Team Hana and the rest of the Imperial Capital Defense will have to sit the rest of the year out, so all you Kobu-riding fans will have to wait until 2010. Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love will not be making its initial Fall 2009 margin, so NIA America will release the game for the PS2 and the Wii early next year.

Square Enix is reportedly taking legal action against a lone French retailer for allegedly selling pirated Square merchandise. la société SAKURA, the retail store, operates in Paris and online, specializing in Anime/Manga/Japanese gaming merch.

Okay, Naruto fans. This one's for you. The official websites for Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution for the Nintendo Wii and Naruto: Path of The Ninja for the Nintendo DS are now live. You can check 'em out by clicking on the Via link below.

Additionally, we've also gotten our hands on some press kits for both games. These include packshots and fact sheets for both Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution and Naruto: Path of The Ninja. We'll start with the Wii title first. Here's the fact sheet as well as the packshot for Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution:

• 20 available characters – Among the available characters will be fan favorites such as Naruto, Sasuke or Sakura, but other characters will includesome never seen before in the Clash of Ninja series.  Plus, the characters will have all new animations for the Wii
• Battle it out in one of eight stages – Each of the eight stages will have two distinct combat zones that allow players to beat their opponent in one stage and then continue to pile on the punches as they transition to the next combat zone.
• Exclusive content for North America – This game will include all new game effects, new interactive environments and all new special attack animations - exclusive for North America
• Various game modes - Game modes include: story mode, score attack, timed attack, survival, 2P Versus, 2P Score Attack, 2P Survival and 1-4 Multiplayer Versus.
• Three special mini-games created especially for the Wii Remote – Shuriken Throw, Rasengan Training and Shadow Clone Trick.

Fact sheet and packshot for Naruto: Path of the Ninja after the jump!

The Tokyo Game Show is looming ever so near and we're prepping up for what the developers have in store for us. One such developer doesn't seem to want us guessing what they're offering come TGS: Sega. Sega's official website has been updated with their line-up for this year and we have to say the the list ain't too shabby. Not shabby at all.

Remember Ryu Ga Gotoku? It was better known as Yakuza on these and Europe's shores. Hopefully, we'll finally see a sequel (Ryu Ga Gotoku 2 doesn't really count as it was only released in Japan) and it's going to come busting to the PlayStation 3. It is currently called Ryu Ga Gotoku Kenzen and is scheduled for spring of next year.

Sega is pretty much loaded in titles for the PS3, DS, PS2, and Wii, while the Xbox 360 and PSP rosters are a bit bare. The titles to keep an eye on are Bleach: The Third Phantom, Battlefield of the Valkyrie, Sonic Rush Adventure, and Ghost Squad, among others. Anyway, here's the list with their respective ETAs courtesy of Siliconera.

PlayStation 3

• Imabi Kisou - Oct. 25
• Sega Rally - Jan 2008
• Ryu Ga Gotoku Kenzen- Spring 2008
• Battlefield of the Valkyrie - Spring 2008
• The Golden Compass - Spring 2008

Wii

• Ghost Squad - Oct 25
• NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams - Dec 13
• Mibiru & Tebri – Jan. 08
• The Golden Compass - Spring 2008
• Fushigi no Dungeon - Furai no Shiren 3: Karakuri Yashiki no Nemuri Hime - 2008

The rest of the list comes after the jump!

 

The mischievous, orange ninja with a demon fox inside is gearing up towards another North American mission this fall as he boards the Wii and the DS along with the rest of the Konoha gang to thwart the nefarious Orochimaru and the dreaded Akatsuki.

Shonen Jump has revealed in its latest issue that some of its anime games are heading to the continent late this year for Nintendo's home and handheld consoles. Naruto Wii carries a surprise as a contest was held for fans to determine which Naruto character should appear exclusively in the American version.

On the other hand, Naruto Ninja Council 3 for the DS comes hot off the heels of its GBA predecessor. It comes with 50 playable missions and a multitude of characters to choose from including Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, Kakashi, Gai, Lee, Neji, Shikamaru and more. Players must choose which characters are best suited for each mission as everyone comes with his or her unique skills.

Shine those forehead protectors and don't forget your Kunais, Nintendo gamers. You'll have a busy ninja fall.

It's good to see that the Naruto games are starting to follow the manga storyline (which has moved way past the filler episode ridden TV show). Naruto's taller now, and can now use the wind element. Sakura's as strong as an OX. And bishie-evil-boy Sasuke now has a nice sword and a new means for using his "chidori."

These scans of Shonen Jump feature images of Naruto and Sakura in combat. Click on the thumbnails to see the details.

    

The game should be presented to the general (presumably Japanese) public for the first time at the Jump Fiesta 2007 which will be held on December 16th and 17th near Tokyo. The game should hit Japanese retail towards the end the first quarter 2007.

If you've been following the manga, you'll get the image I'll end this post with.