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It wouldn't affect the roster regardless. It's not like Sakurai's going to browse SmashBoards and base decisions around who has a thread and how many posts are in it.
Ring Fit Adventure: Nintendo’s most successful IP to debut in the Switch era by a large margin.
Konami was pretty generous with the content that we had in Ultimate, and if we do get Snake and/or the Belmonts back, I think Bomberman has a decent shot at joining as he seems to be a liked character overall, and he does have some notable non-playable treatment in Ultimate. I think his chances are reduced if Konami characters are not a priority next game.
I think two or three newcomers feels like the most likely option as newcomers are part of the draw towards SSB, and SSBFor had a similar number of newcomers revealed initially.
Fair point. So, I guess the same can be said for a Sony AT, huh? I mean that we most likely won't be seeing Ratchet or Sly or even Spike as an AT?
You're not the only one. I know Smash is a massive deal, ESPECIALLY nowadays, but to avoid it getting lost in the 'clutter' of Nintendo Today? I'd prefer Nintendo not rock the boat on this one and just stick with a dedicated Smash Bros. website.
Yeah, this all seems about on par with what's probably expected of C/D-list Nintendo franchises at this point... that said, I have to say that I really hope Nintendo doesn't automatically default to the Miis for a Pilotwings character. I'm just saying, these guys are right there...
I feel like they'd still make a Dojo since they have for the last three games to have a dedicated spot for this kind of stuff, but any announcements on the Dojo would also get posted to Nintendo Today, since it is Nintendo news related.
I like to think it probably helped the results for the ballot and bring characters like Ridley more to Sakurai's attention, at the very least.
Speaking of Pilotwings, I'm hoping they not only bring back the PW64 characters if they do a revival, but also do renditions of music from both the original SNES game and 64.
Honestly? I think you're on to something. The point of contention I originally had was people insisting that we needed a monster as the primary MH rep, and trying to use Monster Hunter Stories to justify the pitch because that let you use monsters (Ahem, Monsties) to fight. I didn't want to point fingers and assume people aren't Monster Hunter fans without actually knowing their tastes, but I'd be lying if I said the "Monster Hunter is about the monsters" mindset doesn't come from non-fans, at least to some degree.
My guesses for unlockable characters:If unlockable characters somehow return at brawl/melee's amount....what characters do you feel are likely to be unlockable?
If these veterans return, i think they could be unlockable, maybe:,
. Also All echos.From what I have checked, the Xenoblade 3 spirit and other T rated spirits also doesn’t have the series name when the language is changed to Japanese so it’s probably something else rather then it being because of ESRB.
As far as we've seen the ESRB regulations disallow the use of the names of higher rated IPs, but not the use of the IPs themselves. So Dante can appear in Smash without issue so long as "Devil May Cry" isn't anywhere in the game or the trailer for him. Likely, this will just mean that all series/game names will be removed from the game.
Somehow it looks equal parts super awesome and super cursed. I'm not sure how they did that.
Wait until you see the Godzilla fusions.
I had to eat some humble pie once Steve finally rolled around and much of what I said about Minecraft representation - that it would be just fine with a stage, items, etc but didn't need a character - was null and void. Personally, I think that a really nice Monster Hunter stage, more music and a couple items on top of the Rathalos boss would be really solid in and of itself. But after Steve's reveal I figured I wouldn't make that same mistake skewed largely by my own character philosophy and less so where Smash's priorities lie. Just personally as someone who doesn't like to default to a generic avatar.
All Snake has to do is get a cigarette smoking taunt and we’re locked in.
I feel like it'd be difficult to do that though in some cases, especially in the music menus where it always lists the origin game for the song in question, especially if it prevents Nintendo from even mentioning things they own like Xenoblade, since the games are all Teen rated. Like EARTHBOUND is rated Teen these days.
Why was Brawl in particular even rated T?
There's a simple solution. Make the next Smash Bros T-Rated like Brawl. After Clive was added as DLC, the T-Rated Tekken 8 was able to refer to Final Fantasy XVI, a M-rated game, by name with no issues.
Huh. I guess it would make sense that it only effects E(10+) rated games, and brought them up to T rather than M. It at least feels more reasonable. The main question then would be is Smash E10+ by mandate or just because that's where it shook out?
