Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword (DS)
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268K
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24K
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| Publisher | Tecmo | Studio | Team Ninja | Genre | Action |
| Release Dates |  | 03/25/08 |  | 03/20/08 |  | 06/26/08 |  | TBA |
"Ryu Hayabusa returns in this action-packed and totally unique game following Tecmo's thrilling Ninja Gaiden series. The Team Ninja-developed title is a 3D action game that makes full use of the DS's most standout feature: the stylus. The entire game can be controlled almost entirely with the touch-based motions. You guide Ryu about the play field by tapping in the direction you'd like to go. Slashing the touch pen from down to up makes Hayabusa launch an enemy into the air, into a perfect position for combos. You make Hayabusa jump by tapping the screen twice, and can then point to enemies to shoot shurikens at them and perform a downward thrust attack. Even your ninja arts make use of the stylus, requiring that you draw shapes in order to perform the special attacks. Buttons are used only for defensive moves."
Source: IGN
NPD Sales Data
April 2008: 23,700
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Ninja Gaiden DS Demo Coming to Wii
IGN - January 30, 2008
Submitted by lstormy10 (294) at 12:03PM PST on January 30, 2008
"The Everyone's Nintendo Channel has been a part of the Japanese Wii for a couple of months now, but the promise of downloadable DS demos has resulted in nothing more than a bunch of Touch Generation non-game samplers. That's about to change, thanks to just about the most hardcore gaming series around. Tecmo Japan announced today that it will release a demo of Ninja Gaiden DS through the service in the middle of March. The demo will also be available at DS Station retail kiosks."
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IGN Review : 8.6 (Great)
IGN - March 7, 2008
Submitted by apujanata (14935) at 7:08PM PST on March 7, 2008
Visually, the game's a stunner, and the action is intense and almost non-stop. I don't think the game makes the ultimate case for touch-screen exclusive control in action games, and I certainly don't think stylus control is better than traditional control for the Ninja Gaiden design. But what Team Ninja created for the Nintendo DS definitely works in turning something traditional into something different and unique without forgetting about the fun, too.
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1UP Review : A- (Awesome)
1Up - March 19, 2008
Submitted by apujanata (14935) at 5:31AM PST on March 20, 2008
The overall package still manages a cohesive, attractive aesthetic. It's clearly among the best-looking titles for the DS platform, and it's a refreshingly mature change of pace on a console known for its kid-friendly fare. The audio portion isn't quite as impressive, though, due to a tragic lack of voiceovers. A little speech could've breathed some real life into the antiquated (yet attractive) hand-drawn cut-scenes.
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Ninja Gaiden DS Gold. Set to land on March 25.
1up - February 28, 2008
Submitted by Refreshment (333) at 3:41PM PST on February 29, 2008
"Tecmo announced today that Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword, the Nintendo DS installment of the acclaimed action franchise, has gone gold and will ship to retailers on March 25."
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2@Lithium,
I think 90k for Europe is being very generous.
- It didn't even make the top 50 DS games in the UK charts.
- Huge delay (3 months) between the US and EU releases meant there was plenty of time for fans to import it or lose interest. Plus by the time it came around NGII on the 360 was already out.
- Less fans than in the US. (Because of the Xbox games, and possibly the content.)
I doubt EU sales are even close to those in the US. 30-50k would be my guess.[ Guru ] [ Level 30 ] [ Rank: 237 ]bids
1@Lithium,
AFAIK, in general, using VGC as argument / proof for low # games (such as this one) should be avoided. VGC are widely known to be much less accurate for low # games (possibility of 50%+ error), compared to high # games.
I think it is better if you can come up with other source of # (like shipment data from publisher).[ Oracle ] [ Level 30 ] [ Rank: 14935 ]bids
2This game is listed at 110k copies sold on VGChartz. With 90k in the US and 20k in Japan. For whatever reason they do not list EU.
But lets just try this. Lets give Europe double the copies sold than the US. That is 180k copies. Now we have 180+90+20= 290k or 29DKP. This is still less than the currently listed price of 31.
But lets be realistic. Lets assume sales equal to the US, and that is maybe being generous for this game. Lets give it 90k copies sold. So now we have 90+90+20= 200k. 20dkp. And that is where is think this stock should end up.[ Elite ] [ Level 22 ] [ Rank: 11 ]bids
1This was released nearly two weeks ago in the UK but there's been no sign of it in the weekly charts from Chart Track. Not even in the top 50 DS games. Sales must have been really poor.
Link to Chart Track[ Guru ] [ Level 30 ] [ Rank: 237 ]
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I also don't like to rely on VGC numbers - I treat them as just another prediction, nothing more. However, in this case I think there is enough data from other sources to push the price down.
US: Unknown number in its first week, then 24k over the course of the next month. (NPD, reported here.)
Japan: Charted at 36 in its first week then dropped out of the top 50. First week sales of 6k. (Media Create.)
UK: Failed to make the top 50 DS games. (Chart Track, see previous post.)
It's been proven that VGC can be massively off, particularly during the first month (before they can adjust their numbers to match more credible sources) and for small games. NG:DS is certainly a small game, but VGC is not working totally blind this time because US NPD numbers were available for it thanks to this site. For that reason I'd expect their estimate to be more accurate. That NPD number is key - without it I would not be confident in shorting this. Sales in Japan are likely so low that it hardly matters, but 20k seems fair based on the Media Create numbers.
I guess what I'm saying here is that although I dislike VGC, in this case I agree with them.