[QUOTE="jigglebilly1983"]When did Ninja Gaiden 2 get announced?FlamingFlamingo
I think it was announced at some microsoft keynote or sumthin like that, I'll try and find a link
RUMOR #3: Development of a Ninja Gaiden 2 sequel has been officially confirmed.
Source: An interview with Team Ninja head Tomonobu Itagaki in Kikizo.
The official story: "We have not yet decided on the platform and other details for NG2, but it's definitely on our mental to-do list in the coming years."--Tecmo's marketing director, John Inada.
What we heard: In the Kiziko inteview, Tomonobu Itagaki talks about his plans for a Ninja follow-up in the most abstract of terms. "Basically, the concept will not change," he said. "What we have in Ninja Gaiden 1 will still be there, and we will add a few elements to it and spice it up with new weapons and that kind of thing." While those comments would seem to confirm that a sequel is being fast-tracked, a conversation with Inada, who translated the interview, showed that the game's release is way off indeed. "Before I can confirm anything on Ninja Gaiden 2," he told GameSpot, "Team Ninja will be focusing their time on finishing up DOA Ultimate by late summer to early fall of 2004 and then DOA4 for a next generation (choice of platform is not yet made)." In other words, even given just a yearlong development cycle, the earliest Ninja Gaiden 2 would arrive would be 2006. Still, Tecmo's commitment to a sequel to Gaiden, one of its most successful games in years, seems firm. "How can any publisher not think about a sequel for a hugely successful game like Ninja Gaiden?" said Inada.
Bogus or not bogus?: Not bogus, although putting something on a "mental to-do list" doesn't exactly equal starting development.
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