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No Nintendo? No Bayonetta 2.

Posted on Saturday, September 22 @ 14:50:35 Eastern by

Executive Director of Platinum Games knows the business. His company recently ended their publishing contract with Sega, of course, following the large exodus of talent from Capcom, Inaba and the rest of Platinum Games learned to hold their IPs close to the chest.

That's why Bayonetta has a new home on the Wii U as an exclusive, Nintendo-published title. Platinum struck the deal following Sega's continuous delays of Anarchy Reigns in the West. Inaba told Polygon at the Tokyo Game Show:

We are not viewing this as a change of platform. We were looking for a partner to create Bayonetta 2 and Nintendo was a strong, cooperative partner that was willing to create and grow Bayonetta 2 together [with us]. As a result the platform became the Wii U. We create the basic framework of our games on the PC, so even though the hardware changes it doesn't influence the creation of our games. We've already developed our own engine to work with multiple platforms.

Because of the Wii U GamePad, we are putting extra thought into how to use these differentiating features. There's a difference in the game design side, but we are enjoying the challenges of creating games for new hardware.

Despite my hopes and dreams, Inaba kept silent on new changes to Bayonetta as a character and an action game, so we'll be sure to keep you in the loop as we closer to Bayonetta 2's release.

What's more, we'll have everything on the Wii U, including hands-on previews, news, and GameRevolution's review. Nintendo's next generation console lands on November 18th while Bayonetta 2's release date remains a hair-shrouded mystery.
Related Games:   Bayonetta, Bayonetta 2


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  • Jonathan_Leack
    Jonathan_Leack

    Joined: Jan 2012
    Posted: Sep 22nd, 2012 at 7:27 pm
    It just doesn't fit. Nintendo is for fluffy kittens, turtles, and cotton candy, not guns, sexiness, and spectacular effects.
  • Ivory_Soul
    Ivory_Soul

    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Sep 22nd, 2012 at 7:59 pm
    I had a huge argument (well they argued I just watched) about this on GameSpot (remind me never to comment where 10-14 year olds flock to ever again). They kept grasping at straws saying Mario was originally intended to have a gun and Zelda has boobs. I also got a response saying I need to wake up to reality that the Wii isn't targeted towards children and lonely house wives (apparently they haven't seen the last 10 Wii commercials over the years). I can't agree with you more!
  • danielrbischoff
    danielrbischoff

    Joined: Nov 2009
    Posted: Sep 22nd, 2012 at 9:06 pm
    And how should they change that?
  • danielrbischoff
    danielrbischoff

    Joined: Nov 2009
    Posted: Sep 22nd, 2012 at 9:07 pm
    Meant for Jonathan
  • Ivory_Soul
    Ivory_Soul

    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Sep 22nd, 2012 at 9:43 pm
    The fanbase isn't there. Sure Nintendo revived Bayonetta, but they are going to get poor sales. Most Mature rated games tend to get poor sales on Nintendo consoles.
  • Noritama
    Noritama

    Joined: Feb 2012
    Posted: Sep 23rd, 2012 at 9:42 am
    So you are saying they shouldn't try at all. A business that doesn't try new things is dead already . Despite how gimmicky the Wii us is or the Wii u or even how their titles are they always tried to do something different . If they want to produce a game like bayonetta how could that hurt them . Also Im sure the fanbase is there you got die hard platinum games fans, Nintendo fans, and people who love those type of games . I'm sure its no cod or madden but I think it'll sell ok
  • danielrbischoff
    danielrbischoff

    Joined: Nov 2009
    Posted: Sep 23rd, 2012 at 10:12 am
    I think the point is to grow the fan base.
  • Noritama
    Noritama

    Joined: Feb 2012
    Posted: Sep 23rd, 2012 at 7:57 pm
    So you are saying they shouldn't try at all. A business that doesn't try new things is dead already . Despite how gimmicky the Wii us is or the Wii u or even how their titles are they always tried to do something different . If they want to produce a game like bayonetta how could that hurt them . Also Im sure the fanbase is there you got die hard platinum games fans, Nintendo fans, and people who love those type of games . I'm sure its no cod or madden but I think it'll sell ok
  • Jobin_Wendy
    Jobin_Wendy

    Joined: Mar 2012
    Posted: Sep 24th, 2012 at 7:49 am
    I think it's good that Nintendo is finally getting a third-party exclusive that has the potential to be great. I'm not a huge fan of Nintendo, but I think having another system that has a wide range of solid first and third party titles will shake up the competition, which will ultimately benefit gamers.
  • ShadeTail
    ShadeTail

    Joined: Nov 2006
    Posted: Sep 24th, 2012 at 11:04 am
    I don't particularly care one way or the other. I'm not a fan, since I never got around to playing the original. And I really don't understand why this is such a huge deal to so many fanboys. It's not like Bayonetta was very popular. It sold less than 2 million units world wide, which is pretty small potatoes for an HD game these days. Why get so bent out of shape over a game that almost nobody played?

    And it's not like the people complaining about this can't play it. It will be available for anyone. They just have to buy a WiiU. "But I don't want to have to buy a new console!!!" Tough. Games jump platform all the time, and if you want to keep playing them, you have to follow them to the new platform. Besides, unless you've only ever had one console in your entire life, you've bought new consoles for games before. This is no different.
  • sli
    sli

    Joined: Mar 2012
    Posted: Sep 25th, 2012 at 2:59 am
    This is kinda the point. If you played it you'd know it's a great action title (characters/story aside if you want). Not many games control nearly as well, for one thing.

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