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Itagaki provides update on Devil's Third
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Kenshin001
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Think it's pretty much a lock for an Xbone/MS exclusive. Itagaki has become pretty much irrelevant and I don't think many publishers would be interested in his game, MS need exclusives to bolster their lineup and they've always been cozy. People will hype the game through the roof because Itagaki made one good game a long time ago and wears sunglasses, but in reality it'll likely be mediocre.
I didn't see this post earlier, but it would make things right once again in the action genre.
Rayven_king
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why are people so eager for this to be locked down to one console 
why are people so eager for this to be locked down to one console
I don't think it's eagerness, just expectation. It's been close to two years since THQ dropped the game and there hasn't been a word regarding who picked it up.
Sweet mother of god it would be beautiful....
Imagine a NGB....no no, I don't think about that, it hurts too much.
Ninja Gaiden, Ninja Gaiden Black, Ninja Gaiden II, and the DOA games up to 4 are one game?
Itagaki haters love to try to put asterisks on his record
Tecmo would be dead without him. DoA1 was their last chance. that's why it's called Dead Or Alive...despite having no fatalities.
then they got bought out after the falling out with him because they didn't have company-sustaining talent left. (as much as I like Fatal Frame and Deception, they don't pay the bills)
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What if it's Disney? Devil's third Star Wars trilogy incoming.
Bluekaveli
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This better be for PS4 as well. Itagawdki doesn't want to piss me off.
Bluekaveli
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Sorry, double post
first devil's third, fourth, and fifth
then they'll bring in hayashi to do devil's first, second, and oh shit my joke just fell apart
You will see, i was right when months ago i said this http://m.neogaf.com/showthread.php?p=85689553.
CrackPebbles
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SAVE US OATMEAL COOKIE-SAMA!
You will see, i was right when months ago i said this http://m.neogaf.com/showthread.php?p=85689553.
oh my /god/
cookie pls
Fess
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I'd love to see a list of all the games directed by Itagaki, I understand that he didn't make the original 8-bit trilogy but was he at Tecmo as a programmer before DOA?
DOA 1-4, DOA Extreme 1-2, Ninja Gaiden 1-2, and Dragon Sword. He's also worked on Super Tecmo Bowl apparently.
sixteen-bit
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Where does Ninja Gaiden II Black fit in this fantasy of yours?
Yep, that would make sense to me. But didn't Itagaki back then choose the xbox because he wanted to develop for the most powerful console or something like that? If he stays true to that he'd have to pick the ps4
huh?
read first line under the logo please
it's a third person game, there was a trailer for it showing shooting and swords action as well.
NG2 Black HD after the steam release of NGB HD.
Legally there's nothing really stopping Itagaki from making the exact same type of game as Ninja Gaiden also starring a ninja if he wanted to. Doesn't really seem worth it to buy the name.
Ninja Gaiden Black and 2 should be on Steam though, kinda odd they never showed up there considering how much they ported those games.
I prefer single-player as well, but the vibe I was getting from this game originally was that it was basically all multiplayer.
Ok, Itadaki, what are you trying to tell us here...
Well... I did some digging and think I've solved the mystery, so let's START!
As you all know:
Nintendo was founded: 1889
Difference: 5 YEARS
In other words, Breitling came first, then came Nintendo.
This is important: Itadaki said, the game will be "announced this year", which means 2014, but he didn't say it will be "released" this year.
Therefore, I expect the game to be announced THIS year (at E3), but released in the beginning of 2015... on Wii U
Let's continue our investigation:
In other words, Devils Third (the announcment) came first, then - 5 years later - it was released on a Nintendo console (the Wii U), just like Breitling came first and - 5 years - later came Nintendo.
I know Japanese hints can be confusing at times, but this one was pretty easy to solve.
Itagaki said:
Well... I did some digging and think I've solved the mystery, so let's START!
As you all know:
- Breitling is a world famous watch manufacturer and very old.
- Nintendo is a world famous cosumer electronics company and very old.
Nintendo was founded: 1889
Difference: 5 YEARS
In other words, Breitling came first, then came Nintendo.
This is important: Itadaki said, the game will be "announced this year", which means 2014, but he didn't say it will be "released" this year.
Therefore, I expect the game to be announced THIS year (at E3), but released in the beginning of 2015... on Wii U
Let's continue our investigation:
- Devil's Third was - for the first time ever - announced in 2010
- Devil's Third - if my prediction is right - will come out on Wii U in 2015
In other words, Devils Third (the announcment) came first, then - 5 years later - it was released on a Nintendo console (the Wii U), just like Breitling came first and - 5 years - later came Nintendo.
