Bayonetta jumps to January 2010, hits Japan October 29

by Randy Nelson { Jul 17th 2009 at 1:52PM }

Following on the less fashionable (and deadly) heels of games such as BioShock 2 and Singularity, Sega's Bayonetta and its bespectacled title character have slid -- gracefully, we'd imagine -- into 2010 for the US and Europe; January '10, to be precise. Sega West president and COO Mike Hayes has commented, "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."

Surely this has nothing to do with the prospect of going up again the "biggest entertainment launch of all time."

It was announced in April that Bayonetta would see a simultaneous worldwide release in the fall of this year. Now only Japan will be getting it before the year is out. It hits in developer Platinum Games' home territory on October 29.

Early 2010 -- it's the new Holiday 2009!

Tags: action, bayonetta, delays, hideki-kamiya, platinum-games, release-date, sega

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

AsherR @ Jul 17th 2009 2:00PM

ARGH! I wanted to suplex a dragon... ;_;

Paul @ Jul 17th 2009 2:22PM

guaranteed that half of these games getting pushed back to early 2010 get pushed back to fall 2010.

happens every year...

I don't think they ever had any intention of releasing this game this year.

DeepFriedSushi @ Jul 17th 2009 5:16PM

sega just doesnt want a repeat of what happen with valkryria chronicles.

DeepFriedSushi @ Jul 17th 2009 5:18PM

sega doesnt want a repeat of what happend with valkyria chronicles.

Kill a mans jiro @ Jul 17th 2009 2:01PM

Honestly not surprised, and tbh, this would probs get overshadowed by other releases on xbox and ps3 so early 2010 isnt that that bad i guess

DeluvianKing @ Jul 17th 2009 3:20PM

Yea, since there's nothing coming out early 2010 to worry about. -_-

ZenGaijin @ Jul 17th 2009 2:01PM

I was really hoping to play this this year. Oh well, hopefully the can make this game that much better with a little extra time. I also hope this keeps me playing longer than DMC4 did.

Manly Mcbeefington (Mr. ESC) @ Jul 17th 2009 2:14PM

Is it just me or DMC4 was really boring?

You need to play the game several times to complete it and when you make us repeat the same levels twice in the same playthrough not to mention the boss levels 3 times, it was just boring especially if you wanted to get S on all levels that adds even more repetition.

tmacairjordan87 (aka Mr. Negativity) @ Jul 17th 2009 2:03PM

They needed more time to get Sarah Palin in there to do the voiceover and mo-cap now that she has lots of free time.

Also, http://img527.imageshack.us/i/1223496616694gx4.jpg/

I don't know why, but that cracks me up.

Or Is It Robert Loggia? @ Jul 17th 2009 2:04PM

I really want to see Sarah Palin suplex a dragon.

WINterfang @ Jul 17th 2009 2:14PM

I saw her once suplexing a moose, it was the greatest day of my life.

Frank @ Jul 18th 2009 1:29AM

That must explain why she resigned. Wearing that frumpy business suit all the time was way too...restricting.

Metoo @ Jul 17th 2009 2:06PM

Every other developer is afraid of Call of Duty MW2!

Jinsenken @ Jul 17th 2009 2:07PM

Well it's official.

Modern Warfare 2 will be occupying 100% of my gaming time this Winter.

Sly @ Jul 17th 2009 5:41PM

same.

Wiizer (Michael Pachter MUST DIE.. Professionally) @ Jul 17th 2009 2:08PM

Okay, so what IS being released around the sam timeframe as MW2?

Because, we need to write a letter to warn them.

Snowblind @ Jul 17th 2009 2:14PM

ODST and Dragon Age are the biggest ones I can think of.
Personally, I'll be getting both of them over MW2, especially because of it's £55 price tag in the UK.

Manly Mcbeefington (Mr. ESC) @ Jul 17th 2009 2:15PM

I'll pick ODST because honestly I need a new controller.It should be cheaper that way it could be the Wii play of the X360,I'm not saying the game is going to be bad but they could sell even more units that way.

Ballistic H @ Jul 17th 2009 2:20PM

I'm sorry but ODST is just an immature game. Have you look at how these ODST talk? They sounded like 12 year old kids joking around in a warzone.

WINterfang @ Jul 17th 2009 2:24PM

Halo isn't a realistic game and it doesn't try to be, it's only the great story ever told.

Mana37 @ Jul 17th 2009 2:53PM

lol, you kids and your ODST.

WINterfang @ Jul 17th 2009 3:00PM

Hey I'm just quoting the fandom =D.

