<s>
The	O
franchise	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
2009	O
with	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
sequels	O
were	O
released	O
,	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
2014	O
)	O
and	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
3	I-Application
(	O
2022	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
spinoff	O
,	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
Origins	I-Application
:	I-Application
Cereza	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Lost	I-Application
Demon	I-Application
(	O
2023	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
games	O
,	O
players	O
control	O
a	O
witch	O
nicknamed	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
as	O
she	O
wields	O
dual	O
pistols	O
,	O
shooters	O
in	O
her	O
high	O
heels	O
,	O
and	O
long	O
,	O
magically	O
transforming	O
hair	O
which	O
becomes	O
a	O
deadly	O
weapon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
directed	O
by	O
Hideki	O
Kamiya	O
,	O
who	O
created	O
the	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
franchise	O
when	O
he	O
was	O
working	O
at	O
Capcom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
29	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
in	O
January	O
2010	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
alongside	O
Vanquish	B-Application
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
February	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bayonetta	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
2012	O
during	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
for	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
decision	O
received	O
backlash	O
from	O
fans	O
,	O
since	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
available	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
sales	O
have	O
not	O
been	O
fully	O
disclosed	O
,	O
by	O
March	O
2018	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
confirmed	O
the	O
Switch	B-Application
version	O
had	O
sold	O
400,000	O
copies	O
during	O
its	O
first	O
nine	O
weeks	O
,	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
300,000	O
copies	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
version	O
sold	O
during	O
the	O
same	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
October	O
28	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
prequel	O
companion	O
game	O
to	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
focusing	O
on	O
Cereza	O
as	O
a	O
young	O
girl	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
at	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
March	O
17	O
,	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
anime	O
film	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
:	O
Bloody	O
Fate	O
,	O
was	O
produced	O
by	O
Gonzo	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bayonetta	B-Application
appears	O
as	O
a	O
downloadable	O
character	O
in	O
Sega	O
's	O
multiplayer	O
fighting	O
game	O
Anarchy	B-Application
Reigns	I-Application
,	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
special	O
guest	O
character	O
alongside	O
Jeanne	O
and	O
Rodin	O
in	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
action	O
game	O
The	B-Application
Wonderful	I-Application
101	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
also	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
downloadable	O
character	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
for	I-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
3DS	I-Application
and	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
U	I-Application
,	O
and	O
as	O
an	O
unlockable	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
sequel	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Both	O
games	O
also	O
feature	O
a	O
stage	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
falling	O
Umbra	O
Clock	O
Tower	O
which	O
appeared	O
in	O
both	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
was	O
also	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
basis	O
for	O
a	O
Pachislot	O
and	O
an	O
16-bit-style	O
browser	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bayonetta	B-Application
,	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
3	I-Application
all	O
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bayonetta	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
at	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2014	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
ultimately	O
lost	O
to	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	I-Application
Inquisition	I-Application
.	O
</s>
