Ninja Gaiden DS to feature "similarities" with upcoming 360 sequel [update 1]

Apparently, the upcoming Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword isn't going to be as independent as we thought, as it is confirmed in an interview with CVG, by none other than Tomonobu Itagaki himself, that the game will have many similarities with Team Ninja's upcoming Ninja Gaiden sequel set to release on the Xbox 360. Itagaki confirms that not only will observant gamers notice some similarities in the two games' stories, but also in other areas as well (we're assuming some of the levels may repeat, etc.).

This news does little to sway our excitement for the game, but what about you, fine reader?

Update: Whoops, small typo in the headline. It has been fixed.