Recent content by Jonathan Motes

Hello, I'm Jonathan, a game producer and occasional video essayist. For the last few years I've been working on the Smashing Speculation series, a set of videos applying academic theories of fandom studies to Smash speculation. I've recently published the final episode, examining what happens to...

My condolences for the costume. I was certainly hoping for a little more than that myself, but it is what it is. Despite how things are turning out, I'm rather happy I've been able to partake in this journey with you all. Geno has come to mean quite a bit to me, and it's in no small part thanks...

Wishing you all the best of evenings. 🌠

It's been a while since I've stopped by here. Hope all you Geno fans are doing well. While I'm not necessarily expecting a reveal tomorrow, I wish you all the best of luck regardless. :cheep:

Didn't think I'd be revisiting this place today. Congratulations to all the Steve fans out there. I'm thrilled to finally see him here in Smash. :bee:

Simply put, yes. I've held out hopes against the odds this far. I don't mind waiting as long as it takes.

I'm thrilled to see Byleth make it in. I understand the frustration people have, circumstances being what they are, but I'm happy to see such a cool game and character get in on the Smashing fun. Hope everyone enjoys Byleth's addition to Smash. :bee:

I can respect a good hat. :pimp:

Awww, I'm flattered. :cheep: But yeah, I just uploaded a new video today, for anyone interested. It's not (explicitly) about Geno, but it is relevant for any fandom that is looked upon questioningly and derisively.

I'm wishing you all the best of luck. I'm hopeful that we'll see Geno make his Smash debut, maybe not tomorrow, but in some near future. Whatever happens tomorrow, the stars will still shine.

This Geno campaign is really starting to gain momentum, by the looks of it. I'm quite interested to see where this will all lead. Such a large collection of people coming together to support something they treasure is a sight to see. Wish you all the best of luck. Also keep it friendly, y'all.

N3ON hits on something important when it comes to understanding speculation. Characters and ideas don't rise up in popularity entirely by their original 'merits,' as you could say. Factors like perceived likelihood play a part as well; fans are less likely to pour their hearts into the idea of...

what sort of fiend are you to ask someone to make an impossible choice :drsad: Truthfully, I'm unsure. A major issue going forward is time, so regardless of what I'd want to create I may simply lack the time necessary to devote to these undertakings. Smashing Speculation itself might be...

tell me about it I'd highly recommend you check out some of the work I cite. While very little of it is actually written with the intent of being applied to video game fandoms, much of it is universal enough that the connections are easy enough to make (and I guess very few have actually...

Hi there. For all five of you who know my work, I'm the creator of Smashing Speculation, a series of YouTube videos that applies academic theories of fandom studies to Smash speculation in hopes of achieving a greater understanding of this fandom as a whole. This is my official Smashboards...