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OP brief overview, second post sales data, third for key staff & thread links. OP updated based on news, discussion, global sales & interviews. 'To Do List' at bottom of barrel roll.
Bouncin' - ODD SEED Money (Origin-Story-Arc).
Diplomacy has failed, CAPCOM shuttered Clover Studios. Undeterred, Inaba, Kamiya & Mikami multi-unite-morph their fledging start up with Tatsuya Minami's to bring their PLATINUM GAME!True Game - Keep Ballen Minami (Platinum-Age-Arc)
MadWorld marks a bloody debut for the dream-team, SEGA partnership, Kamiya & Mikami deliver the goods before the latter bails to form Tango Gameworks. Nintendo calls.Realism - Sato presents Contract Work, It’s a Way of Livin’ (PMSC-Arc)
Easy come, easy go, license work for Activision Blizzard of varying quality, Nintendo insists on utilising the WiiU Gamepad for Star Fox Zero. Nier Automata saves the day in the nick of time.Hating Game (Interlude) - Inaba’s Tryina Survive (Enemies-Unite-Arc)
Multiple high profile cancellations, no NieR Automata 2, extended development for Babylon's Fall, Bayonetta 3 & World of Demons. Successful crowdfund marred with delays. Taura rises.Hard Way - Yamane’s Gambit. Can PlatinumGames recover its lustre? (Shocking Self Publishing-Arc)
Ambitious plans to expand, Takao Yamane arrives to put the house in order. Bayonetta 3 finally coming soon. Fruit of Tencent funding, next My Life - PlatinumGames Dramatic Resume: (separate brackets indicate port)
2009: MadWorld (Wii) // Infinite Space (DS) // Bayonetta (360) (WiiU)* (PC) (Switch) (PS4/Xbox One)
2010: Vanquish (PS3/Xbox 360) (PC) (PS4/Xbox One)
2011: -
2012: Max Anarchy aka Anarchy Reigns (PS3/360)
2013: Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (PS3/Xbox 360) (PC) // The Wonderful 101 (Wii U)
2014: Bayonetta 2 (Wii U)* (Switch) // The Legend of Korra (PC/PS3/PS4/Xbox 360/Xbox One)**
2015: Transformers: Devastation (PC/PS3/PS4/Xbox 360/Xbox One)***
2016: Star Fox Zero & Star Fox Guard (Wii U) // Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan (PC/PS3/PS4/Xbox 360/Xbox One)****
2017: NieR: Automata (PS4) (PC) (Xbox One) (Switch)
2018: -
2019: Astral Chain (Switch)
2020: The Wonderful 101: Remastered (PC/PS4/Switch) (Amazon Luna)
2021: World of Demons (Apple Arcade)
2022: Sol Cresta + Dramatic & Legendary Fighters DLC (PC/PS4/Switch) // Babylon's Fall (PC/PS4/PS5)***** // NieR: Automata: The End of YoRHa Edition (Switch) // Bayonetta 3 (Switch)
*Delisted 19th September 2019 / **Delisted 21st-31st December 2017 / ***Delisted 21st-31st December 2017 / ****Delisted 4th January 2017 / *****Delisted 13th September 2022.
Special Formation Attacks REVIVED! LEGENDARY FIGHTERS are Compatible with Score Rankings.
[PC/PS4/SWI] Sol Cresta + Dramatic & Legendary Fighters DLC <STG> (PlatinumGames) {2022.02.22}
2009: MadWorld (Wii) // Infinite Space (DS) // Bayonetta (360) (WiiU)* (PC) (Switch) (PS4/Xbox One)
2010: Vanquish (PS3/Xbox 360) (PC) (PS4/Xbox One)
2011: -
2012: Max Anarchy aka Anarchy Reigns (PS3/360)
2013: Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (PS3/Xbox 360) (PC) // The Wonderful 101 (Wii U)
2014: Bayonetta 2 (Wii U)* (Switch) // The Legend of Korra (PC/PS3/PS4/Xbox 360/Xbox One)**
2015: Transformers: Devastation (PC/PS3/PS4/Xbox 360/Xbox One)***
2016: Star Fox Zero & Star Fox Guard (Wii U) // Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan (PC/PS3/PS4/Xbox 360/Xbox One)****
2017: NieR: Automata (PS4) (PC) (Xbox One) (Switch)
2018: -
2019: Astral Chain (Switch)
2020: The Wonderful 101: Remastered (PC/PS4/Switch) (Amazon Luna)
2021: World of Demons (Apple Arcade)
2022: Sol Cresta + Dramatic & Legendary Fighters DLC (PC/PS4/Switch) // Babylon's Fall (PC/PS4/PS5)***** // NieR: Automata: The End of YoRHa Edition (Switch) // Bayonetta 3 (Switch)
*Delisted 19th September 2019 / **Delisted 21st-31st December 2017 / ***Delisted 21st-31st December 2017 / ****Delisted 4th January 2017 / *****Delisted 13th September 2022.
Special Formation Attacks REVIVED! LEGENDARY FIGHTERS are Compatible with Score Rankings.
[PC/PS4/SWI] Sol Cresta + Dramatic & Legendary Fighters DLC <STG> (PlatinumGames) {2022.02.22}

Multi-Verse Witch Time Displacement Extravaganza! 2023 Edition.
[SWI] Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon <ACT> (Nintendo) {2023.03.17}



- A Message from Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon Director Abebe Tinari.
- A Message from Bayonetta Origins: Cereza & the Lost Demon Supervising Director Hideki Kamiya.



