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Ninjatown DS trailer somehow makes cute ninjas okay

4:24 PM on 08.21.2007, Colette Bennett 60 comments

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It is a universal fact that ninjas should not be cute. It really kills the credibility of being a ruthless killing machine if women are cooing over you. However, figure in a DS title populated by Shawnimals, and somehow the whole concept becomes somehow much more acceptable. For those of you not familar with them, Shawnimals is a line of toys that appeals to the designer toy set that collect goodies such as Kubricks and Qee bears.

Southpeak Interactive will be showing Ninjatown at Leipzig Games Convention this week. They describe it in the press release as "a quirky but intensely addictive strategy title". As usual, the DS continues to delight with its eccentric library, and people with hardcore habits for cute attacks continue to feed the monkey. We can expect to see Ninjatown's US release in the first quarter of 2008. This has been Colette Bennett, your official commentary on all things squeeworthy, now signing off.

 

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soadsam's Avatar
soadsam at 08/21/2007 16:25
gross they all look like jelly beans with eyes. although jelly beans are quite delisious...
Reeper's Avatar
Reeper at 08/21/2007 16:27
Ninja Dropping....

Uhh....
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xBBx at 08/21/2007 16:28
Ninja Dropping FTW!
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Roflcopter Pilot at 08/21/2007 16:28
Awesome.

I saw the shop on the Shawnimals site. They have a sticker of a fucking ninja riding a mustache.

Shawnimals = WIN
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masterledz at 08/21/2007 16:30
How do they crap?

AMIDOINGITRITE?
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blehman at 08/21/2007 16:32
I wanna see someone step in the ninja dropping. Think it'll chop off their feet?
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Cowzilla3 at 08/21/2007 16:32
Do you think there is only one female ninja in all of ninja town like the smurfs too?
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paranoiaXVI at 08/21/2007 16:32
Looks like Loco Roco has competition!
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lvl54spacemonkey at 08/21/2007 16:34
I can't decide whats cooler, Ninja Dropping or Ninja consultant.
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Genki-JAM at 08/21/2007 16:35
Gaw.. another STRATEGY title?? Dangit, this should SO be a Beat-em-up. But hey, you take what you get, right?
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kadosho at 08/21/2007 16:36
This looks like an interesting title. But strategy? Ninja RPG? i wonder how thats possible. er wait unemployed ninja, but it was never like this. So is 2007 the year of the ninja?
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Joseph Leray at 08/21/2007 16:37
Business Ninja will END YOU!
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BluFire at 08/21/2007 16:37
Pirates > Ninjas.
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Eschatos at 08/21/2007 16:40
Ninja dropping? Ninja consultant? Baby ninja? This is both insulting and hilarious at the same time. Inslarious.
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Professor Pew at 08/21/2007 16:46
I want to eat Ninja Baby, nomnomnom. But these are still not super ninja :(
When will there be a new super-ninja game?!
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savagesaladin at 08/21/2007 16:55
Look at this pie chart! Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaag!!
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Milofo at 08/21/2007 17:15
Isn't white ninja a webcomic?
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jeffk6 at 08/21/2007 17:15
man that games got nothing on loco roco
Gregor's Avatar
Gregor at 08/21/2007 17:24
....Ninja Dropping.



Riiiiiiight.
masterledz's Avatar
masterledz at 08/21/2007 17:29
Is this "Strategy" in a "FF Tactics", "Advance Wars" or RTS sense?

We were just talking about this in the forums too.
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jerrt at 08/21/2007 17:32
i'm glad, i'm not the only one who was confused and a little scared when i saw the character 'ninja dropping' wow. just wow. although ninja consultant looked pretty bad ass. i'd hire him, if they didn't listen he could just kill them and take all their money. win win for me. [:
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lAboMbA at 08/21/2007 17:36
at what point is a cute ninja NOT OKAY?!?!
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Majorkerina at 08/21/2007 17:38
Omg...I can't believe it's not Japanese X_X
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SLiFE at 08/21/2007 17:48
I like Ninja Consultant.

He's my faaavourite.
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deanhatescoffee at 08/21/2007 17:53
The mere idea behind a Business Ninja is cool. I'd be interested to see how this pans out.
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Falkonite at 08/21/2007 17:57
I bet business Ninja is into using PC's and doing fun things like making timetables, and spread sheets, and pie charts!
Mxyzptlk's Avatar
Mxyzptlk at 08/21/2007 18:17
My friend Mark once saw a ninja dropping uppercut this kid just for opening a window.
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Trowble at 08/21/2007 18:28
So is Ninja Dropping suppose to flip and poo you, not kill you? Genius!
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Chad Concelmo at 08/21/2007 18:31
I love how Ninja Consultant has a pie chart. HA HA HA! AMAZING! :)
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demon_beast82 at 08/21/2007 19:15
The scariest one is the ninja with the cell phone
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atheistium at 08/21/2007 19:16
cute :o i hope its actually fun however.
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Wedge at 08/21/2007 19:32
Fricking' sweet looking.

Also, they made Scourge: Hive, so they've got some talent as a developer too.
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Mister Disco at 08/21/2007 19:55
It's Business Time.

Business [i]Ninja[/b] Time.
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Mister Disco at 08/21/2007 19:55
Wow, that was some hardcore bbcode fail.
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bluemeep at 08/21/2007 20:22
So, I looked at the video preview and I says to myself "Self, is that really a happy turdlette there beside the ninjas?" and Self said "Yes, now pay your fucking car insurance for the month."
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Arugala9 at 08/21/2007 20:43
Words fail me. What the hell is an anti-ninja and why is it orange?
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Majorkerina at 08/21/2007 21:02
Wouldn't Ninja and Anti-Ninja together explode?
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BlindsideDork at 08/21/2007 21:05
I feel jipped or something?
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ceark at 08/21/2007 21:05
I don't know what the hell this is, but I want it.

shouldn't white ninja be fatter?
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Trowble at 08/21/2007 21:18
@Majorkerina: You know, I was thinking the same thing. However, wouldn't the Anti-Ninja explode himself because he is in fact a ninja too?
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NightDehumidifier at 08/21/2007 22:20
Maybe the Anti-Ninja and the Regular Ninja are much like polar opposites that represent two extremely linear representatives of the ninja lifestyle. One obeys the concept of stealth combat as a whole and utilizes the silent stature that is the ninja way, whereas the Anti-Ninja is the more popularized rationale of the flipping out/cutting heads ninja that we as a trendy hip pop culture has come to the conclusion of being a ninja after watching three Jet Li films, a Tony Jaa film, five Jackie Chan films and half a Steven Seagal film and a late-night session of Ninja Gaiden Black with the final culmination of looking up Real Ultimate Power at four in the morning on a buzz combined with a Baconator and two bottles of Amp energy drink.
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Dexter345 at 08/21/2007 23:01
Holy crap. I don't yet know how the game plays but I don't care. I want it.
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LostCrichton at 08/21/2007 23:06
Anything with ninjas or samurais automatically get a shot. I'll most likely buy this.
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F Whipple at 08/21/2007 23:12
Aww look how cute the little minjas are.....I just want to pet them.

*Gets throat cut by said minja*
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BFeld13 at 08/21/2007 23:30
Ninjas > Pirates > Cowboys
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Arugala9 at 08/22/2007 01:27
Ninjas>Cowboys>Pirates
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Banj at 08/22/2007 02:57
Oh man, I think I wet 'em.

I'm getting that game and I don't care if it's shit, the concept is fucking ginius!
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superNinja at 08/22/2007 03:09
...dibs on jewish ninja!

1040-EZ ftw!
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