No More Heroes sequel exclusive to Wii
Friday, October 10th, 2008 at 6:31pm by Derek
Goichi Suda has suplexed platform speculation for No More Heroes 2.
Some dude at GamePro is reporting No More Heroes: Desperate Struggle will be a Wii exclusive in 2010.
Suda confirmed the news at this week’s Tokyo Game Show, but he also suggested other platforms were considered, specifically the 360.
“We wanted to do it for the Xbox 360, but the Wii’s motion-controlled interface feels the best,” says Suda.
The eccentric developer self-proclaimed Suda 51 also dismissed concern over the graphics potential of Wii and the ability of the system to adequately convey the visual style of his maniacal games.
“There’s still room for the Wii’s graphics to get better and better.”
No More Heroes released in Jan. 2008. It developed a passionate following thanks to its stylish presentation and immersive gameplay. IGN recently included the game in a list of the 20 best Wii games.
It has sold about 350,000 copies worldwide, according to VGChartz.
October 10th, 2008 at 7:19 pm
Just another reason to keep my Wii.
But 2010?
Hmm..
IT’LL BE WORTH IT.
October 10th, 2008 at 8:09 pm
I can wait, theres plenty of games for 2009 that I can wait and enjoy this one in 2010.
October 10th, 2008 at 8:57 pm
I suppose daverage will be “shocked.” That was probably the quickest pwnage ever.
October 10th, 2008 at 9:14 pm
Hopefully the crappy UK people won’t ban the blood like they did in the first game!
October 10th, 2008 at 9:27 pm
350,000 isn’t bad for a new franchise that go virtually no mainstream publicity.
October 10th, 2008 at 10:09 pm
I can’t wait. The trailer looked awesome. If they just improve the city and variety of training methods/missions/weapon customization it will be super special awesome!
October 10th, 2008 at 10:46 pm
jamie, it is confirmed that their will be 2 versions of the game developed at the outset.
One less violent or bloody then the other. same gameplay, just different presentation of the violence it sounds like.
This is for japan as much as europe, but he did say that he plans to offer both in europe.
October 10th, 2008 at 11:00 pm
Nintendo rules, haha.
October 10th, 2008 at 11:48 pm
As well it should be exclusive. The Wii Remote lends itself better to the game play. Plus, I hate when games jump ship.
October 12th, 2008 at 6:00 pm
I for one, hated the first No More Heroes for its thrown-together fashion and complete lack of effort in nearly every department. Let’s hope this second one has some effort put into it.
October 13th, 2008 at 5:05 pm
@Jamie
It was hardly “the people” of England that caused the censor in Europe. Even if it would get by their censors, which it probably won’t, it will still be banned in Germany.