October Sales battle: Bayonetta 2 vs Sunset Overdrive

[lord_of_flood]

reggin_bolas said:

CGI-Quality said:
I wouldn't call Bayonetta 2 a "money-hat", given that it wouldn't even exist without Nintendo's backing. I don't know the word on Sunset, however.

In regards to the topic, I expect Sunset Overdrive to win this one, even if by a hair.

It could very well have existed if Sega had manned up and taken responsibility for its publishing as they did with the first one. If that wasn't an option it could have been kickstarted because the fanbase is loyal. 

So don't tell me it wouldn't have existed without Nintendo. It got money hatted, end of story. 

You don't really know that. Sega canned a ton of projects back in 2012 during their restructuring, and Bayonetta 2 was one of them. They decided to only focus on Sonic, Aliens, Total War, and Football Manager for now because those are the products that can generate a decent profit for them. They're not exactly on top of the world right now if they abandoned pretty much all of their other projects.

Also, good luck trying to get a game with a $15-20 million budget crowdfunded.