Looking for a cool fighting game to hit the Nintendo DS soon? Naruto: Ninja Destiny (Naruto: Shinobi Retsuden) looks like a good pick. It has some of the best fighting game graphics on the platform along with the trademark Naruto universe brand of action. A video interview from the GDC that shows the game off while the one of the devs talk about it awaits after the jump!

The first ever 3D Naruto title on the Nintendo DS, Naruto: Ninja Destiny, is coming to North America thanks to publishers D3Publisher of America and Tomy Corporation. Intense dual screen action is waiting, and you can know more about it by heading over to the full article.

Want more Naruto in your system? Then feast your eyes on the recently released screenshots of this game.

Even with only Screenshots of Naruto Shippuuden: Dairansen! Kage Bunsen Emaki, it reveals interesting details about the game, techniques and the possibility of using characters other than Naruto.

More screenshots of the game after the jump!

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.



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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.

Okay, Naruto fans. This one's for you. The official websites for Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution for the Nintendo Wii and Naruto: Path of The Ninja for the Nintendo DS are now live. You can check 'em out by clicking on the Via link below.

Additionally, we've also gotten our hands on some press kits for both games. These include packshots and fact sheets for both Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution and Naruto: Path of The Ninja. We'll start with the Wii title first. Here's the fact sheet as well as the packshot for Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution:

• 20 available characters – Among the available characters will be fan favorites such as Naruto, Sasuke or Sakura, but other characters will includesome never seen before in the Clash of Ninja series.  Plus, the characters will have all new animations for the Wii
• Battle it out in one of eight stages – Each of the eight stages will have two distinct combat zones that allow players to beat their opponent in one stage and then continue to pile on the punches as they transition to the next combat zone.
• Exclusive content for North America – This game will include all new game effects, new interactive environments and all new special attack animations - exclusive for North America
• Various game modes - Game modes include: story mode, score attack, timed attack, survival, 2P Versus, 2P Score Attack, 2P Survival and 1-4 Multiplayer Versus.
• Three special mini-games created especially for the Wii Remote – Shuriken Throw, Rasengan Training and Shadow Clone Trick.

Fact sheet and packshot for Naruto: Path of the Ninja after the jump!

Video game news site Siliconera has posted a partial list of titles that will be available in playable form at this year's San Diego Comic Con. There are some big titles here too, like Blue Dragon, Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations and a bunch of Naruto titles, so try and check 'em out if you're stopping by on July 26 to 29.

So far, the Capcom booth has the most number of playable titles available, followed by the Foundation 9 and Viz Media booths. Of course, this is just a partial list. We have yet to hear from companies such as Sony, Square-Enix and Konami about what playable games they'll be offering. Keep checking back here for more updates.

• Capcom Booth
• Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations (DS)
• Devil May Cry 4 (Xbox 360, PS3)
• Harvey Birdman (PS2, PSP)
• Mega Man Star Force (DS)
• Mega Man ZX Advent (DS)
• Moto GP 07 (PS2)
• Rocketmen: Axis of Evil (Xbox 360/PS3)
• Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles (Wii)
• Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo HD Remix (Xbox 360, PS3)
• Zack & Wiki (Wii)

The complete list behind the Full Article link!

 

D3Publisher of America's arsenal should prove to be more than just competent, as the company brings a healthy lineup to the table when E3 comes. As most of us know, the much anticipated Dead Head Fred is under that company's belt.

Aside from the head splitting insanity, D3Publisher also have a couple of Naruto games across all platforms that otakus and gamers alike would embrace. Another hot title is Dark Sector - a third-person action game whose trailers ESRB had pulled out from the net.

If that's not intriguing enough though, the promise of a dark, gritty experience packed with fast action, incredible superpowers and an engaging story should suffice. Players will find themselves in the shoes of Hayden Tenno, an elite black-ops agent who got his body altered by an infection which granted inhuman abilities.

That said, here's the D3Publisher of America's complete lineup of games that they'll feature when E3 comes. Seek them out starting today up to July 13, at booths 425 and 427 of the Barker Hangar at sunny Santa Monica.

• Dark Sector (PS3, Xbox 360, coming Q1 2008)
• NARUTO: Clash of Ninja Revolution (Wii, coming Fall 2007)
• Dead Head Fred (PSP, coming August 28, 2007)
• Ben 10: Protector of Earth (Wii, PS2, DS, PSP, coming Fall 2007)
• Dragon Blade: Wrath of Fire (Wii, coming Fall 2007)
• NARUTO: Path of the Ninja (DS, coming Fall 2007)

Video game developer and publisher Namco Bandai has revealed a list of the games that it will be showcasing during this year's E3. The company currently has five titles in store for the Xbox 360, two for the PS3 and three each for the Wii, PSP, DS and PS2. Here's a list of the games:

• Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation
• Beautiful Katamari
• Culdcept SAGA
• Digimon World: Dawn
• Digimon World: Dusk
• Dynasty Warriors Gundam
• Eternal Sonata
• .hack//G.U. Vol. 3
• Namco Museum DS
• Namco Museum Remix
• Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Heroes
• Naruto: Uzumaki Chronicles 2
• Smash Court Tennis 3
• Soul Calibur Legends
• Space Station Tycoon
• Tale of the World: Radiant Mythology
• Time Crisis 4

Of the titles listed above, only Culdcept SAGA is scheduled for release in Q1 2008. All of the other games are slated for fiscal 2007 releases. This year's E3 will be taking place in Santa Monica, California next week.

With video games becoming more and more expensive, keeping track of what games to buy and budgeting accordingly has become one of the most valuable skills in a gamer's arsenal. Today we have a release schedule for Ubisoft's upcoming games to help you keep track of your purchases.

The company's September lineup includes three new titles each for the Xbox 360, Wii and PC gaming platforms. Meanwhile, October should be a treat for Naruto fans, as the Ubisoft's first Naruto title, Naruto: Rise of a Ninja, is slated to hit retail stores on October 19.

So far, November seems to be the biggest month with five different releases slated for that time. The titles - among them Haze and Assassin's Creed - are heavy hitters too. Anyway, you can check out the full release schedule below.

• September
• 7 - Dark Messiah: Elements (Xbox 360)
• 7 - Settlers VI (PC)
• 21 - Brothers In Arms: Double Time - 21st September (Wii)
• October
• 19 - Naruto: Rise of a Ninja (Xbox 360)
• November
• 9 - Assassin's Creed (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
• 16 - Brothers In Arms: Hell's Highway (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
• 16 - Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 (Wii, DS)
• 16 - Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Conviction (PC, Xbox 360)
• 23 - Haze (PS3)
• 30 - Haze (PC, Xbox 360)