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I think if there isn’t a Switch Online Direct, then we’ll probably get someone like Bandanna Dee announced there. Even if there is, the possibility that they might split the reveals exists.Does anyone think we could get a Smash Ultimate newcomer announcement at Tokyo Game Show in a few weeks?
That’s certainly true, but I think it’s relevant here. When so many popular characters have already been eliminated, that really only leaves a handful standing. A couple of which were basically next in line with regards to popularity and long term requested status.I hope there isn't too much disappointment in the next couple months. With K. Rool, Ridley, and even Simon out of the way, its easy to skew your perspective for what means "most popular." A lot of current popular picks only seem popular in the absence of characters way more popular than they are.
Has it ever really worked out that way, lol. Maybe Smash 4 hurt me too much.That’s certainly true, but I think it’s relevant here. When so many popular characters have already been eliminated, that really only leaves a handful standing. A couple of which were basically next in line with regards to popularity and long term requested status.
I'm thinking 2 newcomers and 2 echos. should be easy to do, depending on the type of direct it is. May be a long one if they spend a bunch of time talking about the online service, which they still have said barely anything aboutNintendo Life seems to think that there's a Direct coming within the next 24-48 hours or at least some kind of big Nintendo announcement/video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LQVfRWUmpY
If this is true, I fully expect one or two character announcements.
It's fairly hefty at 35 minutes long. I'm not expecting any more than a unique and an echo myself, but maybe we'll see more if it gets its own dedicated section at the end like it did at E3.I'm thinking 2 newcomers and 2 echos. should be easy to do, depending on the type of direct it is. May be a long one if they spend a bunch of time talking about the online service, which they still have said barely anything about
Maybe?Does anyone think we could get a Smash Ultimate newcomer announcement at Tokyo Game Show in a few weeks?
There was a leak that claimed that there would be a Nintendo Direct the day after the Tokyo Game Show, but I doubt it.Does anyone think we could get a Smash Ultimate newcomer announcement at Tokyo Game Show in a few weeks?
NO! NO ALFONSE FOR ME!What about Alfonzo?
Alfonzo: Leave it to me!
I don't think ANY leakers are "reliable" Besides. When it comes to leaks, I think we can just be patient and wait for the info to come out. Instead of getting "Inside Tips" or hack in which is illegal. So instead let's just wait.Lies i tell ya
The only 2 reliable leakers in my opinion are loz18 and Vergeben
Yeah but don't you want the surprise of the info when it actually arrives. I just think leaks take away the excitement. Somebody I knew told me about a leak for Simon Belmont and when it actually arrived, I was just like yeah, OK, I already knew this. It took away from the experience. Nobody told me Chrom, Dark Samus, or K. Rool was getting in and I was hyped. Not so much with Simon or Richter.I guess your right Its just that Vergeben a loz have been right about almost everything
Vergeben absolutely has reliable information though.I don't think ANY leakers are "reliable" Besides. When it comes to leaks, I think we can just be patient and wait for the info to come out. Instead of getting "Inside Tips" or hack in which is illegal. So instead let's just wait.
Yeah but don't you want the surprise of the info when it actually arrives. I just think leaks take away the excitement. Somebody I knew told me about a leak for Simon Belmont and when it actually arrived, I was just like yeah, OK, I already knew this. It took away from the experience. Nobody told me Chrom, Dark Samus, or K. Rool was getting in and I was hyped. Not so much with Simon or Richter.
In my opinion the leaks about the smash direct only made me like the direct even more and when they showed of simon belmont someone i didn't know a whole lot about prior to the leaks made me so excited. Of course leaks do change the experience of the direct but in my opinion leaks just get me more hyped and involved in the communityYeah but don't you want the surprise of the info when it actually arrives. I just think leaks take away the excitement. Somebody I knew told me about a leak for Simon Belmont and when it actually arrived, I was just like yeah, OK, I already knew this. It took away from the experience. Nobody told me Chrom, Dark Samus, or K. Rool was getting in and I was hyped. Not so much with Simon or Richter.
