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[SuperSah]

ALMOST 2 HOURS.

 

[(mat)]

Or.....?

Simple Explanation - one out of the thousands of people guessing who would be included got a few of them right.

It's crazy to think that this person lucky-guessed so many out-there characters.

 

[JoeM86]

Shhh, It will all be over soon.

I was going to say that you were in stage one but then you edited this post. Fastest anyone has ever gone through the five stages?

To be fair, I did purposefully stay away from leaks so as to not get a repeat of Brawl of me accidentally confirming/denying things should I end up with info again this time.

I just don't like the modern Pac-man design

 

[ArchedThunder]

Pac-Man is a good idea. He's an important, iconic video game character, not just on Nintendo consoles but in the history of games.

He represents Namco well. I can't even name other Namco characters beyond Pac-Man, Mr. Driller, Klonoa, and Galaga ship.

Tekken and Soul Calibur characters am cry.

 

[peanutbutterlatte]

Little Mac and Rosalina were great, but a little too... expected. We need another Wii Fit Trainer "What the fuck?" character. I vote Mona from Nintendoland!

Tekken and Soul Calibur characters am cry.

Even the Namco guy said Tekken characters didn't fit lol.

 

[phanphare]

Here's what will happen:

Iwata will show up, welcome every viewer and talk a little bit about Nintendo. He'll show a pie chart of 3DS LTD sales vs Vita LTD sales in Japan, and after a few moments the pie chart surprisingly turns yellow and into a 3D model, slowly becoming Pac-Man

bravo good sir, bravo

 

[ffdgh]

I just don't like the modern Pac-man design

Don't feel bad, many don't lol.

 

[mantidor]

IIRC, someone asked Sakurai about Pac-Man and he pretty much went "Man Pac-man would be great."

Which to me says Pac-Man is in.

I really hope he is just an assist trophy then, or some enviromental hazard in an awesome packman level, he just doesn't have the moves to pull it off as a stand alone character, they could do a Mr Game and Watch but even then he had more variety in his games, Pacman fighting will be basically a ball that punches and kicks.

Belmont makes far more sense as another third party character.

 

[ArchedThunder]

Little Mac and Rosalina were great, but a little too... expected. We need another Wii Fit Trainer "What the fuck?" character. I vote Mona from Nintendoland!



Even the Namco guy said Tekken characters didn't fit lol.

That's not what I was talking about, he said he can't remember any other Namco characters meaning he doesn't know anybody from Tekken or Soul Calibur.

 

[Hibiki Kurosawa]

You've been in Smash threads long enough to know about the leak from last years E3 that called Wii Fit Trainer, Villager (the first two are the big ones) and Mega Man (as well as Little Mac) long before everyone else. Pac-Man and Mii more likely than not in. The sooner you accept it the faster the healing can begin.

I keep hearing about this "leak" from last years E3, but I've never seen anyone link to it. Where the heck did this leak come from?

Also, I don't care about the unlikelihood, but I still want to see Lloyd Irving!

 

[peanutbutterlatte]

That's not what I was talking about, he said he can't remember any other Namco characters meaning he doesn't know anybody from Tekken or Soul Calibur.

Tekken characters aren't exactly memorable outside of the big ol' Space Ninja. But, I digress.

Two hours and seven minues...

 

[Kouriozan]

I keep hearing about this "leak" from last years E3, but I've never seen anyone link to it. Where the heck did this leak come from?

Also, I don't care about the unlikelihood, but I still want to see Lloyd Irving!

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=62304489&postcount=2996

 

[HUELEN10]

This better not be Pacster's final smash should he be in...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OINtcYyanY

 

[ShockingAlberto]

I really hope he is just an assist trophy then, or some enviromental hazard in an awesome packman level, he just doesn't have the moves to pull it off as a stand alone character, they could do a Mr Game and Watch but even then he had more variety in his games, Pacman fighting will be basically a ball that punches and kicks.

Belmont makes far more sense as another third party character.

Yeah, Sakurai would never introduce a third party character that is basically just a ball that punches and kicks.

 

[ArchedThunder]

Tekken characters aren't exactly memorable outside of the big ol' Space Ninja. But, I digress.

 

[balladofwindfishes]

I am 99% sure if they add pac man he will look like this

It's more iconic, fits the style of the game better, and is in line with Megaman, who also uses a classic design, because it's more well known.

 

[foxuzamaki]

Today is a good day.

 

[Scooter155]

Ok a lot of people were predicting Mega Man and Little Mac, but Villager is a stretch and Wii Fit Trainer? There's something there, man.

Hmm... I guess it's possible, it just seems so convoluted and weird...

So in this scenario, someone who works closely with the project or Nintendo or both to have access to secret information is also posting that information on a gamefaqs thread?... Just... why?

 

[Sandfox]

I hope we get a Reggie(mii) reveal trailer today.

 

[ShockingAlberto]

Pac-Man's final smash will be eating a power pellet and chomping the shit out of everyone on screen. Come on, guys.

 

[Crocodile]

Yeah, Sakurai would never introduce a third party character that is basically just a ball that punches and kicks.

 

[Shadowlink]

How long will this Direct be?

 

[ArchedThunder]

Hmm... I guess it's possible, it just seems so convoluted and weird...

