Bayonetta 2: Developers Explain Why They Sided With Nintendo

That being said, the console games market is in a state of upheaval, so establishing a new game franchise requires a considerable amount of will, determination, and love. Bayonetta is a brand that we want to see become stronger, reaching the hands of more and more gamers, so we have continued to consult with Sega, the previous games publisher, on how we can make sure this takes place. Our answer was a new partnership with Nintendo.

Along with their new hardware, Nintendo, as a company, is dedicated to establishing a new future for the games industry, as you can tell by their record of passionate support for gaming. Alongside Nintendo, we hope to grow the Bayonetta brand beyond where it stands today, allowing even more gamers around the world to experience the action of our beloved witch. As developers, we are working hard to make this a reality

Well tbh PS3 couldn't even run the original well due to the lack of RAM. What chance has it got to run this?

I hated the first one. Good riddance.

This kind of sucks for me. I like Bayonetta and want to play this game but I'm not buying a WiiU any time soon just for one game.

reaching the hands of more and more gamersPSP107

By making it exclusive? BS DETECTED !!!

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reaching the hands of more and more gamersKiZZo1

By making it exclusive? BS DETECTED !!!

Bayonetta going to a Console that has Super Smash Bros., Mario, and Zelda?

it will probably reach to more Gamers than it ever did on the other 2 systems.

The sad thing is that in may, when Bayonetta 2 was canceled, there was not even 10% of all the whining and crying we see now. Pathetic

A divided fanbase is a consequence they should've foresaw.

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reaching the hands of more and more gamersLegatoSkyheart

By making it exclusive? BS DETECTED !!!

Bayonetta going to a Console that has Super Smash Bros., Mario, and Zelda?

it will probably reach to more Gamers than it ever did on the other 2 systems.

No it won't... Most people that bought the Wii use it for Wii sports or Wii sports resort and maybe by a miracle bought Mario Kart Wii. We all know those people aint going to buy Bayonetta... boy they're stupid..... people that buy nintendo console never really care for 3rd Party games.. they only care for Mario and Zelda... Literally.. sometimes they don't even care about metroid...:| Which i don't get metroid is better than mario like a gazillion times..

:lol: im going to cry laughing when this game bomb's in sales. everybody know the target audience for the WiiU is Casuals and die hard Mario/Link fans. they're not gonna give too Sh*t's about this game.

I hated the first one. Good riddance.

StormyJoe

The sad thing is that in may, when Bayonetta 2 was canceled, there was not even 10% of all the whining and crying we see now. Pathetic

AdrianWerner

There's reall no reason for complaining about Bayo 2 going to the Wii-U, seeing as how if it weren't for Nintendo the game probably would have never been made.

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[QUOTE="KiZZo1"]

By making it exclusive? BS DETECTED !!!

Joedgabe

Bayonetta going to a Console that has Super Smash Bros., Mario, and Zelda?

it will probably reach to more Gamers than it ever did on the other 2 systems.

No it won't... Most people that bought the Wii use it for Wii sports or Wii sports resort and maybe by a miracle bought Mario Kart Wii. We all know those people aint going to buy Bayonetta... boy they're stupid..... people that buy nintendo console never really care for 3rd Party games.. they only care for Mario and Zelda... Literally.. sometimes they don't even care about metroid...:| Which i don't get metroid is better than mario like a gazillion times..

I thought Gamers loved Smash Bros.

They will be getting a WiiU anyway, why not assume that it will reach to more Gamers?

I'm just happy one of the best hack and slash game this gen is getting a sequel. :D

I couldn't finish the first one due to boredom, so I dont care and wouldn't of bought it even if it was multi plat. Heil68

The amazing irony of this is the cheap little shot taken by some consolites on this board yesterday in a thread about a couple of PC gamers complaining about Terraria going to consoles and then THE SAME day far more consolites sh!t the bed over Bayonetta! :lol:

Delicious! Quick cows make a petition, lems just give some more to MS instead!

