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[BGBW]

Had a dream lucas was confirmed. Woke up, lucas was not confirmed

Keep believing. When in doubt sing the Believe in Lucas song.

 

[georly]

Keep believing. When in doubt sing the Believe in Lucas song.

In my dream, his hair grew.

Looked kinda like this:

but pointier and yellow

 

[ffdgh]

In my dream, his hair grew.

Looked kinda like this:



but pointier and yellow

...Too much apollo justice?

 

[tonyh24613]

If the direct is Japan only, it means no Shulk trailer. ;_;

 

[georly]

...Too much apollo justice?

I have been playing Ace Attorney Investigations 2 right before bed... maybe!

Also, I just got here, so I assume it's been brought up that there's a direct tomorrow for upcoming 3DS games...

What are the chances of a newcomer trailer?

 

[EatChildren]

I didn't know who Snake was at the time and thought he was from some obscure Gamecube title.

That feel when you realise the Metal Gear franchise and Solid Snake as a character predate Sonic the Hedgehog by four years.

 

[Mr. Smiley]

In my dream, his hair grew.

Looked kinda like this:



but pointier and yellow

That reminds me of Redline

Redline reminds me of F-Zero

F-Zero reminds me I'll never get a sequel.

That reminds me why I'm sad.

You made me sad. I hope your happy.

 

[Village]

Leaks, possibly characters that still might be in because lack of clarification, and smash insanity aside.

Have ya'll played lethal league? i feel like that would be up you all's ally, I feel like that would vent out some of the crazy.

 

[Beelzebufo]

If the direct is Japan only, it means no Shulk trailer. ;_;

Maybe it means we will get a Shulk trailer, we'll just have to petition to NoA to bring it to us!

 

[Kriken]

That reminds me of Redline

Redline reminds me of F-Zero

F-Zero reminds me I'll never get a sequel.

That reminds me why I'm sad.

You made me sad. I hope your happy.

Spoiler

Look happy to me

 

[ffdgh]

Maybe it means we will get a Shulk trailer, we'll just have to petition to NoA to bring it to us!

Operation smash fall is a go!

 

[munchie64]

Maybe it means we will get a Shulk trailer, we'll just have to petition to NoA to bring it to us!

That... was very funny.

 

[Mr. Smiley]

Maybe it means we will get a Shulk trailer, we'll just have to petition to NoA to bring it to us!

iunderstoodthatreference.gif

 

[georly]

That reminds me of Redline

Redline reminds me of F-Zero

F-Zero reminds me I'll never get a sequel.

That reminds me why I'm sad.

You made me sad. I hope your happy.

Hey, we can be sad together, I woke up sad because Lucas wasn't actually there.

 

[Jawmuncher]

That feel when you realise the Metal Gear franchise and Solid Snake as a character predate Sonic the Hedgehog by four years.

I didn't even know this.
Now that's something.

 

[georly]

I didn't even know this.
Now that's something.

All the more reason why he deserves a spot in smash bros, still.

He's definitely top 5/10 video gaming icons, depending on who you ask. He didn't come into mainstream popularity until metal gear solid, but I grew up with him starting on metal gear NES (didn't know about the pcengine MSX games as a wee little kid).

I miss snake already That's why I'm playing peace walker until smash comes out. Anyone wanna play co op with me on ps3 sometime this weekend?

 

[Durden77]

I still have hope. Tattered, worn, sad hope.

 

[ArchedThunder]

All the more reason why he deserves a spot in smash bros, still.

He's definitely top 5/10 video gaming icons, depending on who you ask. He didn't come into mainstream popularity until metal gear solid, but I grew up with him starting on metal gear NES (didn't know about the pcengine games as a wee little kid).

I miss snake already That's why I'm playing peace walker until smash comes out. Anyone wanna play co op with me on ps3 sometime this weekend?

MSX, not PC Engine.

