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S.T.A.G.E. on 22 May 2014
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spemanig said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
spemanig said:


Monster Hunter and Bayonetta appeal to an audience outside of Nintendo as well. Nintendo has never had a Bayonetta until now. The problem with Bayonetta is that it didnt profit. Platinum Games isn't exactly a household name in the west. Kingdom Hearts is more associated to Sony even today than Nintendo.

Its a risk even putting Bayonetta on a Nintendo console when the fanbase isnt even large enough and not even Mario 3D world cannot even save it. These are dark times and before Nintendo takes a risk on a game like that they should really use the heavy hitters to make the Wii U more appealing.


The problem with Bayonetta is that it's just one game. And it's not western. It's niche because it doesn't cater to a western audience. And good on it, but that means nothing when it comes to making the Wii U a must have console for the majority of gamers.

They need western heavy hitters, and a lot of them. If Nintendo announced two to three huge AAA western style IPs by a western developement team as new Nintendo first party IPs, it would cause a shit storm, because now there's games most western gamers will want on a system they thought they didn't. If last E3, Sunset Overdrive, Destiny, and a new Iron Man game that looked as pomising as the Arkham series were all announced to be coming out this year ans next exclusively for the Wii U, the Wii U would be doing exponencially better, because it would have games that most of the dominantly western gaming market is craving for. Nintendo needs that.


I assure you, the majority of bayonettas sales come from the west. The problem with the game is that Platinum Games titles are extremely niche. Put the game on Nintendo console and you decrease the chances of survival even greater. Nintendo has paid for two Platinum Games titles and one has already failed to properly impress.