Sakurai made a veiled allusion to Ridley, but he didn't show him immediately. He didn't mercilessly crush fans' dreams, like in this and other instances. Think about what it means.
Sakurai, destroyer of dreams.
Sakurai made a veiled allusion to Ridley, but he didn't show him immediately. He didn't mercilessly crush fans' dreams, like in this and other instances. Think about what it means.
World War Waluigi has begun.
"Why useless Rosalina and not him?"
Holy crap.
9. former assist trophies can be characters. Little Mac breaking barrier for greats like Issac, Ray MK II, and the purple god himself
Wow. Rosalina is so much cooler than Waluigi. She's got a ship, magic twirly power, lumas, not to mention is an intergalactic badass. Waluigi is what, a relative of a jerk who dresses like some plumbers?
Rosalina feels a bit more like pandering.
Pandering to who? Who was clamoring for her inclusion? She's the trademark new character of the Wii Mario games, and playable in 3D World. I think she's earned it.
At least he's in Mario Kart 8. He wasn't even in 7.
That was bind blowingly aggravating.
That fucking bee.
That was bind blowingly aggravating.
That fucking bee.
At least he's in Mario Kart 8. He wasn't even in 7.
Well maybe if he wasn't such a lanky little weirdo... Put the pounds on 'em.
I actually thought Honey Queen was a really cool addition, because she was a heavy weight female character.
She definitely made more sense than fucking Metal Mario.
I understand there are people who like Waluigi, but how could anyone have honestly expected him to be playable in Smash Bros.? I just can’t wrap my head around that level of delusion. I have some pretty out-there roster requests myself (like Plusle & Minun), but I’m certainly not expecting those characters, and I’m not going to throw a fit when they’re disconfirmed.
Waluigi returning as an Assist Trophy is truly the most obvious Smash Bros. confirmation to date. It’s exactly what I expected to happen. Waluigi is a derivative character based on two other derivative characters (Wario and Luigi). He’s just completely uninspired. He’s existed for 14 years and still hasn’t appeared in a mainline Mario game. And calling him “the face of the Mario spinoffs” is absolutely laughable — they’re called Mario spinoffs for a reason.
The "we need more femaler characters"-ers heh heh. But its not that big of a deal. I like her, just would find Waluigi more interesting.
Just to add to the "face of Mario spin-offs" point, Peach already has a move that represents Mario spin-offs such as Golf, Tennis and even Game & Watch Gallery. That particular niche didn't need filling. However Mario RPGs are still open for representation.
I suppose, I guess I always saw it as a reference to her role in the modern version of Chef as that's the game I had as a kid.Couldnt the frying pan count for RPGs too?
Such a shame the comments are now closed.
EDIT: No wonder he is hurt, he posted a top 10 reasons for Waluigi 2 DAY AGO!
The "we need more femaler characters"-ers heh heh. But its not that big of a deal. I like her, just would find Waluigi more interesting.
Rosalina is the probably the weirdest choice of newcomers so far to me, even including Wii Fit Trainer. She's really minor, not all that interesting visually, doesn't have a huge presence in spin-offs (so far, at least)... I mean, she's my go-to character in Mario Kart, but she's a really weird choice as far as Smash Bros. goes. I would have chosen a lot of Mario characters before her - Toad, Bowser Jr., Paper Mario, Kamek, Dr. Mario again. Maybe even Waluigi.
This is really what it is. I figured he was about 50/50 and I'm not angry at his exclusion or anything, but the Mario Kart and sports and party games are a significant part of Nintendo's history and Waluigi has a unique and significant relationship to those games. I want Waluigi because he's so weird and because he would represent a very important and large section of Nintendo games. It's not the end if the world that he's not playable but it does kinda suck. At least he'll be in Project M now.I think there's a case to be made for SOME kind of Mario rep who encompasses the succesful party franchises such as Kart, Party, and the various sports games. Bringing together these ecclectic concepts like throwing dice, dashing around in a go kart, and chucking sports equipment would actually fit an oddball like Waluigi like a glove.
BUT, with the very likely addition of the Mii character, who also can draw from various party, racing, and sports games without looking out of place, there really isn't much Waluigi can bring to the table. He's definitely best utilized as an assist trophy.
Alright, in an effort to end hostilities (at least temporarily) and arguments, how about a new topic?!
In honor (or in mourning) or Waluigi being announced as an assist trophy, let's talk AT's!
