Bayonetta 1 And 2 Are Getting A Special Edition Bundle With All The Trimmings

I was semi joking about buying these two beauties yet again...but now I am serious. That special edition looks marvelous.

I'm buying this again, can't wait.

Ohhhhhh. Yessssss!!!!!!!!!!

North America? Is it EU only?

I hope we don't get shafted again. . .

The WiiU special edition was far, far nicer.

Does this make Bayonetta a Nintendo ip?

It's 9980 yen in Japan which converts to £65/$88 so that means the standard edition with both games will likely be a full price release. Was hoping for it to come in slightly cheaper, considering the price it can be had for on Wii U. I'll still buy it again though. Having all 3 Bayonetta games on Switch is too good to pass up.

Games are great but the dual Wii U discs are fine by us.

I fully expected another Wii U port on Switch in March, but I was thinking SSB4 or SMM, this one was quite the surprise, but it's a good surprise.

Does make me wonder when the next non-Wii U port big Switch game will be? Kirby or Yoshi in March maybe? Need that ND in January.

Still disappointed at the lack of physical Bayo 1 despite Japan getting it in their Non Climax Edition.

So frankly missing one Very Big Trimming!

A good deal indeed and I can see they are taking the Capcom route and offering the first one as a download code, would had been nice to see both in cartridge form but oh well at least I got the first one on physical disc so no complaint here.

As gaming journalists, I hope the staff at nintendolife consider asking Platinum directly as to why only Japan is getting both versions physical, and Europe a horrible hybrid of both physical and digital.

And while we're at it, maybe check if the Japanese version has multi-language and/or subtitles?

As a final note, please continue to make your voices heard, those who dislike this double standard between regions. That Japan always gets the better deal shouldn't be something we just keep taking for granted and giving them a free pass for.

strange way of releasing them. Will stick to my Wii U boxset

I like the special edition, but I really wish it included Bayonetta 1 on a cartridge. Looks like the first Bayonetta'll be download-only no matter how you get it.

@DairyOverdrive It's simply being funded by Nintendo, Sega retain the rights.

Highly collectable verse cards? How are they collectable? I assume you get the same set of cards in every box, so what is there to collect?

@DairyOverdrive no, Sega still owns the IP.

Oh, that looks really nice.

Im glad I didnt buy this on the WiiU since the 1&2 bundle was hard to find and I had little system memory. At least I can remedy this now for Switch. I already have a 120gb microsd card so I should be set either way.

I hope I can find this special edition. I always love steelbox cases and extra goodies.

Regular edition for me it is. While it's nice effort, I don't see myself using the extra bits.

It’s great for whoever didn’t get the game on Wii U. ! Purchased for the Wii U but never got to play the game as of yet. Can’t wait to beat these two games in time for the 3rd installment. Great Job Nintendo.

@ElekidDude @BenAV If you really want the physical edition of 1, you have to order the version from Japan. That one contains a physical cart for 1.

Hoping it is reasonably priced.

So..................................when can we pre-order?

I don't get why they include fluff like a steelbook, stickers and cards but can't put Bayonetta 1 on a physical game card.

Urgh... This article is trying way too hard. Also, how can you say the special edition offers a lot of 'bang for your buck', when we don't have a price yet?

The more I look at this the more I realise this is not a good collector's edition.

@link3710 Does it? I hadn't seen any confirmation of that.

I use to find myself buying the same virtual console games twice and now I might buy the same retail game twice. Nah not this time.

But this is great for the switch and people who didn't play it on the Wii u

yep I'm triple dipping.

@ElekidDude According to Amazon.JP yup

Errr... No audio, no book. Stickers? Pass.

Don't really care for the first one - Really hope they don't try charge 60 for the regular edition.

@Ryu_Niiyama me too ps3 Wii u and now switch can’t wait

"you can buy the second at a reduced price. Bargain!"

Not a bargain if you have already bought both on Wii U.

Ninty should just buy out bayo lol

I've never played these games. Judging by the trailer, it looks kind of like God of War: Nintendo Edition.

