Official Smash Ultimate Discussion

[Shroob]

HOLD THE **** PHONE! Was that discussed that only 1 video was added!? What was the number for the playlist at before!?

No, it's wrong.

The playlist was 70 before and after the update.

 

[AugustusB]

No, it's wrong.

The playlist was 70 before and after the update.

OK good to hear. I was about to say WHEN WAS THAT DISCUSSED!? lol

 

[RandomAce]

I realized that the protagonist of Fire Emblem Three Houses is this Guy:

I’m worried, aside from Awakening (which has all three characters, albeit two of them echoes) Fire Emblem usually adds the main protagonist. And the protagonist is Byleth, who is the teacher of the other three charcaters (Dimitri, Edelgard, Claude).

Although I do like Byleth, he is another sword wielder, and I think adding him is going to lead to a lot of salt seeing how people don’t want any more FE characters with swords. Not to mention that Sakurai may not even want to include him because of that.

Although we still don’t know everything about the game, I feel that FE: Three Houses may not get a character because of that. Unless Sakurai decided to use the three characters next in line like the aforementioned Edelgard, Dimitiri, and Claude since they all include something unique, which is possible seeing how we did get Robin as a unique fighter because of that as well, so there is a chance we get one of them instead.

 

[Shroob]

For all we know, some intern with access to the Youtube account could have seen a typo.


Like, we've seen that they've done this twice in the past in regards to Directs, but until we have an official confirmation, we have 0 idea what could happen.

 

[T3Z3R1]

That's incorrect.


The updated playlist says "70", and we already have 70 videos.


We don't know what was changed/added to it.

Did this also happened before Smash direct, and before Isabelle's reveal? I'm curious.

 

[Untouch]

I don't think it was just a coincidence that the playlist changed, seeing how the NEW banner was removed too.
I don't think that 100% means we're getting a direct this week though.

 

[Michael the Spikester]

I realized that the protagonist of Fire Emblem Three Houses is this Guy:

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I’m worried, aside from Awakening (which has all three characters, albeit two of them echoes) Fire Emblem usually adds the main protagonist. And the protagonist is Byleth, who is the teacher of the other three charcaters (Dimitri, Edelgard, Claude).

Although I do like Byleth, he is another sword wielder, and I think adding him is going to lead to a lot of salt seeing how people don’t want any more FE characters with swords. Not to mention that Sakurai may not even want to include him because of that.

Although we still don’t know everything about the game, I feel that FE: Three Houses may not get a character because of that. Unless Sakurai decided to use the three characters next in line like the aforementioned Edelgard, Dimitiri, and Claude. Which is possible seeing how we did get Robin as a unique fighter.

There's honestly a good possibility of him, Sylux and a Gen 8 Pokemon being DLC as a means of promotion for the same reason Corrin was added maybe even Sora too for Kingdom Hearts III.

 

[KirbyWorshipper2465]

I realized that the protagonist of Fire Emblem Three Houses is this Guy:

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I’m worried, aside from Awakening (which has all three characters, albeit two of them echoes) Fire Emblem usually adds the main protagonist. And the protagonist is Byleth, who is the teacher of the other three charcaters (Dimitri, Edelgard, Claude).

Although I do like Byleth, he is another sword wielder, and I think adding him is going to lead to a lot of salt seeing how people don’t want any more FE characters with swords. Not to mention that Sakurai may not even want to include him because of that.

Although we still don’t know everything about the game, I feel that FE: Three Houses may not get a character because of that. Unless Sakurai decided to use the three characters next in line like the aforementioned Edelgard, Dimitiri, and Claude since they all include something unique, which is possible seeing how we did get Robin as a unique fighter because of that as well.

So, what you're saying is that he could become the next ?

I'd be fine with that.

 

[Shroob]

I don't think it was just a coincidence that the playlist changed, seeing how the NEW banner was removed too.
I don't think that 100% means we're getting a direct this week though.

The New banner and the playlist updating happened on separate days.

The playlist was updated on October 1st, and the new banner was removed on like, Wednesday or Thursday iirc?


It probably means some form of reveal soon-ish, but the question is when.

 

[Ramen Tengoku]

There's honestly a good possibility of him, Sylux and a Gen 8 Pokemon being DLC as a means of promotion for the same reason Corrin was added maybe even Sora too for Kingdom Hearts III.

