http://www.play-mag.co.uk/general/ninja-gaiden-producer-bayonetta-is-outdated/
“I think Ninja Gaiden II is already outdated. That’s why we are making Ninja Gaiden III from scratch.”
“Bayonetta has some good stuff but Bayonetta is old, game design wise, already.”
“Difficulty level is not the main element we are focusing on. he focus we have is that a new Ryu hHayabusa is the main character for Ninja Gaiden III. Also, we are aiming to be the number one 3D action game. If we can do that we are fine not focusing on difficulty level. We don’t care. But to prevent misunderstanding, Ninja Gaiden fans will still really love it. That is our responsibility. We make sure the fans of the series are satisfied by our game.”