I'm too old to NOT be angry when a talented developer breaks up with Sega to work with *Nintendo*. ;)

I did not like the first game at all, way too much going on, it gave me a headache.

I'm too old to NOT be angry when a talented developer breaks up with Sega to work with *Nintendo*. ;)

GaussRiemann

Ninten'do what Sega now can't ? :P

There's reall no reason for complaining about Bayo 2 going to the Wii-U, seeing as how if it weren't for Nintendo the game probably would have never been made.

DJ-Lafleur

The developer is idiotic and can't see market trends. Wii U? Seriously.

The amazing irony of this is the cheap little shot taken by some consolites on this board yesterday in a thread about a couple of PC gamers complaining about Terraria going to consoles and then THE SAME day far more consolites sh!t the bed over Bayonetta! :lol:

Delicious! Quick cows make a petition, lems just give some more to MS instead!

blue_hazy_basic

Exclusive -> Multiplat =/= Multiplat -> Exclusive

Pretty bad analogy.

And mind you it doesn't even go exclusive on one of the platforms it was initially on.

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Bayonetta going to a Console that has Super Smash Bros., Mario, and Zelda?

it will probably reach to more Gamers than it ever did on the other 2 systems.

LegatoSkyheart

No it won't... Most people that bought the Wii use it for Wii sports or Wii sports resort and maybe by a miracle bought Mario Kart Wii. We all know those people aint going to buy Bayonetta... boy they're stupid..... people that buy nintendo console never really care for 3rd Party games.. they only care for Mario and Zelda... Literally.. sometimes they don't even care about metroid...:| Which i don't get metroid is better than mario like a gazillion times..

I thought Gamers loved Smash Bros.

They will be getting a WiiU anyway, why not assume that it will reach to more Gamers?

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The sad thing is that in may, when Bayonetta 2 was canceled, there was not even 10% of all the whining and crying we see now. Pathetic

Minishdriveby

I put this in the Wii U thread and I'll put it here just for the losers who reacted poorly on Twitter about the game.

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There's reall no reason for complaining about Bayo 2 going to the Wii-U, seeing as how if it weren't for Nintendo the game probably would have never been made.

Bruce_Benzing

WRONG!!!

I put this in the Wii U thread and I'll put it here just for the losers who reacted poorly on Twitter about the game.

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No it won't... Most people that bought the Wii use it for Wii sports or Wii sports resort and maybe by a miracle bought Mario Kart Wii. We all know those people aint going to buy Bayonetta... boy they're stupid..... people that buy nintendo console never really care for 3rd Party games.. they only care for Mario and Zelda... Literally.. sometimes they don't even care about metroid...:| Which i don't get metroid is better than mario like a gazillion times..

parkurtommo

I thought Gamers loved Smash Bros.

They will be getting a WiiU anyway, why not assume that it will reach to more Gamers?

...In order to be a SSBB owner, you have to own a Wii too. Even then, the market that bought SSBB is, at least, 10 million strong.

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[QUOTE="Joedgabe"]

No it won't... Most people that bought the Wii use it for Wii sports or Wii sports resort and maybe by a miracle bought Mario Kart Wii. We all know those people aint going to buy Bayonetta... boy they're stupid..... people that buy nintendo console never really care for 3rd Party games.. they only care for Mario and Zelda... Literally.. sometimes they don't even care about metroid...:| Which i don't get metroid is better than mario like a gazillion times..

parkurtommo

I thought Gamers loved Smash Bros.

They will be getting a WiiU anyway, why not assume that it will reach to more Gamers?

