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

[AreJay25]

wasn't 3 stage slots found in the mario maker update?So if midgar toke 1, and the bayonetta stage toke another?What happened to the last slot?

Well, they apparently tried getting Pirate Ship onto 3DS, so I guess it was that.

 

[Khoru]

I like amusing myself so I did a little search.

I am disappointed but not surprised.

The results were... disappointing. But not unexpected.

 

[Inawordyes]

If you could vote to put one obscure Nintendo character into the next Smash Bros. game, who would you pick and why?

For the purposes of obscure, any Nintendo character that only came from a one-game series and hasn't been represented as a playable character or AT already. Retros can count for more than one game but try for the ones who aren't "popular" (mainly Diskun haha; Sheriff is part of DHD moveset).

I would probably go with Goku from that Japan-only "Journey To The West-esque" retto game whose name escapes me, because it's a massive troll on the part of people non-ironically hoping for DBZ Goku, plus he's a bo staff wielder, and especially with Namco's involvement he can turn out like Kilik and Xiba from SoulCalibur, and Kilik was my jam in SC2.

 

[ChikoLad]

I think he has a trophy in Smash 4 but if I were to vote for a 1 game character it'd be Dimentio from Super Paper Mario.

 

[Bedoop]

For the purposes of obscure, any Nintendo character that only came from a one-game series and hasn't been represented as a playable character or AT already.

One-Game Series + Retro Character, Not Repped yet + Fun Moveset Ideas
In the form of song.

LET'S GET A 5-YEAR OLD IN SMASH

 

[Champ Gold]

Jojo Part 4 hype.

I'm ready for Josuke and his stupid hair

 

[Khoru]

If you could vote to put one obscure Nintendo character into the next Smash Bros. game, who would you pick and why?

For the purposes of obscure, any Nintendo character that only came from a one-game series and hasn't been represented as a playable character or AT already. Retros can count for more than one game but try for the ones who aren't "popular" (mainly Diskun haha; Sheriff is part of DHD moveset).

I would probably go with Goku from that Japan-only "Journey To The West-esque" retto game whose name escapes me, because it's a massive troll on the part of people non-ironically hoping for DBZ Goku, plus he's a bo staff wielder, and especially with Namco's involvement he can turn out like Kilik and Xiba from SoulCalibur, and Kilik was my jam in SC2.

that's yuyuki
DOSHIN THE GIANT DISQUALIFIED, IT HAD TWO GAMES
also no wild gunmen are in duck hunt's moveset
anyway probably sukapon or something

 

[Verde Coeden Scalesworth]

If you could vote to put one obscure Nintendo character into the next Smash Bros. game, who would you pick and why?

For the purposes of obscure, any Nintendo character that only came from a one-game series and hasn't been represented as a playable character or AT already. Retros can count for more than one game but try for the ones who aren't "popular" (mainly Diskun haha; Sheriff is part of DHD moveset).

I would probably go with Goku from that Japan-only "Journey To The West-esque" retto game whose name escapes me, because it's a massive troll on the part of people non-ironically hoping for DBZ Goku, plus he's a bo staff wielder, and especially with Namco's involvement he can turn out like Kilik and Xiba from SoulCalibur, and Kilik was my jam in SC2.

Brian from Quest 64. Well, despite being 3rd party, it's a Nintendo-exclusive series. Likely for good reasons.

 

[Roaring Salsa]

Anyone remember that time when Dark Link killed Zelda in FF7?

 

[ChikoLad]

I was watching Artsy Omni's Smash Direct reaction and I noticed something relevant to my height analysis on Bayonetta.

In her default standing position, she's pretty much the same height as Shulk. Maybe a little taller. However she doesn't stand completely straight there.

Here's Rosalina besides Shulk in what I think is her straightest pose (she floats in her default standing pose so I didn't use that, her feet are on the ground in this one).

If she stands straight I can see Bayonetta being about as tall as Rosalina in this game, maybe slightly shorter.

