It should come in as no surprise that a new No More Heroes is in the works. Yes, number three in the series is planned and currently halfway in development if Suda 51’s words hold any indication. Grasshopper Manufacture and Suda 51 expect to drop No More Heroes 3 exclusively for Nintendo Switch sometime in 2020.

In case you may have missed it, during the mid-part of June, we reported on the announcement of No More Heroes 3, which was part of Nintendo’s E3 2019 Direct. The reveal trailer did not offer any info on gameplay mechanics, but the trailer does offer hints on things to come which you can check out right here:

If the third installment seems like something you can get behind, publication site gamingbolt.com rapporti che No More Heroes 3 is doing well under the hood. In other words, development is halfway done and is going rather well:

“In a lengthy interview with GameXplain, Suda talked about a lot of aspects of No More Heroes 3. When it came to how long we have to wait, he said right now the game is roughly half complete with development going smoothly.”

Back in July, we also reported on Goichi Suda (best known as Suda 51) saying that he wants to make a game where those who want to enjoy the game will be able to enjoy the game, instead of making a game that he thinks will sell. You can read what the interpreter for Suda translated below:

“Una cosa che gli è stato fatto capire con la TSA è che è davvero importante ascoltare ciò che vogliono i fan. Ancora una volta, non solo per renderlo un gioco che venda, ma per creare un gioco che le persone a cui vuoi che si divertano possano divertirsi."

Moreover, Suda may know what he wants to make and how to deliver it to fans, but he doesn’t want to make No More Heroes 3 a game that fans expect, according to the interpreter:

"Ovviamente ha la sua visione di come sarà il gioco, di come vuole che sia, e quando dice di voler realizzare il gioco per i fan, non vuole semplicemente renderlo così stanno aspettando.

Although Goichi wants to make No More Heroes 3 something that fans are expecting he also wants to go above and beyond by putting in stuff that fans wouldn’t even expect:

“Il gioco che vuole realizzare è il tipo di gioco che i fan si aspettano e il tipo di gioco che i fan desiderano. Vuole non solo […] rispondere a quei desideri e a quelle richieste. Vuole andare oltre e [mettersi al lavoro] inserendo la merda che vogliono vedere – dare loro tutta questa merda extra che probabilmente non sanno nemmeno cosa vogliono o non si aspetterebbero nemmeno. "

With that said, Suda and crew are focused on the third game and in talks about bringing the first two games to modern systems. I’m not sure if this means PS4,  Xbox One and PC or two of the three? While we wait, No More Heroes 3 is slated to touch down exclusively for the Switch sometime in 2020.