Platinum Games has earned itself a reputation as a maker of terrific games that never sell very well, but if the impressive performance of Bayonetta's Xbox Live demo is anything to go by, Hideki Kamiya's sexy action game might stand a chance at success ... in Japan, anyway.
The stats show that Bayonetta was 2009's most downloaded Xbox Live Japan game, beating out such hot properties as Lost Planet 2, Forza Motorsport 3 and Left 4 Dead 2. Considering the calibre of the competition, that's pretty damn impressive.
Other Xbox Live stats reveal that Virtual On Ontaria Program was the year's most popular Xbox Live Arcade game, Earth Defense Force 3 was the most popular Games-on-Demand title, and Idol Master Live For You was the most popular game add-on. Nothing quite so impressive as the Bayonetta demo.
We're playing through Bayonetta right now for the review, so stay tuned to Destructoid for that, coming very soon. In the meantime, hit the jump for the full list of top Xbox Live downloads.
Bayonetta most downloaded XBL demo in 2009 [GI.biz]
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12:30 PM on 01.06.2010
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Jim, don't let the other editors forget about Bayonetta when the time comes for the end of the year awards, again!
Darksiders is pretty great. Worth buying, but not over Bayo (just my personal preference). It has a definite Zelda vibe (though not quite as good), and the landscapes and backgrounds are amazing.
Considering DMC4 was all hype and a big pile of letdown.
Note: I don't think my sarcasm in this post came across very well, and I apologize for that. In fact, Amazon hasn't even delivered Bayonetta to my apartment yet, so I have no idea how long it is. Good day.
Put ass and tits in a game = WIN
>__>