1up got a chance to interview Suda 51 recently, and the discussion quickly turned to No More Heroes and its sequel, No More Heroes: Desperate Struggle. When asked how far along production is, Suda had a very simple answer:

It’s the very end. If I had to say one word, I’d say it’s at the very end of production.

That’s like seven words, but who cares? That’s certainly good news. The game still isn’t due out until early 2010, but this means there probably won’t be any delays. When asked about whether Desperate Struggle would be shown at E3, Suda answered that it definitely won’t be playable there, but he hopes to be able to show something.

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