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It could be Tetra but the fact that it’s specifically “Toon Sheik” in the game’s code means that it’s probably just a made up character that fits the artstyle.
I mean wasn't the initial Switch reveal just drummed up like "Watch the Preview Trailer tomorrow morning!" (For the record that tweet was on October 19th 2016 at 8:30pm and the Switch's initial reveal was literally the next day almost not even 12 hours later lol) I'm trying to find if there was any like lead-up to just showing it like mention of a specific date ahead of time, but I can't find one and the Preview Trailer message has replies like "WAIT THEY'RE ACTUALLY TALKING ABOUT NX???" which feels very similar to current sentiment lmao
The first tweet about the Switch's announcement happened the night before the reveal itself.
Sakkie must be hearing the Brentalfloss version on loop while doing gym or while working on his secret game.
I've thought about this for a while, why did they use that image for that reveal?
Oh, that's an easy one. Sakurai's saving the spy concept for when he adds that other spy-themed anthropomorphic lizard:
Takamaru is the first one that comes to mind. After that it could be Excitebiker, Mach Rider, maybe Urban Champion or Balloon Fighter if they could scrounge up enough material for a moveset, Lip...
The Game Boy would count since it’s the same era as the NES and SNES.
See, the thing about these retro characters is that they need to be surprises. The classic picks like Takamaru wouldn't really count.
Personally I'd easily sacrifice Sonic for having Mewtwo back, and just throw in Dixie as well and maybe Roy.
I kinda wish they just pushed backward a little more and at least finish Mewtwo. I also think its a shame Dixie was one of the Forbidden Seven and then never considered again as far as we know. I still see no good reason why Mewtwo shouldn't have been included in Brawl honestly. He was a majorly requested character for Melee after all, but his inclusion might have been poorly received due to being a relatively and almost comically weak character competitively. Nothing a few buffs wouldn't fix though.
I think Tamagon would certainly be up there in the surprise factor. I mean, aside from being from a game that wasn't originally released outside of Japan(until the NSO update), his game never came to the West because of all of the religious references, the name itself(Devil's World/Demon World) and the satanic panic at the time. A pretty unknown character, from a Japanese-only game that didn't come to the West originally due to religious references and a sketchy title, getting into Smash Bros as a playable character would certainly warrant the surprise. And would be quite a leap from the depths of obscurity for that character.
Is this supposed to mean, like, a nondescript character from the GB Wave Race? If Wave Race got a character, surely it would simply be Ryota Hayami from 64?
I imagined a character where the individual racers would be different alts.
I mean.
The last few years of the Switch wouldn't be totally missing. It's just that maybe they'd get 1-2 characters instead of 90% of the newcomers. Hardly a big deal. That was the case for Brawl too, and a vast majority of the Ultimate newcomers wasn't topical either (I see no reason why you wouldn't count the 3rd party characters) and it's the most successful Smash game ever.
I just hope it's not at 5 in the morning again
This honestly makes me wonder what kind of characters who debuted in the DS could be great additions, to be honest.
Why not? Aerials could be tricks, the bike could be perpendicular to the stage on grabs so their hands can actually reach, etc.
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I remember for the longest time being confused as to why Layton wasnt in Smash in any capacity since his series was really popular on the DS.
Probably DLC since Prime 4 hasn’t released yet since that game could introduce new stuff.
I think there still a ton of great options depending on what your definition of retro is. To me, a retro character is a character that debuted and hit their peak popularity many years ago (for me, that’s NES-N64 but that may vary person to person). The character can still get games today and be retro if those games are more niche compared to their former mainstream popularity. So I’d personally group the Battletoads, Bill Rizer, Zero, Fulgore and Magus as retro. Fulgore had the highest profile mainline appearance of these back in 2013 so he’s borderline. I think I’d still group Simon Belmont as retro since the CastleVania series is a lot more niche now when it does get a game but the anime helps keep it relevant. Isaac from Golden Sun could probably be considered retro at this point too.
Which changes from those games do people actually want?
The only one I’ve seen get a lot of support is a revamped Ganondorf based on his appearance and boss fight from TotK. I’ve seen Rauru brought up a few times, and I’ve even mentioned him myself, but not many people seem to interested in the idea, especially in comparison to long time favorites like Skull Kid and Midna.
If it makes you feel any better, this is largely how I feel, too. I really don't feel like there's any 50-60 character roster that is oriented towards late Switch reps and cuts most of the Third Party characters that could really make me excited for another Smash.
Yup, that’s why I’m so nervous about what this game might be (I mean not really in the grand scheme of things but as far as video games go). I think I’m in the minority here but Nintendo’s modern IP never really appealed much to me personally. I never really had a ton of interest to play Splatoon, ARMS, Pikmin, Animal Crossing, or Ring Fit. I tend to prefer games with a good narrative and characters I can get invested in like JRPGs but I still have a lot of nostalgia for their classic IPs. I’m not going to get upset or anything about a Switch focused roster if that’s what the majority of people want but I’d find it really hard to get excited for myself. I’ll still be happy for those fans.
The main new Nintendo IP is be excited for is Astral Chain. I had a lot of fun with that game and the combat system would be really cool to see how it could work in Smash. I’m a huge fan of the design of one of the major antagonists, Jena Anderson so I’d love to see her in Smash if we ever got a second character. I really enjoyed the first Golden Sun game too so I’d be happy to see that as well.
Some talk about Zelda in that game but I found several posts that essentially say to make echoes an aesthetic change where it’s used for Down despite being unrelated.
