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

[pinshadow]

I will admit Nintendo being unusually silent about the Game Awards is discouraging to say the least. I mean, they haven't even started a sale for it, but at the same time last year they didn't actually start the sale until the day of the event. They still mentioned the show both on the Switch News and on Twitter when the nominees got announced. It's an event that was watched by 45 million people last year, I really don't think Nintendo needs to advertise their presence that much. And hell, they clearly tweeted a bunch about it last year and revealed nothing but third-party games.

Don't go in expecting the world but Nintendo showing up with absolutely nothing isn't likely people.

 

[EntropyAtrophy]

If I know Pokémon (and I do) they don’t like to announce games in the same year they’ve released something else. D/P remakes would be announced next year.

The event in the game allows players to TM the move Frustration away. In Pokémon Go this is not possible outside of Team Rocket Takeover events.

Team Rocket is going to reveal Geno

 

[Aerospherology]

YouTube live

Here you can watch the streaming

I'm not sure I'll be able to see it live, I'll need a spoiler-free link and if there was a Smash reveal afterwards.

 

[Noipoi]

The event in the game allows players to TM the move Frustration away. In Pokémon Go this is not possible outside of Team Rocket Takeover events.

Team Rocket is going to reveal Geno

Prepare for trouble!

Make it double!

To protect the world from devastation!

To unite all peoples within our nation!

To denounce the evils of truth and love!

To extend our reach to the stars above!

Jessie!

James!

Team Rocket! Blast off at the speed of light!

By the way, Geno will join the fight!

Meowth! That’s right!

Spoiler

WOOOOOBBUFFET

 

[MrJudd]

Okay, so I should probably do this now then: I have no idea of what is happening tomorrow or not (but I don't feel confident, transparency has been lacking all year).
But here's what I can do to help people who don't want to tune-in: if you want to stay spoiler-free from the Nintendo announcements at TGA, grab the link of this post (or bookmark it) that I'll grab out the Nintendo announcements and put them here (If I don't find a spoiler-free video, I'll put the stream with timestamps for "Nintendo reveal #1" and such...)

Stream

Reveal List
48:15 - The only Nintendo reveal of the show

 

[EntropyAtrophy]

I just remembered Nintendo did the copyright takedown on "Beware the Forest Mushrooms"
And Nintendo almost used "Beware the Forest Mushrooms" in Brawl

Whew lads

 

[Paraster]

It's me guys.

I'm fighter pack 8.

Honestly thought the GIF in your signature was part of the post at first.

It fit really well.

 

[Kremling Kommander]

I will admit Nintendo being unusually silent about the Game Awards is discouraging to say the least. I mean, they haven't even started a sale for it, but at the same time last year they didn't actually start the sale until the day of the event. They still mentioned the show both on the Switch News and on Twitter when the nominees got announced. It's an event that was watched by 45 million people last year, I really don't think Nintendo needs to advertise their presence that much. And hell, they clearly tweeted a bunch about it last year and revealed nothing but third-party games.

Don't go in expecting the world but Nintendo showing up with absolutely nothing isn't likely people.

Exactly, plus we got No More Heroes 3 and Bravely Default 2 last year for third party games. They’ve basically always had something to show every year at TGA(not 2015 since Iwata died and Wii U droughts), no matter how big or small, so it would be surprising if they had flat out nothing this time.

 

[Hydreigonfan01]

I tend to think that Nintendo hardly hints to anything, but I can't ignore "Beware of Mushrooms" no matter how hard I try

Buckle up boys

That's been confirmed to just be Google Translate messing up like Google Translate regularly does. It's actually called "Fungi Fever".

 

[Aerospherology]

That's been confirmed to just be Google Translate messing up like Google Translate regularly does. It's actually called "Fungi Fever".

The Japanese title is "キノコにご用心 ！", which translates to "Beware of Mushrooms!".
The English name is indeed "Fungi Fever!".

