Grasshopper Manufacture is a Japanese manufacturer of video games. The company was founded on 30 March 1998 in Suginami (Tokyo); The company director is Gōichi Suda, also called Suda51. In 2005, the company succeeded by the game Killer7.
Although many can not please them the work of Goichi Suda, better known as Suda51, and the study Grasshopper Manufacture , no one can deny the style and originality that is generated in this team. Now, in an unexpected turn, has revealed that this group will now be part of Netease, the Chinese company .
Yesterday, October 21, it was announced that Grasshopper Manufacture is no longer part of Gungho Online Entertainment , since Netease acquired this study through a hired that was signed on May 31. This was what Suda51, CEO of Grasshopper Manufacture, in this regard:
Netease Games comprises the strengths of Grasshopper Manufacture Inc. and is willing to support us, and is an extremely reliable partner. Netease Games will be the main responsible for advising on our business planning activities and providing sufficient funds for the development of games. We will be responsible for the creativity and production of games to ensure that we can continue to maintain the flavor of Grasshopper Manufacture and the quality of game consistent by which we are known. In addition, we will also receive a strong support from the Netease team composed of thousands of artists and technical experts in terms of game design and quality assurance. We will take advantage of this support to the fullest and we will strive to offer three Grasshopper Manufacture Games of higher quality to all players in the next ten years.
Recall that several reports have pointed out that Toshihiro Nagoshi, ex-producer of Sega and who led the Yakuza series for a long time, is also on talks to join Netease , although this has not been confirmed. In this way, it is clear that China s company is focused on hiring unique creative minds.
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Editor s note:
Although Netease can provide the necessary resources for Suda51 and other developers to create different experiences, the question will be how many of these projects will be for the mobile market and if they will be available globally.
Via: Gematsu.
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