[Update: God damn it, SEGA! We have been asked to take this video down because apparently it's wrong or something. Because I am nice and honorable like Jesus Christ, I am complying. Apparently a better trailer is coming next week. It better shit gold!]

Here's the debut trailer for Shinobi 3DS, which has quite easily shot up to the top of my 3DS "DO WANT" list. The video pays tribute to the series, starting with 1987's debut title and ending with this nostalgic portable trip. 

Fans of the series will note just how old school this thing looks. Despite the 3D models, the game definitely looks like its retro brethren, and that's no bad thing. I noticed some people have complained about the graphics, but they don't look bad to me -- just heavily stylized. They look better in motion than in screens, that's for damn sure. 

So yeah, SEGA can go right ahead and insert this game into me.

Legacy Comments (will be imported soon)

KidKobun

Well said, sir.

Monodi

SteezyXL

Ninja surfing!!

Ujn Hunter

Really? Man... you guys need glasses.

EternalDeathSlayer

I'd also like them to insert this game into me. But only after they stick it in you, Jim.

RenegadePanda

I'll take it.

Monodi

Whine all you want about the visuals, I am pretty happy with the way it looks.

trueb7ue

In motion it looks much better than the original screens Nick posted.


I'm excite, but not too excite yet.

Infidel

it looks pretty cool although im not particularly excited about the art style

LittleBigD

Meh...not bad. Still not rushing out to get a 3DS for it, but not bad.

TheRemix

Did he just make those missiles bleed by jumping on them?! O_O

Dv8thwonder

NGP commits seppoku.

Hugh G Rection

I'll take the original over this anyday.

Tahldon

Mmm... Uh.. sorry. I want this...

cbarrentos

SHINOBI'S BACK!

wickedsickzombie

Wicked

Stigmeyer

I'm with Mr. Rection. Oh, Rolling Thunder too.

Barry Burton

I rhink it's ugly, but anyway it's too early to say if it will be good or bad. Waiting for some real gameplay footage.

lAboMbA

Don't care for the styling. I'd rather have a black gi and standard side-scrolling fare, but whatever...I'll give it a go.

Brian Green

i hate not having a 3DS more and more atleast once a week

npa189

This looks amazing! He stabbed a helicopter! The 3DS has some great games on the horizon, but they are just that... On the horizon. Now the hardware collects dust.

Chad Almasy

I hope the game plays better than it looks...I'm not one to usually care for graphics, but Sega's track record with poor graphics usually involves poor, broken game play. I love Shinobi. Shinobi III and GG Shinobi II are still two of my all time favorite games...I would love more :)

Scissors

Add me to the Konga line,

Insert this game into Jim, Eternal Death, and then me

pundaG

@CHAD

Damn Son.. I LOVED the Game Gear shinobi, with the 4 different colored ninja's that all had separate abilities?

HOT SHIT.

HD remix that noise and I'd pay full pop!

Lionalliance

Sorry, still looks ugly.

LeviticusKitty

Wish ninja dude were a little bigger on the screen.

Master Snake

This is on my radar.

Now Sega, how about getting WayForward to do another Streets of Rage?

Wolfy-Boey

Now Sega, how about getting WayForward to do another Streets of Rage?

This.

Faux Furry

The game needs a strong dose of Nightshade.
If Sega doesn't dare, Shinobi could always go with more hilariously terrible full motion video cut-scenes.
How else will you know that it's a next-gen Shinobi game?

Monodi

@MasterSnake

THIIIIIIIIIIIISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

Master Snake

If this game does well, Sega should let Griptonite work on another Golden Axe.


BOOM......

PrinceHeir

i hope they still make a 3D shinobi in the same vein as the PS2 ones :P

Artemus

Sweet. I'm in.

Chad Almasy

@pundaG

God, if only...those games were so much fun.