Why Nintendo saved Bayonetta

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Nintendo games are usually family-friendly, but Bayonetta is a different story! The mature game series stands in complete contrast to games like Mario, Zelda, Splatoon and more. So why did Nintendo publish and fund Bayonetta 2 and 3 - why has Bayonetta become so closely tied with Nintendo? PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs MERCH - https://teespring.com/stores/thomas-game-docs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs SOURCES Bayonetta 1 https://web.archive.org/web/20080624090918/http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=18673 (Four game deal) https://web.archive.org/web/20090924215021/http://platinumgames.com/2009/09/18/fall-harvest/ (Ported by SEGA to PS3) https://www.polygon.com/features/2013/4/16/4214960/tatsuya-minami-platinum-games#pgh/34/4779 (Bayo 1 didn’t sell what studio president aimed for) Bayonetta 2 https://web.archive.org/web/20180213171345/https://twitter.com/i/moments/963271450370236416 (Hideki Kamiya talks about the funding/publishing situation of Bayonetta 1, 2 and 3) https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2012/06/28/sega-europe-restructures-closes-offices.aspx (SEGA focuses on only core IP; cancels other games) https://www.polygon.com/gaming/2012/9/22/3371474/bayonetta-2-would-not-exist-without-nintendo-platinum-games-wii-u (Bayo 2 wouldn’t exist without Nintendo) https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2012/09/14/sega-consulting-on-bayonetta-2.aspx (SEGA consulting on Bayo 2) https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2012/09/13/the-witch-is-back-bayonetta-2-is-a-wii-u-exclusive.aspx (Reggie announces Bayo 2 for Wii U) http://nintendotoday.com/nintendo-partners-with-playboy-to-promote-bayonetta-2/ (Bayo 2 US ad campaign) Bayonetta Nintendo Costumes https://www.platinumgames.co.jp/dev-bayonetta2/article/708 (Platinum designer talks about costumes) https://www.siliconera.com/platinum-games-designed-bayonetta-2s-nintendo-costumes/ (translation of article above) https://nintendoeverything.com/bayonetta-creator-says-nintendo-never-asked-to-make-the-series-less-risque/ (Hideki Kamiya talks about Nintnedo’s lack of influence over Bayonetta maturity) Bayonetta Sales https://www.gamespot.com/articles/despite-glowing-bayonetta-2-reviews-sales-in-japan/1100-6422548/ (Bayonetta 2 very low sales) https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2018/04/the_switch_port_of_bayonetta_2_has_outsold_its_sister_version_on_wii_u (Bayonetta 2 sales on Switch)