{"id":660935,"date":"2026-04-01T18:33:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T18:33:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/nintendo-didnt-ask-platinum-to-cover-up-bayonetta-nudity-kamiya-says"},"modified":"2026-04-01T18:33:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T18:33:12","slug":"nintendo-didnt-ask-platinum-to-cover-up-bayonetta-nudity-kamiya-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/nintendo-didnt-ask-platinum-to-cover-up-bayonetta-nudity-kamiya-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo didn&#8217;t ask Platinum to cover up Bayonetta nudity, Kamiya says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/nintendo-didnt-ask-platinum-to-cover-up-bayonetta-nudity-kamiya-says.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>\nNo, Bayonetta 3&#8217;s Naive Angel Mode isn&#8217;t in response to Nintendo asking Platinum to cover up the titular witch.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nThe game&#8217;s creator Hideki Kamiya <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PG_kamiya\/status\/1549217904197083137?s=20&amp;t=XHA9pYWFPqyTskyKd9uSuw\">took to Twitter<\/a> to dispute fan theories on the new mode that removes nudity from the game.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nIf anything, Nintendo actually wanted her Link outfit in previous games to be more revealing.\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/nintendo-didnt-ask-platinum-to-cover-up-bayonetta-nudity-kamiya-says\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/nintendo-didnt-ask-platinum-to-cover-up-bayonetta-nudity-kamiya-says\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No, Bayonetta 3&#8217;s Naive Angel Mode isn&#8217;t in response to Nintendo asking Platinum to cover up the titular witch. The game&#8217;s creator Hideki Kamiya took to Twitter to dispute fan theories on the new mode that removes nudity from the game. If anything, Nintendo actually wanted her Link outfit in previous games to be more revealing. 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