Die Ninja Gaiden– and Dead or Alivebrands are one of Team Ninja’s most popular IPs to see again soon. Corresponding reboots of the series are said to be in the works.
reported about it Ruliweb, citing statements made by Fumihiko Yasuda, the head of Team Ninja, at the G-Star Conference in Busan. There hasn’t been any official confirmation of a corresponding reboot yet, but a corresponding slide was shown at the end of the panel, which underpins Yasuda’s statement.
If you look back a little, Yasuda has often wished that the Ninja Gaidenseries should revive. No new offshoot has appeared here since 2012, but there is definitely interest in a new game as a fan service that can enjoy it in every respect.
Should it come to a reboot, it would most likely be developed by a younger team for a new generation of players. Development by an external team is then also possible, it was once said. This is where Platinum Games comes into play.
What the Dead or Alive-series, it had recently suffered quite a bit of image damage, since the topic of microtransactions was exploited to such an extent that even the toughest fans didn’t feel like it anymore. In this case, a reboot would be highly recommended.
There has not yet been an official statement from publisher Koei Tecmo on this report.