Nintendo has confirmed Bayonetta 2 will be released in North America on October 24.

There's still no firm date for other territories beyond October, though we're chasing up to see if the company is prepared to spill the beans. Bayonetta 2 is a Wii U exclusive, and will come bundled with the original game too . Though fans have been fairly insistent that Platinum rethinks the exclusivity situation, the developer has explained on more than one occasion that the circumstances surrounding the sequel's development means this is unlikely to happen For more on the hotly-anticipated title, check out our thoughts when we went hands-on with the title and found it to be unrelenting, gorgeous and totally outrageous

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