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200 pages! 
Is it bad that I kind of want Bandai Namco to actually buy out Metal Gear? For some reason I really want it to be true.
I don't think shantae is even that high. There's Japan who don't even care for her and the casuals.
I think it's more to do with people voting for the character that has a better chance of joining the roster. If Rare went third party completely instead of being owned by Microsoft then you can bet people would be voting in droves for Banjo. Instead he's owned by MS and Shantae isn't which gives her a very minuscule edge over Banjo.
, Simon Belmont, Rayman and Black Mage to name a few) I'm against indie characters for now as they'd look really out of place next to legends like etc. It's why I find Shantae to be a very overrated character for Smash 4.
She probably isn't as high in America too. She seems to be one of those fad characters, eventually someone else will take the spotlight. It has happened to others like Geno.
I want this too. The franchise would be in better hands.
I dont remember anyone ever calling them fads. Wii fit had no support, and duxk hunt and pacman had some. Characters like shantae and shovel kinight are bandwagon campaigns. They'll die down the next game. Those three are now in the game. The support for them will be high for them simply because they are vets and the sole reps of their franchise.
Yeah alot of people didn't want Duck Hunt because of them remembering the dog's laugh, and Wii Fit Trainer was hated for being a "joke", but liked the...other stuff with her. Shovel Knight I can agree on, but Shantae fans have been backing her up alot(nit as much on Smashboards though), like how Snake and Wolf fans still support them. The bandwagon people shouldn't even count, so annoying. They first hated Snake, then they want him back. They wanted Ryu in the game, now that he's in, they turned on him due Ryo being called "op".
I'd never trust those 2 websites when it comes to opinions. They're probably the same people who said Snake and Sonic ruin and killed the definition of Smash Bros, and should die in a fire.
I don't think Shantae would be considered3rd party in this situation since she reps the indies.
wish me the best of luck tomorrow 
I think it's more to do with people voting for the character that has a better chance of joining the roster. If Rare went third party completely instead of being owned by Microsoft then you can bet people would be voting in droves for Banjo. Instead he's owned by MS and Shantae isn't which gives her a very minuscule edge over Banjo.
I don't think the Smash roster should add indies yet. They're ultimately still third parties and with some notable absentees (
I've never understood the hype between neither Shovel Knight or Shantae. I bet if Wayforward or YachtClub Games haven't said anything about wanting them in Smash these two would've gotten very low ballot support. I too don't think any Indies are ready to hang with the big dogs neither, especially since there are other third parties that can match up to the ones that are in the game or have been apart of the franchise. If anything they'll go to third parties that people have been asking for since Melee and Brawl, and will try to get licensing to them. Third parties are suppose to be special. I don't even think it matters how loyal they've been to Nintendo, cause even they kind of forget after a while that they exist up until a new game gets released and then forget about them again. If either Shovel Knight or Shantae got accepted as DLC they would feel so random and somewhat forced.
This is one of those rare times I regret not having a facebook to add to the like pile. And good luck man, the grind is almost over.Hello friends! Happy 200 pages!!! Am i the only one still going on about this?
https://www.facebook.com/SmashBrosEN/posts/468466326660386
I liked this and told everyone about it yesterday. It had roughly around 363 likes and now it's up to 1,043! That's alot of people. That skyrocked in less than 24 hours!!!
In other words i'm starting my first day of my Senior Year
Shantae is most certainly not Top 5.
I have no idea why people think Shantae's got a serious shot, honestly.
Is actually very simple: Wayforward do a move to hype Shantae's fans, people start campaing her, but unlike the other indies, she actually has some things in her side to doesnt be considered a joke option, and now is a common character to see in the speculation.
So far from the RTC thread she's already having low scores, but Snake is getting higher a bit. This day is definitely going to be interesting were rating to third parties back to back. One third party has already been apart of the franchise and the other is just a character that been known to be on Nitnendo consoles but just so happen to not be that big of a name. I think Sakurai's philosophy on third parties are: "Go big or go home". He always seem to go big.
