Hey guys there is a lot of discussion going around that old box theory and how that could in fact prelude to more characters being revealed even after the expected two that some are expecting. I am starting to get the feeling that we are in fact getting another smash bros direct this month and then more newcomers will be revealed next month in November! This video explains that theory perfectly made by papa genos:
It's just more stuff to lump onto the case of Vergeben being wrong because not all of this can be true. The spots on boxes or cards and predicting upwards of 4 characters. Then trying to bail out and use DLC as some kind of pressure relief valve.
I still am putting a big dose of doubt on Incineroar as a character that is going to happen. Everyone is primed to believe that we get another Pokemon based on the history with Smash, but everyone that puts the character on their list does it so begrudgingly for a reason. It's a really weird choice for as many reasons, if not more, than reasons why it could happen. It's a safe choice while also having a strange distinction this late into the smash cycle.
In past smash games, we typically have cuts that occur with Pokemon. In the midst of the hotbed of popularity between Smash 64 and Melee we get two in both of the games. Really not weird at all when those games reached a fever pitch. In Brawl you have two cuts and almost a third which was countered with Lucario and Pokemon Trainer in return. Sm4sh cut PT down to Charizard and put in Greninja and Mewtwo DLC in return. Well here we are in Smash Ultimate and there are no cuts whatsoever and nothing to compensate for. If Gen 7 were strong a one, then yeah, that could guarantee that the super popular Pokemon is going to be in for sure, but it's arguably one of the weakest we've had overall. On top of this, Incineroar is not turning any heads. Playing devil's advocate, if you
had to choose a Pokemon from any generation like the 7th to speculate, which ones are there going to be in that short list? You put in achievable Legendaries, the starters, and one or two Pokemon that distinguish themselves above the others or are used specifically in promotional material.
In the 7th generation, that
really cuts through the fat. Nearly all of the legendaries are simply not working in a Smash game from that Gen and Tapu Koko and Buzzwole are the only ones even regarded from that group. Then you have Lycanroc and Mimikyu from the field plus your three starters. And you can take away Primarina because it comes just about even with popularity with the rest but would probably also be too strange or unachievable in a Smash game. So there you go, a whopping 6 Pokemon to narrow down because a Pokemon has to happen for some reason. That's not an impressive jump off point to narrow stuff down with. Additionally, none of those 6 Pokemon are even an exciting inclusion for Smash. I've seen the arguments for all of them and I'm not exactly colored impressed.
If Veggiebun gets a bullseye with this, just wow. I still would find it incredible to believe that Sakurai let the cat out of the bag that easily again that an online personality prances around for months getting stuff right about his unreleased game. Needless to say, I'll believe it when I see it.