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[ShockingAlberto]

I imagine DLC will probably not include too many new Nintendo characters since that's the selling point of new Smash games.

So it's perfectly suited for returning vets and third party characters.

 

[Gonzo The Great]

Another third party character before K. Rool and Dixie Kong? I'd believe it. Nintendo doesn't care about their own characters for some reason.

 

[Zalman]

Just like the Professor Layton rumor, I don't believe it. I'm not even sure if the game is out in Japan yet. Will happily eat crow if it's true though.

 

[R0ckman]

I'm confused at how the information presented in the OP is substantial enough evidence, even for a thread.

 

[GDGF]

What game would a Shovel Knight amiibo work for though? Would it be required to unlock special content in SK1? What special content would be worth that asking price? Would be kind of shitty to make people pay for a $13 dollar figure when the playstation/xbox versions got exclusive content in game for free.

Not sure if you can put a download code on an amiibo, but if you can I would put a code for the first game on there and give the devs a cut of the profit.

 

[Spring-Loaded]

He's getting worse at it also.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CM-nkkbU8AAZirw.jpg[IMG]

Good lord. Wonder when his 15 minutes of fame will be done with.[/QUOTE]
Which one of his fake leaks hurt you

 

[Azuran]

Another third party character before K. Rool and Dixie Kong? I'd believe it. Nintendo doesn't care about their own characters for some reason.

Nah, they just don't care about those two. Should have been obvious after they added over 50 characters before them.

 

[Saikyo]

- Game didn't release in Japan (yet)

That wasnt a problem for Roy in Melee, his game was release after smash.

 

[Escalario]

Ewwwwwwwwwww. I hope this isn't true. There are thousands of characters from Nintendo and 3rd parties that should be added before a character from Yet Another Retro Indie Platformer.

Spoiler

YARIP sounds nice.

 

[balladofwindfishes]

That wasnt a problem for Roy in Melee, his game was release after smash.

Roy is a second party character and a clone to boot.

 

[Zalman]

That wasnt a problem for Roy in Melee, his game was release after smash.

He's a first-party character though. They can't really be compared.

 

[wild wild rice]

Where's the salt?

I'm either misunderstanding the term or it's getting tossed around free of it's meaning. Same with that Xbone Mini thread.

 

[Beelzebufo]

I imagine DLC will probably not include too many new Nintendo characters since that's the selling point of new Smash games.

So it's perfectly suited for returning vets and third party characters.

That actually makes a lot of sense, although disappointing in more ways then one. People are still getting over Snake being cut.

Shovel Knight is cool though!

 

[Pikma]

It's not a side of salt, it's the main fucking course. Hope it's true if only to see people lose their shit.

 

[GulAtiCa]

He would be a good fit. I'm all for it.

 

[Azuran]

Where's the salt?

I'm either misunderstanding the term or it's getting tossed around free of it's meaning. Same with that Xbone Mini thread.

"grain of" but it is confusing with he way OP worded it.

 

[cloudstrife]

I voted Shovel Knight in the ballot.

I can't believe my vote may very well have influenced a roster choice by Sakurai-san..

 

[SuperDowns]

I would love both Professor Layton and Shovel Knight in Smash. It might single-handily get me back into Smash after a bit away.

 

[wild wild rice]

"grain of" but it is confusing with he way OP worded it.

Ohh gotcha.

 

[JazzmanZ]

Doubtful, Yacht club maybe has an Amiibo, but it won't work for any game but Shovel knight.

 

[Toxi]

Please be true

Smash needs some more Shovelry.

And the more exposure an amazing game like Shovel Knight gets, the better.

 

[NotLiquid]

I'd prefer Shantae but Nintendo really loved to treat Shovel Knight as something of their own and it'd be a huge win for the indie community.

 

[Edzi]

As much as I love Shovel Knight, I really think it'd be weird for him to get in before characters like Wonder Red or Bayonetta (or hell, even Snake).

