No More Heroes III is now available on Nintendo Switch, putting an end to an eleven-year wait between the entries in the main series and also spelling out the end of the same series. For now, at least.
Goichi ‘Suda51’ Suda, who has been the creator and director of the series since the original No More Heroes on Wii, has traveled to social media to say goodbye to the games and the protagonist, Travis Touchdown. With No More Heroes III now free, Suda says, “Goodbye, Travis. Goodbye, No More Heroes. Goodbye, fleeting moments and days. Goodbye, to all of Travis’ touchdowns everywhere.”
That’s not to say the No More Heroes series is over. Speaking to GameXplain, the director has previously explained that he could revisit the franchise after another decade has passed, but with the decision to launch new games over the shoulders of external publishers, rather than the Grasshopper Manufacture studio in Suda, you never know.
“I can rest and Travis can rest too,” Suda explains. “The team and I feel like the guy is tired, spending the last five years in two different games. That’s why we probably wouldn’t give him another game for at least ten years, assuming Grasshopper would get it.”
If you’re interested in picking up No More Heroes 3, don’t forget to read our review.