Marvelous considers going hardcore

By Dan Pearson Published 2 March, 2009

No More Heroes pub looks to 360/PS3.

Marvelous, the Japanese publisher of No More Heroes, might be eyeing a move onto what it refers to as the 'hardcore platforms'.

Speaking to Gamasutra in a recent interview, president and CEO Yasuhiro Wada (him again!) made it clear that although the firm's relationship with Nintendo has been profitable and will continue, producing games for 360 and PS3 is very much on the company wishlist.

Apparently it's been a lack of capital and professional skills which have prevented Marvelous form branching out, but Wada is convinced that "we're at the point where we can actually go into it and start thinking that we can actually do it".

Don't go holding your breath for a 360 or PS3 release of No More Heroes, however. Wada specifically states that "we don't want to license out our games, especially No More Heroes, because both Suda-san and I are in love with it, and it's like our baby, so we don't want to give it up to other people."

Whilst it's nice to see companies taking such paternal pride in their creations, we'd be very interested in seeing Travis Touchdown's adventures in HD, thank you very much.

No More Heroes: Desperate Struggle and Muramasa: The Demon Blade are both due from Marvelous on Wii later this year.

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Comments (19) Latest comment 3 years ago

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  • Ignatius_Cheese #1 3 years ago

    Harvest Moon HD confirmed!! \o/

  • Rash' #2 3 years ago

    i've been impressed with marvellous' output. looking forward to both desperate struggle and demon blade. here's hoping this time they don't censor NMH.

  • Golgo #3 3 years ago

    No More Heroes had some passably fun combat and quirky characters, but set in the most unfathomably dull gameworld/city ever committed to code. Killer 7 was miles better. 360 and PS3 owners are missing very little, in my opinion.

  • VicViper #4 3 years ago

    @Golgo

    Yeah that overworld could have been handled better by a menu for all the content it had. Don't completely write off the game due to that the story/characters/Gameplay (which would have to change without waggle) more than made up for it.
    Edited by 1 at 02/03/09 @ 14:50

  • ecureuil #5 3 years ago

    No More Heroes was the best game of last year IMO.

  • RexRunti #6 3 years ago

    To be honest when I was playing NMH i couldn't help but thinking "this game would be so much better on the 360/PS3 , after all the pointless control scheme adds nothing to the game".

  • CallousB #7 3 years ago

    I loved the Wii controls for No More heroes...really visceral. I don't think it would be half the game without it.

  • Rash' #8 3 years ago

    Farty, Resi 4 tells you to stfu... please. :)

  • Rash' #9 3 years ago

    farty, so actual physical aim brings nothing? Please. You're wrong.
    Edited by 1 at 02/03/09 @ 16:39

  • Rash' #10 3 years ago

    farty, the fundamental difference between where we stand is your views are blinded by your biase. that'll teach me for encouraging you. either way you are blatantly wrong. get real.

    as for accuracy complaints; World of Gloo takes a swipe at your chops
    Edited by 4 at 02/03/09 @ 16:58

  • Rash' #11 3 years ago

    farty, you want to have a discussion about how similarly easy the two control schemes are. i'm saying that the experience of actually physically aiming adds and transforms RE4. i'm currently playing through RE4 on Wii and i don't agree that there are accuracy issues with the pointer.

    finally, don't be an ignorant twat. you've gather yourself a reputation as a blind 360 fanboy. for me to pull you up on that with regards to your opposing views can't be that far outside the realms of possibility? the fact you seek crediability is assuming.
    Edited by 3 at 02/03/09 @ 17:49

  • smelly #12 3 years ago

    Did someoen just say RE5 was easy to control?

    Am I in some strange parallel dimension here? Because that's not the impression i got from playing the demo.

  • Sean.Aaron #13 3 years ago

    "Every game except Wii Sports, Boom Blox and Wii Fit would be better on another console with a traditional control scheme."

    I think every game using analogue thumbsticks would play better with a d-pad or a mouse -- what's your point, exactly?

  • smelly #14 3 years ago

    And metroid prime 3 controlled better than ANY fps i've played on any other console (even though it's not strictly speaking a fps)

    Pointing at the screen and shooting > using right analog stick

    The shooting range section in fable 2 for example.. awful on the dual stick.. needs either a mouse or pointing device...

  • Razorus #15 3 years ago

    I'd hate to see No More Heroes ported and improved on the 360/PS3. Defeats the whole purpose of the controls and exclusivity.
    I wish the Wii was as powerful as the other 2, and I wish Nintendo would step up it's game a bit.

  • Xerx3s #16 3 years ago

    I wish I was a little bit taller.

  • Chalee #17 3 years ago

    @ Farticus:

    Okami. Enough said.

  • Rash' #18 3 years ago

    i'm obsessed? pot calling the kettle black? i addressed your points, so i think we're done.

  • AkiraGr #19 3 years ago

    Not gona ever happen Eurogamer. If you read the interview in Japanese "which" Gamasutra is pretty biased on the translation, by the mean "hardcore" on translation the interviewer used the term "more powerfull" consoles and as in Japanese and the formal way of speaking Wada answered with the same term. Gamasutra is a pro 360 website and the interviewer is "tranlating" the interview that way to please the HD crowd.

    No More Heroes is Suda best selling game and he is very loyal to his fan base which are most of them nintendo fans. So Travis stays on Nintendo side and the next time you wish to see him on HD, that would be only possible on the next Nintendo console format.