Bayonetta 3 is one of the most highly anticipated games this year. However, while plenty of fans are looking forward to playing the third outing of everybody's favorite scantly-clad Umbra Witch, one person who'd like you to skip the threequel is Bayonetta herself.
Hellena Taylor, the voice actress for Bayonetta for the first two games and the character's several other appearances on other games and media, wants fans to boycott the upcoming PlatinumGames title. According to Taylor, Nintendo gave her an "immoral" offer to reprise her role for the nth time. Jennifer Hale, who voiced the female Commander Shephard in the Mass Effect trilogy, replaces Taylor in Bayonetta 3. According to the game director, Yusuke Miyata, the decision was due to "various overlapping circumstances" but it appears that a payment dispute is to blame.
Taylor uploaded a series of posts on Twitter where she revealed that PlatinumGames offered her $4,000 to come back and voice Bayonetta again. She points out that Bayonetta is worth $450 million, give or take, and possibly even more. When you think about this, it does feel like Nintendo is in the wrong here.
For what it's worth, Taylor didn't say Nintendo committed a crime or that this was all illegal. She admitted that this was all above board. However, as Taylor explains it, $4,000 isn't what you'd consider a "living wage", which is fair when you consider that she voiced the iconic character for so many years.