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Part of it might be Bomberman wasn't always Konami property. While Castlevania/Simon & Richter were. So another rep they actually had for the longest time seemed to have taken priority over a franchise that until Bomberman R, they pretty much left for dead for about a whole decade when Konami bought out Hudson Soft.
Listen man, someone's gotta pay SEGA's utility bills.
If Isabelle is an Echo Fighter of Villager, then I hope her Final Smash is Cyrus and Reese showing up, Isabelle paying Reese, and Cyrus building a Pocket Camp amenity around the opponents. I want it different from Villager’s Final Smash with Tom Nook and Timmy & Tommy.
Aww man who was it? I was pretty bummed out when I had Bam move away, he was my favorite jock Villager.
Well then good sir, here is the one stop shop for all stock icons you may ever want! https://smashboards.com/threads/newcomer-stock-icons.455706/At this point, I have no idea what we could get as a new character. The only one I see is Geno since he's one of the only Mii Costumes left from Smash 4 who hasn't been revealed as a character. Even then, as we've seen with Forest Maze being hidden in Brawl's code and Cloud only getting two Final Fantasy tracks, Square Enix seems to have a tight grip over their content.
My dream character, however, is Phoenix Wright, and speaking of which,WingedSupernova I need that stock icon in your signature in my life.
Being underwhelming or disappointing is subjective honestly.
I think it was Rod. I don't know, I think I just chilled with him cause I had the most interactions with him at the time.
What gave such an impression that I know the full complexity of what a company do. Like I said, the ONLY argument to what I said was if Microsoft was license to Nintendo freely. You were also comparing movie companies and to be more specific you gave an example where Marvel, the person who created and originally owned Spider-Man collaborating with Sony who they gave Spider-Man rights too. It's a false equivalency because Sony never gave the rights back to Marvel; they simply allowed them to use him for a limited time.
How much do I have to pay to let Sakurai have good night's sleep for once?
Honestly, it probably just came down to Castlevania being a more popular and iconic series than Bomberman but Sakurai didn't want to leave such an iconic character out of the game entirely.
She's literally a bigger "All-Star" than three fourths of the current playable cast, and is promoted to hell and back.
My roomates and I were playing City Folk back in the days (all 4 of us in the same village). We had this Penguin Frida, she had a very bad attitude so we decided to bully her until she left (digging holes and dropping trash around her house as well as other creative means of vandalism). One day she left. We partied... in real life
Sounds a lot like Ashley hooplah, no offense man. Just real deja vu I'm sensing here.
Sony still financed Homecoming 100%. I.e, Marvel may have produced it, but they didn't pay for it. And they produced it because Kevin Feige wanted to produce it. I'd call not having to pay for anything "free" any day of the week.
Good read. I agree that it’s difficult to weigh Banjo against Steve.BANJO VS STEVE - A POINTLESS ESSAY
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So basically if you didn't read my post from a little while ago, I think Banjo and Steve are the biggest of the triad of Microsoft IPs, with the lowest end being Microsoft's own creation: Master Chief. But who would top out in Smash between the two? I got no ****in' idea I'm not Sakurai and I don't wanna pretend like I know the most probable outcome in a choice; because I don't. I'm not even a legal adult yet, I shouldn't be trusted with these options.
But what I can present is my stupid worthless opinion and a little bit of facts here and there to maybe help some others get their big high IQ brains going.
Banjo first appeared in 1998 on the Nintendo 64, probably something you already know. But when Microsoft took that sweet sweet Rare IP, so did his ties with Nintendo. However, with Nintendo and Microsoft being all buddy buddy in recent years, this could be his chance at a new appearance for the first time in a decade.![]()
What Banjo (and the unrelated Conker and that chick from Perfect Dark) has over all other Microsoft IPs, he does have a significant advantage in. That is his preexisting ties with Nintendo.
As the recent craze of bringing characters that have been requested in the same amount of time that Banjo has disappeared from the face of the planet (Ridley, Simon Belmont, King K. Rool, and possibly more!), that could make his revival all the more imminent if the trend continues. Banjo may have scored really high on the Ballot, which will play a big role in his favor and is probably the biggest make-or-break he has. Many people are confident in his potential results.
Hell, even Phil Spencer said he wouldn't mind putting him in! That's surely a done deal, right?Well, not really. Phil Spencer could've likely said the same about any big Microsoft IP, but he was only asked about Banjo specifically. Who knows what would've happened if he was asked to choose what character from Microsoft he would've wanted the most, but that's just his opinion and nothing more... like his tweet. Phil isn't the say all for these types of decisions, and what comes out in the end may not come exactly as Phil expressed his gratitude for.
Also, Banjo Kazooie isn't really as big of a hit in the East as it was in the West. As many as near 2 million units in North America is shaking between 450k to 550k in Japan (thats about 1/4 compared to NA sales). I know, I know,being in the game kind of makes that point obsolete if you see it as such, but it could be a big issue as I will talk about in our next character's descriptions.
Rare owns Banjo, but there are other series that are currently live and could be picked over Banjo. That is, Fulgore from Killer Instinct (or really anyone from that game) or Rash from Battletoads (which was both a character in KI and is in the new Battletoads remake coming next year). And both IPs have made their appearances on Nintendo consoles before, even on separate generations!
