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Bayonetta bewitches retail January 2010

By Matthew Peters, GameSpotPosted Jul 17, 2009 4:42 pm PT

Fantasy action title from director of Devil May Cry pushed to next year; Japanese markets still set for October 29 launch.

Although Japanese gamers are still set to receive the fantasy action title Bayonetta on October 29, Western players will now have to wait until the following year. Today, Sega announced that the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game won't hit North America and Europe until January 2010.

Guns. Because wands are, like, so 17th century.

"Bayonetta is an extremely important new IP for Sega and adds a new level of depth to our growing portfolio," said Mike Hayes, president and COO of Sega West. "As a result of market analysis, we have taken a publishing decision that January 2010 is the optimum release time in the western markets to maximize this exciting new title's potential."

The title is produced by Hideki Kamiya, the man behind the original Devil May Cry and the critically acclaimed Viewtiful Joe. As outlined in GameSpot's previous coverage, Bayonetta features over-the-top combat reminiscent of Kamiya's past creations, though he says the story is "completely original." When the game is released, players will take control of the titular character, a reborn witch who battles angels with guns equipped to her hands and feet.

92 Comments

  • BladeTrinity114

    Posted Jul 21, 2009 8:55 am PT

    Yeh they know that outside of Japan there are similar franchises that are more established. Knowing this they extend the release date. Pretty obvious.

  • nmc1987

    Posted Jul 20, 2009 3:38 pm PT

    jeez i really hope that wasnt actual game music.
    sounded worse then dynasty warriors ewwwwwwwww

  • jmartin1016

    Posted Jul 20, 2009 1:57 pm PT

    Hopefully more people will have some spending cash by then

  • Kravyn81

    Posted Jul 20, 2009 10:29 am PT

    "As a result of market analysis, we have taken a publishing decision that January 2010 is the optimum release time in the western markets to maximize this exciting new title's potential."

    Translation: We've seen what is planned from the other studios for this holiday season and we don't have much confidence that our brand new IP will be able to succeed when next to other more successfully established IPs.

  • LosDaddie

    Posted Jul 20, 2009 6:53 am PT

    Makes sense. The game probably needed more time

  • McGregor

    Posted Jul 20, 2009 6:52 am PT

    I agree with extending the launch date. It's pretty popular for people to give gift cards for the holiday season and that means people picking out the titles they want. This might not necessarily be a game mom buys for a 17-18 year old kid. They, of course, can choose to get it on their own and after the holiday rush feel inclined to spend a little on themselves.

    edit: on top of that, i loved the devil may cry series, so it's safe to say i'm excited for this title to come out!

  • cockneyscouse

    Posted Jul 20, 2009 1:46 am PT

    Is good news for me. There always far too many really good titles released in the Autumn, leading up to Christmas. I just wish more publishers would break the release dates up more throughout the year. I'm really really looking forward to this game and so want it to do well. If it had it's original release it could have easily got lost amongst the big name Christmas releases.

  • Kfoss

    Posted Jul 20, 2009 12:29 am PT

    well if it means a better product im all for it..i have high hope for this game

  • LorenaLarue

    Posted Jul 20, 2009 12:27 am PT

    Yeah, gotta have time for localisation.

  • EvrenDawn

    Posted Jul 19, 2009 11:43 pm PT

    I was hoping that this would come out while I'm at school so I could decide weather to buy it or not over break. But, what the hell man? Don't tell me they really need three more months to get it to the US. It seems like it would at least schedule it for a holiday release rather than January.

  • Sonic_P

    Posted Jul 19, 2009 11:38 pm PT

    At least thy should release a demo at September or October!

  • Gunner-X

    Posted Jul 19, 2009 7:18 pm PT

    Same guy who did the original DMC you say? I have to get this...

  • goez3000

    Posted Jul 19, 2009 4:42 pm PT

    who else thinks bayonetta looks like palin?

  • werruraz

    Posted Jul 19, 2009 2:03 pm PT

    Fission Mailed

  • Spryt

    Posted Jul 19, 2009 1:23 pm PT

    In my personal opinion this is the worst character design I have ever seen. What where they thinking?

  • liam82517

    Posted Jul 19, 2009 12:43 pm PT

    looks horrible!!!!

  • black_knight402

    Posted Jul 19, 2009 11:05 am PT

    DMC all over again just with new combats and enemies with a linear path.

  • eden9914

    Posted Jul 19, 2009 8:01 am PT

    ok lets see from september till march:tekken6,uncharted 2,ninja gaiden sigma 2,marvel ultimate alliance2,god of war 3,final fantasy 13 and some other i can't remember plus that i own a wii and also there are 6-7 titles i want for the same period...aaaa and here comes bayonetta for january....
    it will be a tough year...

  • Shinkada

    Posted Jul 19, 2009 7:49 am PT

    Like DMC4, this will probably just be a one-off play... A rental. Not like DMC3's huge amount of replay value thanks to weapon variety.

    Anyway, I'm really sick of this release date **** that Japan's been doing lately. The West has put huge efforts into global release dates, while most games from Japanese companies, for seemingly no reason, take forever to get here. Tales of Vespera wasn't released in Europe until ELEVEN MONTHS after its Japanese release. Monster Hunter 3 is being released in America almost a full year after its Japanese counterpart, and an EU date still isn't set.

    Seriously, it's just completely pathetic, and inexcusable beyond words. They think it being released two to three months later will ENCOURAGE me to buy it? Wrong. Just like Vesperia, I'll have already gotten curious, seen most of it played on Youtube, realized it was a 6/10 at best and then just not bought it.

    This is what we get for gaming going casual. People who just see a hot girl on the cover and buy it without any idea of whether the game is any good make up most of the market now.

    EDIT: Are people not even reading this news? The game ISN'T CHANGING despite the delay. Japan's still getting it in October. They're just delaying it in the West to 'maximize sales'.

  • GN-00Raiser

    Posted Jul 19, 2009 6:10 am PT

    This makes DMC look bad. Hopefully the trailer is a good representation of the game.

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