Official Smash Ultimate Discussion

[KirbyWorshipper2465]

Um, this is probably very off topic here at the moment, but I was wondering, would it be possible for Atlus to get some form of representation in Smash?

After what Sakurai did to , I'm sure Sega's humbled enough to be willing to lend anything from this point onwards.

So, may be old news, but Best Buy’s around the world are getting Smash demos! Honestly, I played it during the Best Buy Demo in Atlanta, so I can’t wait to play it again!

Knowing my luck, there should be ones showing up at EB Games, too.

 

[Alternis]

Um, this is probably very off topic here at the moment, but I was wondering, would it be possible for Atlus to get some form of representation in Smash?

I sincerely hope so. Basically anything from SMT and/or Etrian Odyssey would be really great.

 

[Deleted member]

Okay, um. I was curious to see how the Grinch Leak came and transpired, and I found where Ken was "supposed to be at" in the Leak. But... Looking back at the official Mural, I decided to go back and compare the two.

Why do these look eerily similar. Like, WAY too similar? Not to mention, we STILL haven't gotten any explanation for the Murals in the Grinch Leak and people like Spawn Wave said there was "a couple of characters missing" aside from Incineroar, or if this was just another version of the Mural and not the final one.

I don't wanna raise any hopes up, but I'm just shocked at how identical these are.

 

[Troykv]

What engine would you prefer? Soulcalibur engine feels pretty obvious, but...I mean...that'd be really cool.

It's possible to do Magic Characters in that kind of engine?

 

[Graizen]

SAKURAI POSTED ABOUT THE DLC

 

[Dyllybirdy]

Etrian Odyssey

Good tastes, I see.

 

[Luigi The President]

Okay, um. I was curious to see how the Grinch Leak came and transpired, and I found where Ken was "supposed to be at" in the Leak. But... Looking back at the official Mural, I decided to go back and compare the two.

Why do these look eerily similar. Like, WAY too similar? Not to mention, we STILL haven't gotten any explanation for the Murals in the Grinch Leak and people like Spawn Wave said there was "a couple of characters missing" aside from Incineroar, or if this was just another version of the Mural and not the final one.

I don't wanna raise any hopes up, but I'm just shocked at how identical these are.

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Because it's his most iconic pose. Of course they'd utilize it in both.

 

[Roberk]

Do you guys think all the FE characters will get character banter during their victory scenes now that they all have been recasted/rerecorded? Lucina and Robin had them in Smash 4, but Ike and Marth couldn't because they just reused their Brawl clips.

That be cool, but it was probably mainly because Lucina and Robin were both from Awakening while characters like Marth, Roy, Ike, and Corrin having no relation to each other. I'd expect Chrom to get some banter with Lucina and Robin but other than that I doubt it.

 

[Deleted member]

SAKURAI POSTED ABOUT THE DLC

Where? What did he say?

 

[Deleted member]

For the character you want in, you also have to make an echo fighter out of it:
My turn:
Troubadour (Quatro) - Elise
Junko Enoshima - Tsugumi Shirogane
Ayumi Tachibana - Nameless Player character (From FDC)
Sakura (Fire Emblem) - But MAAAAARZ

Crono/Serge(saying the latter almost made me puke)
Wonder-Red/Prince Vorkken
Protector/Hoplite/Fortress/Dragoon
Saber Artoria/Saber Nero(only differemce is their main color and the bazoonkers size)

I sincerely hope so. Basically anything from SMT and/or Etrian Odyssey would be really great.

Good taste

 

[Luigi The President]

Sakurais Tweets

https://twitter.com/Sora_Sakurai/status/1059958604818657282

https://twitter.com/Sora_Sakurai/status/1059958663316615168

 

[Deleted member]

Okay, um. I was curious to see how the Grinch Leak came and transpired, and I found where Ken was "supposed to be at" in the Leak. But... Looking back at the official Mural, I decided to go back and compare the two.

Why do these look eerily similar. Like, WAY too similar? Not to mention, we STILL haven't gotten any explanation for the Murals in the Grinch Leak and people like Spawn Wave said there was "a couple of characters missing" aside from Incineroar, or if this was just another version of the Mural and not the final one.

I don't wanna raise any hopes up, but I'm just shocked at how identical these are.

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Shoryu is ken’s signature move. He does it in his puzzle fighter art iirc, so of course they’d use it as his pose here.

 

[Mellowy Yellow]

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s DLC line-up is now complete. This time the selection was made entirely by Nintendo. I decide if we can create a fighter based on their selection, then come up with the plan.

