Geno (♥♪!?): Return of the Starsend Savior

[CannonStreak]

Absolutely. Duck Hunt is one of my mains if you couldn't tell from my signature.

I saw. Nothing against it, but you have a lot of mains. You mist be versatile.

 

[SSGuy]

I'm just done being a laughing stock to these ignorant zoomers

 

[RetrogamerMax]

I saw. Nothing against it, but you have a lot of mains. You mist be versatile.

I am.

 

[Ovaltine]

I'm just done being a laughing stock to these ignorant zoomers

My dude, you have an important status in the Geno movement as being a spearhead in Operation Starfall. This attitude isn't going to help things at all. You of all people should behave with less venom and more tolerance. I know I'm probably not one to talk as I let my moodiness get the better of me yesterday, but let's please not.

 

[Deleted member]

I'm just done being a laughing stock to these ignorant zoomers

being a laughing stock is what makes the victory all the more appealing. Imagine what it must feel like to be a Ridleyfriend.

 

[BZocky]

pic.twitter.com/e94lCNDDrS

— Larry Lurr (@LarryLurr) August 27, 2019

Honestly Pauline is probably the Mario rep I want most aside from Geno.

Pauline would actually make sense if we are getting a follow up or DLC to Odyssey soon as all of these ‘fruit hints’ seem to imply.

 

[SSGuy]

My dude, you have an important status in the Geno movement as being a spearhead in Operation Starfall. This attitude isn't going to help things at all. You of all people should behave with less venom and more tolerance. I know I'm probably not one to talk as I let my moodiness get the better of me yesterday, but let's please not.

But I have said nothing toxic. I don't see where I am in the wrong to just feel frustrated over this.

 

[Glitch-EGamer]

Yeah, why is Ness on there? Jigglypuff was the last character confirmed for Smash 64(?)

 

[Ovaltine]

But I have said nothing toxic. I don't see where I am in the wrong to just feel frustrated over this.

Putting down people for being 'ignorant zoomers' and referring to a character that some people genuinely love as a 'bimbo' for no good reason is something I'd call toxic. Trust me, I'm frustrated that Geno isn't getting any attention, too, but we ought to behave ourselves. Would we be so receptive if people referred to Geno's fans as 'ignorant boomers' and Geno himself as a derogatory term because of how undeserving he is?

 

[GenoToto]

I'm noticing that it's gotten increasingly tense in here over the past couple of days, and while I sip on my coffee contemplating some other things, I want to at least contribute in some way to try and help folks be calm and take some deep breaths.

- Regardless of whether Geno makes it or not, Sakurai has voiced his support since the third installment of the franchise. That man isn't against us. And in Smash 4, it wasn't a character, but he did the best that he could with what time and resources he had (WiiU dying console, Square prioritizing Cloud, work beginning on the Switch sequel almost directly after, if not during.)
- Even if Tracer was a fighter (and for that matter, even if Doom Slayer is a fighter, or even if Crash is a fighter, or even if a Fire Emblem is a fighter), until the bell tolls for the legitimate end of DLC support for the game, there's always that chance of something extra. Better to be hopeful than let yourself spiral into a negative state of mind that ultimately affects not just those around you, but your own personal health as well.
- At the end of the day, this is a videogame we are talking about. A very good videogame, at that. The lack of news is a little frustrating, and I know we all want answers as soon as possible. I absolutely recommend taking a break from everything if it becomes a bit too much to deal with so that we all a have a chance to cool off and come back with a refreshed body and mind.

Even if Geno doesn't eventually make it in.. there are still things that we, as a community, can do to soften the blow, and support each other. Fan art, cosplay, comics, and honestly -- even the Modding scene is really big nowadays. Even if we aren't able to get what we're after in an official capacity, the fact that there are other people that care so much to bring life to a character that hasn't really seen it since a cameo in a GBA game is some especially powerful stuff to think about, and no matter what happens, I at least always have something from the community to look forward to, and this character that I've treasured since I was a kid will never, ever be forgotten, in any shape or form.

