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[Ramen Tengoku]

Anyone hoping we might get an Nintendo Direct on the 31st?

Here's to hoping.

Thing is, will it be a general direct, or a Smash direct?

 

[SuperSonicFlyer]

Hey guys, what's up?

I went bowling earlier, so you all know.

 

[RWyvern]

‘Sup guys, it’s been a while.

 

[Deleted member]

Anyone hoping we might get an Nintendo Direct on the 31st?

Here's to hoping.

I'm down for a Nintendo Direct anytime anywhere. 31st would be perfectly fine with me.

 

[SuperSonicFlyer]

How many Directs do we usually get per year nowadays? Just curious.

 

[Michael the Spikester]

Thing is, will it be a general direct, or a Smash direct?

I imagine General.

I'd expect an Smash Direct in March when our next DLC fighter is revealed. Maybe at most at this supposed General Direct would be release date for Piranha Plant, Joker gameplay and maybe a tease of next DLC fighter.

 

[Noipoi]

Here ya go.

Working on some proper lineart right now. Probably won't be fully done for a few days.

Oh peck yea

This is what I live for

 

[PsySmasher]

Sweet. Snake, Pokemon Trainer, and it looks like they're sticking with a Charizard reprint and will have Ivysaur and Squirtle separate. I hope Leaf gets an amiibo as well. It would be neat if Pokemon Trainer and Leaf's amiibo also were usable in both versions of Let's Go.

Since all of Pokémon Trainer’s Pokémon are getting separate Amiibo, I wonder if they restrict the Amiibo to just the single Pokémon (which would make sense).

Kind of makes me want 3 extra slots for each Pokémon, in addition to Trainer, so that they get their individual stock icons used in normal play and they have victory animations w/o Trainer.

But I’m probably thinking way too deep about this.

 

[Deleted member]

Sakurai:I call this one “ the amiibo”

JDCabrera: More like “It belongs in my Third Party collection”!

*steals the amiibo and takes it home*

 

[Raxxel]

Anyone hoping we might get an Nintendo Direct on the 31st?

Here's to hoping.

That's wishful thinking, no offense. We're not getting a direct this month.

 

[PsySmasher]

Thing is, will it be a general direct, or a Smash direct?

Oh it’ll absolutely be a General Direct.

Nintendo hasn’t had any general direct since September, so they gonna want to focus on all of their 2019 offerings instead of just Smash.

Plus, as much as we’re hungry for info, we definitely don’t need another Smash Direct now. It’s only been about 3 months since the last one.

 

[Verde Coeden Scalesworth]

Since all of Pokémon Trainer’s Pokémon are getting separate Amiibo, I wonder if they restrict the Amiibo to just the single Pokémon (which would make sense).

Kind of makes me want 3 extra slots for each Pokémon, in addition to Trainer, so that they get their individual stock icons used in normal play and they have victory animations w/o Trainer.

But I’m probably thinking way too deep about this.

I'd love being able to play as them separately. Issue is they wouldn't have a Down B, because otherwise that'd be extra work to do, and then nobody would play the actual PT mechanic. Though maybe some would. The design kind of makes it hard to figure out a balance for.

 

[Deleted member]

Oh it’ll absolutely be a General Direct.

Nintendo hasn’t had any general direct since September, so they gonna want to focus on all of their 2019 offerings instead of just Smash.

Plus, as much as we’re hungry for info, we definitely don’t need another Smash Direct now. It’s only been about 3 months since the last one.

Could it finally be time for a new Ultimate Alliance 3 trailer?

 

[Noipoi]

The next direct will either be a general direct, or a Pokemon direct.

 

[Deleted member]

The next direct will either be a general direct, or a Pokemon direct.

You have a good point with the Pokémon Direct.

February is the month of Pokémon’s anniversary.

 

[Just a penguin]

The next direct will either be a general direct, or a Pokemon direct.

Well, that was very to the point. No beating around the bush, just stating what you thought would happen. Just one sentence. One could say that you were being ... direct about it.

 

[Michael the Spikester]

You have a good point with the Pokémon Direct.

