Goku English VA on Smash Ultimate: Have not been approached by Nintendo
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I'd pay full price for full-size character expansions. The core game and development remains Nintendo, but inter-company relationships get formed like crazy.
imagine 5-10 characters per pack, with additional Nintendo characters also being added
Smash Bros. vs Capcom
Smash Bros. vs Jump Superstars
Smash Bros. vs Disney and Warner Bros.
Sakurai will never get any sleep
Oh my god
The Animaniacs, but they play like a three-person Ice Climbers
OH MY GOD
The world waits in baited breath as they witness the trailer for the big Nintendo & Shonen Jump crossover
And it turns out to be an RPG.
And it turns out to be an RPG.
Because for as many people that are hopeful for the long shot that is Goku in Smash, there are way, way more know-it-alls out there that won't rest until all those people know just how incorrect they are to think that this is even remotely possible.
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They'd have to master asymmetrical tag-teams like with Dixie and Diddy/Kiddy first, but that's an ambitious idea.
I would mainly love Smash to infinity for hosting Marvel vs DC fights.
If there was any game I would pay hundreds if not thousands of dollars for, it would be Smash Bros with infinite content.
It'd definitely be something more like
"IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT GAME YOU'RE FROM"
and everyone instantly dies.
It's funny to me that people genuinely even want him in the game in the first place.
But honestly the people getting overly srs business about why he won't be in are even funnier to me. Like no shit, we all know he ain't. Now stop being mad lol
But honestly the people getting overly srs business about why he won't be in are even funnier to me. Like no shit, we all know he ain't. Now stop being mad lol
But there are people that legit think he will...unless they are just trolls.
If I was voicing Goku for Smash, I'd probably say something like this. Hype levels increased.
Pretty much.
We want him in and think he's worthy of a spot, we're not cocky or sure he's getting in. Don't project a tone on us for you to get mad at.
With that said, Goku is definitely getting in and there's nothing you can do about it ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaa!!!
Because you guys like to cherrypick the Goku reasons. We could list 10 and contextualize and then you'll be like "well Batman had an SNES game" as if that was the only thing we said.
So my actual answer is I'm not doing this shit again.
If you want to push Hello Kitty and Batman, go right ahead. I don't get mad at other people for wanting things.
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Like, on paper, I'm not even opposed to seeing Goku in smash. It's not like I dislike the character.
There's just a few too many confounding factors at play. The first thing is that banged-on about line in the sand about what Smash represents. It's not just about this notion of purity, you can look at the fan discussions and still see several unfulfilled fan-requests that predate this Goku fever by a decade and more. You've got a very excellent game starring Goku out right now, it's even coming to Nintendo's ecosystem for a change. You've got several platform fighters already featuring Goku. How many fighting games are you gonna have where you can play Shulk, Ridley, Wolf? Is it going to be another half-decade or two for Dixie or Rhythm Heaven or Geno's chance? Has Smash not become the household name it is today thanks to the Nintendo fervor?
But let's set that aside, what about how Goku would actually play out? This character who's been set up as the ever increasingly strong, peer to Superman in ability, almost undefeatable demi-god warrior who's used to casually razing mountains with a sweep of a palm. How do you represent this? He can fly, throw immensely destructive beams, fight at the speed of sound. So what do you do? Does he fight on par with Ryu, guy who can't even total a car in a single hit? Does he throws kicks and punches that struggle to fling opponents outside the arena, let alone through the local geography? In the series where one of the oft-lauded design traits is staying true to the source material? Or do we get a character that trivializes everything else on the character select screen? Or maybe we get Goku from late-OG Dragonball, maybe even Kid Goku? No flashy juggles or teleportation, none of the transformations or world-ending signature moves. Maybe most fans actually just like Goku's personality, so it doesn't really matter how he fights?
I'd be much happier seeing him in a hypothetical reboot of the series in the next installment, as it's been strongly implied that we're not going to keep all this content going forward. Smash could start fresh and re-establish its identity where Star Power is the end-all, be-all at a later date.
I don't want Smash as it is today to be the thing where what matters is how many retweets are you gonna get with your newcomer announcement. Granted, this might just be the necessary evil when it comes to DLC, business is business. Goku is not impossible, maybe improbable? I don't know anymore.
There's just a few too many confounding factors at play. The first thing is that banged-on about line in the sand about what Smash represents. It's not just about this notion of purity, you can look at the fan discussions and still see several unfulfilled fan-requests that predate this Goku fever by a decade and more. You've got a very excellent game starring Goku out right now, it's even coming to Nintendo's ecosystem for a change. You've got several platform fighters already featuring Goku. How many fighting games are you gonna have where you can play Shulk, Ridley, Wolf? Is it going to be another half-decade or two for Dixie or Rhythm Heaven or Geno's chance? Has Smash not become the household name it is today thanks to the Nintendo fervor?
