Sega has confirmed the official release date in an email sent out today, for their exclusive new IP, Bayonetta for the Playstation 3. The game will see release in North America in January 2010, which follows its release in Japan on October 29th. Sega goes on to say...

“Bayonetta is an extremely important new IP for SEGA and adds a new level of depth to our growing portfolio. As a result of market analysis we have taken a Publishing decision that January 2010 is the optimum release time in the Western Markets to maximize this exciting new title's potential,” said Mike Hayes, President and COO for SEGA West.  

You can expect to see more coverage of the game all over the internet especially as the game will make an appearance at this years GamesCon in Cologne, Germany this August. It appears as if Early 2010 is starting to become the new Fall Holiday season.