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

[Cap'nChreest]

I seriously doubt that we are getting a newcomer that we collectively think we will get. Back when LM was announced most of us thought that we'd get a Diddy/Dixie tag team. Whoever the "most likely" character to get revealed is, won't be revealed.

Maybe we'll get another upgraded assist trophy. Saki? Isaac? Lyn? Maybe we will get Lip? We haven't seen Lip's stick yet. How about Toon Zelda? Mona? Jimmy T? Maybe Shulk if that Tweet means anything. Outside of these characters though. We won't be getting them tomorrow.

 

[Mario & Sonic Guy]

Veteran-wise, send me Yoshi's phone number.

 

[Thirdkoopa]

All bets are off for the character honestly. It could really be anyone. I personally think we're gonna see another big hitter for hype (Hey, Megaman happened.) or we'll see something that would normally go under with yelling.

I really hope this does well character wise for the drought and we see some good news. March, while fantastic in other news, was terrible in terms of characters.

 

[Substitution]

>91 pages

What the blimey heck did I miss.

Hashtags, videos.
And all the gifs you'd ever need.

In other words, not much.

 

[mygamecube]

I'm gonna go ahead and continue Mario and Luigi Superstar Saga on the Wii U to pass the time for tonight, then I'm gonna wake up tomorrow, set the Smash Direct page as my home page, go to work, come back, and watch the megatons.

 

[Scourge The Hedgehog]

Maybe we'll get another upgraded assist trophy. Saki? Isaac? Lyn? Maybe we will get Lip? We haven't seen Lip's stick yet. How about Toon Zelda? Mona? Jimmy T? Maybe Shulk if that Tweet means anything. Outside of these characters though. We won't be getting them tomorrow.

Just waiting for my Isaac and Lyn Assist Trophy upgrade even though it is more likely that Chrom would fill the FE rep position. Personally I still hope Sakurai shows off Zero Suit Samus fighting Ridley. So many things would go right with this. This hype is unreal.

 

[Muster]

What's with all the warnings? Most of them don't even make sense...

Technically, any posts below 10 words and posts that are pictures/videos count as spam, or something along those lines.
I can see why the mods are cracking down, this thread will spiral out of control unless action is taken.

 

[MopedOfJustice]

I seriously doubt that we are getting a newcomer that we collectively think we will get. Back when LM was announced most of us thought that we'd get a Diddy/Dixie tag team. Whoever the "most likely" character to get revealed is, won't be revealed.

I never thought we'd get that stupid tag-team.
No one will believe me when I say this (and they have every reason not to), but I realized it was probably a LM reveal, because it was international, but timed to accommodate western viewers. Due to a combination of an unfortunate storm and irl obligations, I couldn't share this until afterwards...
Regardless, a reasonably large amount of us never expected or wanted DD DX to be a thing.

Veteran-wise, send me Yoshi's phone number.

Technically, any posts below 10 words and posts that are pictures/videos count as spam, or something along those lines.
I can see why the mods are cracking down, this thread will spiral out of control unless action is taken.

Veteran1-wise2, send3 me4 Yoshi's5 phone6 number7.

The irony.

 

[The Real Gamer]

There's only one veteran I need to see tomorrow...

Spoiler

 

[FlareHabanero]

What the blimey heck did I miss.

People snorting pixy stix.

 

[Shaya]

I'm prodding people with 0 point (mostly) warnings that have public statements (we choose whether they show up publicly as "warning received") so people see examples of what we do not want to see. If you have any issues feel free to private message me. Don't distract the topic with "why are there warnings" because that is in itself is part of the problem.

Thank you.

 

[Mr.Universe]

I just wanna say that I'm so freaking hyped for the direct. Honestly I'd be hyped just getting a newcomer but knowing that there's so much more makes it even better. About potential reveals, I was thinking Palutena, but also had a feeling it could be Wonder Red. Having recently learned about Dillon, I'd love to have him revealed. I must say I don't want any of the villains revealed now but that's because of a dream of a Mewtwo Ridley K Rool triple threat E3 reveal. In terms of Vets, I want PT revealed the most because I think he could have a lot of modification or improvements.

 

[Byxis]

Do people really wanna see Chrom over Lucina?

 

[Muster]

The irony.

I don't think that's the exact wording. It could be just 10 letters or something. I do try and hold 10 words as a rule, though, as it prevents filling pages with inane responses from my end at least.

 

[ErictheLone]

Ridley Mii Shulk

 

[Lozjam]

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.

I guess you don't the popularity of Xenoblade in Japan, it's a Cult hit, also Shulk is very influential at the time, we just haven't really seen the repercussions of that because it's still very early on. Also looks do not really matter, just look at this way, we have 2 pink rounds things, 3 grown men with mustaches, 3 animals with visors, 2 blonde haired characters wearing green tunics, now, 2 blonde's in poofy dresses, it doesn't really matter about their looks, and how "unique" they are. Also Shulk would feel just as out of place as Marth, Ike, and Roy

 

[Trick or Treat]

Edit: oh whatever, nevermind.

I still am hoping my 'prediction' comes true.

 

[bentendo222]

well apparently there's a song

That's my song. Man, it's spreading like wildfire.

