Ninja Gaiden began as a franchise in 1988, in both arcades and consoles like the NES. Since 2015, the series was long thought to be dead, but it came up for a surprise revival in 2025. Ninja Gaiden ...

Some franchises on this list feel like they were never given a chance to become something big and successful. Then you have a series like Capcom’s Dead Rising, which feels like it’s been given a few ...