 

[Deleted member]

If you could vote to put one obscure Nintendo character into the next Smash Bros. game, who would you pick and why?

For the purposes of obscure, any Nintendo character that only came from a one-game series and hasn't been represented as a playable character or AT already. Retros can count for more than one game but try for the ones who aren't "popular" (mainly Diskun haha; Sheriff is part of DHD moveset).

I would probably go with Goku from that Japan-only "Journey To The West-esque" retto game whose name escapes me, because it's a massive troll on the part of people non-ironically hoping for DBZ Goku, plus he's a bo staff wielder, and especially with Namco's involvement he can turn out like Kilik and Xiba from SoulCalibur, and Kilik was my jam in SC2.

Going with the obvious pick, Zael. Despite seeming like a typical swordsman at first glance, he does have potential to have a unique moveset.

 

[Substitution]

If you could vote to put one obscure Nintendo character into the next Smash Bros. game, who would you pick and why?

For the purposes of obscure, any Nintendo character that only came from a one-game series and hasn't been represented as a playable character or AT already. Retros can count for more than one game but try for the ones who aren't "popular" (mainly Diskun haha; Sheriff is part of DHD moveset).

I would probably go with Goku from that Japan-only "Journey To The West-esque" retto game whose name escapes me, because it's a massive troll on the part of people non-ironically hoping for DBZ Goku, plus he's a bo staff wielder, and especially with Namco's involvement he can turn out like Kilik and Xiba from SoulCalibur, and Kilik was my jam in SC2.

Stanley the Bugman. Mostly for retro appeal.

 

[Wario Bros.]

Man, I still feel proud of getting a Star Fox 2 cart for my twin bro's Christmas gift and can't wait to see his reaction.

 

[Z25]

If you could vote to put one obscure Nintendo character into the next Smash Bros. game, who would you pick and why?

For the purposes of obscure, any Nintendo character that only came from a one-game series and hasn't been represented as a playable character or AT already. Retros can count for more than one game but try for the ones who aren't "popular" (mainly Diskun haha; Sheriff is part of DHD moveset).

I would probably go with Goku from that Japan-only "Journey To The West-esque" retto game whose name escapes me, because it's a massive troll on the part of people non-ironically hoping for DBZ Goku, plus he's a bo staff wielder, and especially with Namco's involvement he can turn out like Kilik and Xiba from SoulCalibur, and Kilik was my jam in SC2.

I would vote muddy mole.

A mole is unique, different and unrepped currently. If it was someone already repped, I would choose either mach rider or excite bike.

 

[A Distant Demon]

Attention DK fans

I know that certain krok wont come here to advertise himself but I will!

If you like DK they now have a group!
http://smashboards.com/social-forums/donkey-kong-island-a-dk-social-group.1889/
It's as fun as a barrel of monkeys. . . and more


also "obscure 1st party?"
Satan with a Mega Satan final smash
ok he isnt ACTUALLY Satan but close enough
meet Orcos

Spoiler

I still need to beat this game :/

 

[Burruni]

Jojo Part 4 hype.

Wake me up when we're past the second worst part :^)

Attention DK fans

I know that certain krok wont come here to advertise himself but I will!

If you like DK they now have a group!
http://smashboards.com/social-forums/donkey-kong-island-a-dk-social-group.1889/
It's as fun as a barrel of monkeys. . . and more


also "obscure 1st party?"
Satan with a Mega Satan final smash
ok he isnt ACTUALLY Satan but close enough
meet Orcos

Spoiler

I still need to beat this game :/

I can't get notifications for it.
Halp.

If you could vote to put one obscure Nintendo character into the next Smash Bros. game, who would you pick and why?

For the purposes of obscure, any Nintendo character that only came from a one-game series and hasn't been represented as a playable character or AT already. Retros can count for more than one game but try for the ones who aren't "popular" (mainly Diskun haha; Sheriff is part of DHD moveset).

