Platinum says it’s ‘proud’ of Bayonetta 3 and ‘wants to show it’

PlatinumGames has offered an update on Bayonetta 3 enhancement as the hold out proceeds for a public reveal, and instructed fans: “there’s no need to have to worry”.

The Nintendo-printed motion sequel was initially announced by way of a temporary teaser at The Sport Awards in December 2017, but nothing has been found of it because.

Previously this calendar year collection creator Hideki Kamiya appeared to tease a expose for the activity someday this year. But with three months of 2021 now remaining, he remained coy when questioned by VGC this 7 days about a probable exhibiting before Xmas.

He claimed: “It was additional of a not absolutely ‘something will come out this year’, but if there is a yr, then anything should really happen, ideal?

“If you don’t forget last time, I mentioned that even nevertheless everyone was inquiring about Bayonetta 3, it’s possible you should really convey to every person to fail to remember about it for a even though. I form of want to hold to that stance for now due to the fact ultimately, it is not our decision what to say and when to say it.”

PlatinumGames’ studio head Atsushi Inaba included: “There’s no want to stress. Do not fear about it at this time. Everything’s Okay.”

With nearly 4 decades having handed because Bayonetta 3’s 2017 announcement, Nintendo was compelled to insist in June that the sport is however in enhancement and earning great development.

Kamiya explained to VGC that the game’s progress team is as eager as its followers to demonstrate Bayonetta 3 publicly, but pressured that the final decision is up to publisher Nintendo.

“As a lot as every person is clamouring to see it, we are truly, genuinely waiting to release it way too,” he reported. “Everyone who is working on the undertaking is of system quite very pleased of what we’re executing and desires anyone to see what we’re executing.

“As considerably as enthusiasts are waiting around for it, we are waiting around for the day when we can show it. We want everybody to cheer us on as we run to the ultimate extend. We want to present it as well!”

Asked in 2019 if the prolonged silence bordering Bayonetta 3 was indicative of Platinum’s grand ambitions for it, studio head Atsushi Inaba told VGC: “Yes, it is likely to be a superior high-quality title and we’re placing our all into it,” Inaba reported. “That is what you are seeing [with the silence].”

Inaba beforehand uncovered that Platinum was making an attempt to move absent from “an orthodox enhancement process” with Bayonetta 3.

In addition to Bayonetta 3, Platinum is functioning on Challenge G.G., the action video game featuring a giant hero described as the “climax” to Kamiya’s superhero trilogy, subsequent Viewtiful Joe and The Wonderful 101.