Naruto

By Michael McWhertor Like the CLAMP-designed get up for Tekken 6's Jin Kazama and the Penny Arcade home for Yoshimitsu, Lars and Zafina's console-only togs were designed by those outside the Tekken team. The former by Naruto creator Masashi Kishimoto, the latter by Tales franchise designer Mutsumi Inomata.

By Michael McWhertor The top four bestselling games last week in Japan, via Media Create, were all Nintendo DS games, including the newest WarioWare title and the latest Mario and Luigi role-playing game. A week's worth of almost no new game releases in Japan means that evergreen titles get a chance to shine, g...

By Michael McWhertor Also debuting to Japanese shrugs was Tomb Raider Underworld for the PlayStation 3, which just beat out Ninja Blade to land at the 18th spot. Previous champ, Wii de Asobu: Mario Power Tennis for the Wii sank eighth place. Media Create Weekly Software Sales [Gpara]

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By Mike Fahey After two years of languishing in ninja-less void, the PlayStation 3 finally gets its very own Naruto game with Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm. The latest in the Ultimate Ninja series from developer CyberConnect2, Ultimate Ninja Storm has been making fans drool with its anime-topping ce...

By Mike Fahey KAKASHI: Kakashi is the elite Jonin ninja in charge of Squad 7 – Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura. He seems laid back, but he is extremely strong and catches everything that happens around him. Kakashi has the ability to mimic his enemy's moves, earning him the name "Copy Ninja".

By Brian Ashcraft Know why PS3 title Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm from developer CyberConnect2 looks better? More polygons, more better, that's why. Let's put things in perspective: The Naruto character model that appeared in PS2 games was made of just 3,723 polygons. However! The Ultimate Ninja Storm N...

By Michael McWhertor Fans of anime ninja action will be able to get their hands on the largest ever selection of playable ninjas in Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 3 for PlayStation®2, as well as the awesome Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm for PLAYSTATION®3 which takes the Naruto experience beyond the anime series for t...

By Mike Fahey Here's the E3 trailer for Naruto: The Broken Bond, the Ubisoft follow up to Rise of the Ninja on the Xbox 360, a game I enjoyed very much. This next installment is due out this fall, picking up where Rise left off with the Return of Itachi and Sasuke Retrieval story arcs. They've spiced up the fig...

By Mike Fahey Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm: I saw characters I can't tell you about, and with my newfound understanding of the series I even know who they are! The game is going to have 25 characters total, a few of which are sure to surprise and delight fans of the series. The game play is extremely solid an...

By fdemarco NAMCO BANDAI GAMES ANNOUNCES NARUTO™: ULTIMATE NINJA® STORM FOR THE PLAYSTATION®3 SYSTEM Naruto's PLAYSTATION 3 System Debut Revolutionizes Ninja Action with Full 3D Combat, Free-Roaming Exploration and Incredible Anime Graphics

I played it alot, played against alot of people, and I must say I never really liked Naruto when I started the game, but from a mechanic point of view, this game owns. It is by far the best Naruto game I heard of/played, and probably the best license game I saw too (Now I don't know all the license g...

By Mike Fahey Rise of the Ninja is really two games in one. There's an adventure game in which you run around Leaf Village doing quests as you follow Naruto on his rise from an obnoxious orphan everyone despises to an obnoxious ninja everybody seems to like. Then there's the fighting game, which allows you...

By Mike Fahey Nothing goes together like anime and overeating, so D3Publisher and Major League Eating *sigh* have gotten together to create the first-ever NARUTO Clash of Ninja Revolution World Ramen Noodle Eating Championship. The event takes place this Saturday the 27th at the Nintendo World Sto...

By Maggie Greene Because what the world really needs is another Naruto game, Ubisoft has announced their 2007-2008 holiday lineup. And what a lineup it is: there's quite a spread from chess to Beowulf to Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 (and, of course, Naruto). Full press release - and lineup - after the jump.

By Michael McWhertor Headquartered in San Francisco, CA, VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), is one of the most comprehensive and innovative companies in the field of manga publishing, animation and entertainment licensing of Japanese content. Owned by three of Japan's largest creators and licensors of manga and...

By Brian Crecente NARUTO Q&A UBIDAYS 2007 2. Qu'est ce qui justifie un tel engouement de la part des enfants pour ce dessin animé, Naruto et cette licence de façon générale ? What is so cool about Anime? Why are kids so fascinated by Naruto and this license?

By Michael McWhertor Japan has baseball fever! With no less than four baseball titles in the top thirty (five if you count Wii Sports), it's clear that Gundam and Naruto aren't the only games in town. Or the country. Or whatever. Now let's play a game of Spot the Lonely PLAYSTATION 3 Game! Media Create Sales Figures

By Brian Crecente Bandai-Namco: PS2 hack//G.U. Vol. 2 JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny Federation vs. ZAFT II Plus Naruto: Konoha Spirits Tales of Destiny PS3 Mobile Suit Gundam: Crossfire Ridge Racer 7 PSP Gundam Battle Royal Gunpey DS Gunpey Tales of the Tempest PC

By Brian Ashcraft With the next gen PlayStation machine around the corner, it's time to cash in on the current model while Sony still can. Hence, the PlayStation 2: The Best collection, which will be hitting Japanese game shops November 2. I'm not sure if these are in fact the best. (I could spout off more appeal...