The recent Xbox Developer Direct showcased the long-anticipated Ninja Gaiden 4, developed in collaboration between Team Ninja and PlatinumGames. Xbox head Phil Spencer played a crucial role in uniting these two powerhouse teams, having suggested the collaboration to bring the franchise back after over a decade. Team Ninja producer Yasuda emphasized the studio's excitement about partnering with PlatinumGames, known for their successful action titles. Additionally, Xbox surprised fans with a remaster of Ninja Gaiden 2, further building anticipation for the franchise's future.
We have developed action games ourselves, but as we were about to launch Ninja Gaiden for the first time in over a decade, PlatinumGames has previously created a variety of fantastic action titles... so we were keen to work with them, and that's how we began our collaboration.
It wasn't until meeting with Phil Spencer that ideas began percolating. The veteran games executive was the one to suggest bringing three entities together for the next numbered Ninja Gaiden.
Prior to that, Koei Tecmo president Hisashi Koinuma, and PlatinumGames president Atsushi Inaba toyed around with the idea of a possible collaboration, but it was ultimately Spencer who brought it all together.
There's a lot of hope for Ninja Gaiden 4 to join the list of all-time great action games, and that reveal certainly struck a few chords with fans.
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