Anyway. Please take care of yourselves first and foremost, and don't forget that your mental health, among other things, take priority over all else. I'm sending ya'll them good vibes.

 

[Glitch-EGamer]

Can I just say that whatever happens happens and I'm certainly fine with that? Geno may be my most wanted but I'm willing to accept it if he doesn't make it in. I'll be disappointed, yeah, but I'm sure #4 & #5 will grow on me eventually. Especially if they're anything like the rest of the roster [except for you two. ):/ ]


should have been Buzzwole and Geno

 

[MattX20]

Just because a single character doesn't make it in out of thousands of possible options (when there are only six slots for DLC to begin with) doesn't mean its the end of the world, and just because Overwatch is being hinted for the Switch, it doesn't mean that Tracer automatically gets a free pass into Smash Bros. (also, the "bimbo" remark is completely unnecessary)

Even if Sakurai wants Geno in Smash Bros. (and we know for a fact that he wanted him for both Brawl and Smash 4), that means absolutely nothing if Square-Enix refuses to cooperate (unsurprisingly, their flagship franchises are likely going to take priority in their eyes). This sort of thing seems like it's out of Sakurai's control, but given his comments on the matter, I'd like to think that Geno is the most likely option for the next Square-Enix character, either for Smash Ultimate's DLC or a future Smash game, now that both Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest have made it in.

That, and nothing in Sakurai's comments, especially from the Nintendo Dream interview in 2016, suggested he was trolling about liking Geno. They came off as fairly genuine to me

 

[Firox]

First off: They are all the last characters you unlock excluding Bayonetta who you have to buy.

Second off: I'm not saying any of them disappointing especially not Ness and Wolf. All I'm saying is they are not hype to be the final characters. They don't really have that "Bang!" that makes you go "Wow!" to be the grand finale.

To be fair, how many newcomers in the whole roster would you say actually had that "WOW" factor? I would say, and this is just me talking:

Cloud (hands down)
K rool
Banjo Kazooie
Ridley
Joker
Snake
Sonic (c'mon, you know he broke the internet when he was first revealed in Brawl)
Megaman
Pokemon Trainer
Mewtwo
Simon/Richter

Honerable mentions: Metaknight, Pit and Greninja (I'm bias, I admit, but he's a sharp AF looking ninja frog)

Interestingly, most of this list contains insanely popular 3rd parties and former 1st parties that many had thought impossible to include. So if Smash has taught both us and Nintendo anything, it's that the more unexpected the crossover, the more hype it is. You think a Goku vs Superman animated movie wouldn't make some serious money? It probably would never happen, but that's why people would want to see it! With that in mind, it's no wonder why all of the Smash Ult DLC thus far has been third party. It makes the crossover even more of wish fulfillment.

 

[SSGuy]

In the mean time, I will just be ready to accept the fact that the very likely possibility of Tracer/Sora as 4/5 and ending DLC on that note will cause me to leave this terrible game completely.

If Geno doesnt get in, this game will be nothing but one giant tease to me. How can you wait for almost 15 years hoping a most wanted character can be fulfilled yet you are the only one that doesn't get his/her wish granted and be okay with that?

I think in absolute worst case scenarios since that has been the trend since day one for me personally. I just want to enjoy a Nintendo Direct for once without putting on a fake smile.

 

[Ovaltine]

Greninja (I'm bias, I admit, but he's a sharp AF looking ninja frog)

Oh man, I remember the salt over Greninja, honestly. I thought it was a cool addition, but I, along with many other people, wished it was Mewtwo. Quite a few people even thought that it was, right? I sure did. Thankfully, we got Mewtwo anyway, which was awesome. I frankly didn't expect Mewtwo to ever come back after getting 'replaced' by Lucario in Brawl, so it didn't sting too much, but boy, did it make me happy to see that Mewtwo model on that fateful day.

In the mean time, I will just be ready to accept the fact that the very likely possibility of Tracer/Sora as 4/5 and ending DLC on that note will cause me to leave this terrible game completely.

If Geno doesnt get in, this game will be nothing but one giant tease to me.

