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Educated Guesses

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ZorakBane

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Nintendo is all about hype and best sellers. Partially keeping it old school.

Atfer reviewing unofficial sales figures( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...and_video_games#Nintendo_Entertainment_System ) and making some educated guesses from popularity from that, this is what i came up with

Educated guesses from

Mario series
Definate:
Mario
Luigi
Princess
Bowser
Yoshi
Wario
6
very likely:
toad
waluigi
baby bowser
paper mario
10
likely
geno
mallow
daisy
koopa turtle
14

starfox series
Definates
Fox
falco
16
very likely
crystal (sex appeal)
27
likely
slippy
18

donkey kong series
definate
DK
19
likely
ditty kong
20

kirby series
definate
orginal from HAL must have...
kirby
meta knight
22
likely
dedede
23

zelda series
definate
link/wolf
zelda/shiek
ganon
26
very likely
toony link (replacement killer)
27

metroid series
samus
naked samus (sex appeal of metroid 3)
29
very likely
ridley(even in the ssbm opening vid already)
30

pokemon
definate
pikachu
jiggly puff
mewtwo
33
likely
mew
34

other notes
I don't know too much about pokemon, I just know pikachu and jigglypuff are teh most popular in english and japanese

f zero series
definate
captain falcon
35
likely
black shadow
36

earthbound series
definate
ness
37
likely
poo
38

fire emblem series
definate
marth roy
40

note (i dont know how popular fire emblem is in japan)


kid icarus series
pit
41

i wouldnt be surprised if i see someone from the following high selling games from nintendo consoles
bomberman
bubble bobble
Dragon Warrior
Final Fantasy 3(6 in japan)
street fighter(eww)
dragon quest
chrono trigger
killer instinct (eww)
golden eye
animal crossing
pikmin
sonic
mega man(ewww)
kingdom hearts
metal gear(snake)


this is nothing definate, but a more realistic range of what you should be looking at.. they might be tactful and throw someone in that youd never expect like game and watch again.

final thoughts:
Sakurai is most likely looking for what is popular in japan first, then america second when making his selections.

constructive criticism welcome
 
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crystal (sex appeal)

Stopped reading here. Actually, let me reprhase that. Stopped trying to decipher there. While sales, which indicate popularity are a good reason to include a character, they aren't the only reason. I would go on further about that point, but I'm not developing the game, so maybe popularity is the only reason needed.
But that's the point, you aren't developing either. Some guesses are much better then others, but guessing any character from a game just because they're in a popular game isn't the best idea. Koopa troopa, for instance. Unless you just mean appearances in general, in which case you would be right about koopa troopa, as an enemy.
I don't know if I explained that right, or even if I am right, but either way I probably need to get more sleep. What with it being almost 5AM here.

So yeah, I feel this is just a gloified wishlist, and you should list reasons as to why your guess is more educated than others for the characters. Also, organize it a lot better next time, and spellcheck as well.

Edit: This is the wrong forum too! Oh well, looks like it's gonna be locked. Then again, it would've probably been locked in the right forum as well.
 
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In the end, they're just guesses. Plus I wouldn't call it "educated" if you guess people from Killer Instinct are gonna make it. Actually there isn't anything "educated" about this list. Just pure random guesses.

I never support any character, nor do I agree with anybody's suggestions/wishlist, no matter how good or bad they are, because if said character isn't there, that person and many will be disappointed at the final product.

But I guess you meant no harm. All in all, topic will be closed.
 
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guys i got some educated guesses, i think probly jabu jabu will make it in the game, he is that big fish from ocarina of time. discuss.
 
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the sex appeal is that her body is human basically. if you can get past the blue fur and the fox face then you've got grade A puzzy.
 
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an educated guess would be things like these:
1. Yoshi is returning
2. the stage that MArio, Pikachu, etc. first appear on is BattleField
3. Final Destination will be a playable stage
4. there will be more chracters than there was in Melee
5. there will be more stages than there are in Melee.
this next one is already proven.
6. there will be more abilities in Brawl than there was in Melee.
~Tera253~
 
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All I'm saying is sales and popularity and are their main determination for including characters. And some popularity is due to sex appeal.. AKA naked samus and crystal

guess I didn't really need a list.. im just stating most popular characters from the most popular games, and 3rd party big sellers.
 
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Well it is a valid idea because I'm using the same educated method as the thread creator. (0_0)
 
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