 

[Noipoi]

The Japanese title is "キノコにご用心 ！", which translates to "Beware of Mushrooms!".
The English name is indeed "Fungi Fever!".

Whoever chose the tournament’s Japanese name is probably a fun guy.

 

[RetrogamerMax]

So while I'm not the type to theorycraft on the Pic of the Days, do you think this is Sakurai reflecting on what's been going on lately with Nintendo shutting down these mods and online tourneys using them?

pic.twitter.com/GVN3lf5MeE

— 桜井 政博 / Masahiro Sakurai (@Sora_Sakurai) December 9, 2020

After all, Nintendo would consider it being piracy.

 

[Griselda]

We will always be one week away from Something Big, but we will never reach the truth that is Geno's reveal.

Hopefully this is just a meme, and not actually what's going on. I want Geno tomorrow.

 

[HARBlNGER]

So while I'm not the type to theorycraft on the Pic of the Days, do you think this is Sakurai reflecting on what's been going on lately with Nintendo shutting down these mods and online tourneys using them?

pic.twitter.com/GVN3lf5MeE

— 桜井 政博 / Masahiro Sakurai (@Sora_Sakurai) December 9, 2020

After all, Nintendo would consider it being piracy.

Luffy confirmed.

 

[RetrogamerMax]

Luffy confirmed.

I'm going to be the best Luffy main ever and become the King of the Smashers!

 

[Deleted member]

So while I'm not the type to theorycraft on the Pic of the Days, do you think this is Sakurai reflecting on what's been going on lately with Nintendo shutting down these mods and online tourneys using them?

pic.twitter.com/GVN3lf5MeE

— 桜井 政博 / Masahiro Sakurai (@Sora_Sakurai) December 9, 2020

After all, Nintendo would consider it being piracy.

... No. This is probably a reference to the fact that K. Rool took on the guise of a pirate captain that one time.

 

[Noipoi]

... No. This is probably a reference to the fact that K. Rool took on the guise of a pirate captain that one time.

And seeing pirate imagery gives Diddy war flashbacks.

 

[yungmornindrive]

It’s not Geno, but this is fun.

Reddit - Dive into anything

www.reddit.com

 

[RetrogamerMax]

It’s not Geno, but this is fun.

Reddit - Dive into anything

www.reddit.com

You've seen this?

I couldn't find the original upload with just Doom Slayer's victory screen alone.

 

[MexoKatonSB]

You've seen this?

I couldn't find the original upload with just Doom Slayer's victory screen alone.

i've seen these before. their pretty cool

 

[LiveStudioAudience]

You've seen this?

I couldn't find the original upload with just Doom Slayer's victory screen alone.

Seeing one of the most powerful and badass characters get a victory screen like that really makes me wish they were in Smash.










And seeing the ones for Doom Slayer and Master Chief is cool too.

 

[Vector Victor]

Considering how Nintendo's PR has been really awful in the past month, with now starting to block GilvaSunner's music, I really don't expect them to have any news tomorrow at the VGAs when it would make sense, instead shadow dropping news at 12:52 AM on a Tuesday. They may have gotten record sales this year, but their tonedeaf plans this year will backfire on them next year. And this makes me wary of the second pass and that they won't listen to fan support.

 

[MattX20]

Considering how Nintendo's PR has been really awful in the past month, with now starting to block GilvaSunner's music, I really don't expect them to have any news tomorrow at the VGAs when it would make sense, instead shadow dropping news at 12:52 AM on a Tuesday. They may have gotten record sales this year, but their tonedeaf plans this year will backfire on them next year. And this makes me wary of the second pass and that they won't listen to fan support.