Calling Ultimate a terrible game just because the last two DLC characters aren't to your liking is ridiculously unfair to Sakurai and co., as well as all of the hard work people put in to please as many people as possible. Sometimes, some things aren't possible, and it may be for reasons we can't see. Game devs are only human, and these people made an incredible game to begin with.

There's a difference between disappointment in roster choices and disappointment in a game for being inherently bad. Ultimate isn't a bad game if Geno doesn't make it in.

 

[Zav22]

I'm really hoping geno makes it in so I can get to see what he'll be like for the first time in 3D. I've never play Mario RPG but I do know how some of the story goes and I've read up about Genos character and he seems pretty cool and unique. A star possessing a wooden doll? Now that's something you don't see everyday, especially in the Mario universe. If Geno got into this game then this would by far WITHOUT QUESTION be the ULTIMATE OUTCOME of Sakurai making the impossible POSSIBLE! especially since he's already made 3 of them HAPPEN with Ridley, K. Rool, and Banjo! So I believe Geno will come to Ultimate and that's an absolute promise to the stars.

 

[Dynamic Worlok]

While I agree that geno will be in eventually, only in a vacuum is he next in line. The reality is that as time marches on, his chances Will dwindle as newer games rise to popularity and develop fanbases of their own. Now I'm not saying a character has to be new or relevant to make it in, but the amount of characters we have to contend with grows by orders of magnitude with each subsequent entry. Despite this, however, (and to end on a positive note) I refuse to give up on our star boy, even if sakurai himself stands against him!

 

[Deleted member]

- Regardless of whether Geno makes it or not, Sakurai has voiced his support since the third installment of the franchise. That man isn't against us. And in Smash 4, it wasn't a character, but he did the best that he could with what time and resources he had

I used to like to tell myself stuff like that, and remind myself of that one interview, that I can't find for the life of me, where Sakurai said he hates to string people along and does all he can not to, but I unironically wanted Shadow as a Sonic echo fighter and I've wanted Isaac since Brawl. But they held off on both of their assist trophies until the 11th hour, ESPECIALLY Isaac. The fact that Isaac was for some reason or another missing from Smash 4, plus the tweet with the oddly Golden Sun inspired battle scene... It feels like I was strung along, not gonna lie. Sakurai has proven that he's a man of class and culture when it comes to games and somehow finds time in his busy schedule to actually play them to completion, so there's no way he didn't know what he was doing when it comes to Golden Sun references. I'm sure one could argue that I was strung along by my own expectations, but anyone at Nintendo could take to twitter or swoop by this very website and see the characters that a decent chunk of people are hyped up for, and if they're gonna get put into the assist trophy dumpster go ahead and let us down early. It's not gonna stop anyone from getting hype for Super Smash Bros., of all things.

even the Modding scene is really big nowadays

I'd just like to say that I don't want to have to play an inevitable bootleg Melee knockoff that Nintendo will eventually shut down and the fabulous world of eSports won't allow at a major tournament just to play as my favorite wooden doll from an RPG from 24 years ago. It's official or bust for me because as much of a rulebreaker as I like to think I am, I'm just not.

 

[Shado-will]

In the mean time, I will just be ready to accept the fact that the very likely possibility of Tracer/Sora as 4/5 and ending DLC on that note will cause me to leave this terrible game completely.

If Geno doesnt get in, this game will be nothing but one giant tease to me. How can you wait for almost 15 years hoping a most wanted character can be fulfilled yet you are the only one that doesn't get his/her wish granted and be okay with that?

I think in absolute worst case scenarios since that has been the trend since day one for me personally. I just want to enjoy a Nintendo Direct for once without putting on a fake smile.

Just because a character someone wants doesn't get in or a character someone doesn't want gets in doesn't make the game terrible. We don't play Smash because we want Geno in, we play Smash because we like the games. Us wanting Geno is an after thought, and if someone is playing a game only for a character that could potentially get in, they're playing for the wrong reasons.

 

[JarBear]

Admittedly, I want Geno for Smash for the Amiibo as that added bonus. I am working on a display case called "The Impossibles." Got Ridley and K Rool Amiibo ... waiting for Banjo ... and Geno will complete it for me.

