Oh yeah most definitely. Monday PotDs haven't disappointed in a while. Well besides Takamaru and whatnot for some, but still!
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Super Smash Bros. for 3DS & Wii U Thread XIII: Leak Dynasty
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Oh yeah most definitely. Monday PotDs haven't disappointed in a while. Well besides Takamaru and whatnot for some, but still!
Eh. K Rool was in that Mario baseball game. He also was heavily referenced by the final boss in Tropical Freeze, who honestly should've just been Viking K. Rool with how much they made him seem like some sort of mystery character who looked and fought just like K. Rool.
Red Arremer
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Wait so PotD wasn't posted yet?
DICKS AHOY
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or alligator whatever
Vampirolol
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Talking about all those beautiful Ganon designs makes me sad that we are going to see TP Ganondorf, the boring one. Not even the long hairs from HW can save him.
OricWindstar
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True, I would've loved her Prime look to be her suit in Brawl or this one (though, I actually like the Other M suit in the Smash 4 engine). Has Sakurai actually mentioned viewing the Prime series as a spin-off?
I don't see anything wrong with TP Ganondorf. It's iconic, menacing, & badass. It just works.
Smash Bros. is a Japanese game, so obviously it's being designed from a Japanese perspective. Sakurai doesn't have a personal vendetta against Metroid Prime.
The entire "Japan doesn't like Prime" thing is so pointless. Okay, Japan didn't buy Prime. They also didn't buy any Metroid game in large numbers since the first. Who gives a shit whether Japan likes Prime when the overall Metroid fanbase there is already tiny?
Oh, I don't think he does; I've pointed out before that he even referenced Prime in Kid Icarus Uprising. It's just silly to believe it's because "he doesn't love Prime because the Japanese see it as an unpopular spinoff."
Technically there's DK64, and all those spinoff games PAON had him in. Last one he was in was 2008, which still was a while ago. I think either Nintendo or Retro has a beef with the Kremlings. I think they're gone for good, too.
oreomunsta
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But now that we've seen MusouDorf's flowing locks, there's no going back =[
Vampirolol
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Yes it's just my opinion. There is something I dislike in his head or maybe it reminds me of the slow tank he was in Brawl.
If Japan doesn't like Metroid then why do they have Metroid Zero Mission on Wii U VC and we don't? Are you implying that NoA is incompetent when it comes to Virtual Console releases? FOR SHAME.
Hyrule Warriors is a bit too recent, plus we already have the TP Link, TP Zelda, & (What Would Have Been) TP Sheik.
I can see the whole Zelda crew (sans Toon Link) getting HW alts as DLC later down the road, but Ganondorf won't get his HW design as his default.
Karsticles
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HW Ganondorf looks incredible. Such a visual upgrade.
Would be cool if that design was an alternate costume.
brb, selling body parts for this!
I feel like both Dixie and King K Rool "deserve to be in Smash". If you look at how far DKC has come since Brawl the series deserves 2 characters and at least 2 new stages.
King K Rool is my most wanted newcomer and would prefer him over Dixie, but Dixie's ok too. I just tired of the underrepresentation the DK series gets in Smash.
King K Rool is my most wanted newcomer and would prefer him over Dixie, but Dixie's ok too. I just tired of the underrepresentation the DK series gets in Smash.
EmCeeGramr
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the weird psychological profiles that Nintendo fans invent for Japanese programmers and executives never cease to amaze
Gonzo The Great
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LOL
Remember when Joe tried to defend the shitty 50 hz port of Super Metroid Europe received?
Same. I'm dying for a new DK character period.
This guy knows whats up.
Really though, the worst? The entire MP trilogy is worse than Other M?
OricWindstar
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Haha, thank you! Sort of the point I'm getting at, unless there is an actual quote of him saying the spin-off business.
ShockingAlberto
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In fairness I see it everywhere, but it tends to mostly come up with Nintendo fans.
I forget what it was before, but someone tried to convince everyone that Miyamoto hates stories and actively tries to stamp them out from all Nintendo games. When pointed out that he insists on grandiose stories for Zelda, it soon became "He doesn't hate all stories, just Mario."
well it would certainly explain why K Rool isn't getting in!
Sakurai is much too humble for that
I love the design, but it's now tied to Ganondorf's comic, ineffectual Brawl persona. If it returns, hopefully the character's been revamped considerably. I don't really care if he remains a clone at this point, so long as he's actually fun to use.
Oh hello there!
foxuzamaki
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Interesting, no potd yet
K Rool is featured in:
-The first Donkey Kong Country series
-DK64
-Most the GBA, DS and Wii Donkey Kong spin-offs
-Mario Super Sluggers
-As a trophy (the Melee one having an incredibly Meleeish design, I might add) in the most recent Smash Bros. games
K. Rool is only referenced in:
-DKCR and DKCTF: The first as a small joke, the second as a huge reference by the final boss
K. Rool is not featured in:
-Games where DK is an antagonist, namely the Mario vs. Donkey Kong series
Overall, I'd say K. Rool is very relevant to the DK series, even if he wasn't in the two most recent DKC games. And it's not like he's heavily ignored by Japanese studios, as he was in all those Japanese-developed spin-offs.
-The first Donkey Kong Country series
-DK64
-Most the GBA, DS and Wii Donkey Kong spin-offs
-Mario Super Sluggers
-As a trophy (the Melee one having an incredibly Meleeish design, I might add) in the most recent Smash Bros. games
K. Rool is only referenced in:
-DKCR and DKCTF: The first as a small joke, the second as a huge reference by the final boss
K. Rool is not featured in:
-Games where DK is an antagonist, namely the Mario vs. Donkey Kong series
Overall, I'd say K. Rool is very relevant to the DK series, even if he wasn't in the two most recent DKC games. And it's not like he's heavily ignored by Japanese studios, as he was in all those Japanese-developed spin-offs.
What is Samus crying about?
Dixie would be a good choice and goes well with Nintendo's new female-friendly marketing. K Rool just doesn't seem relevant anymore, and I honestly can't see him well placed in this game. His design, like Ridley's, don't lend themselves well to the brightly coloured, 'cutesy' feel of this game. Open to anything of course, just my two cents.
Why is ganondorf being mentioned when you still have the one game wonder sheik?
I've never really felt much attachment to K. Rool and think his design would stick out a lot though, so I don't mind him not being in.
Basically my point is put ridley in already.
I've never really felt much attachment to K. Rool and think his design would stick out a lot though, so I don't mind him not being in.
Basically my point is put ridley in already.
InvincibleAgent
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Wtf why is Zelda drinking out of a pitcher
It's not that Sakurai doesn't love Prime -- it's that I feel the games are represented fairly in Smash Bros. with a stage, boss, and Assist Trophy, and so I don't understand the whining. Prime fans aren't owed a playable Dark Samus.
Hahaha this is so true, but it's hilarious reading it. GAF is an expert in Japanese culture.
Dimitri LH
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Is Samus crying because Snake might be cut?
She googled her name.
thinkin bout ridley
The baby
MisterWisp
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So how 'bout that Cranky Kong, guys?
I'd prefer him over K. Rool and Dixie.
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