Nintendo’s announcement ofBayonetta 2as a 2nd party Wii U exclusivewas a big deal last year. Some fans immediatelyexploded with rage, demanding that the game also be brought to the PS3 instead. Now it seems those roles have reversed, although in a much more pleasant way. . Fans of the original game, (including it’s director Hideki Kamiya), are asking for Bayonetta’s first adventure to head over to the Wii U.
Kamiya, famous for his twitter acumen, recently let his followers know that if Nintendo decided to give them the green light, Platinum could portBayonettato the Wii U beforeBayonetta 2is released next year. He went on to say “For people who haven’t played Bayo1 yet but want to play Bayo2, I think it’s a good idea to release Bayo1 before Bayo2. I hope that’ll happen”. That was enough for someambitious dreamers over at NeoGafto start “Operation Dead Angels” — a group dedicated to making enough noise for Nintendo to bringBayonettato the Wii U, complete with list of applicable twitter accounts and Miiverse posts to apply to the cause.
Nintendo and Xseed never opened up about exactly how much Operation Rainfall influenced their decisions to localizeXenoblade,The Last Story, andPandora’s Tower, but seeing as all three games eventually made it to the US, we can guess that it didn’t hurt. It would be interesting to see if a big fan campaign forBayonettaon Wii U would carry any weight. Xbox 360-to-Wii U ports are reportedly fairly inexpensive to put out, and hileBayonettasold well enough on the PS3/360, it’s fair to guess that there are plenty of Wii U owners that would be willing to pick the game up. Throw in some bonus features and a budget price and you have a release that’s sure to bring in Bayonetta fans new and old. Make Captain Falcon playable, complete with Bayonetta-style sexy animations and half-nakedness and I’d be happy to double dip.
