate and had a LocoRoco pic painted on the sides of your pirate ship, I will join your one-man crew. just call me Sally the Pirate Lord! or some such.
Err, sorry but I'll still be laughing.
you may not get my point. allow me to explain, or rather ask; is this version an exclusive? I mean a real exclusive and not a time based one?
isn't the next NG on X2 offer a second playble character and with even more weapons, moves, etc?
won't it be the next true chapter since the original came out?
how much will fans go crazy on a whole new sequel after so many 'special editions'?

I will say what I feel: this is great for PS3 owners that didn't get to play the game. but as a Box owner as well, this is a very old title being remade- again. granted, it will have better everything, but only very few new things.
playing threw the female perspective could be as good as playing through ADA's exclusively in RE4 for PS2. that may be worht getting excited for me. other than that, the game will have to fight for attention with the big boys coming out with it.

don't get me wrong, this is good news for PS3 no matter how you try to spin it. but personally, I can't get 'really' excited. maybe if I hadn't played both NG and NG:Black I would have been more enthusiastic.

[yoshaw]

^ Ok, now we agree.

[Killing Moon]

Killing moon, did Itagaki steal your girl or run over your dog?
It sounds like you have some real personal problems with the guy... :huh:

I think the news is not bad considering NG is one of the best action titles of the last generation. I would strongly suggestion anyone who did not play NG on the Xbox to take a look at this title. I'm not sure if the title will offer enough for fans like me who already own the game on Xbox... Also, I hope the PS3 receives the true NG sequel, because it would be unfortunate for PS3 owners to miss the title... Peace

I've already raped the game 10x over.

It's not as difficult (or as good) as many make it out to be. I'd say that it's good for Xbox, considering the drought of selective quality titles exclusive to the console. But I've played better.

Like I said, it's solid, pretty, but it's also a very blatant clone. I've played better.

[Domination]

if you were a pirate and had a LocoRoco pic painted on the sides of your pirate ship, I will join your one-man crew. just call me Sally the Pirate Lord! or some such.

you may not get my point. allow me to explain, or rather ask; is this version an exclusive? I mean a real exclusive and not a time based one?
isn't the next NG on X2 offer a second playble character and with even more weapons, moves, etc?
won't it be the next true chapter since the original came out?
how much will fans go crazy on a whole new sequel after so many 'special editions'?

I will say what I feel: this is great for PS3 owners that didn't get to play the game. but as a Box owner as well, this is a very old title being remade- again. granted, it will have better everything, but only very few new things.
playing threw the female perspective could be as good as playing through ADA's exclusively in RE4 for PS2. that may be worht getting excited for me. other than that, the game will have to fight for attention with the big boys coming out with it.

don't get me wrong, this is good news for PS3 no matter how you try to spin it. but personally, I can't get 'really' excited. maybe if I hadn't played both NG and NG:Black I would have been more enthusiastic.

Sigma is basically a port from the Black series with a few upgrades. Having that be the case while Team Ninja is at work on a completely different Ninja Gaiden, I'm thinking Sigma will be exclusive to the PS3 in the very same way DOA2:Hardcore was for the PS2 compared to the Dreamcast version.

Since now the PlayStation 3 is more powerful, not to mention Itagaki's loyalty to the Xbox and Microsoft, I'm thinking the next Ninja Gaiden in development will also come to the PS3 console but as a port from the 360 with probably some extra added features similiar to Sigma later on down the line.

[Z]

that seems to be the logical way to do it.

[Black Dragon37]

one thing bothers me though; do we really have to have a ninja named Rachel? seriously? that is like having a pirate called Kevin. O_oRachel isn't a ninja - she's a fiend hunter.