I'm sure Intelliheath has some lists (cuz he is like the King of lists I swear) of Brawl's AT's, so....
- who would you like to return as an AT (like nintendog, Starfy, and Waluigi)
- who would you like to be a new AT? (Maybe someone you'd like represented but their inclusion as a playable character is a long shot?)
- are there any other AT you would like to see or actually think have a chance at making the leap from AT to playable character (like my main man Little Mac!)
Maybe this can get the ball rolling for the rest of the day so we can remember we are all hyped for the same game and continue being friendly!
Though I was a bit tipsy at the time as you can tell by ideas like Liquid Snake there.Ouendan/EBA
Excite Truck
Giygas
Liquid Snake - becomes your shadow
Eggplant Wizard
Toadies (or maybe White Shy Guy) - rescues you once if you fall off the stage.
Solvalou (that's the craft from Xevious)
It depends whether you want a throwback character or a new one. Rosalina is the biggest character in the last 3 Mario blockbusters that wasn't already in Smash. Makes perfect sense to me.
The hell is up with daily.jpg? I know it's been randomly late before, but this is ridiculous. It's already the 28th in Japan! Come on, Sakurai!
I disagree Rosalina in 4 is about the equivalent to having included Yoshi in 64. Shes been around for about the same time as he was at that time and they both played important parts in 3 games. I think she made it in for some of the same reasons that Sheik made it in Melee. She was a fan favorite character in a pivotal game in the series.Rosalina is the probably the weirdest choice of newcomers so far to me, even including Wii Fit Trainer. She's really minor, not all that interesting visually, doesn't have a huge presence in spin-offs (so far, at least)... I mean, she's my go-to character in Mario Kart, but she's a really weird choice as far as Smash Bros. goes. I would have chosen a lot of Mario characters before her - Toad, Bowser Jr., Paper Mario, Kamek, Dr. Mario again. Maybe even Waluigi.
Now that she's in, she's in, and I appreciate it as a sort of out there choice, and from a gameplay perspective obviously she's bringing a lot to the table, but I don't think she was the obvious choice at all.
Personally she's my least favorite newcomer so far, and by a wide margin. The other four are all up in the "awesome" category, but she's down in the "oh, okay" middle.
I disagree Rosalina in 4 is about the equivalent to having included Yoshi in 64. Shes been around for about the same time as he was at that time and they both played important parts in 3 games. I think she made it in for some of the same reasons that Sheik made it in Melee. She was a fan favorite character in a pivotal game in the series.
Alright, in an effort to end hostilities (at least temporarily) and arguments, how about a new topic?!
In honor (or in mourning) or Waluigi being announced as an assist trophy, let's talk AT's!
I'm sure Intelliheath has some lists (cuz he is like the King of lists I swear) of Brawl's AT's, so....
Wrong, Yoshi introduced a big gameplay change in Super Mario World before going on to launch his own series with both Yoshi's Island and Yoshi's Story by the time 64 came out in addition to being a regular in spinoffs. The character grew in such popularity in such a short span of time that it was able to launch its own series and was treated as such in the Smash series.
Rosalina in comparison only ever played a significant role as the lead supporting character in Super Mario Galaxy. Galaxy 2 she held the honor of being the equivalent of Yoshi in Mario 64 as an end game cameo. She was also kept as an end game bonus in 3D World rather than being a big part of that game. (basically her situation was similar to Luigi's in prior 3D games) The reason Rosalina caught so many of us off guard with her reveal is because she never really had any sort of significant role after the first Galaxy game and she is nowhere near the "new Yoshi" for the series that some people like to parade around. My own ideas for why she got in is that she made her debut in the most influential and critically acclaimed Mario game of the past decade and her inclusion is in remembrance of that game rather than on her own merits so in that sense I agree with the Sheik comparison.
I can't even comprehend how someone could care that Waluigi exists, let alone want him in SSB.
Mario Bros.It's barely any different than Green Mario before Luigi's Mansion.
Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels
Super Mario Bros. 2
Super Mario Bros. 3
Super Mario World
Green Mario was playable in an awful lot of mainline Mario games before his first Smash Bros. appearance. I'm still waiting on Waluigi.
lolSakurai hates Waluigi so much that he won't even let him be on the main website.]
Disconfirmed Assist Trophies
Little Mac (Became Playable Character)