Ninja Gaiden

1988 video game developed by Tecmo for NES
VideoGame video_game Q2658381
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Ninja Gaiden

Summary

Ninja Gaiden is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,509 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ninja Gaiden's instance of is recorded as video game[3].
  • Ninja Gaiden's composer is recorded as Keiji Yamagishi[4].
  • Ninja Gaiden was published by Tecmo[5].
  • Ninja Gaiden's genre is platform game[6].
  • Ninja Gaiden's developer is recorded as Tecmo[7].
  • Ninja Gaiden's part of the series is recorded as Ninja Gaiden[8].
  • Ninja Gaiden's designed by is recorded as Hideo Yoshizawa[9].
  • Ninja Gaiden's platform is recorded as Nintendo Entertainment System[10].
  • Ninja Gaiden's platform is recorded as TurboGrafx-16[11].
  • Ninja Gaiden's platform is recorded as Commodore 64[12].
  • Ninja Gaiden's platform is recorded as Super Nintendo Entertainment System[13].
  • Ninja Gaiden's platform is recorded as Java virtual machine[14].
  • Ninja Gaiden's game mode is recorded as single-player video game[15].
  • Ninja Gaiden was distributed by ROM cartridge[16].
  • Ninja Gaiden's review score is recorded as 82%[17].
  • Ninja Gaiden's input device is recorded as gamepad[18].
  • Ninja Gaiden's country of origin is recorded as Japan[19].
  • Ninja Gaiden was published on December 9, 1988[20].
  • Ninja Gaiden was released on August 15, 1991[21].
  • Ninja Gaiden was released on March 1989[22].
  • Ninja Gaiden's narrative location is recorded as United States[23].
  • Ninja Gaiden's ESRB rating is recorded as Everyone[24].
  • Ninja Gaiden's CERO rating is recorded as A (All ages)[25].
  • Ninja Gaiden's PEGI rating is recorded as PEGI 7[26].
  • Ninja Gaiden's takes place in fictional universe is recorded as Q141352442[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Soundtrack[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 846bb295-4a31-4b8a-a0a0-e20baa75a91d[29]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Ninja Gaiden was published by Tecmo[5].

Publication

Publication dates include December 9, 1988[20], August 15, 1991[21], and March 1989[22]. Ninja Gaiden's genre is platform game[6]. Its part of the series is recorded as it[8]. It was distributed by ROM cartridge[16].

Subject and Themes

Ninja Gaiden's part of the series is recorded as it[8].

Reception

Ninja Gaiden's review score is recorded as 82%[17].

Why It Matters

Ninja Gaiden ranks in the top 4% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,509 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 14d ago · Mule hollandaise · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Review score → 82%
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P444]]: 82%, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/275226|batch #275226]]"
  2. 4w ago · J 1982 · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Takes place in fictional universe → Q141352442
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1434]]: [[Q141352442]]"
  3. 11w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Games/Ninja_Gaiden
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P14470]]: Games/Ninja_Gaiden, removing duplicates that were erroneously introduced by my previous import"
  4. 11w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Games/Ninja_Gaiden
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14470]]: Games/Ninja_Gaiden, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
  5. 11w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Games/Ninja_Gaiden
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14470]]: Games/Ninja_Gaiden, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
  6. 13w ago · YoshiRulz · 2026-07-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tasvideos game id → 1486
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P11701]]: 1486, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/151161125|Ninja Gaiden (#151161125)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5864|TASVideos game]] #mix"
  7. 21w ago · Flagstaff12 · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publisher → Tecmo
    "/* wbsetreference-add:2| */ [[Property:P178]]: [[Q1423789]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1778855496750"
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