[quote name='whitereflection']If everyone waits until their games hit $10-15, they won't be making any more games, let alone sequels. They were lucky to form Platinum Games when Clover Studio (Okami, Viewtiful Joe) went under - lightning isn't about to strike twice. All their current titles to date have sold shit. Having said that, they still have at least one more game in the pipeline with Sega.[/QUOTE]
Absolutely agree. I bought Bayonetta for full and recently did the same for Enslaved. And I'm probably one of the few people who bought all of Clover's games last gen.
I realize that new IPs need our support, and I wish I could give the same to Vanquish (poor law student that I am), but I can't always carry the ship. New IP developers really need to do a better job of advertising their games. Okami barely got any advertising and -- well -- it sold like crap. On the other hand, I recall PN03 getting a lot of ads, and even I will admit that Mikami game sucked hard.
I've barely seen anything for Vanquish (which, given it's published and promoted by Sega, doesn't amaze me one bit). It's almost as if publishers want new IP to fail so they can keep small developers chained to low fees.
Anyways, amazing games such as Bayonetta still get the attention they deserve through word-of-mouth. And even though it never gets the crazy sales numbers of a Halo or Killzone, publishers do take notice and that's how we get sequels (Viewtiful Joe 2, baby!).
[quote name='destro4eva']Has there been talk of a sequel for this gem? I hope so.
This game was really a blast to play.[/QUOTE]
Yes, there has been talk of a sequel, or at least a spin-off. This article talks about the quote from Game Informer:
http://n4g.com/news/463442/bayonetta-sequel-a-possibility-but-platinum-may-prefer-a-spin-off