New Smash Bros for WiiU

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Kid Icarus Uprising had a good opening in Japan (a little over 130K). The question remains whether the game will have any kind of legs. Supposedly its getting good word of mouth. Sakurai did say that Uprising's reception would be a determinant for how he would follow through on Smash 4.

That sounds a little odd coming from Sakurai. Especially since so far sales haven't mattered. Link please.

 

[ChronoBound]

Well that is a positive for him. Although it is curious what he means when he says "follow through"?

I think he meant in terms of how he would develop Smash 4. I think if Uprising is successful, there will be some aspects to Uprising that will be incorporated or expanded upon in Smash 4. I do think the AR card thing is one such idea.

 

[Starphoenix]

I think he meant in terms of how he would develop Smash 4. I think if Uprising is successful, there will be some aspects to Uprising that will be incorporated or expanded upon in Smash 4. I do think the AR card thing is one such idea.

Whichever direction he decides to steer the game towards is fine by me so long as he gives us more WiFi options. Having the ability to limit opponents by region would do wonders for the issue of lag.

 

[Holder of the Heel]

The Wii was barely stronger than the Xbox, so I wouldn't totally throw that report out. However, I think that report might be using older information from last year or earlier this year when the Wii U was planned to be released much earlier, and wasn't as (fully) developed.

Barely? The gamecube was barely stronger than the Xbox, and the Wii was several times stronger, so it's plenty more powerful.

The only thing I've ever heard was that the Wii U was going to be more powerful than what we got now, but not the extent that the other next gen consoles aren't to overshadow it in that sense. Power is all that Sony and Microsoft has really.

As for Kid Icarus Uprising, if Sakurai takes what he learned from it to Smash 4, I am thinking we can expect something pretty good. :D

Oh, and

Whichever direction he decides to steer the game towards is fine by me so long as he gives us more WiFi options.

this. That is the most important thing. We need an online system that can make a lot of replay value, with rankings, and downloadable content. That'd make for a monster of a game.

 

[Starphoenix]

Long time no see Holder.

Even though there is no explicit information out for the system yet I do think there will be an early leak prior to E3. Before the Wii was "officially" unveiled at it's following E3, information about the Wii was leaked a day prior. Have a feeling history will repeat itself; but don't expect anything now, wait until farther into May.

 

[Holder of the Heel]

Long time no see to you too. I generally find it pretty intimidating to post here because of how fast posts come in at some points, but I may dabble. The fourth installment is the reason why I signed up here.

 

[Starphoenix]

Long time no see to you too. I generally find it pretty intimidating to post here because of how fast posts come in at some points, but I may dabble. The fourth installment is the reason why I signed up here.

This thread moves pretty fast because of the mixture of social thread/gaming thread. Guarantee you a month from now it will be even worse. If you need to you can always use the SSB4 Discussion Group. As it gets closer to E3 that is where I am going to transfer too. If this thread is going to be like last year's this time E3, this thread will be bottle necked by an influx of new users and returning users. That is why I went ahead and created the E3 Discussion Thread, so that way come E3 the core group of us can discuss the latest E3 happenings without wading through everyone else.

 

[Johnknight1]

Since I was bored...

