Fans of the manga, anime, and video games of Naruto will rejoice at this bit of news. Tomy Corporation and D3Publisher of America has released another goodie for everyone in the form of the official website - in English.

Yup, you heard that right. This is in conjunction with the simultaneous release of two Naruto video games: Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution for the Nintendo Wii and Naruto: Path of the Ninja for the Nintendo DS. Both games are set to fire up the shelves on October 23, a few shut eyes away. Anyway, here's what you can check out the official site:

• Get the latest news and information on all Naruto games for Nintendo platforms
• See game trailers, screen shots and other exclusive images from the games
• Sign up for a special Naruto Newsletter to be the first to know about Naruto on Wii and Nintendo DS
• Receive members-only hints, tips and strategies
• Join the exciting new Naruto community for Wii and DS gamers - the Ninja Academy! More details coming soon!

Sound interesting? You can skitter over there by clicking the Read link below. We'll keep you posted on more Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution and Naruto: Path of the Ninja news so stay tuned.

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While all you Naruto fans are awaiting the commercial launch of Tomy Corporation's and D3Publisher's Naruto: Path of the Ninja on October 27, here's another appetizer to keep you salivating: we recently came across an interesting gameplay trailer on YouTube. While the gameplay trailer was only short enough to tease, it revealed some intriguing things about Path of the Ninja's gameplay mechanics.

For instance, while the layout and the menus seem like standard RPG stuff, what really grabbed our attention was the process by which the player activated Sasuke's Phoenix Power Jutsu. Apparently, the hand seals for the various jutsu in the game are executed by rapidly rubbing the DS' touch screen back and forth, when prompted, in order to fill up a jutsu meter.

Don't just take our word for it, though. Check out the actual YouTube trailer for Naruto: Path of the Ninja below.

We all know how big the Naruto manga, anime and gaming franchise is in Japan, but here's what we just found out: The loud ninja will debut his latest games in New York later this month and he plans to do it in style.

Naruto: Clash of the Ninja Revolution for the Nintendo Wii and Naruto: Path of the Ninja for the Nintendo DS will launch on October 27th in North America and all eyes will be on the Nintendo World Store in New York when it happens at exactly 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM.

According to the day's plans, there will be a ramen-eating contest featuring some of the world's greatest gastronomic gladiators in an intense face-off. Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS stations will also be allotted to participants of a fighting game tournament. Finally, there will be a raffle to give away one-of-a-kind items like an engraved Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS.

As a special treat to the Naruto faithful, the first 1,500 attendees wearing the trademark Naruto forehead protectors will get special gifts. Makes us wonder what they'll give people with sharingan contact lenses.



Buy: [Naruto: Path of the Ninja (DS)]
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Tomy Corporation and D3Publisher of America, Inc. have announced that Naruto: Path of the Ninja has gone gold. This retelling of the various Japan-only Naruto RPGs has headed to production and will ship to retail on October 23.

Naruto: Path of the Ninja for the Nintendo DS handheld video game console is the first Naruto RPG to be released in north America. It features a unique time-based combat system in which players must determine each characters' strengths and use them accurately to help them defeat their enemies.

Players can choose from six available characters: Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, Shikamaru, Neji and Rock Lee. To defeat the enemies and bosses players will encounter along the way, there are over 90 different special techniques to choose from and execute. For more info on this title, check out this fact sheet.