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No More Heroes, Muramasa, coming to Xbox 360/PS3? photo

It's being reported that Marvelous Entertainment is considering bringing its Wii games, including No More Heroes and Muramasa: The Demon Blade, to a console where they might get a tiny bit more appreciation, with ports to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

Marvelous gave huge support to the Wii with a wide range of games, but so far hasn't been highly rewarded in the sales department. Now the publisher is looking toward the HD consoles -- first with an all new game called Rainy Woods, and second with a selection of ported Wii games. 

None of this is confirmed, but Marvelous is certainly looking into it. I hope it's bloody true, as well. Muramasa especially doesn't need the waggle very much, and many people were hoping for a No More Heroes port when it first came out. Hopefully this happens soon. Let's face it, it can't hurt their sales any worse to try.


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Xhumation's Avatar
Xhumation at 07/02/2009 10:03
Always wanted to play no more heroes but didn't want to buy a Wii so i approve of this move.
TheCleaningGuy's Avatar
TheCleaningGuy at 07/02/2009 10:04
In my opinion NMH wouldn't feel right on another console. Muramasa on the other hand...
Do want.
Fanatism's Avatar
Fanatism at 07/02/2009 10:05
Meaning they'd be ported over as downloadable games, or get complete graphical overhaul? :/
Tubatic's Avatar
Tubatic at 07/02/2009 10:08
I agree with TheCleaningGuy.

But i'd very much like to see Suda 51 do something new, just for the big boxes
Chronic Logic's Avatar
Chronic Logic at 07/02/2009 10:12
Nice.
Kris S's Avatar
Kris S at 07/02/2009 10:13
Bring it on, hope they are polished enhanced ports though
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masteraero at 07/02/2009 10:14
Half the fun of NMH was the very small waggle elements within the game. Watching Travis "wank" his beam saber without the added motion portion of it will never be as satisfying. Then again, I always did hate that one particular waggle event, mainly because it always hurt my wrists after awhile...
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Daxelman at 07/02/2009 10:16
Killer 7 updated version, and I'll be happy for like, a Year.

That's 1 year of no complaining from a gamer. That's worth like, 50 million pounds of gold, no less.
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RonBurgandy2010 at 07/02/2009 10:19
I'd rebuy No More Heroes so I could play in HD. That and to get Grasshopper Manufacture and Marvelous some extra green.
xenon's Avatar
xenon at 07/02/2009 10:21
Hopefully developers will soon realise that the Wii is simply not the place to release this kind of game *and* be successful. The install base may be huge, but the actual market for certain games is not.

Disclaimer: consoles from all the four major console makers of the last 10 years sit under my TV. No fanboyism here.
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El Edito at 07/02/2009 10:21
Please bring Muramasa to the 360. I sold my Wii and now I cant play it :(
covah's Avatar
covah at 07/02/2009 10:22
Suda 51 did recently just say in an interview that he's probably done with No More Heroes on the Wii, saying he's done everything he possibly can with the system.
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Deathofthedead at 07/02/2009 10:22
Is this a confirmation that Rainy Woods might finally be coming out? It looks awesome, but I was beginning to think it would never see the light of day. The trailer makes it look badass, though I've heard they've re-tooled it since then. Still, one to watch!
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Doomsday Forte at 07/02/2009 10:26
Wasn't NMH originally a 360 title anyway? The game didn't have much for motion control (and I'll forever remember nearly breaking my finger swinging at bat..into a chair) but I'm sure sticking wouldn't be too bad. I guess.
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manasteel88 at 07/02/2009 10:28
I'd also like to see some PSP titles get ported to XBLA like 30 sec hero.

They should do a two pack of No More Heroes and Baroque, Little King's Story and Arc Rise Fantasia, with Muramasa and Rune Factory Frontier rounding it out.

Either way this is possible good news since Little King's Story is looking to be a do want and I would rather have it on my 360 than my wii.
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Corak at 07/02/2009 10:29
Definitely do want if they do something like this. I just hope they get the port and graphics right, I don't want to play a game that looks like my PS2 could have run it.
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Los255 at 07/02/2009 10:30
Oh god yes let this be true for Muramasa!!

