GungHo Brings Ninjala 2: Unknown Planet Demo to Tokyo Game Show 2026
The Tokyo Game Show demo marks the first public hands-on for GungHo's reworking of Ninjala from an eight-player competitive game into an open-world title, and the daily Switch 2 draw puts the new hardware directly in front of the booth's players.
Key Facts
- Ninjala 2: Unknown Planet is scheduled for release in spring 2027 on Nintendo Switch 2, with price and business model still undecided.
- GungHo Online Entertainment's Tokyo Game Show 2026 booth is in Hall 6 at Makuhari Messe, which runs from September 17 to September 21, 2026.
- The Tokyo Game Show 2026 demo of Ninjala 2: Unknown Planet offers a Planet Exploration Course and a Photo Shooting Course.
- The Gum Gacha S prize is a set of a Nintendo Switch 2 Japanese-language, Japan-only model and a Wireless Hori Pad TURBO for Nintendo Switch 2, awarded to one person each day.
- Ninjala 2: Unknown Planet supports cooperative play for up to four players.
Reporting from 2 sources: GAME Watch (Impress), Inside.
GungHo Online Entertainment is showing a playable demo of Ninjala 2: Unknown Planet at its Tokyo Game Show 2026 booth in Hall 6 at Makuhari Messe. The demo is a special build running ahead of the game's spring 2027 release. Visitors can choose between two courses: a Planet Exploration Course set in the open world with the returning ninja gum action and a boss fight, and a Photo Shooting Course where the player photographs academy characters. Those who play the demo get a chance at a Gum Gacha draw. The S prize is a Nintendo Switch 2 Japanese-language, Japan-only model with a Wireless Hori Pad TURBO, awarded to one person each day. The A prize is a Gum-cchi T-shirt and the B prize is a stick balloon. Booth visitors also receive a Lucy Uchiwa fan while supplies last. Price and business model for the game are undecided.
The game keeps the ninja gum from the original Ninjala and builds the open world around it. Players grab enemies with the stretching gum, throw objects, and swing to high places, which makes traversal a weapon as much as a movement tool. The Planet Exploration Course runs from a grassland stretch to a boss fight. The boss is a large enemy that switches from hand-to-hand attacks to tornado-based moves partway through, so the fight asks players to read its timing and attack type. Ninjala 2 also adds an action that calls three allies for a timed four-person team-up with higher attack power. Co-op supports up to four players, who can take on giant bosses and dungeons that appear in the field.
The story opens at the WNA Academy, where the protagonist is thrown to an unknown planet along with the school after a certain incident. At the booth, GungHo is showing concept art for the first time and running a PV on a giant monitor.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
Sources
- GAME Watch (Impress) オープンワールドでガムアクション炸裂！ 「ニンジャラ2 未知なる惑星」試遊レポ【TGS2026】
- Inside ゲームショウの試遊でニンテンドースイッチ2が当たる！ガンホー『ニンジャラ２ 未知なる惑星』ノベルティまとめ【TGS2026】