Devil's Third , the next game from Ninja Gaiden director Tomonobu Itagaki, is coming exclusively to Wii U.

Itagaki's action game marries melee combat, and cover- and first-person shooting. It also features objective-based, attack/defend competitive multiplayer modes, a level editor, and character customization.Nintendo "really understood my vision," Itagaki told IGN, "so I felt I really had to work with them."Developer Valhalla Games has been working on Devil's Third for many years. After the dissolution of THQ , its fate remained uncertain until today.

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