@BlueOcean "Not a bargain if you have already bought both on Wii U."

After the success of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, I don't think Nintendo is very concerned about that

@crackafreeze Well, looks like we're getting the special edition too...still with a download for Bayo 1...meh.

On that note, does someone know how exactly the switch to a larger microSD works ? Do i just transfer the files from one card to the other ?

@Reignmaker Yeah, it will probably sell well but, as usually, I talk from the user's perspective. After all, Wii U is part of the current-gen. You are right though, Mario Kart 8 (Wii U) didn't even get the fixed battle mode, if you want it buy a Switch and Mario Kart 8 DX. :S

@Reignmaker In a very loose sense, yes.
If you want to be more precise, its more like Devil May Cry (Same creator), meaning: Heavier focus on "stylish combos" rather than just "using what works best".

But yeah, it is comparable to GoW, just with a significantly more finetuned and complex combat system.

unless they add content to the games i'm not getting them again

Can‘t stand steel boxes and everything else is plain boring to me. I love the series but pass.

Just buying the regular version, and that only if it's priced like a single game. I refuse to pay a higher price when one whole game is download only. It's crazy that even the Special Edition doesn't include Bayo 1 on a cartridge.

I just know the price will kill me but... I MUST have this!!

@Einherjar cool. Thanks for the clarification. Looking forward to checking it out.

The saga continues:

I think I still have this stuff for WiiU?

@link3710 Nice. Looks like I'll be importing it. Thanks for the heads up!

I’m a sucker for steel books. I’ll do it.

@OorWullie What do you mean? Bayonetta and Bayonetta 2 are $29.99 on Nintendo eShop.

@BlueOcean Most people don't have a Wii U. It's a simple and obvious truth, but as @Reignmaker mentioned, a port of a great Wii U game can sell like hot cakes. At least 56 million gamers don't have a Wii U.

I think I will just buy both digitally as they should only be around 8 GB a piece.... B3 on the other hand. . . . .

Pass, I have both games already on WiiU. I'll get B3 on switch when that's out, probably Xmas 2018

Considering both games combined comes in at slightly over 32GB it makes sense the first game would be download only (which apparently is 1-2GB larger than Bayo2). Although they could have used a 32GB card and just required us to download the remaining 2 or so GB's from Bayo 1 on sd card.

These games were amazing on WiiU and I'm definitely tripple dipping as well.

@WhiteTrashGuy No, AFAIK, both games on the Wii U take up about 32 GB of storage space.

@WhiteTrashGuy Bayo 1 was 17.6 , and Bayo 2 was 14.6 from WiiU. Not sure if that remains for switch versions ... considering they can remove things like "off tv play, touch screen controls, and whatever crazy coding had to be done to get these games on WiiU". Not sure how that works for game coding and file sizes if any lol

@BenAV Meh, yeah, i feared as much. It wouldn't be an issue if my internet wasn't so shoddy.
Hey @NintendoLife ! That would be a nice topic for a guide:
"With the dawn of digital-only retail games, its time to upgrade your microSD and here's how"

@Reignmaker You're welcome ^^ Both are fantastic games and arguably the best of their genre. And both offer immense replay value due to the plethora of secrets cramped into them. Both games for the price of one is a steal, even though its "just" a rerelease ^^

@crackafreeze Yup. Its the reason i didn't double dip on the Resident Evil games. microSD's are fine and dandy, but for full retail games, its just too limited. Both RE games would be 35,6GB.
That would be half the card im currently using...
The Switch could really use HDD support with a quick and easy way to move games from HDD to Card to internal and vice versa.
Oh well... time will tell.

I wasn't going to since I own the original on Xbox360 and then 1 & 2 on WiiU but damn, that special edition is nice. What would tip me over the edge is exclusive costumes for Bayonetta 2 like they did for the original in the WiiU version.

@frogopus Ah, the ever elusive Pikmin 4, nearly complete since summer 2015 yet nary a word.

Good luck on SMM. I'm torn on that one between a port and 2, where they add in slopes. That one almost has to be different w/o dual screen game play. They made Splatoon 2 and MK8D so it could go either way. It sold too well not to be on SwSwitch in some form.