Kingdom Hearts III is not coming to Switch...

 

[Michael the Spikester]

So, what you're saying is that he could become the next ?

I'd be fine with that.

I think you mean next especially if its a means of promotion and through DLC.

 

[Shroob]

Did this also happened before Smash direct, and before Isabelle's reveal? I'm curious.

It happened ten days before Isabelle was meant to be revealed.

People say the same about the 8.8 Direct, but I'm unsure.

 

[Michael the Spikester]

Kingdom Hearts III is not coming to Switch...

Sora is also heavily demanded though and people wanting Master Chief especially with Nintendo's and Microsoft's current relationship despite being XBox exclusive.

 

[KirbyWorshipper2465]

Kingdom Hearts III is not coming to Switch...

Same deal as Snake promoting MGS4 during Brawl, silly.

I think you mean next especially if its a means of promotion and through DLC.

Oh. Well that would be fine too, since at least having another swordsman would be optional in that scenario.

 

[Iridium]

I realized that the protagonist of Fire Emblem Three Houses is this Guy:

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I’m worried, aside from Awakening (which has all three characters, albeit two of them echoes) Fire Emblem usually adds the main protagonist. And the protagonist is Byleth, who is the teacher of the other three charcaters (Dimitri, Edelgard, Claude).

Although I do like Byleth, he is another sword wielder, and I think adding him is going to lead to a lot of salt seeing how people don’t want any more FE characters with swords. Not to mention that Sakurai may not even want to include him because of that.

Although we still don’t know everything about the game, I feel that FE: Three Houses may not get a character because of that. Unless Sakurai decided to use the three characters next in line like the aforementioned Edelgard, Dimitiri, and Claude since they all include something unique, which is possible seeing how we did get Robin as a unique fighter because of that as well, so there is a chance we get one of them instead.

Well, I for one love swords, so I wouldn't be mad at all. I do get why people would be salty, but for a franchise as huge as FE, it shouldn't be surprising to see new rep, if it happens. But maybe Sakurai actually would restrain, for now.

This reminds me, I still need to play an FE game sometime.

 

[Graizen]

What you guys think of this Geno leak:

http://boards.4chan.org/v/thread/434301538

 

[Noipoi]

What you guys think of this Geno leak:

http://boards.4chan.org/v/thread/434301538

It looks pretty bad. I'm calling fake.

 

[AugustusB]

What you guys think of this Geno leak:

http://boards.4chan.org/v/thread/434301538

We had our Geno fun today. I will say fake.

 

[Untouch]

What you guys think of this Geno leak:

http://boards.4chan.org/v/thread/434301538

Unimaginably fake looking, in other words about 8 videos about this leak "MAYBE BEING REAL TAKE IT WITH A GRAIN OF SALT" are on the way.

 

[Scoliosis Jones]

I think it’s quite simple.

The game was revealed in June. We didn’t get news until the August Direct, roughly 2 months later. We’re roughly 2 months out from that Direct.

Two months from now, we’ll have the game in our hands.

Everybody keeps just mentioning that “they’ll just reveal a character”, when not only would this be close to a 2 month interval, but that having TWO Smash Directs leading up to the release of Let’s Go would make it worse, in regards to marketing Let’s Go that is.

Mid-October-Mid November has always been the time frame I assumed we’d get a Direct but I can totally see it get streamed this upcoming week.

There is so much more that would build hype than just characters. This discussion always seems to boil down to, “they wouldn’t end with Ken and Incineroar” or “they wouldn’t end it so early”. I think both are wrong.

Really, the ESRB leak made Sakurai reconsider how they reveal things. Shulk got revealed a few weeks before release of the 3DS game, but he leaked before that. That’s close to where we’re at right now, within 2 months of release.

If the goal is to avoid leaks, you do it within reasonable distance of release. You don’t do your last reveal a week beforehand, you need to actually market it and get the information spread out. Basically, I think it’s possible that we get a Direct this week or next, and it could absolutely be the last one.

With a bombshell announcement at the end of course.

 

[Danpal65]

What you guys think of this Geno leak:

http://boards.4chan.org/v/thread/434301538

Those are some low quality images and models. Oof.

