That list is seeming more and more legit. I still don't know about PacMan though... I feel like snake would be back before pacman would be in.
These aren't mutually exclusive.
That list is seeming more and more legit. I still don't know about PacMan though... I feel like snake would be back before pacman would be in.
They did say that the target was a spring release though, which seems to confirm what the NoE dude let slip a few weeks back.
Removing Lucario for lack of relevancy but putting Genesect in?
It's not that I don't believe you, but this tripped me up since I think it'll be much later than that (didn't Sakurai make a twitter comment on how he'd try his hardest to make them come out in 2014 or w/e?).
In any case, I am jealous of your friend.
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/v/ rumor said:Like I said before, the roster was being worked on mainly last year, and the team was not aware of exactly how big a role Lucario would play in XY. I do not believe they knew he had a Mega either, or really understood the concept.
As far as I know, only Mega Y Mewtwo will be appearing due to similar reasons as Mewtwo's Final Smash, it being revealed before Mega X Mewtwo was, and at the time the team more or less assumed it was a special case. Mega Charizard isn't playable either.
XY's inclusion will be limited to a few PokeBall Pokemon otherwise.
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That's ripped from a thread I saw on /v/ where the guy is doing a "AMA"-type thing.
He explained that Lucario's role in XY wasn't known when the team was planning characters, while Genesect and Mewtwo were "in" and popular due to the film. He also says only Mewtwo Y is included as X wasn't revealed till far later.
That makes sense, honestly. It seems they more or less had the roster set mostly during the E3 showing, and we hadn't learned about Mega Pokemon yet. Genesect and Mewtwo were still fresh.
That's ripped from a thread I saw on /v/ where the guy is doing a "AMA"-type thing.
He explained that Lucario's role in XY wasn't known when the team was planning characters, while Genesect and Mewtwo were "in" and popular due to the film. He also says only Mewtwo Y is included as X wasn't revealed till far later.
That makes sense, honestly. It seems they more or less had the roster set mostly during the E3 showing, and we hadn't learned about Mega Pokemon yet. Genesect and Mewtwo were still fresh.
"Master Hanafunda" is the ultimate "fake leaker's attempt at a G&W/R.O.B.-esque character," except it doesn't make any sense.
"Master Hanafunda" is the ultimate "fake leaker's attempt at a G&W/R.O.B.-esque character," except it doesn't make any sense.
I'm pretty sure everyone knows that.Nintendo began as a playing card company.
I don't believe that rumor at all, lol, but a Hanafuda character would be interesting. Around the time of Brawl, I came across someone's suggestion for a character called "Rainman," which is a character from Hanafuda cards. The person who suggested this imagined a move set for him based on the various special Hanafuda cards, and I thought it was really clever and could totally see Nintendo doing something like that. The only odd thing about it, though, is the fact that Nintendo doesn't own Hanafuda, they just manufactured Hanafuda cards. So I don't know if there would be issues there or not.
So I have some legitimatenews. I met up with a friend today who works at Nintendo, who has gotten to play smash bros. builds at various stages. They said they knew about "a ton" of unrevealed stuff, but they also said that there were "even a couple characters they didn't show [at E3]", which makes me think that there are more like 1 or 2 unannounced newcomers rather than 5 or 6.(non)
I was completely stonewalled trying to get any information or specifics. I did find out something interesting though, that they were never allowed to play as Kirby, as that would spoil/reveal something.
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Well, I don't necessarily mean legal issues, but technicalities and such. Like, would Sakurai even consider it since it's not a Nintendo created character, and not even a video game character? It would be fitting, though, given Nintendo's history.Hanafuda's an ancient card game, right? I don't think there'd be any legal issues.
Yeah. I hesitated to post this part because I don't actually think it will actually make spring, but decided to just post everything I was told more or less verbatim rather than try to edit it so I could look "more credible". This only confirmed (in my mind) that it was at least an internal goal recently, if not currently. The person is not working on the game, so it's not like they would know every release projection update as part of their job.
We could go with Yamuachi. One of his moves could be driving a taxi and his final smash would be luring opponents into a love hotel. Gotta get more of Nintendo's history in there!Well, I don't necessarily mean legal issues, but technicalities and such. Like, would Sakurai even consider it since it's not a Nintendo created character, and not even a video game character? It would be fitting, though, given Nintendo's history.
