That isn't a point against her. It's just a matter of timing that she isn't playable on a Nintendo system yet. For all you know, Bayonetta 2 is slated for June or July, and Smash Bros 3DS is slated after it in July or August.
Even if Smash does come out before Bayonetta 2, it's not like we haven't had a ton of notice that Bayonetta 2 is a Wii U exclusive, and that it's coming out this year.
I don't think she has a chance in hell of being playable, but the reason you gave isn't much of one.
Yeah, that's what that would mean.
I'm actually curious as to what Nintendo would do with the Blue Blur but I'd rather see them get their hands on Mega Man.
Let the joy of love give you an answer! Check out my book!It's really hard to call Bayonetta a guest character worthy of being in Smash when her franchise hasn't been in Nintendo in the first place. That is one of her biggest problems. Bayo 2 could come out before the 3DS version, though I find that unlikely. Regardless, we're all in agreement that she's unlikely.
I don't think Sega is going to be bought up by Nintendo any time soon. They're not doing that badly last I heard.
Except it's coming in the extremely near future, to the point that it will be out before one of the versions of Smash. It's not like they just announced it. We actually saw a Bayonetta 2 announcement before an official Smash Bros. one. "She's not on a Nintendo system" is a poor excuse.
"She's a Sega character, and we already have Sonic" is much better.
And Sega is not doing that well. They're basically skin-of-their-teeth-need-to-sell-Sonic-to-stay-above-water at this point. Although their parent company buying Atlus is probably alleviating a bit of the stress.
edited 12th May '14 12:06:18 PM by BadWolf21
I'm expecting a Heroes Vs. Villains trailer along with confirmations:
- Mario Vs. Bowser
- Link Vs. Ganondorf
- Fox Vs. Wolf/Falco
- Mac Vs. Donkey Kong
- Marth Vs. Chrom
- Kirby Vs. King Dedede/Meta Knight
- Greninja Vs. Charizard/Pikachu
- Luigi Vs. a Waddle Dee
- Mega Man Vs. Sonic
- Snake Vs. Zero Suit Samus
- Power Suit Samus Vs. Ridley
Etc...
Edit:Sega Sammy reported huge losses last week in part due to Sonic Lost World not selling well at all. Buying Atlus might have been a bad idea for them.
edited 12th May '14 12:11:47 PM by LordofLore
Nintendo's never going to purchase Sega. They prefer to carefully save whatever earnings they have as a fallback for when things go wrong.
Please help out our The History Of Video Games page.If Bayonetta did appear in Smash Bros, she would have appeared in a Nintendo crossover before a Sega one, which would be rather amusing.
edited 12th May '14 12:15:56 PM by GavsEvans123
Cortex should take a 12-step plan off a 10-step pierI don't think Nintendo purchasing Sega is that unlikely actually. They've been struggling for a while now and Nintendo seems to have a really good relationship with Sega and Atlus as of late. If the company ever is on the market I think they'd be quick to try and snatch them up. They can't afford to let Sonic and SMT become exclusive to Sony or Microsoft. Those are very prominent franchises on their systems.
I could see Persona 6+ being made for 4DS/Wii U 2 and PS 4/Vita. They would never give up the huge Playstation crowd in Japan unless they were dumb.
A Nintendo handheld that displays its games in four dimensions? How... What?
Let the joy of love give you an answer! Check out my book!Nintendo making time machines confirmed. because time is generally considered the fourth dimension

Bayonetta is cool and all, but she's got even more hurdles than Snake did. Neither she nor her franchise has been playable on a Nintendo console before, and probably won't before Smash 3DS comes out. So she really has a miniscule chance at best.
While I'm not a huge Pac-Man fan, I've warmed up to him recently. I wouldn't be sad if he didn't make it, but I'm fine with him getting in. As of now I consider him the second most likely character, losing to Palutena (because she has everything going for her) and beating out Chrom (who has mild competition with other Awakening/FE characters).