 

[---]

The Smash Cast did a predictions video for tomorrow's direct!

Lol, I like how they directly mention Chronobound @8:05

 

[Headcrab Jackalope]

I really, really hope R.O.B. gets revealed tomorrow. People always say he's cut, and I'd be heartbroken if one of my mains was gone. And just imagine the smooth metal on him in HD.....

 

[The Real Gamer]

If Mewtwo gets a reveal trailer I wonder if it'll be able to top Project M's? Cause it was pretty freaking hype.

 

[SmashChu]

One more prediction. I suspect the direct will be about 30 minutes long.

http://playeressence.com/japanese-wii-u-sales-up-217-since-pikmin-3s-launch/
There was definitely a notable one. With a larger Wii U install base previously it would've been even bigger, but no one is pretending it's a massive system seller.

Level and trend. Yeah, it went up 117%, but it was doing so poorly already that any change would have resulted in a huge percent increase. Based on the article, average sales only increased buy 6,900 which is not a substantial increase. It would take 2.7 years for the additional sales to amount to 1 million more units. You also have to consider how well the individual game did and compare that to past trend (such as Pikmin 2).
http://www.vgchartz.com/gamedb/?name=Pikmin&publisher=&platform=&genre=&minSales=0&results=200
Using VGChartz estimates, Pikmin 3 declined by 460,000 units, or 38 percent, since Pikmin 2.

The game sold systems because the system went from having nothing to having something. The opportunity cost, however, was very high.

If Mewtwo gets a reveal trailer I wonder if it'll be able to top Project M's? Cause it was pretty freaking hype.

Yes. Only a small group of people care about Project M.

 

[MopedOfJustice]

If Mewtwo gets a reveal trailer I wonder if it'll be able to top Project M's? Cause it was pretty freaking hype.

I never knew how amazing his Fthrow is in P:M.

I still say Ridley, but I'd me much happier to be proven wrong and get to see Sakurai show PMBR how it's done. Hopefully not with an Air Ride taunt.

 

[ChibiIceClimberz]

Am I the only one here who thinks Shulk has no chance? I mean I'll gladly eat my words tomorrow if he shows up in the direct, but he seems like far too niche a character to be considered a "Nintendo All-Star". He could be an Assist Trophy for sure, and indeed, so far all of the Nintendo characters from series as obscure as his have been. Most people, maybe not on this board, but out in the general public, will just go "What the hell, who?" if he is announced, which is not particularly "hype". I'm not trying to start an argument with any of his supporters, more power to you. I'm just saying I really don't think it's gonna happen. And if he is in the game, I doubt he'll be announced tomorrow.

I guess you could say the same with Marth and Roy, who were basically unknown overseas, and ultimately having them on Melee was basically free advertisement for the Fire Emblem series.

Same thing with Shulk. It's not just the character himself that would please fans, but it would benefit Nintendo as a company. Having Shulk in would serve as free advertisement to those who have not played Xenoblade as well as Monolith Soft's future titles, such as the upcoming "X" for Wii U. Monolith Soft are one of Nintendo's most talented developers, and they will continue to work with them for a very long time. With that, the Xeno series has the potential to become one of Nintendo's biggest franchises in the same vein as Metroid in terms of popularity and sales if Shulk becomes supported and more well-known.

 

[Thirdkoopa]

People snorting pixy stix.

That sounds pretty accurate.

 

[IsmaR]

Yes. Only a small group of people care about Project M.

Don't start this here of all places.

 

[Pazzo.]

Everyone, get your bodies ready. Cause' tonight is the final night of hype!

First, Hype Music...

And some nice Hype images...

 

[CroonerMike]

I will be singing a nursing home tomorrow during the direct tomorrow. My luck, but it's rewarding in it's own sense. I will watch it on the ride back to my college through my phone though!

 

[PreacherDudeRox]

Lol, I like how they directly mention Chronobound @8:05

The Smash Cast is cool like that, lol.

 

[Starcutter]

So if you think they will show a release date, when shall it be? June?

 

[N. Onymous]

Pfft. That's not hype music. This is hype music.

Now ༼つ◕_◕༽つgive Lip ༼つ◕_◕༽つ

Edit: I vote November or December.

 

[FlareHabanero]

So if you think they will show a release date, when shall it be? June?

Try late fall at best.

 

[PreacherDudeRox]

So if you think they will show a release date, when shall it be? June?

With MK8 destined to rule the summer, I feel like Smash is being set for the holiday season.

 

[PadWarrior]

Try late fall at best.

I see more winter time like November.

 

[Trick or Treat]

So if you think they will show a release date, when shall it be? June?

April or May. June the absolute latest.

 

[LF2K]

I'm thinking summer. Easily late June or early July.

 

[Kenith]

So if you think they will show a release date, when shall it be? June?

Absolutely not. The closest release date they would show is definitely after August.

 

[muchomario]

Your face when It's just final smashes.

(though I would still like to see them)


(Edit Sorry for the previous picture, didn't see the text at the bottom. I would like to say I had no intentions to offend anyone.
I hope this one tickles your jollies.

 

[PadWarrior]

 

[Starcutter]

....... So why is mew there exactly?

Anyways this is of topic.