I had a WiiU yet never got around to trying Bayonetta. Works out in the end though as I'll be getting both for the price of one. Can't wait!

I too would prefer a game card for both, but no worries. I got a 128 GB card so I'll be fine.

I have both on Wii U but will buy again. I never got round to them on Wii U.

I couldn't care less, didn't enjoy it at all on Wii U.

@NinNin The sequel is only £20 on Amazon UK. The special edition containing both is more expensive now but last year it was as cheap as £32.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00BCWYRJA/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1512751827&sr=8-2&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=bayonetta+wii+u&dpPl=1&dpID=61vKPu0Mf1L&ref=plSrch

Why can't PlatinumGames port Nier Automata? I don't care about this eternal orgasmic edition.

Damn. This marks my 3rd copy of Bayo 1 and 2nd of Bayo 2. 💸💸💸

If the Japanese version has EN language....i'll import!

@rjejr I'm assuming either January or E3 for Pikmin 4 announce. We know it's been done, but I'm betting it was designed as a WiiU game and needs retrofitting away from 2 screens (and needs HD Rumble and Motion gizmabobs added because reasons.) But I'm sure that's part of the lineup fillout to come.

I'm just hoping this will drive the Wii U price down a bit.

Not sure if this is my thing, but I might give it a chance and find out

I’m sorry but those rating tags on the boxes for the uk are so big and terrible and awful. Jesus do they need to be that big. Terrible.

As nice as the steelbook is, I find it annoying that only one of the games comes on a cartridge. I really hope they consider releasing a two cartridge set.

Really glad to see the whole Bayonetta franchise getting the Switch treatment. I would REALLY love it if PlatinumGames would release Transformers: Devastation on the Switch. That was a multiplatform release that skipped Nintendo platforms entirely. The fighting mechanics are very similar to Bayonetta and is the best 'Transformers' game in existence and was WAY better than the 'Transformers: Prime' WiiU exclusive. C'mon PlatinumGames, make it happen.

EDIT: TF: Devastation was published by Activision. Might be their call...

Hyped, but let the Wii U keep ONE exclusive at least! TMS#FE seems safe, though I highly recommend tracking down a way to play the uncensored version, despite the Japanese-only voices...

Woah I might go for this instead of the Digital version if it's cheap enough (or its not too expensive if compared to the seperate versions)

I order the special edition the moment i see it on the website of my favorite store.

After some thought I'll be skipping this:

1) The lack of a physical Bayonetta 1 card is stupid (when Japan has it).

2) The steelbook is the only extra that remotely interests me.

3) No artbook or soundtrack; personally what I consider to be the most standard extras of any special edition.

Oh well, I was aiming to reduce me game purchase costs over the next few months; now its being done for me.

Fed up of all this buy a physical copy and then download the other games, it's garbage practice. I won't be buying this

@gojiguy Well, region free and all so not COMPLETELY like the days of old...

Like others, shame at least in this edition Bay 1 is not on a cart but kind of understand. It's fairly old, there are cheap enough physical editions on other systems (I believe CeX here only charges £8 for the physical Wii U version on its own.) and hell, just a couple of months ago Games With Gold gave it away for free.

The cost of putting it on a limited edition cart probably does not equal much if any profit to make it worthwhile. Even if scalpers buy every copy, you're still faced with paying around £100+ just for that physical cart and other extras....

At least in this case the bigger better game is on the cart, and the smaller old multiplat isn't. But it's shameful Nintendo is joining into this as well now. It's possible it's a rights/distribution thing since Nintendo is the publisher of B2, 3, but B1 is really Sega, it's possible not printing it is a Sega decision.

@subpopz Because appeasement always works out well.

@EmmatheBest I think TMS#FE could come to Switch especially with SMT V being in the January Switch event. The safe Wii U exclusives are probably going to be the poorly received ones like Animal Crossing Amiibo Festival and Devil's Third.