So in this scenario, someone who works closely with the project or Nintendo or both to have access to secret information is also posting that information on a gamefaqs thread?... Just... why?

Did you even read it? The leak came from GAF, not Gamefaqs.

 

[Shiokazu]

lets'a goooo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6xcxo9FzD0

 

[IntelliHeath]

Pac-Man's final smash will be eating a power pellet and chomping the shit out of everyone on screen. Come on, guys.

Definitely this.

I want to see it happening but I think they are going to save Pac Man for E3.

 

[Terrell]

I find it kind of hard to believe that someone not only named all three correctly, plus a future character, but also that two of the characters were absolute long shots - Villager, who was specifically mentioned by Sakurai in a Brawl Iwata Asks as being the kind of character who couldn't work as a fighter, but also "Wii Fit Trainer," a character that nobody ever guessed and who I don't even think had an official name as "Wii Fit Trainer" before being announced for SSB4.

Long shots, perhaps, but Villager was very heavily requested, even going back to Brawl.

And why no mention of Rosalina, if his leak was so spot on?

I believe that it will be shown to be a lucky guess in 2 hours.

 

[Baron von Loathsome]

How long will this Direct be?

Apparently about thirty minutes.

 

[FleenerW]

I'm still praying for Klonoa....

Spoiler

Never ever happening

Klonoa for Smash! *cries*

If a Namco character will be added it better fucking be Klonoa.

I'm loving the Klonoa love. Pac-Man is OK with me, but we at least need some Namco Assist Trophies!

 

[Kouriozan]

Jigglypuff!

 

[AdanVC]

I'm totally fine if Pac Man ends up being the newcomer today as long as it has that retro-modern design ala Mega Man on Smash.

 

[balladofwindfishes]

Pac-Man's final smash will be eating a power pellet and chomping the shit out of everyone on screen. Come on, guys.

Obviously. Hopefully everyone else turns blue and gets a white outline and white eyes!

 

[foxuzamaki]

Hmm... I guess it's possible, it just seems so convoluted and weird...

So in this scenario, someone who works closely with the project or Nintendo or both to have access to secret information is also posting that information on a gamefaqs thread?... Just... why?

No, a person from a game site had a source that told him this, he had his doubts, but when someone asked what characters everyone thought would be in the reveal trailer or whatever thread he just said the names, not taking it seriously until it actually happened.

 

[Symphonic]

This is in 2 hours right?

 

[Charles Foster Kane]

Pac-Man's final smash will be eating a power pellet and chomping the shit out of everyone on screen. Come on, guys.

Do the other characters turn blue?

 

[ArchedThunder]

Jigglypuff!

Jigglypuff is second party, silly.

 

[ShockingAlberto]

Do the other characters turn blue?

That'd be the smart thing to do

Maybe they removed Negative Zone because they didn't want two color-affecting final smashes!

 

[kittens]

This is in 2 hours right?

Yup.

 

[Shadowlink]

Apparently about thirty minutes.

Nice! Thirty minutes of Yoshi sounds amazing.

 

[Kouriozan]

Jigglypuff is second party, silly.

Yeah, read too fast but still a ball that punches and kicks x)

 

[mantidor]

Yeah, Sakurai would never introduce a third party character that is basically just a ball that punches and kicks.

I'm not sure if you are being sarcastic or not

edit: wait are people trying to imply Jigglypuff or Kirby are just balls that punch and kick? They have a whole other set of moves, what does Pac Man have besides eating pellets? seriously. He doesn't even fly. Let's be get real here.

 

[Phire Phox]

Is there an English YouTube stream for this? The one in the OP is Japanese.

 

[PhoenixDawn]

So we should get about 10 out of the 30 minutes spent just on talking about how great the reception on Miiverse has been to the Pic of the Day posts, right?

 

[Neiteio]

Glad to see more people coming around on Pac-Man. He'll be great.

 

[Kolma]

To be fair, I did purposefully stay away from leaks so as to not get a repeat of Brawl of me accidentally confirming/denying things should I end up with info again this time.

I just don't like the modern Pac-man design

Really? cause I don't think we should have this in Smash 4

 

[Zalman]

lets'a goooo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6xcxo9FzD0

Loving this.

 

[Kouriozan]

Nice, the ppm (posts per minutes) is rising!
Hype reaching critical level!!

 

[Thorakai]

I JUST REALIZED THIS WAS TODAY AND NOT TOMORROW. I GOTTA GET HYPED NOW. GOKU 4 SMASH.

 

[LuuKyK]

I am mad. Won't be able to watch this live. Will certainly be checking out gaf's reactions, so I hope smash-gaf doesn't disappoint me.

Expecting good things from it though.

Spoiler

Jiggly better be announced, you hear me Sakurai?!

 

[theprodigy]

I'm not sure if you are being sarcastic or not

edit: wait are people trying to imply Jigglypuff or Kirby are just balls that punch and kick? They have a whole other set of moves, what does Pac Man have besides eating pellets? seriously. He doesn't even fly. Let's be get real here.

Sonic lol

 

[Thores]

I am 99% sure if they add pac man he will look like this

It's more iconic, fits the style of the game better, and is in line with Megaman, who also uses a classic design, because it's more well known.

I'm pretty okay with him being in as long as this is the case. 2013 Pac-Man is slightly upsetting.