They’ll go multiplatform only if Nintendo allows it
Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edgeisgoing multi-platform, and no one’s all that bothered.Rayman Legendsisgoing multi-platform, and that bit of news is met with slightly more perturbation. Whatever your opinion on any individual game spreading the love to other consoles, you’re likely to be worried about the Wii U’s inability to hold on to its exclusives.
Then you start thinking about PlatinumGames. What will happen toThe Wonderful 101andBayonetta 2? Those are almost guaranteed to be the next two titles to seek greener pastures, right? Well, you can put those thoughts clear out of your mind because it’s not going to happen. Not as long as Nintendo has any say.
Taking toTwitterto address the lingering concerns, Platinum’s outspoken designer Hideki Kamiya said, “We’re a development company… Nintendo gives us money, we makeBayonetta 2andW101, and they sell it… so if Nintendo says, ‘We’re puttingBayonetta 2on PS360,’ it’ll come out on those platforms… so ask Nintendo about it….” Unlike other publishing deals, Nintendo is bankrolling the development of these two games, thus securing their exclusivity until the day Nintendo decides it doesn’t like having exclusive content anymore, which is effectively never.
Sounds pretty open-and-shut. This obviously won’t silence the folks who demand — nay,need— theirBayofix on PS3 / 360, but they might as well be screaming at the sun for being hot.
