Smash Bros Direct on April 8th, 3pm PST!!

[Deleted member]

If I had to rank them:

1) Crono
2) Slime
3) Geno
4) Black Mage or Chocobo

Good to see I'm not the only one that prefers Crono over Geno

 

[egaddmario]

Not really.
If anything, it came out over a month later. Not to mentioned being a well received game.
But to be fair, it is Pokemon.
It tends to do that.

Pokemon seriously does tend to do that. I have a couple of friends who bought a 3DS just for Pokemon. Now they're moving onto other games (i'm pushing them towards Kid Icarus and Fire Emblem Awakening) but Pokemon got them to buy it. Pokemon can literally sell anything. And Pokemon are in Smash...

 

[Deleted member]

Those are both a lot bigger numbers than i thought. Smash getting that same ratio of revenue would be amazing

As much as we probably all want it to, nothing will live up to the hype that GTA V built.

I THOUGHT THIS WAS A DIRECT THREAD, NOT A NINTENDO SALES THREAD

 

[OctiVick]

Had this idea when I read SE's president interview, so question time!
If we ever got a Square Enix rep, who do you think it should be?
1-Geno
2-Crono
3-FF generic char(i.e.Black Mage)
4-Main FF char that is on a Nintendo console(no Cloud allowed)
5-DQ character

I think slime might have the better chances due to DQ's relations with nintnedo overall

 

[N3ON]

People have said that since like what, 2010=??? 2011=???

Besides, Miyamoto's last big IP, Pikmin, still is not a big seller at all. Why should we feel differently about this IP=???

Pikmin is a million-unit seller (on systems that actually have a decent install base) and critically lauded, what are you talking about? It's not Mario, but it's not nothing.

And iirc Miyamoto hinted at the game being unveiled this year. Or at least soon. Before there were only hints towards something being in development.

But will it be a Q1 or Q1 2015 release, or later=??? Because if it's later, Smash is still the big thing for the here and now.

That doesn't mean it still won't be big. Smash was pretty much the biggest thing last E3, and it was still over a year away from release.

We said that last year though.

Did we? Nintendo only trademarked that stuff recently. In fact I think the QOL stuff was only announced a few months ago.

 

[Dark Phazon]

Good points. I think Nintendo, after the negative reactions to their recent E3's (Nintendo Land fireworks being the conference-closer in 2012, and the awful initial reveals of 3D World and Tropical Freeze), is wisening up to what the fans want. Things like Reggie's Metroid pin, and the huge budget given to Smash 4 and Mario Kart 8 demonstrate this.

Serious in my onion

Onion?
.stupid.

Opnion sorry...last direct Febuary's was the best one ever even aside fron little mac the pace of the direct was much quicker and to the point less blabbering and stalling and quick punch like it was rushed but was perfect so much was announced and it was good.

i could see how determined Iwata was like he was being for real and it was kinda hot*

Anyway i really hope all directs will be like this from now on and i did understand iwata owned that direct alotta Realness he was talking about.

 

[Substitution]

Pokemon seriously does tend to do that. I have a couple of friends who bought a 3DS just for Pokemon. Now they're moving onto other games (i'm pushing them towards Kid Icarus and Fire Emblem Awakening) but Pokemon got them to buy it. Pokemon can literally sell anything. And Pokemon are in Smash...

It's funny too.
I have this love-hate relationship with Pokemon.

Most Pokemon games generally last me at least a few months (whereas other 3DS games can last me a year) and I've been losing interest in the franchise.
But even when I say that this will be my last Pokemon game, that I'm done after this one.
I still go and pre-order the next iteration with Pokemon.

My current streak is three pre-orders, and it hasn't broken yet.

 

[Thomas.]

Who do I think should be a Squex rep?
Geno. He is one of the farfetched characters I have been rooting for in the back rows for a looooong time.
Who do I think is the most likely Squex rep?
Though I think the chances of any squex character representing is pretty slim, I'd go with either a DQ character or a generic FF1 class-like character (warrior, black mage, etc.)
I'm praying!

