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Bayonetta 3 finally arrives in October

The long-awaited Nintendo Switch exclusive Bayonetta 3 will finally be released on October 28, a new trailer has confirmed.

Platinum Games’ threequel was first announced almost five years ago and has been MIA for most of that time. However, today’s lengthy trailer offers us a good look at the game. Here it is:

The highly anticipated Bayonetta 3 is finally here in just three months.

“The titular witch Umbra must face a mysterious evil using her signature weapons and time-slowing ability Witch Time,” Nintendo wrote. “This time, invading man-made bioweapons called Homunculi find themselves in Bayonetta’s crosshairs.”

A new ability called Demon Masquerade will allow Bayonetta to target the demon attached to her weapon for “exciting action options” and “hair-raising combos.” Bayonetta can also summon demons for “new, larger-than-life battles where you directly control the action.”

The game’s story will include both Tokyo and the mountains of China, and will let you play as the “ferocious” witch Viola plus her demon companion Cheshire – the creature with some rather large teeth in the trailer above.

A special edition called the Trinity Masquerade Edition will also be available on October 28. It includes the game with a 200 page art book and cover sheets for the entire trilogy.

In anticipation of this, the physical release of the original Bayonetta will arrive on September 30th.

Today marks the second day in a row of a big game announcement from Nintendo, which opted not to broadcast a first-party Nintendo Direct during this year’s traditional E3 window. Yesterday we talked about Kirby’s Dream Buffet, which launched this summer as an exclusive downloadable game on the eShop.

What will the rest of this week bring? I would like some DLC news for Mario Kart please.