The Schoolgirl Famicom Detective, Ayumi Tachibana for Smash Switch (Famicom Detective Club Remakes Coming to the Switch)

[GoodGrief741]

was it though? sure roy's game as listed as coming soon but the first one to actually come outside of japan was the prequel to roy's game the one with his dad and lyn

Nah, he's misremembering, it was as you said. Marth and Roy were planned to be Japan-only, and there were no plans to bring FE to the West until the success of Advance Wars which came out barely 2 months before Melee.

 

[fogbadge]

Nah, he's misremembering, it was as you said. Marth and Roy were planned to be Japan-only, and there were no plans to bring FE to the West until the success of Advance Wars which came out barely 2 months before Melee.

ok good to know for sure

 

[Flyboy]

Yeah, the whole "Roy and Marth was to promote Fire Emblem in the West" is COMPLETE bull**** spread by MonkeyDLenny in an awful Twitter thread from around Byleth's release. Roy and Marth were always supposed to be Japan-exclusive but playtested well, and that plus AW made FE finally be localized.

 

[amageish]

It is kind of odd Ayumi got the axe when other Japan-only characters were fine at the time, but I suppose Ayumi had a virtually non-existent chance of being localized at the time, given her genre + her non-active franchise...

Well, here's hoping she get a localization this time around... Or, hey, maybe a renewed existence could lead her to being an AT next game, if nothing else.

 

[Oddball]

It is kind of odd Ayumi got the axe when other Japan-only characters were fine at the time, but I suppose Ayumi had a virtually non-existent chance of being localized at the time, given her genre + her non-active franchise...

Well, here's hoping she get a localization this time around... Or, hey, maybe a renewed existence could lead her to being an AT next game, if nothing else.

This Smash was "Everyone is here!" It would be great if the next Smash was "Everyone is here INCLUDING those guys we thought about but decided against."

 

[RetrogamerMax]

You know, I have never found the source for that rumor that Marth and Roy were got into the western release to promote Fire Emblem. I never even found the source to that other rumor that there were suppose to be more Rare trophies in Melee but got cut due to Rare being overseas and their rocky relationship with Nintendo at the time. Never believe any rumors off the bat, especially when they were from almost 20 years ago and haven't yet been proven.

 

[amageish]

This Smash was "Everyone is here!" It would be great if the next Smash was "Everyone is here INCLUDING those guys we thought about but decided against."

That's a nice idea, but I worry how many characters were considered briefly before being dismissed haha. I do not know if most people would want James Bond or Reggie Fils-Aime in Smash in 2028 (or whenever the next game would be).

 

[RetrogamerMax]

Despite COVID likely being the thing delaying the Famicom Detective Club remake, I sometimes wonder if they're holding it back because they plan to bring the remake over here or announced the date for it alongside Ayumi Tachibana as Smash DLC or both. Either or both would be a win.

 

[FemMain26]

Despite COVID likely being the thing delaying the Famicom Detective Club remake, I sometimes wonder if they're holding it back because they plan to bring the remake over here or announced the date for it alongside Ayumi Tachibana as Smash DLC or both. Either or both would be a win.

That will truly make my day if that scenario would to happen.

 

[fogbadge]

That's a nice idea, but I worry how many characters were considered briefly before being dismissed haha. I do not know if most people would want James Bond or Reggie Fils-Aime in Smash in 2028 (or whenever the next game would be).

to be fair he never said he considered bond, just thatd be a licencing nightmare

 

[Oddball]

That's a nice idea, but I worry how many characters were considered briefly before being dismissed haha. I do not know if most people would want James Bond or Reggie Fils-Aime in Smash in 2028 (or whenever the next game would be).

If you want to trust the Smash Bros wiki (and I'm not saying you should) the the list of fighters seriously considered reads something like this ...


James Bond
Balloon Fighter
Urban Champion
Bubbles from Clu Clu Land
Excitebike Racer
Ayumi Tachibana
Mach Rider
Takamaru
Alph
Heihachi Mishima
some kind of Rhythm Heaven character
Alucard
Decidueye
Ninjara
Dixie Kong
Toon Zelda and Toon Sheik (Tetra?)
Krystal
Geno
Blastoise
and Classic Sonic

 

[fogbadge]

If you want to trust the Smash Bros wiki (and I'm not saying you should) the the list of fighters seriously considered reads something like this ...


James Bond
Balloon Fighter
Urban Champion
Bubbles from Clu Clu Land
Excitebike Racer
Ayumi Tachibana
Mach Rider
Takamaru
Alph
Heihachi Mishima
some kind of Rhythm Heaven character
Alucard
Decidueye
Ninjara
Dixie Kong
Toon Zelda and Toon Sheik (Tetra?)
Krystal
Geno
Blastoise
and Classic Sonic

again he didnt actually say he considered bond

 

[amageish]

If you want to trust the Smash Bros wiki (and I'm not saying you should) the the list of fighters seriously considered reads something like this ...


James Bond
Balloon Fighter
Urban Champion
Bubbles from Clu Clu Land
Excitebike Racer
Ayumi Tachibana
Mach Rider
Takamaru
Alph
Heihachi Mishima
some kind of Rhythm Heaven character
Alucard
Decidueye
Ninjara
Dixie Kong
Toon Zelda and Toon Sheik (Tetra?)
Krystal
Geno
Blastoise
and Classic Sonic

I was going based on this SourceGaming article, which is pretty similar overall. Some of the characters who were "momentarily considered" definitely weren't seriously considered, but also Ayumi is under that category too, so... Um. Awkward.

