Important The Ridley for SSB4 Thread - End of an Era

[Robert of Normandy]

*Funky 70's song starts playing*

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[peeup]

Was it a DDOS attack that brought down Smashboards?

Or was it Ridley being too big that crashed the server?

Questions that keep me up at night.

But I know the answer.

It's Ridley.

Because he's too big.




Ridley is too big.

 

[MasterOfKnees]

I theorized that if Ridley was announced during the ddos attack so many people would storm to this site that we'd even throw the attacker's access off, bringing back world peace to Smashboards. Alas, our glory moment was spoiled by Peach taking the spotlight.

 

[Ridley_Prime]

Missed all that clone talk yesterday, but it would be pretty awesome to run into mid-boss level fake Ridleys everywhere.

Like Fake Kraid from the original Metroid and Super? Not sure Kraid would be pleased if his winged reptile buddy were to copy his style like that.

 

[κomıc]

I don't remember- Did Sakurai ever say Ridley will make an appearance on this stage?

 

[Kamiko]

Was it a DDOS attack that brought down Smashboards?

Or was it Ridley being too big that crashed the server?

Questions that keep me up at night.

But I know the answer.

It's Ridley.

Because he's too big.




Ridley is too big.

Ridley was behind the DDOS attacks. He does have trouble fitting into his chair though.

 

[MasterOfKnees]

I don't remember- Did Sakurai ever say Ridley will make an appearance on this stage?

No, it was just people jumping the gun. He threw out a reference to Other M and people misinterpreted it big time.

 

[KingofPhantoms]

Was it a DDOS attack that brought down Smashboards?

Or was it Ridley being too big that crashed the server?

Questions that keep me up at night.

But I know the answer.

It's Ridley.

Because he's too big.




Ridley is too big.

How did you not immediately realize that?

Ridley is half the size of planet Saturn.

 

[Ridley_Prime]

In before "All evidence actually points to him being a hazard! He's not playable again this time guys, accept it!".

 

[κomıc]

No, it was just people jumping the gun. He threw out a reference to Other M and people misinterpreted it big time.

Hm, I thought so. Kinda like the losers who claimed the "Up until now" comment decomfirmed Ness even though in the same post it read "Can he even surpass Ness?!"

I'm optimistic about his appearance. Ridley is definitely the most requested character of all and I don't want lady Samus to feel lonely.

 

[Diddy Kong]

Mewtwo is the most requested character of all.

 

[peeup]

^^ Don't any of you forget that.

 

[MasterOfKnees]

Yeah, Mewtwo is the most requested character of all, and worldwide the most requested newcomer is K. Rool. Ridley is the most requested newcomer in the west though, and see where that got the 3rd party character Sonic.

 

[Diddy Kong]

No, Japanese fans where bat**** insane for Sonic to. Ridley is a US / West only thing.

 

[Zhadgon]

I have a question, who is the most requested character from the east (Japan) and from Europe?
.n_n.

 

[MasterOfKnees]

No, Japanese fans where bat**** insane for Sonic to. Ridley is a US / West only thing.

I'm 85% sure that Sakurai stated somewhere that it was Sonic's crazy hype in the west that helped him get in.

 

[peeup]

It's also important to realize that Sonic is not too big.

 

[MasterOfKnees]

Can't seem to find where he said it, so might just be me. Even then the western fanbase is a ton bigger than the Japanese one, so of course we have at least just a big a saying. Heck, most Japanese fans are fine with the Brawl roster according to Chrono and don't care for more newcomers and really just want Mewtwo and Roy back, so that just gives Sakurai an even bigger reason than before to seek our opinion on things.

I'm not really sure why I'm even trying to argue for Ridley's popularity.

 

[Diddy Kong]

I have a question, who is the most requested character from the east (Japan) and from Europe?
.n_n.

Japan has different tastes than us mostly. What they are, I have no idea of. At least they seem to support both Dixie and K.Rool, which is what I remembered. You could ask ChronoBound though. I also remember Roy being a lottt more popular in Japan to. Which is logical actually.

Europe is really quiet, but as you can see, Wariofan1 and me mingle in opinions much with US supporters. I've noticed most Isaac supporters aren't from the US though for some reason. Isaac could be a little more popular around here, cause Europe is generally iffy on RPGs, but loved Golden Sun nonetheless.

I'm 85% sure that Sakurai stated somewhere that it was Sonic's crazy hype in the west that helped him get in.

At least he was also supported in Japan. That counts for something more. Ridley really isn't Sonic-popular...

 

[Zhadgon]

Japan has different tastes than us mostly. What they are, I have no idea of. At least they seem to support both Dixie and K.Rool, which is what I remembered. You could ask ChronoBound though. I also remember Roy being a lottt more popular in Japan to. Which is logical actually.

Europe is really quiet, but as you can see, Wariofan1 and me mingle in opinions much with US supporters. I've noticed most Isaac supporters aren't from the US though for some reason. Isaac could be a little more popular around here, cause Europe is generally iffy on RPGs, but loved Golden Sun nonetheless.

Mmm... interesting it would be cool to have three polls with one from Japan, one from America and one from Europe to see who is the common factor with the three, maybe King K. Rool would be in the top ten in the three polls, where Ridley will be only in one and maybe a character that we didn´t consider like Mach Rider has more chances because he appear in the three.

