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gtotheunit91 said:

Anyone else surprised Bayonetta 3 barely sold over 1 million units the entire holiday season? With how much supposed hype there was leading up to launch, especially after so many years since the initial teaser, I expected much more. I wouldn't be surprised if the franchise gets put on ice.

That's more than I expected. The series never sold well, but holds the status of a cult favorite. Hence lots of hype with not much to show for it on the commercial side.

I don't think sales matter too much for the IP's future. Nintendo views it as one of those games that aren't typical Nintendo fare, so there's a reason for them to keep it around despite low profitability on its own. The series' future depends much more on if Kamiya wants to make another one, and seeing that we'll get a Bayonetta spinoff next month, the chances are quite good that there will be a Bayonetta 4 this decade. Yes, that's a rather long timeframe, but the timespan between the releases of B2 and B3 was long too.