[COLLAPSE="Here's the list of people who posted at least 100 posts in this thread:"]
Who Posted?
Total Posts: 95,031 (this is only a tad bit old)
User Name / Posts
[COLLAPSE="The 9,000 Post Club"]1. ♛SuperOmega™ 9,520 ... IT'S OVER NINE-THOUSAND!!!![/COLLAPSE]
[COLLAPSE="The 8,000 Post Club"]Nobody but the above. ♛SuperOmega™ is OVER EIGHT THOUSAND!!!![/COLLAPSE]
[COLLAPSE="The 7,000 Post Club"]Nobody again. WHAT THE HELL Omega=??? You haven't been here in FOREVER![/COLLAPSE]
[COLLAPSE="The 6,000 Post Club"]Omega is still a cheater![/COLLAPSE]
[COLLAPSE="The 5,000 Post Club"]♛SuperOmega™ is way ahead of us. He's in a league of his own. I don't know how he posted so much, but he did.[/COLLAPSE]
[COLLAPSE="The 4,000 Post Club"]2. Oasis_S 4,873 ... with barely more than half the posts of Omega.[/COLLAPSE]
[COLLAPSE="The 3,000 Post Club"]3. Starphoenix 3,846 ... you post a lot phoenix.
4. Metal Overlord 3,735 ... The king of one liners (at least for a minor).
5. Shortiecanbrawl 3,662 ... Our cute little experiment gone terribly wrong yet horribly right.
6. xIblisx 3,348 ... *insert mysterious comment here*
7. Super Smash Bros. Fan 3,276 *waits for SSBF to return*
8. asage94 3,224 ... more like no sage and a crazy man!
9. berserker01 3,036 ... He's more of a lurker posturker. That's a poster who lurks for when to post; I just invented that word [/COLLAPSE]
[COLLAPSE="The 2,000 Post Club"]10. Diddy Kong 2,922 ... True fact: At least 2,000 of his posts reference an old hag that isn't his grandma.
11. --- 2,687 ... the best three dashes ever!
12. HyperFalcon 2,586 ... Our member with the most seniority!
13. KumaOso 2,399 ... he fights on streets with fighters who are kings!
14. Johnknight1 2,117 ... I hear he can do a pretty mean Snake impersonation.
15. nLiM8d 2,080 ... I haven't seen him in a while!

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Which in nLiM8d terms means like 2 days!

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[COLLAPSE="The 1,000 Post Club"]16. GoldenYuiitusin 1,772 ... Proof that apparently Shadow fans can be civil... on occasion!
17. Mario_and_Sonic_Guy 1,730 ...More like Rosalina and Rosalina and Rosalina

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(and occasionally Mario and Sonic)

Guy
18. ChronoBound 1,680 ... If you took a time machine to see the average Nintendo gamer from 1995, they would like the same things Chrono likes!
19. PsychoIncarnate 1,431 ... An old-timer Ridley and Geno guy. In other words, all around cool dude.
20. TheFirstPoppyBro 1,339 ... A guy we have formed to suck into our little club of awesomes.
21. Young Horsetail 1,228 ... The perfect
22. Arcadenik 1,015 ... Our crazy old man who isn't quite totally senile. Instead, he is only a little senile. [/COLLAPSE]
[COLLAPSE="The 900 Post Club"]23. Opelucid 960 ... He's been gone a while, but he pops in with a random nugget.
24. MechaWave 919 ... He's like a wave of technology.
25. Luco 915 ... Yet another guy we have corrupted![/COLLAPSE]
[COLLAPSE="The 800 Post Club"]26. augustoflores 846 ... His location fits him. I imagine him as a guy who lives on the side of a river in Southern California.

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shh... I know SoCal well; it's a joke!

