Official DLC Speculation Discussion Volume II

[TCT~Phantom]

Cereal Mascot this Anime Swordsman that.

How about a Cereal Swordsman, Banjo was almost that.

Captain Crunch sadly ain't happening until we get Tony the Tiger.

 

[Guynamednelson]

Captain Crunch sadly ain't happening until we get Tony the Tiger.

But we did

 

[SKX31]

Captain Crunch sadly ain't happening until we get Tony the Tiger.

But we did

Well:

 

[TCT~Phantom]

Well:

Call me when the Honey Nut Cheerios Bee gets in and then maybe we might get Captain Crunch.

 

[chocolatejr9]

Captain Crunch sadly ain't happening until we get Tony the Tiger.

This just reminded me that Cereal Killaz is a game that exists...

 

[CapitaineCrash]

Cereal Mascot this Anime Swordsman that.

How about a Cereal Swordsman, Banjo was almost that.

He's in

Spoiler: Cereal mascot swordfighter

 

[PeridotGX]

this guy would be a cool cereal rep

 

[SneakyLink]

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this guy would be a cool cereal rep

Well the box is an amiibo so technically it would not need a new amiibo...

Then again, the Super Nintendo World Power Up Bands were updated to work with Smash as of the last update so maybe they could make a Uncle amiibo spirit that you get via this cereal box.

 

[Gengar84]

Regardless of WHO the Final Character is, I hope that the Final Characters give some variety. Given that of the 10 Fighters, all but one of them are some kind of realistic to semirealistic human character.

A lot of my most wanted characters aren’t really human. That’s one reason I push for Warcraft and Starcraft characters in Smash. I think Blizzard does an amazing job at making characters of other races that look really cool and unique. Characters like Illidan, Garrosh, Zeratul, Kerrigan (human but very unique looking), or Diablo would be awesome to see. Beyond Blizzard characters, I think the Battletoads, Fulgore, Raziel, Death, and several League of Legends characters such as Nocturne and Kha’Zix would be a refreshing change to see. We don’t really have any nonhuman characters other than Ridley that aren’t overly cartoony. There’s nothing wrong with cartoony characters, it would just be nice to have some variety.

 

[Ayumi Tachibana]

You know what? Entertain me. What's going on with the Japanese side of things?

I wish I could but honestly not much is going on.
Ryu is losing his supports for obvious reasons, and Crash isn't as hot as he used to be since Crash 4 Switch wasn't even shown in Japanese version of the last Direct.
Lloyd maybe or maybe not. Octoling and Cinderace. That's about it.
Capcom's potential death really hit the scene hard from what I can see.

 

[NonSpecificGuy]

I refuse to acknowledge Steve as Human. I will not.

 

[chocolatejr9]

I wish I could but honestly not much is going on.
Ryu is losing his supports for obvious reasons, and Crash isn't as hot as he used to be since Crash 4 Switch wasn't even shown in Japanese version of the last Direct.
Lloyd maybe or maybe not. Octoling and Cinderace. That's about it.
Capcom's potential death really hit the scene hard from what I can see.

Dang. Somehow, I was expecting them to be more active than us...

 

[Gengar84]

I refuse to acknowledge Steve as Human. I will not.

I’m not sure what Steve is if not human lol. I think that’s just the game’s art style like how Villager looks nothing like Snake or Mario but they are all humans.

 

[JOJONumber691]

Your profile pic is Dixie Kong. Her thread has 13K responses. Must be fun throwing stones in glass house

Yeah, but the difference is that I don’t actually think she’s in. I think she’s be a great addition, but I’m not expecting it to happen. So your point? Essentially, you’re proving my point.

 

[CannonStreak]

He's in

Spoiler: Cereal mascot swordfighter

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I really would like to see Sparkster in Smash one day.

 

[Ivander]

I’m not sure what Steve is if not human lol.

A blockhead. Literally.

 

[Technomage]

Cereal Mascot this Anime Swordsman that.

How about a Cereal Swordsman, Banjo was almost that.

Well, Link did get a cereal in the 80's.

Thus we already got our cereal swordie.

 

[3BitSaurus]

I wish I could but honestly not much is going on.
Ryu is losing his supports for obvious reasons, and Crash isn't as hot as he used to be since Crash 4 Switch wasn't even shown in Japanese version of the last Direct.
Lloyd maybe or maybe not. Octoling and Cinderace. That's about it.
Capcom's potential death really hit the scene hard from what I can see.

So really, the biggest differences in terms of most discussed reps are Octoling and Cinderace? Huh.

I wonder: how does Japan feel about characters whose popularity is mostly japanese (Reimu, Sakura, etc)? Or about other western picks besides Crash?

 

[LiveStudioAudience]

Gonna be interesting to see the random and esoteric discussion around here in May when the wait for Smash news will feel the longest, but before the rumor mill picks up before E3.

 

[Mamboo07]

Well, lets stir up speculation a bit again then:

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Space Invaders confirmed for Smash.

(Source is an almost year old Smash speculation marathon posted on Nico Nico.)

Hamburger.

 

[Wunderwaft]

Uhhh heads up but it seems there are multiple parties looking to buy Square Enix.

スクウェア・エニックスに複数の買い手候補が関心－報道

スクウェア・エニックスに対し、複数の買い手候補が関心を示していると、ＣＴＦＮが事情に詳しい銀行関係者２人を引用して伝えた。

www.bloomberg.co.jp

 

[cothero]

He's Still Human-ish

Say what?...

 

[Captain Shwampy]

Microsoft is one of the potential buyershttps://t.co/j0qFgUlWio

— Marvel vs CapNick  (@Shpeshal_Nick) April 16, 2021

Dont worry Square bros you'll pull through like how Segabros have did for the past year

 

[NonSpecificGuy]

Uhhh heads up but it seems there are multiple parties looking to buy Square Enix.