I would probably go with Goku from that Japan-only "Journey To The West-esque" retto game whose name escapes me, because it's a massive troll on the part of people non-ironically hoping for DBZ Goku, plus he's a bo staff wielder, and especially with Namco's involvement he can turn out like Kilik and Xiba from SoulCalibur, and Kilik was my jam in SC2.

Donbe & Hikari with a moveset that's a parody of Japanese Mythology, fairly similar to things you'd find in Okami.

 

[Verde Coeden Scalesworth]

Spoiler

Anyone remember that time when Dark Link killed Zelda in FF7?

This was posted some time ago. It's photoshopped, but still funny.

 

[epicmartin7]

So... you guys are probably wondering why the Inklings didn't make it into Smash 4. Well, I have an interesting theory about that. Sorry if it's a tad bit too long, but its fairly interesting (in my opinion) to say at least.

Spoiler: It's just a theory, a game theory.

Within the base game's code, people dug up arrows for the CSS and SSS as well as text relating to the DLC Shop in the Nintendo 3DS Version of Smash 4. This suggests they added those into the UI at the last minute (even though the UI is one of the last things put into a game) so it would be easier to distribute things via a network. Even ShinyQuagsire23 has said a 2nd page is hardcoded into the menus.

What this is all means is all the DLC fighters were probably starting to get planned around that time (sans Bayonetta) with Mewtwo set to be the first one. Mewtwo and some of the other fighters (Lucas, Roy and Ryu) I assume probably started development around December after both versions were fully released. Through the planning phases, they probably kept a placeholder spot for at least one new Nintendo character who was relevant at the time.

It was at this time when Splatoon, was revealed at E3 2014 as a brand new IP with gameplay Nintendo has never done before. Basically a new and risky venture for them. Around the same time, the new Fire Emblem title was in development and was first shown off in the January Nintendo Direct back in early 2015. Sakurai then had a choice. Would he chose a character that had no familiarity to them and was really new, or a character from a franchise the people recognized?

I think Sakurai thought choosing Corrin was the safest bet, as they thought Fire Emblem Fates was going to sell extremely well due to the success of Fire Emblem: Awakening while they were playing it safe with Splatoon expecting it to have minimal sales at best.

That's when an ironic twist of fate (no pun intended) happens. Splatoon becomes a critical success and becomes widely well know among the entire gaming community while Fire Emblem Fates struggles in Japan and doesn't gain any recognition. It's like what Nintendo expects flips on its head.

Then when Corrin was revealed, everyone was expecting the Inklings and said WTF?

As we know as well, Bayonetta was leading the Ballot which meant the Inkling's chances of getting into the game were slim to none .

Hopefully, they'll be in the next Smash game though. They are now truly a Nintendo all-star with serious popularity backing them.

 

[ChikoLad]

Speaking of Shulk and height, I still find this so amusing.

Spoiler

Maybe that's why Melia has a thing for him.

I mean it's pretty clear she has a fetish for smol things...

 

[Chrono.]

Wake me up when we're past the second worst part :^)

We're already past Part 3 tho

 

[Solfiner]

http://mynintendonews.com/2015/12/2...d-around-442k-first-week-at-retail-worldwide/

Dayum, wasn't expecting that. Really happy though!

 

[Chrono.]

http://mynintendonews.com/2015/12/2...d-around-442k-first-week-at-retail-worldwide/

Dayum, wasn't expecting that. Really happy though!

Not too shabby.

Though it is VGChartz and they're kinda weird... but it's all we got right now.

 

[Solfiner]

Not too shabby.

Though it is VGChartz and they're kinda weird... but it's all we got right now.

Sales are gonna go up this week as well cuz christmas. 400,000 in a week is good considering that it's a niche franchise on the Wii U.

 

[PsychoIncarnate]

Speaking of Shulk and height, I still find this so amusing.

Spoiler

Maybe that's why Melia has a thing for him.

I mean it's pretty clear she has a fetish for smol things...

I wish I was 5'6/ 5'7

 

[Burruni]

Guys.

