Goichi Suda, the CEO of Grasshopper Manufacture and perhaps better known by his alias Suda51, says that the release of No More Heroes 3 marks the end of the series.
In a tweet shared by the No More Heroes 3 Twitter account, Suda joked about the game's official title before stating that it would mark the Travis Touchdown's final chapter.
"This game is called No More Heroes 3 FINAL BOUT – All-Out Galactic War! Or, it was going to be called that but the subtitle was just too long so we ended up taking a hint from the Rocky series and simply going with No More Heroes 3 instead." said Suda. "As hinted at with the 'Final' thing, Travis Touchdown will finally be coming to the end of his final battle, and will be embarking on a much-deserved, long journey."
For ALL of fans…
Here is a special message about our "No More Heroes 3" release from SUDA51 @suda_51 !
We sincerely hope YOU enjoy "No More Heroes 3".#NMH3 #NoMoreHeroes3 #TravisTouchdown #GrasshopperManufacture pic.twitter.com/LvMgO6Ikce— No More Heroes III-official-GhM (@nmh3_ghm) August 27, 2021
Following today's release of No More Heroes 3 (August 27), Suda took to Twitter saying that he "truly hope[s] everyone enjoys Travis Touchdown's final battle." The developer also took the chance to thank fans for their kind messages following the game's launch and bid farewell to Travis Touchdowns everywhere.
No More Heroes Ⅲ has been released.
Thank you all so much for all your kind messages!
I truly hope everyone enjoys Travis Touchdown’s final battle.Goodbye, Travis.
Goodbye, No More Heroes.
Goodbye, fleeting moments and days.
Farewell, to all Travis Touchdowns everywhere! pic.twitter.com/W5j7TrKrGG— SUDA51/須田剛一 (@suda_51) August 27, 2021
No More Heroes originally debuted in North America in 2008 when it launched for Nintendo Wii. The series follows anime fan Travis Touchdown who starts out his role living in the fictional town of Santa Destroy, California. After winning a beam katana in an internet auction, the game then follows the character's exploits as he looks to become the top assassin in the fictitious United Assassin's Association.
Following the success of the original No More Heroes, its sequel No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle launched in 2010. No More Heroes 3 was then announced at E3 2019 and is now available to play on Nintendo Switch. Suda51 will take part in a special livestream event to celebrate the release of the game that will be streamed live on IGN Japan’s YouTube channel on August 29 at 6 pm Pacific / 9 pm Eastern (that's August 30 at 2 am UK / 11 am AEST). The event will be viewable entirely in English. If you'd like to find out more about the series' final installment then make sure to check out our No More Heroes 3 review, where we gave it a 6/10.
Jared Moore is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter.