Grasshopper Manufacture News Articles
Monday25th Aug 2025
News Suda51 Is Eager To Get His Latest 'Ultra-Violent' Game On Switch 2
"I’m hoping it’s going to work out"
During PlayStation's State of Play presentation earlier this year, Grasshopper Manufacture announced Romeo is a Dead Man from Suda51 and Ren Yamazaki, and it sounds like Switch 2 owners may be getting in on the action when the game launches in 2026. According to an interview with GameXplain, Suda51 stated...
Tuesday20th Aug 2024
News Lost In Cult Is Launching A Huge Book On The History Of Grasshopper Manufacture
Includes interviews with Suda51 and Shinji Mikami
Book publisher Lost in Cult has announced it will be launching a comprehensive book celebrating Japanese studio Grasshopper Manufacture. Written by Blake Hester and clocking in at over 400 pages, Kill the Past: 25 Years of Grasshopper Manufacture will launch in Q2/Q3 2025 with pre-orders available...
Wednesday31st Jul 2024
News Shinji Mikami Wants Suda51 To Make A Killer7 Sequel
But a 'Complete Edition' may come first
During the recent Grasshopper Direct showcase, in which more information was provided on the upcoming Shadow of the Damned: Hella Remastered, legendary Japanese creator Shinji Mikami stated that he would love to see Goichi Suda (better known as 'Suda51') create a sequel to the GameCube title Killer7. The...
Wednesday24th Jul 2024
News Shadows Of The Damned: Hella Remastered Confirms Halloween Launch In New Trailer
"See you in Hell"
Back in March, Grasshopper Manufacture announced Shadows of the Damned: Hella Remastered would be coming to the Switch at some point in 2024. In a new update today, it's revealed the game will launch on the Switch and multiple other platforms on 31st October 2024 (aka Halloween). Fans can look forward to additional "all-new...
Wednesday12th Jun 2024
News Grasshopper Manufacture Is "Definitely Gonna Cook" For 'Switch 2', Says Suda51
"I’m really looking forward to seeing what Nintendo does with it"
Rumblings of the Switch successor reached fever pitch last month when Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa took to Twitter to reveal that a console announcement is coming "this fiscal year". We are still in the dark about what games will be coming to said console (though we have our...
Wednesday5th Jun 2024
News Suda51 Unsure If Travis Touchdown Will Return, Admits It's Not His "Call To Make"
"Of course I'd love to see him again"
Goichi 'Suda51' Suda has previously mentioned how Travis Touchdown from the No More Heroes series could potentially return one day, but in his latest interview, he's not so sure about it. Speaking to our friends at Eurogamer during 'MomoCon 2024' last month, Suda51 noted how the rights of the series are still...
Wednesday17th Apr 2024
News Suda51 Explains Shadows Of The Damned Story: "It's Like Super Mario Bros., But In Hell"
If you didn't play the original release, now you know
A remaster of Shadows of the Damned is coming to the Switch this year and if you haven't played the original 2011 game and are wondering what it's all about, Grasshopper Manufacture founder Goichi "Suda51" Suda has compared it to Super Mario. "It's like Super Mario Bros., but in Hell" he told...
Friday22nd Mar 2024
News Shadows Of The Damned: Hella Remastered Confirmed For Switch
Launching later this year
Grasshopper Manufacturer has confirmed that Shadows of the Damned: Hella Remastered will be making its way to the Switch in 2024. As covered by Gematsu, the game is now currently playable for attandees at PAX West in Seattle. For the uninitiated, the original game launched back in 2011 and was written by Suda51, known best...
Thursday28th Dec 2023
News Suda51 Says Grasshopper Manufacture Is Hard At Work On Its "New Title"
2024 will also include a remaster
Earlier this year, Goichi "Suda51" Suda and his video game company Grasshopper Manufacture revealed a Shadows of the Damned Remaster was in development. Suda51 also teased not long after this how it would "probably" be playable on handheld devices as well. Now, speaking to 4Gamer.net about Grasshopper's plans for...
