Ji@nBing Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 In an interview with Kotaku earlier today Team Ninja's Tomonobu Itagaki said that he doesn't plan on making any more Ninja Gaiden games for any platforms following the release of Ninja Gaiden II for the Xbox 360. "Personally I think we were able to create the definitive 3D game in this series so I'm not planing on making any other games in the series," Itagaki said through a translator. "So I hope fans treat this as a swan song for the franchise. "I think we were able to achieve everything we wanted with this game so anything else would be extraneous." When asked if he plans on making a "swan song" Ninja Gaiden title for the PlayStation 3, Itagaki replied " that would be ridiculous." Instead, the creator of the beloved franchise said he wants to make something that is "totally new, completely unrelated to anything I've done before. Not any part of any existing franchises." Itagaki said what he'd like to do is work on another action title or perhaps a war themed game, perhaps something set in the Pacific Theater during World War II. "I think the Pacific theater of World War II is a interesting topic," he said. "I think it would be cool to work with an American developer and do a game based on the Pacific Theater." "I think it would be cool to do something like what Clint Eastwood is doing for that time period," he added, referencing Flags Of Our Fathers and Letters From Iwo Jima which shows both sides of the war. When asked how long he had been thinking about doing such a title, Itagaki said it was something he came up with during our short interview. "That's what it's like to create something; you start from nothing and you have to clear your mind and come up with new ideas," he said. "I'm interested in that period of time, for my generation, that was an event that influenced us more than anything else. I think that would be an interesting topic to explore." If it turned out that a Japanese developed game about World War II was "too politically charged," Itagaki said he might want to explore the same issues in a game set in space. Source I really thought they would bring it out for PS3 eventually, but I guess not. Too bad it's the last in the series too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corris Veteran Posted May 15, 2008 Veteran Share Posted May 15, 2008 I expected such a result really. Though I can say I wouldn't miss it let alone want it, Sigma has become the bane of my Ps3 games, never want to spend money on a game that i spend more time swearing at than playing, lol. *mumbles about how bad he is* :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo003 Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 I think they might make the game for PS3 later (maybe a year or two) just like they did with sigma. But I am not worried about it, since I will be getting it either way. I have all the Ninja Gaiden game and yes including Sigma for PS3 (First game I bought for my First PS3)I bought my first PS3 for that game even thougth I was going to buy anyway before MGS4 comes out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soniqstylz Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 I did buy Sigma at the same time I bought my PS3, and I liked it, but I enjoyed Heavenly Sword more, probably for the same reasons Corris mentioned ;) I really didn't expect a PS3 version anyway, I thought that he'd already announced it was 360-exclusive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rookas Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 Ahh, give it a year and Ninja Gaiden 2 Espsilon will come out featuring Ryu in his silk PJ's. I'm getting NG2 for 360 and MGS4 for PS3, so both consoles will get played for the next couple months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrunknMunky Veteran Posted May 16, 2008 Veteran Share Posted May 16, 2008 Seeing as NG2 is published by MGS, this isn't a surprise. Very old "news" :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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