27. Kantrip 809 ... Haven't seen him in a while, but I do know this trip is a TRAP!!!
28. y.toonlink 806 ... My fellow Toon Link supporter from the pre-Brawl era. An all-around awesome dude my fellow smash brothahs and sistahs![/COLLAPSE]
[COLLAPSE="The 700 Post Club"]29. yani 750 ... He's an all-around cool dude. Reminds me of my pal luni, but not as... wel... loony!
30. HextupleyooDOT 741 ... Pops in with a random yet somehow related post from time to time! [/COLLAPSE]
[COLLAPSE="The 600 Post Club"]31. SmashChu 673 ... From a galaxy that hates competition and fighting games.
32. JavaCroc 659 ... Yet another guy that likes to post craftily written posts.
33. yusuke 655 ...ha, ha, ha! Troll!
34. xXIke-SamaXx 640 ... I don't think he's posted in a few months, but something tells me he hates Ike.
35. disfunkshunal 640 ... He's like Batman; shows up when everybody least expects it. Yet unlike Batman, he always shows up when no one needs him.
36. Opossum 626 ... This guy hates all retro characters, specifically moles in the mud! [/COLLAPSE]
[COLLAPSE="The 500 Post Club"]37. army man 592 ... I imagine he smells like America! I'd laugh so hard if he was Canadian... just like Obama...
38. Chris the Ripper 560 ... Has not shown his face in several months.
39. Steam 558 ... He blows off his steam by killing babies.
40. Sonic Poke 548 ... Not as annoying as the "poke" feature on Facebook. Seriously random person, just because we were in a random class together doesn't make us BFF's!
41. Hoots 509 ... He's always mad, and it's always funny to watch! [/COLLAPSE]
[COLLAPSE="The 400 Post Club"]42. yani_ 485 ... yet another soul I have absorbed and turned to the dark side!
43. shinhed-echi 442 (tie) ... He hasn't been here in several months.
43. SwayneGang 442 (tie) ... This is the 1st person on this list I do not remember at all.
45. Thino 403 ... he loves to come in here and randomly change the topic.
46. Master Rapier 402 ... Actually, he's still a purple belt with a rapier. :marthbrawl:[/COLLAPSE]
[COLLAPSE="The 300 Post Club"]47. GiantBreadbug 385 ... I think he enjoys killing bugs. Someone report him to PETA! (or a group of super crazy hippies!)
48. Barbasol 380 ... An underrated Pokémon and frequent poster who disappeared back in the Winter Holidays.
49. BirthNote 373 (tie) ... I haven't seen him in a while, but I liked some of his simpler points.
49. Sephirothxxx 373 (tie) ... Likes to make short posts here from time to time.
51. FalchionX7 329 ... He likes to keep his posts simple by being a troll...
52. Weavel 326 ... He really likes the character his name is based off. He also got a lot of posts, fast!
53. vicgur 301 ... Proof that saying DKC2 had an excellent soundtrack will always make you a lot of friends! [/COLLAPSE]
[COLLAPSE="The 200 Post Club"]54. Pieman0920 292 ... HAHA! Funny post is awaiting! And by funny, I mean long!!!
55. BlueberrySyrup 291 ... Just his name sounds yummy!
56. majora_787 275 (tie) ... He makes a post or two every couple of days.
56. Pichu Fan 275 (tie) ... Always wanting his Pichus backs!
58. LC-DDM 271 ... Likes to be mad at the competitive scene. Also, may actually be a doughnut disguised as a person.
59. Phostopheles 267 ... I don't think he's been here in a while.
60. Thrillhouse-vh. 265 ... makes some thrilling posts!
61. refugee 248 ... This is the 2nd time I'm drawing a blank on who someone is.
62. Madame puff 237 ... Pops in from time to time on subjects Madame prefers.
63. Sunnysunny 225 ... I don't think Sunny x2 has posted here in at least 3 moths.
64. Wizzrobe 218 ... Another recent guy who became a regular poster.[/COLLAPSE]
[COLLAPSE="The 100 Post Club"]65. Bowserlick 192 ... A smart dude dating back on here from before Brawl was revealed. He's always made intelligent posts.
66. Fatmanonice 186 (tie) ... I don't remember him too well. SORRY!!!
66. Gamingboy 186 (tie) ... Hasn't shown up I think since I first started posting here regularly.
68. Sol Diviner 177 ... This dude likes to pop in from time to time.
69. L-a-t-e-r-a-l-u-s 176 ... Has not shown up (or at least from what I can remember) since like November.
70. Zzuxon 171 ... Likes to lurk.
71. Rosalina suporter 168 ... He spelled "supporter" wrong.
72. ETWIST51294 167 ... His name sounds like the combination of a rapper rap name, a German movie title, and an illegal drug.
73. Kolorado 164 (tie) ... I wonder if his name is a Donkey Kong/Colorado joke...
73. BKupa666 164 (tie) ... Likes to pop up and poop on here with his posts every once in a while.
75. soviet prince 162 ... In Soviet Russia, Price have powers to elect you!!!
76. gsninja 156 ... Isn't actually a ninja, but rather a samurai.
77. AetherEch0s 140 ... A recent poster who has made a few worthwhile points.
78. Mypantisgone 137 ... To be completely honest...

