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If Nintendo of America was in charge of deciding the roster + had historically de-sanitized Kirby to the same extent Japan sanitizes Crash, I would absolutely consider that to lessen Kirby's chances as a prioritized pick simply due to NOA's prior attitude towards the character. It wouldn't be about the actual average fan opinion; it would be what NOA thinks it is.
I'm still playing it regularly doing endgame content, I need just one more rare blade (Finch) before I got all of them, and after getting all affinities to S I will probably go for another New Game+. And I still want to complete a few things in Torna too, so I'm not running out of things to do anytime soon haha.
Well, I guess we could check to see what other video game roles she has had, just in case. Still, Rex and Pyra are probably the safest bet for first-party DLC, at least at the moment.
I think I'm still missing a Blade or two that New Game+ added. Kinda surprised to hear that you don't have Finch yet, though; I thought that she had an extremely common pull rate and was practically guaranteed to be among the first ones you get. I guess RNG really does work in bizarre ways sometimes...
Yeah I don't think I've heard of anyone having trouble getting Finch, yet I pulled KOS-MOS a good while back while she's still missing. I'll get her eventually though.
Don't worry, we all get funny feelings when VAs talk about Smash. Just look at Dante.
I'm currently on my longest drought, so to speak. Last time I played it was in the first week of October after maxing affinity on all characters, maxing out arts, maxing level, and doing all sidequests/community stuff in Torna.
I see. Will keep in mind.
id rather not im avoiding youtube atm
Well nvm, I think I got the wrong idea about it.
You're good. It's a funny edit, in a sad sort of way.
For reference, you can just edit in what you want to add rather than double posting. If the posts were a week apart, I'd get that you'd want to draw attention back to the topic, but both were made in the same day.
Monolith originally intended for Torna to take place between chapter 7 and 8. But that was back when it was much smaller in scale. I'm not sure if I would recommend it.
Uh, if you're looking to avoid spoilers for the main game, then you may have to wait until you've beaten chapter 9, but at that point you might as well just finish the main game.
if the pass was pure nintendo's decision, it really doesnt make sense
Thing is with hand to hand combatants though is this is a fighting game so it only makes sense that we have and will continue getting melee focussed characters. As for the sword part he doesn’t directly say there are too many sword users although he does heavily imply it. This does seem to be a hit towards characters who don’t bring much new to the table which I doubt Rex would struggle with much
Like I said, it's a sterotype, but there is no reason to favor melee fighters over sword fighters outside of this weird stigma the "community" has toward them. Like I also said, Soul Calibur is a thing. Fighting games don't have to use melee fighters, and Smash is already pretty much its own genre. "Being a fighting game" is not enough reason.
Well, the Heroes and Byleths make sense with the Heroes potentially being part of the DQ deal or at least a promotion. Banjo and Kazooie appeals to their fans though I would have liked if we got Banjo & Kazooie (and Tooie) on Switch as part of the deal. Not sure what Terry adds as...well, at this point, what does SNK have to offer? Then there's Joker. What benefit does Nintendo get with this one? A Warriors spin off? In return, Joker gets the crowning jewel for all the appearances Atlus pushes for him and gains the distinguish of getting a likely permanent boost to his remembrance as, even when Persona moves on from P5 (eventually), Joker's in Smash. Especially if he comes back.
But what is the most common mean of fighting in video games as a whole though? It’s fist fighting. It still is understandable as to why there are so many melee based characters. I understand your point somewhat but fist fighting is still a more traditional form of fighting than swords are. And new just means not heavily borrowing off of other characters. That’s the basis for it anyway
I'm not against fist fighting, I'm against the argument that there are too many swords like swords are a bad thing. There is nothing wrong with using a sword just like there isn't anything wrong with punching. If there are too many swords, than why aren't there too many melee fighters? There shouldn't be an exclusion just because they use swords.
Has it even been confirmed that Nintendo have also decided the second DLC? It may have been implied but I don’t remember it being confirmed.
thats the thing though we dont know the reasons behind any of it. could they have picked characters for purely monetary reasons? well why would they go for three very popular choices, one niche character and one who wasnt even out at the time? if it was for promotional purposes why only use 3/5ths of the pass to promote and why only promote one of their own games? and why would any deal to bring a certain game to the switch affect the deal to bring the character into smash? DQ11 being on the switch cant have affected the hero in smash surely thats two different things.
I don't think it's been confirmed, no, but if the sword thing is true, then we might not want Sakurai choosing. If he had practically full reign to pick nearly any video game characters, do you really think he's going to pick Rex? It's not like he's particularly loyal to Nintendo.
The reasoning doesn't have to be the same every time, but Joker, kind of like Snake, is pretty much free advertisement for your competitors. Joker really doesn't have much reason to be picked by Nintendo when they won't even put the mainline game on their system.
You are right, because of what Sakurai said in that Twitch clip I posted here. Which only kind of confuses me alittle more. But if he has updated whatever he said with new information, I guess I gotta go along with it..
i meant popular characters in reference to joker rather than a popular request for smash. the overall popularity of the character is probably what did it even if his requests for smash were low.
we all need to not take everything sakurai says so seriously
At least we know that it would be Nintendo giving our boy the shaft and not Sakurai. Maybe now people will stop whining that he has "Fire Emblem Bias."
That was directed towards Fire Emblem alone though. lol
I wouldn't be too surprised if Atlus initiated it. They do seem to love to push him any chance they get. Still, Smash didn't really need him. That's generally the case. Nintendo theoretically should have plenty of leverage when it comes to these things.
Is that really any better though? Now we can potentially live with he knowledge that Nintendo themselves prioritize Terry over Rex.
that would explain why his outfit keeps turning up in things. personally i dont get it
Gotta milk his popularity for everything its worth. Kind of reminds me of Shovel Knight. Plus, they are part of Sega, and, while maybe not to this extent, they aren't that shy about throwing Sonic around.
I'd hate Nintendo for that if he doesn't get in. Especially with how good the series did.
