nailbombxx
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Platinum explains why Bayonetta 2 is a Wii U exclusive
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Chie Satonaka
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I mean, I'm with you. I sometimes wonder if people are really so upset about this happening, or rather they just like to keep riling it up endlessly. A troll, if you will. It's hard to believe that people are so upset about Bayo 2, a game which really shouldn't even exist.
Then again, it's Nintendo. People would rather see it on the nGage than on the WiiU.
BLACK AMERICAN PSYCHO
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Why are people so salty about this game? Holy Shit.
Supermanisdead
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ikr? the endless whining is ridiculous. its been almost a year and a half.
spookyfish
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They can't handle the bayonnaise.
Neogaf. Believe.
axisofweevils
Holy crap! Today's real megaton is that more than two people can have the same first name.
Whether Bayo2 on Wii U sells 5,000 or 5 million copies, the game has made money for Platinum. Whatever the case, its still far better than the alternative - selling 0 copies because the game simply would not exist without Nintendo.
i think beyond good & evil doesn't let any one of its many elements overstay their welcome. with okami or w101, lots of segments just drag on and on.
Surface of Me
I'm not an NPC. And neither are we.
I'm not wasting that much potential gift money on a Wii U. Could ask for a nice pair of headphones or jeans for that much.
BLACK AMERICAN PSYCHO
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I feel like motherfuckers would be happier if this game didn't exist at all. I wonder if this is this games is the reason port begging gets you banned. Shit is ridiculous.
Fbh
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Wasn't this made clear the same day the game was announced?
I don't mean to sound like I have superiority complex or anything. But the fact that a lot of people fail to understand why Bayonetta 2 is a WiiU exclusive when the reason behind that has been said over and over again ever since the announcement does not make a good case for the average intelligence of gamers
None?
It's not like they where making the game for PS3/360 and then Nintendo came with a giant bag of money asking them to make it a WiiU exclusive.
I don't mean to sound like I have superiority complex or anything. But the fact that a lot of people fail to understand why Bayonetta 2 is a WiiU exclusive when the reason behind that has been said over and over again ever since the announcement does not make a good case for the average intelligence of gamers
None?
It's not like they where making the game for PS3/360 and then Nintendo came with a giant bag of money asking them to make it a WiiU exclusive.
TacticalFox88
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Give me PS4 ports of Bayonetta, Vanquish, and MGSR. I'd love to replay those games in full HD.
As for the topic of B2. Eh. It's whatever. They've already made their decision.
As for the topic of B2. Eh. It's whatever. They've already made their decision.
Okami I can understand but not W101. Mind explaining it? I'm playing it now (almost done) and I haven't felt that sense of over design that I got with Okami.
the constant switching up of genres, the big, long story segments that only slow down gameplay. and each level felt like it overstayed its welcome by about 5 minutes.
the finale was really good, and the opening was strong. there's just this big mushy middle.
Terrible_Majesty
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so if Shenmue 3 was exclusive to wii u, no one would buy it?
my mind is full of frak
my mind is full of frak
The switching up of genres is actually one of the high points for me. It's blown my mind away more than once. And I think the game could use more story since I find the whole universe so damn entertaining. It's felt like every level and boss had its own theme to it, so you're always pushing forward, the drama and action keep escalating, new ideas get thrown in out of nowhere, it's been a pretty fantastic ride.
I guess it's because I just really dig the combat. I'm always looking for the most efficient way to take down an enemy. I end up loving all the encounters thrown at me because its another opportunity to get better.
It's strange. I've seen this back when X360 grabbed some JRPGs in its first years but not to this level.
Rhazer Fusion
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Honestly, why is this even up for debate? Bayonetta 2 is exclusive to Wii U, at least for a long time I am assuming. Financially it doesn't make much sense because it's an entirely new fanbase with a game that I don't think will appeal to the very finicky Nintendo contingent, but it's their decision. Nintendo is probably trying to bring diversity to their console most likely and decided to save the game before it was buried. I do understand not wanting to buy a $300 system for one game also, but things like this happen in this industry unfortunately.
