Publisher ININ Games and developer City Connection have announced the western release of the three Ninja JajaMaru collections. This is the first time that this retro Japanese classic is coming to the Western market and it will make its debut digitally on Nintendo Switch and PS4 on February 21, 2023. All three collections will be released separately and will only be available digitally for the time being.
You can check out the launch trailer for Ninja Jajamaru below before we jump into additional details:
Ninja JajaMaru will be released in the form of three collections which are:
- Ninja JajaMaru: The Great Yokai Battle+Hell Deluxe Edition
- Ninja JaJaMaru: The Lost RPGs!
- Ninja JaJaMaru: The Legendary Collection
Each collection will be released separately and you can choose all of them or whatever suits your taste. Ninja JajaMaru: The Great Yokai Battle+Hell Deluxe Edition comes with titles that are action adventure side-scrolling and platformers while Ninja JaJaMaru: The Lost RPGs! Includes all of the JPRGs of the franchise. Ninja JaJaMaru: The Legendary Collection brings everything in the two collections to you in one convenient package. Each collection has a set of different Ninja JaJaMaru titles which cater to that particular genre. You can pick whatever you want out of the bunch depending on what you want to play.
Ninja JaJaMaru: The Great Yokai Battle +Hell Deluxe Edition includes:
- Ninja JaJaMaru-kun (1985, Famicom/NES®)
- JaJaMaru’ no Daibouken (1986, Famicom/NES®)
- Oira JaJaMaru! Sekai Daibouken (1990, Game Boy)
- Ninja JaJaMaru – Gingadaisakusen (1991, Famicom/NES®)
- Super Ninja-kid (1994, Super Famicom/SNES®)
- Ninja JaJaMaru: The Great Yokai Battle +Hell (2022)
Ninja JaJaMaru: The Lost RPGs includes:
- Ninja JaJaMaru: Ninpouchou (1989, Famicom/NES®)
- Ninja JaJaMaru: Gekimaden – Maboroshi no Kinmajou (1990, Famicom/NES®)
Finally, JaJaMaru: Legendary Ninja Collection will include:
- Ninja JaJaMaru-kun (1985, Famicom/NES®)
- JaJaMaru no Daibouken (1986, Famicom/NES®)
- Ninja JaJaMaru: Ninpouchou (1989, Famicom/NES®)
- Ninja JaJaMaru: Gekimaden – Maboroshi no Kinmajou (1990, Famicom/NES®)
- Oira JaJaMaru! Sekai Daibouken (1990, Game Boy)
- Ninja JaJaMaru – Gingadaisakusen (1991, Famicom/NES®)
- Super Ninja-kid (1994, Super Famicom/SNES®)
- Ninja JaJaMaru: The Great Yokai Battle +Hell (2022)
If you would prefer adding a physical version of Ninja JajaMaru to your collection, you are in luck because Strictly Limited Games will release limited physical editions of JajaMaru: Legendary Ninja Collection later. Details along with ordering information of these limited editions will be released at a later date. As of now, you will only be able to purchase the upcoming Ninja Jajamaru collections digitally on Nintendo Switch and PS4. Both versions will be released on February 21, 2023.
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