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Nirolak · May 30, 2012

It seems one of the two new Mini Ninjas games has shown up.

MyXboxLive said:
As recently uncovered by the watchful eyes of news hounds at Siliconera and VG247, a new Mini Ninjas game is in the works. Trademarks, Domain registration and, more recently, an official rating logged by the Australian Classification Board all pointed to the making of a game to be called Mini Ninjas Hiros Adventures. Square Enix has still not officially stated anything about the sequel to the critically successful 2009 original, Mini Ninjas.

However Xbox Live Marketplace is now showing: Mini Ninjas Adventures for Arcade Kinect, (rated E-10) complete with box art and 12 screenshots. Its appearance and the approach of E3 make it very likely that well be hearing something official very soon. According to the Marketplace posting, the new Square Enix game is being developed by Side Kick Ltd* and will release June 27th of this year. Also given, the promotional description for the new action-adventure title reads:

Calling all ninjas! Get ready to swipe, kick and battle your way through 21 levels of intense ninja action as you help Hiro rescue his master and fellow ninjas from the clutches of the evil Samurai Warlord. Be prepared to face a multitude of enemies that will push your skills to the limit and test your ingenuity. So pack your ninja stars, sword and more and get ready for adventurea Mini Ninjas Adventure.

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Source: http://myxboxlive.com/gaming/mini-ninjas-adventures-kinect-shape/

Kagari · May 30, 2012

World exclusive!

StuBurns · May 30, 2012

Mini Ninjas was secretly not terrible. This will no doubt be, but if there is a real sequel coming too, I'd be interested.

thekonamicode · May 30, 2012

Finally a game to convince everyone that Kinect is a legitimate game development platform.

AB12 · May 30, 2012

Kagari said:
World exclusive!

Indeed.

Kinect all the way.

rouken · May 30, 2012

so this is the game SE is gonna show at E3.
what about battle nuns hitman?

Mama Robotnik · May 30, 2012

I like the environment art in those images, its quite pleasing.

Nirolak · May 30, 2012

rouken said:
so this is the game SE is gonna show at E3.
what about battle nuns hitman?

I've heard a pretty crazy rumor that they're showing multiple games.

Carlbeego · May 30, 2012

Remember when that guy said Square Enix shot themselves in the foot? Looking back he wasn't lying.

Worthless company.

saunderez · May 30, 2012

Carlbeego said:
Remember when that guy said Square Enix shot themselves in the foot? Looking back he wasn't lying.

Worthless company.

WTF is this shit? S-E's output has improved since FFXIII, especially when you take into account the Eidos and Avalanche Studios games.

Carlbeego · May 30, 2012

saunderez said:
WTF is this shit? S-E's output has improved since FFXIII, especially when you take into account the Eidos and Avalanche Studios games.

Trash.

Mario007 · May 30, 2012

Carlbeego said:
Remember when that guy said Square Enix shot themselves in the foot? Looking back he wasn't lying.

Worthless company.

SE publishing does not equal to SE developing side.

Data West · May 30, 2012

Carlbeego said:
Trash.

Not enough anime haircuts!

Item Box · May 30, 2012

By the look of the screens and kinect controls, the game is probably going to be on rails.

Dog Problems · May 30, 2012

Enjoyed the first game so I'll give it a shot.

BY2K · May 30, 2012

If that is the world premiere of SE at the Microsoft Conference...

Oh God, the anger...

AB12 · May 30, 2012

Mario007 said:
SE publishing does not equal to SE developing side.

True publishing >>> development side.

Deadly Joker · May 30, 2012

Kagari said:
World exclusive!

Can't wait!

goldenpp72 · May 30, 2012

Game looks pretty, is it supposed to suck or something?

Mario007 · May 30, 2012

AB12 said:
True publishing >>> development side.

Also not true as DE HR is probably the best game square pulled out in years and thats internally developed.

Mario007 · May 30, 2012

BY2K said:
If that is the world premiere of SE at the Microsoft Conference...

Oh God, the anger...

It'd be less than FFv13 multiplat announcement.

AB12 · May 30, 2012

Mario007 said:
Also not true as DE HR is probably the best game square pulled out in years and thats internally developed.

Yeah, am counting Deus Ex HR as an SE published game, Eidos is a different animal, SE internal has be lackluster on the consoles.

rouken · May 30, 2012

Nirolak said:
I've heard a pretty crazy rumor that they're showing multiple games.

i really hope so, did microsoft allow two games to be shown from a 3rd party developer in their past conferences?

Salsa · May 30, 2012

Looks like a run of the mill kinect game, going from character placement and all that.

Way to ruin what could turn into a good franchise after an underrated first game

CrunchinJelly · Jun 1, 2012

Confirmed. Out at the end of the month for 800pts. Kinect-only. Side-kick developed.

SQUARE ENIX ANNOUNCES MINI NINJAS ADVENTURES

A full body Ninja experience coming exclusively to XBLA Kinect June 29th 2012

London (1st, June 2012) Square Enix Ltd., the publisher of SQUARE ENIX® interactive entertainment products in Europe and other PAL territories, today announced Mini Ninjas Adventures, a brand new title will be available exclusively in North American and Europe for Kinect for Xbox 360 from the 29th June 2012.