The characters were likely decided well before Nintendo's recent PR idiocy

 

[MrJudd]

Network Maintenance Information / Operational Status

It has been a while, but we got once again a decently-sized maintenance.
Context: we've gotten an insane amount of maintenance before the big update Monday last week (as I commented before) and, after it happened, they stopped having scheduled maintenances.
So for them to come back may be a sign of good news soon can't believe maintenance team has been better with communication than Nintendo's PR

 

[AceAttorney9000]

So for them to come back may be a sign of good news soon can't believe maintenance team has been better with communication than Nintendo's PR

Nintendo's PR Team: What do you mean we're supposed to be advertising the next Smash fighter and Ninja Gaiden Sigma Trilogy?
Nintendo's Maintenance Team:

 

[Verde Coeden Scalesworth]

Didn't seem to bother Nintendo when they revealed Palutena at E3 while having Pacman behind closed doors. Or Cloud at a random Direct instead of showcased along the ballot winner.

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To point out, it was both Miis(who are massively well known) and Palutena at once. Not just Palutena. They were grouped together. Pac-Man should not have been behind closed doors, mind you.

Cloud's a good example of oddities.

We could easily get Geno at TGA, yeah. But seeing as he's not as massively known as even the Miis, I could see them choosing another time. If a SMRPG re-release is involved, that's a different story. I'm also of the belief that they don't need to be mainstream to be shown off at TGA either. As long as there's a clear dedicated fanbase, it's actually a logical time for it. Though as another person pointed out, it's probably not the best option for young kids(but Steve is a worldwide icon, so that wouldn't be an issue anyway. Oddly enough, he's our biggest character in all of Smash Ultimate DLC. But when the other biggest guns are in, it's hard to find someone bigger. Mario, Sonic, and Pac-Man are the other big worldwide icons. Master Chief is admittedly close, but Halo just isn't that big in Japan. It's fairly niche there as is. I'd put him a bit below on the icon scale, like instead of S, just A++).

 

[7NATOR]

So I Know Fatman is known more for being a Speculator than an outright leaker

But I Remember that back in Janurary, he said some of his Contacts reported seeing Dante in Development or a Dante-Like Character. Unless he's a Mii, if this info is True, this would point towards Dante being FP8 and not Geno, if we take into Account the Development Timeline

and even then, Geno would make more sense as FP9 since March (or was it April) is the Anniversary of SMRPG. If the SMRPG Remake ,Remaster, Rerelease, Sequel is a thing, Then Geno coming with that announcement would be a Nintendo move if Geno is in the Pass

 

[Aerospherology]

So I Know Fatman is known more for being a Speculator than an outright leaker

But I Remember that back in Janurary, he said some of his Contacts reported seeing Dante in Development or a Dante-Like Character. Unless he's a Mii, if this info is True, this would point towards Dante being FP8 and not Geno, if we take into Account the Development Timeline

and even then, Geno would make more sense as FP9 since March (or was it April) is the Anniversary of SMRPG. If the SMRPG Remake ,Remaster, Rerelease, Sequel is a thing, Then Geno coming with that announcement would be a Nintendo move if Geno is in the Pass

It's not all about anniversaries.

 

[StarLight42]

...haven't we been looking at matienance for like, the past two months? And each and every time, it amounts to nothing. Often times Nintendo does maintenance for little to no reason.

 

[Enigma735]

New PapaGenos video!

 

[Let Geno Smash]

So I Know Fatman is known more for being a Speculator than an outright leaker

But I Remember that back in Janurary, he said some of his Contacts reported seeing Dante in Development or a Dante-Like Character. Unless he's a Mii, if this info is True, this would point towards Dante being FP8 and not Geno, if we take into Account the Development Timeline

and even then, Geno would make more sense as FP9 since March (or was it April) is the Anniversary of SMRPG. If the SMRPG Remake ,Remaster, Rerelease, Sequel is a thing, Then Geno coming with that announcement would be a Nintendo move if Geno is in the Pass

The real thing was that dante was in negotations by that time, Fatman thinks that Capcom was the last compamy to add a FP2 character. He think Dante is 11th. He think Min-Min, Steve, Geno, Lloyd, Ryu Hayabusa and Dante and then Crash, Waluigi, Master Chief and Dixie would be in Bonus

 

[MrJudd]

...haven't we been looking at matienance for like, the past two months? And each and every time, it amounts to nothing. Often times Nintendo does maintenance for little to no reason.

