Although series director Tomonobu Itagaki left shortly after the release of '' Ninja Gaiden II '' , Tecmo Koei still owned the franchise and planned to instigate developments of another title , with a newly restructured '' Team Ninja '' . This title was revealed as '' Ninja Gaiden III '' at the Tokyo Game Show 2010 . Information about the game in the coming months revealed that the new director , Yosuke Hayashi , would be taking the series to new directions , including the addition of " resistance " in cutting through enemies . Later , at the E3 2011 , the game was unveiled as '' Ninja Gaiden 3 '' . Changes to gameplay included removing dismemberment , replacing the roll with a new " slide " maneuver , and a " kunai climb " technique that would allow Ryu to scale certain walls . Tecmo Koei released the game on March 20 , 2012 for both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360
E3 2011
E3 2011
Ninja Gaiden