— 桜井 政博 / Masahiro Sakurai (@Sora_Sakurai) November 6, 2018

It’s great to dream about your favorite character joining the battle and I appreciate your passion, but please try to stay on topic when replying to tweets and refrain from flooding us, and other users, with requests when we're not specifically asking for feedback. Thank you!

— 桜井 政博 / Masahiro Sakurai (@Sora_Sakurai) November 7, 2018

 

[Luigi The President]

So Sakurai says the DLC picks were entirely made...

...by NINTENDO???

 

[Deleted member]

So Sakurai says the DLC picks were entirely made...

...by NINTENDO???

Uh, should we be worried?

 

[staindgrey]

What engine would you prefer? Soulcalibur engine feels pretty obvious, but...I mean...that'd be really cool.

I'd prefer Nintendo try something new.

Pokken and ARMS were both unique and refreshing because Nintendo tried to do something brand new within the fighter genre. I'd trust them to do it again.

 

[Luigi The President]

Uh, should we be worried?

Kinda. BIG kinda.

Really depends on who you support.

 

[Flyboy]

It's possible to do Magic Characters in that kind of engine?

Yeah, should be! Geralt, Viola, and ZWEI all use magic. Its mostly used to summon weapons or in conjunction with weapons, but it's possible with some modifications I feel to work.

 

[SuperSceptile15]

So Sakurai says the DLC picks were entirely made...

...by NINTENDO???

Are you worried because you think Nintendo doesn't want Geno?

 

[Roberk]

It’s great to dream about your favorite character joining the battle and I appreciate your passion, but please try to stay on topic when replying to tweets and refrain from flooding us, and other users, with requests when we're not specifically asking for feedback. Thank you!

— 桜井 政博 / Masahiro Sakurai (@Sora_Sakurai) November 7, 2018

Lmao, I feel really bad for Sakurai when it comes to fan interaction. It must suck to put blood and tears into a project and still be berated by people with direct requests.

 

[Luigi The President]

This casts the Squenix rep in a way weirder light.

Why would Nintendo go for Sora? Kingdom Hearts has 0 Nintendo relevance and didn't have too much of a presence, at least in Ballot fanpolls, please don't come at me for this point.

Makes me think maybe a DQ rep is the most likely atm.

Are you worried because you think Nintendo doesn't want Geno?

Oh I mean yeah lol I don't see why they would

 

[staindgrey]

So Sakurai says the DLC picks were entirely made...

...by NINTENDO???

Huh.

So obscure/irrelevant/niche characters are basically deconfirmed.

The DLC speculation just got significantly less exciting.

 

[NineS]

Let's make up quotes of commentators getting surprised/hype of plays from both Newcomers and our dream newcomers:

Ready.... GO!

Spoiler

"YOOOOOOOOOOO DID THAT DUDE JUST LAUNCH HIS HORSE OFF THE STAGE, AND IT KILLED?! WHAT THE ****?!" -Troubadour

"THAT RANGE.... THAT RANGE!!!" -Simon

"I'm happy to see that she is such a broken character. However, keep in mind that I cannot see. Because I'm wearing this mask. All I can do is say random crap and hope I'm right, and that Mr. Sakurai did a great job on her and that she isn't as s***ty as the game she comes from." - 2B, but the commentator is this guy:

he ****s on his own games, so it's fine.

 

[Good Guy Giygas]

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s DLC line-up is now complete. This time the selection was made entirely by Nintendo. I decide if we can create a fighter based on their selection, then come up with the plan.

— 桜井 政博 / Masahiro Sakurai (@Sora_Sakurai) November 6, 2018

It’s great to dream about your favorite character joining the battle and I appreciate your passion, but please try to stay on topic when replying to tweets and refrain from flooding us, and other users, with requests when we're not specifically asking for feedback. Thank you!

— 桜井 政博 / Masahiro Sakurai (@Sora_Sakurai) November 7, 2018

So I guess we should really start speculating based on who Nintendo would want to put in instead of who Sakurai would choose...

Interesting nonetheless. Not sure how I feel about it though. Now I'm expecting 5 Fire Emblem characters.

 

[Luigi The President]

Huh.

So obscure/irrelevant/niche characters are basically deconfirmed.

The DLC speculation just got significantly less exciting.

I wouldn't say basically deconfirmed

It really depends on the character

 

[Deleted member]

Bro, Sakurai not only announced DLC planning has been complete, but he ****ing SNAPPED.

AND HE TWEETED IN ENGLISH!

