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Is anyone else tired of Ness being unlockable?

Halfhead

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I was surprised when I saw that Captain Falcon had been repromoted to starter while Ness was still an unlockable. It's been four games now, it isn't like the fact that Mother will be represented is a surprise to anyone. Also, he's the figurehead of the franchise. It seems like he should be displayed a bit more promonantly.
 

Gerpington

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I was surprised when I saw that Captain Falcon had been repromoted to starter while Ness was still an unlockable. It's been four games now, it isn't like the fact that Mother will be represented is a surprise to anyone. Also, he's the figurehead of the franchise. It seems like he should be displayed a bit more promonantly.
Technically Ninten is...got the company anyway. Or he was.
 

Halfhead

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A figurehead does not mean "first." Ness is definitely the mascot of the Mother series now, despit only appearing in the middle game.
 

AdaptiveTrigger

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Ness was a starter in Melee at least. Actually it was originally planned for Lucas to outright replace Ness in melee but Lucas's game ended up getting delayed. Funny how things work out huh?

With Luigi being a starter in this game, this now means that Jigglypuff is now the only character to be unlockable in all 4 games.

To be honest, I don't really understand the logic that a character is "promoted" to being a starter.
 
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Halfhead

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Yeah, but Jigglypuff's series is still represented before she is unlocked. There's not as much importance on her, so it's okay that she stays an unlockable.
 
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Gerpington

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being an unlockable is a promotion it makes the character cooler
And makes us wait till the damn game is out to learn of their existence in it. I knew he would be in, but I had a few minor panic attacks everytime they revealed another veteran that wasn't ness.
 

Tino

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I'm fine with him being an unlockable again. At least he's in the game so that should be something.
 
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tyrannosaurusrik

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I love that he is unlockable. Makes me work for my favorite character. But I am glad at least in SSB3DS, he's very quick to get, and can use him to unlock everyone else.
 

DeoxysTime

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Honestly I have a love/hate relationship with Ness being unlockable. I'd love having him from the start since he's my favorite character, but also I love the feeling that comes with finally unlocking him, although now more than ever it takes even less time.
 

Jdaster64

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Personally, so long as he's reasonably easy to unlock (which he always has been), I'm fine with it. It gives me an excuse to try out Classic Mode first, anyhow.
 

Gerpington

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Ness was unlocked from the start in Melee and he was the first I unlocked in Brawl but then again Lucas :lucas:(bless his little soul :cry:) was there to start Brawl off so....
I'm going to miss the cute ness + Lucas comics brawl got people to make the most...
 

wingedarcher7

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I'm really just happy that Ness is in the game at all..although, it is a little odd that he was a starter only one, but never again. I wonder why, but it's no big deal, he's easy enough to unlock without me going crazy that I won't be able to play him.
 

AuraWielder

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I don't mind Ness being an unlockable in SSB4. He's an incredibly easy unlock in this game, anyways.
Jigglypuff still being a late unlock bothers me a lot more, to be honest...
 

Loachy

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I remember 6 or 7-year-old me playing Smash64, thinking I'll just never know who the mysterious silhouette in the bottom left corner was. Until, that is, when I visited a friend who had the game and saw that it was some creepy looking kid with beady, soulless eyes and a yo-yo. I excitedly asked "How did you unlock him?!" to which he responded "I don't remember."

Anyway, now that the internet is such a big thing now (waaay bigger than then anyhow), I don't really see what the point of "secret" characters is any more... or secret anything for that matter. The novelty of unlocking hidden content reeaally wears off pretty much the day after release.
I mean, I don't mind or anything. I'm just curious what the reasoning behind it is, or how it's decided who's a starter and who isn't. Like it was mentioned, Ness was a starter in Melee...
 

Putuk

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Eh, you only need to play 10 matches to unlock him. My first matches will be messing around with Mii characters, so it won't be long until I unlock him. No biggie.
 

Mettie7

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Being one of the first characters to unlock, no not really, just play your other mains and secondaries until then
 
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