Early in its life, the game was actually planned for the PS2 and Dreamcast . After the Dreamcast was discontinued, director Tomonobu Itagaki famously moved development to the Xbox because he believed it was the only console powerful enough to handle his vision. PlayStation Ports:
: Team Ninja, led by Tomonobu Itagaki, had roughly 60 people working on the title for a planned 2000 release.
In early 2000, Tecmo officially announced that a new Ninja Gaiden —the first in over a decade—was in development specifically for the .
Early in its life, the game was actually planned for the PS2 and Dreamcast . After the Dreamcast was discontinued, director Tomonobu Itagaki famously moved development to the Xbox because he believed it was the only console powerful enough to handle his vision. PlayStation Ports:
: Team Ninja, led by Tomonobu Itagaki, had roughly 60 people working on the title for a planned 2000 release. ps2 ninja gaiden
In early 2000, Tecmo officially announced that a new Ninja Gaiden —the first in over a decade—was in development specifically for the . Early in its life, the game was actually