No More Heroes III Delayed Until 2021

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This article was originally written for TheNintendoVillage.com, a website I founded and ran from 2018 to 2021.

No More Heroes III - originally announced at GDC last year - is the latest game who’s development cycle has been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.

Initially slated for a 2020 release, the game’s creator Suda 51 has taken to Twitter to announce a revised development schedule that’s now targeting a launch window of 2021. Here’s what he had to say:

“This is Goichi Suda from Grasshopper Manufacture, with an announcement regarding the postponement of the release of No More Heroes 3.

Reading through the comments of fans on social media, we know 2020 has been a very tough period for many of you. To everyone who has been waiting for further news and release date confirmation ever since the reveal of the trailer for No More Heroes at TGA at the end of 2019, I would like to offer my sincerest apologies.

All staff members at Grasshopper have been working as hard as possible on developing the game in hopes of releasing it in 2020, but the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have unfortunately proven to be a real body blow to our schedule, causing unforeseen delays in development. Now that we have managed to get back on our feet with development, we have decided to focus on prioritizing quality, and to therefore push back the final release date.

Very sorry once again. We hope that everyone who has been waiting patiently for No More Heroes 3 can understand and accept this decision, and we will continue to put every effort into the title's development as we shoot for a 2021 release date.

In other and hopefully better news, we are extremely pleased to announce that Darick Robertson - of The Boys fame, and of whom I am personally a huge fan - will be joining the project to provide illustrations for the game. We will be posting some original illustrations, so please be sure to check them out. Please stay tuned for key art from Darick himself, as well as further announcements and news regarding No More Heroes 3.

SUDA51 [No More Heroes 3 Director]”

Whilst it’s certainly disappointing to see the game slip into next year, the circumstances are obviously understandable.

As you’ll have read in the statement, Darick Robertson who’s worked on The Boys comic amongst other things, will also be provisding some illustrations for the game, the first of which was also shared by Suda on Twitter.

Here’s hoping the delay to No More Heroes III isn’t too lengthy. We’re sure it’ll be worth the wait!

Source: Twitter