PlatinumGames News Articles
Sunday17th Feb 2019
News Studio Head Of PlatinumGames Talks About Astral Chain In Official Blog Post
Due out this August
One of the shock announcements of the recent February Direct was Astral Chain. While we were all led to believe PlatinumGames was hard at work on Bayonetta 3, it turns out the team has also been devel
Friday15th Feb 2019
News Bayonetta 2 Director Yusuke Hashimoto Leaves PlatinumGames
Moving on
Following the recent Nintendo Direct, where it was revealed PlatinumGames was "hard at work" on the upcoming Switch release Bayonetta 3, it's now been revealed Japanese director and producer Yusuke Hashimoto - who previously worked on Bayonetta, Bayonetta 2 and
Thursday14th Feb 2019
News PlatinumGames Still "Hard At Work" Developing Bayonetta 3
Look forward to learning more in the future
While many Bayonetta fans were hoping to catch a glimpse of her third outing for Switch in the latest Direct presentation, unfortunately, it didn't happen. Instead, Nintendo's Yoshiaki Koizumi provided a brief update about the project towards the end of the video. Following the reveal of the latest...
Wednesday13th Feb 2019
News PlatinumGames Is Bringing Astral Chain To Switch This August
Under the watchful eye of Hideki Kamiya
PlatinumGames is working with Nintendo on a brand-new IP for Switch called Astral Chain, it was revealed today. One of the shock announcements of the February Nintendo Direct, Astral Chain is set in the near-future, with monsters and cool-looking police officers battling it out for the sake of...
Friday8th Feb 2019
Video Take A Tour Of PlatinumGames' Stunning Headquarters In Osaka, Japan
Gorgeous
PlatinumGames has shared a lovely new video giving fans a tour of its headquarters in Osaka, Japan. Getting the chance to have a good look around video game development studios is a rather rare treat, especially when they're as utterly glorious-looking as PlatinumGames' swanky pad of joy. The office is located in Osaka's Umeda Sky...
Wednesday14th Nov 2018
Rumour PlatinumGames Is Working On Three Switch Titles
One, two, three...
Another rumour has surfaced online. This time it's regarding the Japanese developer PlatinumGames - a company originally founded in 2007 after a merger between Seeds Inc. and Odd Inc. According to Nintendo Insider, the developer has a total of three games currently in development for Nintendo Switch. The first, as we've known...
Friday15th Jun 2018
News NieR: Automata Director Yoko Taro Really Wants To See The Game On Nintendo Switch
So NieR, and yet so far
NieR: Automata is one of the most remarkable games to come out of Japan in years, and has rightly been hailed as a classic on PS4. At E3 2018 it was confirmed that the title would also be coming to Xbox One, and during a live stream featuring director Yoko Taro, producer Yosuke Saito and designer Takahisa Taura, the...
Friday27th Apr 2018
News The Switch Port Of Bayonetta 2 Has Outsold Its Sister Version On Wii U
It's witchcraft
While it may have struggled to keep a place in the charts, that doesn't mean Bayonetta 2's much-welcomed Nintendo Switch port hasn't performed in terms of sales during the first nine weeks of release - especially so when you compare it to sales of the original Wii U version over the same period. A report released by Nintendo in...
Tuesday24th Apr 2018
News Bayonetta 3 Will Be "Crazier, Better, Tighter" Says PlatinumGames
"It’s going to have to raise the bar"
During last week's Reboot Develop 2018 talk with PlatinumGames, founders Atsushi Inaba and Hideki Kamiya discussed their plans for Bayonetta 3, going as far as to call it "a turning point for the company." While they didn’t reveal specific details, they made it clear that they understand the level of...
Saturday21st Apr 2018
News PlatinumGames Wants The Wonderful 101 On Switch
"So anybody who would buy that, please clap..."
The Wonderful 101 was one of the Wii U's most unique and enjoyable exclusives, but the commercial failure of the console meant it didn't reach as many people as it should have done. PlatinumGames' Atsushi Inaba and Hideki Kamiya want to change that by releasing the game on Switch, and during a talk...
