Wonder Smash
Smash Champion
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I just see it as how Sakurai view Smash Bros; it's a Nintendo crossover first, so a series needs a Nintendo connection first. Basically, he's putting the theme first before anything else. It may seem silly to some but creators have certain views on their series and maybe that's just his view on Smash. And really, having some kind of restrictions like that shouldn't be much of a surprise. People's speculation and expectations are already wild as it is. We'd be hearing about PC, PlayStation, and Xbox console characters almost every time if the Nintendo connection was not taken into consideration. It'd be a complete mess.I’ve probably said mostly the same thing before but I thought I’d try to clarify my stance a bit. As far the requirement that a character has to have appeared on a Nintendo console, I think we need to stop and think what the purpose of that restriction is if it even exists. In my view, the only reasons something like that would make any sense are either to increase the chance that Nintendo fans are familiar with the character or if Nintendo wanted to celebrate a part of their history.
With a character as iconic as Master Chief, I don’t think you have to worry about the first part. He was technically present on a Nintendo console through a skin in Minecraft but that doesn’t really help with the second goal either. Same goes for other major characters with minor appearances on Nintendo platforms. In essence, I think those minor appearances are kind of irrelevant to the decision. If Chief makes it in, I don’t think his Minecraft skin will have anything to do with it. Similarly, I feel like Cloud would have made it in with or without his appearance in Theatrhythm or other minor cameos.
I think a lot of people are too focused on sticking to some kind of pattern without stopping to ask why. I feel this way about many aspects of Smash speculation. Patterns are broken pretty regularly throughout the series so I don’t put too much stock in them. Just because something hasn’t happened yet doesn’t mean it can’t.
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