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Official Newcomer/DLC Speculation Discussion

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CapitaineCrash

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You know, if we DO get a direct this year, it’s almost a guarantee that it’ll focus mainly on the Switch Super/other hypothetical name for a “more powerful” switch. Which i guess is precisely why they haven’t done it yet - they need to make Switch 2.0 ready to be shown

speaking of which: https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=emb_title&v=t9N0jrsybTY (cannot embed this due to settings)

4K... but docked only? Idk how to feel about this

I wonder how Nintendo will adapt to the next gen releases. I know the ps5 ans Xbox are not really direct competition, but still it's crazy that for the same price of the switch you could get a Xbox series S + 1 year of game pass. Maybe they will lower the price of the regular Switch and showcase something soon about a Switch pro or something.
 
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I wonder how Nintendo will adapt to the next gen releases. I know the ps5 ans Xbox are not really direct competition, but still it's crazy that for the same price of the switch you could get a Xbox series S + 1 year of game pass. Maybe they will lower the price of the regular Switch and showcase something soon about a Switch pro or something.
4K Compatible Switch is supposed to be something in the pipelines. That should be good for awhile since most of the Nintendo lineup tends to have games of a prticular artstyle that doesnt really need ultra high-def super graphics. Since the Switch itself is still going strong and doing loads better than the Wii U, we probably won't be seeing a new Nintendo Console until midway through the Ps5/Xbox Series X/S life cycle (so many another 3-4 years?).
 

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oh lord can you imagine? unless they pick their ABSOLUTE MOST POPULAR CHAMPIONS only (Ahri, Jinx, Yasuo, Ezreal, Akali, Teemo, Sona and a few others) it'll be insanity lmao
Accurate depiction of SKX31 SKX31 (Spongebob) going to track the Chinese reactions to a LoL guessing game:


Featuring myself as Squidward.

Shudders and imagines entire websites and forums in flames. Twitter, Weibo, Inven, all going nuts.

Well, we should keep an eye out on K-Pop Gang then:

That said, going to keep an eye out if they do announce any Switch projects at the upcoming World Championship (Sep 25th - Oct 31st). Not expecting any Smash news there of course, but considering the job listings and the sheer amount of projects they are doing, I do find LoL as an IP coming to the Switch kind of likely.
Yeah, I'm keeping an eye out on Worlds. By this point, the devs working with Riot have all but confirmed their projects as multiplat, which bodes well for the Switch.

Also, funny you should mention K/DA. A certain member of the quartet is about to get their second cosmetic skin in less than two months - and the third in about the space of a year. Three guesses as to who it is.
 
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Accurate depiction of SKX31 SKX31 (Spongebob) going to track the Chinese reactions to a LoL guessing game:


Featuring myself as Squidward.



Yeah, I'm keeping an eye out on Worlds. By this point, the devs working with Riot have all but confirmed their projects as multiplat, which bodes well for the Switch.

Also, funny you should mention K/DA. A certain member of the quartet is about to get their second cosmetic skin in less than two months - and the third in about the space of a year. Three guesses as to who it is.
let me guess

Prestige True Damage Akali (cause she's also in True Damage) and Prestige True Damage Yasuo ISNT EVEN OUT YET LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOO
 

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Assuming that Nintendo is shadowdropping an announcement each week for September. It'll probably be next week we'll see FP7. Hoping for a Friday announcement for the presentation on Monday.
Now that you mention it, there's that Hyrule Warriors update coming at the end of the month. Unless Nintendo is okay with having them together, then next week might be worth looking at.

Then again, 2020 is 2020, so who can really say?
 

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Me:Wakes up and sees the Hyrule Warriors Age Of Calamity announcement

Me: Oh good. An announcement that wasn't remotely leaked at all. I like that.

The Geno thread: "INSIDERS ARE STILL RIGHT 100% OF THE TIME"

Also, does anyone else get annoyed by talk of a Breath of the Wild character getting added to Smash? Not that Zelda doesn't deserve it, but it's just exhausting to keep hearing about it over and over and over again and not really be interesting in the first place.
 

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Now that you mention it, there's that Hyrule Warriors update coming at the end of the month. Unless Nintendo is okay with having them together, then next week might be worth looking at.

Then again, 2020 is 2020, so who can really say?
Also worth factoring in is that the HW update is on a weekend, which is strange, and that there will likely be another Partner showcase at some point this month, with the precedent being towards the end.
 

