Tag: Suda51
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...
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:...
News Nintendo And Sakurai Approved No More Heroes 3's Smash Bros. Style Boss Fight
"If anybody gives you s*** for it, we’ll take responsibility"
There was a time when Travis Touchdown was considered a good shout for a spot on the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate roster, and while he technically did make his way into the game as a Mii Fighter costume, the real collab actually ended up appearing in No More Heroes 3. As those who have...
News SUDA51 Would Love To Revive A Lesser-Known Nintendo Classic
"I know deep down inside me it’s not okay for me to make a Zelda game"
As you may have already seen, we've recently shared a video interview (and the full transcript if you prefer) with the one and only SUDA51, a hugely influential developer that recently brought us No More Heroes III on the Switch. We delve into the series, in terms of its...
Video SUDA51 On No More Heroes And The Future Of Travis Touchdown
Grasshopper has bigger plans
The recent launch of No More Heroes III completed the journey of series protagonist Travis Touchdown, capping off a trilogy of games (plus a spin-off) that began back on the Wii. Fans of iconic game director SUDA51 had waited a while for this one, and apparently thi
News With No More Heroes Wrapped Up, Suda51 Says He'd Love To Work On A Marvel Deadpool Game
New IPs are on the way
Last week, No More Heroes III's launch on Switch spelled the potential end of a series that first debuted on Wii back in 2007. Its creator, Goichi 'Suda51' Suda, bid a fond farewell to the games on social media on Friday, thanking fans and noting that he hopes they'll enjoy "Travis Touchdown’s final battle." With work on No...
News Suda51 Bids Farewell To Travis Touchdown As No More Heroes 3 Launches On Switch
"I truly hope everyone enjoys Travis' final battle"
No More Heroes III is now available on Nintendo Switch, putting an end to an eleven-year wait between main series entries, and also spelling the end for the series itself. For now, at least. Goichi 'Suda51' Suda, who's served as the series' creator and director ever since the original No More...
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...
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...
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...
Random Even Suda51 Is Playing Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury This Weekend
Now where is No More Heroes 3?
It's been an exciting weekend for many Nintendo Switch owners with the first big release of the year Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury now available. It's not just us fans who have been enjoying the game, either. Yesterday, Goichi Suda, aka "Suda 51" (and the director of the upcoming Switch exclusive No More Heroes...
News Playism Shares Debut Trailer For Grasshopper's Upcoming Switch Release The Silver 2425
Some of Suda51's earliest work
Last month, it was revealed a few of Grasshopper Manufacture's older games would be released on the Nintendo Switch in a two-in-one package. One is the 1999 mystery adventure visual novel The Silver Case and the other is the sequel The 25th Ward: The Silver Case. Both of these games were some of Suda51's earliest work...
News Two Of Grasshopper's Older Games Are Being Released On Switch Next Year
No word on a western release just yet
Earlier this year in May, the legendary video game designer Suda51 mentioned how he would be interested in releasing some of Grasshopper Manufacture's older titles on the Nintendo Switch. One of the games he mentioned at the time that had a "more realistic" chance of coming to the hybrid system was...
News Engine Software Would Be Happy To Chat With Suda51 About A Killer7 Switch Port
"who knows what the future brings"
Earlier this week, No More Heroes and No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle got announced for the Nintendo Switch. Once word spread that Engine Software was behind the Switch ports - the same company that brought the cult-hit action-adventure Killer7 to the
Random Travis Touchdown For Smash? That's A Big "No Comment" From Suda51
Could he be added as a DLC fighter?
One guy who arguably deserves a spot in Smash Ultimate's Fighters Pass Vol. 2 is Travis Touchdown from the No More Heroes series. The first two titles were originally exclusive to the Wii and next year the third game will be arriving on the Switch. With this in mind, Suda51 has now got the Smash
News Sorry Folks, No More Heroes 3 Has Been Delayed Until Next Year
Suda51 wants to focus on "prioritizing quality"
The news we were hoping we wouldn't hear has now been officially confirmed. No More Heroes 3 will no longer be arriving on the Nintendo Switch this year. Director, Goichi Suda, broke the news on Twitter in a lengthy statement - explaining how the pandemic has taken its toll on the game's development...
News Turns Out Engine Software Isn't Bringing Killer7 To The Nintendo Switch
"it is not in the works with Engine"
Update 2 (Mon 17th Aug, 2020 12:30 BST): We've spoken to Ruud van de Moosdijk (again) and he's made it clear a Switch version of Killer7 was "never" in development under Engine Software. Here's exactly what he had to say: It was never in development. When we started working with Suda-San on the PC version, it...
