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What Was the First Naruto Video Game?
The first Naruto game was Konoha Ninpouchou, a role-playing game released for Bandai's WonderSwan Color in Japan on March 27, 2003.
What Is the Difference Between Clash of Ninja and Gekitou Ninja Taisen?
Clash of Ninja is the Western name for Gekito Ninja Taisen, Eighting's GameCube fighting series; Japan got four games, the West got two, then a different Wii line.
Why Was Gekitou Ninja Taisen 4 Never Released Outside Japan?
Gekito Ninja Taisen 4 (2005) is the only main Clash of Ninja game never localized: 36 playable characters and the complete Part I roster, Japan only.
Naruto Ultimate Ninja Numbering Explained: Narutimate Hero, Accel and Ultimate Ninja 4 and 5
Japan's Narutimate Hero 1 to 3 became Ultimate Ninja 1 to 3, but Accel 1 and 2 were renumbered as Ultimate Ninja 4 and 5 in the West.
Why Did Ultimate Ninja 5 Never Come to North America?
Ultimate Ninja 5, Japan's Narutimate Accel 2, is the only main Ultimate Ninja game never released in North America; Europe got it in 2009, in Japanese voices.
How Many Ultimate Ninja Storm Games Are There?
The Storm line has eight main entries from 2008 to 2023, plus the Full Burst upgrade, the Trilogy and Legacy collections, and the Connections finale.
How Many Copies Have the Naruto Games Sold?
Bandai Namco's Naruto games passed 10 million copies in 2012; the Ultimate Ninja series passed 20 million by 2019 and the Storm line alone 30 million by 2024.
Which Naruto Games Were Only Released in Japan?
Most early Naruto games never left Japan: Gekito Ninja Taisen 3 and 4, the Wii EX line, the WonderSwan original and the Data Carddass arcade games among them.
What Are the Naruto Ninja Council Games?
Ninja Council is Tomy's handheld action series, Japan's Saikyo Ninja Daikesshu: two GBA games, then DS sequels whose numbering does not match Japan's.
How Do Japanese and English Naruto Game Covers Differ?
Japan's Narutimate Hero 2 shipped with two different covers, a Naruto version and a Sasuke version; the West got one cover and a translated name.
What Was the Naruto Collectible Card Game?
Bandai's Naruto Collectible Card Game ran in North America from April 2006 to 2013 across 28 sets, opening with The Path to Hokage, which sold out at launch.
How Can You Tell a 1st Edition Naruto CCG Card from an Unlimited One?
First edition Naruto CCG cards come from the small first print runs before the unlimited reprints; early rares carry gold foil names, and dots mark the rarity.
Which Naruto CCG Cards Do Collectors Grade?
Collectors grade the Naruto CCG's 1st Edition super rares from the first three sets, the gold letter foils whose print runs were the smallest the game ever had.
What Naruto Card Games Existed in Japan Before the American CCG?
Japan had Naruto card games years before the American CCG: Bandai's 2003 card game, the Data Carddass arcade line, and Miracle Battle Carddass from 2012.
What Are Kayou Naruto Cards? (And Is a New Bandai Card Game Coming?)
Kayou's licensed Naruto cards are Chinese collectibles, not a game; Bandai announced a new Naruto Card Game in June 2026, launching worldwide in 2027.
What Is Ichiban Kuji, and How Do the Naruto Lotteries Work?
Ichiban Kuji is Bandai Spirits' prize lottery: every ticket wins, top letters are MASTERLISE figures, and the final ticket in a set wins the Last One prize.
What Are the Main Naruto Figure Lines?
The main Naruto figure lines divide by job: S.H.Figuarts for action, G.E.M. for 1/8 display, Tsume for statues, Nendoroid for chibi, Figuarts ZERO for effects.
What Are Naruto Prize Figures?
Naruto prize figures are Banpresto items won from arcade crane games, not sold in shops: Grandista, Vibration Stars and Master Stars Piece are the big lines.
Why Do American Naruto Toys Look Different from Japanese Ones?
Viz made Mattel Naruto's master toy licensee in 2005, so US toys were mass-market Mattel products while Japan's figures came from Bandai's collector lines.
What Happens in the Land of Waves Arc?
Naruto's first real mission arc: Team 7 escorts a bridge builder, meets Zabuza and Haku, and learns what being a ninja costs.
What Happens in the Chunin Exams Arc?
The tournament arc that built Naruto's world: the written test, the Forest of Death, Orochimaru's curse mark, and the prelim fights.
What Happens in the Konoha Crush Arc?
Orochimaru's invasion during the exam finals: Naruto against Gaara, the Third Hokage's last stand, and the Leaf's first great loss.
What Happens in the Search for Tsunade Arc?
Jiraiya and Naruto hunt for the fifth Hokage while Itachi comes for Naruto: the Rasengan training arc and the Sannin showdown.
What Happens in the Sasuke Retrieval Arc?
Part I's finale: a five-man squad chases the Sound Four, friends fall one by one, and Naruto and Sasuke clash at the Valley of the End.
What Is Kakashi Gaiden and Where Does It Fit?
The six-chapter flashback between Part I and Part II: young Kakashi, Obito Uchiha, the Kannabi Bridge mission, and the origin of the Sharingan eye.
