The much awaited release date of Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 slated earlier for Fall 2015 is now pushed back to February 4 next year. This latest reveal has surfaced online alongside details of Boruto: Naruto The Movie DLC courtesy of the most recent Weekly Shonen Jump issue which confirmed this not so good news to all Naruto fans.
Initially, Anime News Network reports that the new issue of Weekly Shonen Jump magazine has confirmed that Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 now receives February 4, 2016 release date including details on the Boruto and Sarada DLC. This announced expansion pack comes as a freebie for players who will pre-order for the next and final entry to the series. Boruto and Sarada are the main characters in the upcoming Boruto: Naruto The Movie to be streamed later this year in the US.
Additionally, pre-orders made by European and North American fans can also avail of the special Sixth Hokage costume for Kakashi plus The Last: Naruto the Movie costumes for both Hinata and Sakura. Japanese gamers, however, can just grab it upon purchase on Day One in Japan, iDigitaltimes wrote.
In an earlier report last week, Bandai Namco had also confirmed that a playable demo of Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 will be unveiled at GamesCom 2015 on August 3-6 to be held in Cologne, Germany. alongside From Software's latest title, Dark Souls 3 which is set to release early 2016 for PS4, Xbox One, and PC platforms..
Dubbed to be the biggest gamer ever released in the franchise, Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 will bring in more than 100 playable characters coming from the entire run of Naruto Shippuden manga including that time when Madara and Hashirama met to the end of the Great Shinobi War. The fighting roster will also include famous major characters from The Last: Naruto The Movie and its spin-off, Boruto Naruto The Movie, which is set to stream in 80 US Cities in the US this coming October 10.
Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 developed by CyberConnect2 and published by Bandai Namco is now set to launch on February 4, 2016 in Japan while the US release date is not yet officially revealed but pegged to arrive around same time.
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