Team Ninja is releasing Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty this week, but that’s only the start of its development journey. It’s also working on three story DLC for the title, with the Battle of Zhongyuan releasing first in June. Then there’s Rise of the Ronin, a PS5-exclusive open world action RPG published by Sony, which is out in 2024.
In the latest issue of Famitsu (translation by Hansuke21 on Twitter), studio president Fumihiko Yasuda spoke about the development of Rise of the Ronin, which he’s also producing and directing. He revealed that development is occurring right next to Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty’s updates and DLC, with a release still on the cards for next year.
Interestingly, Yasuda also expressed interest in releasing a new game in 2025 and hopes to reveal more “when we can.” “The development team’s growth will be slow if we keep repeating the process of releasing one game over several years. We have a plan to release a game every year.” Yasuda also reiterated that there aren’t any plans to reboot Ninja Gaiden or Dead or Alive.
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty is out on March 3rd for Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PS4, PS5 and PC. It also launches on day one for Game Pass with a free demo currently available on all platforms.
Rise of the Ronin and Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty
Fumihiko Yasuda: The development for it is right next to Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty Updates and DLC production. We also planned to release the Rise of the Ronin in 2024.
— ハオ(ハンスケ) (@Hansuke21) March 1, 2023
Fumihiko Yasuda: "We want to release a new game in 2025. We hope to tell you about it when we can.
The development team's growth will be slow if we keep repeating the process of releasing one game over a number of years. We have a plan to release a game every year.
— ハオ(ハンスケ) (@Hansuke21) March 1, 2023
Remarks about reboot of Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive series:
Fumihiko Yasuda: The statement that plans are underway to reboot NINJA GAIDEN and DOA was misinformation (lol). 1/2
— ハオ(ハンスケ) (@Hansuke21) March 1, 2023
Fumihiko Yasuda: I only said that I cherish both of these series.
I can't really say any specifics about them at this time, but when the time comes, I would like to be the first person to talk about it.
— ハオ(ハンスケ) (@Hansuke21) March 1, 2023