Did you know that the original NMH was first being developed for the 360? Some other shit happened and.......I forgot, look it up.
Isay Isay's Avatar
Isay Isay at 07/02/2009 10:35
Will there be Natal support in NMH for your saber recharge?
Daxelman's Avatar
Daxelman at 07/02/2009 10:42
Also, Ad Campaign. It works. Look at Europe.
Frohike's Avatar
Frohike at 07/02/2009 10:42
Fuck yes! And yeah, upgrade the res please. kthxbai
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eggz at 07/02/2009 10:43
sounds epic for you people, gotta agree about the wanking though. whilst itll sell alot more on the HDs i dont think itd sell on any system though its just one of THOSE games.
God bless DLC
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GoldenGamerXero at 07/02/2009 10:45
I always though No More Heroes wouldn't work the way it was on another console considering the game seems to be built for the system. It might work with other consoles too now with new motion controlers but some people will still be snobby about the graphics.
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nilcam at 07/02/2009 10:49
It's a good move for many of their games, but No More Heroes needs to be played on Wii. It uses the console's features brilliantly. The loss of the punctuation in the combat and the inability to answer your cell phone would hurt this game.
WhiteX's Avatar
WhiteX at 07/02/2009 10:53
The majority of the user base of PS360 will see this as a port of a last gen system with crappy graphics, this move alone can drown marvelous since they are quite low on the maney department.

What they should have done was to advertise their products better, if anything can be said about "the conduit" is that advertising and proper marketing sell core games on the Wii, the market is here but the ads are not, little Kings story is leaps and bounds a better game than the conduit, however it will see a percentage of its sales, a shame really.

Now, the same game, if ported to PS360 will demand a graphic overhaul so big that will invalidate the effort and the installed base will see it as another cute kiddie game.
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Bigmoose85 at 07/02/2009 10:56
sweet
HiddenAHB's Avatar
HiddenAHB at 07/02/2009 10:58
No More Heroes with HD and Natal!?
I was thinking about it yesterday, it would be so AWESOME.
AlienGuy18's Avatar
AlienGuy18 at 07/02/2009 10:59
Yes Please.
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Mirax at 07/02/2009 11:01
I think that NMH wouldn't work on any other console. As for the others, even though I don't have a 360 or a PS3, I hope they do it. If a game is good, everyone should be able to play it!
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VGFreak1225 at 07/02/2009 11:02
I'll agree that this can only mean better things for the sales of those games, but I doubt No More Heroes would be better without the Wiimote.
WhiteX's Avatar
WhiteX at 07/02/2009 11:05
On a second thought i believe they will go fail safe, so it is more logic to go with the harvest moon crap.
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silvain at 07/02/2009 11:19
I'm going to jump on the bandwagon and say that NMH would be terribly uninteresting without motion controls. The death strikes made the simple combat feel great, and it would be really repetitive without it.

Am I the only one who liked the wii graphics in NMH and think that upgrading them would be more trouble than it was worth?

Besides, NMH sold just fine on the wii. I think it hit the 500k mark eventually, making it suda51's best selling game to date.
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-PL- at 07/02/2009 11:25
lol, this game would easily port to other consoles. I just don't think it's a very good idea because there have already been a lot of good games out on the other consoles so this just wouldn't be as "special" on current-gen consoles as it is on the Wii.
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Holyetheline at 07/02/2009 11:36
I would probably love NMH on 360... they could expand the overworld too if they choose to do so.
Qraze's Avatar
Qraze at 07/02/2009 11:37
maybe we can also get spore.
Jim Sterling's Avatar
Jim Sterling at 07/02/2009 11:59
I love it when commenters try and turn a news post into some sinister conspiracy.

Take off the tinfoil hat, mate.
CocoJambo's Avatar
CocoJambo at 07/02/2009 12:07
NOOOOOOOO, stupid Marvelous taking away our exclusives!! I can't be happy when other people are happy too! FF13 is ours!!!... err...

Its a fallacy to think it will sell any better on other systems, some games just don't sell well, I thought Marvellous knew this when they choose to make niche games.

Still, good luck.
Spectreman's Avatar
Spectreman at 07/02/2009 12:08
* No More Heroes in HD will be great. But they need put more work in the game to proper compete with other ps3/360 games.
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HamalSharatan at 07/02/2009 12:16
Yes, please!!!!
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FistfulOAwesome at 07/02/2009 13:12
(Agrees with WhiteX, silvain, and al3xand3er)

This is nice for non-Wii owners who didn't get a chance to play the game, but it likely won't do anything for Marvelous's sales. If you can't sell on the system with the highest amount of customers, you likely can't sell anywhere else.

