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Bayonetta 3 Rated by ESRB and PEGI

Bayonetta 3 Rated by ESRB and PEGI - News

by William D'Angelo , posted on 12 July 2022 / 3,410 Views

Platinum Games' Bayonetta 3 might not be too far off from release as the game has been rated by the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) in the US and the Pan European Game Information board (PEGI) in Europe.

The US Nintendo eShop for the game lists an M rating by the ESRB for "violence, blood and gore, partial nudity, strong language, and in-game purchases." The UK Nintendo eShop reveals the game has been given an 18 rating by PEGI.

The ratings were spotted by Twitter user The_Marmalade.

Bayonetta 3 was announced in 2017 and little was heard about the game until September 2021 when the first gameplay video released. The game is scheduled to release for the Nintendo Switch in 2022.

A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can contact the author on Twitter @TrunksWD.


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SanAndreasX (on 12 July 2022)

Pleas don't toy with my emotions here, VGChartz.

Seriously, hoping like crazy that Bayo 3 is finally around the corner.

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G2ThaUNiT SanAndreasX (on 13 July 2022)

October 28th :)

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JWeinCom (on 12 July 2022)

My body is ready.

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Doctor_MG (on 12 July 2022)

Let's hope for a Nintendo direct soon!

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TheTitaniumNub (on 13 July 2022)

Getting closer and closer to my most anticipated game of 2022... Exciting stuff!!

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KLAMarine (on 12 July 2022)

M was expected.

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Jizz_Beard_thePirate (on 12 July 2022)

Omg it's happening! Day 1!

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KratosLives (on 14 July 2022)

Will it coincide with the new nintendo launch?

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Kakadu18 (on 14 July 2022)

It's PEGI 16 not 18.

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kenjab (on 13 July 2022)

Release date just announced, Oct 28!

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Spike0503 (on 12 July 2022)

Good to hear. Is Bayonetta a Nintendo IP at this point? Or does Platinum Games still have the rights?

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deerox Spike0503 (on 12 July 2022)

Sega owns the Bayonetta IP.

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Spike0503 deerox (on 12 July 2022)

How interesting! Thanks for clarifying. So even though Bayonetta 3 is being developed by Platinum and published by Nintendo, Sega must be getting a cut of the profits right?

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deerox Spike0503 (on 12 July 2022)

Probably. Otherwise there wouldn't be any reason for them to license out their IP.

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Shatts Spike0503 (on 12 July 2022)

I'm assuming it's a contract where Nintendo funds the project to Platinum, Sega gets the license fee, and Nintendo gets the sales. But keep in mind, there are usually supervisors from Nintendo for their 2nd party games so it's not like Platinum is the only one developing it.

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Leynos (on 12 July 2022)

RELEASE DATE PLEASE!

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G2ThaUNiT Leynos (on 13 July 2022)

October 28th :)

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KratosLives (on 12 July 2022)

I'll wait for the next nintendo console before I pick this up

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Drakrami (on 12 July 2022)
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