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i dont think we'll be getting a BOTW character this pass

yes we got the Ancient Soldier Mii and Age of Calamity but that may not mean anything. FPV1 had Rex's costume as a bonus but that one didn't get a Xenoblade character during its run

and after Byleth and Min Min, my motto is: expect the unexpected
 

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Me:Wakes up and sees the Hyrule Warriors Age Of Calamity announcement

Me: Oh good. An announcement that wasn't remotely leaked at all. I like that.

The Geno thread: "INSIDERS ARE STILL RIGHT 100% OF THE TIME"

Also, does anyone else get annoyed by talk of a Breath of the Wild character getting added to Smash? Not that Zelda doesn't deserve it, but it's just exhausting to keep hearing about it over and over and over again and not really be interesting in the first place.
Insiders obviously aren't right 100% of the time, but I don't see how HW2 discredits any of them, unless they specifically said something like we weren't getting any more first-party games this year.
 

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Nintendo Dream is the 16th right? wonder what that game is, as they're revealing a totally new unannounced game
 

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i dont think we'll be getting a BOTW character this pass

yes we got the Ancient Soldier Mii and Age of Calamity but that may not mean anything. FPV1 had Rex's costume as a bonus but that one didn't get a Xenoblade character during its run

and after Byleth and Min Min, my motto is: expect the unexpected
Being Honest, the fact the bonus content was the Ancient Armor Mii Costume makes me believe there is no BOTW Chararcter, perhaps even a Zelda character in it's entirety

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Also Unreleated, but I'm guessing FP7 is honestly done by now (perhaps for awhile), and FP8 is probably in a presentable place, with Progress on FP9
 

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Being Honest, the fact the bonus content was the Ancient Armor Mii Costume makes me believe there is no BOTW Chararcter, perhaps even a Zelda character in it's entirety

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Also Unreleated, but I'm guessing FP7 is honestly done by now (perhaps for awhile), and FP8 is probably in a presentable place, with Progress on FP9
tbh, while there was no Xenoblade playable character last pass, I still hope Elma makes it THIS pass...
👉👈🥺
 

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Me:Wakes up and sees the Hyrule Warriors Age Of Calamity announcement

Me: Oh good. An announcement that wasn't remotely leaked at all. I like that.

The Geno thread: "INSIDERS ARE STILL RIGHT 100% OF THE TIME"

Also, does anyone else get annoyed by talk of a Breath of the Wild character getting added to Smash? Not that Zelda doesn't deserve it, but it's just exhausting to keep hearing about it over and over and over again and not really be interesting in the first place.
Eh, it was leaked, just



Posted literally the day before the drop, the same dude who leaked Min Min by making 6 paragraphs starting with each letter of her name.
 

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tbh, while there was no Xenoblade playable character last pass, I still hope Elma makes it THIS pass...
👉👈🥺

Well since no Xenoblade content is being sold this pass as a Extra incentive, I'd say it's more likely we get Elma in this pass than FP1, definitely. we'll see

Eh, it was leaked, just



Posted literally the day before the drop, the same dude who leaked Min Min by making 6 paragraphs starting with each letter of her name.
So if we do get a Announcement of the FP7 Presentation, would you guys say it's important to pay attention to what Imran posts?
 

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bruh

there better be a damn good reason why maintenance is happening the 14th if we don't get any news this week

last maintenance without any new DLC/Titles was to change pre purchase to pre order, as I mentioned. if there's no news they better add like. game gifting or something
 

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I hate this. I absolutely hate this. This bugs me a lot. I wish people would stop doing this for attention.
I mean, define attention. He's not actively going "GUYS HEY LOOK, LEAKS!", he's just leaking **** in very subtle ways that no one picks up on until after the facts.


He's no Vergeben which is just "Here's what I know who's in".
 

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I mean, define attention. He's not actively going "GUYS HEY LOOK, LEAKS!", he's just leaking **** in very subtle ways that no one picks up on until after the facts.


He's no Vergeben which is just "Here's what I know who's in".
speaking of vergeben

still havent seen him since "I'll look into [the LoL rumor]"

think the ninjas got him?
 

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I think Imran knows that people are going to be dissecting what he has to say for hints this time.
To be fair though, no one got the Min Min hint at the time, literally everyone just took it as a "Lower your expectations" type of deal.


Making each starting letter of every paragraph spell out Minmin was too bigbrain for this community to decipher.
 