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I stole his pants. I also was the gazelle that tramped Mufasa!

79. Zap tackle 137 ... His favorite move is actually FIRE BLAST!!!
80. Reyairia 134 ... I vaguely remember a few short posts this person made.
81. SmashKing201 125 ... HAHA! More like Smash Princess. "EXCUSSSEEE MEEE PRINCESSS!!!"
82. Lukinhasss 122 ... A relatively new poster who finds time to murder babies in his spare time.
83. Chidosengan 116 ... This is the 3rd person on this list I don't remember at all.
84. Propeller Toad 115 ... Shows up randomly to support Toad.
85. ToiseOfChoice 113 ... This guy is like the EarthBound Camera Man. He always shows up to say "FUZZY PICKLES!" randomly.
86. lordvaati 111 ... Thinks he's being funny spoofing his name off of Lord Vader. Still, he likes older Zelda games, which is cool in my books.
87. Nine 108 ... Judging by his posts, he must be one intelligent nine year old, or one dumb nine decade old.
88. Le vieux lapin 107 ... I remember reading one of their posts once. It was on some "trending" character methinks.
89. Jakor 106 ... recent new guy who I think might be here for a while.[/COLLAPSE]
I was amazed. I only don't remember or know one person who has at least 100 posts! [/COLLAPSE]

 

[Starphoenix]

Dangit, I feel bad knowing how much I have posted here. Half it was due to unemployment though and boredom. I miss Hex though.

Anyways, back onto a topic. I've been running some ideas for a Kid Icarus: Uprising stage, and I have to say I like Tri and Pieman's suggestions. Having centurions pulling a platform through the air with scenes from Uprising playing out in the backdrop.

 

[Holder of the Heel]

Wow... 9,000 posts in this thread alone... You could make a book out of all of the things SuperOmega has said. @_@

And yeah, I may do that, but hopefully the E3 thread doesn't blow up too bad from people leaving here to go there. Just imagine if they have a couple second teaser or mention of the new Smash Bros... dear god..

Uprising Stage? Never thought of that... Definitely the

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Chaos dimension. You could have portals rip open and transport the stage to all various parts of the game like a human city, the Underworld, Skyworld, Aurum Hive, etc. That'd be way too intense.

 

[Conviction]

It wouldn't be a very interesting book...

 

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@Star: Same here. I get out at the end of the month though, so hopefully this summer I can get a job.

@Holder: Sounds like a good time to send you an invite to the Backroom social group.

 

[Johnknight1]

The book was published last fall. One step ahead of you!

 

[Starphoenix]

Wow... 9,000 posts in this thread alone... You could make a book out of all of the things SuperOmega has said. @_@

And yeah, I may do that, but hopefully the E3 thread doesn't blow up too bad from people leaving here to go there. Just imagine if they have a couple second teaser or mention of the new Smash Bros... dear god..

I swear the boy never slept for more than an hour. That is how he was able to rack up so many posts. It is, frankly, extraordinary how he managed to pull it all off in the span of one summer.

All I remember about this thread last year is I had just gotten off work. Logged onto my PC, checked some of the news and came here to see what responses were like. There was around 50+ people viewing, and 20+ people posting in this thread. It was so bad whenever I tried to post something there would be a ten post lag. Every 5 seconds there was a new post. Crazy.

 

[ChronoBound]

18. ChronoBound 1,680 ... He tries to hide it, but his Texas attitude always comes out.. says a guy with all kinds of relatives and friends from Tehas.

That's strange considering I am not from Texas, nor do I have any connection to the state. I also did not realize I posted that much in this topic.

 

[Shorts]

Star, I'm going to whine until I see your "best chances" list like I did yesterday.

 

[Johnknight1]

That's strange considering I am not from Texas, nor do I have any connection to the state. I also did not realize I posted that much in this topic.

HAHA, I must have gotten you mixed up with someone else when posting that. I coulda sworn I said something about you being living in a time machine.

*fixes it*​

By the way, you do post a lot in this thread. That's why you have almost 2,000 posts here!

