Naruto Shippuuden: Gekitou Ninja Taisen! EX3

Naruto Shippuuden: Gekitou Ninja Taisen! EX3 is the third (and last) Shippuuden entry on the Wii. It adds more characters, more stages, and more opportunities to accidentally spam substitution until your chakra bar cries for mercy.

Japan Kiosk Demo#

This prototype is documented on Hidden Palace.

The demo is mostly identical to its retail Japanese counterpart, albeit with most of its features restricted.

General Differences#

In late August 2025, a post-release Japanese Kiosk Demo for Naruto Shippuuden: Gekitou Ninja Taisen! EX3 was recovered from slack data from a WIS-009 kiosk unit hard drive dump¹. The hard drive was dumped by Zel (aka Luckless Heaven), while Rairii extracted the demo build from it.

In said hard drive dump, the build's ISO starts at 0xB736EDE00.

Its title ID is DNEJDA (for reference, the title ID for the retail Japanese version is RNEJDA). As with other kiosk demos, the game image is devsigned, so it needs to be recrypted in order to work on retail hardware.

Safety Screen#

Demo	Retail

Title#

Demo	Retail

The Japanese Kiosk Demo version's has a new icon with the word 体験版 (taikenban, meaning "Demo" or "Trial").

Warning Screens#

Demo

Before you can use the game's various menus, a dialog box will appear stating "If 3 minutes pass while the menu or character selection screen is displayed, the game will proceed to the end screen."

Main Menu#

Demo	Retail

Only the "疾風乱戦モード" and "対戦モード” is selectable with the other buttons greyed out.

Shippuu Ransen Mode differences#

Demo

Only in the demo you can play either Naruto or Sasuke, without having the prologue, while in the retail version you have the animation with the prologue and you necessarily play Naruto.

Screen Explanation	Controls screen
Screen Explanation Shippuu Ransen Mode ➀ Health Gauge: When it runs out, the game is over. ➁ Chakra Gauge: Using ninjutsu or secret techniques consumes it, and attacking or taking damage restores it. ➂ Time Counter: The trial version has a dedicated setup time. ➃ Defeat Count: The number of bandit ninjas defeated. ➄ Guide Map: The map displays the surrounding area centered on your current location. Press A Button: Next	Shippuu Ransen Mode Controls Explanation Nunchuk Style Nunchuk: Move Blocking Reset Camera Wii Remote: Secret Technique Light Attack Strong Attack Trial End Jump Press A Button: Next

When you launch Shippuu Ransen Mode, you will see the screen explanation and the controls screen.

Battle Mode differences#

Demo	Retail

Only the “1 player” option can be selected, as the other buttons are not present.
Only the “Battle” and "Two-Man Cell Battle" can be selected, as the other buttons are not present.
In the demo, only 4 characters are playable in this game mode.

Screen Explanation	Controls screen
Screen Explanation Shippuu Ransen Mode ➀ Health Gauge: When it reaches zero, you lose the round. ➁ Time Limit: When it reaches zero, the match ends, and the player with the most health wins. ➂ Guard Break Gauge: Decreases when blocking attacks. If it empties, Guard Crush occurs. ➃ Character Gauge: Consumed to activate special techniques. It recovers when you attack or take damage. ➄ Obstacles & Hazardous Objects: You can hide behind or jump over them, but some may explode or have dangerous effects. ⑥ Stage Hazards: Placed at the edges of the stage, they can damage or hinder your character. Press A Button: Next	Battle Mode Controls Nunchuk Style Nunchuk: Move Throw Sidestep Wii Remote: Switch Character Secret Technique Light Attack Strong Attack Trial End Sidestep Press A Button: Next

When you launch Battle Mode, you will see the screen explanation and the controls screen.

Demo End#

Trial End Screen
Trap Events: The Wind Battle Mode isn’t just about defeating enemies! Avoid and escape countless traps

The demo runs on a timer. After 10 minutes (or 2 minutes if nothing is pressed on the controller), the game shows this screen, and after 7 seconds, goes back to the Kiosk Menu / Home Menu.

Technical Differences#

File differences#

The following files from the disc are either exclusively found in the demo (NEW), or are present in both the retail Japanese version and the demo, but their contents differ across builds (MODIFIED):

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