There's still a baseline 720p resolution, while anti-aliasing remains absent. However, it's quickly apparent that Bayonetta 2 on Switch presents in much the same way as the Wii U original.
We went into this one not really expecting to see much in the way of visual improvements - the game was beautiful enough already - but we did wonder whether the developer would push resolution higher in docked mode. Switch isn't perfect, but it's significantly improved. Platinum Games had pushed on the Bayonetta formula to even greater heights, but the leap from Xbox 360 to Wii U simply wasn't great enough to execute the more ambitious vision while maintaining the target 60 frames per second. Flash back to 2014, and our very own John Linneman lauded the brilliance of the Wii U original but noted the sub-par performance in many areas of the game. It's Bayonetta 2 that's going to receive the lion's share of our attention in this preview phase, and we're pleased to say that first impressions are very positive indeed. We wrote that piece based on Platinum Games' teasing of Bayonetta ports and six months on those games are now in our hands. The Secret of Mana re-release for PlayStation 4 landed down in 24th place, while Monster Energy Supercross swerved to 25th.Last year we made the case that Wii U ports for Switch are a very good thing - a chance to bulk up the library of Nintendo's new hybrid console with an array of quality games that never quite got the exposure they deserved. Other new entries in the chart included Kingdom Come Deliverance, in at second place behind FIFA 18, and Dynasty Warriors 9 in 13th place. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the Bayonetta series' biggest physical launch to date remains the original Bayonetta's 2010 arrival for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, in the prime of both console's life. Bayonetta 2's physical edition still requires you to download Bayonetta 1 (you only get a download code).
It's likely a higher percentage of Switch sales came via downloads, which UK numbers company Chart-Track does not track. Perhaps there was not enough new in the port to convince Bayonetta fans it was worth double dipping so soon? Digital Foundry last week examined whether this new Switch edition was the definitive version.
The Platinum-developed Bayonetta 2 (which includes a copy of Bayo 1) landed fifth in the UK chart - the game's highest chart placing to date, albeit one achieved with fewer physical sales. Bayonetta 2 sold fewer physical copies at launch for Nintendo Switch this week than it did when it arrived on Wii U.
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