You know who else is 5'7'?

If this stops at the head or the hair I don't know.

 

[aldelaro5]

I think he has a trophy in Smash 4 but if I were to vote for a 1 game character it'd be Dimentio from Super Paper Mario.

Actually, believe it or not, Dimentio has never been repped ever in any smash games including sticker from ssbb.

Count bleck has appeared as a sticker in ssbb and as a trophy in ssb4 WiiU.

But tbh, it kinda make sense, Bleck is actually more present than Dimentio even though their role at the end differ significantly.

Btw, I was browsing the ssbb stickers to prove my point and I foudn that they put only 2 badges from TTYD as sticker, the power jump (very significant since it;s a jump that is buffed) and can you believe it? mega rush!

If you don;t get what I mean, as badges can be stacked, mega rush is becoming extremely OP has you can be in peril and have a lot of attack power. Speedruners even uses this strat and this strat has been known by a lot of TTYD / pm64 fans. It;s so weird they actually went there

 

[Bedoop]

You know who else is 5'7"?
Me! I'm tall n' lanky!

 

[PushDustIn]

Sakurai talks about bad luck, playing God Hand and his "wonderful" trip to Okinawa. Must read!

 

[Swamp Sensei]

Is Rainbow Curse any good?

 

[CannaFizz]

Charizard is also 5'7" according to official sources. Mewtwo is 6'7". Despite this, Charizard is usually depicted as being larger.

The height in Nintendo games is completely whack, even outside of Smash.

 

[Solfiner]

Shulk is actually five foot seven according to the previous official Xenoblade page (which is now replaced by the Xenoblade 3D one.)

Sakurai however made his eyes turquoise and his height five foot six. Why? The world may never know.

 

[Kenith]

If you could vote to put one obscure Nintendo character into the next Smash Bros. game, who would you pick and why?

For the purposes of obscure, any Nintendo character that only came from a one-game series and hasn't been represented as a playable character or AT already. Retros can count for more than one game but try for the ones who aren't "popular" (mainly Diskun haha; Sheriff is part of DHD moveset).

Since Excitebike technically doesn't count, my vote goes to Mach Rider.

I mean, Sakurai redesigned him once...it would be cool to see a new take on him.

 

[Jaedrik]

I like amusing myself so I did a little search.

I am disappointed but not surprised.

Insults and emotional language are bad.

However, Sakurai is in error with many of his game design philosophies.
As are most designers.

 

[Burruni]

Is Rainbow Curse any good?

Did you enjoy canvas curse?
Because it's that but better in every way except the lack of the Beam Recharge trick.

 

[Bedoop]

Is Rainbow Curse any good?

Incredibly short.
Fun, but incredibly short.
Friend recommended.
Honestly not worth 40 bucks, but go for it if you so desire.

 

[pupNapoleon]

anybody look back at this

Spoiler

and chuckle to themselves.Like wow we really cant read sakurai

I actually look at this and go, "wow, I wish more people listened when so many people, including myself and the poll's CREATOR, acknowledged that we cannot in any way actually gauge popularity based on a lack of knowledge on how the poll works, multiple voting, and the small sample audience.

But the people who didn't listen then are the same ones who only saw this pie chart and saw a given...

 

[Kingslime304]

I liked to play as Dr. Mario soo much that I actually bought a Hot Wheels Dr. Mario car. Pretty rare for me to get those kinds of things.

 

[Arcturian]

I liked to play as Dr. Mario soo much that I actually bought a Hot Wheels Dr. Mario car. Pretty rare for me to get those kinds of things.

The whole Mario line of hot wheels is very weird. That's a crossover I didn't think I'd see.

 

[BluePikmin11]

I went to the Stone Mountain Christmas festival, tater twist with cheddar flavor is the greatest thing I tasted in a long time.

 

[Kingslime304]

How would these characters play like (Or playstyles) in Smash if they are true to their Original series?:
Shrek
Twilight Sparkle
Cory
Goku (Even though it's obvious)