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I don't think Sakurai is playing mindgames with the Ridley fanbase. If Ridley is a stage hazard, I genuinely think Sakurai believes stage hazard Ridley to be something "hype-able".I am certain he is... he's even playing mind games with the Ridley fans.
He might do that for October as well, so 6 or 5 (or possibly more if he decides to reveal more than one Pokemon rep) reveals in a total of 2 months seems a bit much, but it has been a while since we've gotten any newcomers.
Of course, that's his specialty. He's been doing it for like 20 years now.Sakurai is playing mind games on us then.
But Luigi's coincided with the NA release of Dream Team.
Well that would be strange. Why would a mere cameo generate hype?
True, but it also coincided with a Nintendo Direct. Keep in mind that Luigi actually happened later that day.
Wait.... characters are revealed on Thursdays?
Sakurai isn't dumb, he's practically the guy who runs Nintendo's most hypeable game, he knows how people react better than anyone else. He wouldn't be pumping Ridley up just to be a stage hazard, in that case he would simply have shown him right off the bat, likely with Luigi getting roasted and some kind of half-funny quote. He's not oblivious to what's going on.
I don't think its to generate hype. Sakurai doesn't value hype as much he used to. Brawl's dojo hyped it up well but it also messed with people's expectations.
The main thing was there was a link to Dream Team on Luigi's Page.
I kind of feel the same way to a degree, and with both of them looking unchanged so far we might end up with the same situation.
True, but it's not like there would be a shortage of other characters who don't have an upcoming game to promote that can be revealed next year. Personally I think if ALBW was releasing holiday season in both regions, Nintendo might prioritize the Japanese release above the NA one, but as Nintendo really likes to drive promotion home during the holidays, and it's questionable as to whether 3D World will get a corresponding character reveal, chances for a November Zelda unveil still look fairly promising.
Yeah, that makes sense to everyone, except Sakurai.
Was? It is still there.
3D World is by far the most major title being released for the Wii U so far in its life, if Sakurai does have a character ready to correspond with 3D World (Toad or Bowser Jr.), he will probably use it.
I agree, and since Peach has been revealed already I'd be surprised if he didn't have something else to coincide with its release, but either way, this month should show double reveals are not impossible, and if there'd be any time for it, it'd be in the month holiday marketing goes hardest. I still think my points are fairly sound. I mean, I could see Zelda being saved until next year, I just don't think that's the more likely option.
Being that Bowser, a two time veteran, and Pit have had moveset changes, I think we're going to be seeing more. Sticking to traditions is fine, and Sakurai is likely to do that with most of the characters, but he knows when a character needs an overhaul (such as Bowser). And Ganondorf is probably the character in need of the biggest overhaul.
We also potentially have Mac too. Punch-Out!! released first in North America in October 1987, not sure why everybody thinks the Japanese date would out prioritize the original release.
That's the definition of anti hype and rage surely, SURELY sakurai has learned by now that the Metroid fans are not satisfied.
Vet. Pokemon vet. Because I don't think there will be a Pokemon newbie.
Second week of October at the earliest. Possibly next week if we get a Nintendo Direct during it.
No new playable Pokemon in SSB4? Only the old ones from Melee and Brawl?
The amount of butthurt one character can cause is sometimes hard to believe. For me at least.
Probably because Fire Emblem: Awakening is the first FE game many people have played, and the deceptive amount of people thinking being recent means everything. Too bad people are overblowing that mentality to ******** levels, which is in the end going to backfire hard.
Yeah that's totally something we can take away from this. It's a rather fitting announcement too considering the debate about Jigglypuff yesterday. Sakurai clearly must read SmashBoards
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Clearly this guy should get fit, not talk ****.
True for those guys the change signifigant and welcomed, but for them it was also highlighted in some way by now, where with fox, and link no change has been shown (yet) and from everything weve seen they dont look any different what so ever. As a link main im disappointed that there is nothing to get excited about, hes just there with everything he had before.
Toon Zelda was planned for Brawl and is in the new The Wind Waker HD game. SHOO-IN AND MOST LIKELY NEWCOMER ALONGSIDE LITTLE MAC AND CHROM.Yeah that's totally something we can take away from this. It's a rather fitting announcement too considering the debate about Jigglypuff yesterday. Sakurai clearly must read SmashBoards
I will say this certainly looks good for Toon Zelda.
I really just want Pokémon Trainer to get all of those "The 3DS can't handle him" and "Johto/Hoenn/Sinnoh/Unova/Kalos Trainer replacing him" ideas out of the window. Jigglypuff would also be nice.