I know Japanese hints can be confusing at times, but this one was pretty easy to solve.
Fine Ham Abounds
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Ok, Itadaki, what are you trying to tell us here...
Well... I did some digging and think I've solved the mystery, so let's START!
As you all know:
Breitling was founded: 1884
- Breitling is a world famous watch manufacturer and very old.
- Nintendo is a world famous cosumer electronics company and very old.
Nintendo was founded: 1889
Difference: 5 YEARS
In other words, Breitling came first, then came Nintendo.
This is important: Itadaki said, the game will be "announced this year", which means 2014, but he didn't say it will be "released" this year.
Therefore, I expect the game to be announced THIS year (at E3), but released in the beginning of 2015... on Wii U
Let's continue our investigation:
Difference: 5 YEARS
- Devil's Third was - for the first time ever - announced in 2010
- Devil's Third - if my prediction is right - will come out on Wii U in 2015
In other words, Devils Third (the announcment) came first, then - 5 years later - it was released on a Nintendo console (the Wii U), just like Breitling came first and - 5 years - later came Nintendo.
I know Japanese hints can be confusing at times, but this one was pretty easy to solve.
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MightyHedgehog
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Can't fucking wait to see it.
PfantzyPantz
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Ok, Itadaki, what are you trying to tell us here...
In other words, Devils Third (the announcment) came first, then - 5 years later - it was released on a Nintendo console (the Wii U), just like Breitling came first and - 5 years - later came Nintendo.
I know Japanese hints can be confusing at times, but this one was pretty easy to solve.
Nintendo... HANIN WA OMAE-DA!
why can't life be this good
You really think they completely changed all the artstyle and/or switched the whole game engine for the game?
I don't know, I kind of doubt that.
SkeptiMism
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There's the cboat's rumor about Platinum's XB1 exclusive though.
edit: But still, I do think MS is the most likely to be the publisher.
If Nintendo was the publisher, I can't imagine they'd be still so quiet about it up til now. I mean consider when they showed off W101, Yarn Yoshi, etc. Hell, SMT vs. FE had barely even begun development and they announced it.
No reason they wouldn't have mentioned Devil's Third too.
No reason they wouldn't have mentioned Devil's Third too.
This is one of the best/cutest post I've read all day! :3
Itagaki had a good relationship with MS back when the xbox vets still worked there. Pretty much everyone that made the original xbox and 360 left or stopped working on Xbox brand. Throw in the fact that Itagaki always goes after the strongest hardware, I think there's a good chance DT will be a ps4 title, if not multiplatform. I'm thinking it'll be multiplat and not exclusive though. MS didn't even pick up DT when Itagaki was searching for a publisher before finding THQ.
bigboss370
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Phire Phox
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Forgot this game even existed. Have a feeling this will be stuck in development hell.
Nintendo likes surprises and is pretty good at keeping them a secret. Also, now with most of the blue ocean crowd still missing on the Wii U, I think they could need another "mature" action game for their upcoming games lineup.
True, but then again, Nintendo also kept the lid on the likes of Zelda Musou/Hyrule Warriors and didn't reveal it until recently (December), for a game that's set for release this Summer.
I'm not convinced it'll be exclusive to any one console, when the notion that they wanted it to be a "multimedia phenomenon" points to that they'll likely want to reach as many users as possible.
But, we'll see.
Itagaki said:
This sentence is key...
Detective mode ON again:
"metallic felling"... "metalic"...
Hmm...
Metal = Grey
Platinium = Grey
Platinium Games = Grey/metallic looking Logo.
"metallic feeling" = the feeling of a Platinum-Games-like Nintendo announcment in the same vein as Bayonetta 2's = Devil's Third Wii U Exclusive annoucement.
THIS MUST BE IT!
plasmawave
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Devil's Third or The Last Guardian, which will come out first?
paradise_circus
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so he sold all his breitling chronographs to produce this game?
You will see, i was right when months ago i said this http://m.neogaf.com/showthread.php?p=85689553.
ah, i remember that.
but...
if i may get conspiracy theorist, that worries me about it being on xbox one. Makes historical sense, but I would like a good hardcore action game on the console I want to buy ;_;
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Retro_
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That and had some of his employees take out a second mortgage on their homes apparently
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