Bayonetta Delayed Until 2010

[Logan Westbrook]

Bayonetta Delayed Until 2010

Sega's new action game Bayonetta has been pushed back until the beginning of next year in the US.

Given that Sarah Palin Vs. Heaven is a title that is unlikely to ever get made, Bayonetta is gamers' best, and possibly only, chance for a game featuring a gun-toting, bespectacled lady fighting angels, but if you had any hope of playing it this Fall, think again, as Sega has pushed back its release in the West to the beginning of next year.

"Bayonetta is an extremely important new IP for SEGA and adds a new level of depth to our growing portfolio," said Sega West president and COO Mike Hayes in a statement. "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."

In other words, Sega doesn't want to go toe-to-toe with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Guitar Hero and Tekken 6. Can't say that I blame them really.

Source: Gamasutra [http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=24480]


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[DiamondJim]

SEGA meeting: "Holy. Shit. Guys, there is way, way too much awesome shit coming down the tube. We gotta hold off to release something that might be decent. Get the dev team going on the next Sonic game 'till then!"

 

[TheLastCylon]

Meh, I wasn't really hyped for the game anyway.

 

[Casual Shinji]

I was REALY looking forward to this game. Yeah the main character looks a bit off, but seeing this game in motion is like watching LIQUID DYNAMITE. It seems every developer is scared shitless of Modern Warfare 2

 

[johnman]

Bayonetta.. I,ve heard of it but have no interest what-so-ever

 

[walls of cetepedes]

My friend will be pissed.

 

[Nitpicker of the Wastes]

I can smell the stink of Duke Nukem Forever from here.

 

[Scrythe]

SEGA meeting: "Holy. Shit. Guys, there is way, way too much awesome shit coming down the tube. We gotta hold off to release something that might be decent. Get the dev team going on the next Sonic game 'till then!"

I bet this is exactly how that went.

If Capcom were releasing another Devil May Cry, Bayonetta would probably never even see the light of day.

 

[Legion]

I'm more bothered about Bioshock 2 being pushed back to be honest. This game (from the video I saw) just looked like Devil May Cry with a female character who has a bizarre accent.

 

[Halfbreed13]

I'm more bothered about Bioshock 2 being pushed back to be honest. This game (from the video I saw) just looked like Devil May Cry with a female character who has a bizarre accent.

This, but add in Singularity.
Alot of things are being pushed back >.<

 

[bjj hero]

Does anyone honestly plan to buy this? Its like ninja gaiden/Devil may Cry/Onimusha/generic, cookie cutter action title for over weight perverts who've never left their parents basements.

 

[bjj hero]

I can imagine the development meeting.

"I loved ninja gaiden but I always felt like it needed more... more... what was it?

Oh yeah, tits."

 

[Random Argument Man]

Is it me or many developpers are afraid of Modern Warfare 2?

 

[Nitpicker of the Wastes]

Is it me or many developpers are afraid of Modern Warfare 2?

A better question would be "Who ISN'T afraid of Modern Warfare 2?" And nary a hand would raise.

 

[Mstrswrd]

To be fair, a lot of games have gotten delayed. I don't remember which, but it's like every other day it's "This game delayed," and then "That game delayed."

 

[ThaBenMan]

Oh no....?

Honestly, I couldn't care less.

 

[Hexador]

Kind of a foolish idea in my opinion. If you push it back past christmas one would think it would see less sales because people are still recovering from spending on gifts for the holidays. I'm no market analyst though so what do I know.

 

[Credge]

This is the third game I've heard doing this because of competitor pressure. And every time I hear of a developer do it I think that they're idiots.

But this game just doesn't look good at all.