.n_n.

 

[Welshy91]

I wonder why Ridley isn't very popular in Japan. Is Metroid not very popular over there?

 

[MargnetMan23]

I wonder why Ridley isn't very popular in Japan. Is Metroid not very popular over there?

I think that's why... But why that's the case is kind of lost on me.

 

[Robert of Normandy]

I wonder why Ridley isn't very popular in Japan. Is Metroid not very popular over there?

Metroid isn't very popular over there. Never has been. We could spend all day speculating on why that is....

 

[Starcutter]

Since you guys seem to be so obsessed about it...

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[Welshy91]

We need to convert the Japanese fanbase to Ridleyism.

 

[Ridley_Prime]

Metroid isn't very popular over there. Never has been. We could spend all day speculating on why that is....

Yeah... Of course the Prime games are even less liked over there than the other Metroid games, probably because (aside from being American-made) they see them as generic shooters or something despite the adventure, puzzle, lore heavy, etc. elements the Prime trilogy has.

 

[Welshy91]

Yeah... Of course the Prime games are even less liked over there than the other Metroid games, probably because (aside from being American-made) they see them as generic shooters or something despite the adventure, puzzle, lore heavy, etc. elements the Prime trilogy has.

But it has lasers and space dragons and... uh...... yeah, I think those two reasons are sufficient.

 

[MasterOfKnees]

Ridley really isn't Sonic-popular...

No way, didn't try to imply that either. But let's be real, not even Mewtwo is Sonic popular.

I wonder why Ridley isn't very popular in Japan. Is Metroid not very popular over there?

Metroid losts its popularity in Japan after Super Metroid. With its big hiatus people seemingly lost interest in the franchise, and it certainly didn't help that the not very popular in Japan first person shooter/adventure genre took the leading front for the series to come. Not really sure why Fusion and Zero Mission didn't do well in Japan though, times probably just changed for the Japanese audience.

 

[Diddy Kong]

Metroid isn't very popular over there. Never has been. We could spend all day speculating on why that is....

1) Metroid was based on an American film, Alien.

 

[Robert of Normandy]

1) Metroid was based on an American film, Alien.

Doubt that has anything to do with it. Perhaps it's the general setting of the series, or the fact that the series has always been a shooter, or the focus on exploration?

 

[MargnetMan23]

1) Metroid was based on an American film, Alien.

... How many Japanese gamers would even know/care about that? There are plenty of reasons but I doubt that's really an important one.

 

[Diddy Kong]

I also think it has something to do with Samus's boobs not being able to jiggle in that Power Suit. I bet the series would be 2000% more popular, and Ridley would've been in Smash for SNES already.

 

[Kamiko]

I also think it has something to do with Samus's boobs not being able to jiggle in that Power Suit. I bet the series would be 2000% more popular, and Ridley would've been in Smash for SNES already.

I was about to make a comment about Saber's armor, but then I was reminded of the Fate series' origins, and now I'm not too sure.

 

[LiteTheIronMan]

Other M was the game designed for the Japanese audience. everything we hate about Other M, the Japanese audience wants to see in a video game. unfortunately, it's still a Metroid game, so it didn't do well anyway.

the Japanese gamer has very strange taste. that's the only way I can describe it. Metroid just isn't their game.

 

[Swamp Sensei]

Other M was the game designed for the Japanese audience. everything we hate about Other M, the Japanese audience wants to see in a video game. unfortunately, it's still a Metroid game, so it didn't do well anyway.

the Japanese gamer has very strange taste. that's the only way I can describe it. Metroid just isn't their game.

Other M did worse in Japan then it did here.

So your logic has some holes...

 

[CardiganBoy]

I read an article about the lack of popularity of Metroid in Japan some time ago, im gonna search for it and post it if i find it.

 

[IsmaR]

The fact that it was Metroid and the hottest thing at the time made it sell better in the 'States. Japan, however, didn't complain nearly as much. Probably because they have different beliefs and norms regarding authority, and as Prime wasn't as critically acclaimed there, they probably didn't really compare the two (which is more than most can say in the rest of the world).

Also in case no one else already drew the connection I made on the Smash 4 Social thread:

[collapse=Miiverse Updates all make sense now]Reflectors are the enemy from Samus' past.[/collapse]

 

[CardiganBoy]

The primary reason of why Metroid isnt too popular in Japan was because in that country, Metroid was only released on the Famicon Disk System wich didnt sold well, and most people didn't want to "waste" their money for an all-new system that only had one decent game on it.
Since that Metroid failed to achieve a huge popularity in Japan.
Too sad for me.

 

[LiteTheIronMan]

Other M did worse in Japan then it did here.

So your logic has some holes...

The fact that it was Metroid and the hottest thing at the time made it sell better in the 'States. Japan, however, didn't complain nearly as much. Probably because they have different beliefs and norms regarding authority, and as Prime wasn't as critically acclaimed there, they probably didn't really compare the two (which is more than most can say in the rest of the world).

Also in case no one else already drew the connection I made on the Smash 4 Social thread:

[collapse=Miiverse Updates all make sense now]Reflectors are the enemy from Samus' past.[/collapse]

also there is a special layer of hell that we are all doomed to for making these hole puns

 

[Anomilus]

Hey, the subject about the holes is quite a holy one. We need to view the subject holistically. Consider the whole picture.