The Hoobang Affiliates:
Apple - responsible for the devilish rituals that brought about the revival of World of Demons on Apple Arcade, a one-off or is there more to come?
HAMSTER - agreed to license 'Cresta' IP for the Neo-Classic Arcade debut Sol Cresta.
Limited Run Games // SUPERDELUXE GAMES - published Japanese retail version of Sol Cresta (standard & collector's edition have both sold out)
Nintendo - a long term partner over the past decade
SEGA - cancelled Bayonetta 2, but licensed IP to Nintendo, enabling PlatinumGames to continue the series while also commissioning PC/PS4/Xbox One ports for Bayonetta & Vanquish.
SQUARE ENIX - NieR Automata plus consulted on NieR Replicant & Babylon's Fall
TENCENT - major investor in the studio with two external board members & key to financing its plans to self-publish.
Trust No:
Activision Blizzard - delisting devastation in disguise.
CyGames - ghostin’ me, Matsuno takes leave.
DeNa - soft launch, hard crash
KONAMI - 2
Microsoft - cancelled Scalebound, Kamiya blames PlatinumGames, wants a second chance, Phil Spencer expressed regret at outcome. [UPDATE] - 'currently nothing to say', it's happening.gif.
NUDE MAKER - status unknown since Night Cry (PC, Vita) in 2016. Hifumi Kouno last directed Root Film, (PS4, Switch) in 2020 for Kadokawa Games (now Dragami Games).
Luka Supporting Cast:
Aiming inc. - World of Demons (Apple Arcade)
Armature - Bayonetta & Vanquish (PS4/XB1)
Alvion - Max Anarchy, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, The Wonderful 101 (WiiU), Bayonetta 2 (WiiU), The Legend of Korra, Transformers: Devastation, Star Fox Zero, NieR Automata.
Bee Tribe - Vanquish (360/PS3), The Wonderful 101 (WiiU), Bayonetta 2 (WiiU) & Star Fox Zero.
Hexadrive - The Wonderful 101 (WiiU)
Virtuos - NieR Automata: The End of YoRHa Edition (Switch)
XAX Entertainment Inc. - Infinite Space, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, The Wonderful 101 (WiiU), Transformers: Devastation, Star Fox Zero, NieR Automata & Astral Chain. CG Studio.
Champagne Dreams:
Neo-Classic Arcade Series - Volume 02-10 (TBA) - TBC
Project G.G. (TBA) - TBC
The Wonderful 101 Remastered Luka Mission DLC (PC/PS4/Switch) - TBC
Imagine That:
Ikumi Nakamura's 'Taboo Subjects' (DS)
Scalebound (Xbox One)
Lost Order (TBA)
All Out of GAAS:
Babylon's Fall (PC/PS4/PS5) - February 28th 2023



Demonic Collab:
2012: PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale (SuperBot Entertainment/Sony Interactive Entertainment) - Raiden from Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance.
2018: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Bandai Namco Studios/sora ltd/Nintendo) - Bayonetta 1 & 2 // Soul Calibur VI (Bandai Namco Studios/Bandai Namco) - 2B from NieR: Automata.
2022: Punishing: Gray Raven (iOS/Android) | PGR x NieR: Automata Resurrected Collab (Kuro Game) 2B, 92 & A2 from NieR Automata (trailer). Gran Ravens Wiki NieR Collab Overview.
Untold Naraka (NieR Patch) ALREADY COMPLETED IN GLOBAL: 05/07/2022 → August 15/08/2022 Evernight Beat (NieR Re-run): 22/12/2022 → January 18/01/2023
2023: Naraka: Bladepoint (Hangzhou 24 Entertainment Network Technology Co., Ltd./NetEase Games Montréal) - 2B from NieR: Automata.
She’s a F***ing celebrity in this town, too:
Bayonetta: Bloody Fate:
- Director: Fuminori Kizaki
- Screenplay: Mitsutaka Hirota
- Original Character Design & Character Designer: Mari Shimazaki & Ai Yokoyama
- Music: Masato Kazune & Jun Abe
- Animation Studio: Gonzo (film credits)
- Feature (Theatrical Release - 23rd November 2013)
- Director: Ryouji Masuyama
- Series Organization: Yoko Taro, Ryouji Masuyama
- Character Design & Supervising Animation Director: Jun Nagai
- Music: MONACA
- Animation Studio: A-1 Pictures (Aniplex)
- TV series (Japan Television Broadcast - 7th January 2023) // International Streaming : CrunchyRoll - show is currently on hiatus after 3 episodes due to covid-19.
Edit: To Do List: (any help with the below is greatly appreciated).
- Confirm dates & credits of current / former staff at Platinum Games & wish to understand Shinji Mikami comments about difficulties at studio during Vanquish development.
- Nick Des Barres (NickRox) twitter feed links for more detail on his credited & uncredited roles & time working at PlatinumGames.
- Infinite Space 200,000 copies worldwide mentioned in the EDGE Magazine feature on PlatinumGames lacks primary source, requires confirmation.
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