PlatinumGames CEO Atsushi Inaba has offered a measured update on the future of the Bayonetta franchise and publicly assessed the potential of Nintendo’s next hardware.
The comments came during a recent interview with Japanese gaming publication Famitsu, conducted alongside Shift Up founder Kim Hyung Tae.
PlatinumGames and Shift Up recently collaborated to add Bayonetta costumes to Shift Up’s action game Stellar Blade.
In the Famitsu conversation — a report of which was translated by Nintendo Everything — Inaba acknowledged that PlatinumGames has not yet released a title on the Nintendo Switch 2 hardware, but described the platform as having “so much potential.” He framed the new console as an opportunity rather than a current project for the studio.
When asked directly about whether Bayonetta would continue as a series, Inaba declined to commit to concrete plans but outlined his creative priorities.
He said he could not provide a definitive answer at the moment, and added that he feels strongly about expanding Bayonetta as a character and broadening the franchise’s world.
Inaba asked fans to wait to see how those ambitions take shape.
Inaba’s involvement with the Bayonetta franchise is longstanding: he served as producer on Bayonetta 2 and as executive producer on Bayonetta 3 and Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon.
He was named CEO of PlatinumGames in 2021.
The Famitsu piece follows ongoing public commentary around the series; the interview also came after Bayonetta creator Hideki Kamiya’s departure from PlatinumGames in 2023 and his later remarks in 2025 about wishing he could have continued the series under different circumstances.
For Nintendo-focused audiences, the exchange underscores PlatinumGames’ continued interest in working with Nintendo platforms while maintaining creative control over its IP.
The collaboration that brought Bayonetta costumes to Stellar Blade is the most recent example of PlatinumGames’ team-up with other developers — in this case, Shift Up and founder Kim Hyung Tae — and demonstrates the studio’s willingness to support cross-promotional content.
As Nintendo prepares for its next-generation presence, comments from senior industry figures like Inaba will be watched closely.
For now, PlatinumGames is signaling ambition for Bayonetta’s future while stopping short of announcing new projects tied to the Nintendo Switch 2 or the Nintendo eShop and Nintendo Direct presentation windows.
The comments came during a recent interview with Japanese gaming publication Famitsu, conducted alongside Shift Up founder Kim Hyung Tae.
PlatinumGames and Shift Up recently collaborated to add Bayonetta costumes to Shift Up’s action game Stellar Blade.
In the Famitsu conversation — a report of which was translated by Nintendo Everything — Inaba acknowledged that PlatinumGames has not yet released a title on the Nintendo Switch 2 hardware, but described the platform as having “so much potential.” He framed the new console as an opportunity rather than a current project for the studio.
When asked directly about whether Bayonetta would continue as a series, Inaba declined to commit to concrete plans but outlined his creative priorities.
He said he could not provide a definitive answer at the moment, and added that he feels strongly about expanding Bayonetta as a character and broadening the franchise’s world.
Inaba asked fans to wait to see how those ambitions take shape.
Inaba’s involvement with the Bayonetta franchise is longstanding: he served as producer on Bayonetta 2 and as executive producer on Bayonetta 3 and Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon.
He was named CEO of PlatinumGames in 2021.
The Famitsu piece follows ongoing public commentary around the series; the interview also came after Bayonetta creator Hideki Kamiya’s departure from PlatinumGames in 2023 and his later remarks in 2025 about wishing he could have continued the series under different circumstances.
For Nintendo-focused audiences, the exchange underscores PlatinumGames’ continued interest in working with Nintendo platforms while maintaining creative control over its IP.
The collaboration that brought Bayonetta costumes to Stellar Blade is the most recent example of PlatinumGames’ team-up with other developers — in this case, Shift Up and founder Kim Hyung Tae — and demonstrates the studio’s willingness to support cross-promotional content.
As Nintendo prepares for its next-generation presence, comments from senior industry figures like Inaba will be watched closely.
For now, PlatinumGames is signaling ambition for Bayonetta’s future while stopping short of announcing new projects tied to the Nintendo Switch 2 or the Nintendo eShop and Nintendo Direct presentation windows.
