Official Next Smash - Speculation & Discussion Thread

[Diddy Kong]

My tiers of how likely these are to happen are:

1. A regular sequel - Might be boring but it's the easiest choice and you aren't always going to get exactly what you want.
2. Reboot - Is a cool idea and could offer refreshes on older content, but I think that selling a game with so much less content might be unappealing to consumers. Plus I don't think full moveset reworks are very likely at all, at most maybe some characters will get some new Normals, maybe a Special.
3. Ultimate Deluxe - Could happen, but with SW2 being BC and Ultimate selling well already, I don't see a reason for it other than laziness or unwillingness by Nintendo or the dev team to move on.
4. A Spin Off - Pretty unlikely, but could happen, just not in place of a new Smash entirely.
5. Ultimate 2: Even Ultimater - Would be really cool, but there's just no way they would go with this over any of the other more safe and easy options.

I think we'll get 1, and eventually with all the DLC we'll have 5. I suspect the next Smash will have a DLC cycle that's significantly longer than Ultimate.

Which is why am not afraid of cuts in the slightest. Yeah the only possible cuts that are gonna be pernament are probably third party characters but... am not half as invested in them honestly.

 

[Godzillathewonderdog]

Any predictions on what we'll see for the Pokemon Day direct?

Pokémon Z-A, and a bunch of uninteresting updates on their mobile games.

 

[Hadokeyblade]

Any predictions on what we'll see for the Pokemon Day direct?

Pokemon news

 

[SMAASH! Puppy]

How do ya’ll feel about Morpho Knight as an echo fighter? I’m surprised I don’t really hear them get talked about much.

He'd be neat. Have his stand-in for of Dimensional Cape be essentially the same move, but instead of slashing, he does the wave thingy that flips people around or dizzies them or something...probably not the dizzy effect. That sounds broken.

I'd also want him to have an Easter Egg where holding a fully charged smash attack as long as possible causes him to make his sword get absurdly large during the attack.

 

[Thegameandwatch]

Any predictions on what we'll see for the Pokemon Day direct?

Probably just Z-A and updates for their mobile games and maybe SV. 2026 is when there will be presumably big announcements.

Z-A will presumably show actual gameplay alongside the protagonists. Maybe also Starters.

 

[TheFirstPoppyBro]

Any predictions on what we'll see for the Pokemon Day direct?

I feel like we're gonna get a trailer for Legends ZA since it's been a year and it's supposed to come out this year (maybe like showing off the starters and some things about how the game works since it's supposedly entirely set within Lumiose City), but probably not a ton otherwise? Maybe like one surprise announcement in there, but mostly mobile game stuff like Go, TCG Pocket, Masters, Cafe Mix, Sleep...

 

[GoldenYuiitusin]

Any predictions on what we'll see for the Pokemon Day direct?

Wouldn't it just be grand if Litten was confirmed as a starter for Z-A?

 

[SMAASH! Puppy]

Any predictions on what we'll see for the Pokemon Day direct?

Pokémon Legends Z-A will look really ugly, but it will do something different with the mechanics that will excite the fans, and the story concept will excite them even more.


The jury will still be out if the game is actually good though.

 

[Wonder Smash]

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You can't be one of the "Annoying People who never bought the games" if you actually bought one of the games

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It's annoying if they didn't buy the games? That...doesn't make any sense.

 

[Captain Shwampy]

Any predictions on what we'll see for the Pokemon Day direct?

Pokemon Z-A runs at 10 fps

 

[dream1ng]

Any predictions on what we'll see for the Pokemon Day direct?

MOTHER 3

 

[HyperSomari64]

Any predictions on what we'll see for the Pokemon Day direct?

Something, Something Project
Something, Something third entry of a long dead franchise
sorry for it

 

[TheFirstPoppyBro]

Something, Something third entry of a long dead franchise

I dunno what this means in relation to Pokemon but my first thought was "Finally, the long awaited sequel to Pokemon Channel/Pokemon Pinball. "

 

[SharkLord]

How do ya’ll feel about Morpho Knight as an echo fighter? I’m surprised I don’t really hear them get talked about much.View attachment 399577

Honestly they'd make more sense than a lot of Echo suggestions. In both of their appearances, they' actually share a lot of moves with Meta Knight, just souped-up. There's usually only a couple flashy super moves they don't share, and so with a few unique specials and a new final smash I think they could work pretty well.

On that note, I kinda hope Meta Knight sees a rework next game. His Smash moveset basically amounts to random flailing, and the stuff he does in the newer Kirby games feel a lot cooler and more dynamic.

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Wouldn't it just be grand if Litten was confirmed as a starter for Z-A?

Finally, a Pokemon Echo that actually works as an Echo!

...Maybe. Possibly. Maybe not actually, depending on how much the final evolution diverges.

 

[DarthEnderX]

How do ya’ll feel about Morpho Knight as an echo fighter?

I think:
Dark Meta Knight should be a Meta Knight alt costume.
Galacta Knight should be a Meta Knight Echo.
Morpho Knight should be a Galacta Knight alt costume.