This is the current video game studio operated by SUDA51. While a number of games bearing the GRASSHOPPER name were released over the years, this studio was formed from the restructuring that took place at GungHo Online Entertainment, Inc. and its subsidiary, then called GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE INC., in 2018. While supporting the third season of LET IT DIE, a new company called GhM Co., Ltd was established, GRASSHOPPER was renamed SUPERTRICK GAMES, Inc., and finally GhM Co., Ltd was rechristened with the GRASSHOPPER name. As such, the name continues paying homage to the Ride song “Grasshopper”, which SUDA51 often listened to in his downtime while working on SUPER FIRE PROWRESTLING Ⅲ: FINAL BOUT with Human Entertainment. On May 31, 2021, ownership of GRASSHOPPER was transferred to NetEase Interactive Entertainment Pte. Ltd. Since then, SUDA51 has been open about how this new arrangement has not had any noticeable restrictions on the studio’s creativity.
GRASSHOPPER frequently engages with fans on social media. This strong relationship with the fanbase has also led to the creation of the DEV ROOM, ROAD TO BOSSFIGHT, and GRASSHOPPER DIRECT video series.
Titles
- TRAVIS STRIKES AGAIN: NO MORE HEROES (2019)
- NO MORE HEROES Ⅲ (2021)
Nomenclature
- GhM Co., Ltd.
- GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE INC.
Notes
- While the current iteration of GRASSHOPPER was established as a company on March 30, 2018, its website continues to list its founding date as March 30, 1998. The studio also celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2023, showing that its orientation was mostly unaffected by the corporate action split during its time at GungHo.
References
- https://www.famitsu.com/news/202002/03191906.html
- https://kabuyoho.jp/discloseDetail?rid=20190301485286&pid=140120190301485286
- https://ssl4.eir-parts.net/doc/3765/ir_material3/170801/00.pdf