Not all ridley supports are like this but yeah most of them are childish -_-
I wouldn't say most Ridley fans are "childish" but frustrated and fed up at this point. (I would also argue that it seems like there are more childish Ridley detractors than there are childish Ridley supporters, but that's an entirely different can of worms.) Ridley has been highly requested to be put in Smash since the Melee days,
13 YEARS AGO. And all that time, we've had to persistently defend ourselves against plenty of annoying banter and flaming from people who can't form cohesive arguments and most likely aren't even familiar with the Metroid series.
(E.g. Ridley would be just a clone of Charizard... Really? So then by that logic, Captain Falcon and Little Mac would be clones just because they're muscular dudes that fight up close? And Zelda and Peach would be clones just because they're princesses in dresses? People who say these kinds of things clearly do not seem to be familiar with the original games, nor seem to want to think critically about the topic.)
But yeah, I'm probably a bit older than the median age of people on this board and I've been involved with and seen many, many Ridley debates. It's been festering for YEARS. It's why some people's fuses have gotten shorter which tends to cause irrational behavior. (Though I don't necessarily justify how a minority of people behave.)
And then to tease Ridley as highly probable, apathetic stage boss for over a year with no real resolution... I don't think it's "mean" or whatever, I think it's an irresponsible way of Nintendo handling their advertising and intellectual property considering Ridley's circumstances. (Nintendo simply can't not know what's going at this point if they truly "pay attention to their fans.") Remember that Nintendo and Sakurai have to work together in this. Nintendo has at least some influence on Sakurai.
I could write a doctoral dissertation on this topic, but I'll stop right here since this isn't the place for it.
But at any rate, I found this Pic of the Day kind of bizarre. I don't see what the point would be in posting a screenshot from a reveal video about a character we already know is in the game and is even blurred out. Something doesn't seem quite right... It makes me wonder if there is more to this than meets the eye. And knowing Sakurai, it wouldn't wouldn't surprise me.
Hell, you never know. Maybe it's a reveal trailer for both Duck Hunt and Ridley? (Assuming the 3DS<->Wii U connection rumor is true.) The dog is out with the hunter going after ducks but there's a flying creature that won't go down when shot, but it keeps getting closer... Turns out it's Ridley. "Ridley swoops into battle!" Then a duck joins the dog in a fight to take down the ultimate kill... It seems like a perfect way to have the two character reveals compliment each other. (To be clear, it's not what I'm expecting tomorrow... just saying it would work, and it would be awesome.)
Also, on a side note before I end this post, I don't understand what's with all of the character hate, particularly after the game has already been released in one form. I personally love Duck Hunt (...Dog) and have been getting acquainted with the other new characters. I like what Sakurai (and Namco) have done. But I will admit that even I was a bit of a Pac-Man hater after his late night reveal at E3 this year and disappointed that Dark Pit of all people was added. But, Pac-Man turned out to be one of my best newcomer characters and I prefer Dark Pit over Pit... Even though I feel like they don't "represent" much, they aren't bad characters and give variety to the game.
However, I do understand the annoyance people have with Sakurai/Nintendo not putting in (at least not yet) characters that are well known, iconic, highly requested and seem to be shoe-ins. (Ridley, Dixie Kong, Mewtwo... etc.) In that perspective, the roster does seem a bit... off. But it doesn't mean it's bad.
At any rate, tomorrow's 'direct' will be interesting indeed...
, his trailer was underwhelming to say the least...)
