Promotion and Merchandise
In 2011, Ryu's Ninja Gaiden costume parts were available as exclusive downloadable content during the first anniversary promotion campaign for Dynasty Warriors Online. A demo version of DOA5 featuring Ryu and Hitomi as playable characters was added as a downloadable bonus to the pre-order version of Ninja Gaiden 3 for the PS3, as well as the collector's edition release for both the PS3 and Xbox360.
A Ninja Gaiden II statue of Ryu was released by First 4 Figures in 2008. A NGII action figure from NECA was also released the same year. Several other action figures and statuettes were released in Japan.
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