Forbes: Angry 'Bayonetta' Fans Lash Out At Platinum Games Over Wii U Exclusivity

[Mr Puggsly]

Torillian said:

RobDX said:

 

hehe no dude the lecture was just about basic math, i said as a joke. And as i said before i'm only guessin in why there wasn´t gonna be a sequel, i only take the "didn't cover the budget" as a MAYBE, because the most obvious thing is that if the game was profitable then sega would not have even stopped to think about doing a sequel

Yeah normally I'd agree but Sega is having lots of issues in general so I think it's abnormally plausible that they might not be willing to make the investment even if the first game got profit.  That said, it's tough to prove either direction so it's not like Puggsly is on better footing than you, your scenario is more likely than his or probably even mine, but it's not 100% certain and there are plausible alternative explainations, just thought I'd throw that out there.

I think it should be noted how poorly Anarchy Reigns is being handled. I'm sure Sega would cancel if that were an option.

The link for the interview I posted says Platinum Games wants to take Bayonetta to the next level and see the franchise grow. Clearly that isn't gonna happen in the hands of Sega. Perhaps Sega didn't want to publish any more games from Platinum Games because they mostly flop. Or maybe Platinum Games took its most successful title and put it in the hands of a publisher that can actually help it grow.

It seems I'm the only person that thinks Platinum Games has the upper hand here.