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Platinum Games Discusses Bayonetta 2

by Tom Malina - September 14, 2012, 12:38 pm EDT
Total comments: 9 Source: Platinum Games, http://platinumgames.com/2012/09/14/bayonetta-2-jo...

The studio addresses Nintendo exclusivity, hints at new characters and backstory, and reveals that Hideki Kamiya, director of the first game, was involved from the very beginning.

<p>Developers at Platinum Games have provided statements on the company's official website discussing the vision for Bayonetta 2 and how the studio came to work with Nintendo on the title. This follows yesterday's reveal that the game would be a Wii U exclusive published by Nintendo.</p>

<p>Platinum president and CEO Tatsuya Minami firstly explained the thinking behind the decision to make the sequel to Bayonetta a Wii U-only title, an announcement which garnered a mixed reception online.</p>

<p>"Bayonetta has fans the world over, and we would never dream of alienating them from participating in the future of Platinum Games," wrote Minami.</p>

<p>"That being said, the console games market is in a state of upheavel. 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 game's publisher, on how we can make sure this takes place. Our answer was a partnership with Nintendo."</p>

<p>Minami emphasised his belief that this new relationship with Nintendo would result in a wider audience getting to enjoy Bayonetta 2.</p>

<p>"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," he continued.</p>

<p>"Alongside Nintendo, we hope to grow the Bayonetta brand beyond where it stands&nbsp;today, allowing even more gamers around the world to experience the action of our beloved witch."</p>

<p>The game's director, Yusuke Hashimoto, commented on what the studio hopes to achieve with Bayonetta 2, stating that they wanted to expand upon the mythology and the core of the original game.</p>

<p>"Alongside Bayonetta's creator, Hideki Kamiya, I'm working on everything from creating a compelling world to character designs, and everyone on our talented team is united around the core of Bayonetta, Climax Action, in an effort to push the series forward," wrote Hashimoto.</p>

<p>"For empowering our heroine with incredible new action to introducing new characters (which you may have noticed in the teaser trailer), Bayonetta will further expand on the mythology of the Trinity of Realities - Inferno, Paradiso and our human world."</p>

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<p>Finally, Kamiya himself, who is supervising development on Bayonetta 2 and directing another Wii U exclusive, The Wonderful 101, praised&nbsp;the team at Platinum for the work they had done and made assurances to fans of the first game that he was still heavily involved in the project.</p>

<p>"While I am not the director of this game, I am still supervising the world, story, characters, etc. in close coordination with Hashimoto, and I have been from the very beginning. You have nothing to work [sic] about on that end," wrote Kamiya.</p>

<p>"Plenty of members from the first Bayonetta are on-board and working hard under the direction of Hashimoto, so I look forward to work every day, coming in and seeing all the progress they have made on the game," he added.</p>

Talkback

supergttSeptember 14, 2012

I'm sure big stacks of cash with marios face on them didn't hurt in bringing exclusivity either.

TamazoidSeptember 14, 2012

I doubt Nintendo had to pay much to make this exclusive. They are funding the development and basically are the reason this game is being made.

supergttSeptember 15, 2012

Quote from: Tamazoid

I doubt Nintendo had to pay much to make this exclusive. They are funding the development and basically are the reason this game is being made.

that would be where the sacks of money go.

LouieturkeySeptember 15, 2012

I still don't see anywhere that it says this won't be timed or they won't release a director's cut or something like that later down the road for another system. 

I personally believe this is a Nintendo only title.  But so many people believe this is just timed or will get a "Sigma" style release like how Ninja Gaiden 2 happened.  I'd like to hear directly from Nintendo stating that they basically own this game and there won't be any iterations of it on any non-Nintendo consoles.

TJ SpykeSeptember 15, 2012

Well, Nintendo is publishing the game themselves. So there is very little, if any, chance of it coming out for another system. I would be shocked if the publishing contract didn't say it could never come out on another system. With that Ninja Gaiden example, Microsoft didn't publish the Xbox version. I would compare this to something like the first Mass Effect.

LouieturkeySeptember 15, 2012

Quote from: TJ

Well, Nintendo is publishing the game themselves. So there is very little, if any, chance of it coming out for another system. I would be shocked if the publishing contract didn't say it could never come out on another system. With that Ninja Gaiden example, Microsoft didn't publish the Xbox version. I would compare this to something like the first Mass Effect.

Yeah, that's what I've been doing.  Are you sure Ninja Gaiden 2 wasn't published by MS?  Wikipedia says otherwise. So does Gamestop.

TJ SpykeSeptember 15, 2012

I knew they didn't publish the first one, didn't know about the sequel.

motangSeptember 15, 2012

From what I hear, Sega didn't want anything do with it, most likely because of their restructuring earlier this year. I am glad that it is coming out and I am even happier it's an exclusive title.

I like this part:

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"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,"

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