But let's set that aside, what about how Goku would actually play out? This character who's been set up as the ever increasingly strong, peer to Superman in ability, almost undefeatable demi-god warrior who's used to casually razing mountains with a sweep of a palm. How do you represent this? He can fly, throw immensely destructive beams, fight at the speed of sound. So what do you do? Does he fight on par with Ryu, guy who can't even total a car in a single hit? Does he throws kicks and punches that struggle to fling opponents outside the arena, let alone through the local geography? In the series where one of the oft-lauded design traits is staying true to the source material? Or do we get a character that trivializes everything else on the character select screen? Or maybe we get Goku from late-OG Dragonball, maybe even Kid Goku? No flashy juggles or teleportation, none of the transformations or world-ending signature moves. Maybe most fans actually just like Goku's personality, so it doesn't really matter how he fights?
I'd be much happier seeing him in a hypothetical reboot of the series in the next installment, as it's been strongly implied that we're not going to keep all this content going forward. Smash could start fresh and re-establish its identity where Star Power is the end-all, be-all at a later date.
I don't want Smash as it is today to be the thing where what matters is how many retweets are you gonna get with your newcomer announcement. Granted, this might just be the necessary evil when it comes to DLC, business is business. Goku is not impossible, maybe improbable? I don't know anymore.
Should be Luffy instead :P
Have you played other Dragon Ball fighting games? In most Goku doesn't even fly or travel at the speed of sound. You look at his moves and make him balanced.
Bro, all the Smash characters aren't equal in power level compared to their games, but Smash does a decent job in balancing them.
You have Bayonetta, a Witch who's fought and killed Angels and Gods, who uses her hair to summon giant Hair beasts, who uses guns, who can stop time in the blink of an eye, etc.
Then you have Mario, a plumber who can jump.
Then you R.O.B., a robot built to show off the NES.
Then you have Pichu, a pokemon I don't even bother to capture. See my point?
As for how he fights, you keep it simple, Base Goku, Final Smash is a spirit bomb or some super kamehaha or kaioken. He punches and kicks, limit the amount he can use ki blasts based on time, give him instant transmission, etc. It wouldn't be that hard.
I just want to kamehameha Mario, it's not that deep. "Keep Smash pure" people crack me up. Goku isn't going to lead Shrek or Spongebob.
Sakurai did want James Bond back in the day, really if Nintendo can make a deal with Shueisha/Toei etc, i could see it happening because the demand is huge, but only as DLC, which is pretty much players paying for the license.
Yeah I easily forget that was a thing. Still think all the clamoring for Goku is annoying despite having no problems if he actually makes it.
Because all the meme characters are already in, so only Goku's left. Plus Super being fresh in everyone's mind & DBFZ.
You basically already have Goku as Ryu. He's muscular and shoots kamehameha-like energy.
50 Cent was in a video game and he's a world famous rapper. He should get into Smash Bros over Goku!
50 Cent was in a video game and he's a world famous rapper. He should get into Smash Bros over Goku!
Don't Bandai Namco have the video game rights and and Toei probably gets a certain fee per year or by a on game basis?
Bandai has full rights
Not sure about fees or anything but they're clear to use him. I doubt its per game, cause they use him constantly
So they shouldn't need to ask toei's permission, correct? Bandai and Nintendo could easily work out a deal if they wanted to.
Toei wouldn't say no anyway. Goku has been in a ton of shit. Smash is not where they'd draw the line
why would the VA be perplexed that Nintendo didn't contact him unless there was something already in the works with the japanese va
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Goku is awesome though. Super iconic too. Imagine Mario and Goku fighting together.
From my Google search he's been in 140 video games. Goku has dual citizenship in games and anime!
And people said Cloud represented the Final Fantasy series... Nah, he's too big for that to the point where his game is consider a series.
Goku doesn't belong in smash, period.
I'm not gonna be mad wether he gets announced or not. He's not a video game icon, but a manga/anime one.
Leave that for an all star anime smash game with doraemon, goku, sailor moon, luffy, cardcaptor sakura etc. That would actually be great.
I'm not gonna be mad wether he gets announced or not. He's not a video game icon, but a manga/anime one.
Leave that for an all star anime smash game with doraemon, goku, sailor moon, luffy, cardcaptor sakura etc. That would actually be great.
I don't really get the hate to the idea of Goku being in the game, like with Tekken fans who hate the bears and anything silly, just not use the character and let others have their fun. I can take or leave Goku and if they decided to move into non game characters I don't see a problem in that (wouldn't mind Scrooge McDuck based on the famous NES game).