Official Newcomer/DLC Speculation Discussion

[Cutie Gwen]

Nintendo posted a random reminder that Joker is in Smash on Twitter and it nearly gave me a heart attack because I thought it was related to something new when I glance across it at first. Thanks, Twitter PR Guy.

Atlus asked Nintendo to post Persona stuff so they can keep pretending people don't actually ask for P5 on the Switch

 

[Evil Trapezium]

Here is mine. Didn't add characters who are Assist Trophies, Spirits or Mii costumes... unless I made a mistake which is really likely.

Spoiler: Tier list

Yeah I put Goku that high up! Crucify me.

 

[Kokiden]

DMC3 is releasing this week on the Switch.

I'm dreading a Spirit event release this week, or the coming weeks, and sincerely hope it won't be of DMC...

 

[Michael the Spikester]

Shall see if Emily Rogers and Zippo and are indeed correct this week.

If no Animal Crossing direct we can rule them out.

DMC3 is releasing this week on the Switch.

I'm dreading a Spirit event release this week, or the coming weeks, and sincerely hope it won't be of DMC...

*Celebrates quietly meaning Phoenix Wright's chances increases*

 

[Deleted member]

Shall see if Emily Rogers and Zippo and are indeed correct this week.

didn't zipper say there was gonna be a direct last week

 

[Michael the Spikester]

didn't zipper say there was gonna be a direct last week

Whelp March it is.

 

[Cadillac]

didn't zipper say there was gonna be a direct last week

Didn't he just say that there's two directs this month?

 

[Rie Sonomura]

Didn't he just say that there's two directs this month?

If there is one this week, there’s still a possibility of a direct for next week as well as it’s the last week of February

 

[Deleted member]

just found out nintendo directs aren't actually real

 

[AmphabulouSnake]

Say, are game centric directs announced one day in advance or two days like regular Nintendo directs?

 

[MooMew64]

Ah, bummer about no AC Direct. What a shame.

Oh well, the game is out in about a month now, it doesn't really matter at this point.

 

[Faso115]

Nintendo Directs are actually a fabrication by Sony.

You all been deceived

 

[Dr. Jojo Phantasma]

RIP to Zippo. I guess there is still tomorrow, but I'm not holding my breath.

 

[MooMew64]

Why was Zippo held in high regard, again? Isn't he just a random speculator like us?

 

[Rie Sonomura]

Well there is a chance it can be announced tonight at 7-9 PM EST, but I’m really not counting on it

tbh the whole coronavirus affecting the Chinese production factories is DEFINITELY affecting this. May as well accept it at this point, it’s for safety measures

 

[Deleted member]

videogames are over. move along

 

[Ramen Tengoku]

wait... I thought Zippo said he was just a speculator

why were we taking his words as gospel?

EDIT: 'd

 

[Deleted member]

I wouldn't really expect any word on anything Smash related until around April at this point. We were told it'll be awhile and the first fighter's pass is out now, so its time to just sit back, relax, and enjoy what we've got for now. I'm guessing April or May for some kind of Tease as they're likely buckling down to release 2 more this year and the final 4 next year.

Just for fun, I'm going to try and predict the Drop dates for the second pass:

April/May Tease or Reveal
June - DLC Fighter 6

September Trailer Reveal
October - DLC Fighter 7

Early January Trailer Reveal
January - DLC Fighter 8

April Trailer Reveal
May - DLC Fighter 9

August Trailer Reveal
September - DLC Fighter 10

Late November Trailer/Teaser
December - DLC Fighter 11 (Final Character released on 3rd Anniversary for Smash Bros Ultimate)

 

[MooMew64]

videogames are over. move along

Nintendo is canceled.

No more Nintendo. Ever.

 

[Deleted member]

Nintendo is canceled.

No more Nintendo. Ever.

nintendo switch no longer has games

 

[Rie Sonomura]

Bout to drop some hard truths on y’all

Look guys, there is not a Nintendo Direct this week, trust me... pic.twitter.com/qbBYqL5VIc

— DanSune (@DanSune_Peru) February 18, 2020

Wait so I suppose this means Emily’s wrong too. Has she been wrong before?

 

[Garteam]

Bout to drop some hard truths on y’all

Look guys, there is not a Nintendo Direct this week, trust me... pic.twitter.com/qbBYqL5VIc

— DanSune (@DanSune_Peru) February 18, 2020

Wait so I suppose this means Emily’s wrong too. Has she been wrong before?

There's no Mother 3 on Switch.

I believe she was also on the "Smash on Switch is the Wii U version deluxe", but I could be wrong.

 

[Rie Sonomura]

There's no Mother 3 on Switch.

I believe she was also on the "Smash on Switch is the Wii U version deluxe", but I could be wrong.

