I remember that statement but I also remember last year (or maybe two years ago) they also said that they can't keep making games that don't make profit and that they'll focus on AAA games (so more Uncharted and less Sly Cooper). 

That's on a far larger userbase, though I say that a lot of those weren't exactly the target demographic.

The fact that bayonetta 1+2 managed to sell 450k bar digital is amazing, I must say, considering how niche it is.

But Other M didn´t outsold Fusion, Super Metroid or any of the MEtroid Primes even when it was released on the Wii, the Fire Emblem and Kirby Wii games are not the best selling entries in their franchises either.

Other M and FE: Radiant Dawn weren't exactly received as well, though. Radiant Dawn, however, is about as hard to find nowadays as Xenoblade.

Besides, Bayonetta 2 was a sequel to a game on an entirely different set of platforms, and whose audience damn well wasn't going to bother with the Wii U to begin with.

It probably won't...

It surely would deserve this 1 million, but it will probably sell 700k lifetime at best.

Actually, Nintendo approached Platinum games about it and offered to publish it if they got exclusive rights. Platinum did not approach Nintendo. 

Why do you think Bayo 2 will hit 1m?

I think we'll see this game hitting a million by the end up 2015.  If there is no bayo 2 or it doesn't come out until after 2017 or later i think we'll see this game outsell the original bayonetta on PS3 and dwarf the sales of the 360 version.

May be wishfull thinking but would love to see a bundle next Christmas together with The Devil's Third and possibly Zombi U.

I looked it up, ur right Nintendo did approach them but it was after multiple publishers had already turned down the project, so my point still stands.