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Rumor (with a side of salt): Shovel Knight coming to Smash Wii U/3DS?

MaverickHunterAsh said:
So here's something interesting. Those three Smash kiosks that were "confirmed" to be at Nintendo's PAX booth? Not there - at least not yet. I just finished setting up at our booth, and I walked by Nintendo's on my way out. It's all Super Mario Maker and Splatoon kiosks, with a Xenoblade Chronicles X video display.

I also saw a banner advertising what games can be seen and played at Nintendo's booth, and only those three games were listed.

More than one conclusion can be drawn from this, but take it as you will!
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Well it could be that they're not done setting up the booth yet.
 
MaverickHunterAsh said:
So here's something interesting. Those three Smash kiosks that were "confirmed" to be at Nintendo's PAX booth? Not there - at least not yet. I just finished setting up at our booth, and I walked by Nintendo's on my way out. It's all Super Mario Maker and Splatoon kiosks, with a Xenoblade Chronicles X video display.

I also saw a banner advertising what games can be seen and played at Nintendo's booth, and only those three games were listed.

More than one conclusion can be drawn from this, but take it as you will!
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What if the kiosk are at the nindies event

So that people who attend can try out Shovel Knight

THINK ABOUT IT

agree with Shocking probably just low priority
 
They could get all meta on us and inside each of the demos theres hidden footage of 3 new characters after beating the demos perfectly........JUST GOTTA BELIEVE! Dont fail us now Ash!
 
BGBW said:
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Honestly I would take Cheep Cheep over King K. Rool. At least that fish is still relevant and appearing in new games.
 
I think, if Smash is going to continue expanding when the NX launches, we're going to see a lot more third-party characters join due to the simple fact that we've kind of hit saturation point with Nintendo characters. I feel there's not many first-party characters left who can really get the excitement and hype flowing. Excluding characters who've been repeatedly snubbed already (like K Rool and Ridley) the only obvious gaps in the roster to my mind are:

- Splatoon characters (Inklings and maybe Callie/Marie)
- Fire Emblem: Fates characters
- Waluigi
- Paper Mario

Of course, this is out of Sakurai's hands - Nintendo themselves have admitted they've been way too slow with creating new franchises.
 
WonderRade said:
isnt is possible the sources assumed info since they knew about the amiibo?
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I have a huge feeling it's a big jump in conclusions from these sources.

They probably saw "Smash Bros. compatiblity" and jumped to playable without thinking about the possibility of a Mii Costume, Trophy, or Assist.
 
WonderRade said:
isnt is possible the sources assumed info since they knew about the amiibo?
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Perhaps they saw the character in Smash first? And then made the logical assumption an amiibo must be coming because SK is going to be in Smash? That assumption can work both ways. Currently we have to do it the amiibo -> maybe in smash because we've only seen the amiibo.
 
I honestly can't see Shovel Knight being in Smash Bros. now that we've seen the art and description in the accidental listing.

It's not a Smash Bros. Amiibo, and if it the art isn't final, the listing would have advertised it as such. It is the first third party Amiibo, and that's it.

It will probably unlock a costume or something in Smash Bros. but I really believe S.K. is not a character.
 
TheLegendOfCap said:
I honestly can't see Shovel Knight being in Smash Bros. now that we've seen the art and description in the accidental listing.

It's not a Smash Bros. Amiibo, and if it the art isn't final, the listing would have advertised it as such. It is the first third party Amiibo, and that's it.

It will probably unlock a costume or something in Smash Bros. but I really believe S.K. is not a character.
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But characters can have more than one amiibo!
 
So on the Nindies event. Looking over the EMP website link yacht club just tweeted out, I'd assume any announcement would happen during the presentation Damon Baker is giving which according to Nintendo's press release will be at 9 PM Pacific time
 
A Link to the Snitch said:
Can we just get Shantae, Shovel Knight, Commander Video, and Quote in Smash all at once? Then everyone is happy :v
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I think a good "indie" focused smash/traditional fighting game would be best. Have more room for all of them and none of them get overshadowed by the "big boys"

A Link to the Snitch said:
That's what I figured lol.

I dunno, wouldn't it save so much time and energy if they didn't have to recreate the roster like they've done with the past four games? I have to imagine that there's a pretty comparable level of effort put into that as there is to programming in the newcomers. That could severely trim down the amount of time that is needed for development and allow them to focus on new content.
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It's not just an issue of having to make those characters but also balance them against each other, Q&A test them, etc. The more "parts" there are the harder this becomes in general. Fighting game rosters start to get unwieldy and intimidating after a certain size I feel. Smash is probably on the edge of that right now.
 
Goddamn. Even the Indie platformer mascots getting in before Rayman.

Crocodile said:
I think a good "indie" focused smash/un*traditional fighting game would be best. Have more room for all of them and none of them get overshadowed by the "big boys"
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This really should have happened by now. I think the only good 'big name' indie crossover so far has been 1001 spikes.
 
JazzmanZ said:
http://www.sourcegaming.info/2015/08/26/the-end-of-the-pre-ballot-content/#more-2051

This Source Gaming article brought up a good point on how all the DLC characters besides Mewtwo have shared resources in regards to animations and such.

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So it got me thinking about Shovel Knight and it would be pretty easy to alter Zelda's Phantom to save on resources like the article states

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A point in it's favor if Sakurai did use him, but it's not conclusive evidence
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Huh.....never noticed the Ryu Shulk one.
 
