"As for a specific follow for a sequel to Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword there is no plans to a DS 2 or anything that has a continuation from Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword story," [said Dragon Sword producer Yosuke Hayashi]. "However having been able to work on developing a title for the DS this time around I've seen a lot of exciting opportunities and I myself am more excited that I now see the DS being a handheld or console that I can work on and develop a better game perhaps in the future. When the ..."

chautemoc via kotaku.com »

In a press release on Tecmo's site, Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword will be shipping March 2008 in the US. Previous rumors and spectulation placed Team Ninja's latest DS project to come out February 2008.

Also to whet gamers' appetites is the release of the US Boxart, which unfortunately is pretty underwhelming.

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Akira_EX via www.tecmogames.com »

"1. He's always going to be wearing a jacket that's cooler than yours.
2. He's going to hit on your mom.

3. While there have been a few misses (Dead or Alive Xtreme 2 says "Hi."), Itagaki-san has a pretty solid track record, and his games are generally of high quality.
4. He's going to brag about it. A lot.

So no one is surprised when, in a recent interview, he says something like this to Game Informer:

I’d like to show everybody some of the new stuff that we’ve been working on in..."

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