February is the month of Pokémon’s anniversary.

Gen 8 Pokemon 4 DLC confirmed.

 

[Dee Dude]

It’s impossible for there to be another Smash Direct, literally the only things left they would be showcasing and announcing are the rest of the DLC fighters.

Unless they need to pad things out like they did with the November Direct by giving us useless information about sound test or something.

The only other thing a Smash Direct will need besides PP release date, Fighter 2#, is if they announce the return of single player modes which I pray to god they do.

 

[Deleted member]

It’s impossible for there to be another Smash Direct, literally the only things left they would be showcasing and announcing are the rest of the DLC fighters.

Unless they need to pad things out like they did with the November Direct by giving us useless information about sound test or something.

The only other thing a Smash Direct will need besides PP release date, Fighter 2#, is if they announce the return of single player modes which I pray to god they do.

I feel like it will be as Noipoi said.

A general one, or a Pokémon one.

 

[KMDP]

That is both Hilarious and Terrifying at the same time and I don't know how to feel about it.

Hmm...

Let's call it Hilarifying.

 

[Deleted member]

February is probably gonna be when the next Direct happens. January 31st is also a strong possibility because of the potential for Piranha Plant to come on the 1st, but 2.0.0 could just be prepping the game for him.

Pokemon is gonna get its pre-release shenanigans started any day now, so that's also something important to keep in mind.

 

[Deleted member]

February is probably gonna be when the next Direct happens. January 31st is also a strong possibility because of the potential for Piranha Plant to come on the 1st, but 2.0.0 could just be prepping the game for him.

Pokemon is gonna get its pre-release shenanigans started any day now, so that's also something important to keep in mind.

A Pokémon Direct is pretty likely since February is the month of Pokémon.

But if Nintendo goes nuts, we may get a general one around the start of February, and a Pokémon one around the day Red and Blue released (February 27th).

 

[Noipoi]

February is probably gonna be when the next Direct happens. January 31st is also a strong possibility because of the potential for Piranha Plant to come on the 1st, but 2.0.0 could just be prepping the game for him.

Pokemon is gonna get its pre-release shenanigans started any day now, so that's also something important to keep in mind.

Pokemon pre-release shenanigans are my favorite shenanigans.

Can't ****ing wait.

 

[Deleted member]

Oh, and to those who gave feedback on the sketch...

Thanks. Honestly surprised people like it, given I don't think parts of it turned out super great, lol. I'm hoping the wings and hands will look better after I touch them up in finished lineart, but I'm still not super confident...

 

[Deleted member]

I expect a Pokémon Direct more than a general one now.

 

[Iridium]

I feel like the individual Amiibo are just going to be the most notable collectibles out of the Smash ones. Obviously, it may just start the match with the specific Pokémon, but that's about it. Switching will still exist perhaps, and so it's not necessary as a result.

I also still want them.

 

[PsySmasher]

I'd love being able to play as them separately. Issue is they wouldn't have a Down B, because otherwise that'd be extra work to do, and then nobody would play the actual PT mechanic. Though maybe some would. The design kind of makes it hard to figure out a balance for.

They could just give Charizard Rock Smash again and create something new for the other two.

But I’m not sure if they wanna go that far with that...

I guess I’ll make my big 2.0.0 prediction now:

Each of Pokémon Trainer’s Pokémon will get their own slot and have a full moveset (including a Down B) to compensate for the switching mechanic.

 

[Deleted member]

I will buy the Red amiibo the day it launches.

If only Leaf got one too...

 

[Ace C.R.O.S.S.]

Princess Celestia from MLP mixed with Wario.

And so far, it's terrifying.

What in the world???....
Just... What?...

 

[Ace C.R.O.S.S.]

Here ya go.

Working on some proper lineart right now. Probably won't be fully done for a few days.

Now this is interestingly disturbing...

 

[Deleted member]

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Link here: https://smashboards.com/threads/hitmonlee-the-flexible-fighting-type.473064/

 

[RyuhoFox]

They could just give Charizard Rock Smash again and create something new for the other two.