Developed specifically for Kinect, Mini Ninjas Adventures lets you become the ninja! Get ready to swipe, kick and battle your way through intense ninja action as you help Hiro rescue his master and fellow ninjas from the clutches of the evil Samurai Warlord.

Were excited to be bringing Mini Ninjas Adventures to Kinect for the first time, said Sarah Hoeksma, VP Brand, Square Enix Europe. Weve created a completely new Xbox Live Arcade game, using the extremely charming Mini Ninjas brand, which we feel delivers fun family gaming to the living room.

Developed by Side-kick Ltd, Mini Ninjas Adventures will be coming exclusively to Xbox Live Arcade priced at 800 points. Future ninjas can look forward to taking on 21 different levels and a range of boss battles armed with physical and magical attacks that will have the evil samurai running in fear, all supported by the incredibly responsive game engine.

"We are thrilled to be working with Square Enix and IO Interactive. Bringing Hiro to life using Kinect gave us an excellent opportunity to use our passion for motion games to create a deep arcade title that is fun for all" said Asaf Sela, founder and creative director of Side-kick.

So pack your ninja stars, sword and more and get ready for adventure...a Mini Ninjas Adventure!

Mini Ninjas Adventures will be available in English, French, Italian and Spanish.

Features
· 21 Different Levels - All packed with multiple different enemies, and environments
· Mini Games Put your Ninja skills to the test across a range of mini games
· Boss Battles Take on the ultimate Ninja challenge with fiendish boss battles
· Gesture Driven Combat Put your body through the full Ninja workout, controlling multiple weapons with movement and voice-activated attacks
· Physical and magic attacks Easy to learn, tricky to master
· Character upgrade system Customise your character to suit your Ninja style

TheOddOne · Jun 1, 2012

Why would you even make this Kinect only? Square have reached new levels of stupid.

LeleSocho · Jun 1, 2012

StuBurns said:
Mini Ninjas was secretly not terrible. This will no doubt be, but if there is a real sequel coming too, I'd be interested.

So i'm not the only one.

Criminal Upper · Jun 1, 2012

I have a Kinect, and I hate this annoucement.

REMEMBER CITADEL · Jun 1, 2012

rouken said:
i really hope so, did microsoft allow two games to be shown from a 3rd party developer in their past conferences?

What, you mean like when they showed The Last Remnant and Final Fantasy XIII in 2008?

Stumpokapow · Jun 1, 2012

TheOddOne said:
Why would you even make this Kinect only? Square have reached new levels of stupid.

big fish small pond / small fish big pond

Spieler Eins · Jun 1, 2012

It's sad how Mini Ninjas didn't even have some niche on NeoGaf, lol.
Got it for 10€ and it was.... pretty damn good.

Of course, this will be terrible, but a true sequel I would buy.

Mikeside · Jun 1, 2012

Mini Ninjas was an amazing, tragically underappreciated game.

I'd love to see a spinoff on iOS/Android/3DS/Vita, but this could have potential...I guess...maybe... Not that I'd ever buy a Kinect for it.

Now a proper sequel... that's something I could really get behind.

snoopeasystreet · Jun 1, 2012

Surprised it's not retail. I'm definitely way more likely to pick it up now.

Raonak · Jun 1, 2012

I really enjoyed the mini ninjas demo when i played it on ps3. seems like one of thoes games that never got a audience. It has an artstyle that implies it's gonna be a simple game, but gameplay that proves otherwise.

Really shouldn't have released at $60.

Mikeside · Jun 1, 2012

Raonak said:
I really enjoyed the mini ninjas demo when i played it on ps3. seems like one of thoes games that never got a audience. It has an artstyle that implies it's gonna be a simple game, but gameplay that proves otherwise.

Really shouldn't have released at $60.

I dunno, I bought it at launch for full price based on loving the developer and nothing else and I was very happy with it.

Almost felt like something RARE could have done back in the day.

InaudibleWhispa · Jun 1, 2012

If it's as responsive and as fun as Fruit Ninja Kinect, I'm sold. I doubt they'll make a fuss about this at the press conference though. Perhaps as part of a Live Arcade montage.

semiconscious · Jun 1, 2012

nice to see the love for the original game. very sadly under-appreciated...

djtiesto · Jun 1, 2012

Carlbeego said:
Remember when that guy said Square Enix shot themselves in the foot? Looking back he wasn't lying.

Worthless company.

.

Kinect trash? How the mighty have fallen... only way SE can get me to care again is if they fund a VP3, a console DQ11 similar to 8, and FF15/Versus turns out to be good

Alx · Jun 1, 2012

Spieler Eins said:
It's sad how Mini Ninjas didn't even have some niche on NeoGaf, lol.
Got it for 10 and it was.... pretty damn good.

I only tried the demo for the sole reason that a cousin of mine worked on that game, and I have to agree that it was pretty cool. Nice design, a good gameplay with enough originality. Not enough to make me buy the game, but I would have recommended it to anyone looking for a nice and good humored game (especially for young players).

Plinko · Jun 1, 2012

Looks good to me. The Kinect haters on this board need to get over it.

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