We haven’t seen Ryu Hayabusa on a Nintendo console in almost nine years. although Ninja Gaiden 3: Razors Edge arrived on Wii U in 2012, rumors have surfaced about a compilation of reboot trilogy on the Switch. Like many popular characters, Ninja Gaiden’s protagonist, Ryu Hayabusa, was frequently asked for Smash, and the reboot director, Tomonobu Itagaki, participated.
Having worked on the above Ninja Gaiden restart, Ninja Gaiden II and Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword, Tomonobu Itagaki recently talked to Dexerto about the series. When asked if he believed Ryu could come to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, he gave the idea “two thumbs up”.
Commenting further on this, he replied:
Super Smash Bros is a very popular game. I think it’s a stage big enough for Ryu Hayabusa to play an active role.
It is worth mentioning that Tomonobu Itagaki left Tecmo in 2008 to form his own team, Valhalla Game Studios, which you must remember disclosed Third Devil on Wii U. As such, Itagaki could not confirm whether there are plans to add Ryu, although we know that he is currently looking to start a new project.
Meanwhile, while we wait for more news about the size of the trilogy, you can still check out the original NES game via the Switch Online service.
Would you like to see Ryu enter Smash Bros? Was he a likely candidate? Let us know in the comments.