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Platfrom holder Nintendo believes The Wonderful 101 can draw in new fans to Wii U. The firm hopes to reignite excitement behind its ailing console with a mixture of new titles supported by Nintendo’s franchises. The Wonderful 101 is developed by Platinum Games and has received positive previews from the …
Read More »Platinum praises ‘perfectionists’ Nintendo over Bayonetta 2 partnership
Nintendo has been praised by new partner Platinum games over its partnership to bring Bayonetta 2 to Wii U. Working with Nintendo, one thing that comes out of that is that we’re not able to cover up weaknesses in the core gameplay by making the graphics prettier or adding cutscenes, …
Read More »Bayonetta 2 to star in next Nintendo Direct
Big news about the game that many Wii U owners have been frantically waiting for could be nearly upon us. The creator of cult franchise Bayonetta, Hideki Kamiya, has said on Twitter that those waiting for more information about Bayonetta 2 should check out Nintendo’s upcoming Nintendo Direct, currently scheduled …
Read More »Platinum linked to Darksiders acquisition
The executive director of Platinum Games has said he would love to buy the Darksiders IP from THQ. The Vigil Games-developed IP is currently still up for grabs after no companies made a bid for the studio or franchise in yesterday’s THQ auction. Taking toTwitter, as spotted byPolygon, Atsushi Inaba …
Read More »Platinum labels PS3’s Bayonetta as its "biggest failure"
Bayonetta is a modern Japanese classic. As long as you played it on Xbox 360. The PS3 version – a port of the Xbox 360 code – was handled by an in-house team at publisher Sega. The result was a release dogged by framerate and control issues. The biggest failure …
Read More »Without Nintendo, Bayonetta 2 would be dead in the water
The idea that Nintendo has blocked the release of Bayonetta 2 on rival platforms is inaccurate. Indeed, it transpires that without the partnership of Nintendo, Platinum Games would not have been able to greenlight the project at all. "WouldBayonetta 2not exist without Nintendo? The answer is yes," Platinum’s executive director …
Read More »Anarchy Reigns stumbles as Vita sales half
Platinum Games’ Anarchy Reigns managed only eighth place in its first week in the Japanese software charts. It sold 21,199 units on PS3 and an additional 4,170 on Xbox 360, Andriasang reports. Interestingly, Western-made debutant Ghost Recon: Future Soldier faired better, claiming seventh place with sales of 23,021 units. Pokemon …
Read More »Sega delays Anarchy Reigns (again) and Platinum isn’t happy (again)
Anarchy Reigns has been delayed for a second time by publisher Sega. The Platinum Games developed action title will now be released (along with every other game in the world, it seems) in Q1 2013. The delay only applies to Europe and the US. Sega said that the decision came …
Read More »Sega delays "finished" Anarchy Reigns in the West
Developer Platinum Games has said that publisher Sega has delayed Anarchy Reigns in Europe and North America – despite the fact that the game is finished. The date for the game has been changed to TBC even though, in Platinum’s words our work on the game is finished, localized, and …
Read More »Bayonetta dev reignites sequel hopes
Consumers who were left disappointed by the apparent news of the cancellation of Bayonetta 2 have been thrown a lifeline by the first game’s creator. Spong yesterday reported that progress on the apparent Platinum Games sequel was halted” as a result of Sega’s ongoing restructuring, which has to date lead …
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