As this year’s E3 had come and gone, news circulating the long-awaitedBayonetta 3once again remains locked behind the closed doors of Nintendo, and for good reason.Since its announcement four years ago in 2017, the third title in the adventures of the umbra witch herself has been a highly anticipated title for fans of the decade-old series.
Throughout the years followingBayonetta 3’sannouncement, the tension between its fans and developer Platinum Games, specifically Hideki Kamiya, increased as both Platinum and Nintendo had promised fans that the game’s development was running smoothly. During Nintendo’s E3 presentation, the lack ofBayonettanews was confused with the game’s progress hitting a sour note, a misconception that Nintendo was quick to remedy during an official announcement of its development.
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Nintendo recently held an interview with GameStop following the aftermath of Nintendo’s E3 presentation, a showcase that many fans considered to bethe best part of this year’s E3. One of the final questions asked to Nintendo’s Bill Trinen and Nate Bihldorff were the whereabouts ofBayonetta 3, in which Bihldorff replied that the game was very much alive. Trinen followed up his answer a step further, confidently stating that the game’s development was “progressing well.”
In conclusion to the original question, Trinen had stated the reasoning behind the lack of information involvingBayonetta 3is because Nintendo would like to show titles when “the developers are ready to show them,” and to stay tuned for more information following E3. This echoesdirector Hideki Kamiya’s earlier statements, citing his frustrations with fans assuming that the lack ofBayonettanews means that the game is “dead,” when such a statement is hurtful to the developers who put in the time and effort to create such a title.
Coincidentally, another Nintendo title that many fans thought wasill-forgotten and scrapped wasMetroid Dread, a game that has been in development for over 16 years following a name drop in 2005. Originally a planned sequel to 2002’sMetroid Fusion, the progress ofDreadhas been kept under wraps, leading fans to believe their franchise was neglected, making the announcement of the long-awaitedMetroidsequel a well-received surprise.
While fans may understandably grow tired of the same “song and dance,” it is important to remember that the development of anticipated AAA titles is nothing short of stressful to the developers who wish to make their product the best it can be. Whileactual news involvingBayonetta 3is still coming soon, there is still hope for many fans that the finished product will be well worth the wait, as the previous titles were in the series.