 

[Evil Trapezium]

should have been Buzzwole and Geno

I would prefer Kommo-o over Buzzwole, then we would have our first Dragon and Fighting type in Smash along with his signature Z-Move as his Final Smash.

 

[Glitch-EGamer]

Admittedly, I want Geno for Smash for the Amiibo as that added bonus. I am working on a display case called "The Impossibles." Got Ridley and K Rool Amiibo ... waiting for Banjo ... and Geno will complete it for me.

I'm waiting to get my Isabelle in the mail...

Evil Trapezium Buzzwole would have been our first big and fighting type and would've been a member of a species first introduced in Gen 7. It's not like the Ultra Beasts were a big deal or anything.

 

[MattX20]

In the mean time, I will just be ready to accept the fact that the very likely possibility of Tracer/Sora as 4/5 and ending DLC on that note will cause me to leave this terrible game completely.

If Geno doesnt get in, this game will be nothing but one giant tease to me. How can you wait for almost 15 years hoping a most wanted character can be fulfilled yet you are the only one that doesn't get his/her wish granted and be okay with that?

I think in absolute worst case scenarios since that has been the trend since day one for me personally. I just want to enjoy a Nintendo Direct for once without putting on a fake smile.

Dude, I've waited for over a decade for Geno to be included also, but along the past few games, other characters I wanted made the cut: Falco, Diddy Kong, Sonic, Little Mac, MegaMan or X, Banjo and Kazooie and others. Ultimate is not a bad game if Geno doesn't make it in, if anything, I'm just glad that we always got a big fan favorite request for every Smash title and I'm grateful for what Sakurai and his team have pulled off for the roster. Sure, there were some game modes I didn't like such as Smash Tour in 4 and I didn't like Target Blast (I'm still hoping Break the Targets returns), but they weren't enough to ruin the overall experience for me.

 

[Dynamic Worlok]

I would prefer Kommo-o over Buzzwole, then we would have our first Dragon and Fighting type in Smash along with his signature Z-Move.

I maintain that Celesteela is the correct choice (disregarding its mammoth size and unwieldy nature)

I dunno.. Pheremosa would be cool too

 

[Ovaltine]

Admittedly, I want Geno for Smash for the Amiibo as that added bonus. I am working on a display case called "The Impossibles." Got Ridley and K Rool Amiibo ... waiting for Banjo ... and Geno will complete it for me.

Oh my god I keep forgetting that Banjo and Kazooie are getting an Amiibo, and whenever I'm reminded, I just start like hyperventilating

I can't wait to get that sucker

Geno getting in with his own Amiibo would be the damn icing on that cake, lemme tell ya... for an already incredible sequence of events (Ridley, then K. Rool, then B-K).

AAAAAAAAAAAA

Okay. I'm fine. I'm. Hold on:

— AAAAAAAA!!!!

Never mind, now I'm fine.

 

[RetrogamerMax]

Yeah, why is Ness on there? Jigglypuff was the last character confirmed for Smash 64(?)

Like I said before, Ness is the last character you unlock.

To be fair, how many newcomers in the whole roster would you say actually had that "WOW" factor? I would say, and this is just me talking:

Cloud (hands down)
K rool
Banjo Kazooie
Ridley
Joker
Snake
Sonic (c'mon, you know he broke the internet when he was first revealed in Brawl)
Megaman
Pokemon Trainer
Mewtwo
Simon/Richter

Honerable mentions: Metaknight, Pit and Greninja (I'm bias, I admit, but he's a sharp AF looking ninja frog)

Interestingly, most of this list contains insanely popular 3rd parties and former 1st parties that many had thought impossible to include. So if Smash has taught both us and Nintendo anything, it's that the more unexpected the crossover, the more hype it is. You think a Goku vs Superman animated movie wouldn't make some serious money? It probably would never happen, but that's why people would want to see it! With that in mind, it's no wonder why all of the Smash Ult DLC thus far has been third party. It makes the crossover even more of wish fulfillment.

Any of the characters you just listed from Cloud to Simon would have been the perfect final reveal for any Smash game. They are all hype inducing.

