Template:Timeline of release years/doc

{{Timeline of release years
| title = Studio album releases timeline
| 1997 = ''[[Angels Fall First]]''
| 1998 = ''[[Oceanborn]]''
| 2000 = ''[[Wishmaster (album)|Wishmaster]]''
| 2002 = ''[[Century Child]]''
| 2004 = ''[[Once (Nightwish album)|Once]]''
| 2007 = ''[[Dark Passion Play]]''
| 2011 = ''[[Imaginaerum]]''
| 2015 = ''[[Endless Forms Most Beautiful (album)|Endless Forms Most Beautiful]]'' 
| TBA = Upcoming album
}}
Studio album releases timeline
1997Angels Fall First
1998Oceanborn
1999
2000Wishmaster
2001
2002Century Child
2003
2004Once
2005
2006
2007Dark Passion Play
2008
2009
2010
2011Imaginaerum
2012
2013
2014
2015Endless Forms Most Beautiful
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
TBAUpcoming album
{{Timeline of release years
| subtitle = Original series in green<br />Modern series in yellow

| range1 = 1988 – 1995
| range1_color = #0BDA51 #228B22
| range2 = 1996 – 2003
| range2_color = Black
| range3 = 2004 –
| range3_color = Gold Goldenrod

| 1988a = [[Ninja Gaiden (arcade game)|''Ninja Gaiden'' (arcade)]]
| 1988b = [[Ninja Gaiden (Nintendo Entertainment System)|''Ninja Gaiden'' (NES)]]
| 1990 = ''[[Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos]]''
| 1991a = ''[[Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom]]''
| 1991b = [[Ninja Gaiden (Game Gear video game)|''Ninja Gaiden'' (Game Gear)]]
| 1991c = ''[[Ninja Gaiden Shadow]]'' 
| 1992 = [[Ninja Gaiden (Master System video game)|''Ninja Gaiden'' (Master System)]]
| 1995 = ''Ninja Gaiden Trilogy''
| 2004 = ''[[Ninja Gaiden (2004 video game)|Ninja Gaiden]]''
| 2005 = ''[[Ninja Gaiden (2004 video game)#Ninja Gaiden Black|Ninja Gaiden Black]]''
| 2007 = ''[[Ninja Gaiden Sigma]]''
| 2008a = ''[[Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword]]''
| 2008b = ''[[Ninja Gaiden II]]''
| 2009 = ''[[Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2]]''
| 2012a = ''[[Ninja Gaiden 3]]''
| 2012b = ''[[Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge]]''
| 2014 = ''[[Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z]]''
}}
Release timeline
Original series in green
Modern series in yellow
1988Ninja Gaiden (arcade)
Ninja Gaiden (NES)
1989
1990Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos
1991Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom
Ninja Gaiden (Game Gear)
Ninja Gaiden Shadow
1992Ninja Gaiden (Master System)
1993
1994
1995Ninja Gaiden Trilogy
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004Ninja Gaiden
2005Ninja Gaiden Black
2006
2007Ninja Gaiden Sigma
2008Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword
Ninja Gaiden II
2009Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2
2010
2011
2012Ninja Gaiden 3
Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge
2013
2014Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z
Other parameters
  • first - Beginning year of the timeline. (Optional, unless before 1940.)
  • last - End year of the timeline, magic word is available. For example: {{CURRENTYEAR}} (this year), {{#time:Y|-1 year}} (last year).
  • 1980_color (etc.)