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I would love to see Mii Fighters get properly fleshed out, but I think the most you can really expect is the character being replaced with the same number of Miitopia classes, if even that.
I always thought about Melee's intro with Ridley. I need to look back at it, but it didn't look too off.
It's a matter of perspective, as Ridley is the same huge size as normal. Though the actual model looks far easier to downsize since it has reasonable proportions.
I have to say though, if he's included, his title card/trailer better reference him being "too big" just to mess with fans.
There's other funnier ones that does it; "Ridley Sizes Up The Competition!"
"RIDLEY
If it's anything less than that, I'll be disappointed tbh.
Honestly given the poor reception to Custom Moves, which the Smash team are no doubt aware of given customs' initial high profile at EVO 2015 and their subsequent departure from the face of the earth, I think that Customs are likely the lowest priority "newcomers" of Smash 4. While Palutena can pull together a Best Bits moveset from what she has, and a couple of other characters like Ganondorf can use an old custom as the new standard, the Mii Fighters are tied wholly to custom moves as a reason to exist due to their lack of any identity. They're a concept that has been downgraded from a key part of Nintendo's previous 2 consoles to a picture option that few people actually use on Switch, with only a Wii U port in the way of playable representation. I'm not saying scrap the Wii era from Smash, we have WFT for that representation, but for the amount of work they and their moves take, and the poor reception of their concepts on multiple levels, I can't stress enough how utterly screwed the Mii Fighters are going into this game. I'd be less shocked if Pichu came back, frankly.
K. Rool I could see being unlockable, as he's kinda obscure outside of Smash's core fanbase (particularly among younger Nintendo fans), but Ridley is E3 or bust. There's no way they wouldn't make a big deal out of Ridley's addition.
Dont set up yourself in Disappointment like that...Remember Smash4 unlockable speculation when the leak appeared? People thinking K.Rool, Mewtwo Ridley, Roy or IC would be there after we knew that DR.Mario was back?
Yeah K. Rool does seem a lot better unlockable. Now that I think about it him being revealed at E3 would be ridiculous. All of the gaming outlets would just go like "a fan favorite makes it into Smash bros" without knowing who he is and everyone out of the Smash community would have no idea. Smashboards would be crashboards either way but K. Rool is much better being keeping a low profile when it comes to general recognizability and relevance.
IF Ridley is in I do think he's likely E3 material but I could also see like a final smash direct before the games release where they show him for imminent hype... but we'll see if he's even in at all.
Took the survey! Pretty in-depth, which is appreciated.
If Palutena was one of the highlights of Nintendo's E3 back in 2014 whereas Pac-Man was only revealed behind closed doors, anything goes.
I don't know, even if they do remove Custom Moves for the most part. I still feel like they could at least make the Miis the only characters with Custom Moves. Plus the cheap Mii Fighter costume DLC had to make some good amount of money for Nintendo to consider using once again. Not to mention a huge reason they were included in the first place (Sakurai has said this himself) is so people who have very unlikely or impossible characters have a "Close enough" stand-in. I could see some kind of revamp or something done with them but I don't know if I can say they'd completely wipe Miis away completely. (Especially now that the Switch's Mii maker has more hair colors then the natural ones previous ones had, people could more accurately represent any anime/cartoon characters they like)
Palutena was at least in a notable 3DS game that had recency on its side, at least (I may be biased because she was my most wanted newcomer and my hype was absolutely explosive in the moment). But all things considered, Nintendo's concept of advertising in those years was an enigma that I don't think we'll ever really understand and I can't see Switch-era Nintendo taking similar tactics. However, you're right that ultimately anything goes: they could go all in on getting the hardcore crowd and try to win the casuals by brand alone.
I remember when people had that mentality with the last games, and neither happened for both E3 2013 and E3 2014.
The lack of FFVIII stuff is my only annoyance(could've gone up to IX overall for stages in that franchise. Might as well note all the PS1 games in the franchise among the mainline, as they're all big hits). But otherwise, very nice.
The idea behind Miis as "close enough" fighters is decent in theory, but given the reception to them I question whether making 3 blank slates with heaps of custom moves and costumes is actually worth the effort. In my opinion they only thing that will save them is, as you mentioned, the Mii Fighter costume DLC potentially making a huge load of money we don't know about, but I can't imagine they made more than a few pennies in the grand scheme of things when the 7 fighters were front and centre.
i don't really expect Ridley as a shoe-in, I'm more or less saying its E3 or bust for Riddles. If he's there, great! My most wanted character is in. If he isn't, then there's no way he's in the base roster.
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Not saying they have to be the big reveal at E3 or else E3 is bad. I'm talking in the case of Ridley himself. Ridley wouldn't be revealed in some off update video, he'd be hyped up for a reveal at E3 or not at all.
Of the characters I really want (see sig) I can only see Decidueye and Waluigi being revealed at this E3...mainly because I think Crash's best shot is a DLC reveal.
Most of the reception you cite is in terms of the competitive side of the fanbase. When we get to the full extents of what the Miis are supposed to cater to, you have to include not just people who would be happy enough with close enough costumes. But young kids (Or those young at heart) who like having fun making themselves, their families, celebrities, and non-Video game characters as fighters in Smash. The Mii Fighters as they were weren't exactly the most robust custom fighter there is, but was probably enough to make the younger fans happy.
Unless he's DLC, of course. But yeah, I do think e3 would be the natural reveal if he's on the base roster. It makes the most sense.
Still, if you want to show off an upcoming game, it would probably be smart if the tournament is all 1-on-1. Once the 1-on-1 tournament concludes, the semifinalists would do some 4-player free-for-all matches, and the first player to win 3 matches would win the free-for-all.
Bleh? What do you mean? WHEEL OF FORTUNE is in development! AND its an Xbox One exclusive! Move over Smash Bros, theres a new exclusive party game in town and its ready to bury the Switch in Wheel of Fortune hype!I've just seen that massive E3 leak from the Walmart Canada site. I hope's there more, because it seems like E3 is going to be bleh again with Smash Switch and Metroid Prime 4 being the only saving graces.
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The lack of Switch support from Square Enix is slightly concerning if this is true. Both Xbox One and PS4 are getting the FFVII remake and Dragon Quest 2 (whatever that is supposed to be), while the Switch gets nothing. It probably won't effect Cloud's chances of returning too much, but it is a little concerning.I've just seen that massive E3 leak from the Walmart Canada site. I hope's there more, because it seems like E3 is going to be bleh again with Smash Switch and Metroid Prime 4 being the only saving graces.
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Nintendo thought it was a better idea to do a bunch of 4 v 4 last year that lead up to the 1 v 1s, but unlike everyone else I don't have an uncle who works for Nintendo.