 

[Starphoenix]

Did we? Nintendo only trademarked that stuff recently. In fact I think the QOL stuff was only announced a few months ago.

Correct. It's only been through the last investor meeting that we've discovered Iwata's ambitious plan for a whole ecosystem built around the concept of QoL. The only question has been how and in what manner will Nintendo enter this market, to which Iwata has stated repeatedly that they will unveil their plans at E3 this year.

 

[RODO]

It's tomorrow guys....it's almost over.

 

[N3ON]

Correct. It's only been through the last investor meeting that we've discovered Iwata's ambitious plan for a whole ecosystem built around the concept of QoL. The only question has been how and in what manner will Nintendo enter this market, to which Iwata has stated repeatedly that they will unveil their plans at E3 this year.

Yeah, that's what I thought, thanks. Nintendo always seems to have some weird vaguely-game-related health thing going on in development that often doesn't see the light of day, so I got thrown off a bit.

I don't exactly know what to expect from this QoL thing, but while it might not be for me, it still should be interesting to find out about. That said, I hope it doesn't Bogart a huge amount of Nintendo's E3 time.

And this is jumping the gun a bit, but I wonder, if it does make a notable splash, how future Smash games might incorporate elements or content from it.

 

[PowerOfAllDragons]

Also guys, I found (joke) footage of the forthcoming direct!

Oh my goodness.

 

[hypeconductor]

so excited so excited. i think i should go to bed it will be like time travel. i really want anyone to be announced but especially takamaru

 

[KRBAY]

I. Want. NESS.

 

[Superyoshiom]

You know, I might not watch this direct live. With everyone watching it at the same time, it's going to buffer like crazy.

 

[*The Sensus Crustulum*]

I. Want. NESS.

Dude. Same.
For some stupid reason I know he is in but I get scared that if he has been cut.
Same with Yoshi. And Falcon.

 

[Dark Phazon]

It's funny too.
I have this love-hate relationship with Pokemon.

Most Pokemon games generally last me at least a few months (whereas other 3DS games can last me a year) and I've been losing interest in the franchise.
But even when I say that this will be my last Pokemon game, that I'm done after this one.
I still go and pre-order the next iteration with Pokemon.

My current streak is three pre-orders, and it hasn't broken yet.

Get ready!
.i cant wait !!!6 AJHHHHHHHHH HYPE!!

YOUWILLBUY MWUHAHA

 

[PadWarrior]

Are the Miis highly requested in Japan?

 

[Starphoenix]

Yeah, that's what I thought, thanks. Nintendo always seems to have some weird vaguely-game-related health thing going on in development that often doesn't see the light of day, so I got thrown off a bit.

I don't exactly know what to expect from this QoL thing, but while it might not be for me, it still should be interesting to find out about. That said, I hope it doesn't Bogart a huge amount of Nintendo's E3 time.

And this is jumping the gun a bit, but I wonder, if it does make a notable splash, how future Smash games might incorporate elements or content from it.

An idea I've seen proposed online, and one I tend to agree with more, is Nintendo adapting games like Wii Fit, Brain Age, and the Touch Generation puzzle games into a separate brand that leverages the strengths of Nintendo, but exists outside of their typical video game sphere. Basically, it is trying to maintain the userbase of soccer moms and grandparents who bought into the interactive eHealth craze without interfering with the "Nintendo faithful" who are only interested in the status quo.

 

[Johnknight1]

Had this idea when I read SE's president interview, so question time!
If we ever got a Square Enix rep, who do you think it should be?
1-Geno
2-Crono
3-FF generic char(i.e.Black Mage)
4-Main FF char that is on a Nintendo console(no Cloud allowed)
5-DQ character

1. Slime from Dragon Quest
2. Terra clone #3, aka Lightning
3. Terra clone #1, aka Cloud
4. Terra clone #2, aka Squall Leon (because Kingdom Hearts hates you and loves your money)
5. Black Mage from Final Fantasy

Those are both a lot bigger numbers than i thought. Smash getting that same ratio of revenue would be amazing

Nintendo doesn't worry about the sales of Smash, but the sales impact of Smash WiiU on the WiiU. They want Smash WiiU to sell consoles to build momentum for the WiiU, and allow Zelda WiiU, Mario WiiU, etc. to build up the console base and bring in the dough.