Thursday8th Mar 2018
With his tongue firmly in cheek, we imagine
We're really looking forward to Bayonetta 3 on Switch; we simply cannot wait to take on the role of the titular Umbra Witch as she fights more angels and demons in a world that exists in one of three planes of reality. After the superb first and second titles, it's sure to be her most blissfully...
Wednesday28th Feb 2018
News And Just Like That, Customer Reviews On The Nintendo Site Are No More
"We currently have no estimated date on when an update will be provided"
It was only yesterday we were reporting on an unprecedented move for Nintendo as it introduced user reviews to select Switch games on the official North American Nintendo website. Well, it looks like that lack of precedence was short-lived because the big N has already pulled...
Friday16th Feb 2018
News Hideki Kamiya Is Already Thinking About Bayonetta 4
And he's not even finished the third game yet
We've had a double dose of Bayonetta this week thanks to the release of the first and second games on the Nintendo Switch, and the forthcoming third entry must rank as one of the console's most eagerly anticipated titles. You'd think with the third game in active development PlatinumGames' Hideki...
Monday1st Jan 2018
News PlatinumGames Is Looking To Create A Brand New IP
Sign us up
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...
Friday8th Dec 2017
News Bayonetta 1 And 2 Are Getting A Special Edition Bundle With All The Trimmings
A 'Non-Stop Climax Edition' of fun
Who knew The Game Awards would drop so much Nintendo love, eh? Not only are we getting Bayonetta 3 - a Switch exclusive, we might add - but the first two entries in the PlatinumGames series are getting the handheld treatment, too. Better yet, Nintendo even showcased a glitzy new Special Edition that's bound to...
News Bayonetta 3 Is In Development And Is A Switch Exclusive
Glorious news
We're big fans of PlatinumGames here at Nintendo Life, and loved the Wii U exclusive Bayonetta 2 and port of the original Bayonetta. Well, those are coming to Switch in February, but something even bigger was announced during The Game Awards — Bayonetta 3 is in development as a Switch exclusiv
Monday3rd Jul 2017
Random Did PlatinumGames Just Tease Bayonetta For Switch?
Fly me to the moon
Depending on how optimistic a person you are, PlatinumGames may have just dropped a hint that Bayonetta is Switch-bound. The popular series - which began life on the PS3 and Xbox 360 before shifting to the Wii U thanks to Nintendo co-funding development - has been dormant since the second game, but has a massive base of fans...
Tuesday30th May 2017
News PlatinumGames Has An "Interesting" Switch Title In Development
"We’re creating it, you know"
PlatinumGames has been a long-time supporter of Nintendo and its consoles, and the company was confirmed as a Switch developer back when the console was first announced. We've not yet heard what the studio is producing for Switch but head producer Atsushi Inaba has mentioned to Japanese magazine Famitsu that it...
News PlatinumGames Is Keen To Make Bayonetta 3, Possibly With A New Protagonist
"We’re talking within the company even now about what to do"
Bayonetta was a cult smash when it first released on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, so much so that Nintendo felt compelled to dig deep and fund development of a sequel exclusively for the Wii U. Since then, fans of the series have been waiting keenly for news of a third outing, and it...
Monday20th Jun 2016
Video Bayonetta 2 Is Just Too Darn Sexy, Even For Hormone-Addled Teens
"This just got weirdly sexual"
Bayonetta 2 is one of the Wii U's best exclusives, offering some amazing visuals and deeply rewarding action. It's also pretty sexy, with the protagonist bouncing provocatively on enemies and shedding her hair-like clothing with her more powerful attacks. It's trademark PlatinumGames, of course - and plenty of people...
Friday17th Jun 2016
E3 2016 Hideki Kamiya Has "Spent A Lot Of Time" Thinking About Bayonetta 3
"I’ve got ideas in my head for Okami 2 as well"
Bayonetta and its Wii U-exclusive sequel are two of PlatinumGames' most beloved releases. The first title was a cult classic that sold moderately well, but it took Nintendo's involvement to make the second a reality. While Bayonetta 2 was a critical success, only being available on one console (and...