Don't give me any of that stuff about the X/PS being more "hardcore". The Wii has a ton of gamers from all walks of life, including ones who used to or currently own an X/PS. Bottom line, these games are always going to sell low since they appeal to a niche audience. That audience is just as much a niche on the X/PS as it is on the Wii.

Couple that with the game best being played on the Wii (the beat-em-up is boring without the motions), the graphics looking outdated to a "Hardcore" X/PS player, the stigma it'll get for being originally released on the Wii, and the general unwillingness to try new things among the X/PS crowd (like 400$ for the system plus 60$ for the games doesn't make for a very risky buyer) makes for a game that still won't sell.
GohanGVO's Avatar
GohanGVO at 07/02/2009 13:19
How fiscally viable would a move be without drastically changing the visuals? Would consumers adopt these titles if they came over verbatim?
Naim Master's Avatar
Naim Master at 07/02/2009 13:22
I'll buy it again just for the satisfaction of helping to buy a cracker for Suda's breakfast !
Naim Master's Avatar
Naim Master at 07/02/2009 13:22
I'll buy it again just for the satisfaction of helping to buy a cracker for Suda's breakfast !
Magnalon's Avatar
Magnalon at 07/02/2009 13:36
No motion controls? I'll buy 2.
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pedrovay2003 at 07/02/2009 13:41
Muramasa could work, seeing as how it uses the Classic or GameCube controller, but No More Heroes is on the Wii and that's where it belongs. A port with any other controls wouldn't work.
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able_to_think at 07/02/2009 13:53
No More Heroes' combat was satisfying because it was on the Wii. The feeling of cutting enemies in half won't be the same on the 360 or PS3. The motion controls made No More Heroes more entertaining, without them it won't be as fun.

The sad thing is I'll buy it again.
FistfulOAwesome's Avatar
FistfulOAwesome at 07/02/2009 13:58
@Magnalon
Me too. It looks like it's heavily improved on the first game.
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Waquan at 07/02/2009 14:28
[If you can't sell on the system with the highest amount of customers, you likely can't sell anywhere else.]
When your 'highest amount of costumers' happens to be a conglomerate of senior citizens and kids in the 6-12 age area (who wouldn't be interested in M-rated titles to begin with..), I have a hard time believing you could make that kind of assertion.

The Wii doesn't have the same kind of user base as MS's Xbox 360 and Sony's PS3. I think the greatest limitation on NMH would be the lack of motion controls, though, as the novelty of NMH would wear off pretty quickly without them. Hopefully they have Natal and such in mind.
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Cowboy TTop at 07/02/2009 14:36
Why not? It should look and be better. Unfortunately, the hard core audience on Wii is largely outnumbered by the legions of casuals, and thus hardcore gamers know this game is cool, but casuals are clueless or just want exercise stuff.

Sales of other games like Zack and Wiki, Okami etc, prove that there's not enough of an enthusiatic audience on Wii

With HD visuals and achievements, these could grab more money for them. Hell, it beats just letting them gather dust.
Dr Undegarde's Avatar
Dr Undegarde at 07/02/2009 14:54
Nice to know that the graphics over gameplay mentality is still alive and well. Really, though, I doubt that any of these games would magically do better on the Xbox or PS3. As people have said before, these are niche games, and no amount of hardcore fans can really make a significant dent, simply because most "hardcore" gamers would NEVER admit to buying something like "Little King's Story".

Can't say I'm upset by this news myself. I think it's pretty great more people will get to play one of these games if I'm honest, but I'm a bit saddened by some of the reactions to this news.

I guess the TL;DR version of this disaster of a post would be: "These games probably won't sell much better on other consoles because none of them look like Killzone."
Dr Undegarde's Avatar
Dr Undegarde at 07/02/2009 14:54
Nice to know that the graphics over gameplay mentality is still alive and well. Really, though, I doubt that any of these games would magically do better on the Xbox or PS3. As people have said before, these are niche games, and no amount of hardcore fans can really make a significant dent, simply because most "hardcore" gamers would NEVER admit to buying something like "Little King's Story".

Can't say I'm upset by this news myself. I think it's pretty great more people will get to play one of these games if I'm honest, but I'm a bit saddened by some of the reactions to this news.

I guess the TL;DR version of this disaster of a post would be: "These games probably won't sell much better on other consoles because none of them look like Killzone."
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