BALLOT:
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Sans will never get in smashBALLOT:
— Toad’s Nintendo News (@MailToadINTEL) September 5, 2018
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Might be potentially be how it went in the ballot
Excluding
And another thing to point out
Look at the bottom
“Characters who cannot be realized are excluded”
Everyone o#n that unofficial version is realizable
Half those characters probably won't, especially the third parties, but people are free to wish/vote for whoever they want.Sans will never get in smash
Im just thankful goku isnt on itHalf those characters probably won't, especially the third parties, but people are free to wish/vote for whoever they want.
Heh, that's my thread. To be fair the guy on ResetEra is either very lucky with his guesses or has some inside knowledge, he also doesn't respond directly when people ask him about it.If this is correct then we may potential who the unqiue will be tomorrow
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/234547-super-smash-bros-ultimate/76970115
Geno is a lot more hard to add then people actually think. First of he is owned by square and they don't care at all about him. Even if he made it in he wouldn't be under the mario banner becuase he is owned by a different company, Gardevoir could happen but they could add so many better gen 5 repsNew Direct, New List of Potential Newcomers!
Here’s who I think we are going to get after new information.
Now I think Smash will have 11 main franchises represented by newcomers, in my new theory. I think every franchise having another character joining Smash or joining Smash, then there will be a second to come with them. Basically, every franchise that will get a newcomer, excluding 3rd parties already in Smash (Sonic), will have two new reps, most likely a new comer and an echo.
We already have Metroid with Dark Samus (Echo) and Ridley
Castlevania also has two with Simon and Richter (Echo)
Along with them and rumors, I believe the franchises that get newcomers will have two characters, so that leaves one new comers left for;
Super Mario Bros.
Donkey Kong
Fire Emblem
Splatoon
I also believe new characters from these franchises will join;
The Legend of Zelda
Pokémon
Kirby
Golden Sun
3rd Party, most likely Minecraft
Here is my list of characters I think we have left using those rules + leaks
Mario: Geno
Donkey Kong: Dixie Kong (Echo of Diddy)
Fire Emblem: The Black Knight (Echo of Ike) - FE is too hated for a unique fighter
Splatoon: Octolings (Echo of Inklings)
The Legend of Zelda: Skull Kid, Impa (Echo of Sheik)
Pokémon: Gardevoir, Gothitelle (Echo of Gardevoir)
Kirby: Bandana Waddle Dee, Dark Meta Knight (Echo of Meta Knight)
Golden Sun: Isaac, Matthew (Echo of Isaac)
Minecraft: Steve, Alex (Echo of Steve)
Other than those franchises the pre-existing 3rd parties will get new comers except Mega Man and Final Fantasy due to a lack of Echo potential.
Sonic The Hedgehog: Shadow (Echo of Sonic)
Street Fighter: Ken (Echo of Ryu)
Metal Gear Solid: Big Boss (Echo of Snake)
Pac-Man: Mrs. Pac-Man (Echo of Pac-Man)
Bayonetta: Jeanne (Bayonetta Echo)
This list would give us 6 new villains to add to the rumored villains trend (Gothitelle was an antagonist in Poké Park).
Many have been rumored or leaked, so I feel that this is our list of Newcomers, giving us 10 unique characters, the lowest of any Smash game, just like Sakurai warned us of.
Well kudos for pointing it out thenHeh, that's my thread. To be fair the guy on ResetEra is either very lucky with his guesses or has some inside knowledge, he also doesn't respond directly when people ask him about it.
