Diminished Hope If You Were Looking for Multiplatform Release
We’d like to clarify something reported earlier, though you can’t really blame us for seeing a Sega logo on the trailer Nintendo revealed this morning for Bayonetta 2. It appears Nintendo is indeed the sole publisher of the project; that means it will almost certainly remain a Wii U exclusive. With that, any hope one had of seeing the sequel on an XBOX 360 or Playstation 3 is gone.
To be sure, Sega did address the confusion in a Tweet today:
@faseehdeen Bayonetta 2 is developed by Platinum Games and published by Nintendo. SEGA is working with both as an advisor to the project.
— SEGA (@SEGA) September 13, 2012
Further, Sega did not have any more details available on Bayonetta 2 when prompted, and it doesn’t look like the company is directly involved in any way. It appears that, aside from the advisory role, this is a Nintendo project through and through. We regret the confusion.
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I’m glad it’s getting a sequel but the WiiU exclusivity is such a letdown T_T
I saw the Wii U teaser on the 3DS, that’s a shame if it really is exclusive. They’ll miss out on alotta sales.
So I guess this means that Bayonetta is no longer a SEGA franchise anymore… I find this upsetting but at least I know that it’s in good hands.
NO NO NO, please tell me SEGA still owns Bayonetta’s right
Bayonetta 2 was cancelled, guys. By SEGA. If Nintendo had not stepped in to save it — “publishing” means they are paying to help make it — it was never going to come out, for any system, ever.
Thank you so much for clarifying that, Esrever. All the other repliers are complete idiots that don’t realize it. Not to mention Nintendo is absolutely brilliant along with Wii U and IMO it’ll make much more sales an exclusive first party game then it would as a third party multiplatform game.
OH SNA—
Well played Nintendo, just after I was telling the world I’d never play you again and was getting all set for Ultra HD gaming you go and pull a gun towards my favorite video game star’s head.
*sigh* desperate times, suppose it was inevitable, I mean we all know Sonic Colors and Epic Mickey COULD of been epic on a HD console but nooooo, you’re just determined to drag us down with you. Damn you Mr. President.
I mean what the hell kinda good is a Wii-U with a 4K television set? Do you just hate the human race, Nintendo? Huh? is that it? Did the Sega Dreamcast make you so sour your now just going around pulling guns to every video game characters face to get what you want?
Are you gonna put a gun in Batman’s face next? The Skies of Arcadia remake? Or are you saving that last bullet for when the Shenmue HD collection inevitably arrives?
…Keep it a secret, Sega! Don’t let Nintendo know about it, they’ll put a gun to your face!! O_O
Brian10122. Its going to be while before it even sees light of day. So how does this garentee sales?
Besides, Bayonetta wasn’t exactly a big hit. It only sold less than 2 Million worldwide. Does Nintendo and Platinum Games think all gamers will blindly pay $300-400 for a PS3 powered console with new gameplay variations?
No wonder why SEGA of Japan is disinterested in the console.
Desperate move on Nintendo’s part to make up for Wii U’s poor Japanese lineup.
Woah wait does this mean Bayonetta isn’t a SEGA series no more or what ?
What? Is SEGA dropping Bayonetta?
@SegaZone What PS3 powered console? And secondly, while it may not be a big hit, Wii U sales are already basically guaranteed to be high. It’s Nintendo, after all. And Bayonetta 2 was cancelled before Nintendo got their hands on it, as said before. You should be glad it’s still around. And The Japanese line-up isn’t half bad. You’re just too much of a core gamer to realize the fun in all of them. kthxbai.
Bayonetta was never “a SEGA series”. It was developed by Platinum Games, who are an independant development studio, and published by SEGA as part of a multi-game deal that also included MadWorld and Vanquish. It’s like calling Aliens: Colonial Marines “a SEGA series” – developed by Gearbox, published by SEGA.
