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Posted By Austin Yorski about 8 months ago
Hideki Kamiya is too cool for sequels.
When it was revealed that Bayonetta was finally getting a sequel I was too excited to think. Upon further reflection though, it is certainly strange that a game for Xbox 360 and PS3 is getting a sequel that was announced as a Wii U exclusive. Fans have certainly taken notice, taking to the internet to voice their displeasure.
To understand why this has happened, we need to take a step back. Remember when there were rumors going around that Bayonetta‘s sequel had been canceled? We can now assume that was the point where SEGA was no longer financially capable of backing the project, at which point Nintendo stepped in and saved it. You can get mad at the turn of events all you want, but the fact is it was this or nothing. I for one am glad to see the franchise returning–as is Platinum Games.
Platinum CEO Tatsuya Minami noted on the company’s official website this morning that they have “continued to consult with SEGA,” about the direction of the series, but needed to make the move to the Wii U because the “console games market is in a state of upheaval.” The first game’s director, Hideki Kamiya, more or less confirmed this by adding, “We were secretly making (a sequel) the entire time.”
You can read the full statements, as well as one by Bayonetta 2‘s director, Yusuke Hashimoto, at the link below.
Source: Platinum Games
i could make a wall of text here on how mutch i hate fanboys
(lets face it, that’s what it is isn’t it? its a war from people who think nintendo is “too kiddy” and always will be. and curse that company if they bring out a game they love exclusive for once.) it happens with Xbox/ps3 exlusives too ect.
if they wonna boycot, let them i say. meanwhile i’ll buy the damn console and enjoy the game… >_>
This is gonna baffle a lot of haters, I’m sure, but this console generation is just about over. People are complaining about Bayonetta not being on 360/PS3, but even had the circumstances not been what they are, it would come out on the 720/PS4, so either way you’d have to buy a new console.
Now, on exclusivity, it’s being published by Nintendo, so don’t get any hopes up for ports.
Nintendo basically is saving the series by doing this. We all know how poorly most Platinum Games titles sell, right? This game would never have been made if not for Nintendo, so all the butthurt haters that call themselves “fans” can go straight to hell.
Damn you, Nintendo!
How dare you help out a much-anticipated sequel to a game so many people treasured!
I don’t really get what the fuss is over. I think a certain sect of people will never be happy. First there was griping about how the Gamecube was for baby games. Nintendo got a number of T, and M rated titles on it. Then there was griping it wasn’t good enough, and that the Wii didn’t have any high profile third party games. Nintendo actually DOES SOMETHING POSITIVE with the feedback, and SAVES a game from doom by publishing it on their console, and now they’re upset Nintendo did what they wanted. It’s like there’s no pleasing these people.
Anyway even though I didn’t get a PS3 or 360 this gen as almost everything I’d want to buy for them came to Windows I did play Bayonetta, and Vanquish on a friend’s 360, and really enjoyed them. I hope the sequel does very well on the Wii-U. Anything that breeds competition in the biz is going to benefit everyone as no one can sit back, and slack. It means Microsoft, and Sony actually have to start paying attention to Nintendo, and taking them more seriously than they did this generation (Which they’ve actually started doing if Kinect, and Move are any indication.)
While this one title alone doesn’t make me go “OMGWTFBBQSAUCE”, and RUN to a store to preorder the console, I do know that if I get one, B2 will probably find it’s way into the library. Kudos to Nintendo for doing something great with feedback. I hope it does well for PG, and it opens up Nintendo to listening to more reasonable requests from customers.
I’m not “Happy” that it’s going to the Wii-U. However, I am happy that it’s getting made and I sure don’t blame Nintendo or Platinum Games for this situation. Sega decided they’d rather pump money in to Sonic go-kart games than finance the sequel to what was probably the best game they’ve ever slapped their name on since Sonic 3 and Knuckles.
Ultimately, this announcement got me looking at the Wii-U with actual interest and because of this, and some other contributing factors I discovered only because of this announcement, I’ll be getting a Wii-U on launch. So, grats Nintendo, if you picked this up in hopes of converting some of the fence-sitters, you got at least one.
this is pretty much Devil May Cry reboot and Squeenix not releasing a PS3 Kingdom Hearts game (yet) all over again. This makes me miss the old days when gamers didn’t have a care in the world about hardcore fanboys posting fake suicide notes and threatening to kill vidoe game designers/publishers on a daily basis.
Sadly those days are gone and the only way to live a sane life on the internet is only reading news reports and ignoring comments. However, we’re human beings. Curiosity is one of our greatest weaknesses. We can’t help but take a peek.
Ah well, Bayonetta 2 exists, I’m happy, end of story. what console it’s on is irrelevant to me. After all, using an exclusive game fans want to see in order to entice customers into purchasing your console is one of the oldest marketing strategies in the book.
In regards to your stupid comment about the Devil May Cry reboot,Capcom has no one to blame but themselves for the gigantic mess they are in. Who told them it was a great idea to not only allow such a fucking disaster to occur when the series was doing just fine the way it was,but to also piss off your entire fanbase and alienate potential customers.
