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GoOnKid on 15 February 2018
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Hiku said:
HoangNhatAnh said:

Look the post below you, heh

I did. Did you read the article? The quotes you are referring to come from an unnamed source.



But back to the part where I'm apparently 'friends with Kamiya' for saying that I think it "seems probable, but not certain", while you claimed to know what happened. What was your thought process here? I'm curious.
And just where did I claim to know any of it?

SpokenTruth said:
"Would Bayonetta 2 not exist without Nintendo? The answer is yes," says Atsushi Inaba.
https://www.polygon.com/gaming/2012/9/22/3371474/bayonetta-2-would-not-exist-without-nintendo-platinum-games-wii-u

"both Microsoft and Sony had their chance"
"because Platinum wanted to add more features, it lead to Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo being approached to get the sequel across the finish line, in exchange for exclusivity."
" both Microsoft and Sony declined. Microsoft instead wanted an original IP for its system (and, indeed, they got it–Scalebound is coming to XBOX One next year), while Sony did not think Bayonetta was a good fit for the Playstation brand."
http://www.tssznews.com/2015/12/29/source-ms-sony-passed-on-bayonetta-2/

You should probably highlight that the rest of those quotes are not from Atsushi Inaba, but from an unnamed source.
Even though it's in the URL, it's easily missed and seems to have confused a few people. Possibly yourself as well, if that wasn't your intention.

GoOnKid said:

And then there was silence.

I'm going to assume that you either didn't read the article, or you are of the opinion that any unnamed source will validate a rumor?
Next Emily Rogers rumor we get should silence people as long as there's an unnamed 'source'?
I don't think you believe that, so I'm thinking it's the former.

As I've said, I think it seems probable that Sony and MS were asked. But based on what Kamiya said, I can't rule out that they prioritized publishers who wouldn't restrict their game to one system, (not just because of sales, but because their established fanbase was on multiple platforms) and before they either sat down with Sony and MS, or before talks with them had reached an agreement, Nintendo offered them a generous offer they didn't want to pass up.

In these situations people shouldn't claim that something happened if we don't know that it did. That's just spreading misinformation. Even if I think it's a probable assumption. Add a "probably" or "I think" in there, and no harm no foul.

Okay, you have a point. The idea that Bayo 2 had been pitched to Sony and MS may be foggy. But actually, this changes nothing. It was still Nintendo who saved it and it's still Nintendo who owns the rights to decide where it releases on. Same goes for Bayo 3.