Naruto: Ultimate Ninja
| Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Naruto: Narutimate Series | |
|---|---|
| Genre(s) | Fighting, role-playing |
| Developer(s) | CyberConnect2 |
| Publisher(s) | Bandai Namco Entertainment |
| Composer(s) | Chikayo Fukuda |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S |
| First release | Naruto: Ultimate Ninja October 23, 2003 |
| Latest release | Naruto X Boruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections November 17, 2023 |
| Parent series | Naruto video games |
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja, known in Japan as the Naruto: Narutimate Series (Japanese: NARUTO ナルティメットシリーズ, Hepburn: Naruto: Narutimetto Shirīzu), is a series of fighting video games, based on the popular manga and anime series Naruto by Masashi Kishimoto. It was developed by CyberConnect2, and published by Bandai and later Bandai Namco Games. The first game was released in 2004 for the PlayStation 2, and was followed by four more titles for the system, as well as five spinoffs for the PlayStation Portable. A follow-up for the PlayStation 3, titled Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm, was the first to feature three-dimensional battles, and began the long-running Storm sub-series. While starting out as a series exclusive to the PlayStation family of systems, the series has also been present on Xbox and PC platforms since the release of Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 for the Xbox 360 and Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 Full Burst for Windows, respectively. Latest releases were also ported to the Nintendo Switch. The Naruto: Ultimate Ninja series sold over 20 million copies worldwide as of December 2019. And in 2024 Ultimate Ninja Storm series sold over 30 Million copies and Bandai namco posted a congratulatory art from the author, Masashi Kishimoto, as a celebration of 30 million units sold worldwide.