 

[Ramen Tengoku]

What you guys think of this Geno leak:

http://boards.4chan.org/v/thread/434301538

That looks like a Smash 4 mod
Besides, I think we've had enough of Geno leaks for today

 

[andres22]

Sora is also heavily demanded though and people wanting Master Chief especially with Nintendo's and Microsoft's current relationship despite being XBox exclusive.

that's not make ****ing sense

inb4 unpredictable Sakurai argument

 

[Noipoi]

I think it’s quite simple.

The game was revealed in June. We didn’t get news until the August Direct, roughly 2 months later. We’re roughly 2 months out from that Direct.

Two months from now, we’ll have the game in our hands.

Smash Ultimate was revealed in March.
Unless you count that as a tease, with the proper reveal being at E3.

 

[Danpal65]

With a bombshell announcement at the end of course.

Y'know what would be a really cool thing to end on before launch...?

Sakura ends the Direct by saying these are all the characters and he hopes you enjoy the game before it fades to black. We're then greeted with a full CGI opening for Ultimate as the true ending.

 

[AugustusB]

I think it’s quite simple.

The game was revealed in June. We didn’t get news until the August Direct, roughly 2 months later. We’re roughly 2 months out from that Direct.

Two months from now, we’ll have the game in our hands.

Everybody keeps just mentioning that “they’ll just reveal a character”, when not only would this be close to a 2 month interval, but that having TWO Smash Directs leading up to the release of Let’s Go would make it worse, in regards to marketing Let’s Go that is.

Mid-October-Mid November has always been the time frame I assumed we’d get a Direct but I can totally see it get streamed this upcoming week.

There is so much more that would build hype than just characters. This discussion always seems to boil down to, “they wouldn’t end with Ken and Incineroar” or “they wouldn’t end it so early”. I think both are wrong.

Really, the ESRB leak made Sakurai reconsider how they reveal things. Shulk got revealed a few weeks before release of the 3DS game came out, but he leaked before that. That’s close to where we’re at right now, within 2 months of release.

If the goal is to avoid leaks, you do it within reasonable distance of release. You don’t do your last reveal a week beforehand, you need to actually market it and get the information spread out. Basically, I think it’s possible that we get a Direct this week or next, and it could absolutely be the last one.

With a bombshell announcement at the end of course.

I was wondering when our daily Scoliosis post was coming

 

[Michael the Spikester]

[QUOTE = "Michael the Spikester, post: 22518524, miembro: 404864"] Sin embargo, Sora también es muy demandada y la gente quiere a Master Chief especialmente con la relación actual de Nintendo y Microsoft a pesar de ser exclusiva de XBox. [/ QUOTE]Yh

that's not make ****ing sense

inb4 unpredictable Sakurai argument

Are you using the right translator?

Maybe its a glitch because I didn't write it that way...

 

[Yoshisaurus Rex]

I honestly have no trouble with more Fire Emblem characters but for goodness sakes, Sakurai needs to spice things up when it comes to the weapons the characters wield. I feel like it’s long overdue for an axe or lance wielder. Heck, I’ll take a manakete like Tiki or Ninian.

 

[lightdrago]

Smash Ultimate was revealed in March.

Ah, when it had no name.

Remember when people thought it was a port?

 

[Ring-a-Sheep]

What you guys think of this Geno leak:

http://boards.4chan.org/v/thread/434301538

Smash 4 mod from the looks of it

 

[Iridium]

I think it’s quite simple.

The game was revealed in June. We didn’t get news until the August Direct, roughly 2 months later. We’re roughly 2 months out from that Direct.

Two months from now, we’ll have the game in our hands.

Everybody keeps just mentioning that “they’ll just reveal a character”, when not only would this be close to a 2 month interval, but that having TWO Smash Directs leading up to the release of Let’s Go would make it worse, in regards to marketing Let’s Go that is.

Mid-October-Mid November has always been the time frame I assumed we’d get a Direct but I can totally see it get streamed this upcoming week.

There is so much more that would build hype than just characters. This discussion always seems to boil down to, “they wouldn’t end with Ken and Incineroar” or “they wouldn’t end it so early”. I think both are wrong.

Really, the ESRB leak made Sakurai reconsider how they reveal things. Shulk got revealed a few weeks before release of the 3DS game, but he leaked before that. That’s close to where we’re at right now, within 2 months of release.

