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Official Smash Ultimate Discussion

Almost one month has passed since release. In retrospect....

  • This is by far the best Smash ever. Like, I don't even know how they will top this.

  • Pretty freakin' good; I have a few qualms over things like internet play, balancing issues, etc.

  • It's ok, but [insert Smash game here] is better.

  • I'd rather play Parcheesi.


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Billybae10K

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Evo's still going. We've just hit the Grand Finals now.

EDIT - SMASH DIRECT ON THE 8TH
 
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WallyPalmer

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Ooh, nice ship! What gen 7 pokemon would vergeben say they wouldn't have as a pet??
I think Vergeben would be against them having any of the traditional “buff” pokemon ie incineroar or buzzwole. It’s just overdoing the buff schtick. Anyways, we can count those two out of smash ultimate ://
 

MoonlitIllusion

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"Because it's relevant to the story" is not a good reason as to why a Pokémon is likely.

That literally has not applied to how any of the Pokémon have gotten in Smash thus far, so why would that be a big deal now, especially when the chosen Pokémon from Gen. 7 would have been decided on before Sun/Moon were even public?
To be fair most pokemon games barely have a story, and when they do like in Black and White the focus is on the people not the pokemon, excluding major legendaries. Sun and Moon is pretty much the only game in the series where there's a pokemon that is actually important to the plot.

And how is it being public important for plot relevance? they had a plot planned out where nihilego was important way before the game came out.
 

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Super Smash Bros Direct August 8, 2018

I ****in called the direct announcement heyyyy I was a day off but hey
 

Metal Shop X

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SMASH BROS DIRECT IN 3 DAYS WHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAT???!!!!?!:4alph::4alph::4alph:
 

Iridium

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So, are there any leaks that still have a chance of being verified? I want Simon Belmont so badly . . .
 

Nonno Umby

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Would Sakurai know the story enough to decide that by the time he made the project plan?
He surely had internal knowledge, and we know that when upcoming generations are coming he just pick a "Pokémon from G
New Generation" spot when he makes the project plan. He did so with Greninja.
If he picked said spot back in December 2015, I would say that the story for Sun and Moon, which came out less than a year after (and with that game having a big amount of cutscenes it had to be planned in a bigger advance than the average Pokémon story).

You're making the assumption that he would be told which Pokémon would have roles in the plot almost a full year before release as well as months before the public even knew the games were coming.

Instead of just being shown which Pokémon could fit as a fighter in Smash and what they are capable of, which is something Sakurai is on record in saying is important in picking a Pokémon fighter.
Let's just say that Buzzwole was chosen to be in Smash. Then why did Gamefreak made him a version exclusive? Why they didn't included him more to the plot if he was the chosen one for gaming's biggest crossover as that generation's rep? If the story was still up on the air they would have given him more time under the spotlight. Ash's Greninja wasn't planned from the start, it was created after it became such a popular Pokémon, and Smash undeniable had a role in increasing its reputation to the public eye.
 

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The most RANDOM spot to put a direct announcement.

IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERMISSION IN SMASH MELEE RIGHT BEFORE GRAND FINALS
 

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I realize that they usually announce Directs really close to the day that they come out, but that was still completely unexpected!

Even better, I'm not working that morning!
 

Mc.Rad

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EDIT: THE WHOLE SITE IS GOING SLOW RN, BECAUSE OF ALL THE TRAFFIC AND MY REPLY MESSED UP
 
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RandomAce

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I knew we would get something on EVO.

Finally, the information drought is coming to an end!
 

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Alternatively, imagine if after the Melee finals they flash "Nintendo Direct, August 9, 2018" on the screen instead of a formal announcement.

Disclaimer: no, I don't expect anything, but I still just think it'll be really cool if an announcement ended up attached to another game's announcement, or a direct was revealed.
I am the master of approximate fortune telling.
 

PsychoIncarnate

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So those leakers who said an August direct was coming soon. Did they guess the date correctly?

The ones that had "credibility"?
 

CommanderZaktan

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Ok, I think we're getting at least 2 or 3 character reveals, New fighter, echo, and maybe a third party like Simon Belmont.
 
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