Bayonetta 2 Only Possible With Nintendo, Says Developer
Bayonetta 2 is going to be something special, and has already been the centre of some controversy for being a Wii U exclusive. Although we’ve previously reported on Nintendo’s involvement in this project, the below words from developer Platinum Games creative producer JP Kellams show a fairly positive look at how Nintendo basically made this game a reality:
Without getting into some stuff that is both business and confidential, the simple question I’d like to ask you is, ‘Do you want to play Bayonetta 2? Bayonetta 2 would not exist without Nintendo white knighting that project. So while I totally understand that people want to play it on the platforms that they’ve played it on previously, we really wanted to make Bayonetta 2.
But if you were going to sell a game on a Nintendo platform, what publisher would you choose? Right, Nintendo. Right? So if you’re going to sell a game on a Nintendo platform, the publisher that you want to be with is Nintendo because they know how best to service their audience and they’re going to do the best job of explaining your game to that platform.
We really wanted to make Bayonetta 2. And Bayonetta 2 is a project that we were passionate about. And when we couldn’t… when the business situation changed and we couldn’t make it the way that we were originally planning on making it, we definitely wanted to make sure that our project survived. I’ve seenBayonetta 2- I look at it every single day of my life when I’m in the office. It’s really cool and the world is going to be a better place because Bayonetta 2 is in it.
If you haven’t seen it yet, check out the trailer below. And let us know in the comments below what you think about Nintendo saving this project.
March 4, 2014
So “people want to play it on the platforms that they’ve played it on previously”? That’s funny, I remember feeling that way when Final Fantasy 7 came out.
March 4, 2014
iirc, Sony and Microsoft didn’t want to help Bayonetta 2 become a reality. Nintendo was the only company willing to fund its development, so I say Nintendo is a hero (a “white knight” as it was mentioned) to Platinum Games, and Nintendo deserves to have Bayonetta 2 on their console. I’d say it’s up to Sony and Microsoft if THEY want this game on their own consoles, but it may be too late, as the game seems to be FAR into development.
(Also, this may sound silly, but I can imagine Bayonetta singing “I NEED A HERO” and Nintendo comes along XDXDXD)