Random Suda51 Appears In Devolver Direct Credits, Shows Two Seconds Of No More Heroes 3
He's at it again
Grasshopper Manufacture CEO Gochi Suda keeps popping up in places we least expect. This time around it was during the credits of Devolver Digital's Direct presentation. Why was he present? To show off another two seconds of No More Heroes 3 footage, of course. Yep, we actually got a whole two seconds of No More Heroes 3 footage...
Random Suda51 Acknowledges Unfortunate No More Heroes 3 "Gameplay Footage Leak"
What a tease
Grasshopper Manufacture CEO Gochi "Suda51" Suda has teased fans with new gameplay footage of No More Heroes 3. The funny part about it is that nobody got to properly see it because his head was blocking it the entire time. At the very beginning of the New Game+ Expo 2020 Showcase, the famous video game designer appeared on-screen and...
News Suda51 Shares First In-Game Look At Travis Touchdown In No More Heroes 3
Well, kind of...
It has now been roughly a year since Goichi "Suda51" Suda confirmed Travis Touchdown would be making a return in No More Heroes 3, so what's the latest on this upcoming release for Nintendo Switch? Well, earlier today Suda posted the following photo - featuring No More Heroes 3 - on his Twitter account: While it might not seem...
News Suda51 Would Like To Release Some Of Grasshopper's Older Games On Switch
But it's not necessarily his decision to make
Legendary video game designer Suda51 is currently hard at work on the Switch exclusive No More Heroes 3, but what are the chances of some of Grasshopper Manufacture's older titles coming across to Nintendo's hybrid system in the future? During MomoCon's Twitch livestream, a translator - on behalf of...
News Suda51 Teases E3 Reveal With Intriguing Character Art
No More Heroes 3? Something entirely different?
Goichi 'Suda51' Suda, director of games such as No More Heroes, Killer7, and Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes on Nintendo Switch, has given us the first tease of something new set to appear during E3 next week. We've known that he's been planning on sharing something during the time of the event...
News Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes Is Being Ported To The PlayStation 4 And PC
Suda teasing another announcement for E3
Remember earlier this month we heard how Goichi 'Suda51' Suda would be appearing on a panel at MomoCon 2019 to make a special announcement? Well, it turns out the Switch title Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes will be making its way across to the PlayStation 4 and PC. No release date has been provided and...
News Suda51 Has An Announcement Planned For MomoCon 2019
What could it be?
After the release of Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes exclusively on the Switch at the start of this year, it appears Goichi 'Suda51' Suda is ready to reveal what else he's been up to. According to a Destructoid exclusive, Suda will "make another announcement" during his panel "Travis Talks Again With Suda 51" at MomoCon 2019...
News Suda51 Says Switch Is "Awesome", Looking Forward To Doing More With The Console
"I'm really looking forward to doing more with the Switch."
Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes has only been out in the wild for a few months, but director Goichi 'Suda51' Suda already appears to have one eye on the future. In a recent interview with Gamereactor, the man behind the likes of No More Heroes and killer7 spo
News Suda51 Hopes To Have "Something Cool To Announce" Around The Time Of E3
So, No More Heroes 3?
It's been well-documented Goichi "Suda51" Suda wants to release another numbered installment in the No More Heroes series. At the end of Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes there's even an ending hinting at the future of the mainline series. So, what's the status on the next entry? At the 2019 Game Developers Conference,...
News Suda51 And Capcom Producer "Promise" Killer7 Extended Console Cut
“Only one-third of my original script was used for the game”
Japanese designer, Goichi Suda – perhaps better known as Suda51 – has suggested that an extended version of his cult classic Killer7 could eventually release for consoles. Grasshopper’s visually-striking action adventure game was originally released for Nintendo GameCube in...
Video Updated Travis Strikes Again Intro Scene Clashes Suda51 Worlds Together
The size of the world has changed
Yesterday, an update found its way to Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes, extending the game's intro to showcase exactly how Badman found out Travis was hiding out in Texas. If you want to experience the shocking revelation for yourself, this is your last chance to stop yourselves from being spoiled by our...
