And has absolutely nothing to do with Nintendo. How are fans okay with this spot not being one of Nintendo's iconic characters? Does Nintendo not have a fighting game character they could have added?
So does this mean that other third-party companies will have more than one guest character? It doesn't seem very fair that Capcom gets two and everyone else gets one.
We're still on the Nintendo history stuff for spots in smash? People need to let it go. As soon as 3rd party was introduced this is always going to be a thing. Regardless there's significance there like everyone else who has been 3rd party as well.
As dumb as that would be, I actually don't think I'd mind Pichu coming back as Smash's Dan-like character. It was good for laughs back in Melee, if nothing else.
But as far as I'm concerned, Wolf is the only remaining veteran who really should come back (besides the Ice Climbers and I guess Snake, but we all know they aren't happening and why they aren't). Young Link is just a less awesome, worse-looking version of Toon Link, Pichu is Pichu, Pokémon Trainer is irrelevant now that Charizard is its own character, Squirtle and Ivysaur... well, we already have six Pokémon in the roster
Indeed. I know I do. I think most of the people yelling about Street Fighter having nothjng to do with Nintendo were either too young or not even alive when Street Fighter II and its various sequels/editions were released on Super NES as the definitive home console Street Fighter experience.
What is it with people spewing this nonsense? Ryu is the main character of the best-selling third-party game in Nintendo history. Street Fighter II was huge.
As dumb as that would be, I actually don't think I'd mind Pichu coming back as Smash's Dan-like character. It was good for laughs back in Melee, if nothing else.
But as far as I'm concerned, Wolf is the only remaining veteran who really should come back (besides the Ice Climbers and I guess Snake, but we all know they aren't happening and why they aren't). Young Link is just a less awesome, worse-looking version of Toon Link, Pichu is Pichu, Pokémon Trainer is irrelevant now that Charizard is its own character, Squirtle and Ivysaur... well, we already have six Pokémon in the roster
Wolf feels like a guarantee.
Snake could happen, and with the rules now broken, there's no reason he couldn't bring Simon Belmont with him. But that's up to Konami I guess.
Ice Climbers deserve back in but they probably won't for technical reasons
Squirtle and Ivysaur should come back. Pokemon had the most characters under one icon on Brawl, I see no reason why they shouldn't again here. But I understand why they might not.
Pichu could happen because he'd be so easy to bring back and his riskier playstyle could actually be fun if well balanced.
Young Link probably won't happen and probably shouldn't, but I know damn well I'd be happy to see him back too.
And has absolutely nothing to do with Nintendo. How are fans okay with this spot not being one of Nintendo's iconic characters? Does Nintendo not have a fighting game character they could have added?
Are you serious?! Ryu is basically "THE" icon of SF, fighting games and the genre as a whole. If you lived in the 90's, fighting games ruled the scene for a long while all because of what SFII started. SFII is legit, one of the most important games in video game history for what it did and Smash fans should accept the fact that their game probably wouldn't be here without SF.
Wow, so I suppose this means we'll get both Ryu and Roy tomorrow alongside Lucas? Can't say I saw that coming, though it is certainly exciting and explains why they decided to do a presentation for this upcoming patch.
Still crossing my fingers that the patch also comes with a reworking of how customs work, at the very least eliminating finding "duplicates" and adding customs to the DLC characters,
Hope that also means we get an actual Nintendo newcomer announced at E3, as unlikely as it is before the poll results are in.
What is it with people spewing this nonsense? Ryu is the main character of the best-selling third-party game in Nintendo history. Street Fighter II was huge.
Probably because SF doesn't feel like a nintendo game anymore. Feels more Xbox/Playstation/PC.
I'm still holding out on smash. This does make me more interested as I want to see how he fits in, but I would have preferred a well done cute pokemon or something I think. Just so it fits what I think of smash more (party brawler, not serious fighter). Though as others have mentioned, they have some too serious characters anyway.