In what way is Geno significantly more difficult to add? It's mostly just asking Square for the rights to the character, and given how little they use him, it's basically a yes/no scenario I'd imagine. And with the fact that he is so tied to Mario they could easily lump him in regardless of the fact that Square owns him. I mean, yeah, it's not as easy as any other Nintendo character naturally, but I'd say he's about the easiest third party to add given that there isn't any real need to give Sakurai constraints on the character unless Square is just difficult about such a minor character to them as well. Again, as I always say, that doesn't make him guaranteed, but it does give him a really good chance all things considered.Geno is a lot more hard to add then people actually think. First of he is owned by square and they don't care at all about him. Even if he made it in he wouldn't be under the mario banner becuase he is owned by a different company, Gardevoir could happen but they could add so many better gen 5 reps
for example Zoroark for greninja, Dark meta knight should just be a skin and its kinda getting anoying when they just add "Dark" versions of characters, Mrs. Pac man, also skin, litterals the only difference between her and Pac man is that she wears lip stick. Other then that your roster looks pretty good I just think they'll half of the characters you mentioned
Geno already had a costume in Smash and is popular, two factors that play into new comers as of right now. If Sakurai wants him, which he does, then he’ll make it happen. Geno will also be a Mario rep because he originated from a Mario game and has only been in Mario games.Geno is a lot more hard to add then people actually think. First of he is owned by square and they don't care at all about him. Even if he made it in he wouldn't be under the mario banner becuase he is owned by a different company, Gardevoir could happen but they could add so many better gen 5 reps
for example Zoroark for greninja, Dark meta knight should just be a skin and its kinda getting anoying when they just add "Dark" versions of characters, Mrs. Pac man, also skin, litterals the only difference between her and Pac man is that she wears lip stick. Other then that your roster looks pretty good I just think they'll half of the characters you mentioned
Doom, Phoenix, and Sans all that high, Dixie that low, and no Lloyd at all? That polls seems really wonky.BALLOT:
— Toad’s Nintendo News (@MailToadINTEL) September 5, 2018
After 3 weeks, 20,000 votes, and lots of counting we finally have the results of the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Unofficial Fighter Ballot. We would like to give a special thanks to everyone who supported and participated this ballot these last 3 weeks! pic.twitter.com/ciZk0zROTf
Hehatchi, chocobo along with many others got a mii costume too. And many of them won't be in smash for a long time. People also say that relevency isn't a factor in choosing a character this time around but it kind of is. Even K rool has appeared as a main character in like 10 games, geno litterally has 1 game and 1 cameo, if you didn't play mario rpg which a lot of people didn't, you wouldn't really have an attachment to him.Geno already had a costume in Smash and is popular, two factors that play into new comers as of right now. If Sakurai wants him, which he does, then he’ll make it happen. Geno will also be a Mario rep because he originated from a Mario game and has only been in Mario games.
Dark Meta Knight is a mirror, so he’d have plenty of different animations, like Meta Knight’s down B can be him going into the mirror instead. He was brought back as a prominent character in Triple Deluxe, and since there is already a Galacta Knight skin, he’s the best bet for a Kirby echo to follow the trend.
Mrs. Pac-Man would be an echo as 3rd parties don’t allow costumes of different characters, they want them to be separate. Plus Mrs. Pac-Man recently got a redesign.
Gothitelle was on the Richter leak, plus her and Gardevoir were in an episode of Pokémon together. She would be out there for a Gen 5 pick, but to complete the generations her inclusion makes sense.
I don't have an issue with Gardevoir just Gothitelle. I'd like to see geno in smash and would Sakurai, but at the end of the day the descision will come down to square a whether THEY care about geno or what. And can you think of the headache it was to get the rights to metal gear and snake! We can't anyhting about geno because it's not descision its squares.In what way is Geno significantly more difficult to add? It's mostly just asking Square for the rights to the character, and given how little they use him, it's basically a yes/no scenario I'd imagine. And with the fact that he is so tied to Mario they could easily lump him in regardless of the fact that Square owns him. I mean, yeah, it's not as easy as any other Nintendo character naturally, but I'd say he's about the easiest third party to add given that there isn't any real need to give Sakurai constraints on the character unless Square is just difficult about such a minor character to them as well. Again, as I always say, that doesn't make him guaranteed, but it does give him a really good chance all things considered.
Gardevoir is a Gen 3 rep, and if they were choosing a previous generation representative as opposed to Gen 7 which is what people generally believe, then it would just make sense for one of the more popular choices from the ballot days (and arguably in general) to make it in.