Nintendo Execs Say Bayonetta 3 is 'Progressing Well' - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 01 July 2021 / 2,171 Views
Nintendo of America's senior product marketing manager Bill Trinen and senior director of localisation Nate Bihldorff in an interview with GameSpot was asked about Platinum Games' Bayonetta 3, which was a no show during the E3 2021 Nintendo Direct.
"It definitely still exists, I can confirm it," Bihldorff said when asked about Bayonetta 3.
Trinen added "I will even go one further and say not only does it exist, but it's progressing well.
"We like to show things when we are ready to show them. And certainly we like to show things when I think the developer’s ready to show them. So we didn’t have it at E3, but stay tuned."
Bayonetta 3 was announced at The Game Awards in 2017, but haven't seen anything from it since its initial announcement.
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If I had a dollar for every time Nintendo/Platinum have said this without showing anything I could've funded the game myself
I wouldn't exactly say +3 years after its teaser is 'progressing well', but my backlog isn't complaining.
I'm convinced the game was still in pre-production when the announcement trailer was made and more work had gone into making the trailer than the actual game at that point lol similar to what they did with Metroid Prime 4. I still can't wait to see what they have in store for us!
Definitely. The project got as far as platinum agreeing to make it when it was announced. Although I'm still surprised it's taking so long to make. They do have a lot of other projects though.
Nice to hear. Cant wait to see it.
Just like Pikmin 4 in 2015 or Metroid Dread on DS in 2007. So either it will never come out or I have to wait 15 years.
Then where is it?
In development at Platinum's HQ.
Perhaps next year we actually get to see a snippet of Bayonetta 3 gameplay
Looking forward to it!
Next year is already filled with Zelda and Splatoon. Metroid Prime 4 and Bayonetta 3 could be released 2023.
I can see Zelda as a holiday 2023 release and Metroid as a holiday 2024 release those two will be the major first party BIG titles of each year. Bayonetta can come between both, maybe in summer or spring 2023.
Zelda has already been in development for 3.5 years so I'm pretty sure it'll come out next year.
They did say "aiming for" 2022 for Zelda. So it's possible it will slip into 2023. But if that's the case, it won't be holiday. I'd guess march.
March 2023 is the latest I expect.
Unless there are major development issues, I definitely expect it to release in 2022.
Nintendo never hits their release windows. So, "aiming for 2022" means there is no chance it comes out until 2023 or later.
Even if they were at 50% on time, never is an incorrect blanket statement. Some bigger games slip like zelda or smash bros, but even those aren't delayed a majority of the time.
Obviously "never" is hyperbole. But, it is a fact that Nintendo is notorious for missing launch windows. It's different when they rrlease a fixed date. But, loose windows like the one mentioned in this case are almost always missed.
The game's been in full development for 3.5 years and it's using the same engine and a lot of recycled assets. I can't see it taking longer than 5 years, which would be the end of 2022. I actually think it might have come out this year if it weren't for the pandemic.
A progress bar would fix this they wouldn't even need to worry about the extra expense of making it being able to move.
Talk is cheap.
There's a lot of good games coming out, but Bayo 3 is THE game that I truly truly want to play.
I like how this gets a pass on it's long dev cycle.