Think that last one that said it’d only have two new characters was Laura Kate Dale

 

[Faso115]

on the other hand i'm seriously hyped for the famitsu column that will talk about nothing

 

[Garteam]

Think that last one that said it’d only have two new characters was Laura Kate Dale

Totally forgot about Laura Kate Dale. That's definitely who it was, thanks.

Was there anything she got right that wasn't Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle?

 

[Rie Sonomura]

Totally forgot about Laura Kate Dale. That's definitely who it was, thanks.

Was there anything she got right that wasn't Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle?

To my knowledge, no

on the other hand i'm seriously hyped for the famitsu column that will talk about nothing

Watch as that, too, is delayed

 

[Deleted member]

direct yesterday

i can feel it

 

[Evil Trapezium]

on the other hand i'm seriously hyped for the famitsu column that will talk about nothing

Can't wait for the next direct to have two games that people actually care about while the rest are completely forgotten as soon as their trailers end.

 

[Opossum]

Did the tier list maker, though I went and removed the "No Strong Feelings One Way or the Other" tier so the image wouldn't be too big. Basically, if someone is on the tier list maker, but not on the tier list, they're either already playable or were in the indifferent tier.

Likeliness wasn't factored in. Just enjoyment. Not ordered within the tiers themselves outside of like, the first seven or so on top.

Spoiler

 

[Deleted member]

Can't wait for the next direct to have two games that people actually care about while the rest are completely forgotten as soon as their trailers end.

they're gonna show mediocre shovelware and one or two nice things and everyone's gonna think it's meh and then they're gonna hit us with 13 seconds of botw2 info and then it's gonna be in the top 10 directs

 

[TheCJBrine]

Don’t they sometimes announce Directs one day beforehand?

 

[Cosmic77]

Don’t they sometimes announce Directs one day beforehand?

Almost always. Don't think there have many times where they've been like, "Surprise! Direct tonight at 7:00! Hope you don't have other plans or commitments!"

 

[Rie Sonomura]

Almost always. Don't think there have many times where they've been like, "Surprise! Direct tonight at 7:00! Hope you don't have other plans or commitments!"

Well there was that time Joker officially released, a presentation out of literally nowhere, not even announced in advance

but like an impromptu Robin/Lucina style reveal without a direct, I wouldn’t count on a surprise Joker style proper reveal happening again either

 

[clearandsweet]

Almost always. Don't think there have many times where they've been like, "Surprise! Direct tonight at 7:00! Hope you don't have other plans or commitments!"

God, do you remember, was it Robin/Lucina's trailer that they just shadowdropped the video on Youtube? And they used to announce them at press only events at E3 like for Wii Fit and Pac-Man so they could go write articles for them.

That was nuts. I could never imagine them not doing a big streaming reveal for a Smash character today. Man, the world changes so fast.

 

[Faso115]

I just cautiously waiting for the spirit event.

I have the feeling it's going to be one of those salt-inducing ones

 

[Eldrake]

on the other hand i'm seriously hyped for the famitsu column that will talk about nothing

Imagine if a reveal was planned beforehand but it got delayed for whatever reason, so Sakurai has to write a completely different column than he initially planned.

"Yeah there's six fighters in this pass, and they're, uhmmmmmMMmmmmuhhhhhh video game characters. And they... um... are from video games. That are video games. Hahahaha."

 

[MooMew64]

People only care about Directs for the last 10 or so seconds to show off the "One more thing game."

That's pretty much what people use to grade the Direct: The actual 30-minute ad is meaningless as long as the last 5 seconds is a game on my wishlist.

 

[Cosmic77]

Well there was that time Joker officially released, a presentation out of literally nowhere, not even announced in advance

but like an impromptu Robin/Lucina style reveal without a direct, I wouldn’t count on a surprise Joker style proper reveal happening again either

A single impromptu reveal is possible but unlikely. An entire Direct though? I don't think they'd be so casual about something that big. They'd want to maximize their views, and to do that, they need to tell people in advance so they can make the necessary preparations.

 

[King Sonnn DeDeDoo]

I know not everything has to do with Smash, but I’d like to take this opportunity to talk about Cooking Mama since she’s got a new game coming out.

Most people would call her a joke character, she would undoubtedly be pretty humorous, but I think her series is prominent enough, 12 million isn’t something to sneeze at and she’s pretty recognizable.

At the very least her legacy with Nintendo warrants her a Mii Costume and Spirit in my mind. Mii Swordfighter Cooking Mama with a rolling pin would be a lot of fun and the proportions fit.

 

[MooMew64]

Forget the Direct we got the only game that matters announced:

Cooking Mama for Smash https://t.co/qPkh9OyYhN

— AntDude (@antdude92) February 18, 2020

Cooking Mama for Smash.