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Nintendo Media | First Ninja Gaiden DS Screens!

By Adam Riley (Adam Riley)

39865 on 29.03.2007 at 22:12

Update - A whole slew of newly scanned images can now be seen here!

Quick News - Team Ninja's secret DS game has been revealed by Famitsu as 'Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword', a top-down 3D action-adventure that has players holding the DS on its side and controlling all movement via the touch-screen. Check out an initial blurry scan and a vandalised one below:

Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword < Scan 01 > | < Scan 02 >

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mOojc on 28.03.2007 at 09:49#1

Wooo, Ninja Gaidan for DS. Can't really judge the initial graphics of the game as those scans are terrible but I'm hoping Team Ninja can pull it off and create good/decent game.

Mason on 28.03.2007 at 11:24#2

From what I can tell, the visuals are really good...but of course, they're small screenshots, so we may have to wait a little while before telling for sure.

Great news for them to be getting behind DS in this way!

jb on 28.03.2007 at 11:56#3

Awesome stuff! The DS is a money-making machine, so why not - hopefully something from the team will also be Wii bound..

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Ph00p on 28.03.2007 at 12:15#4

OMG That is simply amazing! I can't wait! Hopefully the PSP doesn't get a version too.

L on 28.03.2007 at 12:33#5

sounds good

Spydarlee on 28.03.2007 at 12:39#6

This is more like it!

A Wii version would have been cooler, but this is still great news.

Really should get around to finishing the first one, though. Smilie

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MetalKingSlime on 28.03.2007 at 18:39#7

that's awesome!!

Faust D. Strooijer on 28.03.2007 at 18:44#8

Spydarlee said:
This is more like it!A Wii version would have been cooler, but this is still great news.Really should get around to finishing the first one, though.

Oh Karn, you *canned laughter* Smilie

Though Ninja Gaiden coming to DS is good enough news, I just hope they don't bodge it up... There's been several potentially good games that didn't turn out THAT good when they arrived... Let's just hope this game isn't one of them^^

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Zapp on 28.03.2007 at 19:08#9

The shots dont look very clear but none-the-less a Ninja Gaiden game for DS Smilie YAYAYAYA! Smilie
I wish they would put the NES game on VC!! Smilie

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Adam Riley on 28.03.2007 at 21:23#10

Ninja Gaiden IS coming to the Virtual Console! It's been listed on the OLFC, the Australian ratings board... Smilie

And this top-down action looks impressive on the second scan!

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Satoshi on 28.03.2007 at 22:03#11

The "vandalism" says:

The moaning man who swore he would only work on high specked consoles, with the influence of the bold mr (tatsui? - I'm crap at kanji) will now appear on the DS W (in japan w is like 733t sp33ch for lol)

Avoid Games Like the Plague, productivity++

tiamat1990 on 29.03.2007 at 05:04#12

Woah!! Hell yeah!!! I LOVE Ninja Gaiden! Get ready to get insurance on your DS because a lot of them are going to be breaking from throwing them against walls!!

Prometheus on 29.03.2007 at 22:16#13

im sorry, but those screens just = pure sex on a console. HOLY CRAP does that look nice. Especially on the DS that is the kinda stuff the DS can pull off if the developers put a little more effort in. It also sounds like it uses the Touch screen to the full extent.. I really cant wait for this game.

Adam Riley on 29.03.2007 at 22:23#14

Cheers Simon - it's true, as Itagaki does prefer the beefier systems. But he committed to doing a DS game ages ago...and he's a man of his word it seems!

These clearer images show how much the DS is being pushed. Can't wait until we see more of Mistwalker's Archaic Sealed Heat as well Smilie

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Megadanxzero on 29.03.2007 at 23:20#15

Even though they're quite clearly pre-rendered backgrounds, it'll probably just mean it has fixed cameras. Which means it'll be like Devil May Cry, and that's fine with me ;3

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mOojc on 30.03.2007 at 02:20#16

Damn, the graphics are nice for the DS. Looking great!