Barely? The gamecube was barely stronger than the Xbox, and the Wii was several times stronger, so it's plenty more powerful.

Are you kidding me=??? The Xbox in the 5th Generation of Gaming was the most powerful console in terms of hardware. The PS2 and Gamecube were way below it. The Wii is barely an improvement on the Gamecube graphic-wise.

Heck, the Wii didn't even support 1080i or 1080p. Just look at the graphics from the Wii's best game (maybe Metroid: Other M) to the most graphically advanced PS3 game (probably Uncharted 3) and Xbox 360 game (Mass Effect 3 would be at least close).

The only thing I've ever heard was that the Wii U was going to be more powerful than what we got now, but not the extent that the other next gen consoles aren't to overshadow it in that sense. Power is all that Sony and Microsoft has really.

Umm... no. This is pure fanboyism. The PS3 and Xbox 360 have dozens of classic games. The Uncharted series (1-3), MGS4, The Elder Scrolls IV and V, GTA IV, Fallout 3, Fallout: New Vegas, Soul Calibur IV, Street Fighter IV, Mortal Kombat, a bunch of older classic games games, independent arcade games, a much larger selection of download-only games, a bunch of backwards compatible games (PSx, PS2, Xbox), etc.

 

[Starphoenix]

Star, I'm going to whine until I see your "best chances" list like I did yesterday.

Best chances? You mean like what you did? If I had to do that it would probably be something like this:

1st tier: King K. Rool, Dixie Kong, Little Mac, Saki Amamiya, Mewtwo, Roy, Palutena

2nd tier: Ridley, Krystal, Zoroark, Mii, Toad/Bowser Jr, Waluigi, Krom, Isaac

3rd party tier: Megaman, Slime, Black Mage, Professor Layton

 

[Johnknight1]

Dangit, I feel bad knowing how much I have posted here. Half it was due to unemployment though and boredom. I miss Hex though.

Hey man, I ain't judging you. *puts on thee old white judge whig out of thy closet* NOW I AM!!! ORDER IN THE COURT ROOM!!!

Anyways, back onto a topic. I've been running some ideas for a Kid Icarus: Uprising stage, and I have to say I like Tri and Pieman's suggestions. Having centurions pulling a platform through the air with scenes from Uprising playing out in the backdrop.

That's not a bad idea, although I would also like an Underworld stage from the original Kid Icarus.

Yeah, I know. I posted it here not so long ago.
And I agree with the "new blood" thing. After all, David Wise didn't compose everything in DKC3, but it's still a great soundtrack[not as awesome as the "omg so perfect" DKC2, though].
If you think about it, even Koji Kondo is letting other composers work with him in games like Super Mario Galaxy[which is one of the best soundtracks ever], so I guess a group of younger composers with a badass veteran leader could work nicely.

Exactly. Plus the series should be looking for a new "sound" or "sound direction" after all these years. Mario, Zelda, and Metroid have all done this successfully.

No, I can based upon the hardware alone. It is also funny how this article mentions no supporting fact or name other than a misused interpretation of the word "shader". It's like the author sat there and went to NeoGAF and pulled a few facts out of the air and decided to troll everyone. Plus this report came out right around April 1st. Really people? We have specific developers on record saying the Wii U is on par, if not better. The Darksiders II developers would not be talking about the ease of transitioning the Xbox360 version to the Wii U architecture if they were not similar, let alone being the definitive version.

I'm not saying the Wii U is going to be 5x better than the 360 or PS3, not even saying it can't be on par, but it certainly isn't going to be inferior. I think everyone got taken for a ride by an April Fool's prank.

I hope the Wii U is 5 times more powerful than the 360 or PS3. I don't doubt it, but I also don't doubt that Nintendo could pull out another weak console like the Wii.

