It's hard to believe that the original Bayonetta was first released on October 29th 2009 in Japan, back then the game was a stranger to Nintendo platforms, seeing release on the Xbox 360 and erm... that infamous PS3 release.

These days you can enjoy the original Bayonetta on a variety of platforms including the PC, Wii U and of course the Nintendo Switch. Anything beyond that though remains Nintendo exclusive which includes Bayonetta 2 and the upcoming third entry Bayonetta 3 which will surely be a joy to behold once it eventually comes out.

Check out what Hideki Kamiya of Platinum Games had to say about this milestone...

'October 29th, 2019 marks the 10th anniversary of the release of Bayonetta in Japan! In celebration, we’re marking the coming year as “Bayonetta: Year Ten.” We at PlatinumGames like to share our joy at reaching milestones like these with our fans, and to that end we’re kicking off a Twitter and Instagram submission campaign!

In this campaign we’ll be offering one-of-a-kind prizes, such as special T-shirts featuring the design at the top of this page by Bayonetta series character designer Mari Shimazaki. We look forward to seeing a lot of submissions!

Details on how to participate can be seen here. Now please enjoy the following message to the fans from Bayonetta series director Hideki Kamiya!

Ten Years of Bayonetta! A Message from Hideki Kamiya

Sincerest thanks to all of you who’ve supported Bayonetta over the last ten years. Today is a momentous occasion for me, and it’s all because of your tremendous love.

Bayonetta was my very first title here at PlatinumGames, and I went into it with a lofty goal – to make the best action game I possibly could. I poured my all into the game with that feeling firmly in mind.

Now, ten years later, as I look back on those development days, I see peaks and valleys, good times and bad. But our staff pulled together through it all and, working as one, I think we managed to pull off something truly miraculous.

To everyone who’s been involved with the Bayonetta series, and to all of the Bayonetta fans who’ve helped us get here: Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

I hope you’ll follow Bayonetta’s adventures, and continue to love and support her for years to come.'

So there you have it, ten years of the Witch who now resides on the Switch, has her own appearance in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as a playable character, two amiibo figures and will soon have a third game under her belt.

Hair... erm I mean here at N-Europe we would like to wish Bayonetta a very happy tenth birthday, say a big thank you to Hideki Kamiya and Platinum Games, an additional thanks to Nintendo for making the series continuation possible plus hopefully here's to another decade of brilliant stylish action titles if that is indeed to be the future of the series.

Have you played any of the Bayonetta titles? Are you glad that the series is getting a third entry on the Switch? Will you perhaps be playing some Bayonetta over Halloween?

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