Returning Veteran Approaching: Diddy Kong Joins Smash Wii U & 3DS Cast!

[Xiivi]

Smash Wii U & 3DS director Masahiro Sakurai says "Pic of the day. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze is out now in Europe and North America! ...And to celebrate, Diddy Kong joins the battle!!" along with "We've increased Diddy Kong's flexibility this time. This picture shows how far his punches stretch during his strong side attack."

 

[2ndComing]

hehehe.... tripping is back.... oh the bananas

MUAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHH

anyway, cool, expected as such but its nice to see him back but I have to say... He looks weird next to DK... idk maybe its because he is darker... idk

but yea.... DK BANANA'S = TRIPPING hehe

 

[2ndComing]

One more thing, I love how one of the best characters in brawl got a range buff. Like for real, this game is going to be ****ing insanely broken or the most balanced and competitive Smash ever

Impress us Sakurai

 

[Ryu Myuutsu]

In other news, water is wet.

But seriously, good to see him back even though it was pretty obvious we would see him again.

 

[Sunnysunny]

Please only have one banana.
Please only have one banana.
Omfg please only have one banana.

 

[KuroganeHammer]

screw diddy

he's gonna be even stronger if Smash 4's engine allows for more combos. He pulls off enough of that **** in Brawl already. zzzzzzz

 

[extremechiton]

hehehe.... tripping is back.... oh the bananas

MUAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHH

anyway, cool, expected as such but its nice to see him back but I have to say... He looks weird next to DK... idk maybe its because he is darker... idk

but yea.... DK BANANA'S = TRIPPING hehe

i have believed that tripping was never removed. Random tripping yes, but forced tripping no.

 

[shinhed-echi]

So we're going to have 4-5 more Veteran reveals before another Newcomer? Judging from the site pattern.

Diddy... I don't mind the guy, but I REALLY hope he keeps only ONE bannana.
His stretchiness kind of worries me. Diddy was already a beast.

 

[HyperrCrow]

My man Donkey Kong finally brushed his teeth

 

[Sunnysunny]

I'm hoping the reason they increase his reach is BECAUSE he only gets one banana.

With a banana on the ground and a banana on hand diddy was basically able to both control the stage and punish any attempts at landing/jump/picking up the nanner with a free glide toss into whatever the **** he wants.

 

[2ndComing]

i have believed that tripping was never removed. Random tripping yes, but forced tripping no.

Yea I know, I am just poking fun at that it is back since diddy's trip, infact that stayed in Project M so im glad its not completely hated

 

[Morin0]

I hope he actually sounds like Diddy Kong from DK 64 or DKC for the SNES instead of what he sounds like in Brawl.

 

[Rizen]

I'm hoping the reason they increase his reach is BECAUSE he only gets one banana.

With a banana on the ground and a banana on hand diddy was basically able to both control the stage and punish any attempts at landing/jump/picking up the nanner with a free glide toss into whatever the **** he wants.

And yet Diddy's still not the most OP character in Brawl, lol.

I hope SSB4 has better balancing (who doesn't?). I'm glad Diddy is back. I never used him much in Brawl but I like him from the DKC series

 

[Thane of Blue Flames]

Diddy may not be OP in Brawl but he sure was a campy mofo.

Here's hoping that reach increase is because he needs to get his hands dirty this time round.

 

[Argentic]

Annoying bananas...

 

[Cassio]

What if they remove glide tossing tho?

 

[Wasp]

what's wrong with bananas?

 

[Daftatt]

One more thing, I love how one of the best characters in brawl got a range buff. Like for real, this game is going to be ****ing insanely broken or the most balanced and competitive Smash ever

Impress us Sakurai

I'm actually betting on somewhere in between, it's definitely going to be a lot more polished than brawl, but not as competitive as melee.

but holy freakin crap look at that f-tilt! He's like dhalsim from street fighter!

 

[Lizalfos]

what's wrong with bananas?

They aren't Mushrooms :L

 

[Lizalfos]

What if they remove glide tossing tho?

I hope that Sakurai realizes how important glide tossing is and adds aerial glide tossing.

 

[Wasp]

They aren't Mushrooms :L

that's why there are mushrooms besides bananas ^^

Yeah the Dhalsim pic actually looks the same lol... good find!

 

[Vinylic.]

People keep worrying he wasn't going to be in here. People were hoping he was there.

Jesus christ, it was obvious the whole time, guys.

 

[Lizalfos]

People keep worrying he wasn't going to be in here. People were hoping he was there.

