Play4Fun on 14 September 2012
| binary solo said: ". Bayonetta has fans the world over, and we would never dream of alienating them from participating in the future of Platinum Games. That being said, the console games market is in a state of upheaval, so establishing a new game franchise requires a considerable amount of will, determination, and love. Bayonetta is a brand that we want to see become stronger, reaching the hands of more and more gamers, so we have continued to consult with Sega, the previous game’s publisher, on how we can make sure this takes place. Our answer was a new partnership with Nintendo." O_o So they put it exclusively on a console with currently 0 install base and unlikely to get a substantial install base for a game like this any time soon. Fine to move from being multiplat to exclusive and ditching the previous consoles. But don't talk bullshit while you're announcing it. Just come out and say that Nintendo were keen to help publish the game, you were happy to take up their offer, and Sega gave it the nod. Don't pretend that the game is going to reach more people on a new console than the original game did on 2 consoles with substantial install bases. People don't like it when you think they are fools and can get away with saying anything. Do what you want, but be honest about it. |
New/niche games have a better chance of selling well on a new console. Customers are more open-minded at that time than they are mid to late gen.
If it was on PS360, it would probably have sold worse than the first considering how saturated the sales of those consoles are thanks to a gen that has been going on to long.
Maybe with the attention it will get by being exclusive on a system with a still-small library and Nintendo marketing it on TV plus MiiVerse, it'll sell really well.