 

[KirbyWorshipper2465]

If you want to trust the Smash Bros wiki (and I'm not saying you should) the the list of fighters seriously considered reads something like this ...


James Bond
Balloon Fighter
Urban Champion
Bubbles from Clu Clu Land
Excitebike Racer
Ayumi Tachibana
Mach Rider
Takamaru
Alph
Heihachi Mishima
some kind of Rhythm Heaven character
Alucard
Decidueye
Ninjara
Dixie Kong
Toon Zelda and Toon Sheik (Tetra?)
Krystal
Geno
Blastoise
and Classic Sonic

For Ayumi, it all comes down to that pesky "series must be playable everywhere" criteria Sak holds on to until further notice (which he relented on only twice, and one of those times stemmed from a misunderstanding). If the FDC remakes can get exported, it would be a big step already.

 

[Jovahexeon Joranvexeon]

For Ayumi, it all comes down to that pesky "series must be playable everywhere" criteria Sak holds on to until further notice (which he relented on only twice, and one of those times stemmed from a misunderstanding). If the FDC remakes can get exported, it would be a big step already.

Are they getting localized?

 

[KirbyWorshipper2465]

Are they getting localized?

Not yet. Besides, the remakes still aren't out due to delays.

 

[GoodGrief741]

If you want to trust the Smash Bros wiki (and I'm not saying you should) the the list of fighters seriously considered reads something like this ...


James Bond
Balloon Fighter
Urban Champion
Bubbles from Clu Clu Land
Excitebike Racer
Ayumi Tachibana
Mach Rider
Takamaru
Alph
Heihachi Mishima
some kind of Rhythm Heaven character
Alucard
Decidueye
Ninjara
Dixie Kong
Toon Zelda and Toon Sheik (Tetra?)
Krystal
Geno
Blastoise
and Classic Sonic

You got a Smash 6 newcomer lineup right there.

 

[fogbadge]

For Ayumi, it all comes down to that pesky "series must be playable everywhere" criteria Sak holds on to until further notice (which he relented on only twice, and one of those times stemmed from a misunderstanding). If the FDC remakes can get exported, it would be a big step already.

fire emblem and earthbound?

 

[Oddball]

You got a Smash 6 newcomer lineup right there.

If the next Smash game added those characters and nobody else, I'd be fine.

I'm not saying there aren't other characters I'd love to see or even that the list contains all my top ten choices, but it's a pretty strong list.

 

[KirbyWorshipper2465]

You got a Smash 6 newcomer lineup right there.

Among the retro characters, I think we'd just get one of them at best, honestly.

Heihachi is a maybe, if Sak eventually manages to figure out a moveset that conveys Tekken's 3D arena gameplay. And Namco stops having cold feet.

 

[KingofUSA85]

Good Luck Ayumi.

 

[amageish]

Right. I guess there's a near-guarantee of Famicom Detective news tomorrow; it's just unlikely to apply to non-Japanese speakers... Well, we'll see if they pull off a localization!

 

[KirbyWorshipper2465]

At the least, I would expect the FDC remakes to finally get a release date in the JP Direct.

If not, this just keeps getting more bleeding weird.

 

[KingofUSA85]

I thought the day of Japan only releases was over but its looking like i might be wrong.

FDC could still make it to the west but I would think that in this day and age, if they were planning on that, they wouldnt have made its initial announcement a Japaness only one.

 

[RetrogamerMax]

I hope we hear miraculous news today about Famicom Detective Club getting localized and released in the west. Ayumi in Smash would be sweet, but a western Famicom Detective Club localization would be just as big of a win for us since Famicom Detective Club would finally get acknowledged and recognized by westerners.

 

[fogbadge]

i wonder if theyd change her name

 

[Rie Sonomura]

i wonder if theyd change her name

Seeing as how Zero Escape didn’t Americanize names, probably not

 

[fogbadge]

Seeing as how Zero Escape didn’t Americanize names, probably not

was that a nintendo game?

 

[RetrogamerMax]

Good luck today Famicom Detective Club fans. As long as we see a Famicom Detective Club western localization announcement, we have won.

 

[RetrogamerMax]

I was right about why the remake was delayed! We are finally getting Famicom Detective Club in the west! We did it guys!

 

[Kirbeh]

It's happening!!!!

 

[zferolie]

I can't beleive this game is finally coming out in english. That is awesome. Maybe this means good news for Ayumi in the futrue of the smash series

 

[RetrogamerMax]

I can't beleive this game is finally coming out in english. That is awesome. Maybe this means good news for Ayumi in the futrue of the smash series

It does. Now people can't use her being a Japanese exclusive to why she isn't in anymore. The remake getting released and localized in the west will not only make her relevant, but more well known and recognize in the west.

 

[Deleted member]

A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one. Hopefully it's gonna get a physical release, too. If it does well, maybe they'll even consider remaking the third game.

 

[fogbadge]

YES! and so soon too i cant wait for this

 

[Mushroomguy12]

Ayumi fans right now:

 

[amageish]

Welp. Famicom Detective was my biggest "WAIT WHAT" of that Direct, which is saying a lot. Super hyped~!

 

[RetrogamerMax]

If miraculously we get a Retro rep as DLC, I'm strongly betting Ayumi has a chance now that the west has Famicom Detective Club.

 

[Mushroomguy12]

I can see a lot more Ayumi Tachibana fans cropping up now that she has a big international presence.

 

[fogbadge]

If miraculously we get a Retro rep as DLC, I'm strongly betting Ayumi has a chance now that the west has Famicom Detective Club.

i think the remake would disqualify her as a retro rep