Ninja Gaiden 3's release date, pre-order details, collector's edition announced

Last week, we reported Ninja Gaiden 3 would hit shelves in March 2012, according to Team Ninja's head honcho Yosuke Hayashi. Thanks to a news release from Tecmo today, we have something a bit more exact.

Last week, we reported Ninja Gaiden 3 would hit shelves in March 2012, according to Team Ninja's head honcho Yosuke Hayashi. Thanks to a news release from Tecmo today, we have something a bit more exact.

The game will launch on March 20, 2012 for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Those who pre-order the game from GameStop or Amazon will gain themselves the privilege to a digital, two-fighter demo stage of Dead or Alive 5, which will also release some time next year. If that demo isn't satisfying enough to encourage you to pre-order, then you might consider pre-ordering Ninja Gaiden 3's collector's edition, which will ship not only with a soundtrack, art book and figurine, but with a four-fighter demo stage of DOA 5.

Here's where the decision-making gets a bit trickier: GameStop pre-orderers' two DOA 5 characters will be Ryu himself and the femme fatale Hitomi. Pre-ordering from Amazon? You'll get Ayane and Hayate. (Does anyone else feel like these pre-order incentives should be more about, y'know, Ninja Gaiden 3 and not DOA 5?)

In any case: decisions, decisions!

Staff article by Jonathan Davila (December 15, 2011) A bio for this contributor is currently unavailable, but check back soon to see if that changes. If you are the author of this news article, you can update your bio from the Settings page.