@NEStalgia If it is a rights thing then that also explains the Revelations collection, Revelations 1 was originally a Nintendo exclusive meanwhile Revelations 2 has always been a multiplatform game.

This will be mine , these are two must have titles and they are timeless . What a great announcement that Bayonetta 3 is also a Nintendo Switch exclusive.

Bleh, what a lame Special Edition for a game. Stickers and cards? Still has only a download code for the first game to boot. I think I will stick with the standard copy.

@Gs69 I did xbox360, NA Wiiu and JPN wiiu...(I wanted the box art ) ...nice avatar by the way.

LE already sold out on Amazon U.K.

@NEStalgia Yeah, I know Pikmin 4 was ready to go 2 years ago as a Wii U game, just like Zelda which they openly admitted to needing more time to neuter the Gamepad, and it's just a matter of gimp in that game as well. And yes, it should only be a few months from announce to launch, so a January reveal could make it an April or May game. But I'm still calling it Pikmin 5 b/c Hey! Pikmin.

Ordered the Japanese infinite Climax Edition immediately.
My 128GB is already filing up very quickly, so I'm going for physical releases whenever possible.
Bit of a shame we don't get this opportunity in the west though.
Same with Resident Evil Rev 2.

@gojiguy Even if we did, what's stopping people from getting it? Region free.

@Grumblevolcano Interesting....but was it Nintendo PUBLISHED or just Nintendo exclusive? Bayonetta 2 was Nintendo published meaning they footed the bill in advance for development. Exclusive just means the distribution clause says it can't be distributed for any other system, but Capcom/Sega still handles publishing themselves.

@rjejr Hey Pikmin is Pikmin 4 as much as Samus Returns is Metroid Prime 4.

Sweet deal! Bayonetta is fun in short bursts.

@NEStalgia Nintendo published Revelations 1 in Europe.

@OorWullie I see. The Switch version will probably get cheaper after some time.

@NEStalgia "If the Japanese version has EN language....i'll import!"
That would be tempting.

Kind of weird not having the first one as a cartridge, but glad I'll get a chance to play the sequel...granted I don't remember much love for the first on PS3 when I played it.

@hcfwesker Code takes tiny space. I think the file sizes will be bigger because it's likely that both games will run in 1080p.

@subpopz True, but also not a fair comparison. Most music IS released on CD and little on vinyl. That's more like boycotting games not released on a daughterboard cartridge and released on BD instead. The video game equivalent would be boycotting music only released on the old DRM laden iTunes. Which people DID do. And the result was the end of the DRM-laden iTunes. And CD's are still released for MOST commercial music.

@Grumblevolcano "SMT V being in the January Switch event"
Has this been confirmed?

@JLPick "I don't remember much love for the first on PS3 when I played it."
The PS3 version is the worst version. You should enjoy it more on your Switch.

Non-stop Climax is actually the name of the hardest difficulty mode in Bayonetta 2.

@NinNin It's already happened, I'm not talking about January 2018 Direct but rather the January 2017 Switch event.

I am only getting the regular edition. For those that have the Wii u you can't take it everywhere with you. I would trade it in and get the switch version.

@Grumblevolcano I see. Thanks.

I'll pass merely because you have to download the first game... hell... they've done it with ResiEvil Revelations and now they're doing it again. It's all your fault who accepted it in western markets. the Japanese market doesn't tolerate that practice so they will release a physical copy for Bayonetta 1. I won't buy it because of that and no one else should too. They need to respect collectors more... way more!

Aside from Nintendo getting its first TGA Game of the Year award, my favorite part of the show was the Bayonetta announcements. Still haven't played either game, but I'll be at Best Buy on February 16 to pick up this collection.

I love Platinum Games but Bayonetta is overrated. The only reason that it's popular is that it was one of the few mature games on the Wii U. I got bored playing both 1 and 2. It's too repetitive and shallow.

They should make MadWorld 2. Loved that game

@ArcanaXVI

https://www.nin-nin-game.com/en/nintendo-switch-new-games/25620-bayonetta-climax-edition-bonus-only-switch-.html

You can buy the special edition contents from Nin Nin games. The countdown timer says you have 30 minutes left before it goes out of stock. It also includes a physical case for the first game (not the game but a case for the game.

