September 19, 2007 - Ubisoft on Wednesday revealed exclusively to IGN that it has picked up the rights to publish the anticipated Wii action game No More Heroes in North America. The title will release stateside next February, just two months after the Japanese ship date.
No More Heroes is developed by Grasshopper Manufacture and directed by Suda 51, who also helmed the critically acclaimed GameCube adventure title Killer 7. The brutal endeavor pits players as Travis Touchdown, a hardcore anime fan living in the fictional town of Santa Destroy, who takes it upon himself to murder the world´s top assassins so that he can be number one. To accomplish this task, Touchdown must battle 10 "bloodthirsty killers -- all with deep stories of their own," according to Ubisoft.
In No More Heroes, gamers control Touchdown in an open-world environment and can wield his unique beam katana using the Wii remote. Players will be able to slice and dice opponents in gory displays of violence and beat down enemies with a variety of wrestling moves. Like Killer 7 before it, No More Heroes employs a very stylized cel-shaded graphic presentation.
It´s official. No More Heroes is US-bound.
"With No More Heroes, we wanted to create a game that allows players to be able to jump right in and play," said Suda 51, president of Grasshopper Manufacture. "The Wii allows us to create an open world where movement and gameplay feel very natural."
"Ubisoft is excited to be bringing Suda 51´s latest adventure to gamers in North America," said Jay Cohen, vice president of publishing at Ubisoft. "Suda 51 is one of the most creative minds in gaming and No More Heroes is shaping up to be a visually stunning and immersive game with an extremely engaging storyline players will no doubt be drawn to."
So what prompted the third party to add No More Heroes to its portfolio? It wasn´t a difficult decision, according to Ubisoft´s vice president of marketing, Tony Key, who chatted with IGN Wii on the subject. "For Ubisoft, it was a perfect match up. Suda 51 and the developers at Grasshopper Manufacture are extremely talented and creative and what they have developed specifically for the Wii is an incredibly unique game for a mature audience," he said. "Ubisoft is bringing the title to the North American market because we believe there is a viable market for mature games on the Wii platform - an audience that has been underserved up to now."
Players worried about content differences between the Japanese and American version of the game can lay their fears to rest. "The game Ubisoft publishes in North America will have all of the content that its Japanese counterpart does. We wanted to make sure that gamers here would not miss out on any of the action or storyline details created by the talented development team in Japan," explained key, adding, "Although the rating is still pending, we expect the game to receive an ´M´ for Mature rating." Suda 51 himself has in the past promised that No More Heroes would be just as violent as Manhunt 2.
Ubisoft seems confident that Wii owners are ready for an adult-targeted videogame like Suda 51´s latest. Said Key: "No More Heroes fills a gap that exists in the titles available for the Wii in the early part of the year. While the Wii has opened to the door to gamers of various ages and increased casual gaming, there are still a limited number of genres available for the hardcore gamer on the platform.
"Furthermore, No More Heroes is unique in its gameplay - allowing players to combine cool weapons with advanced wrestling moves in their quest to become the world´s number one assassin. We´ve already seen a great deal of anticipation and enthusiasm surrounding No More Heroes and when the Wii owners get their hands on this game in February, they won´t be disappointed."
We´re going to have much more on No More Heroes in the coming months, including a new interview with Suda 51. But in the meantime, we´ve posted a wealth of exclusive new screenshots and the official North American trailer in our media section below. No More Heroes fans, rejoice.
http://wii.ign.com/articles/821/821117p1.html
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!. ..J´allais le dire! 
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qui lui est deja un exemple pour nous 
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