It doesn't help that Bayonetta 2 scored 10/10 or received the best scores of the year from most publications, but somehow still didn't manage to win Game of the Year. This is a problem too, even when Nintendo is able to get a AAA Exclusive it is still pushed aside for titles on the Sony or Microsoft consoles even when their reviews/metacritics outscore the Sony/Microsoft titles. I'm sure plenty of non-Wii U owners, especially those who aren't gamers who go to websites and forums daily, have already forgot about the existence of Bayonetta 2, buried under Dragon Age, Far Cry, and Call of Duty.
For a game that got 10/10 at a lot of publications, it didn't get that much coverage.