It's Becoming Impossible to Buy Bayonetta 2 at Retail Stores

Much like Devil's Third, Bayonetta 2 has become another Wii U exclusive title that is becoming very rare to find at retail stores or online for its manufacturer’s suggested retail price. However, this time it isn’t due to stocking shortages, and instead because the title is going out of print.

[Majin-vegeta]

Yea right lol..I just checked wal mart and they have it in stock.

[Germany7]

Rekt.

[mikeslemonade]

Bayonetta 1 > 2 anyway. Nintendo ruined platinum games potential. Nice they are doing greater things with Scalebound, TMNT, and Nier 2. And hopefully Bayonetta 3 is on current gen hardware.

[jcnba28]

@mikeslemonade Lol Bayonetta 2 is better than the original in every way. It's faster the combat is smoother and the boss fights more epic. Just compare the reviews.

[Bansai]

mike probably didn't even play 2, but already knows it's worse, I wonder if this has something to do with the platform it's on.

Anyway, last week I bought special edition (Bayo 1 and 2 in one package) so I don't think it's "impossible".

[CaptainN]

Mike, that is so far from the truth.... Nintendo let them create Wonderful 101 which is a fun game...they allowed them to make the definitive version of Bayonetta 1 on Wii-U as well as Bayonetta 2 which is amazing....and now Nintendo is allowing them to make Starfox in collaboration with them....so no, get your facts straight.

[Nintentional]

LOL

[zielocz3k]

@CaptainN
Bayonetta 1 is far from Definitive on WiiU. It would be definitive on PS4, XB1 and PC. But Bayo its one of these games where you dont care about graphics, its all about gameplay, fun, story, characters etc

Anyway i played both and love both, pity only Nintendo cares about this franchise, i would love to see 2 and next parts on PS4. oh well, at least we have Nier 2

[sentury111]

Nintendo has the worst pricing! Seriously, pay over $50 for SSBU or Zelda remake or mostly any first/second party titles for the Wii U. It's absurd. Years later and titles get pulled, never a price drop to $40, then $30 to $20 eventually into the bargain bin.
Stupid plan if you ask me. I buy many games I wouldn't have considered for above $10 then after picking up dirt cheap found a new gem I subsequently bought the sequal much sooner, maybe even day one. They are hurting them with their stubborn attitude towards sales.

[N4g_null]

Actually platinum games is letting themselves go. Some of their early games had the potential but they alway do something to the game to kill the hook.

It looks like their tech might actually be up to participate now going forward and their really won't be any excuse to use old lighting models when the nx comes.

I'm really hoping nintendo sticks to the idea of a system for everyone then a system for enthusiasts.

[DanielEndurance]

You're lucky then. Not in stock at Walmart.com & all the stores within a 50-mile radius of me are empty-handed as well. Be a pal & pick me up a copy. ;)

[Nivekki]

What stores have stock Majin?

[Kyizen]

They ruined the series by making it a Wii U exclusive.

[deafdani]

Are you talking about Nintendo? If it weren't for them, Bayonetta 2 wouldn't even exist, so there wouldn't even be a "series" to ruin in the first place.

And Bayo 2 is bloody fantastic.

[IamTylerDurden1]

I think Bayonetta 2 would've gotten picked up eventually even without Nintendo. Considering how hot Platinum Games is atm.

[Jaces]

I was able to find a used copy in gamestop today, like new and has the first Bayonetta disc as well. Lucky me!!

Everywhere else I checked though was out of stock, might try to find one more unopened for collectors sake. :P

[Christopher]

While not impossible, it is expensive.

[N4g_null]

The wiiu is becoming a hardcore collectors item it seems. Remember all of those great Saturn and dreamcast games we had to buy after it was long gone? A similar thing is about to happen with the wiiu unless the wiiu games can be played off the nx setup, via emulation or hardware refactoring. They could easily shrink the wiiu and add it to the controller. The chip is huge.

[Germany7]

That's awful, it's one of the best games this generation, also you get a copy of the first Bayonetta.

[Lon3wolf]

Not every copy comes with the original.

[Raf1k1]

True, I bought a copy off the UK Nintendo store and it didn't come with the first game. Seems to be the collectors edition or something that it comes with.

[Germany7]

Didn't know about that, i bought the game on the first week, maybe the "Day 1" edition only included the first game then.

[Lon3wolf]

Yeah there was the special day one edition that the 1st came with plus a standard double pack (still available in places in UK) plus the 2nd one by itself :)

[Majin-vegeta]

Maybe i should buy a few and sell them for profit ;).

[Rimeskeem]

you are the worst kind of person (sort of jokingly)

[neoandrew]

That who you call businessman son.

[jb227]

@neo

It's according to the profit...a reasonable margin makes a decent "businessman", but there are plenty of Martin Shrekli's of the world willing to buy up all of the supply & increase the price 7,000%....those aren't "businessmen", they are just gutter trash.

