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HOLY FUCKING CRAP. So excited right now ^_^

This means that I have to get a Wii U though doesn't it? ;(

 

[Magypsy]

Oh man a friend of mine is gonna be so conflicted about this.

He loves Bayonetta, but probably wasn't planning on buying a Wii U.

Thank you Nintendo! Thank you for my friend's sweet, sweet tears

 

[Corky]

Yeah so this what it feels like to fall in love and have your heart broken within 60 seconds.

 

[Htown]

Good lord.

Remember, people, THIS GAME WAS DEAD.

The choice wasn't "Nintendo or multiplatform", the choice was Nintendo or NOTHING.

 

[Carbonox]

Platinum Games saving the genre with Metal Gear Rising and Bayonetta 2. God bless their souls.

 

[Zoe]

Are they porting the first?

 

[Criminal Upper]

How does Sega play into this? Co-publisher?

Same as it ever was, Sega does not play into anything of note.

 

[A Human Becoming]

Biggest Megaton of all time in my book.

 

[GANGSTERKILLER]

Was it? I don't think that's true.

No it wasn't. It was distributed in Europe and Australia by Nintendo. Capcom handled actual publishing in North America and Japan.

It was published by Capcom in Japan and NA.

I've made a mistake, you guy are right about RE4! Bayonetta 2 is really a exclusive, damn. Didn't see that coming.

 

[Thunder Monkey]

I think I shit myself.

Talk about out of nowhere.

This genuinely blindsided me.

I was directly told this game was shot in the head.

I remember you saying that.

Part of the reason this was so shocking.

 

[Riposte]

"P-100", Bayonetta 2, Pikmin 3, and (if it is as good as NSMBWii) NSMBWiiU means I got that Wii U on lockdown. That shit will be mine.

 

[rvy]

Second stage of grief is anger.

Yeah, well... I'm having trouble getting past the first stage.

 

[ezekial45]

I wonder what they'll add to the game? It looks like the Angel in the trailer will be the main antagonist.

 

[Sho_Nuff82]

How does Sega play into this? Co-publisher?

Why would Nintendo need Sega for this? Unless Sega owns the IP.

Same as it ever was, Sega does not play into anything of note.

Cold blooded.

 

[ShockingAlberto]

Not directed by Kamiya drops my hype level considerably, I remember Viewtiful Joe 2.

Hashimoto is an unsung hero of Platinum games.

I am not saying he is a Kamiya-tier developer or anything, I honestly don't know that many people can make that claim. But he won't be directing a game that is like Viewtiful Joe 2.

 

[StuBurns]

Of all the third party franchises they could have chosen for an exclusive, they picked this one?

Was the first game even popular? I never played it or followed its success.

This is the perfect game to get. It says they care about the hardcore, and it's owned by a publisher who is bailing on retail, and it's made by an independent studio.

This was genius.

 

[Noema]

Such a bitter-sweet feeling.

On the one hand I'm ecstatic that we are getting a Bayonetta sequel.

On the other hand, I'm disappointed it will be exclusive to a platform I have absolutely no interest in.

 

[Chauncy Talon]

Everybody is going to cry in the car.

 

[Opiate]

My guess would be the game was canceled, so Nintendo went shopping and revived it.

Right. We know that Sega dropped this game, so it wasn't as if there was some intense bidding war for the game. This was not Nintendo snapping this up as an exclusive and stealing it away from other publishers who were perfectly willing to publish it as a multiplatform title.

 

[Combichristoffersen]

Of all the third party franchises they could have chosen for an exclusive, they picked this one?

Was the first game even popular? I never played it or followed its success.

To put it this way: There's a reason Sega took Bayonetta 2 behind the shed and put a bullet through its head.

Why would Nintendo need Sega for this? Unless Sega owns the IP.

Sega owns the Bayo IP.

 

[Various Artists]

welp went to not buying a wii u to buying on the day this comes out. thanks nintendo.

 

[RiderKairuu]

I'll take it. I'll take it however Platinum wants to give it to me.

 

[jmizzal]

Published by Nintendo so no late ports to other systems

And its Launch window so its coming by March 2013

 

[jett]

Haha I just thought about Kamiya's twitter blowing up, that'll be entertaining to read.

