Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge will be getting some new fighting buddies for Ryu. During today's Nintendo Direct showcase, it was revealed that two new DLC characters will be coming to the game for multiplayer sometime in the near future.

Assassin Momiji from Ninja Gaiden, and Kasumi from the Dead or Alive series will be joining Ryu Hayabusa and Ayane in the cast of characters. According to the official site, the two characters will be available in the Ninja Trials and Chapter Challenge multiplayer modes. No release date was offered by Nintendo.

Razor's Edge was a launch title for the Wii U as an upgraded and tweaked version of the original NG3 on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.