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I'm not sure who made the comment I was referencing. It probably wasn't yours. I've seen multiple times people talk about possible AT promotion and not mention Saki, to my knowledge the only AT that we know for sure was viewed as a highly requested character by Sakurai.
Well after Vergeben broke his news we had some people in here arguing the "Isabelle is too peaceful for Smash!" point, but we've also had some people going "oh Isabelle is a safe pick of course a fake leaker would claim her", so we're at about 50/50 right now.
To add, we also had to wait a year to see anything about Brawl after it was announced at E3 2005 (with the first anything of it being revealed at E3 2006), and then with Smash 4 we had to wait two ****ing years to see anything about the game (with it being announced at E3 2011 long before it could even begin development and us finally seeing stuff about it at its reveal at E3 2013). It also took months before Smash 4's POTD regularly had new info (and for the first month it was just all a single random screenshot each day, showing absolutely nothing new), and we had to wait six months before we got another newcomer revealed (with Rosalina revealed on December 18 2013, more time than we're waiting for the game to release). I understand some people will just be impatient, but to claim this Smash's "hype cycle" is so much worse with information deprivation at this point is absurd (even ignoring the megaton of information we got at E3 and all the new information about gameplay we're getting from the frequent demos happening).
Remember that quote about Saki occurred back in 2007 and Saki has fallen into obscurity since then, with his series dormant since 2009/10 and his demand has fallen by the wayside. Geno however, while his demand isn't as huge as it was for Brawl, still has his demand and Sakurai's quote about him occurred near the end of 2015, right before Ultimate's project plan was being devised. Sakurai recognizing a character's popularity right as Ultimate's project plan is being devised means a ton more than him doing so nearly a decade prior. Additionally Sakurai didn't just say Geno was popular, he also outright said he wanted to include Geno as a playable character since Brawl but "it couldn't become a reality" (i.e. probably third party licensing issues), he didn't say anything about wanting to make Saki playable, just he "did what he could to include him" (i.e. he passed over him for the roster but did the next best thing he could do, make him an AT).
Actually confirmed by the DOJO!!, of all places.
Life is a lieIt just hit me on something on captain toad
I thought you guys said captain toad can't jump?
Nah bruh he just ledge grabbed.It just hit me on something on captain toad
I thought you guys said captain toad can't jump?
He can do very short hops though.Nah bruh he just ledge grabbed.
In all seriousness though, he actually can't jump in Mario lore.
He has a 60+ frame jump squat.Nah bruh he just ledge grabbed.
In all seriousness though, he actually can't jump in Mario lore.
Every day is leg day for Captain Toad.
Yeah, I know, but it's worth remembering Saki hadn't been seen since two console generations ago and had already fallen into obscurity at the time of that quote too. I don't think Saki is less relevant or obscure now. Especially since the sequel got a western release.
That’s not jumping.It just hit me on something on captain toad
I thought you guys said captain toad can't jump?
In case anybody's wondering, he made his fake renders available too at his imgur.
And I’d argue most of those chances are due to the weapon more than the character.
It could only work if you use a possession angle. Have Lucina and whoever accompanies her confront a Grima-possessed Robin. Insert boss fight here. Grima is defeated and Robin regains control of his body. Robin joins the battle radda radda. Great idea for a boss fight but I'm not sure as Robin's new Final Smash. Pair Up already fits the theme of Ultimate's Final Smashes being "straight to the punch."
So you're saying Infantry and Tanks confirmed? #HypeTrain
FEA
Interesting. I had no idea that attack existed. In regards to Shulk though, his Final Smash could always be way, way more spoilery, they just haven't gone that far yet.
dang, i can't believe it.
I never really considered the Xenoblade to be that spoilery outside of Fiora since I only had the 3DS version. After looking at the trophies yeah they straight-up spoiled a solid 85% of it.
No! What have they done?!It just hit me on something on captain toad
I thought you guys said captain toad can't jump?
Pray he doesn't get a trophy or two.
Actually I noticed there's a lot of ways to get past the censors, but since his name is like an actual name, I guess it passes.
Isn't this what happens with every third party ever?
You can say "Dickson" but can you refer to a certain town in North Lincolnshire, England with a name that is infamous for being censored?
Sin and Punishment was less than five years old when Brawl's roster was decided in July 2005, so he definitely had a claim to some relevancy at the time for Brawl unlike now. And of course Geno is obscure on his own, but he has maintained significant popularity that kept him on the radar, enough so that Sakurai recognized it right before Ultimate's project plan was being devised, which is the big difference between him and Saki.
What were Sin and Punishment's sales figure like, out of interest? (If anyone knows)
SABLE PRINCE AND INFANTRY MAINS RISE UP.
is in the demo this time too?
