Official Smash Ultimate Discussion

[FantasticMr.StarPit]

Been quite a while here;

Hopefully Hokkaido is doing all right; and Japan in general. Its best we give them some time to grief and show respect to the ones' experiencing the disaster in Hokkaido; after all, safety is our #1 priority.

The best time we hear Nintendo about the reschedule of the direct is around next Thursday or later, if it were to be earlier than around Sunday or Monday, then, ok. But let's hope Japan is in the best of shape after the god-awful tragedy they're dealing with here. That is all.

 

[Sigran101]

When a character gets revealed, they always become easy guess.

I think we can have faves and obvious choices, but they never are easy guess until they get revealed.

People actually claim that Wii Fit Trainer was obvious. It doesn't matter who the character is, hindsight bias is too strong in this community.

 

[Union of Darkness]

When did Sakurai say that the Smash Ballot would be used to decide newcomers?

We only recently got confirmation that Sakurai is using the ballot for Ultimate. It was anyone's guess before.

 

[Bestmand902]

I don’t disagree, but I don’t think you guys want your spirits tamed in legendary fashion.

Man, I could've been honest and said I wanted to break this man's legs but I think that's against the rules wait oooooppppssss

 

[Nethermoosen]

Man, I could've been honest and said I wanted to break this man's legs but I think that's against the rules wait oooooppppssss

You are one angry fellow. Haha.

I think Nintendo is in a tough situation though. Famitsu supposedly has Smash info in the next issue, and those scans apparently leak out around Wednesday. On one hand you want to make sure there's time for people to recover, but on the business side of things you don't want one of your major direct announcements released from Famitsu first.

Sacrificing that marketing is not only respectful, but a great PR move. They’ll get nothing but respect when it’s over.

 

[DarkFalcon]

Been quite a while here;

Hopefully Hokkaido is doing all right; and Japan in general. Its best we give them some time to grief and show respect to the ones' experiencing the disaster in Hokkaido; after all, safety is our #1 priority.

The best time we hear Nintendo about the reschedule of the direct is around next Thursday or later, if it were to be earlier than around Sunday or Monday, then, ok. But let's hope Japan is in the best of shape after the god-awful tragedy they're dealing with here. That is all.

I think Nintendo is in a tough situation though. Famitsu supposedly has Smash info in the next issue, and those scans apparently leak out around Wednesday. On one hand you want to make sure there's time for people to recover, but on the business side of things you don't want one of your major direct announcements released from Famitsu first.

 

[IGuessItsOver]

Hopefully Hokkaido is doing all right

Yeah, 99% of the population already has energy supply. I'm happy for them.
>mfw i'll never live in a 1st world country....

 

[Bestmand902]

You are one angry fellow. Haha.

I have a tendency to lose control of my anger when I see really coldhearted people. I need to work on learning to pull back I think

 

[Waluigi is not getting in]

Should we expect another Pokemon direct? If so I can definitely see a reveal there.

 

[Michele]

Should we expect another Pokemon direct? If so I can definitely see a reveal there.

Not is not the time. We can expect one at October or November.

 

[MasterOfKnees]

You could always just go to the Rate Their Chances thread and see who was considered safe guesses before E3 and Vergeben's leaks. Hint: It wasn't Ridley with his 18% chance.

 

[DarkShadow20]

Ridley was a never ever until E3.
K.Rool was a never ever until 8.8.

It's not healthy to pretend things didn't happen. Now that they're both in all bets are off on who "won't be in".

I've had both on every single prediction roster I've ever made. Neither were "never evers". They were easy guesses due to their popularity, despite anything Sakurai said about Ridley in the past.

 

[CrusherMania1592]

They can watch the Direct later.

What the flying **** is wrong with you?

 

[Ace C.R.O.S.S.]

Emmm... Changing the subject... Who wants Phoenix Wright in Smash?
I mean, he is like 40% possible...

 

[Kuon]

Everyone who doesn't think Richter was a safe guess is in denial.

Was he a safe guess? I had never even heard of the guy until he was revealed

 

[Luigi The President]

Question. Wasn't CoroCoro, which comes out Monday, also to feature Smash information?
Why are we focusing on Famitsu?

 

[Deleted member]

Should we expect another Pokemon direct? If so I can definitely see a reveal there.

I imagine Pokemon will probably just be in the general Direct when it's rescheduled. Could be wrong, though; Game Freak is odd and tends to do their own thing, so who knows? Anything's possible.

 

[Waluigi is not getting in]

Not is not the time. We can expect one at October or November.

That's what I meant

 

[Rie Sonomura]

Question. Wasn't CoroCoro, which comes out Monday, also to feature Smash information?
Why are we focusing on Famitsu?

Ohhhh, yeah! Someone should keep an eye on CoroCoro too

 

[Rocket Raccoon]

Emmm... Changing the subject... Who wants Phoenix Wright in Smash?
I mean, he is like 40% possible...

I think the max per company is gonna be two.

 

[Shroob]

Should we expect another Pokemon direct? If so I can definitely see a reveal there.

I can't recall whenever a specific game-focused Direct revealed a Smash character. They always get shown in general or Smash directs.

 

[DarkFalcon]

Question. Wasn't CoroCoro, which comes out Monday, also to feature Smash information?
Why are we focusing on Famitsu?

I always associated CoroCoro with Pokemon leaks lol.

 

[GunBlaze]

We only recently got confirmation that Sakurai is using the ballot for Ultimate. It was anyone's guess before.

Ahem...

It was back in Smash 4. The text was there: 'Ballot might be used for future Smash games'

The Japanese Ballot had an additional line of text that stated suggestions might be used for future entries.

 

[Kuon]

Emmm... Changing the subject... Who wants Phoenix Wright in Smash?
I mean, he is like 40% possible...

