Well, overall that character turned out really good for people who wanted an upgrade. I doubt anyone thinks spirits aren't possible anymore, and I personally extend that out to AT's. Really excited that it was Min-Min as she was up there with Max Chad for me.
The good:
- Spirit fanrule bites the dust. That means that we won't have to deal with Spirit deniers anymore.
- Geno Mii costume hasn't returned yet.
- A HUGE section explaining that they're willing to change spirit fights.
- Vault Boy showing up for those people that still support Cacomallow.
The neutral:
- By the time 7 is expected to release, Cacomallow would be in development for 9-10 at the very least (1 year+ maybe). Assuming an August-September release for 7 of course.
The Bad:
- Heihachi's mii costume showcases that they're willing to "delay" mii costumes past the point in time where they would have originally made sense. Heihachi could have fit right into the Fatal Fury mii costumes, but instead they chose to release him to 2 mii waves further. I know ARMS technically fits better, but still kinda a annoying move to pull for the Heihachi fans (like JudgeHeihachi, hope he takes it well). This opens up the possibility that they can do that to other characters as well, ie. Geno.
- Vault Boy Mii costumes while not premium in the sense that it comes with a music track, still looks like a mii costume along the lines of Sans/Cuphead. It definitely has more effort put into it than a lot of the others, proving that fancy mii costumes can be from non-indie series.
Overall really good for us, but there were some slight downsides for Geno's chances within the presentation as well. I still view him as pretty likely, like I said before (50-60%) chance of making it in as a fighter.
The 2 characters I'd rate higher than Geno in terms of likelihood currently are:
1. Lloyd/Yuri/Tales of: With having their biggest competition being effectively murdered, a Tales character really doesn't have any real competition within Bamco anymore. The previous DLC shows that whoever is picking the roster is at the very least big fans of JRPGS, and Tales is one huge left in Japan. There are still some others (Disgaea/Trails/Nier/KH/Ys), but they have a foggier path to get into Smash. I view them as around 70-75% likely at this point.
2. Rex and Pyra/Mythra: ARMS was in a very "similar" boat to Rex and Pyra, and we finally got an ARMS rep. Rex and Pyra were pretty well requested (much more than ARMS), and I think they still top polls in Japan with usually Bandana Dee or Rex and Pyra being the most requested "promotion" there. Nintendo/Monolith seems to be interested in making the Xenoblade IP more valuable as well. At this point, I'd honestly be surprised if they don't manage to get into Smash during this DLC. Also it's awfully convenient we're missing some of the best music from XC 2 in Smash, making music choices really easy to think of (80% likely).