....so gamers like Smash Bros but never play it? I thought you needed to own a wii to own and play smash bros

It boils down to money. Remember that Sega basically said they were out of the console games market in favor of mobile. On the consoles and PC they basically said they would only be publishing a few key franchises going forward (read: anything with Sonic on it). I'm sure Nintendo is taking some of that financial risk away by fronting some cash, just in the name of getting a launch exclusive. Not a bad idea at all. Platinum games had the franchise and just needed a publisher to fund the sequel (replacing Sega), Nintendo has a new machine and needs some games for it. Sounds like a win-win. As we've seen, these types of deals don't always mean the game remains exclusive forever (Ninja Gaiden Sigma). Although it's pretty rare, guess it depends on the type of contract (how much did Ninty pay?) and whether there is enough interest (i.e. what if this game only sells 50,000 copies).

Well tbh PS3 couldn't even run the original well due to the lack of RAM. What chance has it got to run this?

quickposter

Bayonetta wasn't even a demanding game at all. Bayonetta was screwed up on PS3 because it was initially designed only as a 360 exclusive throughout it's entire development process, then at the absolute last second SEGA decided it should be ported to PS3. They hired a 3rd party company to port it (not Platinum games). If Platinum games had ported it or had developed it all along for PS3 it would have been fine, but the 3rd party company couldn't do the job in the time/budget they had (or maybe they just sucked). I would say after all the patching to fix the original butchery of porting it to PS3, it's better to have a somewhat gimped version of Bayonetta on PS3 than not at all (360 only).

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reaching the hands of more and more gamersKiZZo1

By making it exclusive? BS DETECTED !!!

It was originally cancelled by Sega, so within that context, it makes perfect sense.

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At the end of the day, Bayonetta became a dead franchise when Sega dropped it. It seems like Sega at least helped them pick up another publisher to help fund the project. It was either Nintendo or bust.

Another publisher could have come in, but there are just too many variables.

I hated the first one. Good riddance.

StormyJoe

[QUOTE="parkurtommo"][QUOTE="LegatoSkyheart"]

I thought Gamers loved Smash Bros.

They will be getting a WiiU anyway, why not assume that it will reach to more Gamers?

AmayaPapaya

...In order to be a SSBB owner, you have to own a Wii too. Even then, the market that bought SSBB is, at least, 10 million strong.

Like I've said in another thread. An exclusive going multiplat is cool. A multiplat going exclusive sucks. This is the only reason I'm buying a WiiU.freedomfreak

If I wasn't getting a WiiU, I wouldn't be very happy right about now.

Their reasoning seems odd. If they wanted to reach a wider audience, wouldn't they just release Bayonetta 2 for all 3 consoles? Unless there have been money issues or something.

lmao such a bullsh!t article, how does making it exclusive reach more gamers?

More people should have bought it when it was multiplatform. Now those who didn't buy it can't b!tch now that it is exclusive. Personally, I enjoyed the game, but it wasn't something highly memorable or lasting. I'll play the sequel when I get the chance.Zeviander

Game sold 1.35 million, not sure how many more people needed to buy it (especially since it didn't reek of high budget or lots of advertising).

lmao such a bullsh!t article, how does making it exclusive reach more gamers?

GD1551

Sega cancelled development of the game.

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lmao such a bullsh!t article, how does making it exclusive reach more gamers?

lundy86_4

Sega cancelled development of the game.

I know this already, why not just say "due to financial concerns the sequel had to be cancelled, but with our partnership with nintendo we can now make the sequel!" Saying it's going to more gamers now is a bullsh!t, it reaches less people as an exclusive and ignores the fanbase of 1.35 mil that bought the game. They needed to be honest here, I think more people would have taken the honest reason (because it's actually a really legit one) over this PR BS.

"Because they told us they would publish our game."musicalmac

Good for them taking a chance with Nintendo's new system. Bayonetta 2 has to end up as a timed exclusive. How many Wii U consoles will be sold by March 2013. 4 months worth of sales. But will it be enough to make the developmental costs of Bayonetta 2 back.

While this is a noble move to support Nintendo, PS3 and Xbox 360 ports will be coming just how soon is to be determined.