In an interview with Famitsu magazine, partially translated by GameSpot, Itagaki said that the team is already hard at work on producing the game's opening and ending sequences. Apparently, he's also developing some new concepts to enhance the original game design (re: enhance). Thankfully, Once DOA Volleyball 2 is out of the way, Itagaki plans to bring us another "action game". However, he hinted that we shouldn't expect a sequel to Ninja Gaiden just yet.
Itagaki also took the opportunity to apologise for the delayed release of Dead or Alive 4. Many have been blaming the delays for contributing to slow Xbox 360 sales in Japan. Itagaki said he never thought one of his games could be responsible for poor hardware sales, but conceded that this seems to be the case. However, Itagaki went on, there was no way he was going to release an unfinished title and risk disappointing gamers. He's not the only one that believes this has happened with several Xbox 360 launch games in the US.
Itagaki admitted that Team Ninja is doing all it can to sort issues with DOA4's online mode. Apparently the first update, which will fix many of the bugs and add some enhancements to the game's interface, is slated for release around a fortnight from now.
Dead or Alive 4 is due for a release in Australia when the Xbox 360 launches on 23rd March. We will be bringing you more information on both the afformentioned games as it becomes available.
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