Bayonetta sold two million copies across two systems- Why do people care about a sequel?

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fatslob-:O on 13 February 2014

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Bayonetta did pretty well. The really odd thing to me is that Sega didn't fund the sequel. It's almost suspicious, to be honest. The only reason I can think of is that development costs were very high. Pretty sure this is going to lose a nice chunk of money.

It was actually because sega overshipped and over estimated the demand and the retailers requested a refund by contract.

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Kongfucius on 13 February 2014

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Seriously though, I think the trailer looked good and if it came to a system that I want to buy I'd probably buy Bayonetta 2 as well. (Incidently Bayonetta 1 was my first PS3 game and I have its platinum trophy :D)

The majority of the interest for this game stems from its exclusivity though.

Though it's certainly a factor I think this is a little unfair - the original is extremely well liked, in all honesty I'd say it's more of a mix of different things (as with anything really)

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Cheebee on 13 February 2014

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That will probably be delayed till the end of the Wii u's lifecycle in early 2015.

Japanese release is summer 2014, so no.

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It's called a "cult following". Less fans but stronger attachment. Look it up.

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Because the first game was insanely fun and one of the best games of the 7th gen.

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Raven on 13 February 2014

Because 2m people bought it and maybe even just half of them liked it enough to maybe want to buy a sequel? It seems to have a fairly dedicated following of fans, and its not like 2m is a number to scoff at. Those are pretty solid sales for that kind of quirky game.

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trixiemafia86 on 13 February 2014

I think its even overtracked here based on news posted in these forums regarding the amount shipped.
I bought the first one on ps3 and regretted the purchase. I hated the soundtrack too. had to turn it mute while playing.

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