@coolboymew Realistically, I'd say Crash and and a Pokemon Sword/Shield rep, presumably Rillaboom (Gen 6 gave us a Water starter, and Gen 7 gave us a Fire starter in Smash). After Sephiroth and Pyra/Mythra, I doubt we'll get another JRPG rep, even if I'd absolutely love a Chrono Trigger character, preferably Magus.
Some really hype characters that I think are actually within the realm of possibility: Doomguy and Waluigi.
Some really hype characters that I think are actually within the realm of possibility: Doomguy and Waluigi.
@ChristiJunior @coolboymew Doomguy, nah - as awesome as that would be, I doubt it. Final Smash would have to be a BFG or Unmaykr volley or something, lol
More of a chance of Waluigi at that point
Chrono Trigger would only happen if the stars aligned and there was a remake in the works so SE could better sell it, and the likelihood of that happening is close to zero
I think your predictions make the most sense. Crash is somewhere in the public consciousness and Nintendo have to shill Sword/Shield somehow (even at a bargain bin price)
Everything about Smash can be viewed on character release based on internal plans or, in the case of third parties, if there is a game on the horizon
More of a chance of Waluigi at that point
Chrono Trigger would only happen if the stars aligned and there was a remake in the works so SE could better sell it, and the likelihood of that happening is close to zero
I think your predictions make the most sense. Crash is somewhere in the public consciousness and Nintendo have to shill Sword/Shield somehow (even at a bargain bin price)
Everything about Smash can be viewed on character release based on internal plans or, in the case of third parties, if there is a game on the horizon
@Shining @coolboymew I don't really see Doomguy as any worse of a fit than Snake, and Doom actually has superb representation on the Switch. And for a FPS character he wouldn't have to be designed to be campy, plenty of close-combat potential there, with projectile attacks being secondary and potentially limited by ammo. I'd really like to see them do it, people talk about Master Chief as a hype pick, but Doomguy is just superior Master Chief anyway, with Nintendo cred.
@ChristiJunior @Shining @coolboymew Only problem is that I don't see Doomguy going in unless Sakurai is familiar with the series. The Japanese aren't big fans of FPS games.
@xianc78 @ChristiJunior @Shining Is that really a necessity that Sakurai needs to know the series well? He seems like the kinda guy who'd do decent research and would probably team up with the devs for ideas anyways
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@coolboymew @ChristiJunior @Shining I probably should've said "be a fan of the series". It seems like he is adding his personal favorites in Smash.
@xianc78 @ChristiJunior @Shining does it? He made it clear that Nintendo had the say for the second (and first?) Fighter Pass. He apparently has veto powers but I doubt he's using it
@coolboymew @xianc78 @Shining Nintendo was explicitly identified as being behind the Fighter Pass 1 picks.
@coolboymew @ChristiJunior @Shining I assume that the reason why there are so many Fire Emblem characters was that he is a big fan of Fire Emblem.
@xianc78 @coolboymew @Shining I think Nintendo just really wanted to push the series and the new games - Roy and Corrin were pretty much solely added to promote new games at the time.
