Social Swamp's Social Thread 3 - And now, the end is near, and so I face the final curtain...

[KenboCalrissian]

I think the blurred text is supposed to be an animation, judging the placement of it compared to the other words. But as mentioned, what would make it fake is the misspelling of amiibo.

I don't buy that. This falls back to the question I ask the most often about photo leaks;

'If the leaker found themselves an opportunity to take a picture, why not make it a good one?'

Why wouldn't the leaker take the time to take a photo of a still image? Am I to believe that they, along with several others present, were awarded a private screening for some reason, and then they nonchalantly pulled out their cell phone and took this photo in secret while all else present are blissfully unaware? In that scenario, I struggle to see why anyone would be allowed near this footage with a cell phone in the same room, let alone what conditions would even warrant such an unrealistic scenario.

Yes, I'm blissfully ignoring the 'Amiibo' spelling for now - that's quite enough to kill it right there (unless somehow the scenario I presented is what happened as sort of a 'proofreading' screening). I'm doing so intentionally so I can strike at something else bothering me a layer deeper.

The Sonic one looks more convincing to me, but that's probably just because I can't read Japanese (though the Toon Link costume render and bow look very nice).

 

[Kenith]

It's as dead as Shovel Knight's chances of getting into Smash. So 6 feet under by now.

It isn't though.
They gave a very vague timeline of "1-2 months" and even if we're extremely pedantic I think it's just now hitting its deadline.

 

[Luigi The President]

I think it's ridiculous in the sense that it's a lot of pressure to put on the people. Most campaigns don't ask for nearly as much.

But the fact is, the budget they want for the game isn't especially large. 1.5 mil from devs + 2 mil from their partner if the campaign succeeds = 3.5 million. Kickstarter is great for games but I think it's skewed people's perception of how much money goes into them.

I don't mean to be telling you stuff you already know, I'm just making a general statement here.

I played Indivisible's demo and really liked it, so I was thinking of backing it for both that and my boy Shovel Knight. :V

Uh, yes it is. It's huge! It's bigger then Yooka-Laylee! It's the most money asked I've seen in a long time.

It does look like a good game, though.

Technically, it's not. Tama never said it had to be in October.

Granted, I don't believe in the leak, but just saying, it's not 'dead'.

I believe he did actually

It isn't though.
They gave a very vague timeline of "1-2 months" and even if we're extremely pedantic I think it's just now hitting its deadline.

I just don't think Shovel Knight has a chance at all. And I'm also very sick and tired of hearing about that leak.

 

[Kenith]

Dead or not I think we can all agree this is (probably) the last chance for the Shovel Knight rumour.
After that we can completely forget about it.

 

[Chrono.]

SK either happens in the Direct or he's dead.

No buts or ifs. tired of sugarcoating

 

[N3ON]

It will be nice to see the "third-parties must be legendary to be included" and "indies never gonna happen" arguments go the way of recency not mattering and third-parties having no place in Smash, among other outdated "rules" the fanbase concocted.

For a few minutes at least before people then start seriously suggesting like D-tier third-parties. Though I guess they've more or less been doing that since the ballot. Or Snake. Heh.

This fanbase sometimes.

 

[KenboCalrissian]

Dead or not I think we can all agree this is (probably) the last chance for the Shovel Knight rumour.
After that we can completely forget about it.

SK either happens in the Direct or he's dead.

No buts or ifs. tired of sugarcoating

Agreed. This is SK's last stand.

Hate to open this can of worms again, but what about Inklings? Are we as a collective whole giving them a chance with this Direct?

No one is implying he's bound by it, but it there is no denying that every direct that did have Smash news was RT by Sakurai, and ones that didn't lacked such news. So there is an apparent pattern to these things, and while it can be broken, it can just as easily (if not moreso) still be followed and we either get news after he RTs or we don't when he doesn't. So there's nothing wrong in paying attention to the RT and seeing if he does, because it has been a good indicator so far and still could be for future reference.

Sure, that's all well and good. So long as we don't go so far as to claim that the absence of a retweet guarantees there's no Smash news, it's a safe assumption.

 

[Luigi The President]

It will be nice to see the "third-parties must be legendary to be included" and "indies never gonna happen" arguments go the way of recency not mattering and third-parties having no place in Smash, among other outdated "rules" the fanbase concocted.

For a few minutes at least before people then start seriously suggesting like D-tier third-parties. Though I guess they've more or less been doing that since the ballot. Or Snake. Heh.

This fanbase sometimes.

Are you implying Snake's a D-Tier third party, or what am I missing?

