Archive EntryPreservation Record

Bayonetta

Shelf markLIB-0157

Editorial StandingCatalogued · Permanent Record

2018Game

Catalog Information

Original Title: ベヨネッタ
Release: 2009 (Japan, original) · 2018 (Nintendo Switch digital) · 2022 (Nintendo Switch standalone physical)
Developer: PlatinumGames
Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Nintendo Switch
Region: Region-free Nintendo Switch software
Medium: Nintendo Switch game card · retail edition
Subjects: Action · Character Action · PlatinumGames · Bayonetta · Lineage · Preservation

Archival Status

Custody: Permanent archive holding
Reference Copy: Nintendo Switch game card in retail case
Filed: October 5, 2026

Curator Notes

Bayonetta is Hideki Kamiya’s character action game for PlatinumGames, first released by SEGA in Japan on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on October 29, 2009. Its dodge-triggered Witch Time and combo system became the studio’s signature. Nintendo brought it to Switch on February 16, 2018. In North America it was at first available only digitally or as a download code packaged with Bayonetta 2; a standalone physical game card followed on September 30, 2022, ahead of Bayonetta 3. This filing opens the Bayonetta lineage on the shelf, beside its two sequels.

Collection Documentation

The retained object is Nintendo’s standalone physical edition of Bayonetta for Nintendo Switch. Dedicated artifact views of the individual copy have not yet been filed; the gallery below is held open for that documentation.

Preservation Notes

Access Hardware: Nintendo Switch; compatible Nintendo Switch family hardware
Original Hardware: Nintendo Switch
Playback Compatibility: Nintendo Switch software is region-free. The retained game card is the primary access copy and runs on any Nintendo Switch console.
Preservation Concerns: Game cards are flash media; long-term charge retention, contact wear, and loss of the small card from its case are the principal risks. Any content delivered as an eShop download or update depends on Nintendo’s servers and is not preserved by the card alone.
Edition History: Original release in Japan on October 29, 2009 (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360), published by SEGA. Nintendo Switch release February 16, 2018; the standalone North American physical edition (HAC-P-AE99A) followed on September 30, 2022.
Access Status: Distributed at retail by Nintendo, with a digital edition on the Nintendo eShop.

Connections

Archival Lineage: LIB-0157Bayonetta (2018)this filing
LIB-0158Bayonetta 2 (2018)
LIB-0159Bayonetta 3 (2022)
Series: Bayonetta
Editorial Record: Reserved for future critical writing in Bloodsoaked Media.

Artifact Documentation

Reference photography of the preserved copy held by Bloodsoaked Media. Each view records the edition, materials, and condition of the work in custody.

Space is reserved for official artwork verification, collection photography, scans, and supplementary archival media. Nothing is forced into the record until documentation is filed.

Stewardship History

A permanent chronology of this archival record — filed, revised, and tended over time. Entries accumulate; none are erased.

Oct 5, 2026
Collection Documentation entered
Oct 5, 2026
Connections established
Bayonetta recorded.
Oct 5, 2026
Official artwork entered
Official Nintendo Switch front cover filed under the Library accession path.
Oct 5, 2026
Curator Notes entered
Oct 5, 2026
Filed into the Library
Accessioned as LIB-0157.
Oct 5, 2026
Preservation Notes entered
Oct 5, 2026
Published to the public shelf