Video Get To Know Travis Strikes Again In The Latest Episode Of Nintendo Minute
Suda51 shares a special message as well
The No More Heroes spin-off Travis Strikes Again lands exclusively on the Nintendo Switch next week. In preparation for this launch, Nintendo Minute's Kit and Krysta have taken an in-depth look at what this game has to offer. If you are still on the fence about the latest outing starring Travis, this video...
News Happy Birthday To Suda51 Who Turns 51 Today
What a special day
Today, video game designer and director Goichi Suda - best known under the name 'Suda51' - is celebrating his 51st birthday. We couldn't just let that slip by without a quick mention, right? Suda51 first found his way into the video game development world as a designer at Human Entertainment, a Japanese studio which eventually...
News Suda51 In Talks With Marvelous About Releasing No More Heroes And Desperate Struggle On Switch
Make it happen
We know Goichi "Suda51" Suda is currently focused on the upcoming Grasshopper Manufacture release Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes for the Switch, but that doesn't mean he's forgotten about the first two entries in the mainline series. In a recently published video interview with Nintendeal dating back to this year's PAX West,...
News Suda51 Wants To Develop No More Heroes 3, But Is Focused On Travis Strikes Again For Now
It's happening, eventually
As we've already heard, Goichi "Suda51" Suda was out and about at this year's PAX West, promoting the upcoming Grasshopper Manufacture Switch release, Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes. In case you missed it, the game will launch on 18th January next year. Speaking to
News Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes Is Being Released In 2019 To Avoid A Clash With Smash
A smart decision
The Nintendo Switch exclusive Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes was recently given a launch date by Grasshopper Manufacture. Instead of its original 2018 arrival, the game will now release on 18th January next year. Speaking to
Interview Suda51 On Travis Strikes Again, Nintendo Switch And The Future Of No More Heroes
"We want Travis to go on for many more years"
Goichi "Suda51" Suda is arguably one of Japan's most famous game developers, and has been behind some of the most unique and compelling Japanese games of the past few decades, including Killer7, The Silver Case and - of course - No More Heroes. This franchise - along with its mouthy hero Travis...
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...
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...
Feature Suda51 On Travis Strikes Again, Celebrating Indies And Collecting Zelda's Korok Seeds
"For me, these indie creators are superstars"
PAX West 2017 has come and gone with plenty of exciting news for Nintendo Switch owners. Among the announcements was the reveal of the first trailer for Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes, the latest title from Grasshopper Manufacture launching exclusively on Nintendo Switch in 2018. A lot was revealed...
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 [email protected] event, more details and artwork have been revealed. Check out the official description and concept art...
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...
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...
News Suda51 Wants To Harness The Nintendo Switch To Find "A Cool New Way To Play"
"Nintendo always makes really cool, interesting hardware"
Goichi "Suda51" Suda is one of Japan's most famous game designers, with titles like No More Heroes, Lollipop Chainsaw, The Silver Case and Killer7 under his belt. His company, Grasshopper Manufacture, is close to celebrating 20 years in the industry, and he's been speaking to VG247 about his...
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...
News Suda51 Isn't Done With No More Heroes and Travis Touchdown
More No More Heroes please
Were you a fan of Travis Touchdown's beam katana slashing action in No More Heroes and No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle on the Wii? Both titles were interesting arrives on the system, with their adult humour and different censorship per region - the blood was edited out of the first game in Europe, for example. Series...
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...
News Fire Pro Wrestling Creator Masato Masuda Passes Away Aged 48
Goichi "Suda51" Suda leads the tributes
If you're a seasoned fan of wrestling games then the name Fire Pro Wrestling will mean an awful lot to you. Viewed by many gamers as the first serious video game representation of wrestling, the franchise has enjoyed instalments on a wide range of systems, including the SNES, PC Engine, Dreamcast and Game Boy...
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...
News Suda51 Is "Always Up To The Idea" Of Revisiting No More Heroes
So, when's it happening?
Back in March this year, word got out that Grasshopper Manufacture was hard at work on a brand new game. Rumour spread across the internet that the studio was set to revisit the No More Heroes franchise after its CEO Goichi Suda - know to many by the name of Suda51 - teased the developer's new game. Suda put a stop to the...
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...
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...
News Suda51 Still Waiting for His Wii U Dev Kit
Must be a problem with the post office...
The Wii U controller may have given Suda 51 ideas for No More Heroes 3, but the eccentric head of Grasshopper Manufacture is still waiting for a development kit to call his own. Speaking to Nintendo Life's Jon Wahlgren this past weekend, Suda revealed he's not even sure he'll be working on Nintendo's new...