Jesus christ, it was obvious the whole time, guys.

THE PROPHET HAS ARRIVED!
What is the next character to be confirmed?

 

[Wasp]

I hope in the DK line it would be Dixie...
But i guess we'll first get to see Ness/Lucas, C.Falcon, Gam&Watch, Yoshi, Metaknight or any other veteran from Brawl...

 

[Katakiri]

I hope in the DK line it would be Dixie...
But i guess we'll first get to see Ness/Lucas, C.Falcon, Gam&Watch, Yoshi, Metaknight or any other veteran from Brawl...

I'll bet money that Yoshi will be announced on March 14th to coincide with the release of Yoshi's New Island. It's a waste of an update honestly but I at least hope they note some buffs to him.

 

[Diddy Kong]

Awesome!!! He's looking fantastic! And a range buff!? On one of his less useful attacks!? Glorious! My main is back! And about time to! Was hoping they didn't nerf him, and they didn't. Am grateful for that.

This game can't dissapoint me any longer!

 

[New_Dumal]

I don't know why but while I am a DK(franchise) fan, and Diddy is a great boy... I never used him that much in Brawl.Maybe is the moveset , or the playstyle... I just don't get it.
And in this new entry he looks bad, very bad design.
But I will try harder find my Diddy spirit, who knows...

 

[Kenith]

TAKE THAT, Diddy & Dixie!

And also, American release dates are viable.
Yoshi in March?

 

[Varia31]

Samus? Check!
Diddy? CHECK!
Game = BOUGHT

 

[wezai]

One more thing, I love how one of the best characters in brawl got a range buff. Like for real, this game is going to be ****ing insanely broken or the most balanced and competitive Smash ever

Impress us Sakurai

What did you expect? The game balance is done by a single person and everything is on his shoulders with the "let's party" philosophy. Sure, this game may be the best Smash for free-for-all 4 players with items on and a blast to play with friends. But that's it.

But don't expect this to be balanced for 1v1 competitions, Nintendo doesn't care about our competitive community; which is really sad.

 

[Kenith]

What did you expect? The game balance is done by a single person and everything is on his shoulders with the "let's party" philosophy. Sure, this game may be the best Smash for free-for-all 4 players with items on and a blast to play with friends. But that's it.

But don't expect this to be balanced for 1v1 competitions, Nintendo doesn't care about our competitive community; which is really sad.

Despite the fact that the Melee competitve community is huge.

 

[wezai]

Despite the fact that the Melee competitve community is huge.

Yea, Sakurai likes to pretend we don't exist. Sure, he says he is aware of us but there's no way he takes us into consideration.

 

[Kenith]

Yea, Sakurai likes to pretend we don't exist. Sure, he says he is aware of us but there's no way he takes us into consideration.

He should at least do something other than ignore them.
This is like if Vegeta became the most popular DBZ character and then Toriyama killed him off.

 

[Frostwraith]

I remember Sakurai stating that he is going to balance the game by only giving buffs to the characters or something like that. Not that it's a bad thing if done well...

And yeah, his increased flexibility reminds me of Dhalsim from Street Fighter.

 

[Vinylic.]

THE PROPHET HAS ARRIVED!
What is the next character to be confirmed?

Falco lombardi.

 

[Ryu Myuutsu]

What did you expect? The game balance is done by a single person and everything is on his shoulders with the "let's party" philosophy. Sure, this game may be the best Smash for free-for-all 4 players with items on and a blast to play with friends. But that's it.

But don't expect this to be balanced for 1v1 competitions, Nintendo doesn't care about our competitive community; which is really sad.

Where you under a rock when the announcements were made? The game balance is not being done just by Sakurai but his team as well and with the aid of Namco. The guy even said that he is aiming for a balance between competitive and casual.
Guess you just ignored all of that for the sake of preserving your self-pity and feeling betrayed and entitled.

 

[2ndComing]

What did you expect? The game balance is done by a single person and everything is on his shoulders with the "let's party" philosophy. Sure, this game may be the best Smash for free-for-all 4 players with items on and a blast to play with friends. But that's it.

But don't expect this to be balanced for 1v1 competitions, Nintendo doesn't care about our competitive community; which is really sad.

...? Have you not been paying attention to the updates?

 

[Jaedrik]

AWW YEAH
Super hype, once again.

 

[Renji64]

Not sure if i should be hyped or not.

 

[Varia31]

Forgot to mention, I love his render! To me it has a lot of personality.