14 DAY TRIAL // The Nintendo Wii is the most popular console currently on the market, boasting a huge user base, much larger than the ones of its two main rivals, the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3. This would theoretically mean that any third-party developer would desperately try to make new, high-quality titles for the Wii.
But, sadly, it isn't so, as the large casual user base of the console has different tastes in regard to games, meaning that any quality hardcore-oriented title won't fare as well as other games. This has been quite evident with Sega's MadWorld, which didn't really achieve a commercial success, even though it was praised by critics.
Another such title is No More Heroes, which appeared from Grasshopper Manufacture, led by famous game designer Goichi Suda. He recently talked about the sequel to the title, No More Heroes: Desperate Struggle, and revealed that it would be the last title in the series made for the Nintendo Wii and that future installments would expand the franchise onto much more powerful platforms.
“I really want to make No More Heroes a big franchise,” Suda said, “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. 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.”
The first No More Heroes featured a rich story and some very interesting gameplay mechanics. With its sequel promising to delve much deeper into the whole universe created by the famous designer, it is clear that a lot of PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 or even PC owners are extremely happy to hear this piece of news from the famous game designer.
But, until we can see Travis Touchdown impress us with his ligthsaber techniques on other platforms than Nintendo's, we need to wait.