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

Katy Parry

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ChibiIceClimberz said:
Published by =/= Owned by.

Bravely Default is developed by third-party Square Enix, published by Square Enix in Japan, published by Nintendo overseas, and trademarked by Square Enix, thus it is third-party title. It has no relation with Nintendo whatsoever besides being published by Nintendo.

Xenoblade is developed by Nintendo-owned Monolith Soft, published by Nintendo worldwide, trademarked by Nintendo, thus it's first-party. It's as first-party as Mario, Zelda, Metroid, or Fire Emblem.

Golden Sun is developed by third-party Camelot Software, published by Nintendo worldwide, trademarked by Nintendo, thus it's first party. It's also as first-party as the four series listed above, except it's developed by a third-party studio.
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I don't need you to explain this to me, as I already explained what the title was/who owned it in the first post that I mentioned BD. I never once stated it was a first party title. I just said it was published by Nintendo and is considered a Nintendo title.

That's the last I have to say about it, as its getting completely off topic now.
 
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shinpichu said:
Why not both?
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IKR,

As to who is more likely to appear as a newcomer in this trailer, at least IMO, is Issac, because April 17th is his re-release of his original game, Golden Sun, on the Wii U virtual console. That's not much going to him, but its still a release, and its being promoted by Nintendo.
 
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At three tomorrow, I will be...

...On a train. Not the hype train, unfortunately.
 
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KingBro1 said:
I know for fact that Shulk wouldn't be the first character that would get "Who is this weirdo?!" reactions. For example, as far as I know, Ness wasn't very popular before Smash 64.
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Fair enough. But I think that's kind of a false equivalency. First of all, Smash 64 was a very different beast. There were no expectations placed on that game, and so Sakurai could pick who he wanted without having to worry too much about "hype". I have a feeling that if Earthbound had not been represented then, Ness would probably be considered more of a Saki or Andy in terms of his chances now. A cult character from a beloved but underplayed and under-recognized game. You're right that Ness being designated as one of the "faces of Nintendo" has a lot to do with why the Mother series has received so much attention since then. Shulk is a cult character too, but for some reason people consider him a shoe in.

In addition, the protagonist of the best RPG "on the Wii" is not equivalent to the protagonist of one of the most unique and influential RPG's of all time, created by a Japanese cultural icon. Plus Ness does a lot more to distinguish himself from any number of generic JRPG protagonists than Shulk does. My issue, I guess, is less with Shulk's obscurity and more with his uniqueness. The main thing counting against him is the fact that he's a "handsome white guy with messy blond hair who wears a little vest with too many zippers, and has a giant magical sword that he somehow wields one-handed". I'm sure he has a unique personality, but to anyone who hasn't played Xenoblade, he just looks like Cloud, Sora, Squall, Tidus, Zidane, etc.

If Sakurai feels that "JRPG dude" is an archetype that Smash is worse off for lacking, then Shulk is a fine choice to fill that hole. I just don't think he would pick this character when there are so many others who are much more uniquely "Nintendo", you know what I mean? He just doesn't feel like a "Nintendo" character, and to me at least, would feel really out of place next to Mario and Kirby. Sure, Snake and all that, yada yada. But like Ness, Snake is the protagonist of one of the most unique and influential series of all time. Shulk does not have that going for him.
 
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Hmmm...

Shulk for sure.

Mewtwo... Maybe.

Ridley, I hope so.

Probably no veterans, but I want to be wrong with that statement.

I'm ready for anything.
 
TewnLeenk

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The hype is too real. Fingers crossed for Ridley. Or a (good) surprise character.

 
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Guys, I got school in the morning but I will be here at 3 to check out smash information and some amazing stuff (if only time was fast.)
 
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CroonerMike said:
Personally, I prefer the air. :falco:
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Actually, that's something I don't think this thread has mentioned even once thus far.

What about our no.1 blue hero Falco?
Falco is literally 45% of why I like Brawl. He's blue and he's a bird, and he can jump onto my shoulder; it's the truth, and his reveal would be very satisfactual.
Zipidiii dooo-daah.

I know quite a few peeps have mentioned Krystal, but for the most part, its like this generation has completely forgotten the StarFox franchise :(

Anyway, here's my penicillin/antidote for all things hype. Because I'm a massive enigmatic bad-ass fanboy and exploding galaxies to amazing guitar background music is godlike.

P.S. Super Robot Wars is a game series made by Namco/Bandai, and many recent namco bandai productions have included super robot wars thingamagijies/Easter Eggs, they've been trying to garner a wider western audience for quite a while. (No they won't have one in S4)
 
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I kinda sorta want Ridley to be revealed tomorrow. Have you seen his character thread? Good Lord, it's huge. Look at all those posts!

If he is revealed...I wonder who the next newcomer everyone will want? King K. Rool? No?
 
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If Falco got confirmed on this direct. Oh man. That'd be some good news. Too many people think/want him to get cut for some reason...
 
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I'm back, and I still predict Layton.

Wonder if tomorrow's potd will hint at the direct at all...
 
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Saito said:
It's okay guys.

Bravely default won't be in smash but it's already set to get a sequel.

Back on topic.

Issac or Shulk


Personally I think Link's cooler than both of them though. :smirk:
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I don't care for either, but I'd go with Issac.
 
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I'm gonna play and call Palutena or some Fire Emblem person (I'm really hoping it's somebody more interesting than Chrom) at the beginning of the direct, with a surprise Ridley or Mewtwo reveal at the end. Oh, and they better ****ing show Snake, so help me god. Please, lord, bring Snake back. Just a picture of his box will be enough, seriously, I just need to know he's okay.
 
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Shaya said:
Actually, that's something I don't think this thread has mentioned even once thus far.

What about our no.1 blue hero Falco?
Falco is literally 45% of why I like Brawl. He's blue and he's a bird, and he can jump onto my shoulder; it's the truth, and his reveal would be very satisfactual.
Zipidiii dooo-daah.
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I think it's safe to assume that Falco is coming back. Him and Ganondorf survived the clone cuts of Brawl so I'm pretty sure Sakurai sees him as a series staple.

Also, I'm surprised nobody has posted this as hype music yet:

 
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My gut is tellin' me Palutena tomorrow. I just got that feelin', ya know?
 
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Cap'nChreest said:
Too many people think/want him to get cut for some reason...
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Because they're blasphemers, and wish to spend eternity in the hole.

The single greatest thing Sakurai could give us tomorrow, aside from Mewtwo's triumphant return, is 40 minutes of Falco staring at us with the words "I AM SMASH" blinking only often enough that we catch it subliminally.

And then Ridley bursts in and they fight.

I shall dream of Ridley v. Falco Round 1.
 
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bloodbuzzed said:
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.
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K. Rool and PKMN Trainer
 
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What's with all the warnings? Most of them don't even make sense...
 
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