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What exactly makes the neogaf leak reputable? Does it come from a reliable source? I've heard of the other 3 being reputable for various reasons but not that one.

Wow, I feel really old and really dumb after that one. Meant to say gen 7, but then realized that Libre appeared in ORAS anyway so it would STILL be wrong. Double wrong.

What if we already got our gen 8 (edit: 6) pokemon rep, and just didn't realize it at the time? Joking of course. Now that mimikyu is out of the running, it's worth pondering what the options are, and if Incineroar is actually the pokemon rep or rather it's a non-gen 8 pokemon or we just don't...

Skull kid seems like a shocking newcomer, but loz18 is pretty reputable with previous information, and it's likely they were the most popular zelda newcomer on the ballot. Wouldn't be a bad inclusion I guess but not one the most preferable of the remaining choices. Gonna be really strange if we...

I'm personally thinking 2-4 more unique newcomers and 3-7 more echoes depending on the amounts of effort they take. Shadow is pretty much the safest Echo fighter bet I can think of, Simon having a clone allows Sonic to as well, and new knuckles assist with no Shadow assist to be seen. After...

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This is such a good day. I'm so happy my 2 most wanted (K Rool and Ridley) Got in the same game. Very happy for the Kremling Krew. His moveset is also spectacular. In case nobody has uploaded his character video yet

This. If anything, it’s going to be a really hard pill to swallow to people who wanted Decidueye, Mimikyu, or Lycanroc. Hopefully the Pokémon we get (most likely Incineroar) plays in a really fun way.

Controversial opinion: Chandelure would be one of my top 5 wanted Pokemon as playable although I know it's never likely to happen. Pokken Chandelure is just a perfect embodiment of an odd fighter.

A moment to talk about the potentially massive array of competitively viable characters and stages at our disposal: 68 different movesets to mess around with, 68 different movesets for people to pick from in competitive play, and this game is (hopefully) even more balanced than smash 4 was...

I can see the viewpoints of all of these except Duck Hunt (I forgot how negative the initial reception to ROB was when he first arrived in Brawl over many other memorable characters, although people definitely warmed up to him over the passage of time, unlike bayonetta) being characters people...

With the recent talks of Bayonetta being determined 2 weeks into the ballot, I need to ponder something: Who is the most controversial smash newcomer of all time? I see Bayonetta, Miis, Dark Pit, Ice Climbers (Melee and Brawl Era), and Meta Knight (Brawl Era) as some of the most controversial...

Speaking of leak business and etc, When did the Ninka-Vaanrose leak occur for smash 4? That was the first of the leaks from the Smash 4 era which had legitimacy (aside from the controversial but probably partially correct Gematsu leak). IIRC the ESRB leak happened a month or so ahead of Smash...

I hate to say it too early, but I don't think Ridley's going to be a top tier character on launch unless things are changed. He just has too many weaknesses with his large hurtboxes and somewhat vulnerable to camping. His specials are almost a bit too situational sometimes: High startup on down...

Platforms probably preference From personal experience side b is not a move you can pull out in neutral, and it’s most effective with more space to scrape your opponent. It has considerable startup which makes it difficult to use effectively, but if you land side b your goal is to forward air...