NintenZone Social Thread: Shovel Knight Amiibo Hype Catastrophe (feat. Swamp)

[Icedragonadam]

Honestly I could see Nintendo putting in Shovel Knight to advertise his game coming out for Japan, just like Roy with Fire Emblem: Binding Blade/Sword of Seals.

 

[DoodleDuck97]

Ahh Snake. How we miss ye so.

 

[Chrono.]

GameXplain feel pretty much the same way I do regarding this whole thing.

 

[cmbsfm]

I agreed he may have not been that likely but at least before this I had some hope to cling on too. If this is real I don't know what to really to do.

 

[Tree Gelbman]

Honestly if Shovel Knight is real, I don't believe most of his other speculation, because honestly that's what it all feels like speculation. He probably really only knows Shovel Knight and no one else.

 

[Kenith]

Honestly I could see Nintendo putting in Shovel Knight to advertise his game coming out for Japan, just like Roy with Fire Emblem: Binding Blade/Sword of Seals.

There's some differences though.
Roy was a clone, and also a first party character.
If Shovel Knight is actually in, there has to be something more going on.
Perhaps every indie platformer ever made is actually Shovel Knight, therefore making him as prolific for Smash.
Get your conspiracy hats ready guys.

 

[AncientTobacco]

Tamaki is going to look like such a tool if this doesn't come to pass now.

"I feel sorry that we may have let the cat out of the bag."

 

[Schnee117]

Spoiler

http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3358541/castlevania-iii-receive-super-violent-animated-series/

Castlevania 3 Anime? Animated by the guys behind Fairly Odd Parents and Adventure Time? Produced by the Executive Producer of Dredd?
****. Yes.

 

[Tree Gelbman]

Tamaki is going to look like such a tool if this doesn't come to pass now.

"I feel sorry that we may have let the cat out of the bag."

Did...

Did...

He say that?

 

[cmbsfm]

I only care about this rumor because of the fact that this could make or break his credibility. He's been on thin ice for a while now with the devil's third stuff and other rumors don't know why he'd suddenly try to damage it further with a rumor about a character that seemed as unlikely as shovel knight.

 

[Strofirko]

The guy wants to bet his entire reputation on this.

 

[Captain Fun]

Tamaki is going to look like such a tool if this doesn't come to pass now.

"I feel sorry that we may have let the cat out of the bag."

Yeah, he's starting to get ballsy. He directly asked Yachtclub about the rumors, and they declined to comment.

The guy wants to bet his entire reoutation on this.

If nothing else, I'm convinced he believes it.

 

[Kenith]

Yeah, honestly? At this point, I think this guy legitimately believes what's he saying and one of his "reliable sources" is the one pulling our legs.

 

[Frostwraith]

I've long predicted that Snake would be unlikely to come back and I have not wavered.

I really liked Snake in Brawl and he was fun to play as, bringing uniqueness to the roster. The codecs were also humorous and emphasized the wackiness of having a more realistic character in the middle of fantastical, cartoony ones. The MGS music selection was memorable and Shadow Moses Island was a great stage.

But things have changed. This isn't 2006 or 2008. Things have changed in the past years. The situation with Konami and Kojima doesn't help at all. The business relationship between Nintendo and Konami isn't as good as before.

I like Snake. I would love to see him return to Smash 3DS/Wii U, but let's be realistic. Snake's chances aren't favorable. On the contrary, there are more obstacles to his inclusion than before.

For now, the only character I want and find viable is Wolf. Any other character (veteran or newcomer) will no doubt impress me and, hey, it's one more character to try out and play as.

I find it very difficult to dislike a fictional character as it takes a particularly repulsive characterization for me to harbor negative feelings in the first place, so I doubt there's any viable Smash addition I'm going to outright dislike.

 

[CroonerMike]

I don't understand where you guys are coming from saying this guy is "true". Like I get you want something to believe in but he's never been right.

 

[Tree Gelbman]

I don't understand where you guys are coming from saying this guy is "true". Like I get you want something to believe in but he's never been right.

I don't know that never been right is the correct way to say it, he's had a history of being wrong, but he did get something correct in the past I believe.

At this point, he might just be a messenger for someone pulling his and the rest of our legs.

 

[Guybrush20X6]

If Shovel Knight in Smash is real I'd be happy but as it stands I don't think he's likely without some crazy behind the scenes stuff going on.

At least with all the sub-weapons in his game he has more special move options than Cranky Kong.

Side-Note: If ol' CK is ever playable his Final Smash need to be Arcade DK.

 

[Starlight_Lily]

He's a fictional video game character from a movie. Making him a movie character.

But Disney released his game a day before the movie came out, so surely he counts as a video-game character first.

 

[Chrono.]

In other news, GameFAQs have pretty much convinced themselves the MGSV spoilers are fake through sheer denial and rage.

It's the ESRB leak all over again over there.

 

[AncientTobacco]

Did...

Did...

He say that?

Yes. Here's the whole chain:

Spoiler

It's also a back-up in case he goes back and deletes his tweets if/when he's proven wrong.

