Ninja Gaiden Clans brings Team Ninja's franchise to mobile devices with a focus on social networking. Ninja Gaiden Clans is a social game for Android and iOS devices based on the Ninja Gaiden franchise. It was originally announced at the Tokyo Game Show and E3 and released in Japan in 2012. The action gameplay is similar to Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword, featuring very similar touch-based controls. The game also involves card collection trading, like many other Mobage games. It was announced to be released in North America in 2012, but was never released.