 

[Unspeakable Evil]

That feel when you realise the Metal Gear franchise and Solid Snake as a character predate Sonic the Hedgehog by four years.

..... The more you know

 

[CassSept]

I remember coming home from school (since it was revealed at a seperate event from main E3 conf) and reading that Snake is in Brawl, it was surreal. Nobody could really grasp the hell happened.

 

[georly]

MSX, not PC Engine.

Thank you for the correction! It's still early for me. Yawn. Just now had my coffee.

 

[-Horizon-]

Pic of the day. Customize your characters in the Custom section. It sounded better to customize "characters" instead of "fighters," so that's what we went with. There are various ways to customize, but make sure you remember to set up the powers you're bringing with you before playing a round of Smash Run.

Nice, nice.

 

[Neoxon]

I have been playing Ace Attorney Investigations 2 right before bed... maybe!

Also, I just got here, so I assume it's been brought up that there's a direct tomorrow for upcoming 3DS games...

What are the chances of a newcomer trailer?

Slim, it's Japan-only.

 

[Boss Doggie]

What's stopping them from showing a newcomer trailer then upload it to their YT page?

 

[ryanofcall]

What's stopping them from showing a newcomer trailer then upload it to their YT page?

Maybe you are.

Spoiler

If you are please stop.

 

[Berordn]

What's stopping them from showing a newcomer trailer then upload it to their YT page?

Nothing, but we usually have some sort of notice that we should be paying attention with a Nintendo Direct from Sakurai or notifications on the website.

 

[Kinsei]

Who do you think will be the final character most people unlock? I'm going to go ahead and guess Shulk.

 

[maxcriden]

What's stopping them from showing a newcomer trailer then upload it to their YT page?

Nothing, really. It's just different than how they've announced any so far.

Who do you think will be the final character most people unlock? I'm going to go ahead and guess Shulk.

Definitely not Bowser Jr., they'll want people playing as him ASAP. So I'll say DHD or Shulk as they're a bit more obscure to most gamers.

 

[Aβydoς]

Nothing, but we usually have some sort of notice that we should be paying attention with a Nintendo Direct from Sakurai or notifications on the website.

Tomorrow we will.

 

[zroid]

Who do you think will be the final character most people unlock? I'm going to go ahead and guess Shulk.

Mewtwo

 

[Beelzebufo]

Who do you think will be the final character most people unlock? I'm going to go ahead and guess Shulk.

I'm hoping that it's someone who feels like a real endpoint (like ROB or G&W) rather than a random newcomer or clone. Hopefully this happens since there's no SSE.

 

[Forkball]

If we don't get a US announcement for the Direct I highly doubt we are getting a newcomer trailer. The last Japan only 3DS Direct had zero Smash news. I still think there will be a special Smash Direct regardless.

 

[Rösti]

Wouldn't "Direct" be pronounced "Directo" in japanese?

Nintendo Americo redeemed?

ダイレㇰト=Da-i-re-ku-to

 

[tonyh24613]

Who do you think will be the final character most people unlock? I'm going to go ahead and guess Shulk.

He'll be unlocked automatically on Oct 3 2016.

 

[balladofwindfishes]

Slim, it's Japan-only.

Pac-Man was announced in the US before Japan, so it's not too outside reality. Especially if the only difference between the two languages for the trailer is the opening logo and ending copyright stuff.

Duck Hunt and Bowser Jr could easily have international trailers that don't require translation. iirc, Bowser Jr is really popular in Japan.

 

[PadWarrior]

Majora mask 3ds tomorrow?

 

[Neoriceisgood]

Who do you think will be the final character most people unlock? I'm going to go ahead and guess Shulk.

"Mii Dancer".

 

[ryanofcall]

Who do you think will be the final character most people unlock? I'm going to go ahead and guess Shulk.

Mewtwo, like in Melee. And it will blow your mind, like in Melee.

