The next Nintendo Direct will have new details about Bayonetta 2 and will broadcast Thursday at 3pm PT / 6pm ET / 11pm GMT . What those details might be remains to be seen, but given the source material, it will probably be either exciting or insane. Or both.

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The game is scheduled to come out next month in North America, October 24, to be exact , though this may be an opportunity for us to find out a European date. The first Bayonetta was available on Xbox 360 and PS3, so the announcement of its sequel on Wii U came as a bit of a surprise. Even more surprising was the revelation that it was a Wii U exclusive. Adding further to the surprise was the inclusion of the original Bayonetta game with new features. Oh, also, there are a bunch of insane Nintendo costumes available for the titular character. Because, why not?In our preview for Bayonetta 2, we said the sequel has "plenty of action and surprises to keep fans satisfied," and should hook a whole new legion of fans who perhaps passed over the original game when it came out.Naturally we'll be watching this Direct and reporting on the details right here at IGN, so be sure to keep checking back for more Bayonetta 2 and Nintendo news as it develops.

Seth Macy is a freelance writer who does a podcast about MST3K. Follow him on Twitter @sethmacy , and MyIGN at sethgmacy