 

[Holder of the Heel]

He must have spent half the summer posting on here, if not more. I'd understand if there was a constant intake of information like Smash Bros. Dojo updates but with how little we had (and still have) back then... it would indeed be an awful book. xD

Umm... no. This is pure fanboyism. The PS3 and Xbox 360 have dozens of classic games. The Uncharted series (1-3), MGS4, The Elder Scrolls IV and V, GTA IV, Fallout 3, Fallout: New Vegas, Soul Calibur IV, Street Fighter IV, Mortal Kombat, a bunch of older classic games games, independent arcade games, a much larger selection of download-only games, a bunch of backwards compatible games (PSx, PS2, Xbox), etc.

Whoa there, you didn't think about this post at all. I'm not talking about games buddy, I am talking about the consoles. The consoles themselves don't really try to innovate, except for Nintendo. That is an obvious objective fact. Really what Xboxes and Playstations do primarily is try to get more powerful.

 

[ChronoBound]

I would be absolutely shocked if Mega Man does not get in Smash 4, but then again, Sonic seemed like a no brainer to us, but was one of the last two characters added to Brawl.

 

[Johnknight1]

Whoa there, you didn't think about this post at all. I'm not talking about games buddy, I am talking about the consoles. The consoles themselves don't really try to innovate, except for Nintendo. That is an obvious objective fact. Really what Xboxes and Playstations do primarily is try to get more powerful.

I was talking about the consoles hard drive, memory capabilities, graphic capabilities, and overall power. And yes, the PS3 and Xbox 360 had innovative technology. They were the 1st consoles to have that powerful of system, huge hard drives, incredible processors really great DLC, excellent online (lol at the Wii's online) on a console outside of Japan, 1080i/1080p graphics. Oh, and they also had all those great games I listed.

Also, "power" is what made Nintendo great. The NES was one of the most advanced systems of it's time. The Super Nintendo was the most advanced system of the 4th generation of gaming by far. Really, power = revolution. Nintendo's Power (lol pun) for the Wii generation was basically just the motion controls and a few handful of 1st/2nd party games and maybe half a dozen "classic" 3rd party games (that aren't independent DLC-only games).

I would be absolutely shocked if Mega Man does not get in Smash 4, but then again, Sonic seemed like a no brainer to us, but was one of the last two characters added to Brawl.

I think we all would be shocked. Capcom has begged for him to be in the next smash for YEARS!!!

 

[Starphoenix]

I would be absolutely shocked if Mega Man does not get in Smash 4, but then again, Sonic seemed like a no brainer to us, but was one of the last two characters added to Brawl.

We will see whatever came of Capcom USA's pushing of their Japanese branch. Of course I am still riding the Dragon Quest locomotive I've been driving since last year.

think we all would be shocked. Capcom has begged for him to be in the next smash for YEARS!!!

Correction, Inafune was the only one who has ever directly stated his opinion on the idea.

 

[Johnknight1]

Capcom has given all indications they want Mega Man to be in the next smash bros game.

Heck, Bara Man even references smash bros. in Street Fighter X Tekken.

Capcom has also said they would like to have a "Capcom vs. Nintendo" crossover fighting game.

 

[Holder of the Heel]

No, you listed a bunch of games. xD But yes, as you say, all they do is add on power. This does indeed add more to their potential, but that doesn't change the fact that making them more like computers is really all their trying to do.

With the Wii U at least having HD, I can't see why I'd really bother to care for much more right now. There's a chance it will be expensive without all of the power anyhow.

 

[ChronoBound]

Correction, Inafune was the only one who has ever directly stated his opinion on the idea.

I am pretty sure Ono has said Mega Man would be his pick for a Capcom character in Smash Bros., while M. Bison (dictator) would be his pick for a Street Fighter character.

 

[Holder of the Heel]

I second the Mega Man notion, he would fit oh so well with the rest, and the moveset would be far easier to make than even Snake and Sonic.

Though, I can't help but want Geno a tad bit more..

Both please. If any third party characters are added, I really think it'd be from either Capcom or Square. There are other notable ones but they don't stick out to me as much in terms of relation or potential.

 

[Starphoenix]

I am pretty sure Ono has said Mega Man would be his pick for a Capcom character in Smash Bros., while M. Bison (dictator) would be his pick for a Street Fighter character.

I know he has I was meaning more in the realm of executives who had the power to make it happen.