If the goal is to avoid leaks, you do it within reasonable distance of release. You don’t do your last reveal a week beforehand, you need to actually market it and get the information spread out. Basically, I think it’s possible that we get a Direct this week or next, and it could absolutely be the last one.

With a bombshell announcement at the end of course.

I feel like around late October/early November would definitely be the right time for any reveals, and the announcement by the end of next week.

 

[TyrantLizardKing]

There will be a Direct this month and it will be the last one. These things aren’t a dime a dozen, they’re planned and produced far in advance. LGPE is coming out next month and to distract from that would be poor marketing, they’ve had this **** planned all year. You all need to stop being close-minded and understand how business works.

 

[Untouch]

.

I still think if we're getting a "bombshell" announcement it'll be for a TestSmash.
We still haven't gone over online functionality, it'd be the perfect time to announce it.

 

[PlasmaDam]

What if Metroid prime 4 releases with The new pokemon game in 2019 or animal crossing

 

[Noipoi]

Ah, when it had no name.

Remember when people thought it was a port?

It just a Smash 4 port with Inklings.
We're not getting Ridley, we're not getting K Rool. The only other new characters will be Rex, Springman, and Decidueye.

How foolish we were...

 

[CosmicQuark]

I think it’s quite simple.

The game was revealed in June. We didn’t get news until the August Direct, roughly 2 months later. We’re roughly 2 months out from that Direct.

Two months from now, we’ll have the game in our hands.

Everybody keeps just mentioning that “they’ll just reveal a character”, when not only would this be close to a 2 month interval, but that having TWO Smash Directs leading up to the release of Let’s Go would make it worse, in regards to marketing Let’s Go that is.

Mid-October-Mid November has always been the time frame I assumed we’d get a Direct but I can totally see it get streamed this upcoming week.

There is so much more that would build hype than just characters. This discussion always seems to boil down to, “they wouldn’t end with Ken and Incineroar” or “they wouldn’t end it so early”. I think both are wrong.

Really, the ESRB leak made Sakurai reconsider how they reveal things. Shulk got revealed a few weeks before release of the 3DS game, but he leaked before that. That’s close to where we’re at right now, within 2 months of release.

If the goal is to avoid leaks, you do it within reasonable distance of release. You don’t do your last reveal a week beforehand, you need to actually market it and get the information spread out. Basically, I think it’s possible that we get a Direct this week or next, and it could absolutely be the last one.

With a bombshell announcement at the end of course.

That's what I had originally thought--until Sakurai's comments. Based on those, I can see much more smaller announcements, and *potentially* a final big one early November. But you don't need to show off your final content two months before release (whatever they do at this point will hurt the marketing for Let's Go, it was their choice to do them a month a part). That type of reasoning that led me to believe we had an October Direct is what led me to believe analyzing the blog would be helpful--but as we've seen, the average has changed from 3 characters a week, and is now going down. Slowing down, I don't believe, means having a big blowout a month after he made that statement.

 

[PlasmaDam]

The last smash direct seems too soon to be now byt makes sense November could be to late but if the the final smash direct is this month that mean the salt will come faster which im down fir

 

[Iridium]

Ah, when it had no name.

Remember when people thought it was a port?

And now the next issue is the amount of clickbait "leak" videos everywhere online on Ultimate. I swear, every day, someone does it.

Either that or re-uploads of the same old game footage too.

 

[lightdrago]

What if Metroid prime 4 releases with The new pokemon game in 2019 or animal crossing

I can't believe Metroid just got ****ing canceled...

It just a Smash 4 port with Inklings.
We're not getting Ridley, we're not getting K Rool. The only other new characters will be Rex, Springman, and Decidueye.

How foolish we were...

My favorite was Inkling, Ridley, and Daisy are our final newcomers! before the August direct.

end our misery Sakurai

 

[Michael the Spikester]

There will be a Direct this month and it will be the last one. These things aren’t a dime a dozen, they’re planned and produced far in advance. LGPE is coming out next month and to distract from that would be poor marketing, they’ve had this **** planned all year. You all need to stop being close-minded and understand how business works.

Especially with Pokemon Go! next month. Get Smash out of the way so November can focus on Pokemon. I agree.