@sonicnewboy

oh i have a plan look at this massive box we come in hmm maybe we can fit you know another cartridge in there.

Oh look. Another thing that Nintendo will never make enough of to satisfy the demand. It seems that they haven't learned a thing from the horrible release of that Metroid Legacy Edition.

Hah! The special edition costs almost double that of the Wii U bundle, and that at least included a hard copy of the first game.

Why do idiot publishers think we want useless trinkets and an oversized box over the full game on physical media?! That is all a true collector will prioritise over all else.

happy days. i was really hoping they'd port these over to the switch since only 10 people got to play bayonetta 2 (the wiiU was a turd like the wii; and i owned the wii. bleh).

i don't really understand the half cart/half download but whatever. i like downloading and sd cards are cheap (unless you still are on an allowance from the 'rents or something; sometimes I think a lot of folks on here are teenagers or something without a full time job. SD is CHEAP folks).

honestly may just see how the shop treats em and just download both. i HATE HATE HATE changing physical media so unless the physical copy is used and much cheaper; i'll go download.

since i've not played anything but the demo of 1 on the ps3 i have no opinion on them really. just nice to see a good flashy beat em up coming to the switch. now i hope they port all the wiiU stuff over (hyrule warriors PLEASE). not all of us paid 300 for a doorstop called wiiU.

@NinNin All your "corrections" are wrong. There are more people with a Wii U than people with a Switch, that might change next year, though. Besides, Bayonetta 1 and 2 were successful on Wii U so many people bought them just a few years ago for a Nintendo system.

I'll stick with the non-special edition version.

@Reignmaker It plays somewhat like God of War, but in my opinion the boss battles are the stars of the show. Not only are they megaliths, but they get more and more bonkers with each fight. I thought at least 10 times that i had reached the final boss, only to have it fall and be succeeded by another, crazier monster.

@gortsi lmao

@frogopus I keep forgetting about Pikmin 4. I’m wondering when we are going to see Retro’s title. I would guess they have pretty much finished development.

I also wouldn’t be surprised if we got an iteration of Mario Tennis next year. They built the base for the WiiU and the Switch is a far better console for tennis.

No NA release?

It seems that the only way to get a physical version of the first game is by buying the special edition since it is not sell as a standalone product... I'm kind of disappointed by that...
I tried to pre-order the special edition but I was late and now Amazon Japan is selling it for TWICE the original price: ¥18,980!!!!
I hate Amazon. Sometimes they seem not to be better that scalpers.

Confirmed getting the special edition for me.

seems they are taking the mickey by still including the download code for a special edition. the whole point of a special edition is the physical aspect. they can just increase the price for the second cart, if they have to. love a good steelbook but i won't be supporting this.

Eureka, a Bayonetta 2 Port isn't stopping an eventual Bayonetta 3 from coming to the Switch. Therefore a Mario Kart 8 Port should not discourage an eventual new offical Mario Kart agme with 16 NEW Nitro and Retro Tracks, the tradition has been 1 new game per system, of the most popular of all Mario Spinoffs. As stated before I won't be getting a Switch myself till Mario Kart 9 is announced to be coming for it.

And here is more evidence suggesting the likeliness of the Switch eventually having a New Mario Kart game with the Mario Kart 8 Port (if you saw a MK8 Track in a Retro Grand Prix, expect a U in front of it for having come from a Wii U Game, U Sunshine Airport for example): https://youtu.be/ILHZogCQE7o

Port or not, Mario Kart games don't even release more than 3 years apart, and Nintendo has only one system to be focussing on for the next 4 or 5 or 6 years, with the Switch being a Console/Handheld Hybrid. And by 2020 we should know of a Future Mario Kart game by then with the addition of a Mario Kart Attraction at the Upcoming Super Nintendo World attraction, of which there's no way it would include anything with no future to it.