Freezie KO
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SneakyStephan
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this is true
You know, it's been a year and a half since Bayonetta 2 was announced for the Nintendo Wii U, and I'm still amazed that people have continued to bitch and moan about this.
Why?
For me, I'm glad that the game exists, and that's better than it not existing, which seems pretty simple to me. And while I can understand being upset that it's an exclusive, you should really focus your energy against SEGA for not supporting Platinum Games to fund a sequel, rather than at Nintendo, who have saw the potential that (apparently) no one else did.
Why?
For me, I'm glad that the game exists, and that's better than it not existing, which seems pretty simple to me. And while I can understand being upset that it's an exclusive, you should really focus your energy against SEGA for not supporting Platinum Games to fund a sequel, rather than at Nintendo, who have saw the potential that (apparently) no one else did.
matrix-cat
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I've never been a Nintendo person, but I am so grateful to whoever greenlit Wonderful 101 and Bayonetta 2. They had to know that those games weren't going to sell to wide audiences, but they went ahead and threw money at Platinum anyway, and I love them for it. W101 bombed harder than Little Boy and Fat Man, and I can only imagine Bayonetta will too, but those games exist, and I get to play them, and life is good.
Its just Bayo as an IP is far less successful than games like DMC or Ninja Gaiden. At the very least, they should have ported Bayo1 to Wii U before releasing Bayo2 to try to get some hype going.
I dunno, they probably should have revived Shenmue. That would have been a better decision for them.
Ryu Hayabusa
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For me, the games do not exist without the players. I think, that's the lesson that Nintendo and Platinum will have to learn at the expense of Bayonetta IP
This was a dumb move by SEGA. Wii U is not the place for Bayo2
This was a dumb move by SEGA. Wii U is not the place for Bayo2
StreetsAhead
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There's that on-going rumor they're reviving Seaman for 3DS, though.
Glittering Crux
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So do niche games not exist?
ArcaneFreeze
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Those moving goal posts. Its like people are just finding any excuse to justify that "Bayonetta 2 shouldn't be on WiiU."
Riposte
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Let's take a moment to ponder the philosophical implications of this sentence.
A new game has no players until people have played it, but for people to play it has to exist.
A paradox that cannot be explained; Videogames are miracles.
ArcaneFreeze
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With his logical nearly 90% of video games do not exist.
Not Spaceghost
Spaceghost
But if a game which had players suddenly has no players it suddenly stops existing, which would mean that if any new player were to attempt to rediscover its magic it would be impossible since it was basically willed out of existence.
Basically, treasure your video games, for they are but a fleeting moment.
Riposte
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Why? Who would make it?
Benzychenz
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People spend $300 on headphones and jeans? No wonder they're salty about having to buy a console.
Ryu Hayabusa
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My friend, you have understood, but the lesson is not for you.
Sevket-Erhat
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I might be the only one who did not like Bayonetta mainly because of its difficulty even on normal. I don't care
Based on their latest forecasts for Wii U hardware, they probably expect it to sell millions.
Dumb move by Sega? lol
See, Platinum obviously hasn't repeated this message enough times. People are still getting it wrong.
Also, games exist without players. They're not fucking Tinkerbell in Peter Pan that need people to clap to keep them alive.
Freezie KO
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If Bayonetta flops in the forest, does it make a sound?
Chie Satonaka
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This could, quite possibly, be the strangest thing I've heard in this entire debate. I'm trying to figure out how this even works, and I've got nothing.
Oh, okay, yeah, that sums it up pretty well.
Sega is still involved with Bayonetta 2, they did not sell the property to Nintendo but it seems they just licensed it out. They are also advising the game development.
And it's being funded by Nintendo. Sounds pretty smart to me.
Yeah.
The sales forecast for this game has to be low...lifetime of 250k at best?
I don't see how this game will reach 1M with Nintendo fans.
Heck, the Nintendo fans didn't even buy the new Mario. Like only 10% of the userbase bought it...such a low attach rate on the WiiU.
I feel bad for PG. Creating amazing games, but gamers won't buy them because it is on a wrong console. I don't know how PG is still alive, because this looks like another repeat of Wonderful in term of sales.
The WiiU is a console without any games. It having games upsets their reality.
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