I second the Mega Man notion, he would fit oh so well with the rest, and the moveset would be far easier to make than even Snake and Sonic.

Though, I can't help but want Geno a tad bit more..

Both please. If any third party characters are added, I really think it'd be from either Capcom or Square. There are other notable ones but they don't stick out to me as much in terms of relation or potential.

The only characters I'd give a chance to apart from Megaman and a SquareEnix property would be Layton. Out of all of the Nintendo franchises in Nintendo's video game history exhibit in the Nintendo World Store, Professor Layton is somehow in there next to MOTHER and Fire Emblem. Not sure why, but it is, and no other third party series is.

 

[Verde Coeden Scalesworth]

I would be absolutely shocked if Mega Man does not get in Smash 4, but then again, Sonic seemed like a no brainer to us, but was one of the last two characters added to Brawl.

I do expect both back due to Sonic being still popular as hell, and Kojima and Sakurai still being friends. Of course, that's if Sakurai sticks with 3rd Parties.

I think the Capcom choices are honestly between Bison and MegaMan to start with. But it's pretty clear that one of the Directors would like MegaMan in as is.

 

[ChronoBound]

The only characters I'd give a chance to apart from Megaman and a SquareEnix property would be Layton. Out of all of the Nintendo franchises in Nintendo's video game history exhibit in the Nintendo World Store, Professor Layton is somehow in there next to MOTHER and Fire Emblem. Not sure why, but it is, and no other third party series is.

Castlevania fits in real well too and has a very long history with Nintendo consoles, though a Castlevania character basically has a dismal chance of being chosen.

As for why Layton was featured in that exhibit alongside other Nintendo properties, I am guessing its because the Layton titles were published by Nintendo of America, and the Nintendo World Store is in New York.

 

[Holder of the Heel]

Is it sad I don't really know what a Professor Layton other than what one looks like?

 

[Johnknight1]

Mega Man in my opinion IS a Nintendo character. By that I mean Classic Mega Man, of course.

All the great classic Mega Man games debuted on the NES/Famicom (basically Mega Man 1-3).

Also, Simon Belmont would be excellent in Smash Bros. That series/character also fits perfectly with Nintendo. Plus Simon Belmont is an awesome character... and has a whip!!!

It is too bad for some reason Castlevania isn't that popular (there are some classic Castlevania games on the DS) and that Simon Belmont isn't that requested.

Simon Belmont had a decent-sized fan base pre-Brawl. I was somewhat involved with it, because the group, Castlevania, and Slimon Belmont are all SUPER AWESOME!!!

 

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Mega Man in my opinion IS a Nintendo character. By that I mean Classic Mega Man, of course.

All the great classic Mega Man games debuted on the NES/Famicom (basically Mega Man 1-6).

Fixed it for ya.

I agree with you on everything else though.

 

[Starphoenix]

Is it sad I don't really know what a Professor Layton other than what one looks like?

Not really, it has really only been in the past year that I've learned about Professor Layton. I like a few of his songs such as this, this and this.

Castlevania fits in real well too and has a very long history with Nintendo consoles, though a Castlevania character basically has a dismal chance of being chosen.

As for why Layton was featured in that exhibit alongside other Nintendo properties, I am guessing its because the Layton titles were published by Nintendo of America, and the Nintendo World Store is in New York.

Yeah, but Castlevania has kind of diminished as a franchise. Though I guess the same could be said of Megaman, but the difference is he has the most requests out of any third party series.

 

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Yeah, but Castlevania has kind of diminished as a franchise. Though I guess the same could be said of Megaman, but the difference is he has the most requests out of any third party series.

I'm not sure about Castlevania, I'll let Toise handle that. Megaman isn't dead, he still has a game in development (Rockman Online) and has been selling well with all of the new merchandice (Ex. Manga, new comic book series) within the past year.

Not that relvancy matters anyway...

 

[Johnknight1]

Fixed it for ya.

I agree with you on everything else though.

Mega Man 4 was a good game (not a classic like 1-3), Mega Man 5 was basically a copy and paste of Mega Man 1-4 (although I loved the final boss and parts of the final level), and Mega Man 6, while far from super unique, was fun and had a few new cool tidbits and weapons. Plus it had some awesome Robot Masters.

Mega Man 7... started off with an epic opening level with epic music, 4 cool Robot Masters with pretty cool levels, then had 4 lame Robot Masters and a lackluster ending... minus Bass. He was a fun fight. Also, the game play and game speed sucked in that game. Mega Man 7 was like the classic Mega Man series' Brawl basically!

Also, Castlevania had a game come out just last November (which is now half a year old), and Mega Man is always relevant. Every gamer knows what Mega Man looks like!

 

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Mega Man 4 was a good game (not a classic like 1-3), Mega Man 5 was basically a copy and paste of Mega Man 1-4 (although I loved the final boss and parts of the final level), and Mega Man 6, while far from super unique, was fun and had a few new cool tidbits and weapons. Plus it had some awesome Robot Masters.

Mega Man 7... started off with an epic opening level with epic music, 4 cool Robot Masters with pretty cool levels, then had 4 lame Robot Masters and a lackluster ending... minus Bass. He was a fun fight. Also, the game play and game speed sucked in that game. Mega Man 7 was like the classic Mega Man series' Brawl basically!

You have not appeased the die-hard MM fan here. 5-7 were all equally as good as the first 4.

Spoiler

Although, not die hard enough to give a **** about Legends 3.

"Note: This is a fanboy speaking. You cannot win."

 

[Verde Coeden Scalesworth]

MegaMan is a Capcom game, whether you like it or not.

It's not an actual Nintendo game, although some are Nintendo-specific characters. Like MegaMan.EXE is Nintendo only.

It just means he's more Nintendo-oriented, but not a Nintendo character.

That's like calling Brian(Quest 64) a Nintendo character. He's NOT. He's THQ/Imagineer specific. ...Although if I go to college... I could go into video gaming and buy the series. Hell, I'd slowly save up money to finish the game myself if I have to.

 

[Johnknight1]

You have not appeased the die-hard MM fan here. 5-7 were all equally as good as the first 4.

Spoiler

Although, not die hard enough to give a **** about Legends 3.

"Note: This is a fanboy speaking. You cannot win."

Legends 1 was a good game; Legends 2 was great. And meah, I'm talking about in my opinion, not fact. 7 was just too slow IMO. The last 4 bosses were also stupid IMO.

IMO Mega Man 4 felt like it had a bit of "fresh" left in it, and it brought some new ideas to the series.
Mega Man 5 was basically a collection of elements from the previous 4 games. Again, I thought the Robot Masters and levels were becoming the "same old, same old."
Mega Man 6, while I like it (oddly not many people like it), it wasn't up to the quality of the first 4, or at least the first 3. It had a lot of stuff that kept me engaged in it.

Personally I think 2 > 1 > 3 > 9 > 8 > 10 > Mega Man and Bass > 4 > 6 > 7 > 5. Of course, this isn't a debate, but us expressing our opinions on Mega Man and Mega Man games! By the way, Mega Man for Smash or BUST!!! He's my #1 most wanted character, even above the GREAT RIDLEY!!!

MegaMan is a Capcom game, whether you like it or not.

Regardless, I see classic Mega Man as a Nintendo character. When I think about him, I think of the NES. He also was easily the most popular Nintendo 3rd party character ever. I'm not saying he's a 1st/2nd party Nintendo character, but rather I consider him a "Nintendo character." That is because of his history with Nintendo and because he just fits in so well with Nintendo.

Plus I cannot imagine Nintendo or the NES without Mega Man. It's just painful to think of. There's no other 3rd party character that comes anywhere as close to Nintendo as Mega Man is. That's not a fact, but it's pretty hard to disprove. Basically, don't take me calling Mega Man a "Nintendo character" literally!

 

[Baskerville]

Hopefully I did this correctly...

Balloon Fighter and Masked Man were kinda iffy and Paper Mario was filler.
So, what do you guys?
EDIT: Yes! Got It!

Nice to see other people want Travis.