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It's a huge, huge, huge shame that Sakurai did not take any moment in FP2 to prove that "it's important that a character is fun to play, not just recognizable". Unfortunately, he didn't have time to, as he was revisiting ideas he/Nintendo were holding on to for years but had to be put on the backburner for various reasons.
Even then, ports are usually going to have a smaller budget than an all-new game, which is why Nocturne HD did not Feature Dante from the Devil May Cry™ Series unless you paid extra. And Dante's only ONE guest character.
Even if not all characters return, I doubt there will be dramatic losses or anything. The only real reason characters seem to get cut is due to time constraints, mechanical issues or licensing issues. The second one is unlikely to be an issue as the next smash will be on a more powerful console. They will probably also have a much longer time span to work on it too, as they don't need to account for a failed console. That leaves only the third method being particularly problematic.
Except Ultimate already was in development for longer than Smash 4, and if the more powerful console makes the Wii U models seem outdated, they're going to need to spend time making new models that are acceptable for the new console, making bringing back everyone even more of a chore.
Some of the load can be lightened by using existing models as was done in fp2 for pyra and min min ( those can also just be upscaled for next game as they were downscaled for ult). It is a very good point though. Speaking of updated models, shulk really needs an upgrade as his current model looks a bit off.
I guess, but one reason why Everyone Is Here was possible was due to the Switch not being more powerful enough to warrant brand new models for every fighter. You could say the same about the Wii vs. the Gamecube, but Melee's models were crude enough to justify new models anyway.
Back when Mario's hat had angles.
I try to do my part to promote less talked about games on here. I agree that it does get tiring hearing the same names over and over again from a lot of people. That’s the reason I stopped watching Delzethen’s videos despite being really well made. If I’m remembered for anything around here, I hope it’s my love for lesser known or discussed choices. I try my best to bring up interesting overlooked characters without putting down anyone with more mainstream most wanted characters like Master Chief or Crash.
Well, yes, Smash is a crossover already, of course. And I bring up that a Nintendo VS someone else would be a separate thing. They could even play similarly, but they could bring a differing perspective on what to do with a Nintendo fighter and give a break from a mainline entry that's more straight-forward.
Wait did it really convince Ubisoft?
I remember around the time it was revealed to be fake Ubisoft tweeted something along the lines of “hey check out this cool art made by a fan”.
What do you mean? You mean as in terms of the “community picks” like Crash, Hayabusa, Geno, Monster Hunter and the like?
Waluigi, Octoling, Gen 9/10 Pokemon, Xenoblade 3 protagonist, and Akira Howard are the only ones I feel are almost certain for the next game. Waluigi especially.
As in people were so obsessed with each subsequent reveal "having to" overhype all the previous ones, they were starting to look down on any character smaller than Sora, Crash, and Master Chief before the former was revealed.
The base game is not going to have the same third-party focus, and that'll be saved for DLC so third-parties get more money.
To be fair, if he could go for both, that would be a good thing. But I get what you mean, not every character is gonna be a huge gamebreaker.
Well, I didn't intend to dunk on any characters, and I'm not one to get tired of any popular picks just for being popular. I'm just saying that over time, hype culture pretty much makes speculation streamline into about 10 to 20 picks, at least on Youtube and Twitter. There's the occasional flavor of the week due to a new release or fake leak, but overall every cycle along Ultimate was kinda plagued with this - not just Volume 2.
I'd go even further. Even DLC for future Smash isn't going to be the same as Ultimate, expectations-wise. We got a bunch of big names and franchises, one of them being the Ballot's most voted. Not many places to go from here if you're only focused on reveal hype.
Chief is seen as more realistic, especially after Microsoft's trademark is now seen in Smash. Discussion and support for a character changes depending on their likelihood. For example, no one talked about Banjo in a serious or extensive manner until Phil posted that tweet during the ballot.
Beats me but maybe it has something to do with Nintendo fans having a fiercer console rivalry with Sony fans? It's almost to a point where Smash fans love (thrash) talking about PSASBR more than PlayStation fans at this point.
Wasn’t Tower of Smash the one that said if you linked the 3DS data to Wii U you’d get a few exclusive characters? So dumb lmao
I dunno. All those things you just said were really fun.
Sure, I just find it funny how a lot of Nintendo fans are pretty much this when it comes to that game:
We know MS wants to be buddies with Nintendo. We can't say the same about Sony.
This is what happens when Smash tries to get more and more people from different audiences outside of Nintendo, or Outside Nintendo First Party. In any case, I think people are going into Smash 6 with more Pessimistic views to be honest. I don't the Expectations are Skyrocketed for Smash 6 like it was for Smash DLC, because people are looking at Ultimate as the last of the "Golden Age". People may still want premium 3rd party characters for Smash 6, but they don't expect it, at least Base game. At least there are characters like Waluigi that people will be excited for though that they expect will be in Smash 6
I think it's mostly because of Banjo and Steve. Master Chief was considered impossible due to Microsoft, but because Microsoft allowed Banjo and Steve, Master Chief was seen as a big possibility and became a big request.
Was it really though?
I got this feeling with dragon quest and king of fighters, not so much the others
