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Fortunately, I have more than one number to bet on. As such, it's good to have just as good alternatives, in case nothing happens.I don't personally like calling characters locks, but I really do admire your optimism.
Any reason? Just a gut feeling?
Most likely? That's exactly what Sakurai tweeted.
I just find it interesting that he's not fully deconfirmed yet. We still have no clue if spirits deconfirm or not, and Sakurai could've told us already if they do or don't, but perhaps he wants to surprise us? Geno is basically there as a spirit to probably tell us, "Hold on, fans, he's coming! For now, use this spirit and give Mr. Sakurai some more time!"
Well, it is Sakurai's game after all, so yes, he should have the power for his DLC. How can you not have the power of choosing your own characters for your own game? It depends if he recommended or made some suggestions for wanting some characters as DLC, and we all know who he would've mentioned. I believe he chose off of a huge list Nintendo gave him to choose DLC characters on, but first, I'm absolutely sure he made some suggestions and gave them ideas before Nintendo made the list. Now, why do I think he made some suggestions? He's expressed his praise for Persona 5 and looked VERY happy about it being represented in his own game; Joker probably wasn't even Sakurai's decision, he probably just wanted ANY Persona character in Smash, and the one Nintendo happened to put on their list must've been Joker, and that's possibly why Joker was selected instead of another Persona character. But yes, all we know is Sakurai has the power to choose and veto characters on the list.
If wording is even only slightly vague or off, people will misinterpret and read too much into it. The game of telephone doesn't help.
Well of course, as I said elsewhere before, you don't show your hand at the start of the card game, it's counterintuitive. Then there's the people that try to cheat at the game by trying to peek into the opponent's hand, but that's besides the point.
Magfest squad over here. I fully intend to do some work with R.O.B. over there when I get the chance. I planned to do some cosplay as well but it didn't pan out.
Yeah, guests went In saying. What I said, is what he said, in English on his own personal Twitter page.
That is actually the stage I do want if Geno does get in. I said something about Vista Hill back in November. Vista Hill is literally the most historical area in Super Mario RPG: it's at the title screen, it's on the box art, and it's at the game's opening. Also, it's the first area you go to in the game. (Mario starts at the Pipe House, but the first area he HEADS to is Vista Hill, the area that started it all.)
Yes , but most people I talked to thought Nintendo chosed everything and told Sakurai to shut up. They think Nintendo chosed all the 5 DLCs fighters without asking for Sakurai's opinion on the matter.
Given Smash's tendency of using big games' first areas, this would be a pretty positive case, seeing how much it would stand out from other Mario stages.
No kidding, dare I say that THIS rendered in HD (especially with Ultimate's lighting, LORD), Exor and the crimson stone Bowser beneath it and all, would be the best that Bowser's Castle has ever looked in any depiction.
PolarPanda
said on the Square thread that Vergeben was told that Geno’s leakbait.
If he’s truly leakbait why has no one else mentioned this at all but somehow everyone thinks Erdrick is in?So, I dunno if they’ve said this here, but
If it’s old hat I apologize, but thoughts?
Keep going, I'M ALMOST THERE!!!!No kidding, dare I say that THIS rendered in HD (especially with Ultimate's lighting, LORD), Exor and the crimson stone Bowser beneath it and all, would be the best that Bowser's Castle has ever looked in any depiction.
In addition, we don't have to rely on Princess Peach's Castle or Luigi's Mansion or any of those others as the designated "Bowser" music stages anymore! They're finally home!
Yeah, I agree that it is really stupid to believe that Sakurai had absolutely zero power in picking the DLC characters just because of a couple tweets. If nothing else, I'm sure the guy at least made some suggestions (because, I mean, it is his game), which leads me to believe that Geno was almost certainly on that fabled list everyone speaks of.
My thoughts exactly, pretty much. Geno being genuine leakbait would not only be really, really ****ty (imagine if Nintendo used K. Rool as a smokescreen for another DK rep like Chunky Kong or something; that's basically the magnitude of bull**** we're dealing with here), but would also cast doubt on everyone's wanton certainty over Erdrick recently. I don't buy it.
Well, if it’s good leakbait people gotta believe it, but if Vergeben heard it was leakbait then it’s not out of the question that others did as well.
Vergeben was outright told there were no DK reps in base roster by one of his sources.
