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Ninja Gaiden II Demo already in Japan, coming to other regions soon

The demo for Ninja Gaiden II has already hit Japan Xbox Live, but there hasn't been any word when other regions will receive the demo. After some questions were sent to Microsoft about the delay, they said the demo will hit other regions as next week ends. Microsoft didn't clarify the delay of the demo, but there is some speculation that Microsoft is paying special attention to Japan in order to boost sales there.
Team Ninja's demo for Ninja Gaiden 2 has debuted on Japan's Xbox LIVE, but for some time since it settled on Japan's Xbox 360s, there has been no appearance of respective demos for other regions. In a response to inquiries probing the reasons behind the absence, Microsoft said that the Ninja Gaiden 2 demo will go live in other regions as next week ends.

The company did not clarify the reasons behind the demo delay, however. Some speculate that Ninja Gaiden 2 is Microsoft's stunt to get the Japanese gaming population hooked on the Xbox 360, and they're paying special attention to its reception in the Land of the Rising Sun.

Others point to the fixes that might be happening behind the scenes in order to alleviate those framerate hiccups. Whatever the case, the Japanese Xbox crowd will have memorized Ryu's every slash and dash all too well by the time the Ninja Gaiden 2 demo hits North American, European, Australian, and other regions.

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  • -1 thumbs!
    StarJet | June 01, 2008
    Microsoft rarely focuses on Japan. Wonder why they are interested in the Japanese all of a sudden. It could probably be their greed to expand markets.
    • 0 thumbs!
      Donnelly | June 01, 2008
      Greed to expand markets? wut?

      Surely it's good business sense to spread your product as far as possible.
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      Tenken | June 01, 2008
      They're lacking in Japan, so why wouldn't they focus? Truth be told, the Demo is 100% in English, so much so that I think the only sanskrit is when Hayabusa uses ninpo.

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