Yosuke Hayashi

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Ninja Gaiden 3 Wonders ‘What Does It Feel Like To Kill A Man?’

10:00AM June 15, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

I’ve never killed a man. Team Ninja leader Yosuke Hayashi says he’s never killed anyone either. But he is confident that his next game, Ninja Gaiden 3, properly explores what it means to stick a Japanese sword into another man’s body and extinguish his life force. More »


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Ninja Gaiden 3 For Wii U Gets Dragon Sword-Style Touchscreen Controls

8:20AM June 10, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

Team Ninja is bringing super ninja Ryu Hayabusa to Nintendo’s new console, Wii U, with Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge. Its the more unique version of Ninja Gaiden 3, thanks to the addition of (optional) touchscreen controls. More »


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What’s It Like To Lose Your Lead Ninja?

9:00PM October 28, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

Until 2008, the head ninja of Team Ninja (not pictured) was Dead or Alive creator Tomonobu Itagaki. Then he left and filed a lawsuit over unpaid wages. More Tecmo developers left, too. What’s that like for the other ninjas? More »


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Metroid: Other M Creators Offer Rare Look At The Guts Of A Nintendo Game

8:40AM July 21, 2010 | Michael McWhertor

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The people behind Wii title Metroid: Other M provide an in-depth, behind the scenes look at the forthcoming adventures of Samus Aran in this 17-minute-long video that offers a rare glimpse into the inner workings of a Nintendo game. More »


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Where To Now For The Ninja Gaiden Series?

9:30PM June 8, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

Development of the modern, 3D Ninja Gaiden games has always been overseen by one man: former Team Ninja boss/ Dark Lord Tomonobu Itagaki. But what happens now he can no longer work on the series? More »


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Can We Expect More Ninja Gaiden Games? Can We?

1:00PM May 16, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

When game designer Tomonobu Itagaki headed up Tecmo’s Ninja Gaiden franchise, he stated that Ninja Gaiden II was the last title in the series. But the franchise isn’t his anymore. More »


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Yosuke Hayashi Mans Up, Moves Out Of Itagaki’s Shadow

11:00AM March 25, 2009 | AJ Glasser

Tecmo’s redundant announcement of Ninja Gaiden Σ 2 was more than just a chance to talk about online co-op; it was Producer Yosuke Hayashi’s chance to come out of his ex-boss’s shadow.

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Ninja Gaiden DS: Gaming at the Speed of Penmanship

9:00AM April 1, 2008 | Brian Crecente

Stephen Totilo sat down with Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword producer Yosuke Hayashi last week during the devs tour of NY and managed to squeeze some pretty interesting and different information out of him.

Take for instance the fact that Dragon Sword is the first Gaiden game that Hayashi’s mum has endorsed, or that the game was designed to be played at the speed of penmanship:

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