Obviously, the expectation was that Bayonetta 2 would be published by SEGA, but their handling of Anarchy Reigns in the West was the first major clue that SEGA had become disinterested in Platinum’s output – their restructuring earlier in the year, with the statement that they’d only focus on Sonic, Total War, Aliens and Football Manager (at least in terms of full retail releases), made this even less of a surprise.
Please tell me this is all fake and that SEGA is really publishing it and is going to be on Xbox 360 and PS3…
I love how everyone is posting the same thing over and over again without reading what others have to say…NO..this isn’t fake…NO..SEGA does not own the rights to Bayonetta…NO…this game was not supposed to come out originally..YES…Bayonetta 2 was a cancelled project that Nintendo Saved.
Glad it’s still alive and going to be happening though. This is a definite reason to get a Wii U.
If you call yourself any kind of gamer, you were already on board a new Nintendo console, Bayonetta 2 is just a bonus.
Dude.Sega never owned Bayonetta in the first place to be called a Sega franchise,Bayonettea solely belongs to Platinium games and Sega canceled every plane to publish it.If Nintendo didn’t stepped it up to save the project,Bayonetta would’ve never come out…..EVER
oh and I got a long comment for Sega worshippers
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People,just stop being a Sega worshipper because the era of Sega Vs Nintendo of the 90′s is ALREADY OVER 12 YEARS A GO,SO STOP BEING A FANBOY
Sega actually canceled any plans to publish Bayonetta 2 and if it wasn’t Nintendo who decided to bring it back,we might’ve never got Bayonetta 2 on any console .
And before you call me a Nintendo fanboy you Sega worshippers who prays to Sega inside the church.I’m not a fan of nintendo.But if there is a fact in Video game history,it’s that the Sonic Fanbase(which is actually the Sega fanboys) are a group of cry baby’s who still stuck in the past of an ended era and can’t accept the fact that Sega can’t pull any new console from their ass
oh…and one more thing
@AshtonNext Gen
your comments reeks of fanboysim and childish defence for a falling company that got kicked out of the console market by Sony and Nintendo.How can Nintendo be jealous of the Dreamcast while the N64 sold way more than the Dreamcast???? can’t you get over it you stupid excuse of a gamer.Get over it,The 90′s era of rivaly is over.Sega is now publishing games for Nintendo,in fact I would argue that the sales of Sonic games on Nintendo consoles are higher than Xbox360 & Ps3 and Sonic Colors is a big proof since it sold more copies than .So if you stopped praying to Sega as if Sega is a god to you,then come and talk to me as a gamer not as a boy wearing Sega underwear
It’s enough that Mario & Sonic olympic crossover saved Sega from closing three times,not to mention that the Mario & Sonic series sold better than 90% of Sonic games available nowadays.Not to mention Sega literaly begged Sakurai to include Sonic in Super Smash Bros Brawl,so try to be thankful for what you’ve got Sega worshippers Because Sony & Microsoft(Unlike Nintendo) don’t give a shit about Sonic while Nintendo cared about him to the point they included his spikey ass in Super Smash Bros Brawl.
Also,judging by Sega’s current financial status and how shitty Sonic 4 Episode 2 turned out,expect very soon a Sonic produced and published by Nintendo with Nintendo’s logo on the box instead of Sega’s logo
So, yeah, that’s me and everyone can thank me…
It’s also confirmed on the Sega Forums by Kellie.
@Snake
SEGA owns Bayonetta(and every other PG title released so far).
No they don’t own Bayonetta.With what you said,I believce you think Metal Gear Rising is owned by Sega too.Sega acted as a publisher, nothing more.They don’t own Bayonetta and if they did own it,then PG wouldn’t have to seek Nintendo to publish the game.Give me some proofs before you speak with Sega Fanboyism in heart.
