"SUDA51 now has a long list of global releases to his name, each of which has received a mixed critical response and performance at retail. Perhaps part of his trademark, along with the regular appearance of lucha libre themes and references to anarchistic music works, the likes of Flower, Sun, Rain, Michigan: Report From Hell, Contact, Killer 7 and, of course, No More Heroes have all received a great deal of attention at launch, and each successive title will only benefit from this reputation..."

kevcothirtythree via www.electronictheatre.co.uk »

"SUDA51 admirably believes that all his previous works are pertinent to his current successes. When discussing his previous titles, and drawing particular attention to his mid-2000’s releases Killer7 and Michigan: Report From Hell, SUDA51 was visibly pleased with the recognition these works had earned him."

kevcothirtythree via www.electronictheatre.co.uk »

"Yoshiro Kimura on his games reaching cult status:

I’d really really like – just one time – to know the feeling that you get when you release a game and it sells like mad right away. But, the games that I make don’t do that. They just kind of simmer over time – just sell a little bit at a time. But there’s really nothing that I can do about that. However, I’m quite pleased that my games often get a cult following. I’ve played the role of both producer and director, and as a director I’m kin..."

frostyhudson via otakuxgamer.com »

As part of their weeklong special on Grasshopper Manufacture and Ubisoft's upcoming Wii action title No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle, 1up interviewed NMH2's director and creative mastermind, Goichi Suda, known to all of the heathens as Suda 51.

Check out the source for the full interview, but here are some tidbits:

• With Bayonetta and No More Heroes 2 both release in January in North America, Suda hopes that his and PlatinumGames' titles both sell well. And perhaps make January a mo...

Akira_EX via www.1up.com »