Go read Kamiya tweets in 2012-2013. Do your own homework. You have had 6 damn years to find this info yourself. So do it.

I'm still waiting if someone can provide a source of which publishers they exactly approached. I heard something of Sony and Microsoft but I don't know about other publishers. I will concede that point if someone finds a reliable source for that. If they really approached a number of other publishers before they saw themselves forced to go with Nintendo, that's fair game.

Though it does not really explain why it had to be done at that point and couldn't wait until they find a better offer. It's not like IPs suddenly evaporate if you don't make games for them in 3 years.

That's also where my comment about throwing their fans under the bus comes from. I believe the majority of fans would have been happy to wait for a sequel if that had meant being able to enjoy the game on more platforms than some very specific ones. How is going for Nintendo the only option forever? Some games have to be pitched 20 times over years to be greenlit by publishers.

I don't buy this "Nintendo saved Bayonetta" crap as if the IP was at any point in danger of dying. It's a cult hit, you can pick that up whenever you like.

I'm pretty sure he already explained this years ago but only the asshole replies ever got threads made about them
https://mynintendonews.com/2014/10/01/kamiya-says-multiple-publishers-turned-down-bayonetta-2/

Ownership of a brand is one thing but there's also ownership of individual assets. Which this case seems to be much about. SEGA owns the rights to the IP but Nintendo owns the right to some or all assets.

SEGA probably could make a Bayonetta 2 for other platforms but they'd have to do it without all of the assets owned by Nintendo, which could mean they'd have to redo everything. They might also have to redesign the game to avoid copyright issues. And, it might also be bad for their continued relationship with Nintendo.

I don't think so Rol. 

So you're saying nobody can provide a source? I mean if you and anyone else on here can't, how would I be able to do it?

I do own a Switch and I do own a Wii U and I do own Bayonetta 2 for Wii U. I played Bayonetta 2 for Wii U until I threw it away in disgust. I will certainly not touch Bayonetta 3 until I get a Bayonetta 2 that actually lives up to what Bayonetta is supposed to be. A fast paced, responsive spectacle fighter.

Call it grief if you must but as far as I'm concerned, Bayonetta got a treatment that it didn't deserve. And that's apparently eternally going to stay this way, so I'm going to eternally complain about it.

I don't like the decision Platninum made with Bayonetta and I think it's fair to complain about it as a consumer and as a fan of the first game.

For whatever reason I never had any trouble accepting Bayonetta 2 becoming exclusive to Nintendo so I never thought about it that way. I suppose that Platinum asking Squeenix or Capcom to fund their SEGA game is a bit hard to imagine.

"Would Bayonetta 2 not exist without Nintendo? The answer is yes," says Atsushi Inaba, executive director at Platinum Games.

https://www.polygon.com/gaming/2012/9/22/3371474/bayonetta-2-would-not-exist-without-nintendo-platinum-games-wii-u

“Without funding, we didn’t have the possibility to continue development, but we wanted to get this partially developed Bayonetta 2 available to the public one way or another. So we offered it to various publishers, but as it is a big title, we couldn’t find a partner company. Finally, Bayonetta 2 was about to get terminated completely, when…”

“Nintendo came in and lent a hand and we were able to restart the development we so desired. Finally, the game was released last week, so in five years, we were able to make Bayonetta 2 available to the public.”

“Knowing those circumstances, if someone is still angry for heading towards Nintendo, I wonder what’s the reason for that, wouldn’t you tell me in a way that is easy to understand?”

“As I have said earlier, if you want Bayonetta 2 on PS4 or Xbox One, how about trying to ask Nintendo… If Nintendo doesn’t say yes, it’s not going to happen… While you’re at it, try asking for Mario and Zelda too…”

https://mynintendonews.com/2014/10/01/kamiya-says-multiple-publishers-turned-down-bayonetta-2/

神谷英樹 Hideki Kamiya @PG_kamiya Ask Sega/Ninty. RT @lumpy_space16 Soo could you just remaster Bayonetta 1 for the xbox one and ps4, oh and btw, would a bayo 2 port still be

People can deny it all they want but Platinum literally says Nintendo saved Bayonetta. Also Did anyone really want MS to fund it? That worked out well for Scalebound.

If anyone wants the tweets missing in the OP they are here https://twitter.com/i/moments/963271450370236416

Very simple on Platinum's side.

- Free money to make game.
- Free money to make game for new Nintendo HD system.
- Free money to make game for new Nintendo HD system that looked exciting for them at the time.

It certainly is a curious case. One would think that SEGA had done a little bit more here.

I don't doubt that Platinum felt themselves to be in a hopeless position when it comes to the IP. You say that it's hard to pitch an old IP to anyone but console publishers, does that mean you think it's easier to pitch a new IP? Because that was also an option they could've taken. An option that I would've preferred greatly. I mean they did that with W101 and that's fine. But you have to understand that it's always a critical thing of moving an IP away from its fans as a way to "save" it. At that point you didn't really save the IP, but just your own game, disregarding the people who actually enjoyed it.

Kamiya probably had all of the good intentions (or not) but that doesn't cure the bad taste this decision left in most people's mouths.