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

[Z25]

I’ll say this, it’s gonna be wild if we see a mallow hat and no Geno costume on Thursday

 

[Noipoi]

hey man, piranha plant is pretty cool too

Hey don’t get me wrong, I’m plant gang.

 

[pinshadow]

Event should show up in about half an hour.

• If we don't get one today, yeah Sephiroth is out on Thursday and his tournament comes with him.
• If it's a Spirit Event, he MIGHT still be out this week and his tournament will just be next week.
• If it's a tournament, he's not out this week. Because last week was a tournament and they never do more than two of either Spirit Events or Touraments in a row, it means his tournament won't be for another two weeks, meaning he's out most likely next week.

 

[Professor Pumpkaboo]

Tons of characters would give nintendo plenty of cash, not just geno. They got plenty of peeps to choose from

 

[Griselda]

Tons of characters wouod give nintendo plenty of cash, not just geno. They got plenty of peeps to choose from

Nobody said that Geno was the only character who'd sell, though.

 

[Professor Pumpkaboo]

Nobody said that Geno was the only character who'd sell, though.

Oh, I know, I probably worded it wrong but I think what ai was tryin to say is Nintendo isnt missing their chance at getting tons of money when there are plenty of characters that could also satify that. IF he isnt picked, all that means is they wanted this other character more, not so much an attack on yall

 

[JarBear]

I just checked the Smash Japanese twitter page, it does say the Sephiroth will be distributed by the end of December (via google translate)

So this begs the question .... why the "long" wait for the presentation video? Could have done it on Saturday like with Steve.

https://twitter.com/SmashBrosJP/status/1337205524413071360

 

[Z25]

I just checked the Smash Japanese twitter page, it does say the Sephiroth will be distributed by the end of December (via google translate)

So this begs the question .... why the "long" wait for the presentation video? Could have done it on Saturday like with Steve.

https://twitter.com/SmashBrosJP/status/1337205524413071360

Steve’s was only down earlier because it technically counted as a minecon stream

 

[JarBear]

Steve’s was only down earlier because it technically counted as a minecon stream

I meant why the" long" wait for the presentation video when the others happened within a couple day period. That's what I'm getting at.

 

[Theguy123]

Likely, I think that would Suggest we getting some type of Mario Related Content in this Pass, Whether it be Geno or Waluigi

I’m doubtful of waluigi. I’ve got nothing against him it’s just he has no move set potential. People will be like “he can borrow moves from mario spin-offs” but the point of smash bro’s is to have characters using moves from the main series that they come from. Every character in the roaster has their moves based from their series that they come from and not spin-offs. Even characters who are short of moves have moves from their main games.

I don’t think sakurai and Nintendo would be willing to make a moveset up for waluigi and charge people for it. Base roaster, yeah sure, dlc, no.

If we’re gonna get more mario content it’s gonna be either captain toad, a mario and Luigi RPG series rep or Geno. They’re the only candidates at this moment, captain toad being the only main series mario rep left before heading into the RPG series.

 

[Griselda]

Oh, I know, I probably worded it wrong but I think what ai was tryin to say is Nintendo isnt missing their chance at getting tons of money when there are plenty of characters that could also satify that. IF he isnt picked, all that means is they wanted this other character more, not so much an attack on yall

It's still a pretty bad look to ignore visible support that's been going on for over a decade, but yeah, I'd like to think it's just a combination of factors or everyone involved being dumb about things rather than some sort of deliberately malicious attack. I at least would hope that there isn't anyone in those companies rubbing their hands together and going "Let's screw over this fanbase in particular" like some sort of cartoonish display of villainy.

 

[Young Link.]

but to say Nintendo doesn’t gives a **** about the character when they have to spend time and resources obtaining the liscense and creating a unique model for Geno..

That was Sakurai, not Nintendo.

If it was up to Nintendo Geno wouldn't even be a mii costume or spirit.

 

[Fatmanonice]

Didn’t the Mii Costume Guy list Terry’s spirits as if they were Mii Costumes? And Byleth’s alts as Mii Costumes? No offense, but I’ve never really bought this justification. And as far as I can remember, he didn’t even list out the whole spirit board for Terry. That to me indicates that it was intended as a mii costume list.

