Keeping true to its promised May release date, the Ninja Gaiden II demo was released on the Xbox Live Marketplace today — but only in Japan.

Oddly enough, Microsoft has removed any mention of the demo on the game’s main site. Is a demo still on the cards for U.S. and Europe? Xbox community head Major Nelson says yes, “a demo for all other Xbox LIVE regions is planned.” No word on when it’ll hit, though.

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