Bayonetta belongs to Platinium Games,no one else.if Sega did own Bayonetta,then why we don’t see her in Sega’s crossover like Project X Zone & Sonic All-Star Racing Transformed???? Because they don’t even own Bayonetta’s boobs to begin with owning the game
Sony makes a clone of Super Smash Bros. and it’s own wiimote and nunchuck while Nintendo publishes Bayonetta 2?Next thing you know Sony makes the next Mario game and Nintendo publishes the next Naughty Dog game XD
Nintendo should buy Sega.
It would be the ultimate awesome crossover. Nintendo, while you’re at it, do it. All would be right in the world
@Snake
http://image.gamespotcdn.net/gamespot/images/box/3/4/5/946345_102473_back.jpg
“SEGA, the SEGA logo and BAYONETTA are either registered trademarks or trademarks of SEGA Corporation.”
Interview with Atsushi Inaba:
http://www.develop-online.net/features/1025/Interview-Atsushi-Inaba
“Who owns the four IPs you made?
Sega does.”
but even so.Hideki Kamiya never said that Bayonetta belongs to Sega.And Sega said in their forums and other sites that they’re only working as an advisor for the game .They’re not publishing it.Anyway,this doesn’t change the fact that Nintendo brought the game back from the dead and it’ll be a Wii U exclusive.So to all Sega worshippers who still think that they’re in the 90′s era,GET THE FUCK OVER IT.THIS IS SO STUPID AND CHILDISH.I can say for sure that the relationship between Nintendo and Sega is so strong that Sega’s worshippers refuse to believe.Nintendo included Sonic in SSBM while the bitches at Sony never included Sonic in PS all Star.Nintendo and Sega are friends more than any Sega worshipper can think.Did you even know that SEGA DEVELOPED F-ZERO GX ON THE GAMECUBE
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-Zero_GX
Oh I know what a Sega worshipper will say:oh they betrayed us since 2003 waaaaa waaaaaa.
What a punch of fuckers.No wonder that recent Sonic games can’t even Rival Rayman and even Kirby.Because all of the feedback Sega gets from it’s stupid fans are either rubbish like:Sonic’s long legs and green eye.Or a non-sensical praising that doesn’t help Sega improve the quality of Sonic games
‘Miss out on a lot of sales’?
I don’t know about you, but I would much rather have it an exclusive.. Then nothing at all. Remember, this game was dead. Completely dead. They went to Nintendo, and they picked it up. :3
Besides, we’re all going to by a Wii U sooner or later. ^-^ I mean, come on.. It’s Nintendo.
Does it really matter who publishes the game people? Sega can’t risk it in their current financial situation so I think it’s great that Nintendo have stepped up to the task. If I have the money to get a Wii U I’ll definetly be getting this game.
No it doesn’t matter,but as I said above those guys(and I mean the stupid comments of Sega Vs Nintendo) are just a group of Sega worshppiers who think that Sega is God.
Here is a piece of my comments so those who wear Sega goggles on their eyes won’t skip it:
Anyway,this doesn’t change the fact that Nintendo brought the game back from the dead and it’ll be a Wii U exclusive.So to all Sega worshippers who still think that they’re in the 90′s era,GET THE FUCK OVER IT.THIS IS SO STUPID AND CHILDISH.I can say for sure that the relationship between Nintendo and Sega is so strong that Sega’s worshippers refuse to believe.Nintendo included Sonic in SSBM while the bitches at Sony never included Sonic in PS all Star.Nintendo and Sega are friends more than any Sega worshipper can think.Did you even know that SEGA DEVELOPED F-ZERO GX ON THE GAMECUBE
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-Zero_GX
Oh I know what a Sega worshipper will say:oh they betrayed us since 2003 waaaaa waaaaaa.
What a punch of fuckers.No wonder that recent Sonic games can’t even Rival Rayman and even Kirby.Because all of the feedback Sega gets from it’s stupid fans are either rubbish like:Sonic’s long legs and green eye.Or a non-sensical praising that doesn’t help Sega improve the quality of Sonic games
@Snake
Fine, But I’m keeping the Sega Underwear! >:[