{"id":388990,"date":"2025-10-29T20:32:43","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T20:32:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/netease-acquires-suda51s-grasshopper-manufacture"},"modified":"2025-10-29T20:32:43","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T20:32:43","slug":"netease-acquires-suda51s-grasshopper-manufacture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/netease-acquires-suda51s-grasshopper-manufacture\/","title":{"rendered":"NetEase acquires Suda51\u2019s Grasshopper Manufacture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/netease-acquires-suda51s-grasshopper-manufacture.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>Suda 51&rsquo;s <strong>Grasshopper Manufacture<\/strong>, which celebrated its 23rd Anniversary in March, has been acquired by NetEase.<\/p>\n<p>According to the studio, the acquisition is a unique opportunity to &ldquo;rethink the game development and organizational structure&rdquo; while moving forward and understanding its &ldquo;own advantages and unique position&rdquo; as it is presented with new possibilities in game creation.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As we all know, NetEase Games has developed many excellent games in the past, and I have long been aware of NetEase&#8217;s creative capabilities,&rdquo; said Goichi Suda, known to all as Suda51. &ldquo;When talking with NetEase about developing more unique console games together, we resonated. After a lot of thought, we&rsquo;ve unanimously decided to get together in the long term through deeper cooperation to create more good content for gamers.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/netease-acquires-suda51s-grasshopper-manufacture\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/netease-acquires-suda51s-grasshopper-manufacture\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Suda 51&rsquo;s Grasshopper Manufacture, which celebrated its 23rd Anniversary in March, has been acquired by NetEase. According to the studio, the acquisition is a unique opportunity to &ldquo;rethink the game development and organizational structure&rdquo; while moving forward and understanding its &ldquo;own advantages and unique position&rdquo; as it is presented with new possibilities in game creation. &ldquo;As we all know, NetEase Games has developed many excellent games in the past, and I have long been aware of NetEase&#8217;s creative capabilities,&rdquo; said Goichi Suda, known to all as Suda51. &ldquo;When talking with NetEase about developing more unique console games together, we resonated. 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