 

[LOCK]

Nintendo probably saved this game.

Actually Sakurai probably saved this game.

 

[MarkusRJR]

Thank you Platinum, the best game company out there. <3

^And yes, Sega owns the Bayonetta IP.

 

[remz]

RISE FROM YOUR GRAVE BAYONETTA. RIIIIIIIIISE.


if nintendo bankrolled this game as far as I'm concerned, from now on they can do no wrong. they have good karma forever.

 

[gabbre]

Can't wait to see Kamiya get angry for all the questions on Twitter

"ASK HASHIMOTO"

 

[Diddy Kong]

LOVE YOU NINTENDO

 

[JoeFu]

I really really hope Bayonetta 1 get's an eshop port with smooth framerate and small loading times. I really want to play through the game, but not on my PS3 especially after my saves got wiped

 

[SparkTR]

Why would Nintendo need Sega for this? Unless Sega owns the IP.

I have no idea, I just saw Sega's logo on the trailer.

 

[zerokoolpsx]

Wasn't interested in a Wii U before the news. Still not gonna get the console. Gonna cry in a corner now.

 

[mclem]

NINTENDO SAVED PLATINUM GAMES

Platinum games saved Nintendo!

Honestly, I think the Wii U might be right up Platinum games' street; budgets shouldn't be *too* huge to be sustainable. Nintendo would be smart to nurture co-operation with them, and indeed similar companies.

 

[Seance]

What in the actual fuck? Why would Nintendo secure this as an exclusive? LMAO this is so weird!...

 

[88random]

I wonder if it will stay exclusive...

 

[Tonza]

This is my system seller. Will get WiiU only for this. Everything else is gravy.

 

[burgerdog]

Holy fuck! When I saw the platinum intro and the moon I simply thought it was their new intro sequence, I wasn't expecting Bayonetta to drop down. Total mindfuck, I'm still reeling from this announcement, fuck yes.

 

[Negator]

OH MY FUCK YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS

 

[Auto_aim1]

Are they porting the first?

That depends on Sega, but I don't think it will happen unless Nintendo aggressively demands it.

 

[Yopis]

Fuck are you serious please port. Might grab a Wii U at launch then.

 

[duckroll]

What in the actual fuck? Why would Nintendo secure this as an exclusive? LMAO this is so weird!...

Maybe because they wanted Platinum Games to also make an original IP for their new platform, and it would be a good way to earn core gamer cred?

 

[SpacePirate Ridley]

So goooood.
People, do you have a problem with nintendo? A console is made by the games it has, if you just want bayonetta 2so much becuase you are big fans, just buy a WiiU.

 

[2MF]

What in the actual fuck? Why would Nintendo secure this as an exclusive? LMAO this is so weird!...

For one thing, if it sells well it will immediately demolish the "lolz core gamerz do not buy teh Nintendoz!!1!1!!!" meme.

 

[Thunder Monkey]

I wonder if it will stay exclusive...

Well, we don't know all of the details... but it's being published by Nintendo so that makes it unlikely.

 

[jooey]

I really really hope Bayonetta 1 get's an eshop port with smooth framerate and small loading times.

funniest post of the day

 

[bgassassin]

The tears man! The tears!!

 

[GANGSTERKILLER]

Third stage of grief is bargaining.

Grief? Haha. No sir. I was just surprised. I can play any game i want. That is the luxury of a multiplatform gamer.

 

[BossLackey]

What is this!? Wii U only?

I highly doubt I'll be getting a Wii U until it's sub 200, so I guess I'll have to do without this one.

 

[nckillthegrimace]

I really really hope Bayonetta 1 get's an eshop port with smooth framerate and small loading times. I really want to play through the game, but not on my PS3 especially after my saves got wiped

Watch it be included in this game as an unlockable. That's the sort of thing that Platinum would do.

 

[Varjet]

Surely they can get Viewtiful Joe back from Capcom and get to making that

surely

surely

doitdoitdoitdoitdoitdoitdoitdoitdoitdoitdoit

Pretty please, Nintendo?

Not directed by Kamiya drops my hype level considerably, I remember Viewtiful Joe 2.

So do I, that game was pretty sweet.