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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Downloadable Contents Discussion Thread 2 | Challengers Approaching!
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Normally I would expect to see two fighters announcing at there but I have a gut feeling that we might only see an announcement during E3 direct then they would drop smash trailer afterward or later on.
I don't think that's the way marketing works. Imagine this happening with any other character that you don't think is a big deal. Like, let me annoy myself more, Rayman. You can also imagine there being a bunch of Rayman games coming to Switch in 2020 as a 25th anniversary thing, to make the analogy to DQ11S. Do you think people would think Rayman is a bigger deal now that Nintendo gave him a time interval for himself? I'm asking because I don't think so. I think people would be scratching their heads in the best case.
I think there's an analogy here to be made with misfired highlights on conferences. Remember Nintendo Land E3? Did people like it?
The way I see it Nintendo really wants Dragon Quest to be a big deal over here (again. They've been trying since 1989) and what's more, they already treat it as a legendary iconic franchise when most Western RPG fans don't really care about it; the Direct showing off DQXIS even began with "there's RPGs and then there's Dragon Quest" so I think at least they're treating Dragon Quest as A Big Deal. So ending their conference with a more wanted character like Banjo kind of undercuts that push I feel.
But, we do have a chance of getting two characters since as previously stated multiple E3s have had dual reveals.
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That's my feeling but I wouldn't put the sake on it tho. They could chose to handle DLC announcement differently this time.
Now that I know there's a precedent getting my hopes up is all I'm doing.
Maybe it's just me but it feels like we've been on this train for years. I feel like I've been in here nonstop speculating since Smash 4 was announced.
I mean, I was predicting a DK newcomer in the Ultimate speculation threads. (I was hoping for Dixie, but being half-right isn't half bad, lol.)
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To be fair I do considers Inklings' reveal part of E3 as well since we finally take a look at their move set.
Well, If it's reassuring to you I've never won an avatar bet yet lol. I have two bets going, one for Elma and the other for Retro studios new game at e3.
I could see them doing this as a way to get a sort of "maximum reppage" (Yeah I made that up, shush) of the series. But I would see it as one, especially if is revealed in a Simon/Richter kind of way.
We'll get the one, it'll be Erdrick, I'll be happy for DQ but probably far from excited by the character himself and be glad we can finally move onto something else in our perpetual cycle.
I'm thinking one character with MAYBE a tease for the next one.
Only way I see two happening is if the first character is a "available right after the presentation" drop.
Only way I see two happening is if the first character is a "available right after the presentation" drop.
Have they ever teased for a new character to be revealed later. I see that brought up a fair amount.
Like the closest I can think of (no vague background barrels do not count) is Cloud's trailer being followed by an announcement of the final presentation. And that's obviously different. Dark Pit at the end of Palutena's trailer, maybe?
Like the closest I can think of (no vague background barrels do not count) is Cloud's trailer being followed by an announcement of the final presentation. And that's obviously different. Dark Pit at the end of Palutena's trailer, maybe?
I think people mean something like Joker, where we know the character is coming, but we don't find out how they play until later.
Well yeah, I think everyone expecting two reveals thinks that one will release during E3, and the other will release in a few months.
Chrom way in advance.
Buy In all seriousness. They don't with new characters. Dark Pit is probably the only time I can remember recently. But even then he wasn't revealed by Nintendo/Sakurai. You found out yourself when you play the game (well that was the intent but leaks)
I don't think we've ever gotten a character reveal from a Smash tournament, E3 or otherwise.
Fair enough... if it's Banjo. Banjo is a Microsoft character even if he didn't use to. That's kinda unprecedented (though steps were there). Nintendo could reveal BotW level overhaul of BotW formula Zelda and Banjo would still be comparable.
But does it have to be Banjo or the likes?
In fact, I'm pretty sure any MS character but "Steve?" (if applicable) is such an outlandish concept, that it's Pack 5 material.
Even Master Chief was a creation of Bungie before Halo was an Xbox game.
To be honest I can't even remember why I and others became so convinced of a Microsoft character. I guess it just feels as if the stars are aligned for Banjo.
Technically the Roy/Ryu announcement happened before the Nintendo World Championships, but if that doesn't count, it's always time to try new things I guess.
I can't see the Erdrick reveal and breakdown happening in the main E3 Direct; 2015 is the precedent for Smash DLC at E3 and i'm following it.
I agree because otherwise you would have one (erdrick) getting ready for launch, but by the time he would come out, everyone would just be waiting for the next one.
They could just make the character announcements there with Sakurai's usual detailed breakdown in a separate video.
Show Erdrick on a Saturday Smash Direct before the tournament. Let him get all the spotlight with tournament gameplay. Releases same day Saturday.
E3 stream several days later teases character #3, but to be released in August. Erdrick and DQ gets its time in the spotlight but they get a chance to tease a more megaton announcement for the western audience.
I feel Nintendo sees Erdrick as a huge announcement. I'm expecting him to be the only Smash character reveal.
"Dragon Quest is not that big a deal overseas" is not a controversial statement. Like I thought that's why Nintendo is giving its third go-around at making it a success story in the West after literally giving away copies of DQ1 and Square's failure to capitalize on the 1mil success of DQ9.
If there were some kind of invisible criteria that dictated what characters were worthy a Dragon Quest rep would still fall comfortably within that due to its iconic nature in its home country. And even if a handful of forum goers aren't ecstatic, who cares? You're still getting Erdrick.
If there were some kind of invisible criteria that dictated what characters were worthy a Dragon Quest rep would still fall comfortably within that due to its iconic nature in its home country. And even if a handful of forum goers aren't ecstatic, who cares? You're still getting Erdrick.
Do you really think the main character from Dragon Quest 3 would elicit the reactions in the west comparable to the likes of Ryu, Mega Man, and Pac-Man?
Saying it wouldn't be a megaton announcement for westerners isn't the same as "no one in the west cares."
To be fair.
Erdirck is only heavily discussed cause of a datamined. They could've been planning a single revel at E3 since before DLC was announced. Had "Brave" never been datamine, you think we would be thinking Erdrick as the next DLC reveal?
I just think Nintendo knows it can make almost any smash character exciting. I feel Erdrick is enough for them.
Erdrick with a Luminary echo, and thus the patten of "2 or more announcements at E3" continues on
Let's face it, considering how he's revealed, most people will think he's related to DBZ somehow.
Silly; Erdrick, Luminary and Banjo & Kazooie would make three reveals, not just two.
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