A Hong Kong video game distributor has leaked a eight years since the last Ninja Gaiden game, with no additions to the franchise confirmed for current-gen consoles.
The Ninja Gaiden series began in 1988 with the original game releasing for the Nintendo Entertainment System. The success of that title led to a series of sequels for Nintendo systems before the franchise expanded onto Sega consoles. A modern reboot launched in 2004 in the form of Ninja Gaiden as an exclusive on the Xbox, although an enhanced version of the title would come to PlayStation 3 a few years later. Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge is the most recent entry in the series, having released in 2012
Reddit kokokko416 has discovered what appears to be a brand new listing for a Ninja Gaiden Trilogy collection. The Redditor linked to a page on the Hong Kong video game retailer Game Source Entertainment, which has since been deleted, showing the bundle will come to both the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 in March 2021. According to the leaked listing, the Ninja Gaiden Trilogy will include Ninja Gaiden Sigma, Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2, and Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge. In total, it is set to cost $40, although it is still not clear whether this is a remastered collection or a direct re-release of the original games. There's also no mention of the games coming to Xbox One or next-gen consoles.
Team Ninja, the developer behind the modern Ninja Gaiden games, has most recently worked on the Nioh franchise, which takes a different, more Dark Souls-inflected approach to difficulty than Ninja Gaiden. The success of Nioh led Team Ninja to release a sequel in March of this year. However, the developer has acknowledged the desire from fans for a new Ninja Gaiden game, even if it means that the company does not work on its critically-acclaimed RPG franchise in the immediate future.
As with any rumor or leak, this supposed reveal has to be taken with a grain of salt. Stores often post incorrect information on sites before quickly removing the mistake, so a Ninja Gaiden Trilogy collection might not be in the works at all. But it would make plenty of sense for Team Ninja to test the waters for a possible Ninja Gaiden return with a bundle of older games before committing to a brand new project. Hopefully, that is the case here and fans will get more ninja action in the near future.
Source: kokokko416
