We've made it most of the way through today without a "can't let you do that" joke? I think that's a new record...
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Stage: Saffron City
Chance: 20%
Another classic from Smash 64...but often overlooked by other stages, both within 64 and within its own home series. The former is less of a deal breaker now that we already have three returners. The latter...it's hard to say. We still have little idea of what other stages the dev team has in mind, if any at all. If they're basing things on fan demand, one could argue that Pokémon Stadium 1, Spear Pillar, and the ever-infamous Poké Floats are more popular, and even Prism Tower from the 3DS version has quite the following!
Overall, there're just too many unknowns still to give Saffron a good chance of returning.
Want: 30%
Meh. It's an interesting concept, but one I can live without.
Concept: Star Fox Character Revealed Near the Release of Star Fox Zero
Chance: 30%
First off: If this happened, it
wouldn't be for promotional reasons. We saw with Splatoon's release that Sakurai isn't one to push a character just to promote its games. That just isn't how he rolls. If anything, it'd be a means of revealing a character just as they become relevant again.
But that itself works out really well for one character in particular...and I don't even need to go into detail, do I? Wolf has been MIA for a while now, and he's front and center in Star Fox Zero.
However...SFZ isn't coming out until after the Smash Ballot closes, meaning either they suddenly slowed down with their ability to create characters or deliberately held him back...which doesn't seem like the kind of thing they'd do, to be honest. And if he
wasn't planned and got in through the Smash Ballot! He wouldn't be ready until well
after SFZ is out!
Due to the circumstances, if he's in the cards, the odds are greater that he gets revealed either well before
or well after Star Fox Zero's release. Personally, I think we'll see him within the next month.
Want: Abstain
I don't care either way, to be honest. I'm netural on Wolf, and since SFZ happens before Krystal enters the picture, she
couldn't be used as part of the promo being suggested.
Prediction for the Concept of a Fourth Mii Fighter Archetype: 6.75%
That'd be a whole lot of extra work that I doubt people think they're willing to do. The Want score'll be high, though.
Prediction for the Concept of Smash 4 being the Series Finale: 6.25%
There'll be some doubts and concerns about Sakurai's condition...but they'll be countered by a lot of other arguments.
Nominations: Amaterasu x5