"Dead or Alive" Director Yohei Shimbori gab in in einem Gespräch an, dass er und das gesamte Entwicklungsteam von den Reaktionen der Fans und der Presse auf "Ninja Gaiden 3" geschockt sind. Er versprach Besserung.
Shimbori gab an, in Zukunft die Fans und Spiele viel enger in den Entstehungsprozess einer Entwicklung einzubinden. Für das Unternehmen ist es wichtig zu wissen, was die Spieler wollen und vor allem im Spiel sehen wollen.
“Everybody at the studio was pretty shocked. It really made us take another look at the game and why that reaction was there. One of the things that I learned was the power of having a series behind you, and what it means to be part of a series. There are existing fans out there, and you have to think about the people who have supported the series for so long, and you want to make sure that the game that you make appeals to them first, and satisfies those fans first.”