Agreed. This is SK's last stand.

Hate to open this can of worms again, but what about Inklings? Are we as a collective whole giving them a chance with this Direct?

I know I'm not. Their rumor was disproved, nothing is pointing to them.

 

[Khoru]

Uh, yes it is. It's huge! It's bigger then Yooka-Laylee! It's the most money asked I've seen in a long time.

lab zero isn't a company that sugarcoats their development costs
1.5M is very, very little compared to how much AAA games cost to make
all indie games aren't made with a copy of rpg maker

 

[Luigi The President]

lab zero isn't a company that sugarcoats their development costs
1.5M is very, very little compared to how much AAA games cost to make
all indie games aren't made with a copy of rpg maker

That doesn't mean it's not outrageous for an indie game. It's a high-demanding game, simple as that.

 

[SuperSegaSonicSS]

Hate to open this can of worms again, but what about Inklings? Are we as a collective whole giving them a chance with this Direct?

I'm not going to put them as "shoo-ins" But anything could really happen in the end.

But I'm not going to hold my breath over them.

 

[N3ON]

Are you implying Snake's a D-Tier third party, or what am I missing?

No, just that people have been advocating for like nobody third-parties ever since Snake, the first third-party, opened the floodgates.

Snake's an A-tier and a pretty cool guy. Though I will always contend his place in a Nintendo crossover is dubious.

 

[Luigi The President]

No, just that people have been advocating for like nobody third-parties ever since Snake, the first third-party, opened the floodgates.

Snake's an A-tier and a pretty cool guy. Though I will always contend his place in a Nintendo crossover is dubious.

Yea. Metal Gear is a pretty cool guy. Shoots Patriots and doesn't give a fiddle.

 

[Kenith]

In all seriousness the fact Yacht Club Games is holding an AMA on the 12th doesn't really mean anything.
November 12th isn't some secret word only people with Nintendo news has access to, everyone can see it.

Yea. Metal Gear is a pretty cool guy. Shoots Patriots and doesn't give a fiddle.

They say Snake's glare can hurt ghosts.

 

[Metal Shop X]

I finally finished my latest level in Mario Maker:

The Glitz Pit!
( E611-0000-00E3-BD44)

In this level, you play through the classic Paper mario Chapter! Fight through the Glitz pit Arena and try to get the Crystal Star!

I put a lot of effort and work into this( nearly 3 weeks of testing, and redesigning!), I spent a lot of time watching a playthrough of the game and making the level based around it! There are many nods and references to the original game! Please play and if you can, give me some feedback, especially if you find all the secrets!

Thanks, but I remember it a little later, great game!

Remember me when i come back tommorow to play your level. I am huge PM fan so it really interest me.

 

[N3ON]

Oh Yeah I forgot about this:

There was a problem fetching the tweet

Coincidence? I think Not!

It's gone now.

Coincidence? I think Not!

 

[CannaFizz]

Uh, yes it is. It's huge! It's bigger then Yooka-Laylee! It's the most money asked I've seen in a long time.

It does look like a good game, though..

Except Yooka-Laylee's budget is being made up of more than what's in the Kickstarter. Originally, Playtonic were funding the game themselves before they opened the Kickstarter, and decided to move to crowdfunding, because they realized that the scope and quality of the game could be improved with an additional budget. Their request on Kickstarter was pretty modest, of course, but other money was already set aside for the game.

 

[Khoru]

That doesn't mean it's not outrageous for an indie game. It's a high-demanding game, simple as that.

what counts as indie to you? is it only indie if it's made by one person with a budget of $10?
funds for game dev aren't deterministic. a large portion of existing "major" indies have been made with a smallish amount of money comparatively, but that doesn't and shouldn't disqualify any dev that wants to make something of larger scale/scope
this is 60fps 2d animation
also, bloodstained has ~$5M in dev costs

 

[Chrono.]

It's gone now.

Coincidence? I think Not!

That's even worse.

Get ready for the "ZOMG SHOBUL NAIT KENFRIMD!!!11!11one1!"

 

[PsychoIncarnate]

So I think I might be at the final boss of Yo-kai Watch. Just in case I am, here is my final party for the fight.

Spoiler: Yo-kai Watch Final Party

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I'm using that skeleton girl too

But, apparently there is a B class recolor of her named "Skelebella" that I can't seem to find again.

 

[AreJay25]

Here to squash this YCG thing:

https://www.reddit.com/r/nintendo/c..._shovels_yacht_club_games_to_hold_ask/cwvyxnw

Merely a coincidence.