 

[Zinith]

Hmm, so Nintendo decided it, not Sakurai...

 

[kylexv]

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s DLC line-up is now complete. This time the selection was made entirely by Nintendo. I decide if we can create a fighter based on their selection, then come up with the plan.

— 桜井 政博 / Masahiro Sakurai (@Sora_Sakurai) November 6, 2018

It’s great to dream about your favorite character joining the battle and I appreciate your passion, but please try to stay on topic when replying to tweets and refrain from flooding us, and other users, with requests when we're not specifically asking for feedback. Thank you!

— 桜井 政博 / Masahiro Sakurai (@Sora_Sakurai) November 7, 2018

This is the closest we will ever get to Sakurai actually saying this quote:

 

[Mellowy Yellow]

Oh well that's just great, time for the unnecessary Pokemon and FE rep -_-

 

[KingBroly]

I'm confident Rayman is on that shortlist of characters.

I'm also confident that a Zelda character is as well

 

[Pizzanigs]

Damn, this is pretty big

 

[Luigi The President]

This puts Geno in a VERY odd position

Geno literally only has Nintendo relevance he has not appeared in ANY other form of media but that doesn't really matter

Would Nintendo want the guy in?

They were awoken to the fan demand for K. Rool and one can easily assume Geno as well.

But more than a DQ rep???

I don't know man..

 

[LetterO]

>Chosen by Nintendo

Welp, there goes Geno.


Doomguy and Crash seem more likely because of this. It still depends when the DLC was chosen.

 

[Cereal Bawks]

That be cool, but it was probably mainly because Lucina and Robin were both from Awakening while characters like Marth, Roy, Ike, and Corrin having no relation to each other. I'd expect Chrom to get some banter with Lucina and Robin but other than that I doubt it.

Lucina had character banter with Marth and Ike, but I'm not sure about Robin.

 

[staindgrey]

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s DLC line-up is now complete. This time the selection was made entirely by Nintendo. I decide if we can create a fighter based on their selection, then come up with the plan.

— 桜井 政博 / Masahiro Sakurai (@Sora_Sakurai) November 6, 2018

It’s great to dream about your favorite character joining the battle and I appreciate your passion, but please try to stay on topic when replying to tweets and refrain from flooding us, and other users, with requests when we're not specifically asking for feedback. Thank you!

— 桜井 政博 / Masahiro Sakurai (@Sora_Sakurai) November 7, 2018

I, for one, think we should honor his request and just stop asking.

If he-- or whoever wrote the English tweet for him-- felt it necessary to asking us to stop "flooding" them (harsh wording in PR speak) then we probably should.

Not that I'm even on Twitter. I just mean we in general.

 

[Alternis]

So the DLC was chosen "by Nintendo..."

How will speculation shift?

 

[KirbyWorshipper2465]

Sakurais Tweets

https://twitter.com/Sora_Sakurai/status/1059958604818657282

https://twitter.com/Sora_Sakurai/status/1059958663316615168

This time the selection was made entirely by Nintendo. I decide if we can create a fighter based on their selection, then come up with the plan.

TRIGGERED

Wait, does this mean Rex and Pyra's chances just increased?

I, for one, think we should honor his request and just stop asking.

If he-- or whoever wrote the English tweet for him-- felt it necessary to asking us to stop "flooding" them (harsh wording in PR speak) then we probably should.

Not that I'm even on Twitter. I just mean we in general.

And that also means you, Waluigi fans. Seriously though, don't be mad.

 

[kylexv]

So all that Sakurai has input on this time is actually making the character and deciding if the development is feasible. How the turn tables.
I feel like we'll probably get a character to promote an upcoming game then, but we'll see.

 

[Dyllybirdy]

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s DLC line-up is now complete. This time the selection was made entirely by Nintendo. I decide if we can create a fighter based on their selection, then come up with the plan.

— 桜井 政博 / Masahiro Sakurai (@Sora_Sakurai) November 6, 2018

It’s great to dream about your favorite character joining the battle and I appreciate your passion, but please try to stay on topic when replying to tweets and refrain from flooding us, and other users, with requests when we're not specifically asking for feedback. Thank you!

— 桜井 政博 / Masahiro Sakurai (@Sora_Sakurai) November 7, 2018

Huh. This is gonna be fun.

 

[Luigi The President]

>Chosen by Nintendo

Welp, there goes Geno.


Doomguy and Crash seem more likely because of this. It still depends when the DLC was chosen.

I wouldn't count Geno out just yet.

Nintendo seems to understand we want Geno at this point.