I sorta see the Ryu/Shulk animation sharing as a bit reaching; like yeah, it's the same pose, but there's only so many different ways you can have different realistic human characters have a different pose when uppercut by Mac.

Ness and Lucas obviously but they already shared quite a lot in the first place. I think they scrapped Lucas' unique pose for his FS in Smash 4 though which sucks. Roy and Robin similarly since Roy's already a luigified clone of Marth, so sharing some stuff in common with another FE rep isn't too weird.
 
Beelzebufo said:
But characters can have more than one amiibo!
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I feel though, Nintendo would have had prior knowledge of Shovel Knight's inclusion for a while now, the first Amiibo of S.K. WOULD have been the Smash Bros. Amiibo.

It would be more resourceful to have one definitive Shovel Knight Amiibo over producing two so close together.
 
TheLegendOfCap said:
I feel though, Nintendo would have had prior knowledge of Shovel Knight's inclusion for a while now, the first Amiibo of S.K. WOULD have been the Smash Bros. Amiibo.

It would be more resourceful to have one definitive Shovel Knight Amiibo over producing two so close together.
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I thought YCG was paying for this one though, the second probably won't come until like next spring after Ryu.
 
Can we get some Belmonts in the house? Or maybe Dracula/Alucard? Konami used to have great presence on NIntendo consoles.



On the real though, I only want some DLC because I'm expecting more Ganon buffs ;)
 
Kyzon said:
Can we get some Belmonts in the house? Or maybe Dracula/Alucard? Konami used to have great presence on video game consoles.
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Fixed that for you, unless we get a Smash Pachinko machine I don't think you'll see Konami characters in Smash, I'd say any random indie has a higher chance at this stage
 
Kyzon said:
Can we get some Belmonts in the house? Or maybe Dracula/Alucard? Konami used to have great presence on NIntendo consoles.



On the real though, I only want some DLC because I'm expecting more Ganon buffs ;)
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I'd love belmont, but only because it completes the captain N team (minus captain N obviously).

Play as mega man, simon belmont, and pit (and duck hunt maybe - giving you both the dog and captain N's zapper) on the game boy stage with the mother brain assist trophy on 3DS!

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BassForever said:
Fixed that for you, unless we get a Smash Pachinko machine I don't think you'll see Konami characters in Smash, I'd say any random indie has a higher chance at this stage
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I'd actually like Pachinko for buying trophies, lol.

georly said:
I'd love belmont, but only because it completes the captain N team (minus captain N obviously).

Play as mega man, simon belmont, and pit (and duck hunt maybe - giving you both the dog and captain N's zapper) on the game boy stage with the mother brain assist trophy on 3DS!
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That would be boss!
 
georly said:
I'd love belmont, but only because it completes the captain N team (minus captain N obviously).

Play as mega man, simon belmont, and pit (and duck hunt maybe - giving you both the dog and captain N's zapper) on the game boy stage with the mother brain assist trophy on 3DS!
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Screw the bs and just put Captain N in the game.
 
superNESjoe said:
Screw the bs and just put Captain N in the game.
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Boy how i'd love that, but I can't even begin to imagine who holds his character rights at this point.

If it was with nintendo i'd bet we'd have gotten a STICKER at least in brawl.

Also Simon belmont should be 100% based off his captian N version.
 
georly said:
Boy how i'd love that, but I can't even begin to imagine who holds his character rights at this point.

If it was with nintendo i'd bet we'd have gotten a STICKER at least in brawl.

Also Simon belmont should be 100% based off his captian N version.
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georly said:
Boy how i'd love that, but I can't even begin to imagine who holds his character rights at this point.

If it was with nintendo i'd bet we'd have gotten a STICKER at least in brawl.

Also Simon belmont should be 100% based off his captian N version.
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Well.....no...but he should have an alt based off it.
 
Crocodile said:
I think a good "indie" focused smash/traditional fighting game would be best. Have more room for all of them and none of them get overshadowed by the "big boys"
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WiiRevolution1 said:
I've wanted this for so long. But theres a big problem: Noone is making it. :(
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There was one being worked on called Indie Brawl:

http://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?board=29.0

http://www.gamejolt.com/games/indie-brawl/27271

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghX0xz_2zCM

Unfortunately it's unfinished and pretty much in the can. Hopefully one of the "big" indie companies works on a crossover indie fighter. Imagine Yacht Club making an indie Smash-like game.
 
http://nintendoeverything.com/game-brighton-claims-that-a-shovel-knight-amiibo-is-happening/

Update 3: Bumped to the top. 4u2play’s listing is interesting, as it mentions co-op on Wii U and the ability to customize Shovel Knight.

Here’s the full translation (thanks Jake):


Coop Multiplayer (Wii U exclusive)
◾Enter a friends’ game and shovel together!
◾Special Coop-Moves support you on your journey together.

Full flexibility:
◾Enter the level where you destroy your enemies and find precious treasures
◾Earn never seen relicts, skills and powers.
◾Alter the appearance of your Shovel Knight with cool cosmetic details.

User your personal amiibo seamless on Wii U and 3DS.
◾The Shovel Knight amiibo will work with all Nintendo Products that Yacht Club Games will create in the near future.
◾Compatible with Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo 3DS XL, Nintendo 2DS and Wii U.
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Beelzebufo said:
Er, why not assume that's the case when it explains why it's not Smash branded?
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Just saying to not take assumptions as fact. It could be all sorts of reasoning, and the Smash rumor could still turn out false too.

Way too many people are doing that these days, and it begins this train of thought that tends to bring false facts that got spread.
 
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