So I have some legitimatenews. I met up with a friend today who works at Nintendo, who has gotten to play smash bros. builds at various stages. They said they knew about "a ton" of unrevealed stuff, but they also said that there were "even a couple characters they didn't show [at E3]", which makes me think that there are more like 1 or 2 unannounced newcomers rather than 5 or 6.(non)
Another note on the Spring release date speculation (I'm operating under the assumption that it will be delayed past this, but they do have a LOT of manpower on this title so who knows) - the person said that Wii U was failing because they had "only been able to release 5% of the software they had planned for it". Obviously this is hyperbole, but it makes me pretty interested in how many projects are going on or were cancelled that we haven't seen yet. Or it could be something even more drastic. Maybe, for example, a project to facilitate porting 3DS software to Wii U (Iwata has commented on the desire to combine software development for disparate platforms) has stalled.
In any event, it seems that the software production problems we've heard about are only the tip of the iceberg. Almost makes SCEJ look like EA.
Dammit, now I'm hungry for new information. Come on, Nintendo Direct.
Thanks, leroidys.
What's up with Medusa being in but not Palutena?
Yeah, but that was in August. Sakurai might have been saving the newcomers for later on.They revealed Luigi in a Direct. It's doesn't have to be a newcomer.
What's up with Medusa being in but not Palutena?
True. Well, anything to keep the hype train going.Yeah, but that was in August. Sakurai might have been saving the newcomers for later on.
Speaking of oldschool nintendo history, I hope that Sherrif is represented somehow, as either a stage hazard or AT.
Nintendo were making sprites that were charming as fuck way back in 1979. If you told me that they designed Sherrif on Monday, Kirby on Tuesday, and Olimar on Wednesday, I would almost believe you. That's 35 years of (almost always having) extremely tight design continuity without dropping a beat. I love it.
Yeah, and unlike Snake, you can't have Sheriff without his revolver. A colorful toy gun wouldn't look right.I'm not sure if it's possible, since Sakurai said that he don't want to add real life weapons to the smash. (Mainly guns.) That's why Snake didn't have knife, guns and few realistic weapons, but explosive weapons are okay tho.
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Newcomers are Villager, WFT, Mega Man, Rosalina, Little Mac, Mii, Pac-Man, Medusa, Mewtwo, Genesect, Mach Rider, Chrom, and a new original character named "Master Hanafuda". Little Mac will be the next newcomer to be revealed, but I am not sure when, but in a soon-to-be Nintendo Direct.
Yeah, and unlike Snake, you can't have Sheriff without his revolver. A colorful toy gun wouldn't look right.
I'm not sure if it's possible, since Sakurai said that he don't want to add real life weapons to the smash. (Mainly guns.) That's why Snake didn't have knife, guns and few realistic weapons, but explosive weapons are okay tho.
Yeah, and unlike Snake, you can't have Sheriff without his revolver. A colorful toy gun wouldn't look right.
To be honest, I never thought it looked *that* weird having Radec or Sweet Tooth use realistic snipers shotguns in PSASBR alongside more kid-friendly characters like Fat P. or Parappa.
II'm assuming not everybody feels that way though, and obviously Sakurai doesn't..
Yeah, and unlike Snake, you can't have Sheriff without his revolver. A colorful toy gun wouldn't look right.
How come people want Palutena? She never fights at all , unless you include Shaft studio's video with monster vegetables...
I wouldn't accept her without the Shaft studio's headtilt as a taunt.
Did you play Kid Icarus: Uprising? You would have to fight against her in one of those chapter. Technically.
How come people want Palutena? She never fights at all , unless you include Shaft studio's video with monster vegetables...
I wouldn't accept her without the Shaft studio's headtilt as a taunt.
Yeah true. A nice trophy it is then
Last part is kind of confusing. Was your friend hinting that he knew of a couple new characters that weren't shown off at E3 exclusively, or was he referring to the roster as a whole? If its just E3 I can imagine Little Mac, Mii and Pac-Man being the characters shelved for a later date; just hoping what I'm reading into your words isn't what I think it means.So I have some legitimatenews. I met up with a friend today who works at Nintendo, who has gotten to play smash bros. builds at various stages. They said they knew about "a ton" of unrevealed stuff, but they also said that there were "even a couple characters they didn't show [at E3]", which makes me think that there are more like 1 or 2 unannounced newcomers rather than 5 or 6.(non)
I was completely stonewalled trying to get any information or specifics. I did find out something interesting though, that they were never allowed to play as Kirby, as that would spoil/reveal something.
And then you fight her another time as well.
Also the only one that wasn't released in Japan.I'd expect it to be someone from DoR, since that's the most recent entry.
Also the only one that wasn't released in Japan.