During today’s Wii U event in New York City, gamers learned that the console will arrive in North America on November 18th, and more importantly that it’ll cost between $299.99-$349.99 depending on which SKU they choose. Aside from the basic bundle info, the Big N also released a list of 50 games that’ll be arriving for the platform within its launch window, and detailed a new TVii feature that comes pre-installed on every piece of Wii U hardware.
While that’s all a lot to take in, what very well may be the biggest gaming-related announcement arrived in the form of Bayonetta 2.
Joining the likes of Platinum Games‘ The Wonderful 101 (formerly known as P-100) on the Wii U, Bayonetta 2 will be coming to the system after the initial launch window has come and gone. An exact date on when the witch-filled follow up will be releasing on the platform is still unknown, but we’d imagine more details on the game won’t be arriving until after the Wii U is available to the masses.
Fans of the original Platinum Games title have been anticipating a sequel to Bayonetta ever since its release, and they’ll finally be getting it. Anyone who enjoyed the first installment is probably wondering when the game will be hitting platforms such as Xbox 360 and PS3, and the answer to that is never. Instead of being published by Sega this time around, Nintendo will be taking on publishing duties, making Bayonetta 2 a Wii U exclusive.
Despite Bayonetta 2‘s console exclusivity, it likely won’t be a huge system seller. The original only managed to move roughly 830,000 units, which doesn’t really compare to other blockbuster franchises currently at the Big N’s disposal. That being said, it’s definitely a promising example of how Ninty is working hard to appeal to the hardcore gamers that it left behind with the Wii.
Bayonetta 2 joins Super Smash Bros. 4 as an exclusive game we know will be arriving post-launch, and it’ll be joined by even more popular titles as the months go on – provided that rumor regarding the next Legend of Zelda on Wii U turns out to be true. A console can only be as strong as its lineup of software, and we hope that we’ll find out what else Nintendo is working on shortly after the Wii U’s release.
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I’ve waited for so long to hear about a Bayonetta sequel and its a Wii u exclusive… wow, im so shocked by this and extremely disappointed, i honestly cant express my disappointment enough.
The widespread anger this announcement has already instigated across the internet is precious.
First the Nintendo haters bash Wii U for supposedly not having high profile exclusives beyond the typical Nintendo staples, and then when Wii U does get games like Bayonetta 2, all they want to do is whine about it and get angry at Nintendo and swearing that they now refuse to play Bayonetta 2 on principle.
It’s like the concept of console manufacturers using highly desirable exclusives to attract gamers to their systems is a new idea to people, and instead they feel entitled and angry that this game isn’t coming out for a console they already own.
I couldn’t care if Wii U doesn’t have enough exclusives (and the thing is not even out yet lmao) its the fact its a sequel to a multiplatform game that makes me upset. I really want Bayonetta 2 based of the first game but i aint forking out £250 + just to play it…
if i get the opportunity to play it then i will, people that say that they are refusing to plat it are liars and are just seeking attention.
Bayonetta for Smash 4 i guess…
Only slightly related, but it always bums me out that Microsoft doesn’t release Halo games on the PC anymore.
Or Gears of War for that matter. They pretty much phased out most of their releases on PC in favour for their console.
People complain the most about most popular things, with followers comes haters. Look at Apple, Call of Duty, Avatar, Transformers or just Michael Bay in general. With every 2 lovers comes 1 hater. Nintendo is in this category.
I’ll pass. I have absolutely no intention on getting the Wii U, and the first one didn’t look that great in the first place.
Have fun with that.
The sequels to two things I had no interest in.
YOU GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!!!!!!!!
T goes to show you that people hate on nintendo only because it is the popular thing to do. They get mature exclusive And all I hear are complaints
Nintendo is laughing at all those that are butthurt. Seriously, the must be pretty smug about this. And, by the way, if you’re a true fan of a series, you go where it goes; you don’t abandon it for console preference.
The teaser looks SICK! I really liked the first one and have been waiting for a more polished sequel. I’m definitely in for this one.
Honestly, gamers are more than entitled to whine about Bayonneta 2′s exclusivity, but it’s thanks to Nintendo that the game is even being made. Sega is currently in financial dispair, so they won’t be publishing it, and Nintendo is in need of M-Rated exclusives. It’s a win for gamers, and it’s unlikely that we’d even be seeing the title if not for the Big N stepping in.
The teaser for this looked silly, why was her opponent wearing a robe? If I remember Bayonetta correctly covering up wasn’t what it was about. There was a Seraphim named Joy I remember distinctly…LOL
That said, sad to see go but love to watch you leave kinda thing here.
Won’t be buying a console for a single game; much less Bayonetta 2.
I came.
Looks like I’m getting a Wii U for more than just SSB4 , Zelda , Mario , The Wonderful 101 & Rayman Legends
This goes out to all who are angered by this game. http://www(.)youtube(.)com/watch?v=ihvBx5OEprQ enjoy…