Grasshopper Manufacture News Articles
Wednesday28th Mar 2018
News Suda51 Is Working On A Secret New Game And Famitsu Is Really Excited About It
But is it a sequel or something brand new?
It was only yesterday we were reporting on the potential for the upcoming Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes to eventually hit retail with a physical release, and now the man behind it - auteur and all-round cool dude, Goichi Suda aka Suda51 - has revealed he's working on a new, as-yet-unannounced game...
Tuesday27th Mar 2018
News Will Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes Get A Retail Release? Suda51 Says "Maybe"
No more retail?
Due to arrive in 2018, Suda51 and Grasshopper Manufacture's latest opus - the genre-mashing world of Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes - is already shaping up to be one of the year's most unusual Switch-bound games when it eventually hits the Switch eShop. Check out the trailer from the recent Nintendo Direct if you need...
Thursday8th Mar 2018
News This Is What Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes Looks Like In Action
Keep an eye on those toilets
New information and gameplay segments from at the latest Nintendo Direct show progress is indeed going smoothly for Suda 51's upcoming Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes. Everyone's favourite Otaku will have to tackle seven different games - each with a unique boss - who were for the first time revealed during...
Monday6th Nov 2017
News Suda51 Wants Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes To Be Playable With One Joy-Con
"I think the challenge is worthwhile"
Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes was something of a shock announcement for Switch, but now we know it's coming the hype is most definitely real. We imagine the game will top many a Switch owner's wish-list, and the good news is that designer Goichi "Suda51" Suda is taking this project very...
Tuesday10th Oct 2017
News Suda51 Has Considered Remaking GameCube Cult Classic Killer7
"Are you awake from your nightmare?"
Killer7 was one of the more unique games in the GameCube's library. Developed for Capcom by Suda51 and Grasshopper, it was the last of the "Capcom Five" games for the GameCube (well technically the fourth, as Dead Phoenix got cancelled). Killer7 was certainly quite intriguing and had a strong adult...
Wednesday6th Sep 2017
News Suda51 on Where Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes Sits Within the Series
It’s not a sequel, but it’s not a spin-off either…
One of the best surprises from the recent Nintendo Nindies Showcase was that of Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes, a new entry in the popular action games from the days of the Wii. Though details on the new game have been relatively scarce, it’s more or less been assumed that this is No...
Friday1st Sep 2017
Gallery Check Out Some Tasty Concept Art for Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes
Described as a 'raucous 3D action title'
Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes was arguably the biggest reveal of this week's Nindies Showcase, confirming the return of Suda51 as the game's director. Timed to coincide with the Nindies@Night event, more details and artwork have been revealed. Check out the official description and concept art...
Wednesday30th Aug 2017
News Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes Will Be a Switch Exclusive in 2018
First trailer makes its mark
Having previously announced its existence in the big Switch unveiling out of Japan at the start of the year, today's Nindie Showcase brought us a first look at Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes, which will be a Switch exclusive in 2018. The premise is that Bat Girl's father tries to kill Travis Touchdown, but...
Monday20th Feb 2017
News Suda51 Talks Up Nintendo Switch Development Tools and Utilising The Hardware for No More Heroes
Plans to bring back popular characters
Suda51 is currently promoting a rather intriguing remaster on PS4 that's coming to the West - The Silver Case is a title that he originally created 17 years ago. When speaking to IGN on that, the iconic game creator was also asked about Nintendo Switch and its No More Heroes game, which was announced in January...
Monday12th Sep 2016
News Suda51 Would Love To Revisit Killer7 At Some Point
"It’s up to Capcom to allow something like this"
Killer7 was one of the fabled "Capcom Five", a selection of titles that the Japanese publisher pledged would be exclusive to the GameCube. As we all know, that claim didn't last long; out of the five, only P.N.03 remained Nintendo-only, with Dead Phoenix being canned in 2003 and the remaining three...
