Hideki Kamiya claims that Nintendo has never attempted to censor Bayonetta.

Hideki Kamiya has resorted to Twitter to address a common misconception that Nintendo pushed the Naive Angel Mode in Bayonetta 3. Playing it on the bus is made simpler by this mode, which covers more flesh to preserve both your own modesty and that of the characters.

Although it's reasonable to suppose that Nintendo advocated for this modesty option, Kamiya claims that Nintendo and Bayonetta's nudity are not at conflict in this instance. The executive director of the game said that, according to NintendoEverything, "the Link costume in Bayonetta 1 and 2 [...] should have been a little bit more revealing," but that there has never been any pressure from Nintendo to lessen Bayonetta's lewdness.

It's intriguing that Kamiya felt compelled to refute the rumors, and it's encouraging to see that Nintendo isn't as prudeous as one would assume. In any case, if you can't wait for the seductive witch to make a comeback in explosive high heels, make sure you're prepared by reading our Bayonetta 3 release date guide and get ready to face some serious foes right now.

Here is Hideki Kamiya's whole translated statement, which is once again provided by NintendoEverything.

"I realize that a lot of people bring up Nintendo when talking about the nudity in Bayonetta, yet all the suggestions we got when working on the Bayonetta 1 version, Bayonetta 2, and Bayonetta 3 were about how the Link outfit in Bayonetta 1 and 2 ought to have been a little more exposing.

"I believe players can enjoy the game without worrying that it may have been biased because no bias influenced that aspect of the game." As Iwacchi pointed out, Nintendo is more than simply a massive corporation with red tape everywhere. In fact, after working with them for so long, I get the feeling that, despite our occasional disagreements, they're surprisingly amenable to candid conversations about product development and marketing.

Check out our story on how a fan movement taught Nintendo to love Xenoblade, which includes interviews with Operation Rainfall participants, for more Nintendo trivia.