Thursday15th Jun 2023
News Suda51's Shadows Of The Damned Remaster Is "Probably" Coming To All Current Platforms
Grasshopper has also teased a new game
After much hype and even some technical hiccups, Grasshopper Manufacture was finally able to air its special "Direct" presentation today. Following a reveal of Shadows of the Damned, it's now teased the game will "probably" be coming to "all current platforms". While this is open to interpretation, last week...
Friday9th Jun 2023
News Suda51's Grasshopper Manufacture Teases 25th Anniversary Announcement
Update: "Grasshopper Direct" & remaster announced
Update [Fri 9th Jun, 2023 04:30 BST]: In a video update, Grasshopper Manufacture has announced it will be hosting a special anniversary "Direct" program next week on 14th June. In addition to this, it's also revealed a Shadows of the Damned Remaster is "currently in development" and is "coming...
Tuesday11th Oct 2022
News New No More Heroes III Update Out Now, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
"It's game time!"
No More Heroes 3, once a Switch exclusive, drops on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Series X|S, and PC today in North America, over a year after its original launch. And now the Switch version also has a brand new update — it's a small one, but it comes with one fairly notable addition that fans will enjoy. Version 1.1.0 dropped yesterday...
Thursday6th Oct 2022
News Suda51: No More Heroes Could Return If There's "A Big Fan Outcry"
"Just like Tom Cruise came back as Maverick"
No More Heroes III is releasing on a few more platforms this month, and as part of this Goichi Suda is once again doing the press rounds to promote the game. Although Suda51 previously bid farewell to Travis Touchdown, it seems there's still a chance of the world famous assassin making a comeback. It all...
Wednesday6th Jul 2022
News Suda51 And James Gunn Aren't Involved With The 'Lollipop Chainsaw' Remake
Update: "Grasshopper Manufacture has nothing to do with development"
Update [Wed 6th Jul, 2022 09:00 BST]: Both Suda51 and James Gunn have taken to Twitter to clarify that neither of them has any involvement with this remake project. Suda's company, Grasshopper Manufacture, also has "nothing to do with development". Answering a follow-up tweet,...
Wednesday22nd Jun 2022
Random A No More Heroes Movie Directed By James Gunn? That's Suda51's Choice
And Ryan Gosling as Travis Touchdown
We think Grasshopper Manufacture's No More Heroes would make for a pretty splendid movie. Something ultra-violent, ultra-goofy — the games are already bursting with movie and video game references throughout! — so it'd be a riot at the cinema. And it seems like the series creator and head of Grasshopper...
Sunday22nd May 2022
News Suda51 Teases New Grasshopper Manufacture Game Reveal, Possibly Before The End Of 2022
"I want to hurry up and show everyone"
Towards the end of 2021, the famous video game creator Goichi "Suda51" Suda announced his development studio had joined the Chinese video game group NetEase. With No More Heroes 3 now complete, Suda 51's team is focused on creating new and original IP projects over the next decade. In a recent interview...
Wednesday11th May 2022
News Suda51 Was "A Little Surprised" By The Praise For Killer7
"I wondered if I had really made a game with such power"
Suda51 has been a key, unique figure in the video game industry. The founder and CEO of Grasshopper Manufacture, his games exude style, excess, humour, and violence, and as a result, Suda51 has become one of the most well-known directors today Arguably the title that got Suda51's name on the...
Friday15th Apr 2022
News No More Heroes 3 Is No Longer A Switch Exclusive
Coming to PS5, PS4, Xbox and PC
Grasshopper Manufacture's No More Heroes III is coming to other formats, it has been revealed. XSEED has confirmed that it is bringing the former Switch exclusive to PS5, PS4, Xbox and PC. Previous No More Heroes titles have followed a similar path, launching first on Nintendo systems before being released on other...
Tuesday25th Jan 2022
News No More Heroes Creator Suda51 Says He's Had A Few Meetings With Marvel
"we’ve talked about the possibility of working together"
We've heard previously how Goichi 'Suda51' Suda is a Marvel fan and would "love" to work on one of the company's video game projects, and it seems there have been some developments. In a recent interview with Japanese publication Automaton, the director of No More Heroes III was asked about...
Friday22nd Oct 2021
News Grasshopper Manufacture Joins Chinese Video Game Giant NetEase
Suda51 says his company "is now reborn"
Just a day after we heard how the famous video game creator Goichi "Suda51" Suda would love to reboot or remake Nintendo's older IP, he's now announced his development studio will be working under the Chinese video game giant NetEase. Yes, that's right - Grasshopper Manufacturer is ending its partnership with...
