Itagaki says he's done with Ninja Gaiden, wants to move onto something new

“Personally I think we were able to create the definitive 3D game in this series so I’m not planing on making any other games in the series,” Itagaki said through a translator. “So I hope fans treat this as a swan song for the franchise. I think we were able to achieve everything we wanted with this game so anything else would be extraneous.” - Itagaki, Ninja Gaiden

So, I guess that would eliminate any chance for a Ninja Gaiden game on the Wii. What does Itagaki want to do next?

“…totally new, completely unrelated to anything I’ve done before. Not any part of any existing franchises. I think the Pacific theater of World War II is a interesting topic,” he said. “I think it would be cool to work with an American developer and do a game based on the Pacific Theater.”

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