Hindsight is 20/20, but I have been thinking: How did no one guess the Wii Fit Trainer (WFT)? Looking back, it makes sense. Wii Fit is one of Nintendo's biggest new series. Wii Fit sold 22.67 million and Wii Fit Plus sold 20.86 million. Nintendo is also releasing a third Wii Fit game. We also see a silhouette on the box. So why did not one guess this character?
Each Smash tends to reflect on the past console. With Brawl, it reflect the Gamecube generation. The Gamecube games were more traditional games and mostly staple Nintendo series. By that token, SSBU will reflect the Wii and the DS. Those consoles had more unconventional games. Games like Wii Fit and Brain Age were considered non-games by some. Even today, some people don't regard this as games. So this reflects on how we view Smash and it's characters. We looked at potential characters and only saw specific characters and series. Most people ignored the Wii games despite the fact they are the best selling games on the Wii. So the thought of Wii Fit content didn't occur to anyone. Had we considered the Wii games sales and influence on Nintendo at the time, we might have looked more at Wii Fit. Likewise, another issue is that most Smash fans did not play Wii Fit. So Wii Fit and the other games are foreign to most Smash Brothers fans.
Smash is, first and foremost, a reflection of Nintendo. The game's characters and content take this into consideration. So WFT makes a lot of sense as it reflects an important part of Nintendo (their highly successful Wii Fit game).
Each Smash tends to reflect on the past console. With Brawl, it reflect the Gamecube generation. The Gamecube games were more traditional games and mostly staple Nintendo series. By that token, SSBU will reflect the Wii and the DS. Those consoles had more unconventional games. Games like Wii Fit and Brain Age were considered non-games by some. Even today, some people don't regard this as games. So this reflects on how we view Smash and it's characters. We looked at potential characters and only saw specific characters and series. Most people ignored the Wii games despite the fact they are the best selling games on the Wii. So the thought of Wii Fit content didn't occur to anyone. Had we considered the Wii games sales and influence on Nintendo at the time, we might have looked more at Wii Fit. Likewise, another issue is that most Smash fans did not play Wii Fit. So Wii Fit and the other games are foreign to most Smash Brothers fans.
Smash is, first and foremost, a reflection of Nintendo. The game's characters and content take this into consideration. So WFT makes a lot of sense as it reflects an important part of Nintendo (their highly successful Wii Fit game).