No, they were just lists. For example:

Lists would be sent with no explanation to an in-between and translated. This is cut from a copy of the PM that was originally sent to Papagenos from the in-between. Talking with the in-between for this one, they said they made assumptions based on the fact that the last list from July 2019 (Banjo's Mii costumes and the MIA SMRPG costumes) was all Mii costumes and so presented them to Papagenos as a Mii costume list. For the protection of MCG, the original PMs were never shared with me (no clue if Papa has seen them either) so I don't know the exact words MCG used when passing on this list to the in-between.

 

[OptimisticStrifer]

More people need to embrace Smashes unofficial holiday icon

 

[pinshadow]

Spirit Event Based on Trios

There was a problem fetching the tweet

Coinflip on if he's out this week it is I guess.

 

[Deleted member]

Less than 48 hours remain...

 

[Noipoi]

More people need to embrace Smashes unofficial holiday icon

A lot of people look back on the grinch times with disdain, but it was pure hilarity for me.

Spoiler

though maybe it’s because I came out of it with my characters intact

 

[Fatmanonice]

Based on what happened with Banjo and Terry, the spirit event suggests Sephiroth's not releasing this week because Banjo and Terry's tournaments were announced immediately after their presentations. Now the time of the presentation is extra suspicious.

 

[OptimisticStrifer]

Based on what happened with Banjo and Terry, the spirit event suggests Sephiroth's not releasing this week because Banjo and Terry's tournaments were announced immediately after their presentations. Now the time of the presentation is extra suspicious.

Do u really think they'll reveal a new fighter/ pass or what dya think the weird timing means?

 

[Griselda]

Didn't they say there'd be no information about fighters beyond Seph, though?

 

[Young Link.]

Spirit Event Based on Trios

There was a problem fetching the tweet

Coinflip on if he's out this week it is I guess.

Honestly, I don't give a **** to when Sephiroth will be released, I won't buy it anyway.

 

[Fatmanonice]

Didn't they say there'd be no information about fighters beyond Seph, though?

In the presentation itself, yes. We don't know if they have something planned before or after but the fact that they're airing this roughly around the time of General Directs means there's "something" they want to really show off here.

 

[Young Link.]

In the presentation itself, yes. We don't know if they have something planned before or after but the fact that they're airing this roughly around the time of General Directs means there's "something" they want to really show off here.

At the best scenario they might announce FP vol. 3, but a new fighter? I doubt it, even if it's before or after the presentation.

 

[Griselda]

In the presentation itself, yes. We don't know if they have something planned before or after but the fact that they're airing this roughly around the time of General Directs means there's "something" they want to really show off here.

If they show me Geno's costume before or after a SMRPG remake or sequel, then I'm still gonna call it a win.

 

[pinshadow]

Based on what happened with Banjo and Terry, the spirit event suggests Sephiroth's not releasing this week because Banjo and Terry's tournaments were announced immediately after their presentations. Now the time of the presentation is extra suspicious.

I will agree the timing is weird, especially when you look at the times of past presentations.

• Steve Presentation : 7:30 AM PST
• Steve Reveal : 7:00 AM PST
• Min-Min Reveal/Presentation : 7:00 AM PST
• Byleth Reveal/Presentation : 6:00 AM PST
• Terry Presentation : 5:00 AM PST
• Hero Presentation : 6:00 AM PST
• Final Smash Ultimate Direct : 7:00 AM PST
• August Smash Ultimate Direct : 7:00 AM PST

Every pre-announced Smash Ultimate Presentation was held in the morning, and yet Sephiroth is in the Afternoon? Why?

 

[OptimisticStrifer]

In the presentation itself, yes. We don't know if they have something planned before or after but the fact that they're airing this roughly around the time of General Directs means there's "something" they want to really show off here.

Do you think they maybe just wised up that people don't like waking up super ****ing early?

 

[Springwood Slasher]

If they show me Geno's costume before or after a SMRPG remake or sequel, then I'm still gonna call it a win.

Agreed. I’ll take the costume if it means SMRPG comes back. For me, this was always about revisiting Geno, Mallow, and that world in some form, whether it be in Smash or an SMRPG remake.