There was the aforementioned fact that E10+ didn't exist yet, but for Brawl, my guess would be Zero Suit Samus. Particularly the cutscene where the camera does close ups on her while she drops from a vent.
The biggest logistic issue for Rathalos isn't just that he's big, it's also that he's long. We have a handful of fighters who use all fours to varying degrees -
- But they're all quite compact in build. Even Ridley has to hunch over to minimize his hitbox, and his tail is thin and can be held close to his body. Rathalos, on the other hand, is very horizontal, and his tail is thick and doesn't curl up like with Ridley's. To represent him right, he has to be ginormous, but if you don't scale him down to the size of a large dog he can hog entire platforms to himself just by standing on them. But if he's "just" the size of an Alaskan Malamute, he doesn't have quite the same impact, so...
The rating is really vague and not helpful but it only specifically points to "Cartoon Violence" and "Crude Humor" for some reason lol
Odd. I could have sworn it also had "Suggestive Themes", but I guess it doesn't. Maybe I'm thinking of SSB4. Ultimate probably has it too because Bayo.
Yeah, Smash 4 is E10+ for Cartoon Violence, Comic Mischief, and Mild Suggestive Themes, and Ultimate drops the Mild for just straight up Suggestive Themes.
Okay but if they do follow through on the requests for a massive Smash character and settle on a giant Dragon, I think Ridley kinda needs a full redesign to join Rathalos on that scale.
He is slightly worse in Brawl since there are cutscenes where he picks his nose and stuff, but yeah that's kinda weird.
Rocket Barrel Jet is a Canon Diddy ability, basically everything from DK64. Dual Peanut Popguns
, cartwheel attacks, and overall acrobatics. Its nothing Dixie is associated with. Diddy is the faster more reckless of the duo between him and Dixie.
Alternatively or, in addition, add TF2's Heavy to Smash and make all of the other eight Classes/mercs show up for his final Smash.All Snake has to do is get a cigarette smoking taunt and we’re locked in.
Most of the Echo Fighters could easily have differences that make them stand apart, or even fully unique compared to their base fighter. It would be easy to make a fully unique Dark Pit or Dark Samus for example. What we ended up with is decidedly not that though, and while I'm not arguing that this is ideal, or can/would happen to Dixie Kong, I do think it's worth considering that Dixie Kong originally being intended to be unique (or at least a semi-clone) doesn't save her from being made into an Echo Fighter at a second pass if Sakurai deemed her worth adding, but not so much that they would spend the normal amount of resources on her.
I feel the need to speak my mindset here.
" when they still found it enough of a priority for a BOSS with associated tracks and then going back to expand representation through DLC, or "oh, but Monster Hunter wasn't as big as it is now " when it was already Capcom's 3rd biggest seller by the time of the project proposal in December of 2015 and it overtook Street Fighter as their 2nd by the end of March of 2017, well before DLC was ever a factor, is going to sway me on this.
Yup.
I wouldn't trust any announcement tomorrow. :V
Yeah, I think if push comes to shove and they can't do the Hunter, they'd just do the Palico similar to the Slime for the Heroes. Aside from 3 the Palico has always been the faithful companion to the Hunter and is very recognizable to every player of the franchise and even those outside of it since it does pop up in crossovers like you said (ex. A palico NPC appears in Dragalia Lost and even had a sticker). They also can do some of the things the Hunters can such as using traps and bombs, so while it wouldn't be able to use the iconic Greatsword, you'd still be able to tap into some of those recognizable elements.The biggest logistic issue for Rathalos isn't just that he's big, it's also that he's long. We have a handful of fighters who use all fours to varying degrees -
As for Ridley, like you mentioned, it took Sakurai 15 years to change his mind on him. Aside from that, it's worth noting that A: His Metroid 1 proportions are based on a mainline game, not a relatively obscure spinoff like Stories, and B: Ridley recieved numerous, consistent requests during those 15 years. Rathalos doesn't have quite the same push going for him, so Sakurai wouldn't have the same motivation to add him.
That said, Louie's right in regards to Palico - Smash almost always prioritizes the player character, but we do know that Slime was considered as a Plan B for if Hero was off-limits. Palicoes have only been playable once in Generations, technically twice if you count Generations Ultimate as a second release, but they're marketed quite often in crossovers and would be the most logical option after the playable Hunters.
I mean we can't really use time since the last game as a good comparison point though.