Seriously how did you find out about pre-orders for the Japanese Climax version? I have been scouring high and low and cannot find a damn thing about them and then I see articles that all the retailers are sold out. Would anyone be willing to share the secret???

@meppi Can I ask how you found out about the pre-orders? I might be a little slow but I could not find anything about pre-orders until they were sold out. Any tricks of the trade you could share?

@meppi You either were very fast or are willing to pay twice the price for the game. I live in Japan and checked Amazon as soon as I knew about it but it was already too late. And now they're selling the game with a double price tag, so no special edition for me.

@BlueOcean There's a difference though, Switch is still starting, Wii Us dead

The collection climax japan is multi5?

The collection climax japan is multi 5?

@hedliniv @maruse

I guess I got lucky.
I just woke up in the morning, read about the announcement and read how the western release had Bayonetta as a download code and how the Japanese limited edition had two game cases and two carts. So I quickly ran through all the import shops that I use and got very lucky that Nin-nin-game still had a couple in stock. Paid under 80€ for it and with shipping and prepaid import taxes included it came to 108€. 30 minutes later they were all gone.
You might want to keep an eye on HeavyArm U-Store on Twitter around release as he tends to get quite a bit of hard to find games in stock as well.

The collection climax japan is multi5???

@WhiteTrashGuy Both games comes to 32.2gb.The sequel is surprisingly slightly smaller than the original at 14.6gb.

I've not played either of the Bayonetta games. Have had some interest since her inclusion in Smash though, so I'll probably pick this up. Doubt I'll get this version though.

Has anything been confirmed for North America? I know Japan and now Europe have special editions for Bayonetta 1 and 2. I only got Bayonetta 2 for Wii U so picking up 1 in the form of a special edition would be great!

Fingers crossed for a North American special edition. If not, I'll try and snag the European one.

Ooooh time to finally sell my Wii u first print edition to pay for this

@CuriousUserX90 There's a big difference, Bayonetta is a single player franchise with a story and Mario Kart isn't. There is no reason for a Mario Kart 9 (and Smash 5) to exist on Switch.

I’ve been wishing for this.... never owned a wiiU so I’ll be getting them on the Switch... I played 2 on Xbox 360 a little bit.

@meppi Whoohoo!!! I just checked the Japanese Nintendo Store and they still have pre-orders available and without charging extra like Amazon does!!!!
PRE-ORDERED!!!!
https://store.nintendo.co.jp/category/FEATURE_BAYONETTA/HAC_R_ZAABA.html

Ah, that's fantastic news!
I had no idea they shipped overseas. I always thought they would be Japan only.

@Grumblevolcano They release only one new Bayoentta game per system, just like they release one NEW Mario Kart game per system, Ports do not apply to that. Gladly we are to see a new game of the most popular of all Mario Spinoffs on each and every platform. And to repeat what I said of which I also told Nintendo Life members in Emails, I'm not getting a Switch myself till the Next Official Mario Kart game with 16 NEW Nitro and Retro Tracks for it is announced, never forget that.

Hahahahaahaha OMG, the 'nonstop-climax edition' .

You would think its exclusive for the ladies.

EDIT:
Wonder why we dont receive both games as physical though, and if it is because of Switch tax then nintendo really need to show some coulances to developers now. I could understand voor doom for multiplayer and for some other 3rd party games who have a bigger file size but both Bayonetta games are around 15 GB i think and otherwise nintendo shouldv paid for the second catridge.

Nintendo should really fix this, its cool that they made the Switch but is comprimises should be solved by them and by developers or consumers.

I don't want to me a downer here but wouldn't "non-stop climax" interfere with the day job?

@link3710 One Amazon image is hardly a confirmation.

@CuriousUserX90 DLC and free updates really are the future of multiplayer focused games. Via DLC you could end up with the 16 new tracks and 16 retro tracks you want but unlike a MK9 you'd be able to play them alongside the existing 48 tracks playable in MK8 Deluxe. Imagine how wonderful that would be, MK8 being the base but with tracks added via DLC and Deluxe editions some day in the future you'd be able to play every single track in the franchise in 1 game. You're telling me you'd rather they kept resetting on every console?