 

[akidnamededdy]

Shovel Knight foreverrrrrrrrr

 

[Gyossaits]

Shantae does not deserve to be in Smash Bros.

We were all having a good time until you took a shit on the carpet.

 

[ash_ag]

Outside of Rare and maybe Retro's contributions to Donkey Kong and Metroid, are there even any Nintendo characters big enough to make it in who weren't made in Japan?

Big? Probably not...

I'm guessing the Aura-Aura Climber was actually designed by NST, considering the illustration was changed in the Japanese title screen. It's a very simple character, but I wouldn't put it past them to include him as an unexpected Assist Trophy sometime.

Going by IMDB credits, 1080º Avalanche's characters were illustrated by Wataru Yamaguchi. However, it's possible that some of the new characters were designed by NST. I'm guessing something similar for Wave Race: Blue Storm.

It's true that there's not a whole lot. The truth is that this doesn't matter very much. Nintendo's art has a lot of variation, and there are some western artists in the extensive Nintendo family (like Genius Sonority / Game Freak's James Turner). However, I do think it would be really interesting to see a Nintendo-affiliated studio from America or Europe make an entire new IP from the ground up, and the new characters is just one of the reasons.

 

[Deleted member 74300]

Which one of his fake leaks hurt you

None of them? Considering how badly they are done it's hard to be tricked.

 

[balladofwindfishes]

I'd be a little more inclined to believe this if we knew if Nintendo was publishing Shovel Knight in Japan.

Right now it's the fact that Japan has no idea who Shovel Knight even is that's keeping me from really believing this.

Smash has always had a very strong Japanese focus and is basically designed around how the Japanese play Smash (see For Glory mode). To suddenly turn around and add a western indie game that never saw a release in Japan would be a rather abrupt turn for the series and its development history.

It would also imply the Japanese wasted their time voting in the ballot.

 

[Boss Doggie]

Interesting, but the sources are suspect.

With that said certain salt in the posts here are hilarious. You got shit like "Nintendo doesn't care about these characters!" shit.

 

[jnWake]

Holy crap.....never realized that...

Diddy was created by Rare though. The rest......:/

If only Rare hadn't been bought we'd surely have some reps by them. At the very least we'd have Banjo, maybe Gruntilda/Mumbo and possibly Dixie and K. Rool.

 

[Neoxon]

Interesting, but the sources are suspect.

With that said certain salt in the posts here are hilarious. You got shit like "Nintendo doesn't care about these characters!" shit.

We know Nintendo loves indies. We just don't know about Sakurai.

 

[balladofwindfishes]

Interesting, but the sources are suspect.

Unseen64 is reliable and has a reputation to keep. Have they made any serious errors in the past?

 

[HabeeNo]

Highly doubt this will happen, but if it does, it's gonna be pretty dope

 

[Neoxon]

Unseen64 is reliable and has a reputation to keep. Have they made any serious errors in the past?

Unseen64 said this?

 

[beta_fuse]

If it happens I will be very happy. If it doesn't, I won't be disappointed. I can certainly see him fit in with the Smash roster though.

 

[balladofwindfishes]

Unseen64 said this?

They did a video on it.

Before this they had teased they were announcing the first Smash Ballot character this week.

 

[Boss Doggie]

Unseen64 is reliable and has a reputation to keep. Have they made any serious errors in the past?

Eh, personally his guesses are made with vague statements that if it ends up right, he gets the cheese, but if it ends up wrong, he can shrug it off.

 

[IntelliHeath]

I see that many posters assumed that it's fake so I guess that meant it's going to be true.

Anyway, I don't mind to see Shovel Knight getting in because he's going to be my Scrooge McDuck. He have that cane hopping ability but with Shovel!

 

[BitStyle]

Thinking about it more, if this means the possible inclusion of glorious Shovel Knight music then I'm behind his inclusion 100%

 

[Tregard]

Isn't the ballot supposed to be ongoing for another month and a bit? I didn't expect to see anything from it until then.

 

[Jo Shishido's Cheeks]

A character from one single multi-platform game.

