'New' Team Ninja could develop for Wii

by Randy Nelson { Nov 4th 2008 at 12:30AM }

Gamasutra has a post-TGS interview with Tecmo's now Itagaki-less Team Ninja, in which the reign-holder of such franchises as Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive pretty much shrugs off any remaining traces of platform-exclusivity. In fact, it may even develop for Wii.

Yosuke Hayashi, director of Ninja Gaiden Sigma for PS3 (a game Itagaki didn't, er, particularly care for), discussed the studio's intent to create a brand new audience on top of its existing one, saying that, "If that lends to one console – PS3, or if that's going to be the Wii – that's just the direction we will go." Hayashi further clarified the approach Team Ninja will take to choosing platforms for its titles going forward, saying, "It really depends on the audience and what we want to deliver, in order to make the most entertaining content."

[Via NWF]

Tags: team-ninja, tecmo

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

ExMcCloud @ Nov 4th 2008 12:41AM

Boo!!

No Itagaki = Fail!

I love that guy

j @ Nov 4th 2008 1:00AM

DOA with waggle for boob jiggling.

Calling it right now.

Chin-Poh @ Nov 4th 2008 1:18AM

So, where is Itagaki now anyways?

&rew @ Nov 4th 2008 1:39AM

He had to leave earth due to all the restraining orders.

&rew @ Nov 4th 2008 2:01AM

But to be fair to him, he could have left earth to study, ugh, "boob physics" in zero gee.

Premature ejaculation man @ Nov 4th 2008 2:32AM

Did he say if that research would be released?
>_>

Chase @ Nov 4th 2008 6:39AM

His research was released a while ago.

I'm sure you could find the stains if you wanted.

wiredknight @ Nov 4th 2008 2:48AM

Team Ninja? Console-exclusivity? When did this happen?

bigsofty @ Nov 4th 2008 5:12AM

Who cares, their games are all flash and bangs with no gameplay... Zzzzz!

atrimus @ Nov 4th 2008 9:11AM

yeah, but Itagaki's gone now, so lets give them a chance.

BananaBoat @ Nov 4th 2008 6:36AM

Has team Ninja announced a single new game since Itagaki left? Still waiting for news on the next Dead or Alive. They should put out some teasers or something for the game their fans actually want, instead of talking about BS for the Wii that noone wants anyway.

j.howlett @ Nov 4th 2008 7:41AM

i don't recall if any were team ninja specifically but tecmo announced a couple games at tgs

tmacairjordan87 @ Nov 4th 2008 8:20AM

Dynasty Warriors Gaiden. Finally, 2 of the dullest, most lifeless games come together to make 1 incredibly mediocre yet impossible to put down hack and slash game. Now we can finally know the answer that everyone's been searching for for years...Lu Bu vs. Ryu.

You heard it here first :D

tmacairjordan87 @ Nov 4th 2008 8:23AM

....and I just remembered it was Tecmo not team ninja who paired with koei. That's too bad, because now everyone will have to keep wondering who will win between those 2 :(

azesino @ Nov 4th 2008 9:05AM

No body really cares about team ninja, itagaki was Team Ninja, its like Metal Gear sans Hideo Kojima, what a joke this has turn out to be

Kspraydad @ Nov 4th 2008 8:02AM

I like this part of the article myself:

The developers have been releasing products, but there is a bigger potential. There is greater potential, and we see that possibility the most in the PlayStation 3. For any developer that's been working on all of the platforms that are available today, I think they would agree that the PlayStation 3 is the most powerful system out there.

I hope they USE that potential and power.