Four years is a long time to wait, but that's the last time we heard anything about Bayonetta 3. Until this week's Nintendo Direct, where we got our first proper look at new gameplay, enemies, and our favorite witch's latest outfit. It looks like it merges the sleekness of the first game's outfit with the flair of her Bayonetta 2 design, and those long pigtails add a whole new dimension of sexiness.

Series creator Hideki Kamiya released a statement on Platinum's website, apologizing for the long wait and assuring us that the full game will surpass every expectation. He says:

"With Bayonetta 3, I’m still overseeing the world and story, but in order to breathe some new life into the game I’ve chosen Yusuke Miyata, a longtime and trusted co-worker (although he can be a bit of a goofball), as the director.

We’ve also the talents of directors Yuji Shimomura and Masaki Suzumura helping us bring unprecedented amounts of smiles, years, drama, humor, and sexiness to the movie scenes.

And of course, Bayonetta’s look has been handled by someone you might call her personal designer, Mari Shimazaki. This time Bayonetta dances into the fray looking more fashionable and elegant than ever."

Her new look has been a hit with R34 artists, so if anything, at least we'll have plenty of Bayonetta hentai as we wait for the game to launch.

All we know about the game's release so far is that it's coming to the Nintendo Switch some time next year. Are you guys looking forward to it? What do you think of Bayonetta's new hairdo? Sound off in the comments!