Tuesday31st May 2016
News Speedrunner Takes Flight With 100% Star Fox Zero World Record
That's it, Fox!
Star Fox Zero has only been available for a little over a month, but already there are speedrunners that have mastered its secrets and collectibles. No-one has shown just what's possible quite as well as Scottish gamer Argick, who has set the verified 100% completion world record for the Wii U title. His in-game time is just over 1...
Wednesday25th May 2016
Random Store Shelves Appear To Be Filling With Pre-Owned Copies Of Star Fox Zero
"Time for a little payback!"
Star Fox Zero appears to have been met with a rather mixed reaction since its launch. We rather liked it, but some other sites didn't - and a cursory glance online seems to suggest there were plenty of fans who expected something a little different from the game. It would appear that some of these players have either...
Sunday24th Apr 2016
News PlatinumGames Highlights Resignation of CEO as a 'Perfect Opportunity' for Reform
Tatsuya Minami left with an extraordinary track record
PlatinumGames is a development studio that, for a number of keen gamers, is synonymous with quality action titles. In addition to original titles on Wii U such as The Wonderful 101 and Bayonetta 2, and most recently co-developed Star Fox Zero. Just recently there was surprising news that...
Thursday21st Apr 2016
News PlatinumGames CEO Tatsuya Minami Has Resigned
Star Fox Zero studio to be helmed by Kenichi Sato
The head of Japanese studio PlatinumGames has stepped down, according to a report by GamesBusiness.jp. CEO Tatsuya Minami resigned at the end of March and has been replaced by Kenichi Sato. As part of the reshuffle, Seigo Tabira and Atsushi Inaba join the management as company directors. Minami...
Wednesday20th Apr 2016
Live Blog Check Out Star Fox Zero: The Battle Begins and a Nintendo Treehouse Showcase - Live!
The animated short will take flight
Star Fox Zero and Star Fox Guard are arriving on Wii U this week, and to get us warmed up we have Star Fox Zero: The Battle Begins, an animated short produced in collaboration with Shigeru Miyamoto, Production IG and WIT Studios. After that the Nintendo Treehouse team will be showing off the games, and we'll be...
News Star Fox Zero's Arcade Mode Is Aimed At "Advanced Users", Claims Shigeru Miyamoto
Gaming veteran "confident" that the game has legs
Star Fox Zero will be with us later this week, and producer Shigeru Miyamoto has let slip that the game contains a bonus "route-focused" Arcade Mode to test advanced players. He also revealed that the development team had plans to allow players to make wider use of the game's garage of vehicles, but...
Video We Heartily Endorse This Fan-Made Star Fox Zero Cartoon Introduction Sequence
"Good luck!"
Star Fox Zero hits the Wii U this week, and you can feel the hype levels building in the Nintendo Life office - editor Tom Whitehead has dressed up as Slippy Toad and Operations Director Darren Calvert is babbling on about barrell rolls. The latest adventure to star Fox McCloud and company is so close we can practically taste it. To...
Tuesday19th Apr 2016
Video Let the Hype Build With the Star Fox Zero Launch Trailer
Mission Accomplished
Star Fox Zero and Star Fox Guard are almost upon us, and the hype is certainly building. They're the first new Star Fox games in a number of years and, as a result, Nintendo is ensuring that they get plenty of attention, even live streaming an animated short. Ahead of the 22nd April release Nintendo of Europe has also released...
Monday18th Apr 2016
"Message from General Pepper. Priority one!"
Nintendo is airing a special animated short to commemorate the launch of Star Fox Zero this week. Produced in collaboration with Shigeru Miyamoto, Production I.G. and WIT Studio, Star Fox Zero: The Battle Begins will be broadcast on April 20th at 3PM PT / 11PM BST. It will be immediately followed by a...