 

[AreJay25]

All I know is that the aftermath of this is going to be a bloodbath.

Doesn't matter how it ends, there will be salt.

 

[Champ Gold]

I don't understand where you guys are coming from saying this guy is "true". Like I get you want something to believe in but he's never been right.

Because people like to believe what they want to believe

In other news, GameFAQs have pretty much convinced themselves the MGSV spoilers are fake through sheer denial and rage.

It's the ESRB leak all over again over there.

It's just like MGS2 expect it won't take over 8 years to get over it. Probably 2 months.

 

[DoodleDuck97]

All I know is that the aftermath of this is going to be a bloodbath.

Doesn't matter how it ends, there will be salt.

Maybe Shovel Knight is coming with someone else.
I do have to wonder this now because anything goes after the Royucas Update
That and we have not a single bit of knowledge about what's next for Smash other than the already known ballot characters.

 

[Tree Gelbman]

All I know is that the aftermath of this is going to be a bloodbath.

Doesn't matter how it ends, there will be salt.

Millions of poor salt water fish and creatures will die as suddenly the salt is evaporated from the oceans of the Earth to fill both the Smash Brothers and Shovel Knight fandoms instead.

Please think of the poor sea creatures.

 

[Guybrush20X6]

All I know is that the aftermath of this is going to be a bloodbath.

Doesn't matter how it ends, there will be salt.

Not sure how the video rules work so I'll just leave a regular link to MGR:Revengance's THERE WILL BE BLOOD

 

[BluePikmin11]

Isn't the Snake thing more of a prediction than part of the actual leak.

 

[Khoru]

It's just like MGS2 expect it won't take over 8 years to get over it. Probably 2 months.

nah it'll still be bad
i had no idea people said kojima was a hack after even mgs4
this will exacerbate things

 

[AreJay25]

Maybe Shovel Knight is coming with someone else.
I do have to wonder this now because anything goes after the Royucas Update
That and we have not a single bit of knowledge about what's next for Smash other than the already known ballot characters.

This is possible, but it really depends on when they actually started working on ballot characters.

If they started anyways.

Isn't the Snake thing more of a prediction than part of the actual leak.

The way he worded it leaves it up for debate.

 

[Solfiner]

I don't know what to believe honestly. I think I'll just wait and see.

 

[Curious Villager]

Snake feels like he's more or less stuck in a limbo of some sort. The things I've been hearing in regards to Konami and Kojima isn't really helping either....

At this point I feel like it would probably be a miracle if Snake came back....

But I'm like Frost, I have a pretty hard time "hating" fictional characters too. There has to be something very repulsive about them for me to dislike them. Otherwise, I just don't care about them and leave them be..... Which is probably why I just shrug when it comes to certain characters certain fandoms want to see dead.... :T

 

[Frostwraith]

The thread's rules have now been added to the OP. Be sure to read them before posting. I'd also like to remind that SmashBoards Global Rules also apply here.

Any questions regarding them should be asked to the mods in charge of this place: @Firus, @ Swamp Sensei , @PushDustIn and me.

 

[DoodleDuck97]

This isn't Swamp's Twitter Feed anymore

This is possible, but it really depends on when they actually started working on ballot characters.

If they started anyways.


The way he worded it leaves it up for debate.

I would have thought they would have started after the ballot was done.
But for all I know we could get the first one on the same exact day the Ballot Ends.

 

[Frostwraith]

This isn't Swamp's Twitter Feed anymore

You saw nothing.

 

[AreJay25]

In other news, Burger King wants to collaborate with McDonald's for the ultimate fattening burger:
http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/08/26/mcwhopper-burger-king-proposes-team-up-with-mcdonalds

 

[LIQUID12A]

Ohh crap:

https://twitter.com/doctor_cupcakes/status/636318518737272832


Sorry to shovel knight fans, but please be fake. PLEASE let this rumor be fake!

I can already hear my brother jokingly decry this game even more if Snake doesn't return at all.

Not that it matters since I secured another Brawl copy but still.

 

[Solfiner]

"Swamp wants you to read the thread's rules in the OP before posting"

Sorry Swamp, I'm a rebel.


The Ballot ends in a month plus a few days, damn. Time flies.

 

[BluePikmin11]

So does his leak claim there are only 2 characters left?

 

[Guybrush20X6]

In other news, Burger King wants to collaborate with McDonald's for the ultimate fattening burger:
http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/08/26/mcwhopper-burger-king-proposes-team-up-with-mcdonalds

What's the difference between them that a crossover would make use of? Far as I remember BK had the non-Disney toys and MD the Disney ones. As you may guess it's been years since I had BK.

 

[AreJay25]

So does his leak claim there are only 2 characters left?

Nope, so far he's only given his opinions on K. Rool, Bandanna Dee and Snake. No actual comments on other DLC.

 

[Chrono.]

In other news, Burger King wants to collaborate with McDonald's for the ultimate fattening burger:
http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/08/26/mcwhopper-burger-king-proposes-team-up-with-mcdonalds

This is why God doesn't talk to us.