Spoiler

I wish. I wouldn't even care if it wasn't Mewtwo I suddenly unlocked after months of playing

 

[maxcriden]

ダイレㇰト=Da-i-re-ku-to

You know you've been playing a lot of Kirby's Canvas Curse when the first Kanji (?) there looks like Kirby about to roll off of a platform. ;__:

 

[tonyh24613]

If we don't get a US announcement for the Direct I highly doubt we are getting a newcomer trailer. The last Japan only 3DS Direct had zero Smash news. I still think there will be a special Smash Direct regardless.

I think they'll announce Smash 3DS bundle at least.

 

[balladofwindfishes]

Mewtwo, like in Melee. And it will blow your mind, like in Melee.

Spoiler

I wish. I wouldn't even care if it wasn't Mewtwo I suddenly unlocked after months of playing

Hmm

That's strange.

The last character most people unlocked in Melee was Mewtwo
The last character most people unlocked in Brawl was Wolf

Both of these characters were unique characters who (presumably) didn't survive more than one game.

I smell a conspiracy.

 

[EatChildren]

I didn't even know this.
Now that's something.

..... The more you know

As a cliff note, this is why (and I realise I have zero evidence to back this up) I feel Sakurai and co accept Snake in the roster to begin with. Solid Snake might not mean much to Ninty-only gamers who don't have a whole lot of exposure outside of that bubble, and may see Metal Gear as a franchise that has no relation to Nintendo (and more to Sony), but as an iconic Japanese gaming franchise Metal Gear is really, really fucking old. Solid Snake is only a year younger than Link and Samus, and older than Kirby, Final Fantasy, Street Fighter, and Mega Man. And as said, four years older than Sonic the fucking Hedgehog.

It's a really, really old, iconic, legacy gaming series from Japan. The shift from Metal Gear 2 to Metal Gear Solid was as poignant to the associate franchise as Ocarina of Time and Mario 64 to theirs. It's a series that has managed to maintain (build?) hype and excitement from gamers for twenty seven years. If the idea behind including characters like Sonic, Mega Man, and Pac Man is to throw a homage to old, symbolic gaming franchises that are still relevant today, then this explains why Solid Snake was welcomed. Metal Gear and Snake are older than two of those three, and still going strong twenty seven years later.

themoreyouknow

 

[-Horizon-]

Majora mask 3ds tomorrow?

Laughs

 

[theprodigy]

Did most people really unlock G&W before Mewtwo?

edit: wait that's literally impossible, I'm on to you!

 

[CassSept]

Hmm

That's strange.

The last character most people unlocked in Melee was Mewtwo
The last character most people unlocked in Brawl was Wolf

Both of these characters were unique characters who (presumably) didn't survive more than one game.

I smell a conspiracy.

Sorry to burst your bubble, but you're unable to unlock Mr. Game & Watch before you have all the other characters in Melee.

Edit: beaten

 

[emb]

Hmm

That's strange.

The last character most people unlocked in Melee was Mewtwo
The last character most people unlocked in Brawl was Wolf

Both of these characters were unique characters who (presumably) didn't survive more than one game.

I smell a conspiracy.

No one unlocked Mewtwo last in Melee.

Because Game and Watch.

Edit: Beaten by somebody that got beaten.

 

[Boss Doggie]

Nothing, but we usually have some sort of notice that we should be paying attention with a Nintendo Direct from Sakurai or notifications on the website.

There's still potd friday

 

[Neoxon]

Pac-Man was announced in the US before Japan, so it's not too outside reality. Especially if the only difference between the two languages for the trailer is the opening logo and ending copyright stuff.

Duck Hunt and Bowser Jr could easily have international trailers that don't require translation. iirc, Bowser Jr is really popular in Japan.

During E3

 

[ShockingAlberto]

I always find the presumption that Sakurai cut Snake sort of baffling.

I'm sure if Snake is gone, which he probably is, it wasn't really his decision.

 

[-Horizon-]

There's still potd friday

More menus!

Spoiler

and music!