With Hideki Kamiya riding the enthusiasm from launching Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon, the series creator has made the bold assertion that the latest installment could result in a marriage boom for Japan. Similar to other countries around the world, Japan has experienced marriage and birth rate drops, but Kamiya thinks he has a solution to their woes with Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon.Hideki Kamiya is known for stirring things up on social media, with the controversy regarding Bayonetta voice actor Hellena Taylor behind him, but he also utilizes platforms like Twitter to share the Bayonetta series. Promoting the release of Bayonetta prequel Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon, Kamiya made a string of tweets emphasizing the importance of the title. Though the PlatinumGames Vice President tweets in Japanese, some Bayonetta fans have translated his bold posts promoting the new game using translate tools. According to Kamiya's tweets, playing Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon will make gamers want to have a child like the protagonist, Cereza. This caused the Bayonetta creator to speculate that the desire for children will create a boom in marriages which will solve the problematic declining birth rate. Concluding his formulaic announcement, Hideki Kamiya stated that everyone would be happy once this has all played out, suggesting that Cereza and the Lost Demon would intrinsically benefit Japan and possibly other nations around the world.
Various reports have suggested that Japan is seeing its lowest birth rate since 1899, making it a historic problem, but Kamiya at least seems hopeful that it's a trend that will reverse. Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon has only been available for a few days now which may mean that the marriage and child benefits of its launch won't be realized for several months still. Given that Bayonetta 3 saw a more successful release than Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon and didn't create a spike in marriages, the game may fail to draw the prospective parents that Kamiya was expecting.
Though it's possible that the latest Bayonetta title could affect Japan's lowering birth rate, it's likely that politicians changing laws to make child-rearing easier could make the greatest difference. Because there are numerous factors impacting birth rates around the world, it may be unlikely that a single game's release could alter this course, but Hideki Kamiya's hopes may rub off on others.
Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon is available now for Nintendo Switch.
Source: Kotaku