Steve is an unnamed enigma, but Minecraft's official release came out in 2009 on the PC. Microsoft grabbed the IP from Mojang a few years ago, and has been going strong in its advertising, making it one of the alltime best selling games that Microsoft owns. So what's so special about this enigma?![]()
Let's get the obvious out of the way. Minecraft is huge; really huge. Holy **** it's one of the best selling games period. With over 100 million copies on its belt and continuously rising, this thing is nuts over the globe. This is not only true in the West, but also in the East, where Japan sales of the game have reached millions upon millions on the multiple platforms he has appeared on. Even Japan resident user @Venus of the Desert Bloom mentions accounts of seeing children mention the game.
This is definitely a defining edge over Banjo, which is Minecraft's sheer popularity.
Did I mention multi-platform? Minecraft has made its way from PC, to Xbox, the Playstation, and of course, Nintendo consoles on the Wii U, 3DS, and Switch. Minecraft is everywhere, and if you want a system (and game) seller, Minecraft is the way to go in Smash Bros. I'm not suggesting Sakurai should go the money route, but if he sees fit, the madman may just.
Remember when I mentioned Nintendo and Microsoft being buddy buddy as of late? What game do you think started that? Certainly wasn't Banjo Kazooie. Minecraft and its crossplay feature for both Nintendo and Xbox consoles helped form a friendly relationship. Microsoft may have formed a circle around its game to be used, since its both its best selling and most recent familiar shared property with Nintendo at the moment.As I've mentioned before, Steve is an enigma. He's not really a mascot, that goes more towards mob enemies such as the Creeper. It may not be wise to use such a generic avatar. I'm not a personal fan of this argument (due to
Minecraft may also conflict with the art style, as many as argued it to be too drab or "ugly" for Smash's design.
People are also reluctant to share the same audience as the shunned Minecraft audience, which includes various internet celebrities and waves of children.
Finally, the biggest hitter: the Smash Ballot. Banjo could have scored high, and as we've seen, the Ballot seems to take some type of priority over newer characters in some shape or form. If it's big enough, Minecraft definitely won't have a playable scene.
This is probably the biggest battle of Popular Nostalgia VS Popular Relevancy that I have seen for Smash character dilemma. No character is really a better choice than the other when it comes to how much they can qualify more than others. I can't say one character deserves a slot more than another because saying characters deserve to be in a crossover game is pretty dumb as is. It's mostly down to opinion on what you think.
"But Banjo obviously scored high on the polls! Steve never has a chance!", I hear one guy cry out.That's what you may think. But remember how people talked about the big "meme" or "impossible" ballots, like Goku or Shrek. Allow me to wrap you in some tinfoil for a moment. Would you believe me if I told you that due to its large audience, Minecraft may have an impactful placing on the polls? Now it may seem pretty out of thought, because even I'm skeptical that enough kids are playing Smash Bros. to flood the market with Minecraft votes, but I don't believe that it's impossible. I'll let you think about that proposal, get a big thonker going on.
I hope my rambling gave some insight or maybe it was a fun read to look into.
or maybe i'm just dumb and wrong and nobody will even read it but who knows
Yeah but so is Ashley, and many thought Ashley would be a shoo in too.
Until Ashley usurps Wario as face of her franchise I don't see the parallel.
Full disclosure, I never saw Ashley as a likely pick. I never really brought it up since I didn't want to be a wet blanket, but I'm just putting it out there. But at the end of the day, Ashley is still a comparatively niche character. Isabelle is one of Nintendo's more mainstream characters. They're in completely different leagues.
I think Isabelle is a lock at this point. She has become a huge part of the AC series and her assist trophy is gone with the AC assist trophy now being Kapp'n and Isabelle's assist function being replaced by Chef Kawasaki.
What are you talking about? You starting to not make sense now honestly. In fact, you annoyed me now because you outright lied on the whole Marvel and Sony thing and anyone will tell you that the exact details of that deal was nothing close to free and I had the nerve to give you the benefit of the doubt. You stated information in your argument that was false which made your entire post fall flat and then you tell me to lighten up and call me naive after I was informing people about a topic when your own counter argument was an outright lie in the first place. It is not cool or okay to be falsely making up information and then appliying it to an argument as if it okay or as if I'm dumb. I don know weither you were confused about the deal itself or was purposefully lying and thinking I wouldn't research myself. NOT COOL.
Useless? It's a debuff assist.
Kamek could actually work well for it. Summon Kamek, then it flies across the stage with the magic dust and either makes you large or shrinks all your opponents.
It'd be funny if WizPig was wanted in the next Smash game because "Diddy needs his villain"Because I think a DK rouge's gallery is a wonderful idea
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Doesn’t sound surprising for Mega Man to have been the only top guy of Capcom back in the day, but with Sonic being the biggest 3rd party of them all due to Sega going 3rd Party and the company making peace with Nintendo after a decade + of **** (leading to a beautiful teamwork), that seems like way more than edging out (that’s Sonic straight up surpassing most/all characters regardless of their status)
Though they’re different, they’re both still Capcom (and both more than likely wanted Ryu more during Smash 4...before MM joined...and MM during Brawl...fortunately it doesn’t matter now that they got to have both represented). Also, I have the assumption Sakurai went to Capcom Japan for all theee series being represented
Boy, I have like 5 ideas for ATs, and that's not including the likes of Kamek and Poochy. There's so much you can take out of the series...
Well back during early 2016 and beyond they were in a more deviated position with all the drama happening and the firing of Kojima and all of that.