スクウェア・エニックスに複数の買い手候補が関心－報道

スクウェア・エニックスに対し、複数の買い手候補が関心を示していると、ＣＴＦＮが事情に詳しい銀行関係者２人を引用して伝えた。

www.bloomberg.co.jp

Who’re the parties? So I can see if I’m worried or not

 

[KillerCage]

Uhhh heads up but it seems there are multiple parties looking to buy Square Enix.

スクウェア・エニックスに複数の買い手候補が関心－報道

スクウェア・エニックスに対し、複数の買い手候補が関心を示していると、ＣＴＦＮが事情に詳しい銀行関係者２人を引用して伝えた。

www.bloomberg.co.jp

Okay? Besides Microsoft, who are the potential buyers?

 

[chocolatejr9]

Uhhh heads up but it seems there are multiple parties looking to buy Square Enix.

スクウェア・エニックスに複数の買い手候補が関心－報道

スクウェア・エニックスに対し、複数の買い手候補が関心を示していると、ＣＴＦＮが事情に詳しい銀行関係者２人を引用して伝えた。

www.bloomberg.co.jp

Ooohhh, this should be interesting. I always thought Square Enix was one of those companies who were too big to be bought, but if it happens...

Interesting... very interesting indeed...

 

[SNEKeater]

The article doesn't say Square is interested or looking to be bought.

Naturally the big big companies will be interested in buying other developers, but that doesn't mean it will happen, because evidently Square couldn't be bought against their will.

So I'm not expecting anything here, probably just some talks and rumours like the Sega ones last year. Microsoft also approached Nintendo back then to buy them and that didn't end with Nintendo accepting, as we know.

Potential buyers would obviously be Microsoft and Sony. Also Tencent. And who knows, maybe Google or Amazon.

 

[cashregister9]

Square isn't selling so I don't even think they will be bought, but if they do get bought out it will probably be like a private equity firm or some **** like that.

 

[Perkilator]

POTD

pic.twitter.com/ctTaVdjg6y

— 桜井 政博 / Masahiro Sakurai (@Sora_Sakurai) April 16, 2021

 

[SNEKeater]

Zhuge basically explained it better than me.

Just a note that game companies often have discussions about M&A. Doesn't mean something is actually happening.

— Daniel Ahmad (@ZhugeEX) April 16, 2021

 

[drag0nscythe]

Speaking of anime swordsman, i updated my list

The "Generic" Anime "Swordsman"

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[chocolatejr9]

Say, I saw somebody mention that this Square Enix buyout "rumor" started because of how badly the Avengers game bombed. If that's the case... why not just sell Crystal Dynamics? It would make more sense than selling the ENTIRE COMPANY, at least in my opinion.

I know this buyout thing isn't ACTUALLY happening, just wanted to point that out.

 

[Ivander]

Say, I saw somebody mention that this Square Enix buyout "rumor" started because of how badly the Avengers game bombed. If that's the case... why not just sell Crystal Dynamics? It would make more sense than selling the ENTIRE COMPANY, at least in my opinion.

I know this buyout thing isn't ACTUALLY happening, just wanted to point that out.

I could've swore there was something about selling Crystal Dynamics earlier.

 

[CapitaineCrash]

Say, I saw somebody mention that this Square Enix buyout "rumor" started because of how badly the Avengers game bombed. If that's the case... why not just sell Crystal Dynamics? It would make more sense than selling the ENTIRE COMPANY, at least in my opinion.

I know this buyout thing isn't ACTUALLY happening, just wanted to point that out.

The problem is that if Square sell Crystal dynamics, they will lose the rights to Gex and I don't think they would want to loose that. This could literally save them from the money lost of Avengers.

 

[cothero]

I've just watched the new Resident Evil Village showcase, simply incredible. Iy makes me really sad to think that there's no RE characters or content in smash besides spirits, RE is such a important game being the one that defined the genre survival horror.

I really want Leon as a playable character, but i wouldn't mind if they added Tofu instead at this point, i just want a playable RE character.

 

[N3ON]

Square very well might cut and run on their western side, but I think Japan is another story.

I mean Square wasn't even happy when Tomb Raider would sell millions of units because their expectations for that franchise were wildly unrealistic. Same with Deus Ex. And then it put most of its resources from its two biggest western devs into one of the more significant faceplants I've ever seen in what might be a masterclass in how to not handle a ticket as golden as the ****ing Avengers. Crazy stuff.

I think even more likely than that, however, is Square curtails their partnership with ol Yuji Naka, and "Balan Company" falls on some hard times.

 

[Guynamednelson]

The problem is that if Square sell Crystal dynamics, they will lose the rights to Gex and I don't think they would want to loose that. This could literally save them from the money lost of Avengers.

This is like wanting to keep an IP you don't even make or rerelease games for anymore at Yosuke Matsuda's house.

 

[NonSpecificGuy]

Square isn’t about to sell Crystal Dynamics. Even with a flop as massive as the Avengers you don’t really can one of your award winning and highest rated divisions because of a single bad management decision a la avengers.

Now Balan Company. Bye bye.

 

[Cosmic77]

Yeah, Balan Company is all I'd be concerned about (if there's anyone genuinely concerned about it in the first place).

Even if the investment was much much smaller compared to Avengers, Balan Wonderworld bombed so badly that it's almost not even worth joking about. It's even worse when you remember that this is the first impression the subsidiary gave SE.

 

[DarthEnderX]

How about a Cereal Swordsman, Banjo was almost that.

I know just the man!