Alright, I've caught up on the posts and compiled some thoughts together. I do not seek to defend these thoughts, rather they should be treated theoretically. Chew them up, spit them out, it doesn't matter to me. If you view them as straw grasping, that's perfectly okay--but that's not what I'm aiming for, because I am
not outright believing these thoughts. I seek possibilities that might not have been posted
solely to extend discussion/speculation. To me, extending discussion/speculation beyond what's explicitly known can be fun sometimes (without losing track of the topic at hand, of course).
/Disclaimer
Is it possible that including Fire Emblem and F-Zero
together in the recent newcomer trailer
wasn't an act randomness? Firstly, Sakurai gave us a three-day time span to anticipate the "new fighter intro video", the Friday before its release. That time span essentially
included EVO 2014, where Melee was featured (and sponsored by Nintendo) as part of the competitive venue. The schedule for EVO was full, and any special announcements by Nintendo
during the tournament would have been too much (keep in mind the schedule, let alone itself, became roughly
two hours behind, which isn't historically unusual). Perhaps, then, saving the "new fighter intro video" for Monday, while
including EVO by giving us the three-day heads up, was on purpose?
Allow me to break it down further: if Nintendo turned a virtual 180 on the competitive Smash community, they must be aware of the many antics behind it (especially since Reggie mentioned "no Johns"). For instance, Fire Emblem is
heavily associated with the competitive Smash community because of Marth and the King of Smash (Ken or LiquidKen, whichever you prefer). This is an easy association to make, and doesn't require much research on the competitive Smash community to figure out.
F-Zero, namely Captain Falcon, has a slightly more interesting possible association. Firstly, it's no secret that Captain Falcon is considered iconic to the Smash Brothers series by many fans--competitive and casual alike. In the competitive community, I also remember hearing multiple times (I think it was even mentioned in the Smash Brothers documentary series) that it is almost a general rule of thumb that, no matter who is playing, spectators should cheer for the "Falcon player". Captain Falcon is considered to have some of the more "flashy combos". Need I also mention the
Wombo Combo (which ironically includes
space animals, as you will see later in this post)?
In this sense, combining the two franchises in a reveal trailer (while including a three-day heads up and effectively EVO itself) might not actually be as far-fetched or random as some might say.
This brings me to the more hypothetical point: Star Fox and Comic-Con.
What do these two have in common? At a first glance, not much.
However, it
could be slightly thematic, much like the Fire Emblem/F-Zero trailer
could have been thematic with EVO. I understand that the general theme of Comic-Con involves the many Comic-related universes. However, I am curious:
How prevalent is the Sci-Fi genre at Comic-Con? I understand there is a presence, but I don't know how prevalent it is; I have never been there myself.
Star Fox is obviously Sci Fi, and with its lack of content, they could associate Star Fox with the Sci Fi presence at Comic-Con and deliver "a few special surprises". In my eyes, it would surely be surprising. I can't say about what Nintendo would think, though. Maybe a double-reveal of a Star Fox and Metroid newcomer? I have no idea. Actually, I remember talk awhile back about some kind of
Star Fox/Metroid crossover by Retro Studios or something. Now
that would be funny if were referring to a newcomer trailer and not a video game... but
that's going too far for speculation, in my opinion.
Krystal and Ridley... huh...
Has Retro's secret project actually been officially revealed yet? All I see are a lot of misleading thoughts regarding it being Donkey Kong Country Returns + Tropical Freeze.
Actually, this quote from the linked article above: “the idea of Star Fox and Metroid crossing paths
in a more unified Nintendo universe represented but
one of several potential team-up projects that Nintendo has been considering.”
This quote actually sounds like it could be referring to the newcomer trailers for Smash Brothers. After all, I'd consider Smash Brothers a "more unified Nintendo universe". These "projects" could be just the newcomer videos, as they'd be more secretive that early in development (2012, which was about when Sakurai said the roster was pretty much finalized). Not only that, but different studios
have been working on the newcomer trailers already! Little Mac's trailer, Palutena's trailer, and Robin's trailer prove this. In fact, Robin's trailer
is already a crossover (F-Zero/Fire Emblem). Gah... I'm probably stretching here. Who cares? It's fun.
Even then, Retro (if they are working on a newcomer trailer to crossover Star Fox/Metroid) could 100% truthfully deny working on a video game, because
it wouldn't be a video game. Food for thought.
Anyways, looking back to how Sakurai revealed Ike and the Coliseum within a week of each other, and now at the Star Fox stage reveal and that Comic-Con is in the same week...
Sakurai could be setting the stage for the next "new fighter intro video"!
*shot*
Okay, that was a terrible pun.
Well, that's all I could get from this that hasn't been something mentioned before. Yes, I know I'm probably being too imaginative. Yes, I know that there could very well be no "hidden meaning" or "hint" behind the ways Sakurai chooses to reveal things. It's just fun sometimes to assume hypothetically that he does.
What do you guys think? *
winces in preparation*
