PlatinumGames has amassed a rather dedicated following over the last few years; games such as The Wonderful 101 and the Bayonetta series - including the upcoming Bayonetta 3, of course - have given Nintendo fans more than enough reason to get behind the studio's works. Interestingly, Platinum has always developed games for other publishers - Nintendo, SEGA, and last year's Nier: Automata published by Square Enix are some examples - but this may well be about to change.
In an interview with Game Informer, PlatinumGames' Head of Development Atsushi Inaba mentions the studio's desire to work on, and then self-publish, a brand new title.
"One of the things Platinum is focused on is we’re looking into creating our own IP, creating our own game. Up until now, obviously we’ve worked on original IPs for a wide variety of publishers. We’ve also worked on other Hollywood IPs for other publishers as well. But we’re becoming more and more interested in the idea of self-publishing and doing our own title."
When asked about the scale of potential project ideas for this approach, Inaba talks about a mid-range effort.
"We can’t put together a AAA, $10 million-plus game, because we just don’t have that sort of cash as an independent developer. However, we don’t plan to go the indies route with just a few people on a team making a game, so it’ll be somewhere in the middle, looking at probably about 20 people on the staff making the game, so that’ll still be a healthy [size]."
Of course, if Platinum does develop and publish its own IP there is no guarantee that we would definitely see it released on a Nintendo platform, although the success of the Switch and the recent partnership between Platinum and Nintendo would suggest that it is rather likely. For anyone concerned about the development of Bayonetta 3 or other AAA releases through other publishers, you needn't worry - Inaba goes on to say that they will continue to create these games for other publishers as they will not be "competing in the same markets."
The thought of a studio like PlatinumGames allowing itself full flexibility to create its own title without any pressures from external publishers is very exciting indeed. What would you like to see from this potential new IP?
[source gameinformer.com]
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I will let them.
Yes please , but please let whatever they create come to the switch
Good for them. Can't wait to see what they come up with!
These guy's are some of the best in the gaming industry
Let’s hope whatever they come up with actually catches on. I loved Wonderful 101, but clearly most people didn’t notice or care about that game. Such a shame.
This might be the beginning of something grand!
That would be wonderful. I hope they bring it to the Switch as well!
They are great so yeah i trust them to fo just great
If it isn’t an AAA game it has better chances of coming to Switch.
Anyway, I wish them the best. PG makes amazing games, and it would be great that they can work on a new IP and publish them themselves, avoiding what happened to Scalebound for example.
Put Wonderful 101 on the Switch first, then let's talk new IP's.
Every time Platinum is making something new you have to get excited looking forward to seeing what it will be.
i just hope it won't be tasteless garbage like Bayonetta
Great studio. Even if they publish a game not exactly in my taste, it is generally a very good title.
Exciting times.
Looking forward to all the new games they are bringing as I enjoy a lot of their original IPs such as Madworld, Bayonetta, Infinite Space, Vanquish, the Wonderful 101, and The Legend of Korra.
@thiz Korea and Ninja Turtles were rush jobs commissioned by Activision and done by their C Team. Transformers was pretty good. Star Fox had a ton of problems that I am more inclined to blame on Nintendo.
And yeah you are the only person that hates Nier.
Bayonetta 3 and Granblue are both Platinum games exclusives on their respective platforms. Hopefully this next IP will be multiplatform. I love Wonderful 101 and still play it to this day.
More indications that the AA scene is going to be growing over the next few years. "Independent" is too broad a word and that's a good thing.
Anyway, a new P* franchise is exciting.
Sounds good to me.
And Bayonetta should probably see a chiropractor.
Sounds like we are getting a multiplatform Scalebound spiritual successor!!!!
Just give me my Bayonetta 1, 2 and 3, and bring Wonderful 101 and I'll be satisfied.
Anything beyond that is a bonus. It's a shame Scalebound got canceled though.
@TheTetrisGuy - Sadly that is more up to Nintendo since they own the IP. Definitely would be them developing it though.
Anything Platinum is welcome in my books, I would love to see what they could do with another series that they have complete creative freedom over, even though Scalebound was cancelled I would still love for them to make an open would rpg, with the amazing combat that they are known for.
I would love something different coming from them soon, like Infinite Space or Vanquish or even The Wonderful 101
Dat ____ though
@TheTetrisGuy dude, that's my avatar.
It will also probably be something for fans of sexualized material so I don’t bother getting curious because that’s not what I’m into 😔
I love platinum because they make well crafted games with clever mechanics, responsive controls, and truly fantastic imagination.
Unfortunately most other people want to give their money for Assassin's Creed, COD, and a bunch of EA stuff instead.
Hopefully it isn't fan service for horny teenage boys like Bayonetta.
Platinum is a very hit and miss studio. There's reasons for that but I'm not as hyped for this as other people are. When they make a good game, it's AMAZING, but when they make a clunker, it STINKS.
Go for it! This reminds me- I still to buy Bayonetta 2 on Wii U.
@Al_Godoy Well, that's awkward😂. I usually change my icon to reflect whatever game I'm playing, and I recently started playing Super Mario RPG. Trust me, it'll change in a week or so.
Knowing me and my relationship with Platinum, I'll probably get whatever game it is. I'd say its a strong 60-80% chance of my being interested.
Whatever they try to make, do not take it exclusive to Xbox again. Scalebound is a casualty of Microsoft being poopy. Nintendo have given them plenty of development time to make their games fantastic, unlike some other publishers like Activision.
@TheLobster Check the publisher on their stinkers. More than likely it will be Activision. Activision don't give Platinum time to fully develop their games. They give them firm delivery dates and they do their best to get a good game out.
@TheLobster when it’s a stinker it’s Activision
@faint @Trikeboy That doesn't surprise me knowing Activision. Still, Star Fox Zero was a mess too (though that was probably down to Miyamoto more than anything).
That is great news. P* are a unique dev and the idea of full creative freedom is hopefully a really exciting prospect!
How does the bottom (ahem) of her suit not rip?
@BlakeMorris It is magical hair...don't think about it too hard.
Anyway, I'm excited for anything original that P* does, but I was really hoping for a W102 game....hopefully that dream will still come true.
@TheTetrisGuy lol. I was just joking, love the Mario RPG characters, though.
@Al_Godoy Yeah, I'm only half way through, but there is a lot of charm to even the most minor of NPCs. And so far I think I like Mallow more than Geno, which really surprised me given how much people like Geno.
I bet Microsoft screwing them over with the cancellation of Scalebound helped to influence this, I'm not surprised, I think this is good news anyway, they're sure to make some high quality games
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