 

[*The Sensus Crustulum*]

Get ready!
.i cant wait !!!6 AJHHHHHHHHH HYPE!!

YOUWILLBUY MWUHAHA

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Honestly though I would kill for those remakes!

 

[N3ON]

An idea I've seen proposed online, and one I tend to agree with more, is Nintendo adapting games like Wii Fit, Brain Age, and the Touch Generation puzzle games into a separate brand that leverages the strengths of Nintendo, but exists outside of their typical video game sphere. Basically, it is trying to maintain the userbase of soccer moms and grandparents who bought into the interactive eHealth craze without interfering with the "Nintendo faithful" who are only interested in the status quo.

Yeah, considering that Nintendo is losing the casual market who ate up those games last gen to smartphones and such, I could see that happening. A separate, less-gaming-oriented product that is marketed as such and to that demo. It could definitely work if done properly.

Now we just need Nintendo to pander more to the faithfuls interested in the status quo.

 

[Fatmanonice]

Are the Miis highly requested in Japan?

Miis are highly requested everywhere... by casual gamers. Aside from Mewtwo, they're probably the most popular casual choice overall but a lot of hardcore gamers downright despise them. It's kind of like how Tingle is pretty well liked in Japan while the rest of the world pretty much wants to hang itself whenever they see his face.

 

[HatsuneMiku]

Are the Miis highly requested in Japan?

The most requested characters in Japan are actually:

• Paper Mario
• Nick / Captain Rainbow
• Monster Hunter
• Lucina
• Dixie
• Daisy
• Waluigi
• Shulk

 

[DaDavid]

25 hours right? Man I just can't wait... I have a presentation first thing tomorrow morning and I just know I'm gonna end up accidentally saying something stupid.

 

[Dark Phazon]

The most requested characters in Japan are actually:

• Paper Mario
• Nick / Captain Rainbow
• Monster Hunter
• Lucina
• Dixie
• Daisy
• Waluigi
• Shulk

were is mew2 & roy/k rool
.i swear they are liked over there expecially the first two.

 

[bloodbuzzed]

We're almost at the 24 hr mark, folks!!!

Smashboards, and probably the Direct's servers, are going to implode tomorrow.

If everyone could pick ONE newcomer and ONE Brawl veteran for tomorrow, who would it be?

Palutena and Jigglypuff for me.

 

[Pega-pony Princess]

We're almost at the 24 hr mark, folks!!!

Smashboards, and probably the Direct's servers, are going to implode tomorrow.

If everyone could pick ONE newcomer and ONE Brawl veteran for tomorrow, who would it be?

Palutena and Jigglypuff for me.

Ike and Shulk.

 

[Bauske]

Yeah, considering that Nintendo is losing the casual market who ate up those games last gen to smartphones and such, I could see that happening. A separate, less-gaming-oriented product that is marketed as such and to that demo. It could definitely work if done properly.

Now we just need Nintendo to pander more to the faithfuls interested in the status quo.

I honestly feel like maybe they're trying that with the new Rusty's Real Deal Baseball game on 3DS. It's a collection of sports-based minigames that each have a lot of content and skill-based stuff, and each is roughly $2-4 apiece. It's like they're trying to get into the mobile market in their own unique way. Truthfully, I'm shocked at how fun and addictive it is. I want to buy all the games, but I also don't want to blow all my money on it.

 

[Superyoshiom]

The most requested characters in Japan are actually:

• Paper Mario
• Nick / Captain Rainbow
• Monster Hunter
• Lucina
• Dixie
• Daisy
• Waluigi
• Shulk

I'm pretty partial to this list, but we really don't need anymore Mario characters in the game. Glad to see Lucina getting some love, though. I really want to see her in the game, but I doubt it.