 

[OurBraveHero]

Since basically nobody on here knows what they're talking about when ****ting on Indivisible asking for that much money, here's some literature:

http://ourbravehero.tumblr.com/post/132893597906/support-indivisible-refuting-common

If you're not willing to at least take the time to read it, then your opinion on the budget means nothing.

 

[Chrono.]

Here to squash this YCG thing:

https://www.reddit.com/r/nintendo/c..._shovels_yacht_club_games_to_hold_ask/cwvyxnw

Merely a coincidence.

I feel like this is Yacht Club when it comes to these rumors sometimes.

 

[Das Koopa]

MY hype levels would be super-high for any reveal, but any of these would make my head fly into the stratosphere:

-Snake
-Wolf
-Paper Mario
-Sukapon
-Chibi Robo
-King K. Rool

 

[Tree Gelbman]

So anything more about the direct or leaks since I went off to work land?

 

[Kenith]

My hype levels for potential character reveals:

HYPEEEEEEE:
Anyone

Except maybe Wolf, Inkling, or King K. Rool since they are obvious, but let's be real, I'd be still excited for all of them

 

[Shroob]

Like I said before, shame we don't have a fake leak to pick apart until the Direct drops.

 

[OurBraveHero]

My hype levels for potential character reveals:

Anyone:
HYPEEE

Except maybe Wolf, Inkling, or King K. Rool since they are obvious, but let's be real, I'd be still excited for all of them

^ I heavily approve of Wolf, Inkling and K. Rool. I've had a feeling that we were going to be getting at least one veteran from the ballot. If it does end up being just 3, that's a pretty solid way to end it. Speaking of K Rool, I am really hoping we get at least one villain as DLC (if we don't get K Rool). That's the only thing I've been bummed about in the Smash 4 Roster is the lack of villains. I mean if people want they could argue we got 8 villains because Bowser Jr and the Koopalings but... yeah. No. haha

 

[Chrono.]

Like I said before, shame we don't have a fake leak to pick apart until the Direct drops.

Well there's this terrible text thing lol http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/633202-super-smash-bros-for-wii-u/72799322

 

[OurBraveHero]

I feel like this is Yacht Club when it comes to these rumors sometimes.

If it was scheduled AFTER the Direct I'd be super suspicious, but they're holding an AMA 2 hours before the Direct so... there's no way they're going to reveal anything right before the Direct.

 

[DaybreakHorizon]

Well there's this terrible text thing lol http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/633202-super-smash-bros-for-wii-u/72799322

Isn't DeZa a well known troll? Also Donkey Kong Jr. and Mii Wizard? No, not happening, period. If character DLC is all fanservice, then these two characters will NEVER happen.

 

[PsychoIncarnate]

What is "Mii Wizard"?

 

[Kenith]

Isn't DeZa a well known troll? Also Donkey Kong Jr. and Mii Wizard? No, not happening, period. If character DLC is all fanservice, then these two characters will NEVER happen.

inb4 Tharja costume is revealed for the Mii Wizard.

 

[Chrono.]

Isn't DeZa a well known troll? Also Donkey Kong Jr. and Mii Wizard? No, not happening, period. If character DLC is all fanservice, then these two characters will NEVER happen.

Well I did say it was terrible.

 

[Solfiner]

Yer a mii wizard Harreh.

Glad to see stupid leaks back in full force.

 

[wildvine47]

Here to squash this YCG thing:

https://www.reddit.com/r/nintendo/c..._shovels_yacht_club_games_to_hold_ask/cwvyxnw

Merely a coincidence.

Thank christ. Won't stop people from correlating it anyways, but that puts my fears to rest a bit.

 

[Radical Bones]

I think I might head to a different part of the boards until the Direct.

It probably won't get spoiled, but I kinda wanna be surprised this time around. I love leaks tho...

 

[Retroend]

please please please let there be isaac, wolf, king k rool, inkling, and a worthy 3rd party character.

*i'm keeping my expectations low and fearing the worst.*

 

[Naoshi]

This isn't directed at anyone in particular but I've seen comments outside of this forum that has made me raise my eyebrow pretty hard, but anyone that thinks Indivisible should cost less than $1.5 million to develop has no idea what they're talking about and has no idea how game development works.

$1.5 million is seriously nothing compared to what many companies actually spend.

 

[Khoru]

What is "Mii Wizard"?

fourth mii fighter
it'd be neat somewhere down the road, though there'd be salt
they wouldn't dlc though because, well, miis
and there's a caster outfit for gunners