@NEStalgia "Hey Pikmin is Pikmin 4 as much as Samus Returns is Metroid Prime 4."

No, I don't think so.

Timeline:
Say that a new Pikmin game is nearly compete.
Announce Hey! Pikmin.
Release Hey! Pikmin.
Still no "official" announcement on "Pikmin 4". Not ever.

Announce Samsus Returns for Sept 15 and Metroid 4 without a date on the same day at E3.
Release Samus Returns.
Wait until 2018 for more on Metroid 4.

Not the same.

@meppi they don’t ship overseas (as far as I know). I live in Japan.

@maruse Oh, I see. Well glad you were able to grab copy.
I'll just scrap the Japanese Nintendo shop from my bookmarks again.

@rjejr I don't think Hey! Pikmin is Pikmin 4 unless something is lost in translation. Persona Q isn't Persona 5.

@NinNin "I don't think Hey! Pikmin is Pikmin 4"

Well if they announce P4 in an ND in Jan for a May release, then P4 is P4 and H!P is H!P. But if I have to wait any longer than that for a game that was nearly complete almost 2 years ago and they haven't even officially announced yet - heck they've announced MP4 w/o even giving us a year - then I'm done w/ Pikmin 4 and just accepting that Hey Pikmin was the game they were talking about all those years ago. It shouldn't take that long to release Pikmin 4 after it being nearly compelte. They've done 3 Pikmin games already not counting Hey Pikmin, they should have it down by now.

@rjejr Well, it was confirmed still in development last June
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-06-14-miyamoto-pikmin-4-still-progressing
So whether it comes out or not, H!P is not Pikmin 4

@rjejr We can never fathom the depths of Nintendo's inner workings, so trying to apply any logic to it, even if it's logic that only works for you, is pretty much useless. As the Disney song says: let it go...

@NEStalgia Yeah boi, you tell that old, grizzled, blue-eyed dragon the what's what. Hey! Pikmin is Pikmin 4, right...

Next thing you know, Mario Run is actually going to be called New Super Mario World 3 from now on...

@rjejr As @link3710 said. The game should be great if it takes this long to develop. It would be nice if Nintendo announced it in the next Nintendo Direct.

FYI
http://www.siliconera.com/2017/12/08/bayonetta-2-switch-adds-local-wireless-co-op-play-amiibo-support/

and it is on sale at Amazon - before they shoot up

https://www.amazon.com/Nintendo-amiibo-Bayonetta-SSB-switch/dp/B071XNTVCX/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1512845628&sr=8-1&keywords=bayonetta+amiibo

@maruse How did you get a copy? I try to buy this for the US and it says it cannot do internationally.

LOL I didn't get the chance to play those on Wii U. Maybe if I am lucky, a generous NLife reader will give me a copy of the special edition bundle, direct from a Nintendolife article.

@Sanangelo89 Both games take up about 32 GB of storage space. Doom uses a 16 GB game card, so if you understand Doom, you will understand this as well. I don't like how Doom handles the download data, though, because patches and the multiplayer part are combined. This means that the download isn't really optional.

By the way, the PS Vita version of Final Fantasy X / X-2 HD Remaster doesn't come with a separate game card for Final Fantasy X-2. It's available as download only. It's no secret that game cards are more expensive than Blu-ray Discs.

@jamin724 I live in Japan.

this makes me happy cause i have been debating on rebuying for my wiiu as i sold them before beating them

@darkgamer001 Games at Japan are sold at a bit of a premium, usually 7-10 dollars more after the exchange. Maybe that difference can cover up the difference between the Switch cards.

@ThanosReXXX Mario Run

You do realize that the mere existence of SMR means anything is possible and nothing Ntinedo says ever matters, right?