 

[MamaLuigi123456]

In the mean time, I will just be ready to accept the fact that the very likely possibility of Tracer/Sora as 4/5 and ending DLC on that note will cause me to leave this terrible game completely.

If Geno doesnt get in, this game will be nothing but one giant tease to me. How can you wait for almost 15 years hoping a most wanted character can be fulfilled yet you are the only one that doesn't get his/her wish granted and be okay with that?

I think in absolute worst case scenarios since that has been the trend since day one for me personally. I just want to enjoy a Nintendo Direct for once without putting on a fake smile.

Not gonna lie, calling Ultimate a bad game solely because of the final two characters in the DLC is really immature.

 

[Firox]

Oh man, I remember the salt over Greninja, honestly. I thought it was a cool addition, but I, along with many other people, wished it was Mewtwo. Quite a few people even thought that it was, right? I sure did. Thankfully, we got Mewtwo anyway, which was awesome. I frankly didn't expect Mewtwo to ever come back after getting 'replaced' by Lucario in Brawl, so it didn't sting too much, but boy, did it make me happy to see that Mewtwo model on that fateful day.

I know exactly what you mean. That's why Mewtwo was actually on the "WOW" list and Greninja was only an honerable mention. When Mewtwo became the first Smash DLC character, that was an epic moment. The epitome of "WOW".

 

[FalconFire93]

The obvious taunt is Geno crossing his arms and doing the head nod. I could see him spinning around like he does at the end of the game, but add the star spirit swirling around him as he does it. I would love the last taunt to be pulling stuff out of his hat.

Also unrelated, but I turned 31 today! I have leveled up!

Happy Birthday!

Spoiler: Thought this was appropriate

 

[SSGuy]

Just because a character someone wants doesn't get in or a character someone doesn't want gets in doesn't make the game terrible. We don't play Smash because we want Geno in, we play Smash because we like the games. Us wanting Geno is an after thought, and if someone is playing a game only for a character that could potentially get in, they're playing for the wrong reasons.

To me the characters are the biggest draw to this game. I wanted to see Geno come back for a long time and since Brawl speculation I've stayed committed to seeing it be my only actual wish for Smash. I admittingly really like these games as a whole but Ultimate so far hasn't really captured what made Brawl worth dedicating myself to the series. I don't understand how you can't be frustrated over essentially going years of this and being the equivalent of school yard bullying by your peers with the whole 'you almost had it' bit. The way it ended on a generic Mario enemy and Vergeben's dumb secrecy on SE DLC was just what escalated it further. Of course I am going to be mad. I've lost my patience and I feel down about it as a result. I just don't want to set myself up for further disappointment.

 

[MisterMike]

being a laughing stock is what makes the victory all the more appealing. Imagine what it must feel like to be a Ridleyfriend.

THIS. After months of Steveposting and "YUR CEREAL MASCOT AIN'T GETTIN' IN SMASH, YOU BOOMERS ARE DELUSIONAL!", to see that jiggy jostle gingerly across the screen... well, the countless reactions say it all, really.

Spoiler: As well as glorious stuff like this! (Spoilered for bad language)

I especially like the quote directly at the bottom.

 

[MamaLuigi123456]

I know exactly what you mean. That's why Mewtwo was actually on the "WOW" list and Greninja was only an honerable mention. When Mewtwo became the first Smash DLC character, that was an epic moment. The epitome of "WOW".

If you need anymore proof look at Etika's reaction to Mewtwo.

May he rest in peace, gone but certainly not forgotten.

 

[Deleted member]

Just because a character someone wants doesn't get in or a character someone doesn't want gets in doesn't make the game terrible. We don't play Smash because we want Geno in, we play Smash because we like the games. Us wanting Geno is an after thought, and if someone is playing a game only for a character that could potentially get in, they're playing for the wrong reasons.

It's true that I play Smash because I enjoy the game, but I'm going to admit to some petty behavior:

I hate the fact that people get their dream character and I'm stuck here playing my dream character in my dreams. We have so gosh darn many Marths and Pokemon in the game that it's really frustrating.

