via http://dev.yuanworks.com/category/little-ninja/
Seems Yuan Works (of Wind & Water: Puzzle Battles fame) resumed work on Little Ninja back in February 2013:
Hi everyone, welcome back to the Yuan Works DEV blog! ^^
We are slowly bringing Little Ninja back on his feet, as well as our GameDev blog, with information of what’s happening behind the scenes.
They kept updating their blog and uploaded a couple of WIP videos to Youtube. Here’s the most recent one showing the progress of the game’s engine:
More info: http://dev.yuanworks.com/2013/04/10/2d- … platforms/