[VINNIEPAZ]

"That who you call businessman son"

Yeah like the guy that price increased those pills from like a few bucks to a few hundred.......awesome ppl

At least now this game is gonna get some better sales (which it deserves). This, Nintendo exclusives and Monster Hunter is why I bought a Wii U anyways.

[Double_O_Revan]

Maybe not to far now it'll be the next Metroid Prime Trilogy.

[Kamikaze135]

I see it on Gamestop.com for under $40

[DanielEndurance]

True! Unfortunately though, you can't add it to your cart.

[hatsume-miku]

I own the special edition with Bayo 1&2. Bayonetta 2 is my favourite WiiU game, and the best action game I've ever played along with Resident Evil 4!

[DigitalRaptor]

I bought the First Print Edition. It's a great box set. http://collectorsedition.or...

Feels good to own that, knowing this.
Bayonetta 2 is one of my favourite games this generation.

[MeteorPanda]

rows and rows at eb games in sydney...whats this article about?

[LOL_WUT]

It's selling, but at a very low rate. As a result, you have a game that is being undershipped a business tactic commonly used by Nintendo to cause demand. ;)

[Philface]

Bayonetta was released more then a year a go. This is just naive thinking as it's still available.

[ChickeyCantor]

Yes because let's keep games away from people that were planning on buying it anyways!

And of course shipping off by false demand is obviously not going to bite them in the ass once the excessive copies won't sell.

[Sly-Lupin]

Welcome to Every Nintendo Platform Ever.

It sucks. We know. It happens to *every* game worth playing.
Just be glad every WiiU game also gets a digital copy. That kind of thing is very nice, even if Nintendo's digital platform sucks all kinds of ass.

[Concertoine]

Pikmin 3 is already 80 bucks these days :/

[Kamikaze135]

Not to come off as a troll, but I wonder if this happens because even Nintendo doesn't anticipate anything without Mario to sell well on their systems.

[cubize]

It's more on the fact that they know that the game won't move consoles or more copies so they are probably limiting supply as they do with their other games. Why flood the market with games that won't sell and pack dust in store shelves?

When it comes to my Wii U / 3DS, I make sure to jump on those "limited" runs and or special editions just for the sake of not being able to find it later. (Took me a year and a half to buy Wonderful 101 in box at a retailer without overpaying for it on ebay).

[Sly-Lupin]

It happens because Nintendo realizes the strongest part of their brand is their first-party software. They *know* the people who buy Nintendo platforms do so in order to play Nintendo games, they don't lower the prices for their games because their games sell consistently (therefore they don't need to), and they don't flood their market with extra copies because doing so would rapidly devalue their software.

There's a reason why Sony and Microsoft's first-party games depreciate so quickly... they only need to make a big splash at launch to make noise... the strongest parts of their respective brands are not first-party games, but rather third-party software.

[benji101]

If the original print run sells out a reprint will be ordered. Expecting nintendo to reprint a game over a year after release is a bit nuts.. Also.. if the retailers dont re-order the game how is that nintendo`s fault?
Blame the gamestops.

[rjason12]

It just depends on where you live, I see it all over the place in my area, even at places like target and Walmart.

[KillerPwned]

I don't understand why Nintendo always have trouble making sure there is plentiful stock of their retail games. It makes no sense to me personally.

[GordonKnight]

Its part of their business strategy when the console isn't selling well. Supply in demand.

[Philface]

That's silly and very naive. How old is Bayonetta 2 right now. People could have bought it a long time ago. Also it's not as if people couldn't buy it any more. In EU every of the big retailers has it. So it's some of US retailers to blame for it as other US retailers have it in stock.

[LOL_WUT]

Gordon gets it Nintendo did the same thing with the Wii U at launch not that there's anything wrong with it... ;)

[noksucow73]

Need to hurry up and add this to my wiiu 's library then! Loved the first one, it's just having all 3 consoles, and a gaming PC just keeps me too busy with all the other games. I want to get xenoblade chronicles first , then Bayonetta 2.

[OtakuDJK1NG-Rory]

might as well get this first. Once you start Xenoblade you won't stop playing.

[secretcode]

The Devil's Third comparison is unjust, honestly. Bayonetta 2 got a full production run and was met with critical acclaim since Day 1. Devil's Third had such negative press beforehand that they produced minimal copies of it and became super-rare as a result. Bayonetta, as much as I hate to say it, is a niche title and the Smash reveal most likely caused a rapid increase in demand for Bayo 1/2.

[Sm00thNinja]

Got mine day 1 so I'm good

[Twinblade]

Of course it's going to be in retail stores, most gamers don't have a Wii U.

[deathtok]

Target locally just got mine... last one in stock but try your luck.