Ultimate is probably the best Smash game there ever will be, and when or if the day comes that I decide it's time to quit Smash, I want to be able to walk away from the game saying "at least I had the chance to play as the one character I thought was missing from Melee. It's like living a life with no regrets.

 

[ColtonS25]

Kind of funny how this person knows about the gender of the next character, meaning they’ve seen it in some form, it can’t tell us who it is. Really puts the validity to test.

Edit: And they know that the character isn't highly requested. How could they be privy to that knowledge without knowing who the character is?

 

[EricTheGamerman]

Banjo isn't Geno.

I am specifically referring to us Geno fans. I just feel like at this point we are just a huge joke to Sakurai and Nintendo/SE as a whole. Some bimbo like Tracer can just magically get a free pass for being hot garbage for 6 months and about 20 years of requests and pure fan appreciation will just go unanswered.

I'm just losing patience and Sakurai leading us on with the lack of confirmation/deconfirmation. (The lack of Mii Costume for example) I hate how we are the laughing stock of speculation for things out of our control.

As people have already said, uncalled for on Tracer and approaching the Sora comments that got in you trouble about a month ago.

But more importantly, Sakurai isn't leading you or anyone else on with Geno. Geno was a Spirit and that was it. There's no promise of a future role and no hint of a future role, so all the expectations are placed solely on you for building your own hype. The absence of a Mii costume isn't leading you on one way or another. We just have to wait our turn like literally every other character to see if he gets revealed, we don't get any special confirmation or deconfirmation "to ease our suffering" or whatever have you because that's not how Smash works.

So what if we're the laughing stock? There's no real good reason to let that bother you if you're a Smash fan given how many other "laughing stocks" have gotten into the game over the years and every fan base in Smash is just another fan base vying for a character. If you support your character like a respectful human being and don't say that they're a lock, there's reason for something like that to bother you (or even just more specifically negative criticism on that line of thinking).

In the mean time, I will just be ready to accept the fact that the very likely possibility of Tracer/Sora as 4/5 and ending DLC on that note will cause me to leave this terrible game completely.

If Geno doesnt get in, this game will be nothing but one giant tease to me. How can you wait for almost 15 years hoping a most wanted character can be fulfilled yet you are the only one that doesn't get his/her wish granted and be okay with that?

I think in absolute worst case scenarios since that has been the trend since day one for me personally. I just want to enjoy a Nintendo Direct for once without putting on a fake smile.

You know we're not the only fan base waiting for a character or that didn't get who we wanted, right? Bandanna Dee, Isaac, Shadow, Bomberman, Ashley, Waluigi, Toad, Krystal, etc. were all fan supported characters that didn't get their moment in the sun with Ultimate and it's a little bit egotistical to say that "we're the only one that doesn't get their wish granted." Also, there's so many great things in Nintendo Directs beyond Smash, surely you can find something to smile at beyond what you feel about Smash (and if Banjo & Kazooie didn't bring a smile to your face... I don't really know what to say).

I used to like to tell myself stuff like that, and remind myself of that one interview, that I can't find for the life of me, where Sakurai said he hates to string people along and does all he can not to, but I unironically wanted Shadow as a Sonic echo fighter and I've wanted Isaac since Brawl. But they held off on both of their assist trophies until the 11th hour, ESPECIALLY Isaac. The fact that Isaac was for some reason or another missing from Smash 4, plus the tweet with the oddly Golden Sun inspired battle scene... It feels like I was strung along, not gonna lie. Sakurai has proven that he's a man of class and culture when it comes to games and somehow finds time in his busy schedule to actually play them to completion, so there's no way he didn't know what he was doing when it comes to Golden Sun references. I'm sure one could argue that I was strung along by my own expectations, but anyone at Nintendo could take to twitter or swoop by this very website and see the characters that a decent chunk of people are hyped up for, and if they're gonna get put into the assist trophy dumpster go ahead and let us down early. It's not gonna stop anyone from getting hype for Super Smash Bros., of all things.

