Naruto: Ninja Council 3 headed for the DS

Tomy Corporation and D3Publisher of America, Inc. today announced something that anime fans in the U.S. have been looking forward to for a long time: Naruto will finally be heading to the Nintendo DS via Naruto: Ninja Council 3, which is slated to ship in Spring 2007.

“In 2006, Naruto was a significant brand for Tomy and our expectation for 2007 is that we will continue to grow the brand with Naruto: Ninja Council 3 and other titles for Nintendo systems,” said Mark Shinohara, executive vice president, Tomy Corporation. “Tomy is very proud to bring the action, characters and story of Naruto to the Nintendo DS.”

The ninja action game, based on the hugely successful manga by Kishimoto Masashi and VIZ Media‘s hit anime series Shonen Jump Naruto, will feature mission-based gameplay for up to four players. There are over 20 different characters and more than 40 missions in the game, along with four different playing modes including Timed Mode, Scroll Collection Mode and Head-to-Head Versus Mode.

Naruto: Ninja Council 3 will also utilize an interchangeable attack system allowing players to combine attack techniques from all available characters in the mission to increase their chance of success. Players can activate special attacks using the Nintendo DS stylus on the touch screen or by blowing into the microphone.

“The new interchangeable attack system and the ability to choose from over 20 playable characters are a first in hand-held Naruto games,” said Careen Yapp, vice president of licensing and business development, D3PA. “We feel very strongly that this game will appeal to both the fans of Naruto and DS gamers that enjoy action games.”

Tomy Corporation and D3Publisher of America, Inc. today announced something that anime fans in the U.S. have been looking forward to for a long time: Naruto will finally be heading to the Nintendo DS via Naruto: Ninja Council 3, which is slated to ship in Spring 2007.

“In 2006, Naruto was a significant brand for Tomy and our expectation for 2007 is that we will continue to grow the brand with Naruto: Ninja Council 3 and other titles for Nintendo systems,” said Mark Shinohara, executive vice president, Tomy Corporation. “Tomy is very proud to bring the action, characters and story of Naruto to the Nintendo DS.”

The ninja action game, based on the hugely successful manga by Kishimoto Masashi and VIZ Media‘s hit anime series Shonen Jump Naruto, will feature mission-based gameplay for up to four players. There are over 20 different characters and more than 40 missions in the game, along with four different playing modes including Timed Mode, Scroll Collection Mode and Head-to-Head Versus Mode.

Naruto: Ninja Council 3 will also utilize an interchangeable attack system allowing players to combine attack techniques from all available characters in the mission to increase their chance of success. Players can activate special attacks using the Nintendo DS stylus on the touch screen or by blowing into the microphone.

“The new interchangeable attack system and the ability to choose from over 20 playable characters are a first in hand-held Naruto games,” said Careen Yapp, vice president of licensing and business development, D3PA. “We feel very strongly that this game will appeal to both the fans of Naruto and DS gamers that enjoy action games.”