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Agreed.I'm gonna be honest, Java, I have no idea whatsoever.
Playing the role of spectator at this point is almost as much as a chore as actually participating in the discussion...
Thank you. Although that begs the question of which topic I should respond to, and if I should respond to a topic...
Well as you said yourself, Impa only became popular after SS, so that explains why she is no AT and Waluigi is.
At the time, Takamaru only had his one game.
We're also talking about Golden Sun, Takamaru, and Xenoblade. Oh and new series.JavaCroc said:
And don't forget that recently (around November 2011) he did have an Japan-only eShop game spinoff called Nimble Sakura Warrior. It takes place years after the original game and revolves around Sakuramaru who is rumored to be his descendant . Which reminds me, I have a good feeling that there would be some eShop/3DS representation in Super Smash Bros. 4 somehow.
Read that story before. Found it weird to, as Japan probably is as multi cultural as the US or Europe.He had to point out the fact that he was black?
Whoa whoa whoa, back the train up. You are talking about two minor cameos compared to main to a main entry in a series. Those or two vastly different things. Your second point about the story and all that is really rather minor. Like I said before those are issues that Sakurai is not going to change a decision he makes for the roster.
There was nothing related to Takamaru in that.
Wasn't the point, though. The point is that Impa's popularity has yet to dwarf Sheik and probably never will due to Smash itself.
He took a few pages from Roy. But that's it. Nothing more. It would've been a moveset that fit Roy, but it doesn't matter, since he didn't replace him.
The only character to be outright replaced was Pichu. His lack of data says a lot. He wasn't considered. And then two new Pokemon characters came in. Either of them could've replaced him. Nobody else got replaced.Mewtwo hasn't got replaced, but priority over a spot for a playable character was rather granted to Lucario. It's all about wording. Doesn't mean that it isn't true..
Well, then I guess we get Kanan! She is a girl, and has long hair. Seriously though, you could say that about every character you don't know about. Takamaru looks like a lame version of Mitsurugi to me. Isaac? Generic child hero. Ghirahim? Stereotypical Yaoiboy from a female oriented anime (Like Sailor Moon)
Marth, Ike, and Roy were all at one point in Brawl. Sakurai likes Fire Emblem. They have a decent character pool right now, unlike some series.
I would state that Waluigi appeared in more games, but none of them are mainstream.
Let's see:
You act like that matters to Sakurai. Canon is ignored. All that matters is the character and how cool he thinks they are. Since Waluigi does more fighting than Toad or Impa, it makes you wonder if he thinks he's a better choice.
Second that lolwut.
lol wut? Saying Japan is multicultural is like saying North and South Korea are BFFs.Read that story before. Found it weird to, as Japan probably is as multi cultural as the US or Europe.
Wasn't my point either, and I've discussed this before, Sheik is popular because for the longest time ever, she was considered the best character in Melee. Even casuals would've noticed she was great, cause she's so easy to learn as well. And the OMG-ninja factor. It all has very little to do with Sheik herself, and brings more bad than good.
Problem is that its Roy's signature move. Replacing is of coarse one word, saying that Ike was favored over Roy as a playable character is another. I prefer the easier way of saying it.
I'm more concerned about the lack of a character than the lack of data of one.
Agreed on the Ike part, best choice they made imo besides adding Diddy. Lucario is understandable, therefore tolerable. Also a reason why Sheik being gone, Impa being in shouldn't mather much.
I will make a moveset then. Count on it tomorrow. Which means, tomorrow for me.
No, I'm comparing an important NPC role (similar to say, Toad in Mario or Cranky Kong in Donkey Kong) and a guest character role with a GUEST MODE that is essentially a REMAKE of his ORIGINAL GAME to a main entry in the series that did poor compared to the previous titles. And not just in Japan.
When compared to big names such as K. Rool, Ridley, Mewtwo, and even Little Mac and Isaac, no, he really isn't. Starfy has little support in Japan despite his popularity, and his support in the States isn't going to be enough to convince Sakurai to include him.Yuui: Uhm, are you forgetting one die-hard Starfy-fan here? He's had positive reception on polls and is wanted a lot, actually.
People in Japan are bitter about Mewtwo being cut.
So all that proves is that Sheik is more wanted than Impa. Thanks for conceding that point.
He didn't replace him. There's character data for Roy. With enough time, both would be in. Only Pichu was replaced. End of story.
Too bad you're plain out wrong. If they had character data, they would've been playable with enough time. Your point is wrong by that alone.
Replacing a super popular character with a clone? Yeah, that matters quite a lot. Very few would be happy with it. It's really a bad business decision, and would lower sales. People want Sheik, not Impa. Ghirahim is indeed more likely.
Excellent. That means Sheik and Impa can fight side by side. Which people would actually like.I will make a moveset then. Count on it tomorrow. Which means, tomorrow for me.
Most people generally don't want cuts in fighting games. Cuts are inevitable anyway.
Alright just asking. Again, I don't know very much about Fire Emblem. Although I was told by someone else earlier that Fire Emblem has a very limited character pool with Roy and Krom being the only viable choices?
Not saying he doesn't have good odds (I will at least admit to that), but from this and what I've heard from ChronoBound, that's pretty much how the Japanese thinks of Zoroark; as a Lucario replacement (generally speaking). While less blatant oversea, many people support Zoroark partly or even entirely because they feel Lucario will get replaced and they pick the one with a similar body. Of course there are those who support Zoroark for other reasons, but I do think Zoroark can be justified as an "expected, but not wanted" character because of this.
He did post a lot while he was here. At times I worried if he was getting enough sleep.
What? You mean which Brawl characters return for Smash Bros. 4?