'Killer 7' Developer Interested In Xbox 360 .

Killer 7 developer Goichi Suda, who is currently working on No More Heroes for the Wii, has revealed in an interview with Japanese magazine Dengeki that he might be looking at the Xbox 360 for his next project. When asked why, the Grasshopper founder said it was mainly due to the large fan base in North America, and that developing on the Xbox 360 would be a challenge, comparing it to "entering the Major Leagues."

http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php?sid=48210&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0

I suspect he is really dissapointed in the response his game got from the Wii crowd so I can't blame him.Gamingcucumber

He wants to go to where the recognition/sales/money is I assume, and after the ABOMINABLE performance of No MoreSales on the Wii, who could blame him ?!

I suspect he is really dissapointed in the response his game got from the Wii crowd so I can't blame him.Gamingcucumber

Umm the game hasn't been released in the States or Europe yet. Granted it flopped in Japan but honestly did anyone think it would do well?

[QUOTE="Gamingcucumber"]I suspect he is really dissapointed in the response his game got from the Wii crowd so I can't blame him.Firelore29

Umm the game hasn't been released in the States or Europe yet. Granted it flopped in Japan but honestly did anyone think it would do well?

I did.

Hasn't this been 'news' for over a year now?

I mean, we've known for a while that he wants to make a 360 game, and that he'll be working with Kojima for his next Wii game.

Hasn't this been 'news' for over a year now?

I mean, we've known for a while that he wants to make a 360 game, and that he'll be working with Kojima for his next Wii game.

Planeforger

Exactly. Also no offense but I don't know how he can profit on the 360 since development costs and game expectations are so high and he runs small-medium development team.

I suspect he is really dissapointed in the response his game got from the Wii crowd so I can't blame him.Gamingcucumber

yeah probably. though his game on the 360 wouldn't have sold well in japan either.

Suda's games are the definition of niche, he is not going to get big sales anywhere. His games are ultra-violent but not in the popular Grand Theft Auto type of way, rather they are wacky and over the top and are more about sty1e then gameplay. These niche kinds of games (i.e. Okami, Zack & Wiki, Viewtiful Joe, ICO, P.N.03, Killer7, etc.) are never going to consistently sell big (i.e. million+) but if marketed right they will consistently get 300,000-500,000 or so in sales. Developers like Suda need to focus more on keeping costs down (smaller, more focused teams with a longer development cycle) and market to the hardcore markets via non-traditional forms of marketing (i.e. developer blogs, developer presence on the big gaming forums, availability of action figures, art books, comic books, special edition versions of their games).
Zerostatic0

Yeah, well said.

Killer 7 developer Goichi Suda, who is currently working on No More Heroes for the Wii, has revealed in an interview with Japanese magazine Dengeki that he might be looking at the Xbox 360 for his next project. When asked why, the Grasshopper founder said it was mainly due to the large fan base in North America, and that developing on the Xbox 360 would be a challenge, comparing it to "entering the Major Leagues."

http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php?sid=48210&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0

deavincalhoun

OH NO! His crappy games are spreading like a virus! Watch out lemmings. They're coming!

[QUOTE="Gamingcucumber"]I suspect he is really dissapointed in the response his game got from the Wii crowd so I can't blame him.BambooBanger

He wants to go to where the recognition/sales/money is I assume, and after the ABOMINABLE performance of No MoreSales on the Wii, who could blame him ?!

well at least it sold better than killer7

He wants to go to where the recognition/sales/money is I assume, and after the ABOMINABLE performance of No MoreSales on the Wii, who could blame him ?!

BambooBanger

yes because a 360 version would have sold better in japan :roll: