Official Newcomer/DLC Speculation Discussion

[yeet123]

PUT. CHIEF. IN. SMASH.

 

[SNEKeater]

Maybe Chief won't be in Smash but Halo on a Nintendo console is a ****ing big deal.

 

[-crump-]

I’ve never played a skateboarding game before but when Skatebird drops you can catch me doin ollies and kickflips all day, my weakness for birds knows no bounds.

—oh and Halo on Switch (?) that’s neat whatever

 

[Deleted member]

That said, I could see them revealing Chief and then having a trailer for the MCC right after. They did the same thing with Isabelle and Hero for their respective franchises.

 

[yeet123]

I could MAYBE see "The Master Chief Trilogy" on Switch where its Halo 1-3.

Either way, the fact that I'll be able to play a portable Halo game is absolutely bonkers

 

[Lamperouge]

Still no seven sirens release date

ok somthing is up

what’s taking them so long?

Yeah, ain't no way in hell we're still getting this game by the end of year.

 

[AntagonisticGalaxyCetacea]

I personally want Halo on Switch because my PC is crap and I barely use my Xbone. It's a franchise that I always saw but never got into. While I doubt it has anything to do with Smash, at least in my opinion if they were to reveal Master Chief, it would be a easy sell to people interested in the franchise like me, to dip into the Switch port.

 

[Sysreq]

Not that I necessarily doubt it, but what's the business sense in putting Halo on the Switch? To make Microsoft seem cool? If anything that hurts them because people will be like "Okay, get my Switch for some XBox stuff and as my companion system to the PS4/5 as my home console for the Sony exclusives".

Edit: I guess if they're just trying to squeeze more sales out of old Halo games it makes sense but idk.

 

[Barrubo]

I don't know guys. Having a Microsoft character when we already have Banjo? That is unlikely if we do believe in one rep per third party game company.

 

[Jomosensual]

I think that MLB going multiplatform is something MLB wanted to have a bigger playerbase, probably not Sony themselves.

Yep, especially since I believe that the MLB 2k games are dead now.

 

[RileyXY1]

I don't know guys. Having a Microsoft character when we already have Banjo? That is unlikely if we do believe in one rep per third party game company.

Yeah. I doubt that they would have a company get two reps in the Fighter Pass.

 

[SNEKeater]

A MCC announcement fits more for a direct. I don't think Nintendo or Microsoft wants to waste their time in TGA to "help" another console, to put it in a way.

 

[Rie Sonomura]

If anything I think we might get another Microsoft, Square Enix or even SNK rep... in season 2.

 

[Smashoperatingbuddy123]

There’s now a rumor on halo coming to switch

Sold if not kos-mos it’s chief and do it the same way they revealed Isabelle for smash

First character in smash then the game maybe the reverse order in this case

 

[yeet123]

Did Sabi deconfirm a Microsoft rep?

Laaaaaaaaawd Chief in Smash at the VGAs would be NUCLEAR

 

[Deleted member]

Not that I necessarily doubt it, but what's the business sense in putting Halo on the Switch? To make Microsoft seem cool? If anything that hurts them because people will be like "Okay, get my Switch for some XBox stuff and as my companion system to the PS4/5 as my home console for the Sony exclusives".

Microsoft has been putting their "exclusive" software on other platforms for a few years now. MCC just came out on Steam and they've been publishing for the Switch since it's release.

 

[BernkastelWitch]

Master Chief would likely be post-Pass if anything else. But regardless if he's actually in Smash or if it's simply MCC on Switch or even both, it's still pretty big news.

 

[AntagonisticGalaxyCetacea]

I don't know guys. Having a Microsoft character when we already have Banjo? That is unlikely if we do believe in one rep per third party game company.

Capcom has 3 reps in the game, as well as some Resident Evil spirits, a Monster Hunter boss, as well as four Assist Trophies. The "equal representation" is another fan rule that clearly doesn't apply here. If a company is willing to hand over their IPs, then anything goes.

 

[RileyXY1]

Capcom has 3 reps in the game, as well as some Resident Evil spirits, a Monster Hunter boss, as well as four Assist Trophies. The "equal representation" is another fan rule that clearly doesn't apply here. If a company is willing to hand over their IPs, then anything goes.

We're talking about this issue only in the confines of the Fighter Pass itself.

 

[Jomosensual]

No newcomer in the indie direct, expected, but I had a tiny hope for Hornet.

Anyway, as I said several times in the past, while I don't support "4th parties" in Smash, I'm still open to them, as long as they are meaningful to the videogame market somehow.

What's so weird about a Star Wars trooper near Mario?
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And looking for this image, I got exposed to a N64 series I kenw nothing about... Chameleon Twist. Looked for a couple of gameplay video of both 1 and 2, and while the series and the characters are completely unknown and obscure, the gameplay gimmicks (especially in the sequel) seem very interesting for a Smash moveset lol

I also don't want 4th party characters in smash, but if we get one I'd be down for someone like Mike Tyson or Tony Hawk who have direct ties to gaming. No Spongebob, Harry Potter, Sheldon from Big Bang Theory, etc. I'd rather not open that door at all though or we'd just get buried in 4th party requests to the point where no video game characters are getting asked for

 

[3BitSaurus]

or if it's simply MCC on Switch

I agree with what you said in your post, but to reiterate what others have said... the Microsoft/Nintendo partnership has reached such crazy levels that we wouldn't even be surprised by this anymore.

Be honest, all of you: would your younger selves have believed you if you told them this was a legitimate possibility?

 

[AntagonisticGalaxyCetacea]

We're talking about this issue only in the confines of the Fighter Pass itself.

I dont see how what I said doesnt apply still? Sakurai or Nintendo didn't come out and say only one company is allowed to be represented in the DLC.

 

[RileyXY1]

As I said many time before, a series getting a new game on the Switch does not mean that it will be represented in Smash. This reminds me a lot of the time when you guys thought that FP5 would be Gordon Freeman from Half-Life.

 

[zeldasmash]

I agree with what you said in your post, but to reiterate what others have said... the Microsoft/Nintendo partnership has reached such crazy levels that we wouldn't even be surprised by this anymore.

Be honest, all of you: would your younger selves have believed you if you told them this was a legitimate possibility?

Considering I've had childhood rivalries about Halo vs Metroid, I would have laughed in your face if I was told this had a chance.

 

[Barrubo]

Capcom has 3 reps in the game, as well as some Resident Evil spirits, a Monster Hunter boss, as well as four Assist Trophies. The "equal representation" is another fan rule that clearly doesn't apply here. If a company is willing to hand over their IPs, then anything goes.

Yea but it doesnt make sense to have two reps in the same FP. If we do include MC now then it would just screw it up for everyone involve. Microsoft wont take that risk since it would only damage them and Nintendo. They can still do it if its spirits or mii costumes but adding another as a fighter is a bad move.

 

[RileyXY1]

Yea but it doesnt make sense to have two reps in the same FP. If we do include MC now then it would just screw it up for everyone involve. Microsoft wont take that risk since it would only damage them and Nintendo. They can still do it if its spirits or mii costumes but adding another as a fighter is a bad move.

I agree that it would be seen as Nintendo giving Microsoft "special treatment".

 

[Lamperouge]

I don't know guys. Having a Microsoft character when we already have Banjo? That is unlikely if we do believe in one rep per third party game company.

Fan rule.

 

[yeet123]

As I said many time before, a series getting a new game on the Switch does not mean that it will be represented in Smash.

But it COULD mean that, dammit.

Watch me speculate

 

[BernkastelWitch]

I agree with what you said in your post, but to reiterate what others have said... the Microsoft/Nintendo partnership has reached such crazy levels that we wouldn't even be surprised by this anymore.

Be honest, all of you: would your younger selves have believed you if you told them this was a legitimate possibility?

While I have mixed feelings on a First Person Shooter rep if only because they'd be hard to implement well, I would not mind Chief at all since he's one FPS rep I can see working really well... also I'm playing Halo Reach off of Steam as I type this.

Most people thought Sonic in Smash was an impossibility until Brawl and Cloud was impossible until SSB4. Chief would likely fall under that category if you don't count Banjo(Or merge both of them into one slot).

 

[RileyXY1]

Fan rule.

Then again, it is preferred that each fighter in the Fighter Pass is from a different company. That way, Nintendo will not be accused of giving any one company "special treatment".

 

[Droodle]

But it COULD mean that, dammit.

Watch me speculate

Right, just like Dante is coming to Smash when DMC 3 releases on the Switch in February.

 

[Koopaul]

There's only one space marine I want in Smash and it ain't Chief.

 

[RileyXY1]

I do think that Master Chief getting in will hurt Doomguy's chances.

 

[Barrubo]

Fan rule.

It may be but you can't deny that it would make a bad move on either side. None of them will take this chance unless if its spirit, music or mi costume.

 

[BernkastelWitch]

That's a bit why I think Chief would fit as Post-Pass:

Because everyones chances will be refreshed by then so that opens the possibility of us getting another character from already repped companies, especially those in DLC.

 

[yeet123]

Right, just like Dante is coming to Smash when DMC 3 releases on the Switch in February.

Nothings guaranteed, hence the "COULD"

 

[Smashoperatingbuddy123]

I saw the sell thing

And heard that’s a real tweet and reliable source

If master chief is not FP5 it’s post pass

And master chief is alive on both verge and sabis lists


And banjo is not a excuse he can’t be FP5 they keep ending rules we think is true I just went over this with someone already

 

[AntagonisticGalaxyCetacea]

As I said many time before, a series getting a new game on the Switch does not mean that it will be represented in Smash. This reminds me a lot of the time when you guys thought that FP5 would be Gordon Freeman from Half-Life.

Half of the posts talking about this are simply acknowledging it could be a port on Switch and nothing else. Please stop being a downer.

Yea but it doesnt make sense to have two reps in the same FP. If we do include MC now then it would just screw it up for everyone involve. Microsoft wont take that risk since it would only damage them and Nintendo. They can still do it if its spirits or mii costumes but adding another as a fighter is a bad move.

You're only saying this because you're not the one working on the pass. The sole purpose of the pass is to sell money. Grab attention. So why in the blue hell would Nintendo or Sakurai look at Microsoft wanting Master Chief, and Banjo and say; sorry but we only allow one IP from each company. You're pushing a nitpicky fanrule as facts. And how exactly would it damage Microsoft and Nintendo? It would only show how their partnership is getting better?

 

[Barrubo]

That's a bit why I think Chief would fit as Post-Pass:

Because everyones chances will be refreshed by then so that opens the possibility of us getting another character from already repped companies, especially those in DLC.

Exactly. That's why we should wait till the fifth fighter is announced and then we can discuss about MC. Agreed?

 

[zeldasmash]

It may be but you can't deny that it would make a bad move on either side. None of them will take this chance unless if its spirit, music or mi costume.

I dunno about that. Sakurai has stated that this game is completely for the fans of the entire gaming industry. Nothing within the video game industry is outside of the realm of possibility for him. If anything, Chief getting in would maybe even entice Sony to give it a shot as well.