If you bothered to do your research and investigate deeper into the matter you would know full well why the fans of Devil May Cry are steaming mad. Instead you proceed to sprout out nonsense.
Because even back then there weren’t gamers who didn’t have a care in the world about hardcore fanboys posting fake suicide notes and threatening to kill vidoe game designers/publishers on a daily basis right? Did you even grow up in the 90s? Did you miss the huge Sega/Nintendo rivalry?
As for SE not making a KH game,well I don’t care either way but you cannot sit here and tell me that they are not just as idiotic as Capcom when it comes to making decisions as of late.
I’m glad that Bayonetta finally got a seqeuel and it’s coming to a console that i’m planning to buy in next year, so i can’t see why the fanboys are angry about this.
This is a brilliant move by Nintendo. A shame too many people are too stupid to realise it has nothing to do with the developers, who obviously tried their best to negotiate a deal under SEGA already. Of course I’m not interested in the game or the WiiU, but this is the first system seller game Nintendo have announced for it, and sends a REAL message about their new-found devotion to reeling the ‘hardcore’ gamer back in.
Bayonetta getting a sequel? Neat. I’m probably not going to get it right away though, since I’m not sold on the Wii U at all. I picked up the Wii first in the last console generation, and its currently collecting dust on my shelf. So, I’ll wait till all of next generation of consoles come out before making any decisions.
Play WII EVERY day.
The Wii U’s design is significantly different from other consoles, enough that it will make multi-platform releases…tricky. It’s no longer like the Wii, where the pointer can just replace an analog stick and be done with it.
The Wii U will probably wind up with a lot of console exclusives designed for it and a few horrible ports of games meant for other systems…although I suspect the other systems will be the ones which REALLY get the bad end of the ports.
Gamers will have to get used to dealing with this.
I’m not sure why it’s a problem that it’s exclusive for the Wii U, I mean, it’s not like you’ve already purchased a PS4 or XBOX 720 and are on a limited income.
Besides, isn’t this the entire reason people have been decrying the Wii? that it didn’t have any “hardcore” games? This sounds more like “wah, now Nintendo has the hardcore games, but I don’t wanna buy it cause it’s for kids!”
TL;DR whiny console fanboys, nothing more.
evil laugh evil laugh evil laugh!
Makes sense to me.
I wasn’t even a huge fan of the original Bayonetta (it was OK, but a sequel won’t make me rush out to buy a Wii-U), but the hatred towards its sequel being exclusive is ridiculous. This video pretty much says it all.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Llk5Pq6aNUI&list=UUOgaIuQYGr6ow_jbote4BKA&index=1&feature=plcp
The fact that Nintendo decided to save Bayonetta shows that they’re at least trying to appeal to a wider market than the Wii did. I mean, Black Ops, Mass Effect, and now Bayonetta? Guess they’ve learned their lesson. Let’s see if it sticks.
1st off, I dislike majorly that the Wii has a “tablet” and won’t be buying it because I will likely cause the thing to brake.
2nd off, if everything is true, you cant complain. Nintendo is bringing this up from the ashes to be released period. Now you could complain if the game sucks. Also think about this for a moment, Nintendo is saveing Bayonetta.
Stay classy Nintendo…
I don’t mind the console exclusivity as I plan to get a Wii U eventually. I say eventually since I want to see how this console works out (if it has any problems I can wait for the fixed version), maybe wait for the price to go down a little, and wait for more games to be available that catch my interest (why on Earth would I buy Mass Effect 3 again if I already own a copy for 360 and PS3?).
I was going to pay half for the WiiU for Christmas, but then the owner of the other half started to have second thoughts, so I won’t be getting the WiiU for a while… I hate it when you’re at the mercy of someone else’s wallet, because I can’t afford to pay it fully without losing half my Christmas money, and I got to buy gifts for my friends and family.
I refuse to buy into the Wii U, the concept is neat but the tech isn’t there to actually support the appeal. Otherwise its just a generic console like the other two.
Just curious, what is a “non-generic” console?
I’m glad that their is going to be a sequel of Bayonetta, just disappointed that it’s an Nintendo exclusive.
No butthurt feelings here.
One complaint I do have about the Wii U is the ports of sequels or just having sequels that are console exclusive. They should probably put the original Bayonetta on the Wii U, although I’m curious if Bayonetta 2 would be possible to port to PS3 and 360 without dumbing it down, but that depends on if they’re using a GamePad or the Pro Controller.
And of course, some people complaining about the exclusivity will likely end up buying the Wii U anyway.
Perhaps it will come out for other consoles a year or so after release like how No More Heroes came out for the PS3 later on. Although in this case that probably won’t happen since it’s being published by Nintendo.
I personally don’t care, and I’m glad the Wii U is getting a high-profile series like Bayonetta. It needs to jump ahead of 360/PS3.