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Absolutely loving that even Microsoft wants to get in on this!
Not enough, it seems.
I agree, though I feel that Rayman's biggest competition from these 3rd-party characters are Snake and Banjo & Kazooie.
Seriously? Just two retweets? Typical. The last thing we would ever expect from Ubisoft these days is any effort, let alone if it's Rayman related.
I honestly can't see an indie becoming a playable character. In all honesty Super Smash Bros. is kind of seen as the ultimate video game crossover by the general audience, so a character getting in would feel like an honor for the company who owns it. No surprise why many third-party companies would like to see their mascot in Smash Bros. Obviously getting a playable spot in Smash Bros. is never an easy thing for any third-paty character, as it's supposed to be a giant Nintendo crossover in the first place after all. Due to that third-party additions are always going to feel like something special, and I don't think any indie, regardless of Nintendo support, has enough star power to feel special like that alongside Mega Man, Sonic and Pac-Man. Realistically the only way I'm seeing an indie become playable in Smash is if there are plans from Nintendo to buy the company who owns them (like Monolith Soft) or to co-own the IP with them (like Game Freak). In other words, they would no longer be "indie". Plus we already have the CommanderVideo trophy cameo as an indie rep anyway.
I hope that's the case. As much as I love to see more third parties, I only want the ones that I feel they deserve to be in. Right now, the only one most likely to be added as DLC third party is Rayman at this point. As much as I love Banjo-Kazooie, it would be pretty much moot point since, even if they do end up as DLC, their games are owned by Microsoft at this point. Unless, if Nintendo decides to pull a DK64 and put both games on the N64 VC, with Microsoft's approval, then maybe there might be some possibility. Still, I would rather have a true Banjo-Threeie on the Wii U than just having them as Smash Bros DLC and no new game on the Nintendo systems.
I really really doubt it. The site would have mention that they wouldn't take any non Nintendo character.Oh dear.
http://mynintendonews.com/2015/04/0...t-may-only-be-limited-to-nintendo-characters/
R.I.P Rayman, Banjo, and Snake.
Guess I'll just change my vote to K. Rool.
What a sad day to be a Snake, Rayman, and Banjo fan.
Yeah... (Goes ahead and continues voting for Rayman continuously)Oh dear.
http://mynintendonews.com/2015/04/0...t-may-only-be-limited-to-nintendo-characters/
R.I.P Rayman, Banjo, and Snake.
Guess I'll just change my vote to K. Rool.
What a sad day to be a Snake, Rayman, and Banjo fan.
Fortunately for us, those characters don't already have trophies in the game.
I really hope they are taking third party requests.
Yeah, no worries man, I doubt the facebook nintendo guys are the same exact ones who handle the actual votes.
I think we should be more worried about Rayman than Snake since like what @
ThePenguinGamer0
said, he's already got three trophies in the game without him playable. Also, if people wanted Snake in more than Rayman, there wouldn't have been a fake leak of him.
Well, I mean, this is coming from their Facebook page. They have no power. I could've written that post for all we know.Oh dear.
http://mynintendonews.com/2015/04/0...t-may-only-be-limited-to-nintendo-characters/
R.I.P Rayman, Banjo, and Snake.
Guess I'll just change my vote to K. Rool.
What a sad day to be a Snake, Rayman, and Banjo fan.
I'm going to assume he'll be third after Banjo & Snake, maybe second.
Incognito doesn't change your IP
I'm not too sure about Shantae, but I can safely say that we shouldn't worry much about Banjo and Kazooie. Think about it. If they were made as DLC, it would be pointless because Nintendo would be promoting a franchise that they no longer own or is available on their consoles. They would be promoting to the opposition, namely Microsoft. Unless if Microsoft and Nintendo made a deal in using the rights for the bear and bird for, say re releasing the original N64 games on the Wii U VC, then it would make a bit sense. But even if they were made DLC, it would be bittersweet since this would be the only time that the bear and bird returned to it's original parent company, but their games, if they would make any more, wouldn't. So I highly doubt it would affect Rayman's chances, since he's already got three trophies and both Mewtwo and Lucas were trophies themselves before they were announced as playable. Our best bet is to wait and see at this E3.
I have a feeling they have some plans for the Bear and Bird. They have been fairly irrelevant for quite some time.. That twitter post from Phil Spencer especially got me thinking on it as well. Besides, if we are lucky we might end up with more than just one fighter. Who knows at this point XD
I guess you're right. Still, can't help but feel a little nervous. I just wish Ubisoft were pushing the idea as much as the other companies have been.
That might be more likely than you think. After all, not only was the Smash team working on developing the Mewtwo DLC, they were secretly working on Lucas to the point of being able to make a trailer for him! It wouldn't be too farfetched to assume they'd pull that sort of thing again with the character poll. Who knows? Maybe they might make the top 5 overall results into DLC for Smash! (Although that might just be wishful thinking on my part, but it could happen.)
welcome to the supporters
The indie companies are "pushing" because the Smash hype and hopeless fans spreading word of their character is free advertisement. It's really easy to see the difference, the big companies like Ubisoft, Konami, and even M$ pretty much just gave the OK for their characters but aren't actively doing anything because they have no real reason to do so.
I completely forgot we made this a thing.
I'd say the only indie characters that would even be considered icons to some extent would be Shantae, or Shovel Knight. If they decided to rep the entire indie base that is.
You do bring up a good point. Every indie seems to be wanting a part of the action, its kind of ridiculous. The only indies I can legitimately see getting a chance are Shantae and Quote, since they are somewhat popular.
Shovel Knight isn't even close to being an icon, he's not even a year old. Icons are around 10-20 years and continue to thrive.
Heh, I guess you're right about Shovel Knight.
