No More Heroes 2 localization may be Ubisoft's struggle

by JC Fletcher { Nov 7th 2008 at 9:50AM }

No More Heroes was without a publisher in the US until Ubisoft picked it up, since Japanese publisher Marvelous Entertainment didn't have an American branch at the time. Since then, they've made a multi-game agreement with XSEED, and thus we assumed that company would handle the distribution of No More Heroes: Desperate Struggle when that title is released stateside in early 2010.

According to secret sources in contact with IGN, the Marvelous/XSEED partnership may not extend to Desperate Struggle after all -- Ubisoft is "in negotiations" to distribute the new game. It doesn't actually matter who localizes the game in terms of content, if the new game's anything like the original, whose voice work was already in English. But Ubisoft is probably capable of getting more copies into more stores, so we approve of this potential arrangement.

Tags: action, grasshopper-manufacture, marvelous, no-more-heroes, no-more-heroes-desperate-struggle, ubisoft

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Thanatos @ Nov 7th 2008 10:17AM

Hopefully they dont screw us on the Manual this time, Japan got a sweet full color comic style manual, we got a boring black and white manual. :( Well at least we got the blood.

Gonzo @ Nov 7th 2008 10:50AM

Hopefully they don't screw us on the game this time. Maybe we can have some compelling gameplay beyond a few boss battles that only a fraction of which seem interesting when compared to the monotony of the rest of the experience: I can no longer call lawnmowing and gas pumping quick time events gameplay.

I'm hoping that Ubi does some quality control this time, as the original really should've been a $15 budget title.

Mr Khan @ Nov 7th 2008 10:56AM

lol

You just hoped Ubisoft does quality control

Thanatos @ Nov 7th 2008 11:27AM

$15 game, Please, the game deserves much more than that. Sure it had its flaws, in between ranked fights can get monotonous but it was a new and interesting game with a great story and has been the most fun ive had on the Wii ever (and yes i own Galaxy, Zelda,and Metroid), Hopefully Ubi doesnt touch anything on the game and lets Grasshopper and Suda51 do what they do best, make a great game.

CJLopez @ Nov 7th 2008 12:49PM

We get a manual with the game????

I didn't noticed, xDDDDDD

Mr Khan @ Nov 7th 2008 10:57AM

Damn them, riding off someone else's success while you pile my platforms of choice with crap

Secre @ Nov 7th 2008 12:46PM

I want to make sure that this game is coming to the US. It definitely is, right? I'd probably be in a sad state if it didn't ;_;...

Roto13 @ Nov 7th 2008 1:08PM

In fact, there are no solid plans for a Japanese release at this point. :P This game is being developed for the western audience that actually bought No More Heroes 1. This game has a stronger chance of coming out in North America than anywhere else.

Secre @ Nov 7th 2008 1:13PM

Yay :D!

milan @ Nov 7th 2008 2:20PM

I can't wait for this game's soundtrack! (Oh and the game should rock as well)

milan @ Nov 7th 2008 2:22PM

also, i love NMH trolls, who are very very negative for some reason, but these people never seem to show up in threads about much worse games. Maybe they are trying to balance out the fandom that NMH has.

hellhammer @ Nov 7th 2008 2:49PM

I'm a little disappointed.

I've got some high hopes for XSEED and several of their games look like they could be instant hits with the 'core' crowd. No More Heroes 2 would be a fantastic addition to their already amazing line up on the Wii and it could be a big push forward for the company as a whole.

Ubisoft, on the other hand, hasn't given me any more than NMH with a butchered instruction manual and a massive amount of absolute trash, burned onto DVD, and sold in a Wii box.

scissors125 @ Nov 8th 2008 6:31PM

Just as long as the game makes it over to the US, I'm fine.

I bought No More Heroes on the release date, hoping for a masterpiece. I payed the starting price of $50 for it, and...

It was probably one of the best investments I've made for my Wii. I will DEFINITELY buy No More Heroes: Desperate Struggle on the date of release.

No More Heroes is probably my favorite game on the Wii, and I hope that the sequel delivers as much or more than the first one did.