Thursday20th Nov 2014
News Suda51 Explains The Origins Of No More Heroes And Its Waggle-Based Swordplay
"That kind of motion is very Travis"
The Wii's incredible commercial success and unique control system ensured that the console received more than its fair share of third-party exclusives, with No More Heroes being one of the most notable early releases. Developed by Goichi "Suda51" Suda and his team at Grasshopper Manufacture, this insane 3D action...
Friday15th Nov 2013
News Suda51: "Nintendo Are Always Very Important To Us"
Sees the rise of indie games as the highlight of the current generation
Suda51 (or Goichi Suda as he’s known to his mum), the mastermind behind titles such as No More Heroes, Killer7 and Lollipop Chainsaw, hasn’t released a game on a Nintendo home console since No More Heroes 2 for the Wii in 2010. However, Grasshopper Manufacture’s CEO hasn't...
Sunday7th Apr 2013
News Suda51's Upcoming Project is Not No More Heroes 3
It's set to be a new franchise
A couple of weeks ago we reported on Grasshopper Manufacture's next project, which was teased by the studio's CEO Goichi Suda - known by many as Suda51. All that was revealed was new concept artwork, which featured a female protagonist who looks a lot like Shinobu - one of the assassins from the No More Heroes series...
Friday29th Mar 2013
Rumour Suda51 Set To Revisit No More Heroes
Grasshopper Manufacture teases its next project
Grasshopper Manufacture has been hard at work developing Killer is Dead, which will be released later this year on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. That hasn't stopped the studio's CEO Goichi Suda - more commonly known as Suda51 - from teasing his next game, though. In an interview with Famitsu, the...
Tuesday14th Jun 2011
News Wii U Controller Gave Suda51 Ideas for No More Heroes 3
Of course, he's very secretive about them
It's not the first time that Grasshopper Manufacture CEO Goichi Suda (Suda51) has spoken about the possibility of developing a No More Heroes 3, but at E3 2011, the video game designer confirmed that the third instalment in the No More Heroes series is indeed coming to Wii U. Speaking to Destructoid, Suda51...
Wednesday13th Oct 2010
News Harvest Moon and Little King's Story Creators Join Grasshopper
Suda51, Kimura and Wada create new dream team
Goichi Suda's Grasshopper Manufacture should need no introduction to fans of Japanese gaming: its No More Heroes series has attracted plenty of praise from gamers across the world. Former Marvelous Entertainment men Yasuhiro Wada and Yoshiro Kimura, while not necessarily such familiar names, have both...
Wednesday29th Sep 2010
News Nintendo of Japan Showcases Wii Line-up in New Video
Includes footage of (presumably) a new Rhythm Heaven game
As part of their recent conference, Nintendo of Japan's just released a video showcasing some hotly anticipated games in the upcoming Japanese Wii line-up. Everything from The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword to Super Mario Collection Special Pack and Mar
Sunday12th Sep 2010
News Suda51 Talks About No More Heroes 3, 3DS Game Ideas and More
Find out what qualities are important to him as a game designer
When you have an unorthodox game designer like Goichi Suda and a wonder machine like the 3DS that's sure to ignite a few sparks in developers' creative minds, we as consumers could very well be in for a treat. The CEO at Grasshopper Manufacture, more commonly known as Suda51, recently...
Tuesday6th Jul 2010
News Grasshopper Podcast Gives You the Inside Scoop
Webcast from deep within GhM
You may remember a few months ago Japanese developer Grasshopper Manufacture hosted a live webcast in celebration of the European release of No More Heroes: Desperate Struggle. It seems the show was successful, as the studio's new weekly audio podcast started last Friday. Hosts Esteban Salazar and John Davis will be...
Monday24th May 2010
News Get Behind the Scenes at Grasshopper this Friday
Chat live with developers online
It's not every day you get the chance to have a nosey around barmy Japanese developer Grasshopper Manufacture, home of Suda51's No More Heroes, but this Friday you'll get just that chance as the company is hosting a live web broadcast to celebrate the European and Australian release of No More Heroes: Desperate...