Come on.

People can't seriously believe this...

 

[Jakoo]

This would be a massive-good will boon for Nintendo if they pulled this off. Shovel Knight pays so much homage to some characters that exist in Smash already that it would definitely be a logical addition if true. If Smash Brothers is a love-letter to the history of Nintendo, it would be cool to see a character influenced by that history be recommended.

What would be really smart, if this existed, would be if Shovel Knights Final Smash included cameos from the type of Nindie characters that are being featured in Runbow. It would be incredibly forward-thinking of Nintendo to pay homage to the few, smaller 3rd party developers that are actually supporting Nintendo hardware.

 

[Boss Doggie]

A character from one single multi-platform game.

Come on.

People can't seriously believe this...

Hey, we got characters who barely made an appearance in Nintendo consoles, especially in recent times.

 

[NotLiquid]

Isn't the ballot supposed to be ongoing for another month and a bit? I didn't expect to see anything from it until then.

They'd probably start working on one of the ballot characters already. It just means they'll continue accepting submissions for a bit after for another potential newcomer.

 

[balladofwindfishes]

This would be a massive-good will boon for Nintendo if they pulled this off. Shovel Knight pays so much homage to some characters that exist in Smash already that it would definitely be a logical addition if true. If Smash Brothers is a love-letter to the history of Nintendo, it would be cool to see a character influenced by that history be recommended.

What would be really smart, if this existed, would be if Shovel Knights Final Smash included cameos from the type of Nindie characters that are being featured in Runbow. It would be incredibly forward-thinking of Nintendo to pay homage to the few, smaller 3rd party developers that are actually supporting Nintendo hardware.

Oh jeez, now this had me thinking SK as an "Indie" rep as a whole, rather than repping SK alone, would actually be pretty cool.

Like I'm imagining his side special being a charge attack, where he sprints and there's a rainbow behind him like Bit Trip. One of his taunts is a Shantae Dance. His Final Smash has several indies in it.

Actually, if SK was like that, I'd be more behind the idea and think it was more likely.

 

[Richie]

Oh jeez, now this had me thinking SK as an "Indie" rep as a whole, rather than repping SK alone, would actually be pretty cool.

Like I'm imagining his side special being a charge attack, where he sprints and there's a rainbow behind him. One of his taunts us a Shantae Dance. His Final Smash has several indies in it.

Actually, if SK was like that, I'd be more behind the idea and think it was more likely.

Yeah, like how Pacman also represents Namco's Arcade era! Put this way I think the inclusion makes much more sense if true.

 

[Boss Doggie]

The ballot is just a gauge. Nothing more or less. If for whatever reason Wolf got in and used the ballot for part of his inclusion, it's because they saw interest in him, not because he is the winner or something.

 

[Jakoo]

Oh jeez, now this had me thinking SK as an "Indie" rep as a whole, rather than repping SK alone, would actually be pretty cool.

Like I'm imagining his side special being a charge attack, where he sprints and there's a rainbow behind him like Bit Trip. One of his taunts is a Shantae Dance. His Final Smash has several indies in it.

Actually, if SK was like that, I'd be more behind the idea and think it was more likely.

The only problem with this is the bureaucratic nightmare it would be to make sure that all characters they included were being represented correctly from each of the respective franchise owners. Again, it was done for Runbow, so I don't see why it couldn't be done here, but I bet this idea is more fantasy then reality.

 

[Crayolan]

Not even gonna entertain this rumor. Professor Layton was one thing but this is just silly. Shovel Knight isn't very closely related to Nintendo and as a third party character is pretty bottom-of-the-barrel.

Really hope this isn't true.

Why are there never ever rumors about Nintendo characters?

 

[lord_of_flood]

Nope. Maybe as an Assist Trophy at the very most, but there are characters that deserve the time spent on developing them for Smash far more than an indie platforming character like Shovel Knight. Granted, I love Shovel Knight, but I just don't think he's even remotely important enough to actually be playable.