Bayonetta Delayed In The West
Paul Street | July 19, 2009
Bayonetta Still To Be Released Before Christmas In Japan But The Rest of Us Must Wait
For all two TSSZ News readers interested in Platinum Games Bullet Witch, Beyonetta you may want to take a seat and try to remain calm as Sega have officially delayed the game in the west. Its tough news to take I know but please for your own sake, try to keep it together.
The news is made even harder to take with the knowledge that it’ll still be released in Japan on October 29th as planned. Just what is the reason for the delay? It’s not a last minute bug or extra development time to polish the game to perfection but instead a strategy to release the game at a more ‘optimum’ time, namely January 2010.
This Christmas is quite densely packed with many desirable games so the move might make sense from a financial standpoint even if it’s not likely to be popular with gamers. The strategy takes a hit however every time a big game slated for a 2009 release is pushed back to 2010 like the recently delayed Bioshock 2 and Heavy Rain.
There’s been no word yet on what Platinum Games as a developer make of the announcement but President and COO for Sega West had the following to say.
“Bayonetta is an extremely important new IP for SEGA and adds a new level of depth to our growing portfolio. As a result of market analysis we have taken a Publishing decision that January 2010 is the optimum release time in the Western Markets to maximize this exciting new title’s potential”
What do you think? Let us know in the comments below.
Source: Kotaku
Filed Under Gaming News, Sega
Damn you to Hell Modern Warfare 2!
This is your fault. You’re stealing all the spotlight.
DAMNIT!!! I wanted this game, oh well, I’ll wait.
GOD DAMMIT -_- good thing M&S A T OWG & Mario Kart DS will keep me busy
@Mike: Not to mention Assassins Creed 2, and ODST is being released in Sept, so that would probably impact it’s sales aswell.
It’s quite a shame, really, especially for those who like a decent selection for the Holiday season…
Dang it, and I thought I could get before my birthday.
man, this sucks… A LOT! god damit! amazon better give me my money back for reserving this game. well it least it’ll my wallet won’t be that battered now, [im still gonna be broke this holdiay anyway] -_-
@mike: oh yeah, modern warfare 2 is probably the most over-hyped, overanticipated, overated video game of all time!!!! but what i say dosen’t matter, its expected to sell 11 million copies in 2 months.
@Edwin Shy: don’t forget new super mario bros wii, mario and luigi 3, tatsunko vs capcom, resident evil: the darkside chronicles, and red steel 2.
@TailstheHedgehog: not just ODST and Assassins Creed 2, uncharted 2, rachet and clank future 3, modern warfare 2, and splinter cell: conviction