Grasshopper Manufacture CEO Goichi Suda says the company will need to look beyond Wii if it is to evolve No More Heroes into a major franchise.

Although Wii commands a greater install base than its rivals, thirdparty games aimed at the core market continue to struggle on the platform, and Suda has aspirations for the franchise he says can’t be satisfied on Nintendo’s console.

“I really want to make NMH a big franchise,” he told us on a recent trip to see No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle, “and with this second episode have bigger success. I’m putting a lot of care into developing this IP, as I feel there’s a lot of potential.



“I think this is the last NMH that is going to be developed on Wii,” he added. “To expand NMH to new possibilities, we need a new platform. Wii is a great platform, but we’ve done everything we can with it now.”

Our interview with Suda and detailed look at the sequel to last year’s No More Heroes is available in Edge 204, in UK shops tomorrow.