"If I was only concerned about managing Nintendo for this year and next year — and not about what the company would be like in 10 or 20 years — then I'd probably say that my point of view is nonsense," said Iwata, in an interview with The Wall Street Journal at this week's E3 conference. "But if we think 20 years down the line, we may look back at the decision not to supply Nintendo games to smartphones and think that is the reason why the company is still here."

https://www.theverge.com/2013/6/12/4422020/why-nintendo-wont-make-smartphone-games

@Grumblevolcano Yep, I'd rather race a new game carrying the tradition of one new Mario Kart game per system than the same 32 tracks I raced in the Wii U Version. Besides, these Ports of Wii U Games don't get DLC (even if a game is due for DLC, the first batch would always arrive within the first 6 months of it's release).

@CuriousUserX90 I think it's a given that Mario Kart 9 will come to the Switch.

@NinNin Good to know. Hideki Konno's goal has been to release 1 new Mario Kart game for each and every system anyway (provided it's one with enough buttons to press, hence why those with only an A, B, Start and Select Buttons were left out). But it's unknown right now if the 3 year gaps between each game port or not have merely been a coincidence or not. I look forward to seeing what the future these Mario Kart games as usual will have to offer, Retro Tracks and such were a great addition after all. It won't hurt at all to see more than one Mario Kart game on a system (for Switch it would be one Port of a Previous Game, one new of which would be a MAIN OFFICIAL GAME), there could even be a future Gaming System releasing both a Main Mario Kart game and a Mario Kart game that features the Top 100 Tracks from throughout the franchise.

Will probably get these. Never played either of them...... Is the switch the best console ever?

Can you transfer saves from the WiiU version to this? Or am I just an idiot for assuming they'd even let you do that, as this is Nintendo after all.

@rjejr Kind of what I said with inner workings of Nintendo being more or less inexplicable, but that's your twist on it. We can all find articles and quotes to fit what we say, but no matter how often we do that, nothing is going to change the fact that Pikmin 4 isn't here yet.

One individual on a game site cannot decide or dictate what game is going to be what, no offense. It will be what Nintendo says it's going to be, and Hey! Pikmin has never been more than a spin-off, and will also never be more than that, and it certainly isn't the game that they've been working on and talking about all these years.

It's a friggin' 3DS platformer rife with linear gameplay, which isn't like the mainline Pikmin games at all.

No, like @NEStalgia said, that game is still to be revealed, and WILL be named Pikmin 4.

/rant

@ThanosReXXX sing it!

Not to mention hey Pikmin wasnt even developed by Nintendo, it was outsourced. Pikmin main line is and always has been Miyamotos pet project.

@SupremeAllah You can't.

@NinNin
Wrong mate, FF X/FFX2 was available as separate games in Japan and rest of Asia but square decided to bundle them together in the West. Having said that some ppl in the West bought both games from Hong Kong, they have English subtitles

@WhistleFish Thanks for the information. Apparently, the Japanese version of the Special Edition of Bayonetta also comes with two game cards.

This is excellent because I’ve yet to play the second game, but I really don’t want to go back to the Wii U.

@darkgamer001 bayonetta 2 was one of a few JP Wii U games that has English.

@Eigotaku Both English audio and text or only text? What about the first game?

@NinNin the first one is English audio and subtitles with Japanese menus, the second one has all English (via Gaijin gamers)

Here in AU the price is $90 for standard va $120 for the special edition. Seems pretty excessive for a steelbook and a few cards.

Would be nice if it had at least included the original on a physical cart.

where is this for the US?

@Eigotaku Nice. Thanks for the information.

Have to plug in my Wii U. Have to play the first two games. Plus I have to beat earthbound beginnings.

Have to plug in my Wii U. Have to play the first two games. Plus I have to beat earthbound beginnings.

Have to plug in my Wii U. Have to play the first two games. Plus I have to beat earthbound beginnings.

I rarely buy special editions of games, but I do like art books. Still, all I really care about are the games, and Bayo 2 is superior to the first, so I don't mind not getting the first on cartridge so much. I just want to know more about Bayo 3.

Aw spit, this is UK only huh? No word of a special edition like this in the US. And here I was so excited

I need a LE Nintendo Switch Bayonetta Edition for me to buy this. I'd see $349-399 for something like that. Pretty please with sugar on top Nintendo!