So you say you like Ninja Gaiden and Ryu Hayabusa? Well now is your chance to grab up a mini statue to commemorate his gory awesomeness. This statue is guaranteed to turn some heads and get some nods of approvals from any ninja fan, it may even get you laid. (OK it probably wont get you laid but it will look pretty awesome next to your big screen television or PC)
Specifications of mini Ryu are as follows:
Height: 31 inches to the top of the Eclipse Scythe (approximately 80cm).
SRP: $349.99
Available: Q1-2009
Limited: 1,999 pieces worldwide
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Maybe exiled gaming genius Tomonobu Itagaki isn’t the dick bag we all thought he was. The leader of Team Ninja recently left Tecmo because he claimed he was not getting bonuses promised on his top selling games. Turns out, about 3 dozen of his teammates are doing the same thing for the exact same reason, unpaid bonuses. Tecmo has responded:
Tecmo would like to assure its loyal fans that Team Ninja, known for its top-selling and critically acclaimed Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive franchises, is intact and, as a matter of fact, has several new projects already underway.
Okay. Follow up question. Who is there to work on these projects? Your mastermind has left and so has most of his team. Maybe Tomo is not as geocentric and we thought he was. Maybe Tecmo are a bunch of cheap asses. I’m guessing its a little of both.
No one can dispute the brilliance of Tomonobu Itakagi. The man is a game design genius. His main criticism is that his outspoken demeanor can outshine his efforts and that’s where it begins to gray. He has recently left Tecmo’s Team Ninja and is suing for bonuses he claimed were promised but not delivered. He is also involved one way or another with a sexual harassment suit. Again, his non-gaming facets are affecting his reputation. Tecmo has responded to his claims with this brief message:
Our company getting sued by this employee is huge problem… the reasons for making this lawsuit public are self-centered. What’s more, this employee is filing this suit for himself and making it seem like he alone is responsible for the development of the game titles the rest of the Team Ninja staff had poured its heart into. Team NINJA is currently working on a line-up of new titles. All of Team NINJA is starting to work together on interesting new game titles.
How will team Ninja fair without its head Samurai? Seems like a huge headache is gone and maybe they can focus on some new ideas and not the extraneous bullshit.
