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Bayonetta 2 has been heavily rumoured, but according to Platinum Games producer Atsushi Inaba there’s never been anything official about the title come out of the studio.
That doesn’t mean it’s not possible we’ll see the long-haired witch return in a sequel at some point down the line, though.
“When we first set out and created Platinum Games as a company we had nothing,” explained Inaba. “We started from zero. We didn’t have any characters, IPs or brand that we could capitalise on. So creating new IPs was something of a necessity for us and everyone in Platinum Games did enjoy creating new experience and new IPs so that’s something we would like to continue as well.
“But once you’ve created a couple of new IPs it’s really a collaborative process between developer and fans and we should be really grateful if fans like our game or universe and they want us to make sequels. So we don’t totally, we’re not totally against creating sequels. We’ll probably continue adventuring into new genre and new IPs but at one point we might do sequels if there is a demand.”
Quizzed specifically on Bayonetta 2, Inaba added: “I’m not sure if I’ve said anything about Bayonetta 2 but we are aware that there were some rumours about it in the industry.
“But again as a general rule as I just said we should be really grateful if there is a demand from the users. And although we can’t say anything about it specifically we don’t totally reject the idea for sequels in the future.”
Bayonetta was released early in 2010 and sold over a million copies worldwide.
Given its middling success and strong reviews we can’t imagine Platinum will turn its back on Bayonetta, so expect to see a sequel at some point down the line.
In contrast to Inaba’s comments, shortly after the game’s release Platinum Games director Hideki Kamiya said: “We obviously have love for the work we have created, so I don’t see anything wrong with Bayonetta 2. Personally, I’d like to approach the world of Bayonetta from a different angle, in the form of a spin-off.”