Thursday21st Oct 2021
News Suda51 Says It Would Be "Really Cool" To Reboot Or Remake Nintendo's Older IP
Make it happen, Nintendo
The legendary game designer Suda51 - who has just wrapped up work on No More Heroes 3 for the Switch - has once again admitted how cool it would be to collaborate with a company like Nintendo and "reboot or remake" some of its older IP. Here's exactly what he had to say during an interview with our friends over at VGC:...
Wednesday25th Aug 2021
News Brand New No More Heroes 3 Spirits Are Coming To Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Travis Touchdown is back!
To celebrate the arrival of Travis Touchdown's third outing this week, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will be hosting a special limited-time spirit event. Yes, that's right - we're getting No More Heroes III spirits! Apart from the Travis Touchdown Mii costume, at this point, it seems like this is as good as it
Saturday31st Jul 2021
News Suda51 Hopes To Make No More Heroes Movie Or TV Show A "Reality"
He's even had some offers and proposals in the past
Travis Touchdown is quite the character, but what would his own television or movie be like? While we're yet to see such a thing, apparently there's been a number of proposals for it in the past. Speaking to IGN, Suda51 mentioned how he was still "hoping" to transform No More Heroes and the...
Monday19th Jul 2021
News No More Heroes III Now Has A Collector's Edition And Deluxe Edition
Update: Pix'n Love Publishing confirms another 500 copies of each edition
Update (19th July): Unsurprisingly, demand for the Collector's and Deluxe Editions of No More Heroes III was high, with some fans evidently having issues getting onto the site to place orders. Pix'n Love Publishing has now confirmed that 500 more units of each edition will be...
Thursday8th Jul 2021
News No More Heroes III Switch File Size Seemingly Revealed
How big is Travis' new game?
This August, the legendary assassin Travis Touchdown makes his glorious return in No More Heroes III for the Switch. Grasshopper Manufacture's new game requires players to battle to the top of the Galactic Superhero Rankings and stop alien invaders in their tracks. If you're planning on picking this game up digitally,...
Wednesday16th Jun 2021
News Suda51 Reveals Save Data Bonus For No More Heroes III
"Isn't that just fantastic?!"
Suda51's No More Heroes III arrives on the Nintendo Switch this August. If you're curious to learn and see more of it before the release, there was actually one final segment featuring it during Nintendo's Treehouse presentation. This part of the show wasn't aired live, and we're guessing it's because of the game's...
Friday7th May 2021
Travis Touchdown is taking it to the next level
Nintendo yesterday published an updated look at its upcoming release schedule for Nintendo Switch, featuring its major releases planned for 2021 and beyond. There are games in there like Mario Golf: Super Rush and the
Thursday8th Apr 2021
News No More Heroes III Broadcast Shows New Footage And A Trilogy Box Set For Japan
Update: Get up to speed with "The Garden of Sylvia"
Update (Thu 8th Apr, 2021): The stream has been broadcast and you can check out the full archived video if you like, or watch some brand new game footage — plus a suitably Suda-style recap for No More Heroes newbies courtesy of character Sylvia Christel — via its own YouTube video. We're unable...
Saturday13th Mar 2021
News No More Heroes 1 & 2 Physical Releases Announced For Switch, Pre-Orders Are Now Live
"Travis Touchdown gets physical"
Update [Sat 13th Mar, 2021 01:00 GMT]: Limited Run pre-orders for the physical editions of No More Heroes and No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle are now live. As noted below, you have until 11th April to secure your own copies. Original article [Fri 5th Mar, 2021 00:35 GMT]: Before Travis
Thursday4th Mar 2021
News Suda51 Is Re-Releasing Divisive Murder Mystery Game The Silver Case On Switch
Alongside its "long-lost sequel", The 25th Ward
Suda51 has long been known for his strange and experimental games, from the popular No More Heroes series to the less well-known games in his catalogue, like Flower, Sun, and Rain. One of his earliest works was the 1999 game, The Silver Case, in which players take up the roles of a detective and a...
