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The cold harsh truth is that that's really the result of most 2000s Nintendo franchises not being very successful or notable, or really fitting for Smash lol. Something like Chibi-Robo! just isn't drawing a crowd. Sakurai said as much as on the DOJO!!:
Chibi-Robo is perfect for it, he was just unfortunate enough to be before Sakurai went wild with the movesets in 4 and when the time came, his series was face down in a ditch.
I mean... nowhere in his statement is any indication that any of these series are "unfitting". That's definitely not a phrase I've ever seen Sakurai use, either.
That was literally his reasoning for no Animal Crossing fighter in Brawl
If I'm not mistaken, it was something like "that game is too peaceful".
To be fair it might not've meant to be DLC.
I think it's a two way street.
Pretty much. They may know about third-party hype, but they also know that people are more likely to give a **** that a franchise is represented in Smash if it has a fighter. See: More people getting into Persona because of Smash than Golden Sun.
Just to make sure I'm reading that right, more people checked out Persona because of Joker in smash than checked out Golden Sun because of Isaac as an AT? I agree if so. AT's are fun but characters are where the main hype is.
That is correct. It's not guaranteed that Isaac will become playable as DLC, but if he is, I'd feel like more people would get into GS from him actually being a fighter than the idea that he should be one. (I got into it because of the latter and I still believe this)
Only time will tell right now. I'm personally betting September just to be safe.
The Amiibo Theory was just killed by Min Min.
It's possible. Their winter line-up is really thin on the ground ATM. Only big exclusives we know of are Origami King, Bravely Default 2 and Deadly Premonition 2. Oh and the Crown Tundra DLC for Pokemon.
I can say, I bought a PS4 Pro to try Persona 5 after Joker got into Smash. I mean, I did not get that far into it, because the Reignited Trilogy happened and I kind of forgot about it. I have been playing Royal more now though.
Yes, specifically in the middle of July, after Min Min has been out for some time. If not July, there's still August.
Nah, those Isaac for Smash people clearly want Isaac Kleiner to STAHP Gordon Freeman from being the first Half-Life rep.
If he does, I hope he's at least somewhat genuine.
No, I did not. But, he is mugging Zeus so I guess he can come too.
He's Isaac, He's Isaac, You're Isaac,, I'M ISAAC.
Finally, a Devil Forgemaster
I feel like they just want ARMS to stay in the public consciousness. They aren't going to sell too many more copies because of Min Min. But it will help people remember ARMS is a thing. Why? A sequel. They want to make sure ARMS is remembered and recognize enough so when the sequel drops people will be interested in it.
He has a point in that a trend began at that time where many videogames weren't featuring protagonists with defined designs and/or personalities but rather avatar characters, especially in Japanese game-making. But as Sakurai himself later demonstrated, a less traditional representative for a game doesn't necessarily mean a character ill-suited for Smash. We saw this big time with Villager and Wii Fit, and would likely be the case for other unorthodox franchises of the era like Rhythm Heaven or Professor Layton, just to name a few.
With the recent allegations against Sabi, I can see him making a video to not only give his perspective on the "accusations" sabi had towards Paragon, but also telling his viewers he is cutting all ties with Sabi and won't reference them again in any of his videos.
So, in other words, fighter representation is more attractive than non-fighter representation.
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is fought with . with . with . with . with an Alucard assist trophy. Master Hand with . The last battle is the Master Hand WoL battle.
would be wearing Vince's costume, is there because of the custom designs you can make in Animal Crossing, has his stolen paintbrush, is less about the fighter and more about the stage as you would fight him in Pictochat, because he can paint if given the ability to do it, Marx because he has that paint attack, and Inkling acts as the boss because her classic mode theme is similar.
Man, that would be so great. Jetpack Joyride is at the peak of the "unironically good mobile game" tier. I've definitely thought about supporting him in the past, but sadly his visibility level is just too low.
Honestly I've been hoping for Blaster Master getting some love. I'd like it to get more than just spirits though, but I'd be happy if it got anything.