It didn't amount to nothing since we've gotten the big update to the Switch's firmware which added a lot of things relating to online play (hence, the insane amount of maintenance). Right after the update was live, they stopped doing any kind of maintenance on the Switch (aside from small 7 minutes ones which were pretty sporadic and hold no value, those are ones I never counted). For us to get a new 2 hour maintenance, it means that they have something coming (but we don't know what).

Before you ask, no it's not a Direct, wait until the first full week of January 2021 before starting to speculate one

 

[TTF]

The Game Awards are pretty much around the corner now. How are we all feeling about a Fighter #8 being revealed? I'm being cautiously optimistic myself right now, I'll be hyped if it does but not gonna hold my breath either like others did last year.

 

[NukeLaBelle]

I know this topic is like 5 pages old but I DO wanna point out that the whole "beware the mushrooms" nonsense is definitely something that has me at least yelling angrily at my screen, because it IS the exact same kanji/word as is used in the Japanese title of the forest maze music. So after this long day I've had today I'm basically like

 

[Noipoi]

The Game Awards are pretty much around the corner now. How are we all feeling about a Fighter #8 being revealed? I'm being cautiously optimistic myself right now, I'll be hyped if it does but not gonna hold my breath either like others did last year.

I don’t think it’ll happen.


but I’m also prepared to get a notification while I’m shiny hunting tomorrow saying “??? Is in Smash!!!”

 

[Enigma735]

The Game Awards are pretty much around the corner now. How are we all feeling about a Fighter #8 being revealed? I'm being cautiously optimistic myself right now, I'll be hyped if it does but not gonna hold my breath either like others did last year.

I'm not holding my breath for a Smash reveal, but I'm still gonna be stupid af anyways and tune in because its still a possibility it could happen and I really don't wanna risk missing the reveal if it does happen, even though I'm pretty pessimistic myself.

 

[AceAttorney9000]

The Game Awards are pretty much around the corner now. How are we all feeling about a Fighter #8 being revealed? I'm being cautiously optimistic myself right now, I'll be hyped if it does but not gonna hold my breath either like others did last year.

I expect Nintendo to have some sort of presence at the Game Awards... but Smash specifically? No idea, and the current precedent we have for Smash being at the Game Awards is really weird.

• 2018 - Joker is revealed at the Game Awards... but apparently his reveal there wasn't initially planned and was a last minute thing.
• 2019 - No Smash reveal at the Game Awards, and instead Byleth is revealed the month afterwards... but if the way their trailer was made and the word of insiders are any indication, Byleth was planned to be a Game Awards reveal but was delayed to January 2020 for whatever reason.

 

[Kremling Kommander]

This thread since like late-October: “A lot of maintenance is coming on x-x days! There may be a Direct/new character coming!”
Nintendo every time:

Also, NukeLaBelle I love that new profile pic! Did you make it? Because it looks so cool!

 

[NukeLaBelle]

Also, NukeLaBelle I love that new profile pic! Did you make it? Because it looks so cool!

Thank you!! No I didn't, my friend actually drew it for me as a commission. I was trying to add credit in my signature but I'll have you know it took me forever to even find where that was, despite definitely reading the word 900 times in the sidebar. Reminder that I am Very Old and do not know how to use forums. Please help this old lady across the street with her walker thank you. also yes you can all laugh at me

EDIT: ok I put it in my profile which also took me like half an hour to find where to just put "about me" stuff. I'm the worst at this, it's a miracle that I actually know how to post

EDITS POST FOR 90TH TIME: Actually here if anyone wants to see the full image, it's very embarrassing because it's me as a Mii Gunner using Geno as a spirit.

 

[Elmorethemagician]

EDITS POST FOR 90TH TIME: Actually here if anyone wants to see the full image, it's very embarrassing because it's me as a Mii Gunner using Geno as a spirit.

Awesome, Geno looks great in that picture! your friend did a great job.