Sunday23rd May 2010
News Suda 51 Interested in Killer7 Sequel, No Plans for NMH3
Travis's story done but perhaps Harman Smith's isn't
Our good friends over at Cubed3 recently snagged an interview with Suda51 of No More Heroes fame, probing him about any upcoming projects on the horizon from his Grasshopper Manufacture team. Although he didn't confirm any new projects he did lay down some tantalising hints, including his desire...
Wednesday19th May 2010
News What Does Suda51 Want to Make for the 3DS?
New handheld giving the unconventional game designer plenty of ideas
Goichi Suda, the crazy person responsible for killer7, No More Heroes and Flower, Sun and Rain, welcomes the unconventional with open arms. He's got some stuff brewing in the back of his mind for the Vitality Sensor, and now, with another mysterious and unconventional piece of...
Wednesday7th Apr 2010
News Suda51 Refers To No More Heroes 3 as a Bodily Function, Of Course
Travis Touchdown's stories weren't the only things that came thick and fast
Grasshopper Manufacture has successfully established itself as a force to be reckoned with when it comes to developing compelling games with stylistic artistry. It also seems that the studio's CEO, Goichi Suda, possesses the same kind of flair when articulating his...
Tuesday6th Apr 2010
News Europe to Struggle Desperately in Late May
Travis Touchdown will have his revenge on Santa Destroy
Rising Star Games has announced that they're lining up Grasshopper Manufacture's No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle for an Old World release on May 28. That's smack-dab in between Sin and Punishment: Successor of the Skies' early May release and Super Mario Galaxy 2's early June date...
Tuesday30th Mar 2010
News Suda51 Keen on Making Game With Nintendo
Would be "very interested" if the opportunity arose
When you think about it, Nintendo games are ****ing crazy insane. You've got foxes and amphibians piloting starships, pink shapeshifting blobs, and space bounty hunters more focused on eradicating entire species and blowing up planets than collecting bounties. Not to mention Italian plumbers from...
Thursday11th Feb 2010
News Rising Star Confirms European Release of No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle
Return to the Gardens of Madness in April!
Today Rising Star games confirmed what many had suspected, but had never officially been announced: namely that they're handling the publication of Grasshopper Manufacture's eagerly anticipated sequel to the critically acclaimed 2008 release, No More Heroes. Naturally we just couldn't wait and had to review...
Sunday27th Dec 2009
News No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle Web Site Launched
It's official: Henry wears "a right natty vest"
Here at Nintendo Life we’re very excited about the imminent release of No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle and it seems Ubisoft have been reading our Christmas wish lists as they have now launched a dedicated web site (not to be visited by those who are easily offended!) The site is really rather...
Friday2nd Oct 2009
News Fatal Frame IV Fan Translation Almost Finished
Get your Japanese scares in English soon
Tecmo and Grasshopper Manufacture's scare-fest Fatal Frame IV: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse still isn't officially coming out in the West; Nintendo, holder of the title's publishing rights in North America, still doesn't want to bother, relegating it to the same territorial fate as Disaster: Day of Crisis and...
Tuesday22nd Sep 2009
News Suda Clarifies No More Wii For No More Heroes
Third installment will be for Nintendo's eventual next console
In early July, punk game designer Goicha Suda, perhaps better known as Suda51, commented on future games in developer Grasshopper's No More Heroes series, saying that he believed sequel Desperate Struggle would be the last one on Wii. It appears that the gaming media, Nintendo Life...
Friday18th Sep 2009
News No More Heroes 2 Gets A Control Shake-Up
Classic in, Motion Plus out
Despite designer Suda 51 expressing interest in implementing Motion Plus support for his awaited sequel No More Heroes: Desperate Struggle, it looks like that ain't happening any more. Instead, developer Grasshopper is opting for a more old-school approach. 1UP reports that instead of improved motion controls, Classic...
