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The only Pokemon that is extremely popular and not (currently) in Smash Bros. is Mewtwo.
Iunno.... it's maybe third popular at best, Fourth at worst.
More popular than ALL of them, save Mewtwo and Megaman. Maybe Dixie. But popularity only goes so far.
Yes, but below that tier of Mega Man, Mewtwo, Ridley, Dixie, and K. Rool is the likes of Victini, Zoroark, Roy, Little Mac, and maybe another character or two.
That's why adding new Pokémon makes sense. It doesn't look desperate, it adds a new taste (Nintendo needs new faces in smash bros that are current to balance new /=/ retro), and it really shows some personality of the 5th Generation of Pokémon. Plus, like I said, not many other characters are in the same ball park in terms of popularity or relevance.
Well some of us kinda want that. Adding two 3rd party characters on top of Sonic and Snake (with either a rich history on Nintendo consoles or a rich and important history on gaming), while not opening up the floodgates, at least opens up a nice stream. Now if we're talking more than 5 total, then we are getting a little crazy in my opinion.
But consider why that was.
Yes, but Sakurai will likely go to the Pokémon Company and Game Freak for who to add in smash bros. The Pokémon Company will also probably help pitch a potential moveset and fighting style for him (which I bet they did with Lucario, and what was done with Ike).
Yes, but Pichu was ridiculously popular. I remember then that girls wore Pichu backpacks because they thought Pichu was cute, and tons of people had Pichu stuff. It was like a mini version of the Pikachu crazy.
I am pretty sure Sakurai went to the Pokémon Company for a suggestion. Regardless, the 5th Generation so far is selling much faster than the 4th Generation by a pretty good margin (which says a lot, because the 4th Generation sold like crazy!).
I have been pondering this for a while. I know when Miyamoto talked about it, he said he realizes he has not created a new character based series since Pikmin. Interestingly enough, Sakurai also lamented that there were so few series since Pikmin that warranted a playable character.I wonder if Miyamoto's new IP will be a good fit for Smash
No, because he is the most "polarizing" character left.
It's the fact that everyone knows him, most of us like him (at least us oldies), and he is such a unique character that he immediately draws in our attention.
I think the best choice for a Yoshi's stage at this point would be from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island to be completely honest. I think you made a great level choice, though.
I honestly think even if the character is good, they will get a rain check this smash (because their game hasn't been revealed, and they probably won't be finished for years). I wouldn't be surprised to see it in the next smash bros game(s).
Meh, maybe? AND all I know is, he gets what he ****ing wants. I read an article where he basically said "If I want a character in Smash, I put it in" So, his new IP may very well get into smash.
Yes, but Sakurai has patterns he tends to follow. Plus given the shortage of characters, who else is anywhere near as popular and also is potentially as unique that is Nintendo-owned that could get over him=??? You got Ridley, Little Mac, Dixie, and K. Rool. That's it. No one else that is Nintendo-owned even comes close as much as we may like that or not.
You do realize that Miyamoto made several movesets in Smash 64 and Melee right=??? In both games, he was involved with all of the characters he made (plus one or two others). That is 7 out of 12 smash 64 characters (plus I think a Pokémon or Samus) and several more Melee characters.
"No, you don't know me. You've just seen my p***s." -Michael Scott.
It is really fickle because it was never the intention to stuff the game full of third party series. Sakurai has enough trouble trying to get all the Nintendo series to fit cohesively together as it is let alone third party series.
I read it a month or two ago. I forget WHERE though. But I most definitely read that somewhere. I recall Star commenting on it. I bundled it with a bunch of other quotes.
I haven't gotten around to playing that game yet, sorry.
Yes, but nearly every important video game character has appeared on a Nintendo console. Most of those characters I mentioned are huge names in gaming.
Metal Gear, Snake's Revenge (an American spin-off mad without Hideo Kojima's permission that sold well), Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes, and Metal Gear Solid 3D: Snake Eater.
The original Metal Gear was on the MSX1 (which sold okay), ported to the NES, sold over a million units, and is how the series first became popular. As I previously mentioned, Snake's Revenge came out as a NES exclusive, and a North American/European exclusive title (oddly enough, Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake was released on the MSX1&2 only title, and was only released in Japan).
You don't have to be super rigid on the whole Nintendo thing, though. Even if you do add a couple more third-party properties, you're still upholding the soul of Smash: shoving a bunch of characters from different universes and canons into a box and waiting for all hell to break loose.
I'm just going by what Sakurai has said.
The Melee introduction also used the phrase "Nintendo's All-Stars in.."
But not on the box. Meaning it could've been added in later.
..? Super Smash Bros.? In Japan?
They don't HAVE to appear anywhere (though appearing in a video game would be nice). Sakurai (or whomever) makes the rules and he can change them at his leisure. I'm not saying he would even consider such a thing. I'm just putting that out there. The game's developers can make or break precedents whenever they want.I don't mind 3rd Parties, but they need to HAVE a Nintendo appearance first. Preferrably a key appearance, but that's not needed. This also means that those who hate Cloud and Sephiroth cannot complain(about the Nintendo appearance), as they appeared in Chain of Memories. Now, you can complain how much of a poor choice they are. I totally agree.
On the back of Melee's box it says:But not on the box. Meaning it could've been added in later.
Meowth would make a boring moveset, though, with all slashing and money-based stuff. Really there is so much that cat can do. I would much rather have Lucario as a playable character because of the moves he can do. The same goes with why I would rather have Victini over my favorite Pokémon (Blastoise).
Every character so far has been a good character. Yes, even Pichu and Doc.
Yes, but not many people want Pichu in smash, for better or worse. That is what we're judging "popularity" by. Otherwise, that uber powerful chandelier Pokémon would be the top candidate for smash-bar none.
