User blog comment:Mysterious Destiny/Bayonetta 1 Receiving WiiU Port?/@comment-15378791-20130829192541/@comment-11584687-20130829223117

[facepalm] Oh brother, not this "n1ntnd0 sux 4 takng bayneta from s0ny nd m1cr0$0ft" shit again.

I don't know how many times I've had to tell people this, but: Bayonetta 2 is a WiiU exclusive because Nintendo were the only ones interested in taking the project off Sega's hands. Sega cancelled the series because they hate Platinum's guts, and were also going through a financial crisis at the time, so Platinum had to pitch the game to other companies. This includes Sony and Micro$oft. I repeat: Sony and Micro$oft. The only company who was remotely interested was Nintendo.

When Nintendo agreed to publish The Wonderful 101, they also told Platinum that they'd fund Bayonetta 2 as well, because Nintendo was in need of a new M-rated series ever since Rare and Silicon Knights got bought out by Micro$oft (not a single M-rated game on the Wii was published by Nintendo. Before Bayonetta 2, the last M-rated game Nintendo ever published was the Gamecube remake of Metal Gear Solid, which was a joint effort between them, Konami, and Silicon Knights), and because they wanted an exclusive that would sell "hardcore" gamers on the console.

Even though Sega still owns some of the rights, Bayonetta is a Nintendo series now, and it's gonna stay that way. She's one of the Nintendo heroes now, and she's never going back to Sony or Microsoft consoles. You're just gonna have to grow up and realise that.