Look at me in the bargaining stage of grief, LOLOLOLOL.

 

[JarBear]

I’m not saying a Nintendo direct per se, but don’t those usually happen in the afternoon?

Nintendo could do something alongside it. They tied things together with banjo presentation ... though it was the opposite circumstances.

 

[GenoToto]

I don't really think the timing of the announcement means much of anything. It seems simpler to suggest that this is their preferred schedule this time.

 

[Aerospherology]

is geno even cool enough to get into smash

Is this a rhetorical question?

 

[OptimisticStrifer]

I'd love 4 this time to mean somthing, I just wanna make sure we're covering all the possibilities

 

[TooManyToastahs]

Figured you guys would appreciate this, I made a custom theme for my 3DS featuring Geno and Mallow! If that wasn’t cool enough, it even plays the Star Hill music which is super rad.

 

[AceAttorney9000]

It's still a pretty bad look to ignore visible support that's been going on for over a decade,

This is honestly the big problem with Geno becoming a costume and nothing more. It's not just that fans have been "loud", it's that they've been "loud" for literally years by now. The fans really want this character in Smash, they've been telling you this since at least 200-friggin'-8, you have a director at the helm who's well-respected enough in the industry that he can get the likes of Joker, Hero, and Steve into the game and who himself wants Geno to be playable, you've likely got enough money for the job from all the base game and DLC sales, making Geno playable would have virtually no financial or critical downsides (he'd be no less profitable than any other potential characters, and if anything his inclusion would get you some pretty sizable goodwill for adding a popular fan request, as well as some new fans eager to check out a certain RPG game you may or may not be remaking according to insiders), and to top it all off, you've already gone to the trouble of putting in three of the most requested fan-favorite characters in the history of Smash when you could've included someone much more "profitable" and "promotable" ( )...

... and after all that, the most you can do for Geno and his fans is... well, this, but maybe somewhat better-looking and with a music track if they're lucky...

Ultimate's a great game. I love it just as much as anyone else on this site... but there's still a number of things it gets wrong (not enough cutscenes in World of Light, delay-based netcode, no DLC alternate costumes for non-Mii characters, lack of returning modes like Boss Rush and Break the Targets, etc.), and if Geno ends up getting costumed a second time despite a decade of demand, that's another thing to add to the list of things it gets wrong.

 

[waterhasataste]

Do you think they maybe just wised up that people don't like waking up super ****ing early?

Well the thing is, in Japan this time is in the morning for them. So idk. It might not mean anything but I do agree it is a little strange they changed the patterns this time

 

[NapoleonBeezwax]

Hmm, it cud simply just mean nintendo bein weird and changing the time of annoucement for no reason Nintendo does this stuff alot

Fatmanonice do you have any theory’s for why the announcemnt time is weird for the sephiroth presentation? Maybe an extra character reveal

 

[Wiley]

I’m assuming Sephiroth is coming out the 22nd or 23rd.

Genshin impact is getting a big update then. I feel like companies tend to compete for hype.

I’m going into the next presentation expecting a deluxe mii costume. It hurts.

I’m not sure I’d buy him as a mii but I guess I have to for the music. Fingers crossed he’s no where to be seen yet.

 

[TheShiningAbsol]

Spirit Event Based on Trios

Trios, you say?

As in a grouping similar to which the heroes fight in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System?

Yeah, I’m thinking he’s in.

 

[Aerospherology]

I already made a Geno Mii. I'm prepared.

There was a problem fetching the tweet

 

[pinshadow]

Well, I'm probably going to hop off for now. We'll see what happens I guess, but I'm probably going to start writing a piece for the thread in case Thursday really is the end. I just hope we can all mostly agree to stay chill, I do genuinely like talking with you guys and it would suck to have what would very likely be our last time with everyone in the thread defined by arguing, whining, and getting closed again.

And if the costume doesn't show up I'm probably going to pop off so hard I'll just jump up to the Star Road and yank him down here already myself.

 

[MattX20]

At most, assuming Sephiroth doesn't release on the day of the presentation, they have 8 days for the rest of the year to get it done. Considering that the 24th is a Thursday, it must be before or after that day.