Hideki Kamiya, PlatinumGames designer, supervisor, writer and director, recently commented on the state of the studio’s next title, Bayonetta 3. Speaking to Hamster CEO Satoshi Hamada, during a new Arcade Archives broadcast, Kamiya said the studio hopes to give an update on the title sometime this year. [Thanks, Nintendo Everything!]
Kamiya also clarified that there was not much he could talk about. Along these lines, he stated that he was working on some other unannounced projects as well, before acknowledging that he was not sure if he was allowed to mention the existence of projects in progress, but not announced in the first place.
Most ads about Bayonetta 3 centered on the fact that it is still in development. In May 2020, Kamiya answered a question about whether or not he was “bored” to be asked about the potential cancellation of the game, saying that people who have this kind of concern should, “… throw them out the window. immediately because we’re still working on it and it hasn’t been canceled in any way. ”Kamiya also told Famitsu that development was” progressing smoothly “. In terms of what fans can expect from the game, Kamiya explained that there is a lot of information hidden in the game’s teaser trailer. We also know that the design process for Bayonetta 3 it was different from the process used for the first two games.
Bayonetta 3 was first announced as an exclusive Nintendo Switch during the 2017 Game Awards. The original version of its predecessor Bayonetta 2, released as exclusive to the Nintendo Wii U and eventually also available on the Switch. The protagonist of the series recently appeared as the playable character Wonder-Bayonetta in The Wonderful 101 Remastered.