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 theories) but thanks to a new interview with VGC, we do know that No More Heroes studio Grasshopper Manufacture is "definitely gonna cook for it".
That's according to the studio's founder and CEO Goichi "Suda51" Suda who, while at this year's MomoCon in Atlanta, Georgia, was asked about his hopes for Nintendo's next console and whether he's currently working on anything for it.
While Suda51 confirmed the aforementioned 'cooking', he gave no indication of what these prospective dishes might be. In fact, the CEO stated that he has "no idea what’s coming up" from Nintendo, but confessed to being excited about the prospect of the new console "both a gamer and as a developer".
After praising the current Switch, Suda51 told VGC that he's confident Nintendo will come up with something fresh for its follow-up:
Even now, I still think it’s an amazing platform. I don’t have anything in particular that I can think of as far as new features I want to see in the next-gen iteration of it are concerned, but I’m really looking forward to seeing what Nintendo does with it. They’ve always done revolutionary stuff for software and the video game industry in general.
The interview also sees Suda51 discuss his favourite slasher films, music albums and his opinion on the current state of the games industry. You can find the full feature on VGC.
What do you hope Grasshopper will 'cook up' for the Switch successor? Let us know in the comments.
[source videogameschronicle.com]
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I feel like such a weirdo for just not understanding the hype behind Suda 51's games but I just don't get it I really didn't get into them
Suda promised us Flower, Sun, and Rain and Michigan remakes/remasters a long time ago... I want to have ports/remasters of old games, not brand-new games...
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I believe him.
@MirrorFate2 what company doesn't get investments from that country?
A Killer7 Switch 2 port would be nice.
@Magician Killer 7 switch anything would have been nice.
LET THEM COOK
@Keyblade-Dan He creates some pretty cracked IPs and stories. His games tend to be a mixed bag due to budget and scope, but he has made some insane franchises like No More Heroes, Killer is Dead and Shadows of the Damned. That and he is just an amazing writer when he actually wants to sit down and make an extremely engaging story.
I recommend checking out the The Silver Case as the story is just 10/10 chef's kiss! It is a lot more serious than his other stories, and far less whacky than what he is known for. After that you will probably understand the hype around him.
@N8tiveT3ch @Magician I will continue to repeat to everyone that the killer7 IP is owned by CAPCOM. And it depends on CAPCOM, will killer7 receive a Switch port, or not... Sadly, it seems like the latter. *uck CAPCOM! Why not just to sell it to the original creator (Suda)?! They aren't doing anything with the killer7 IP. It's stupid.
@Vyacheslav333 True. Well...at least we're getting that Shadows of the Damned Remaster soonish. Mildly worried it's Engine Software doing the port work though.
@Vyacheslav333 I feel like I learned something today...well that's enough learning for today. I guess it's time to move on. 😔
@Magician Yeah... What's the problem with Engine Software? This is the first time I've heard about them.
@Vyacheslav333 Michigan? Was that a typo? Don't see anything online about that. I live in Michigan so it piqued my interest
@MirrorFate2 is Grasshopper own in part by ten cent or something? I think that's part of why what's his name left Platinum games.
@Dang_69 Michigan is a PS2 2004 video game. Suda51's game.
It's a video game system, you can't cook on it you rubes
@N00BiSH Say that again after I play Doom Eternal on it at 360 FPS..... on Switch
@Vyacheslav333 Engine Sotfware's port quality is hit and miss. Yx IX is perhaps their worst Switch port and the No More Heroes games their best.
Looking forward to seeing what Suda51 and the rest of Grasshopper Manufacture will come up with for Switch 2!
@Keyblade-Dan The true weirdos are those who like the games. I played the No More Heroes Switch port for 2 hours, and thought it was one of the worst games I ever played along with the likes of Paper Mario Sticker Star and Metroid Prime Federation Force.
@Magician Oh, understood. Thanks for the info.
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