But I’m not sure if they wanna go that far with that...

I guess I’ll make my big 2.0.0 prediction now:

Each of Pokémon Trainer’s Pokémon will get their own slot and have a full moveset (including a Down B) to compensate for the switching mechanic.

My hot take is that Charizard should have never lost Rock Smash to begin with.

 

[Just a penguin]

My hot take is that Charizard should have never lost Rock Smash to begin with.

So, once you switch to Charizard, you stick with Charizard? That could actually be an interesting mechanic, and would work well as Charizard works better at high percents.

 

[Knight Dude]

Is it safe for me to say I would've prefered a new DKC made by Retro? Metroid just had Samus Returns 3DS. Prime 4 was gonna be made anyway. There's studios for Metroid already. But why isn't Donkey Kong getting this love despite being overall more succesful and selling more? Why is my favorite franchise neglected yet again?

Yes Tropical Freeze Switch was nice, and it was my first experience with the game seeing as I never owned a Wii U. Yet, before that game even came out, nothing else related to Donkey Kong came out in the meanwhile. Unless you count Mario x Rabbids DK Adventure?.. But that's more of a cameo appearance, and didn't do much with the franchise outside of using Donkey Kong alone, and a Rabbid inspired by Cranky.

There was street signs named in Mario Odyssey, Reggie talking about a new Donkey Kong experience way back, K.Rool came back in Ultimate, yet why is the general flow of released games so low with Donkey Kong? What about this franchise is WRONG that it just won't get the same love and attention from Nintendo from all other succesful franchises? If they would've released as frequently as say, Kirby games, DKC would be more succesful than ZELDA even.

Speaking of Zelda, nothing new either.

I just don't get Nintendo. When is E3 or some other Direct?

Also what happened with Fire Emblem Three Houses?

I voted for Sad & Mad, cause I don't even!

After Metroid getting dunked on with Other M, then more or less having a 7 year hiatus with nothing to follow up on I'd say Metroid fans had a right to be hungry. And their fanbase has a bit of a split between 2D games and 3D games. You also gotta keep in mind, we also never got an HD Metroid game. An you can say, "Prime 4 was gonna happen anway" but if it stayed on the course it was on, the game wouldn't live up to it's potential.

DK had two great games back to back, so there was less to complain about, but I can see your point too. But seeing as Metroid Prime is what truly put Retro on the map. We could go back and forth about Nintendo not using their IPs other than Mario and Pokemon to their fullest, we really, really could. But that's not gonna get us anywhere.

 

[Wademan94]

They could just give Charizard Rock Smash again and create something new for the other two.

But I’m not sure if they wanna go that far with that...

I guess I’ll make my big 2.0.0 prediction now:

Each of Pokémon Trainer’s Pokémon will get their own slot and have a full moveset (including a Down B) to compensate for the switching mechanic.

So in that scenario what would be good down specials for Squirtle and Ivysaur? Maybe Aqua Tail and Sludge Bomb?

 

[Noipoi]

So in that scenario what would be good down specials for Squirtle and Ivysaur? Maybe Aqua Tail and Sludge Bomb?

Solar Beam. Charge it up, the more you charge it the stronger it is.

Frost Breath. Freezes enemies.

 

[Deleted member]

Solar Beam. Charge it up, the more you charge it the stronger it is.

Frost Breath. Freezes enemies.

I like that idea.

 

[Wademan94]

Solar Beam. Charge it up, the more you charge it the stronger it is.

Frost Breath. Freezes enemies.

Doesn’t Ivy use Solar Beam in it’s Final Smash? I don’t think Squirtle can even learn Frost Breath.

 

[Noipoi]

Doesn’t Ivy use Solar Beam in it’s Final Smash? I don’t think Squirtle can even learn Frost Breath.

Oh dang, you're right.

That's what you get when you literally take 3 seconds to come up with something.

 

[Ramen Tengoku]

Oh dang, you're right.

That's what you get when you literally take 3 seconds to come up with something.

Be like Project M, and have use Bubble Beam