Ninja Gaiden 3 to ship with Dead or Alive 5 alpha demo in Japan

Ninja Gaiden 3, when it launches in Japan on March 22, will launch with an alpha taster of Dead or Alive 5, Tecmo Koei has said overnight.

For buyers of the PS3 version of NG3, the demo will come with playable Hayate and Ayane, while 360 owners get Ryu Hayabusa and Hitomi.

If you buy the Collector's Edition, regardless of platform, you'll get all four characters in the demo.

The demo won't launch outside of NG3. There's no word on if this offer will come to Europe at least, but we'll email TK this morning.

Dead or Alive 5 launches next year for PS3 and 360.

Thanks, Andriasang.