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Official Next Smash - Speculation & Discussion Thread

Guynamednelson

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Part of me wonders whether he might kill off Ayumi as one of Emio's victims for a big plot point.
Damn I was joking when I said "let the Emio vs. Ayumi wars begin" in the social thread but a moment like that would make me think such flamewars could actually happen.
 

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Yeah this kind of game I don't think would get a rep added to a Smash project plan without them knowing how well it did in advance. And yeah, for a series of this size even a new game is not any guarantee of a Smash PC.
However, for fans of FDC and Ayumi the hope would be that this game does well and potentially even leads to more from the series, especially given that it's presumably not too taxing to develop and doesn't carry too high a bar to be considered a success.
If enough of that happens, then yeah Ayumi could be on the table for Smash, but I wouldn't expect it this cycle Unless possibly the project plan is later than most of us expect, in which case it could have a chance to fill one of the final few newcomer spots as an unrepped and now-active franchise which could clearly bring something very fresh and different to Smash.
 

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Damn I was joking when I said "let the Emio vs. Ayumi wars begin" in the social thread but a moment like that would make me think such flamewars could actually happen.
Either that or your player character is the killer all along. Both scenarios would be pretty divisive but again just crazy spit balling on my part. I wouldn't want either scenario to be the case but if divisive was the intent I'm not going to rule them out as much as I'd dislike for the plot to make these choices.
 
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Ivander

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So can I just say, I'm really hoping the new FDC game really leans into the horror, cryptic and creepiness for the game and the villain, Emio. I recently found the newly released screenshots for the game and man....this image here.

Like man, I cannot wait to see this scene in-game, cause this has potential to be some good-tier level creepypasta/urban legend horror. Like just the image of seeing Emio through the girl's eye and you still see the paper bag expression, but you also see their own eyes reflecting off of the girl's eye. Man, I hope they go hard with Emio and they leave a good impression much like the E.M.M.I and Raven Beak.
I am more curious about the supposed divisive ending that he's already teasing. Part of me wonders whether he might kill off Ayumi as one of Emio's victims for a big plot point.
Damn I was joking when I said "let the Emio vs. Ayumi wars begin" in the social thread but a moment like that would make me think such flamewars could actually happen.
That might be where the playable Ayumi parts come in. There are supposed to be some parts in this where you play as Ayumi and it's probably through her eyes where we will see Emio and their characterization. I don't see Ayumi dying, but I can certainly see Emio stalking her and even communicating with her much like they apparently do with their victims.
 
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Ima do something where you guys don't go what the heck.
So.
Toad
Look at the Smash 2 poll:

9th Place: Toad
12th Place: Fire Emblem character

Now look at the roster for Ultimate:

0 playable Toads :toadnaani:
8 playable Fire Emblem characters :ultmarth::ultroy::ultike::ultrobin::ultlucina::ultcorrin::ultchrom::ultbyleth:

Do you think he deserves this treatment?
If Toad keeps getting jealous of Fire Emblem, yes.

He can BUP right outta here.

(I want Toad but c'mon man, argue for Toad, not against others.)
 

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Ima do something where you guys don't go what the heck.
So.
Toad
Look at the Smash 2 poll:

9th Place: Toad
12th Place: Fire Emblem character

Now look at the roster for Ultimate:

0 playable Toads :toadnaani:
8 playable Fire Emblem characters :ultmarth::ultroy::ultike::ultrobin::ultlucina::ultcorrin::ultchrom::ultbyleth:

Do you think he deserves this treatment?
The poll doesn't specify which Fire Emblem character so they have to keep trying.
 

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Really though. I did not expect this to be another Famicom Detective Club game. A bit weird that the series title didn't change though. Shouldn't it be the Switch Detective Club now?

In any case, it's pretty unlikely that this game will do anything for Ayumi's chances at joining the base roster due to the timing of it. If the game doesn't take off then it could royally screw her over.
I kind of like the Famicom Detective Club name.

Also, do you think it would help if Nintendo localize the original games?
 

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If Toad keeps getting jealous of Fire Emblem, yes.

He can BUP right outta here.

(I want Toad but c'mon man, argue for Toad, not against others.)
They should add Toad, but then also add three more Fire Emblem characters specifically the three characters that are currently assist trophies
You're missing the big picture, both of you.

We need Toad as a Fire Emblem.
 

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Yeah, I'd say this all sounds about right. ESPECIALLY Kirby. I imagine most of the Kirby merch involved Kirby and the Waddle Dees (B.W.D. included), right? If nothing else, it makes sense why B.W.D. is probably Japan's #1 first-party request.

If you don't mind me asking, is there more of a Namco presence outside of Tekken?

Also, non-gaming question... any idea how Japan looks at Warner Bros.' animated stuff (Looney Tunes, Cartoon Network, etc.)? I know Disney is near-massive over there, but what about Warner Bros.' stuff?
You’re pretty spot on in terms of the proportion of Kirby merch. If it’s not Kirby, then it’s Waddle Dee. I haven’t seen any Dedede or Meta Knight merch in the wild outside of the Nintendo store yet.

