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Last time I checked, the VC port of FFVI was $8.00.
So what your saying it that we wouldn't be getting a ballot newcomer, not even one?
Those would be good returning features, and I think they should also add the Metal Mario stage from melee and the final destination from melee also. THAT STAGE IS SWEET!
I can see the first two, but Isaac? He's only popular in the West, not really anywhere else, but I don't want to start an argument.
Not even close to comparable. Bandana Dee is particularly popular in Japan, but still popular around the world. Isaac I've only seen in the West. His popularity is only decent over there.
If we remove veterans and 3rd Parties (for the west, where 3rd parties seem to be most abundantly promoted),
Well okay then, I rest my case.
If only Microsoft allowed Banjo by getting Master Chief.
The same way SFV being PC/PS only didn't affect Ryu.
Don't get me wrong.
Huh, I forgot about that...
Correct. I'm thinkin that ballot was an interest check, maybe for 5mash or whatev.figure the rest'll be done by mid-dec and development winds down. again, thinking brawl character poll and crap.
I don't think that helps her chances much (if at all) since the ballot ended prior to Pirate's Curse's Japanese release and I doubt there were any Japanese votes for Shantae.
You'd be suprised actually. Polls show her to be the most popular indie character in Japan.
Care to provide the source as well as a date then?
Not if her Western popularity is anything to say. And she's proved to be successful.
I'm looking for it, the poll was from August I believe.
It's typically best to have Sources ready whilst you're making these claims.
She ranked 325th place in one poll so it seems. (According to Knowyourmeme) So I guess it's not really saying much after all. Still her Western popularity is tremendous and she's become successful in Japan, not to mention she now has a publisher in that region. So I don't see the problems.
She's not an icon.
She's not even an Indie icon either. She's ress recognized for crossovers, and has little merchandise. She's a neat character, but highly overrated as a possibility. Same thing applies to Shovel Knight, but he is major in the Indie scene right now. His chances are barely higher, respectively, unless him being "hot" right now means anything.
For an indie, yes. For an actual videogame character, no, she's a far cry. While she is popular in the indie community, in comparison to other characters she doesn't really add up.
Pretty much what
Schnee117
said, and there are still other iconic third party characters Sakurai and his team could use such as Snake, Rayman, Simon, and Bomberman.
As I said before, I agree. However if they want to please fans then I think that it could be a a possibility, but I suppose it's somewhat unlikely.Pretty much what
The thing going in Shantae's favour is longevity and multiple appearances on Nintendo consoles (
which a bit too much stock is put into honestly). That's it.
I think Sakurai has made it clear that he's only going to add iconic 3rd party characters into Smash. Shantae isn't a gaming icon, she's just a lucky franchise at this point.
was revealed, I think it's safe to say Sakurai is going to stick to his word. , , , , and are indeed iconic characters. is also an icon, but he probably wouldn't be added if it wasn't for Kojima. Comparing Shantae to these guys is like comparing payless shoes to expensive Air Jordans.
Remember when Roy was going to be officially revealed at the FE concert?
Pretty much. Being there a long time there is good, but also being notable at the same time is better. A huge success is sweet, but being severely popular and pretty much everywhere is what being a true icon is about. Shovel Knight beats Shantae heavily in that department. I don't put much stock into Shovel Knight being in, but he does have more important stuff going for him at the moment. Anything could happen, but who knows. Inklings are the only one I think have a fairly good chance right now regardless of being new, unless they can't work as well as Sakurai wants due to the 3DS, literally their only downside.The thing going in Shantae's favour is longevity and multiple appearances on Nintendo consoles (
Shovel Knight at least had Kratos and the Battletoads appear in the PS4 and Xbox One versions of his one game respectively so he's been around some big characters before.
Hey, I'm just saying there's a small chance of her getting in due to Sakurai visiting her creators, but like I said, this means nothing for right now. All we have to do is wait and see for ourselves.
A character, especially one allegedly from the Smash ballot, needs to be more than iconic. Honestly, after almost a year of Bubsy jokes here on the boards, I still have no idea who he is. Is he not some sort of rabbit?
I agree, the only practical use of polls is to determine player preference of a fraction of a dedicated community. Ironically, even if we were able to actually have every single person who voted on the ballot vote on a poll, there would still be a discrepancy between the results. That also does not account for any liberties that Nintendo or Sakurai may have needed/wanted to take in the first place. Basically, polls are good fun; however, that is about it.