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let me guess

Prestige True Damage Akali (cause she's also in True Damage) and Prestige True Damage Yasuo ISNT EVEN OUT YET LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOO
I'm actually talking about a certain fox girl.

Look at the dates on Elderwood, Spirit Blossom and factor in the expected second K/DA skin.

I doubt we'll get a BotW character in the pass, but if we do, seems like resetera is on track to have another Twintelle incident.

Even if they do go with a champion, Mipha is the most popular. In the west the two are close (though... idk), but then... there's Japan.
One of the main reasons why I doubt a Champion is because it would be the same problem as choosing one of Three House's Lords over the others.

Inb4 it's a young version of Impa and the meltdown happens anyway.
 

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One of the main reasons why I doubt a Champion is because it would be the same problem as choosing one of Three House's Lords over the others.

Inb4 it's a young version of Impa and the meltdown happens anyway.
The difference this time is that we already have the "Byleth" of that game, though.

I don't think Nintendo is above telling Sakurai to pick one of them. I don't think they will, I don't think we're going to get a Zelda character at all (and if we do I hope it's Impa - if it has to be from the BotW saga) I just don't think they're so precious that they'd forego representation for the sake of "favouritism", or whatever.

There is a history of one of the three starters getting priority above the other two, for instance.
 

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The difference this time is that we already have the "Byleth" of that game, though.

I don't think Nintendo is above telling Sakurai to pick one of them. I don't think they will, I don't think we're going to get a Zelda character at all (and if we do I hope it's Impa - if it has to be from the BotW saga) I just don't think they're so precious that they'd forego representation for the sake of "favouritism", or whatever.

There is a history of one of the three starters getting priority above the other two, for instance.
Eeeh, that's all true, but I'd argue there's still a difference between the starters in Pokémon and the Champions or House Leaders.

We're dealing in big ifs anyways, so it likely won't matter tho. :roll:
 

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To be fair though, no one got the Min Min hint at the time, literally everyone just took it as a "Lower your expectations" type of deal.


Making each starting letter of every paragraph spell out Minmin was too bigbrain for this community to decipher.
Maybe he'll pull off another big brain play and leave the community picking up the pieces again, but I think the difference is that now people will be hunting for clues in whatever he says, while last time they thought it was innocuous musing.
 

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Me:Wakes up and sees the Hyrule Warriors Age Of Calamity announcement

Me: Oh good. An announcement that wasn't remotely leaked at all. I like that.

The Geno thread: "INSIDERS ARE STILL RIGHT 100% OF THE TIME"

Also, does anyone else get annoyed by talk of a Breath of the Wild character getting added to Smash? Not that Zelda doesn't deserve it, but it's just exhausting to keep hearing about it over and over and over again and not really be interesting in the first place.
we really didn't talk about Zelda a lot until Yesterday.
 

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I hate this. I absolutely hate this. This bugs me a lot. I wish people would stop doing this for attention.
I really think you're making it like a big deal when it really isn't the case.
Also, if Imran wanted attention he could get a lot with thanks to his position and his sources (I mean, he's not precisely a random twitter guy), but he doesn't leak, or not in the same way as most of the big names that usually pop up in Smash speculation.

At best he makes hints like this, which don't spoil anything before it's reveal.

Guys like Imran or Shinobi are the most reliable ones, but they operate very differently from the likes of Vergeben and company. It isn't hard at all to differentiate which ones are reliable and trustworthy and which ones not.
 

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So I was was wondering

Is it possible that even if FP2 didn't exist, We would have gotten extra fighters?

Sakurai in the Byleth presentation said that when more DLC was planned, he thought "1 or 2 would suffice", which doesn't lead into an entire pass.

Perhaps since DLC Did so well, is why we got an Entire pass of 6 Fighters, but even if the DLC didn't do so amazing, is t possible we still would have gotten 1 or 2 extra fighter?
 

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Eeeh, that's all true, but I'd argue there's still a difference between the starters in Pokémon and the Champions or House Leaders.

We're dealing in big ifs anyways, so it likely won't matter tho. :roll:
Yeah, BotW and 3H have neutral protagonists. Pokemon doesn't unless we count the trainers, but they aren't the star of the show.
That being said, Byleth was chosen in advance, while the Champions have been around long enough for some fan-favorites to be established. There's a bit more wiggle room for one the Champions to be chosen over the other.
 
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