[Relientk77]

I think Target had it by me, was there less than a week ago

If you really want, try calling them, going online, or physically go to the store

[acemonkey]

will i see it at my neck of the woods all the time i guess its time for me to pick it up

[JamesBroski]

Like most Nintendo games. Lego City, Devil's Third, Monster Hunter 3, etc.

[derkasan]

It's funny to see this, because it was on sale on Gamefly and Gamestop around Black Friday for $30 and $35, respectively. Amazing what a Smash announcement can do.

[DivineAssault]

I cant find the devils 3rd any damn where without someone trying to ridiculously mark up the price.. Bayo 2 i bought when it launched and was well worth it.. Awesome game and it came with the original.. Surprised a good game like that would go out of print

[DEATHxTHExKIDx]

Amazon sellers are listing it for $69 and up.

[superchiller]

It's a shame that this game was wasted on the Wii U, maybe Platinum learned a lesson and won't repeat this kind of blunder in the future? What were they thinking?

As for the game becoming rare, it won't make much of a difference in the future, since most gamers didn't bother to get a Wii U, and at this late stage in the console's life, it really isn't going to matter.

[LOL_WUT]

I'd hate to say it but StarFox LOOKS like it'll have a similar fate if those early on impression are anything to go by ;)

[Philface]

Always these "good" comments of yours. Nintendo made this game happen no other company did or even tried. Bayonetta 3 will probably be on NX.;)

[sentury111]

hopefully not exclusive, the franchise deserves more fans and multi platform will allow it much larger audience.

[Realms]

Simple answer without Nintendo the game is dead both Sony and MS passed on it so why bitch about something that would not exist without the help from Nintendo.

[marloc_x]

So...

...900,000 on the WiiU taught them a lesson?

Compared to cross platform sales of the first entry...you are probably spot-on schiller😉

[Theparanerds]

http://m.bestbuy.ca/?lang=e...

That was easy

[ZeekQuattro]

I bought mine day 1. Glad to dodge that headache.

[DeToX420]

Oh no. Stop. Whatever shall we do.

[Segata]

So many idiotic childish fanboy comments and lies. While you remain butthurt it's not on PS4,I can play my copy any time I want. I don't tie my emotions into a console. I just like to play games on any system.

[noksucow73]

Love u profile pic. Saturn is one of my favorite consoles! Still play it. I was playing Shinobi Legions and Mr.Bones 2 days ago. S E G A!!!

[Pookandpie]

Segata?

Sanshiro?

http://nintendoeverything.c...

[AndreGamerGirl]

I'm planning to get a copy of this.

[from the beach]

Seems a bit early for that? Still, my suggestion would be if there's a Wii U game you want to play, do it now ... stuff could well be scarce in years to come.

[masterfox]

lol probably the only good game for the Wii U and is scarce lol XD

[WizzroSupreme]

Glad I got mine when I did.

[iNFAMOUZ1]

what a load of bs, i always see them in stores in plenty when im walking around

[IamTylerDurden1]

Bayonetta 2 needs to come to other platforms, but tbh i'm more intrigued with Nier 2 (Nier: Automata) on PS4.

[Segata]

Will happen as soon as Until Dawn is put on Wii U.

[user8966828]

Oh look people still butt hurt because Nintendo saved Bayonetta maybe you guys should be pissed off at Sony and Microsoft for not wanting to take a risk

[Hiltz]

Heh, some people will never get over it. The cool thing now is to look to the future with Bayonetta being playable in Smash Bros!

[TeamLeaptrade]

I'm sure it wont stay too high for too long. Maybe we'll see a re-release at some point with # 1 again. If not, I'm sure there will be some deals out there.

[bangoskank]

I sold mine when I sold my Wii U. Great game, one of my favorites of 2014 but had to part with it because Nintendo simply went to s***. I hope to see another on the One or Ps4.

[Daggerjack]

Bought it for $30 a long time ago. it was on special at gamestop. lucky.

[AtomicGerbil]

Typical Nintendo marketing ploy to keep the prices high, thought they might have grown out of this.

[Hotabang]

this article came up because someone tweeted a picture of bayonetta prices on ebay to kamiya. im guessing the writer assumed that its now hard to find in stores lol
(i just checked a store in the middle east, I found it and much cheaper than launch price)

[GrimDragon]

Nothing is impossible to find when you buy it online.

[MadMax]

This game is now out of print, along with Devils Third. I live in socal and called every target, walmart, gamestop and toys r us within a 30 mile radius and nothing! Finally after all that work, i scored the last used copy complete off estarland for $47 shipped. Beats paying $80 and up for the firkin game online right now.

Guess thats what i get for waiting this long to get it, haha. Paid a bit more for Devils Third, but every penny worth it, great game also!!!

[MadMax]

Just found one left at a GameStop used in perfect condition for $33!!! What a score after estarland tells me they dont have it!

I was ready to give up. Someone had just traded it in at GameStop this morning! Only one that came up within 100 miles of my house.

My advice is to keep checking online with them.