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Banjo was certainly popular within the core Japanese fanbase, but certainly not at large.
I say Rex is likely based mainly off of his popularity, Xenoblade Chronicle 2 (and the Xenoblade series in general) prominence to Nintendo, and Sakurai's personal feelings towards Xenoblade Chronicles 2.
From what PushDustIn said, Sakurai's statement was more like "expand the world of Smash" which some first-parties (even from already-represented franchises) can do to be fair.
Ok but Xenoblade 2 is the most disappointing thing since my son. I mean, how much more could you possibly f*** up the entegrity of Xenoblade? While my son eventually hanged himself in the bathroom of the gas station, the unfortunate reality is that Xenoblade 2 will be around. Forever. It will never go away. It can never be undone.
Not necessarily, Duck Hunt and Ice Climbers don't have their own sections on the music menu.
Fiora would be really cool, actually. Same with Elma. I do think some characters' inclusion could still depend on when decisions are made. For example, we know about Xenoblade: definitive edition, so if a decision for a Xenoblade character was made after this point we could see someone from XC, but if it was made a few months ago we might have a bigger chance of getting Rex. Assuming we get anyone from Xenoblade at all.
you've lost me
Undertale seems to be a franchise as Deltarune is a thing.
X was also hella disappointing but I do actually like Elma so she'd be dope
I wouldn't be surprised if Nintendo reserves a couple spots for themselves. I also think it would do them best to wait at least a little time so they can be flexible and count on a new IP succeeding.
It topped the charts in the UK, a rarity in a region usually dominated by Sony
While I completely agree that Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is disappointing anime garbage, it has its place with Nintendo. The fact of the matter is that XC2 was one of Nintendo's heavy hitters in a time where they really needed those (December 2017). It also got a solid DLC expansion, which means something. Furthermore, the Japanese like anime garbage, and Rex & Pyra are quite possibly the most popular speculation picks for Smash there, to the point where Sakurai included Mii Costumes of them as a concession since they missed the cut for both base game and the Fighters Pass. Xenoblade Chronicles is also, at this point, one of Nintendo's most prominent series, and with Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition on the horizon, Rex and Pyra would be a solid way to promote it and the Xenoblade series as a whole.
First, I misread Flippy's last name as Donglebottom which is just hilarious. Second, Flippy isn't iconic in the slightest. I doubt anyone who hasn't played knows who he is and even I can barely remember what he looks like. Especially considering you can make your character look like him by accident.
Ok what? Disregarding your unsettling metaphor Xenoblade Chronicles X was a great game. It has issues (namely locking Elma and Lin into your party and not properly teaching players how overdrive works, and the occasional lack of paying attention to enemy levels when placing quest objectives) but it's not terrible. The combat system and customization are really fun and the characters are really good albeit hidden behind quests you aren't likely to do in a first run-through. Except Bosé. He can take his xenophobia and...um...not show up in the next game.
She was talking about Xenoblade Chronicles 2. Not Xenoblade Chronicles X.
I said 2, not X. X was disappointing too but it isn't pure trash
Ah yes. I remember when Xenoblade Chronicles 1 outed Riki for having a maid fetish. Or, in that classic scene, Shulk placed his hand on Sharla's chest. Truly iconic moments.
I think Doom has a better chance of getting in than Chief. I'd much rather have Chief tho.
I mean, the VA direction wasn't questionable in 1, I actually cared about Shulk and his conflict but couldn't for Rex, the super anime style was unnerving and it REALLY shows how bad it is when comparing Shulk's artwork from 1, 2 and Definitive, it goes full weeb which is insulting as it seems to think people only want to get the game for anime boobs, the boob jiggle physics are ****ing stupid as it's like the game wants you to pay attention to the boobs more than the actual story, having the same problem X had with not telling you enough **** about the game when 1 perfectly had a menu in case you forgot mechanics and stuff, Rex being a harem anime protagonist feels more deliberately "HEY KIDDOS YA LIKE ANEEM?" than 2 of the girls in 1 liking Shulk, I don't like the combat system being more radically different from 1 than X was despite 2 being billed as a game for people who were disappointed in X, etc
Maybe not on the site but he's there and he's next to Ness and Red, his new adopted kids
I don't think he is officially, but there is a video of him being placed on the banner on the Japanese Smash Twitter.
They just copy and pasted Ken in there again
Oh, yeah, I'm just stupid. He's there showing off his whole ass.
Reception to Terry based on my twitter seems to be 4 people going "whomst me sheltered Nintendo baby", a large chunk being "HOLY **** TERRY **** YEAH" or "Terry is hot"
The announcement never actually said that the characters would be sold individually though. This is what it said: "Additional fighters will not be included as a part of the Fighter's Pass and will be sold separately." That just tells us they are not bundled with the Fighter's Pass, and technically a second Fighter's Pass would still be "sold separately." I think there's a good chance we may see individual DLC outside of a pass, but as it stands, we don't actually know.
I knew people were going to latch on to that statement when PushDustin put out the correction, but the context of the rest of that discussion Sakurai has definitely implies a continued focus on the crossover aspect and likely new series. I'm not saying that first parties or characters from existing series are impossible, but I don't think they'll be the focus of additional DLC based on how Sakurai spoke since they don't really contribute to the "expanding crossover narrative" he seems determined to only improve upon.
I kind of wish Toontown was more recognizable to people who haven't quite heard of it before, though in fairness it is rather mediocre in many respects. Regardless, I still play it occasionally. Also, TTR's new Field Offices look really cool and I can't wait to check them out when they're released.
I guess so.
DIZZY EGG OR BUST!
MONTY runs in!
Gotta be Guilty Gear for me! I love Tekken but the frontrunners aren't really my favorites from the series, but Sol Badguy from Guilty Gear would bring AMAZING music and style! Or maybe Ky? My main is Slayer though...
Oops.
I feel like the artstyle for Xenoblade Chronicles was always meant to be this way but wasn't fully realized due to hardware limitations. As for Xenoblade Chronicles 2...while I wouldn't call it anime trash I do get where you're coming from. Mythra and Nia probably shouldn't have been love interests as the former doesn't interact with him much and the latter has more interesting banter without the crushy stuff. The designs are also hit or miss. There are amazing ones like Wulfric, Zeke, and Pandora (Pandoria? Crap! I forgot her name.), but many of the others have weird things like Rex's leg armour, Roc's wierd neck bags, and the fact that everything about Pyra's design points to her boobs somehow. And then there's Dhalia who looks like she came from a porno (and unfortunately she's also irreplacable on my current team).
Oh god. I never put the first name and the misread last name together. THE IMAGERY!!!!!!
I like this imagery soooooo much better.
Like I said, I don't think future DLC will be focused on first party or existing world additions, but that does not discount the possibility of them happening. And Super Mario RPG is such an entirely disconnected world from the rest of both Mario RPGs, Mario mainstream, and Square Enix properties that I think it definitely fits the "new world" criteria well enough. It did at least get a Super Smash Bros. X Super Mario RPG logo when the Mii costume was revealed. So, I do think it operates a little differently.
I went all in on Travis after the announcement of more DLC. Suda is one of the few Japanese developers that is generally well known and also still absent from the game outside of a "Special Thanks" credit (which in of itself is kind of a big deal). He's a fan of Smash and good friends with Sakurai, so that positions him in a similar place as Snake. And then No More Heroes is a classic Wii series going through a resurgence. It just makes so much damn sense.
The big reason for that is that we all simmered down after his disconfirmation. And then E3 hit us with the long-awaited NMH3 and now with more DLC and Sakurai's meeting with him...
Isn’t Sakurai pretty tight with the creator too?