In terms of of non-Tekken Namco, it’s mostly just PAC-Man and the ghosts popping up occasionally in their original sprites. I haven’t seen any Tales or Souls stuff in the wild, which kind of caught me off-guard.

That being said, on the Bandai side of things, I have seen a lot of Mametchi. I was actually walking adjacent to a Bandai building without knowing until I walked past the edge of a building, where I saw a statute of Mametchi alongside some of Bandai’s other notable IPs. I think Tamagotchi content could be in the next Smash, although I don’t know if it would warrant a full character.

I haven’t seen much Warner Bros. in terms of Western animation, unfortunately. I’ve really only seen Disney, Peanuts (they love Snoopy here)

:4pacman:Liko, actually. You might've been thinking of Lillie from Sun and Moon
You’re right lmao. I haven’t actually seen any Pokemon Horizons, so I guess my brain just went “Pokémon’s female protagonist whose name starts with an L. That’s Lillie”.
 

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Ima do something where you guys don't go what the heck.
So.
Toad
Look at the Smash 2 poll:

9th Place: Toad
12th Place: Fire Emblem character

Now look at the roster for Ultimate:

0 playable Toads :toadnaani:
8 playable Fire Emblem characters :ultmarth::ultroy::ultike::ultrobin::ultlucina::ultcorrin::ultchrom::ultbyleth:

Do you think he deserves this treatment?
This leaves out the fact that Marth is literally right under Toad on this list, the fact that the eighteen "someone from Fire Emblem" votes are implied to contain Fire Emblem characters who only got one vote each, the fact that Toad was a distant fourth for the Mario series on the list (far behind Peach, Bowser, and Wario), and the fact that Ogma, Seliph, Sigurd, and Leif also got more than one vote each. That says a lot more about Fire Emblem, and Marth specifically, than it does about Toad.

But even then, attempting to prop Toad up/bring Fire Emblem down with an incredibly small poll from almost a quarter of a century ago is...well, the nice word is "misguided."
 

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Ima do something where you guys don't go what the heck.
So.
Toad
Look at the Smash 2 poll:

9th Place: Toad
12th Place: Fire Emblem character

Now look at the roster for Ultimate:

0 playable Toads :toadnaani:
8 playable Fire Emblem characters :ultmarth::ultroy::ultike::ultrobin::ultlucina::ultcorrin::ultchrom::ultbyleth:

Do you think he deserves this treatment?
One of my first requested characters back in smash 4 with captain Toad. Now I really don't see how he gonna be in the next games against Waluigi,Geno and other mario fan favorite 😔

Y'know, if Takamaru got into Melee, his theme music probably would have sounded something like this:
The soundtrack still goes hard.
 

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I feel a bit late to the subject, but I am glad that they used the marketing that they did for this new Detective Famicom game. I can understand some being disappointed its not a new IP, but it was probably a really good way to get eyes on a game that many probably wouldn't give a second glance towards had it been announced in other ways.
 
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You’re pretty spot on in terms of the proportion of Kirby merch. If it’s not Kirby, then it’s Waddle Dee. I haven’t seen any Dedede or Meta Knight merch in the wild outside of the Nintendo store yet.

In terms of of non-Tekken Namco, it’s mostly just PAC-Man and the ghosts popping up occasionally in their original sprites. I haven’t seen any Tales or Souls stuff in the wild, which kind of caught me off-guard.

That being said, on the Bandai side of things, I have seen a lot of Mametchi. I was actually walking adjacent to a Bandai building without knowing until I walked past the edge of a building, where I saw a statute of Mametchi alongside some of Bandai’s other notable IPs. I think Tamagotchi content could be in the next Smash, although I don’t know if it would warrant a full character.

I haven’t seen much Warner Bros. in terms of Western animation, unfortunately. I’ve really only seen Disney, Peanuts (they love Snoopy here)


You’re right lmao. I haven’t actually seen any Pokemon Horizons, so I guess my brain just went “Pokémon’s female protagonist whose name starts with an L. That’s Lillie”.
Did you find doom, Halo or other FPS fan?
 

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Did you find doom, Halo or other FPS fan?
Unfortunately, I haven’t seen much Western gaming in general beyond an ad for an Apex Legends tournament in one of the subways and an assortment of Minecraft stuff (Minecraft is seemingly just as huge here as in the rest of the world). IIRC, I did see one of the Doom ports in Super Potato, but I can’t remember the platform it was on.
 

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Geist and Eternal Darkness are two horror games that are from Nintendo, and I expected like everyone else that Emio – The Smiling Man when we first saw it would be a new Nintendo horror game that was not related to any other series. The truth is that I was a little disappointed when I found out today that the series it belongs to is an existing series, because I wanted it to be a horror game independent of any other series, but that doesn't mean I won't buy it. The Famicom Detective Club series is a good series that deserves sequels.
 

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I wonder if theres any way they can remake the third game in the Detective club series
Its probably the worst in the series given that it was only available on a streaming service but you know, would be neat to play through all four games
I wouldn't be surprised if they lost a lot of the internal documentation on the Satellaview games.
 
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