It looks like the rumor we hadpreviously reportedwas right on the money: Ubisoft has formally announced thatNaruto: The Broken Bondis in development for the Xbox 360. Serving as the sequel toNaruto: Rise of a Ninja,The Broken Bondwill pick up where the previous game left off (episode 81) and focus on Naruto, Neji, Kiba, Shikamaru, and Choji’s attempts to bring a despondent Sasuke back to the Hidden Leaf Village.
Aside from boasting about the games’ online multiplayer (they’re the only ones with an online tournament mode) and mentioning thatThe Broken Bondwould come out “Holiday 2008” (therumorhad the release date set on November 14) Ubisoft wasn’t very forthcoming about any new details.
What I’m curious about, though, is how they’ll handle thenextinevitable sequel. Will Ubisoft attempt to make a game covering the huge glut of filler episodes after episode 135 (please don’t!) or will they just skip ahead to the beginning of Naruto Shippuuden?
