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If I am not mistaken, Pit was the most-wanted retro newcomer for Brawl...
There was a token classic character in Melee. There will be a token classic this time around. Pit was apparently chosen due to popularity, however the only notable amount of popularity he had was among retro characters.
Still doesn't change the fact that Pit wasn't chosen because he was old.
It's because Kid Icarus is awesome. You don't have to have played Kid Icarus Uprising to know that.If I am not mistaken, Pit was the most-wanted retro newcomer for Brawl...
Funny that the protagonist of Kid Icarus was the most-wanted retro newcomer for Brawl... and now the damsel of Kid Icarus is the most-wanted female newcomer for SSB4.
This is true. Most of us claw desperately for clues on what to expect instead of using logic.
Well Ridley already has a clone, Mewtwo (apparently) has a female wannabe Mewtwo. I guess K. Rool has a spiritual walrus successor.
Wait, what? It wasn't bad because you couldn't beat it, you've got that backwards.
Maybe but it is thousands times better than NES Ice Climber.
Ice Climber had one problem: it lacked air momentum. Fix that and it's great. Kid Icarus never really struck a chord with me.Maybe but it is thousands times better than NES Ice Climber.
No, he was chosen because he was the most popular in the old folk's home.
Just because Pit was chosen due to popularity doesn't mean it wasn't popularity... out of a limited selection of characters. Obviously Pit wasn't among the most popular in general.
Takamaru didn't start gaining any form of popularity until after the release of Samurai Warriors 3.
Honey, antibiotics don't get you high <3
It's not like he isn't crazy.
Kid Icarus had one problem: it lacked vertical scrolling back down... you could only go up... but it was fixed in the Game Boy sequel... oh, and it also gave Pit the ability to slow his descent by flapping his wings.
Honey if there is one thing I know it's the difference between medication and actual drugs. Besides, all I said is I was exhausted. My medicine has codeine in it, a very potent opiate.
Takamaru's popularity didn't take off until...wait, it took off?
Well, more so a blend of Samurai Warriors 3, Captain Rainbow, and Nintendo Land.
This much is true, but without Punch-Out Wii he'd still have quite the tough time being considered the "most popular retro" (as he probably wouldn't be - at least in the west).
That's too bad, that game was such a hilarious concept.
Fan **** or not, Little Mac will always be more popular then Takamaru by default due to the larger exposure of Punch Out!!
By default, any reference will create curiosity.
Sounds difficult to program. What does he do?
Yes... but what would the frog and the snake do?
Not as much as digging underground, being on a motorcycle 24/7, turning invisible, and summoning garbage blocks from the sky.
While i do agree that it would be cool to have these transformations, seeing PKMN Trainer makes me doubt it would be worth it. PKMN Trainer suffered from lackluster mechanics, and I feel Sable would be in the same boat. Not to mention, balancing takes a LOT of time, and the resources allocated necessary for development, IMO, would be too much.
Not a selective move transformation that can happen at any time, and happens quickly. I don't know how it works, really. Just want that snake form, I guess.
Besides, frogs and snakes don't have arms, and you need fists to beat the crumbs out of Mario's mustache.
I just think it's too much work for something that we already kinda have.
Well in that case that's true, and in many cases that's true, but it's not always a case of larger exposure = more popularity.
Right, the game still did more for Takamaru than if there hadn't been a game at all, I'm just saying the effect of Captain Rainbow on the popularity of the characters in the game was pretty minimal. I mean... it's not like it did much for Lip, and Takamaru and Little Mac gained popularity through other means, not that game. Captain Rainbow himself never even caught on to any great extent.
I'm not saying the other characters don't also bring something new to the table, but it's not like a character who transforms into two types of fighters not yet seen in Smash (even if possibly feasibly difficult to execute) can't claim to also bring something new to the table.
I'd have to direct you to the guy who always goes on and on about Sable on that one, I haven't played the game. They wouldn't necessarily need their own complete moveset like other transformation characters, but I assume Sakurai could make them work if it was his intent. Which it won't be. Because Sable is horribly unlikely.
Just because I'm saying the character could work doesn't mean I think he should be added.
JamesDNaux