My problem is; do we have any reason to think Square wouldn't resort to such a low tactic? Seem's pretty in character to me.
Just to note, he didn't believe in that source either. He didn't trust a fake source. Keep in mind he can still trust a fake one. He has before. He isn't infallible, of course.
I dunno, even for Square, that just seems beyond ****ty to me. They know damn well how much people want Geno, and if word got out they used his name to hide a different character that people haven't been asking for, their reputation among Smash fans, and probably Nintendo fans in general, would be irreparably damaged. At the very least, it's not in their interest whatsoever to do something like that.
Exactly. If Geno's supposed to be "leakbait" as the insider narrative would have us believe, they haven't exactly been pushing him as such considering hardly anyone's even bringing him up as far as insiders go, and the few that do go out of their way to confirm that he's "leakbait". Simply put, they aren't fooling anyone at this point.
Yeah that's why I have my suspicions of Erdrick/Dragon Quest rep. Why would a "literal who" doll be leakbait when most outside of Smash speculation don't even know who he is?
This entire situation in a nutshell, er, I think:
I'd love if they changed up his Mii outfit to be a bit more unique, perhaps to even have a full-coverage version of the head so it looks exactly like Geno, because a Mii's facial options just doesn't cut it even close. If we can't get him playable, that'd be damn fine consolation for me.
Which is why I trust PolarPanda and Lady Lima with "No one knows the DLC", because it's true, nobody knows them. Not even Vergeben himself knew Joker was going to be DLC; he got struck in the heart twice because he said the Square character would be first, and he never knew Joker would be DLC. Honestly, after Polar's source told us that Isaac and Shadow were assist trophies before the Direct, saying certain bosses would be in the game before it was confirmed, Pokémon Let's GO spirits were coming before it was officially announced with an update, saying no one knows the DLC which is also correct, and a bunch of other stuff... It makes me trust them. Not once did they get anything wrong. I stopped believing in leaks after the Grinch leak was fake.
Exactly. It's luring many fans. Maybe it's because...
This 100%. The idea that Geno is a leakbait character seems really suspect because of how many people assumed he was in the roster prior to his spirit being found because of how requested he’s been for years. If you’re going to pick a pure leakbait character it would be someone most people wouldn’t automatically have in their lists but be plausible enough on paper that people would report it as part of a leak if they were given that information. To me Erdrick screams leakbait more than anyone on that list because 1. How many people in the wider gaming community actually knew who he was prior to being named in leak lists? and 2. It’s so easy to make an argument about why he would be picked (DQ is popular in Japan, Erdrick is the most recognizable if the DQ player characters) so once given that information not a lot of people would really question it.
Yeah, and if this is supposed to last until 2020, there is NO way we already have our second DLC character confirmed. Yeah, shouldn't we have the other three then? Where are the other three? If they know the second DLC character, then they should know the remaining three-- oh that's right, they don't, probably because it's all a bunch of BabySitter.
The Erdrick leak also mentioned the stage Joker would get, IIRC. Again, how would anyone know that when he's only been announced recently?
The only character I would call a lock at this point is Banjo. Just because I don't think ANYONE would pine for steve. No one wants steve, minecraft isn't something nintendo is getting much out of, if anything at all at this point, its dead content, popular as hell? sure. It had its time, but that time is done. Meanwhile, there has been a ton of discussion and information regarding rare lately. Also Phil has said numerous times that he was working with nintendo on something big. My guess is a new BK game is coming at E3, along with the announcement of Banjo being in smash. Hopefully we get a Mumbo AT to go with the Bear and Bird duo and the Final Boss area from BK for the stage, with Grunty slinging rhymes and fireballs.
My hope is that they add more detail like this to the DLC Mii costumes in general. I mean, Azurda in Rex's is sick and Isaac's scarf is on point. For the DLC we're paying extra for it, so I expect more.
There's also the brief data strain leak that showed the JP names for Jet Force Gemini and Blast Corps. That's something that can't be overlooked. On top of this, there hasn't been much in the way of B-K lip service in company tweets recently, it seems.
Myself, I thought the detail on the Dixie hat is fantastic.
What's even sadder is that I couldn't see Nintendo doing that to us, but I can absolutely see Square being that utterly cruel. I have a lot of disdain for Square as a company, so I just wouldn't put it past them, even if it logically doesn't make a lot of sense to me.