There's no real reason for them peruse forums just to make their announcements "easier" on fans or their responsibility to pay attention to every crack theory that fans come up with so that they don't accidentally piss anyone off that they had no reason to think they were going to piss off. Every single Smash Direct had heartbreaking deconfirmations for someone. Every. Single. One. The only reason that Isaac and Shadow get so much flak is that they were last in the cycle and thus people had convinced themselves they had the best chances of being in the roster. You could substitute Waluigi and Bomberman, or Shovel Knight and Ashley, or whoever and get the exact same result of people being pissed off that it was "their moment," when in reality that was entirely fan made hype that fans are responsible for. So, yes, you do kind of have to own that.

It's not worth Nintendo investing those resources into checking to make sure that fans are absolutely happy all the time. They were using a ballot and years of feedback already anyway, so it's not like they weren't listening to fans to begin with.

 

[RetrogamerMax]

In the mean time, I will just be ready to accept the fact that the very likely possibility of Tracer/Sora as 4/5 and ending DLC on that note will cause me to leave this terrible game completely.

If Geno doesnt get in, this game will be nothing but one giant tease to me. How can you wait for almost 15 years hoping a most wanted character can be fulfilled yet you are the only one that doesn't get his/her wish granted and be okay with that?

I think in absolute worst case scenarios since that has been the trend since day one for me personally. I just want to enjoy a Nintendo Direct for once without putting on a fake smile.

Dude, I waited 17 to 18 years for K. Rool, Ridley, and Banjo & Kazooie and I didn't stop playing Melee, Brawl, or Smash 4 just because they didn't make the cut. I would have still played Ultimate if none of them were still in.

 

[Rikarte]

Kind of funny how this person knows about the gender of the next character, meaning they’ve seen it in some form, it can’t tell us who it is. Really puts the validity to test.

I don't know why people take this guy serious. It's just another random text leak from 4chan. Guess it's because it's getting memed at on Twitter right now, so people think it's legit?

 

[FalconFire93]

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— Larry Lurr (@LarryLurr) August 27, 2019

Honestly Pauline is probably the Mario rep I want most aside from Geno.

I’ll give her a pass since she’s the OG Mario girl (Donkey Kong, 1981). But if it’s a random character that nobody’s even heard of, I probably won’t download the character at all unless I change my mind.

 

[EricTheGamerman]

Kind of funny how this person knows about the gender of the next character, meaning they’ve seen it in some form, it can’t tell us who it is. Really puts the validity to test.

Edit: And they know that the character isn't highly requested. How could they be privy to that knowledge without knowing who the character is?

I don't think people are actually believing this leak to be worth considering as true (and if so, I agree, that's really dumb), but I do think they've mostly just jumped on the opportunity for some new discussion. On a broader scale, it was nice to break out of the Resident Evil, Crash Bandicoot, Doom Slayer, Bandai Namco lock speculation has been in for a while haha.

 

[Deleted member]

You could substitute Waluigi and Bomberman, or Shovel Knight and Ashley, or whoever and get the exact same result of people being pissed off that it was "their moment," when in reality that was entirely fan made hype that fans are responsible for. So, yes, you do kind of have to own that.

It's not worth Nintendo investing those resources into checking to make sure that fans are absolutely happy all the time. They were using a ballot and years of feedback already anyway, so it's not like they weren't listening to fans to begin with.

I dunno, you're kind of proving my point, there. They have a ballot and years of feedback, so they knew Bomberman was way up there, the Waluigi funposting reigns eternal, and Shovel Knight... I mean, I guess. They put them out there asap to tell all those fans that they have questionable taste. We'll never know the real ballot results but if the truth comes out and Isaac and Shadow weren't in notable positions I'll eat my hat.

Kind of funny how this person knows about the gender of the next character, meaning they’ve seen it in some form, it can’t tell us who it is. Really puts the validity to test.

Edit: And they know that the character isn't highly requested. How could they be privy to that knowledge without knowing who the character is?

This most recent rumor about September 12 with a female character is riding the coattails of a Japanese one (I think) that said the next fighter would female with a thrown weapon or somesuch and really shouldn't be taken as seriously as it is.