The answer from Suda51 to bootleg Merch is exactly what you expect

Awesome Is Dead is a 2013 hack as well as lower computer game created by Grasshopper Manufacture. It is published by Kadokawa Gamings in Japan, Xseed Gamings in The United States And Canada, and also Deep Silver in Europe.

To say that Suda51 has a style is a euphemism. His games are wild, flashy and downright crazy. The amount of chaotic energy flowing into each animation and dialog can not really be quantified by a single word. The man behind Lollipop Chainsaw and Killer is Dead was never going to adopt a conventional approach of anything, and apparently, merchandising is safe from all that.

To date, there is no official point of sale for No More Heroes, but that did not stop people from getting t-shirts on sites like Redbubble. When Suda51 discovered this, his answer was not hey, may not fly our creations that you would expect from most people. It was more like of course, why not? »

The shirts you see behind me were shirts we actually made at Grasshopper, Suda said during an interview. We do not really sell [Them] officially. I do not know if you can talk about it, but there is a site called Red Ribbon, and they seem to sell these shirts without authorization. Since we do not do it, if someone wants a shirt, see Red Ribbon. They have them there.

So there we have it. Not only were the fans received the green light to buy unofficial products, but it even recommended a specific point of sale. Most outlets would pay through the nose for a message like this, and here's SUDA51 that gives it. You have to respect a gesture like that.

A number of factors have probably leads to this decision, beyond the evidence. Suda51 is the CEO of Grasshopper Manufacture, which holds only 10% of the intellectual property of No More Heroes. They certainly care about the final profit, but not as much as the real owner: Marvelous Inc. This makes them a little more flexible when it comes to their own discussions on the game. In addition to that, the property of 10% Part of the reason why No More Heroes 4 is unlikely to exist, since Suda51 has little or no say in the field. They do not have to worry about long-term repercussions because there is (probably) not much to fear.

All this led to a perfect storm - something very few game developers have the privilege of doing: approve pirate products.

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