With the current announcement that Ninja Gaiden 4 was within the works through the current Xbox Developer_Direct, in accordance with Staff Ninja producer Fumihiko Yasuda, the concept for the corporate to workforce up with PlatinumGames for the event of Ninja Gaiden 4 was Phil Spencer’s concept.
Talking to Recreation Watch, Yasuda credit Spencer for developing with the concept for the team-up, whereas additionally speaking about how troublesome it was for Staff Ninja to provide you with a plan relating to the event of the sport. Yasuda additionally mentions that Koei Tecmo president Hisashi Koinuma and PlatinumGames president Atsushi Inaba being good buddies was essential.
“I feel everybody is aware of that the Ninja Gaiden sequence has been on maintain for greater than a decade, however Staff Ninja has been contemplating making a brand new title for a very long time,” Yasuda stated in accordance with a tough translation of the interview. “Nevertheless, we had been having troublesome deciding on a plan. Then Koei Tecmo president Hisashi Koinuma and PlatinumGames president Atsushi Inaba, who’re from the identical technology and are good buddies, had an opportunity to debate the matter.”
Yasuda then spoke concerning the collective expertise each the builders had with making fast-paced motion video games, with Staff Ninja’s personal expertise with the Ninja Gaiden franchise, and PlatinumGames being well-regarded for titles like Nier: Automata and Bayonetta.
“After that, Phil Spencer from Microsoft prompt that the three corporations – PlatinumGames, Koei Tecmo and Microsoft – work collectively on a brand new numbered title within the Ninja Gaiden sequence, and that’s how the venture acquired began,” he continued. “Now we have developed motion video games ourselves, however as a result of we had been going to be making a brand new Ninja Gaiden for the primary time in over a decade, PlatinumGames had already made quite a lot of nice motion titles, akin to Bayonetta and NieR: Automata, so we wished to work with them, and that’s how the collaboration started.”
Spencer himself revealed in an interview earlier this month that plans for a brand new title within the Ninja Gaiden franchise truly began round “six or seven years in the past”. He spoke concerning the relationships he had with numerous recreation publishers in Japan, and after numerous conversations in-person in addition to on-line, the plans for a Ninja Gaiden 4 had been put into movement.
Ninja Gaiden 4 was introduced with a trailer, and will probably be making its option to PC, PS5 and Xbox Collection X/S this Fall. The title may even be obtainable by way of Recreation Move.
The most recent entry within the franchise will characteristic a model new protagonist within the discussion board of Yakuma – a younger ninja from the Raven Clan. Collection protagonist Ryu Hayabusa may even be current within the story, and can probably play a pivotal function within the recreation’s occasions. The announcement trailer additionally indicated some stage of rivalry between Yakuma and Hayabusa.
Ninja Gaiden 4 was introduced alongside the launch of a remake of Ninja Gaiden 2 based mostly on Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2. Titled Ninja Gaiden 2 Black, the sport is obtainable on PC, PS5 and Xbox Collection X/S. Take a look at our overview for extra particulars.
