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I mean, people who spend hours complaining about Smash reveals online are going to find something to complain about anyway, unless it appeals to their extremely specific tastes.
This is the first time I've ever heard someone suggest Angry Birds for Smash.
I now really want to see Carmen Sandiego join, just so we can see her and Joker bro out together.
Crash is owned by Activision and Sora is owned by Disney.
Sora was created by Squaresoft side, not the Enix side.
Kunio [Technos]
Don't think Sora is SquareEnix's mascot. And Crash isn't even owned by Sony...
Okay Mr. Technical Man Sir just because another company owns them doesn’t mean they aren’t mascots for the companies that did the thing
I’m too lazy to fix it but I acknowledge that you have corrected me
The problem is Voluntary Response Bias is at its worst with Smash fan polls. You're starting population is only ever going to be the most hardcore dedicated fans and their immediate circles, and of those groups, it has to be the people who are most vocally supporting characters and willing to spend whatever amount of time needed to respond to the poll. The people engaging with forums such as SmashBoards or even on something like Reddit or ResetERA's more specific Smash communities are already one massive degree of voluntary response bias (and often a certain degree of additional bias that comes from being the types of people who have excessive time to talk Smash of all things) and then we introduce another by specifically creating a voluntary response bias in a brand new poll, and then furthermore the most vocal of communities are the ones who generally get placed the highest since they actively work to rally troops for such polls. How many times do you see a support thread link a poll on an unrelated site to try and encourage the visibility of their character? Yes, organizing in any sort of "Democratic" context is objectively a good thing, but that's not traditionally what polls are meant to be as a statistical test when there being treated fundamentally as a true ballot.
If ownership wasn't a factor then I'd imagine Red is most associated with Apple.
It' not a criteria, but it obviously help to get in. Splatoon huge sales makes it more likely to be in the game than other first party like Chibi robo, Golden sun or Rhythm heaven.
Haohmaru gang will win one day.
Did you ignore the second half of my last post?
I mean, maybe, but for now, she's the one SNK considers their mascot.
Well, Crash is more of a Playstation 1 mascot than a Sony mascot. And you specificied "Not console or era" mascot.
i think Chocobo would be a mascot
That's cool.
I guess-
Hold on, I don’t think I fully understand. Just want to clarify. You’re saying that the people who don’t vote in the thing are the wider half of the fan base? Cuz if so you’re right
They'll show you the mascot as a MIDI file only.
Like Nakoruru's face is on the box of her latest game and it was her that got a crossover appearance in another fighting game?
Look, I'm not gonna argue about this. SNK has straight up said she's their mascot. If their actions don't bare that out, that's on them.
It's either a Chocobo or a Slime.
I find it hilarious that Nakoruru is the mascot when her home series keeps has dry spells for 7 - 8 years at a time.
I mean, you coulda said the same thing about Mega Man for a long time as well.
Or, hear me out, Cranky Kong.I vote we move speculation to another DK character.
Was Mega Man the definitive mascot of Capcom?
To me it always seemed to be that Mega Man and Ryu were both mascots.
I dunno if they ever officially changed it. Pretty sure it was still Mega Man even during the SF2 era(as being the most popular character is not the same thing as being a mascot). Not sure if they changed it during the dark ages of Mega Man, but I'm not sure who they would have changed it TO if they did.
Kiddy just got the problem that he isn't either Diddy or Donkey. And I get the decision, it's hard to make Dixie the star of the game with either of those included in the main party with her. That and his design irks some people. I liked playing him back in the day over Dixie, cause he controlled much like Diddy, in a way. Moreso than Dixie. But I would pick Dixie now, just not in DKC2.
I'd say Chun-Li also works as a secondary mascot with Ryu the same way Superman and Wonder Woman are featured in DC and Spring Man and Ribbon Girl are for ARMS.
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You Fool! Segata Sanshiro always will live in our Hearts!!!!
A new Sakura Wars game was released for Japan last year the same day as the Game Awards, and it's coming down to the West this month. Don't know if they're rescheduling the date with all that's happening, but that's the gist of it.
I guess that means he would be more well received in a sequel to Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze sequel since Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong would definitely be in it. EDIT: And his design will be a bit more appealing since everyone looks better in the new series than the old.
Yes, gaming can have a mascot. It doesn’t need to be established. The CEO of gaming doesn’t need to say “This guy is the mascot!” Crazy, I know. But it turns out, a mascot can also be something that represents something else. Minecraft is the best selling game of all time. When people talk about some of the most well known games, they talk about Minecraft. Minecraft has been with us for a decade. Safe to say Steve or a Creeper is the unofficial mascot of gaming as a whole.
Implying it's not Mario.
