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Team Ninja to Xbox 360 fans: no Sigma in your future photo

It looks like any hopes Xbox 360 owners may have regarding seeing Ninja Gaiden Sigma ported over from the PlayStation 3 have but all been dashed. Talking with Japan's Famitsu Xbox 360, Tomonobu Itagaki had this to say about the whole deal:

"We're getting requests to port Sigma to the Xbox 360, but we currently have no such plans. But no worries, 360 owners! Team Ninja is still supporting your platform.We're taking new challenges on the Nintendo DS, and the same is true for the Xbox 360. In order to respond to our fans' expectations, we're always making sequels and new games."

Since Xbox fans were already treated to Ninja Gaiden Black, and PlayStation 2 owners were left out in the cold last time, Itagaki has no qualms about his decision. Before you get all hateful, and decide to storm the gates of Team Ninja, I'd do a double-take on the last sentence in the first quote. That alone says a lot.

So I ask the Xbox 360 owners who were hoping to get away with not buying a PS3 due to the fact that most of the games seem to be Microsoft bound anyway -- does this even matter?

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Jim Sterling's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/01/2007 19:41
Jim Sterling
Eh, all I'll say is that any third party not releasing games on both platforms is willingly and happily kissing money goodbye, and that's just dumb. Still, it's their choice, and while I was interested in this, given the infamy of the last one, I really don't need games that are difficult just for the sake of it.

Good coup for PS3 though, it needed something.
Doomtrain's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/01/2007 19:42
Doomtrain
I would choose having it over not having it, but being forced to go without doesn't really phase me. Not like it's something new, it's just more Ninja Gaiden.
Nick Chester's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/01/2007 19:47
Nick Chester
This doesn't bother me, because I'm stupid and broke enough to own both a PlayStation 3 and a 360.

I'd also be stupid enough to purchase Sigma for the 360 after having bought it for the PS3, just to get the achievements ... so thanks for saving me $60, Team Ninja.
michiyoyoshiku's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/01/2007 19:49
michiyoyoshiku
Sigma is going to suck anyway just because it's on PS3 the worst system ever made
Jim Sterling's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/01/2007 19:50
Jim Sterling
Nick, while you're at it, I've got seven magic fucking beans to sell you.
Mxyzptlk's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/01/2007 19:55
Mxyzptlk
Meh, just play Black 360 owners.
Joe Burling's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/01/2007 20:00
Joe Burling
-- does this even matter?

no
Matthew Mac's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/01/2007 20:05
Matthew Mac
This is a surprise? They're already working on Ninja Gaiden 2 for 360, let PS3 owners enjoy sigma.
Netik09's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/01/2007 20:16
Netik09
I'm still stuck on the original Xbox release. That game is fucking insane.
Nick Chester's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/01/2007 20:23
Nick Chester
@ Jim:

Do the beans have achievement points? Leaderboards? DLC?
Joe Burling's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/01/2007 20:24
Joe Burling
"I've got seven magic fucking beans to sell you."

Magic fucking beans? What are those?

Is this a fucking bean?

[img]http://www.arjenfun.com/kriebelfun/images15/Mr-Bean.gif[/i]
Joe Burling's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/01/2007 20:24
Joe Burling
curses!

I mean... is this a fucking bean?

Gameboi's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/01/2007 20:31
Gameboi
I love NG as much as the next guy, but I certainly don't feel any hard feelings over this. The PS3 is looking less attractive all the time.
Joe Burling's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/01/2007 20:32
Joe Burling
If it was $400, would it look more attractive?
Jim Sterling's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/01/2007 20:39
Jim Sterling
Nick:

My particular beans were banned from Xbean Live for being modded. :(
Gameboi's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/01/2007 20:40
Gameboi
@BuckF1tches

$400 and some nice games that I won't already find on the Xbox 360? Yes, it would.
Joe Burling's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/01/2007 20:46
Joe Burling
Jim,

Have you checked out the new mods from llama bean?
BluDesign's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/01/2007 20:56
BluDesign
So, does this mean that there will be less Wii-Hate posts since Summa has something to do with his PS3 other than Fold@Laundry?

Mxyzptlk's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/01/2007 21:00
Mxyzptlk
lol, Summa has barely been around all week and people are still giving him shit. :)
argon's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/01/2007 21:06
argon
I'm not ready for more Ninja Gaiden! I'm still getting my ass handed to me by Black on VERY Hard. But i finally passed stage 6!! w00t
BahamutZero's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/01/2007 21:28
BahamutZero
Porno: Ninja Gay-Den: Smegma.
BahamutZero's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/01/2007 21:30
BahamutZero
Google Image search = "Fucking Bean"

KarlCarlson3's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/01/2007 21:33
KarlCarlson3
Doesn't bother me very much, I'm fine with Black. I just want to see a Ninja Gaiden 2.
lukewind's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/01/2007 21:37
lukewind
Who cares it was a great game but the demo I downloaded on my PS3 did not look improved enough for another purchase. They just added a few more polys and shined things up a bit.

I will be happy when the NG2 launches on the 360. Let the cows have their old game, not like there is anything else to play on it.
Wedge's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/01/2007 22:23
Wedge
I don't know what planet you guys are living on...

UNDERSTAR's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/02/2007 00:13
UNDERSTAR
I need some more boobs in the NG game. Please Team Ninja, bring Sigma to the 360 owners!!! *commits seppuku*
0bshaky's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/02/2007 04:10
0bshaky
port them all. I dont want to buy a whole system to play a couple games.
TheStripe's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/02/2007 09:03
TheStripe
Something is fishy, it wouldn't let me post my diatribe.
TheStripe's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/02/2007 09:09
TheStripe
I can't believe the hype surrounding sigma. And this from the PS3 fanboys who call everything released for the Wii a GC port.

In fact, the guys at techmo (According to Game Informer) seem to think that because it's gotten a new playable character and graphical updates, that it's not really the same game anymore.

Is the first boss still the last boss without the dark dragon blade? Yeah, probably. Am I going to follow the same path as Ryu did in Black? Yeah, probably. So if I'm one of the gamers that after spending all of the last console generation under a rock, not playing Black, this is going to be an all new experience?

Sweet.
Crunshii's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/02/2007 09:38
Crunshii
its beginning...
brainderailment's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/02/2007 13:53
brainderailment
Why the hell would you want the same damn game again?
Azrael's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/02/2007 14:57
Azrael
I cant believe it 32 posts, and no one has said this.

Guys, PS3 is getting Ninja Gaiden Sigma.. ( a remake of black for next gen consoles)

Xbox 360 is getting: NINJA GAIDEN 2

Itagaki "mentioned it" again a few months ago in EGM... Just be patient.
Magesx's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/03/2007 01:13
Magesx
hurr this is the nail in the 360's coffin
TheStripe's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/03/2007 09:54
TheStripe
Oh yeah, first dibs to the NEW ninja gaiden game rather than the bullshit port of a game that came out three years ago is dooming the console to death? You're a moron, Mage.
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