Smash Bros., Team Ninja devs team up for TMNT Wii fighter

“I love being a – I love being a – I love being a TURTLE!” The ninjas with the color coded masks are getting a new game slated for next year. The awesome news is that the game will be made of ex-Smash Bros., and Team Ninja devs. Excellent, excellent team up. I suddenly have a craving for pizza.

“I love being a – I love being a – I love being a TURTLE!” Ubisoft has confirmed that they are currently working an a new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game. This time, the ninjas with the color coded masks will be coming exclusively to the Wii.

Although Ubisoft was also the studio behind the last TMNT game, which was based on the CGI film, this new one won’t be based on any particular incarnation of the turtles, so it’s going to have to be awesome based on its own merits. Ubisoft says as much as well:

While this is a licensed game, it’s not tied to any movie or TV show. For this game to succeed on its own it needs to be a great game.

The good news is that the game will be made of ex-Smash Bros., and Team Ninja devs. Excellent, excellent team up. Not much is known about the game so far, but there are some details that have been confirmed. The game will have a 2.5D design (a la Smash), and will have a glow effect color system to keep track of their fighters.

Of course, the game will have four-player fighting. There will be unlockable characters and stages, and various modes. Confirmed modes are Story, Battle Royal, Tournament, Practice, and two Winner/Loser Stays modes. Online gaming is said to have better implementation than SSBB. I’d love to see a third-party game outmatch Nintendo‘s prized brawler.

I’m crossing my fingers for ninja April O’Neil and Casey Jones to make it into the roster!

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Via IGN