mine said:
The original Bayonetta was X360 and PS3 "exclusive" as there was NO Wii version. Given the sales numbers Sega decided not to finance a sequel and all other publishers besides Nintendo did too. This just means that there are not enough gamers appriciating games like Bayonetta on the XBox and Playstation consoles to make a valid business case. Its that simple. NOT ENOUGH GAMERS buying a possible 9/10 or 10/10 title on XOne and PS4.
The sales numbers of Bayonetta 2, the re-release of Bayonetta 1 and the superb "First Print" edition show that there ARE ENOUGH GAMERS on the WII U.
This is not going to be unnoticed by Thirds. We will see the fruits of this NIntendo investment in 2 years or more as developing games needs some time. The publishers investing their money where the buyers are - if those are not the "big" ones, I don't care. Even those will follow as soon they can make up a valid business case.
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...that means multiplat.
Bayonetta 2 was Sega not seeing worth in spending money on the game themselves because they don't have the money. They let Nintendo publish it because it would put all the risk on Nintendo. Bayonetta 2 will not sell as much as the first one no matter how "unique" it is and no, third party devs are not going to start flocking to Wii U just because Nintendo decided to publish a niche game. The money this gen for developers are PS4 and Xbox. PS4 because of install base and Xbox because of Tie-ratio. Its simple.
