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I'm 99% sure that the upcoming Pokémon direct won't have anything relevant, so it's likely that the starling goalpost isn't coming that soon.
In theory we should get a Nindies this month and a general direct next month, so it probably won't be too dead until October at the latest.
Fatmanonice
brought it here and it just caught on from here. All we know about it is that it's
Only because some internal documents leaked and supposedly a buttload of people were fired in the aftermath. This is more or less the reason why Hitagi "retired" because supposedly several of his sources got canned because of what all he put out.
Rummy
It's cool. People got heated for, like, an hour and then it calmed down. You just got caught in the crossfire but it's been resolved.
But that was not in a official matter
Yeah, but it didn't prevent people from being convinced of it, due to various signs, coincidental or not. To the point that when people saw Kumazaki's fig collection, they went "OMG DQ confirmed for Smash!".
didn't they clarify that the type of bird matters?Okay time to step in, we never hinted at Geno being at EVO nor suggested the picture being related to Geno even,
1. A picture of a bird
2. And that it's not related to Fire Emblem.
From his word, As well the source isn't a "Former/Retired" source, he's just a old one and still does give Sabi information at times even if it's just picture clues. Now i can't say much in regards to how Sabi feels about all this, she's gonna have to speak about it. So before you pin me for lying and all that, just say that i never hinted at anything because i never knew nor said, The most i know is that the lack of Costume during the Hero showcase was a sign.
It got locked after the base game came out but it's still there.
As I said, I respect you and your source. I appreciate any hints or information that anyone can offer since I would agree that it's a lot funner to have something to speculate over rather than the otherwise vacuum of silence that Nintendo seems to love giving us. That said, I lament the fact that such trashy human beings have accosted you or Sabi over such things. I personally think that threatening people over something so trivial is not only childish, but should be severely punished due to the amount of stress and emotional harm it can place on others. Not to mention, we all have to suffer at the lack of new information because some mouth-breather couldn't just use their brain to figure things out in a reasonable manner. On the other hand, however, I do believe that a little less ambiguity in such clues could really help alleviate the backlash. People won't keep bugging for clarification if the clue is explicit enough to begin with.
I fully understand the implications of the clue, Starlight. Based on all the points that xpnc said, I agree that the clue seems to be pointing mostly towards Geno. I was just using the Revali thing as an example of how potentially random the clue could actually end up being though, given how vague it still is. To be totally honest, I have no idea what else a "Starling" could even be referring to if not Geno. Still, there's enough room for doubt, and proof of that are the droves of fanatics that were mobbing Sabi for answers. Like I said, if the clue were a doll or something more specific, or at least if the leaker said "Yes, this is Smash related" then we could put a lot of theories to bed. As it is, we still need more data before we can make a solid conclusion. To quote Robert Downey Jr's Sherlock Holmes, "Give me data, people. Data, data, data. I cannot make bricks without clay."Firox
Still doesn¨t change the fact that it wasn¨t something official, unlike Geno's spirit which is official.
It does but we don't know in what sense. Chances are it's not supposed to represent a literal starling but we don't know. All we know is that if the bird was supposed to symbolize another bird, they would have just used that other bird.
...yeah, that likely won't happen for a good while.
Despite this being one of the shortest Smash speculation cycles, it was one of the worst based on fandom reactions. Grinch Hoax for one, but more people overall seemed so more impatient, unruly and quick to demand answers while never seeming to be fulfilled for a game that only had an 8 month wait time from reveal to release. The September 2018 Direct was also a poor showing for the fanbase image, acting as if a week delay was unforgivable (you know, cause forget how a major EARTHQUAKE happened) and they wanted the Direct's information now for a game that was, once again, a couple months out. And nothing changed before and after that Direct; the game still came out as planned.
At this point, I'm convinced that Sakurai could add goku, homer Simpson and Mickey ****ing mouse, and people would STILL find a way to try and impose fan restrictions on speculation.
He could get into a problem where people won’t want to hire him even though it wasn’t his fault, since his contract states his voice can’t be used to promote other games.
The problem isn't necessarily tekken. Not only is it illegal to do this, it sets a bad precedent. Like what if it was used for something more sinister or politically inclined. The waters run deep, my friend.
Ah, so it’s partly due to his contract with konami then? Didn’t think about that...
Yeah I mean, people in there have completely lost the ability to be patient. They've become far too spoiled to the point that I wouldn't be shocked if they expect new info within each week, after Smash 6 becomes a thing.
Because they always come up with excuses, and don't want to admit that they don't bleeding care about X character.
Also, he could be dumb-founded that people thought this would be okay to do on such a well-known and reported event and they thought no one would notice. Basically, how did they think they wouldn't be caught? And how are people still doing this in 2019 after the countless other times this backfired on people who had to face legal concerns because of it?
I just saw people putting out that the "type of bird" matters when this that isn't quite the accurate takeaway. It's just not meant to be for Edelgard or Fire Emblem related stuff is all the clarification that we really know beyond the picture itself.
Incidentally, I was starting to think that Jon's latest otter posts are just him expressing his affinity for otters and didn't actually hint at anything. It could be for the yearly August Nindies showcase, for all we know.
What is the issue with consistency? There have been 3 hints in total. The first 2 were revealed within a few weeks. This one is taking longer. Why is that an issue necessarily? I mean is the implication that you're trying to make that they're making things up or that the hint isn't actually about something Nintendo related? Because multiple people now from that server have stated that the hinter himself clarified that it's not FE related and is in fact a hint to something. It's not just a random bird picture for the sake of posting a bird picture.
Even if we have no idea if the bird type specifically matters, we do know that the choice was deliberate, which will allow us to more easily narrow down its meaning with future information (possibly)
FUN FACT: Humans are stupid and often forget that their actions have consequences.
That would make a lot of sense. Definitely fake but would work considering Lucas.
You'd think people wouldn't act like this over a video game of all things
It looks like EVO never matured past its small tournament status. They are now this big operation with companies taking part. You just can't do something like this anymore without some giant repercussions.
Would be neat if it was real, but it’s just as convincing and sketchy like the blurry photos of Bigfoot.
Either this or they'll use a new render of him