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Tomonobu “I wear sunglasses indoors” Itagaki, the man behind such Tecmo franchises as Dead or Alive and the non-NES Ninja Gaiden games, announced that the upcoming Ninja Gaiden II will be the last in the series.

“Personally I think we were able to create the definitive 3D game in this series so I’m not planing on making any other games in the series,” Itagaki said through a translator. “So I hope fans treat this as a swan song for the franchise.

I have to admit, it’s a little surprising to hear that from someone who apparently thought the first game was so amazing that it needed two remakes, not counting the DS spinoff or the upcoming sequel.

Still, it’s good to see him recognize the need for innovation. If developers were to continue to tread the same ground over and over, it would mean nothing but a slow, stagnant death for the industry. Fortunately, Itagaki plans to come to the table with something fresh and-

Itagaki said what he’d like to do is work on another action title or perhaps a war themed game, perhaps something set in the Pacific Theater during World War II.

Oh, god damn it.

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