Even though Suda 51 and Grasshopper Manufacture’s latest action adventure title, No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle, has already released in the US to high acclaim, European Wii owners will only be able to get their hands on the game at the end of April, according to the title’s publisher for the region, Rising Star Games.

Managing director of Rising Star Games, Martin Defries, praised the series for its personality and ability to push boundaries:

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After taking a bit of a gamble on publishing mature titles such as The Conduit and MadWorld on the Wii, and seeing poor sales of those titles as a result of the seemingly impenetrable and unpredictable market surrounding the console, SEGA has decided not to pursue the development of any further non family-friendly titles for the Wii.

According to SEGA of America’s studio director, Constantine Hantzopoulos, and once again speaking to the guys of the ‘4 Guys 1Up’ podcast, the publisher will “probably not” develop or publish any more mature Wii titles. Hantzopoulos said:

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A few weeks ago, a high definition, ‘next generation’ version of No More Heroes was announced into existence in the form of No More Heroes: Heroes’ Paradise, coming to Xbox 360 and PS3 early next year.

The originally Wii-based franchise (which will be receiving another entry on that platform around the same time) is well known for its roster of eclectic, creative characters, and by the looks of this newly released Japanese trailer for No More Heroes: Heroes’ Paradise, this tradition is set to return with a cast of personalities that Metal Gear Solid would be proud of.

Watch the epic Japanese debut trailer for No More Heroes: Heroes’ Paradise below:

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According to scans from Japanese games magazine Famitsu, and reports from Siliconera, an entry to Grasshopper Manufacture and Suda 51’s action game series, No More Heroes, will be appearing on the Xbox 360 and PS3, foregoing the series’ preferred platform (i.e. the Wii) in favour of the higher definition consoles.

Tentatively titled No More Heroes: Heroes’ Paradise, the game will feature new modes, Japanese voice acting (as opposed to English voice acting in the Japanese version) and traditional control input (as opposed to Wii motion controls).

Heroes’ Paradise is said to be releasing on February 25th next year for between 5 040 and 5 800 Yen (between $56 and $65).

There’s no word yet on how this new game will affect the upcoming No More Heroes 2 for the Wii, which is also slated for a release in early 2010.

Pore over larger images of the Famitsu scans revealing No More Heroes: Heroes’ Paradise below:

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It’s been announced that No More Heroes 2, the sequel to Suda 51 (Goichi Suda) and Grasshopper Manufacture’s original ultra-violent action adventure game for the Wii, will be distributed by Ubisoft in North America when the game is released early next year, and to celebrate, a trio of new screenshots from the game have been released.

No More Heroes 2 continues the tale of Travis Touchdown after he finds himself at the bottom of the United Assassins Association rankings (after fighting so hard to become No. 1 in the first game), and must now make his way to the top once again, using two swords this time around to fend off multiple bosses and opponents at the same time.

Check out the next two screenshots, as well as an announcement trailer, below:

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While it may have seemed that the awesome, irreverent, crazy action title, No More Heroes, didn’t sell that well (although it was popular in a niche way), it turns out that it must have been commercially successful enough to warrant a sequel, which has been announced to be in development at the original developer, Grasshopper Manufacture, under the watchful eye of Suda51.

No More Heroes 2 should be coming next year for Wii, so check out the confirmation trailer below until more information arises.