Mr Khan is over 9000 @ Jul 17th 2009 5:03PM

ODST is in late September, though. Plenty of time to get out of the way.

I would bet that New Super Mario Bros. Wii is going to wind up right in the same area, the first half of november. I'd be willing to bet that it'll hit either the week before, or the same week.

Kdiggy @ Jul 17th 2009 5:12PM

Demon's Souls is getting my money, while I spit in the general direction of Activision.

Sly @ Jul 17th 2009 5:41PM

mario won't really be competing with MW2 then, since MW2 isn't on wii.

Manly Mcbeefington (Mr. ESC) @ Jul 17th 2009 2:09PM

2010 is going to be a packed year but the rest of 2009 is looking kind of lame.

At this rate the only contestants for GOTY are going to be MW2 and Uncharted 2.

Paul @ Jul 17th 2009 2:29PM

let's be honest those two games were the only two that were going to be considered for game of the year anyhow.

Certified Ninjician @ Jul 17th 2009 3:41PM

"Early 2010 -- it's the new Holiday 2009!"

I totally agree...2010 is going to have a boatload of games...and I expect that very soon others will follow...Uncharted 2...Brutal Legend...Batman..Assasins Creed 2...& FF13 will most likely fall into H2 2010...

H2 2009 is looking pretty weak...

WINterfang @ Jul 17th 2009 2:13PM

no,no,no,godammit,no,no,NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

Richard 2.5 @ Jul 17th 2009 2:17PM

"Surely this has nothing to do with the prospect of going up again the "biggest entertainment launch of all time."

Kinda pointless to try and make a snide comment like this when they outright admitted it by saying "as a result of market analysis."

WINterfang @ Jul 17th 2009 2:19PM

I don't blame them, but SEGA did hired Clobertium games on their own risk. ( games don't sell)

Dr. Stabbingworth @ Jul 17th 2009 2:18PM

Love those 1911s. That Kimber is a thing of beauty.

pquarme @ Jul 17th 2009 2:19PM

this year will be crazy
modern warfare 2 beatles band ghero 5 many more damn (start saving money now)

Hydrophobicfish @ Jul 17th 2009 2:25PM

That's a tiny guy standing on her gun like that!

yokel @ Jul 17th 2009 2:25PM

This isn't going to do very well.

tenor77 @ Jul 17th 2009 2:38PM

You say, I only kill what I want to.....

hector88 @ Jul 17th 2009 2:41PM

well looks like I'll be importing this one then.

boltu222 @ Jul 17th 2009 4:57PM

you and me both thank god for a region free console.

if this was really planned as a worldwide release that should mean the Japanese version will most likely include an English text option.

Doomtrain @ Jul 17th 2009 3:12PM

Unless it also gets pushed back like everything else, at least I'll have Demon's Souls to keep me preoccupied until the great RPG mash-up of 1st quarter 2010. Please, Atlus, don't push Demon's Souls back! I'm begging you. Out of every other game that is(was) coming out this year, I've been looking forward to that game the most. Please! Please! Pleeaassee!!

BTW, what's up with just about every major fighting franchise releasing this year? I know it's a bit off topic, but I'm just curious. King of Fighters XII, Street Fighter 4, BlazBlue(spiritual successor to Guilty Gear), MVC2, Tekken 6(maybe), ect.

Old_Snake @ Jul 17th 2009 3:13PM

Disappointing for me since I was looking forward to the title, but at least it's not a huge push back, only about 3 months isn't too bad

nriveraexpress @ Jul 17th 2009 3:22PM

wtf! if every body does this then we are just trading a crowded fall 09 for a crowded early 2010 it really defeats the purpose, damn! i was looking foward to this, icing on the shit cake that its still coming out early for japan.

Petebot330 @ Jul 17th 2009 3:26PM

Well, that still leaves Halo ODST, Uncharted 2, Left 4 Dead 2, Alpha Protocol, Dragon Age, and Brutal Legend (and yes, MW2). Cool.

Chris D.(PSN: Aggie_CEO | XBL:The Aggie CEO | Steam: Aggie_CEO @ Jul 17th 2009 4:01PM

at least they can gain more sales by not being over ran by the likes of MW2 and Uncharted 2

ryan_gliebe @ Jul 17th 2009 5:13PM

It's probably for the better. Taking on the likes of Modern Warfare 2, Brutal Legend and Assassin's Creed 2 would be quite devastating... what with the latter two being quite similar third person action/adventure games, one a new IP sure, but the other an established series. Meanwhile, Modern Warfare 2 is... well... Modern Warfare 2, and that's enough, lol.