Naruto Shippūden: Clash of Ninja Revolution 3

Naruto Shippuden: Clash of Ninja Revolution III will be the first Shippuden game released for the Wii in the US. It is the fifth installment of the Clash of Ninja series. It was announced alongside Naruto Shippuden: Ninja Destiny 2, and is set to release on November 17, 2009. The game has 40 characters, making it the largest roster in the series. It covers the Rescue Gaara arc in the story mode, as with the first Shippuden game in the Gekitou Ninja Taisen series in Japan, and will be the first game in the series to have Wi-fi connectivity. It will also feature what is described as an "overhauled combat system." The developers have stated that they wish to tweak characters in such a way that they will be more balanced. The characters' movesets are not exactly the same as in the Gekitou Ninja Taisen EX series. For example, Kakashi has apparently been made much more powerful, now sporting several jutsus copied from other characters that he can use at any time.

The game will feature a total of 40 different stages to play on. There is also a new feature referred to as "latent ninja powers," likely the equivalent of the new Senzai Ninriki feature from Gekitou Ninja Taisen EX 3. Each character also has a custom throwing animation. During the Two-Man Squad mode, it is now possible to set two players to two characters on one squad, rather than one player controlling both characters of a pair. Aside from this, the Two-Man Squad mode also allows a player to call up the character they're not playing as to aid them for a short time.

Many features that were in Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution 2 such as Kumite Mode and Mission Mode make a return. The shop feature in Naruto: Clash of Ninja 2 also makes a return, meaning that you must get all the characters, stages, and modes from the shop.

Confirmed characters

 * Naruto Uzumaki (normal, One-Tailed)
 * Sakura Haruno
 * Kakashi Hatake (Sharingan)
 * Rock Lee (Gate of Rest and Gate of Life)
 * Neji Hyuga
 * Tenten
 * Might Guy (Gate of Rest)
 * Jiraiya
 * Tsunade
 * Baki
 * Gaara
 * Kankuro
 * Temari
 * Chiyo
 * Itachi Uchiha
 * Kisame Hoshigaki
 * Deidara
 * Hiruko
 * Sasori
 * Shikamaru Nara
 * Choji Akimichi
 * Asuma Sarutobi
 * Kurenai Yuhi
 * Hinata Hyuga (normal form, Awakened)
 * Kiba Inuzuka
 * Shino Aburame
 * Sai
 * Yamato
 * Kabuto Yakushi
 * Orochimaru
 * Sasuke Uchiha
 * Hidan
 * Kakuzu
 * Anko Mitarashi (normal, Curse Mark)
 * Yugao Uzuki
 * Towa
 * Komachi
 * ANBU Kakashi
 * Bando
 * Kagura

Trivia

 * If you get the Limited Edition version of the game, which you can only get by pre-ordering at GameStop and you get a DVD version of Naruto Shippuden: The Movie with it, you do not automatically get Towa, Komachi, and Kagura like you do with the regular version if you have Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution 2 save data on your Wii.