GoeGoe
Smash Lord
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We're working on that (convincing Konami to bring a localized collection), any shout out still help. Don't lean on our sole efforts on this regard.What would help the Ganbare Goemon series greatly right about now, is for Konami to release an Anniversary Collection of the series like it has done so for Castlevania, and Contra. There are quite a number of Goemon games to choose from, and even include games that never made it to the west. The Castlevania Anniversary Collection is proof that Japan exclusive games can be localized. In fact, today I came across this article from Destructoid pretty much suggesting that very same thing.
Inversely, Smash has proven to catapult series into the spotlight (like it did with Fire Emblem back in Melee), and it's doing so now with the Fighters Pass (Hero from Dragon Quest, and FREAKIN' Banjo & Kazooie). Come to think of it, these days for some reason it crossed my mind that, what if Goemon is in the Fighters Pass? Sure, many might think "oh, but Mystical Ninja is a dead franchise. Konami let it die through pachinko games. That franchise is only known to Japan". Both Fire Emblem, and Dragon Quest representation included in Smash defeats the argument of Japan exclusivity, and King K. Rool, and Banjo & Kazooie do the same for the "relevance" argument. In fact, what if Konami has already planned things out with Nintendo, agreeing to include Goemon in Ultimate's Fighters Pass, releasing simultaneously with a Ganbare Goemon/Mystical Ninja Anniversary Collection?
These are all guesses, speculation, wishful thinking, but I can't help but to NOT discard the possibility of such things still being possible. Nonetheless, the starting point is for Konami to acknowledge that they have an invaluable IP on their hands, and that it could DEFINITELY use a new game (and more afterwards).
I came across that article a while back (didn't I link here?). Anyways, thanks to whoever brought it and wrote it.
THIS. Yes, if not Goemon then who? It's been in mind, well, ever since I wanted Goemon in Smash. I'll add that actually the franchise is not dead on pachinkos, it's still alive through ports. last seen in 2017 on SFC mini (first SFC/SNES game). Also, it's among the rumored Switch online SNES games (yes the SNES's Mystical Ninja, not the SFC's Ganbare Goemon).
This might come as shocking in the west, but boy what a struck of luck that Banjo gets in before Goemon. That had no sense at all.