 

[lilt]

Is anyone here going to have a watch party for the direct?

Kinda :D I managed to get my best friend on board, even if he's not into nintendo that much. For now I try to get him hyped :D

Edit: Yeah, he likes Smash, though. We had some really fun times with it.

 

[~ Valkyrie ~]

*Puts on Majora's Mask*

 

[Dravidian]

We're almost at the 24 hr mark, folks!!!

Smashboards, and probably the Direct's servers, are going to implode tomorrow.

If everyone could pick ONE newcomer and ONE Brawl veteran for tomorrow, who would it be?

Palutena and Jigglypuff for me.

Ness and Shulk/Aeron/Zael

Edit: Ness and Shulk/Aeron/Zael/Wonder Red/Bayonetta

 

[DaDavid]

Ike and Shulk.

Ditto.

But for the sake of being different, I'll go Shulk and Lucas.

 

[N3ON]

The most requested characters in Japan are actually:

• Paper Mario
• Nick / Captain Rainbow
• Monster Hunter
• Lucina
• Dixie
• Daisy
• Waluigi
• Shulk

Well that's not true. Shulk, Dixie, and Lucina have some popularity, but off the top of my head Mewtwo, Roy, Chrom, K. Rool, Lloyd, Palutena, Starfy, Rosalina, Claus, even Zoroark are/were more popular than most of the others. Especially Captain Rainbow.

 

[UltimateWario]

The most requested characters in Japan are actually:

• Paper Mario
• Nick / Captain Rainbow
• Monster Hunter
• Lucina
• Dixie
• Daisy
• Waluigi
• Shulk

You got this from that Little Mac reaction article, didn't you? This list is pretty inaccurate, from what I've heard.

@ N3ON , ninja'd me.

 

[HatsuneMiku]

I'm pretty partial to this list, but we really don't need anymore Mario characters in the game. Glad to see Lucina getting some love, though. I really want to see her in the game, but I doubt it.

I doubt it too, but i'd love to see her as an alt for Marth. Her alias in Awakening is "Marth" so they wouldn't need to change the name in the HUD. And Male Fit Trainer means there'll be voice clip changes over alts so Lucina actually works.

You got this from that Little Mac reaction article, didn't you? This list is pretty inaccurate, from what I've heard.

@ N3ON , ninja'd me.

Yes i did, it is a localization website so i figured it had some credibility when it comes to the Japanese community.

 

[Deleted member]

1. Slime from Dragon Quest
2. Terra clone #3, aka Lightning
3. Terra clone #1, aka Cloud
4. Terra clone #2, aka Squall Leon (because Kingdom Hearts hates you and loves your money)
5. Black Mage from Final Fantasy

I wasn't doing in any specific order, but if I had to:
1-Crono
2-Crono
3-Crono
4-Crono
5-Frog

 

[Deleted member]

can anyone kindly tell me how many more hours till smash direct??

 

[Dark Phazon]

We're almost at the 24 hr mark, folks!!!

Smashboards, and probably the Direct's servers, are going to implode tomorrow.

If everyone could pick ONE newcomer and ONE Brawl veteran for tomorrow, who would it be?

Palutena and Jigglypuff for me.

Ganondorf & Ridley

Also i really hope this site doesnt go down like it did at last E3 that really rusted my sack. Really did!

Ahh man this is gonna be mad...i know ninty are hyping this big but imo majority of the time they under-deliver thats why well...i am hyped...but like only when i think about all the crazy possibilities but really...i dunno....im sooooo set with just one newcomer reveal and it being either.

Palutena
Chrom
Takamaru
Mii

I wouldnt mind any of these no hate to them but it would just completely roll over me as none of them are my sort of characters at all and hmmmm...i dunno what else they will show.

Sorta gone out my head that this game will release in november though i do think it will either be
July/August/September one of em but yh really wanna know about release date and online mode the most as far as features