I dunno. I mean, maybe? I just can't see him being in.

 

[Luigi The President]

Ahem...

"Maybe" and "might" are much different from the CONFIRMATION Union used.

 

[ZephyrZ]

On the topic of Ridley and K.Rool, they were never "safe" guesses but they've always been popular ones. People loved to include them on their fake leaks to grab the attention of overly hopeful fans and stir up drama with detractors. Merely guessing Ridley and K.Rool isn't that impressive imo. Although, if we do get Skull Kid's reveal next, I might change my mind.

 

[MasterOfKnees]

Was he a safe guess? I had never even heard of the guy until he was revealed

He's joking, a lot of people didn't even know who Richter was when he was revealed.

 

[IGuessItsOver]

Emmm... Changing the subject... Who wants Phoenix Wright in Smash?
I mean, he is like 40% possible...

I want him in so much, along with Professor Layton and others but they're very unlikely.

 

[CJ Falcon]

I have a tendency to lose control of my anger when I see really coldhearted people. I need to work on learning to pull back I think

Saying those things make you sound even more coldhearted. Just saying.

 

[Deleted member]

So what defines an anime character anyway?

From what I've picked up in this thread, it's huge eyes, a cutesy, less realistic art style, and bright colors, right?

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@Tougon's leak is looking more and more real by the second. She's all but confirmed now.

17ε is happening. I warned you all, and no one believed me. Enjoy Star

 

[Kuon]

I can't recall whenever a specific game-focused Direct revealed a Smash character. They always get shown in general or Smash directs.

Agreed. As far as I know, they've never revealed a Smash character during a Pokémon direct. They only want to focus on Pokémon and not have anything else potentially steal their thunder

 

[TheCJBrine]

I think Sakurai said he was basing his choices off of the ballot (not sure if he means all of them or not) in one of the columns he writes or an interview, but not sure which one...

 

[Deleted member]

Emmm... Changing the subject... Who wants Phoenix Wright in Smash?
I mean, he is like 40% possible...

As I said earlier, I'd be down with it. Heck, I'd love it: Phoenix Wright is one of my top 3 DS games. Plus, he was a joy to play in MvC and that game is what really sold me on the concept of him in Smash.

 

[Ace C.R.O.S.S.]

I think the max per company is gonna be two.

Eh... We have 3 Konami characters in Smash, so...

 

[Rocket Raccoon]

I can't recall whenever a specific game-focused Direct revealed a Smash character. They always get shown in general or Smash directs.

It hasn't and probably never will be. Smash hype exceeds normal hype in every way possible.

 

[TMNTSSB4]

I really hope so, she's just so awesome and her character screams personality and uniqueness all over the place.

I want to whip and grab people with her hair while also being able to stomp Bayo as an elephant

Everyone who doesn't think Richter was a safe guess is in denial.

Nobody who never played Castlevania knew who he was (even those who okayed the games didn’t know who he was), so...he wasn’t safe in the slightest

I want him in so much, along with Professor Layton and others but they're very unlikely.

Eggman and Phoenix Wright are possible (though they have other characters from their respective companies in their way)

 

[John Dylan Smith]

Question. Wasn't CoroCoro, which comes out Monday, also to feature Smash information?
Why are we focusing on Famitsu?

I guess I'm the only one who's more focused on the possibility of seeing some new characters revealed for Jump Force in the latest issue of Famitsu as opposed to Smash Bros (Still waiting to see if All Might And Midoriya from MHA are playable in Jump Forces roster)!

 

[Misery Brick]

I feel Ridley, while not a safe prediction, was pretty likely. In fact, I had included him in my original predictions before E3 (I got a lot wrong there though). There was so much outcry for him that Sakurai had to make a statement. That's saying something. Sakurai really couldn't ignore all of these requests. Sure, there was a chance he was just added as another boss, but he was also the second (K Rool) most popular character. Even if Sakurai still didn't want to add him, he always wants to please the fans. Ridley, I feel, wasn't a too out there prediction. He wasn't obvious, but he was likely.

This exactly, anyone who was into Smash speculation, or at the very least, interested in the character put him on speculation lists. He's a big character, pun intended, that Sakurai acknowledged publicly and was becoming widely known through the Smash community because of Smash 4. It's only natural for people to assume that he would possibly get his due in this game after fan outcry, despite how safe the individual personally believed it to be.
Hell, I remember bringing it up in a stream the day before the direct and being laughed at after they made a Ridley joke.

Now, he wasn't as obvious or considered as a lock like the Inklings, but you have to be joking if you think nobody expected him to make it into the roster.

 

[CrusherMania1592]

No. People go missing all the time. The world doesn’t stop turning because of it. Japan just suffered a crushing blow to their country, but if you expect Nintendo to wait until each and every person is present and accounted for, you’re in for a rude awakening.

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This type of comment doesn't belong here or anywhere. If anything, you're the one who is being disrespectful towards the people who were affected by the earthquake. Have some respect for those who were involved in a situation like this because ANYTHING can happen and ANYONE can get affected

He's joking, a lot of people didn't even know who Richter was when he was revealed.

*raises hand in admitting he doesn't know who Richter was before the reveal*

 

[T-Hell]

I'm gonna go ahead and risk you guys jumping at me and hating me, but I hope you understand my point:

While I agree saying "They can watch later" wasn't the right thing to say whatsoever, I actually agree with his second post to an extent. Nintendo is a bussiness after all, and sooner or later they have to move on and continue doing their thing. Labor for finding missing people could still take weeks and **** always happens everywhere. Needless to say I hope with all my heart everyone missing is found as soon as possible and alive, but Nintendo has to move on at some point, as every other bussiness and also people.

I hope I expressed this the right way and that you guys understand my point, with all due respect.