Featured Comments and Responses #2

If people think Sakurai is a liar, they should see Niitsuma from Capcom. A lot of Sakurai’s comments can be dismissed as changing his mind as time went on. Niitsuma deliberately made statements to mislead people. Two off the tp of my head.

He said they weren’t adding anymore Darkstalkers in MVC3. Fans understood this to mean Morrigan and Felicia were the only ones in it since they are the only two known about but it turned out Hsien Ko was in at the time he made the comment.

Another one, one which people say was “taken out of context” or “mistranslated” is where he said Sentinel wasn’t in the game during an interview. I don’t care what the audio file said, the article says Sentinel wasn’t in the game.

In stringing fans along, Niitsuma is way above Sakurai. —Is Sakurai a Liar?

I am absolutely obsessed with amiibo… I started off with Link, got one more here and there, and was eventually like: “whatever, I’ll just get them all.” My collection now includes the entire base roster for Smash plus Mewtwo (and both R.O.B.s), all the Animal Crossing ones aside from Isabelle and Digby (waiting for individual releases), Toad, Chibi-Robo, Inkling Boy and Girl (planning on getting the squid soon too), classic 8-bit Mario, Metal– err Silver Mario, the three small Yarn Yoshis, and Shovel Knight.

It’s easy to see why amiibo are so successful… unlike Skylanders (aside from Spyro), there are beloved characters immortalized in amiibo form, and unlike both Skylanders and Disney Infinity, amiibo can be used for multiple games (pretty sure all of them except for Shovel Knight can be used for at least two games in the special unlocks or character summoning categories.)

Aside from looking amazing, the best part about amiibo is getting a new game and discovering the amiibo you already have work for it. When I got Chibi-Robo! Zip Lash, I was surprised to learn that not only do you get Moolah as mentioned in the article, but most amiibo also unlock special “character pose” figures, which has Chibi-Robo posing in a manner similar to the scanned figure. From what I remember, every Smash series (and by extension, Mario series) amiibo aside from the Pokemon and the Splatoon ones grant a character pose figure.

Now that the Smash roster is finalized, I really want to get 3D prints of the veterans that didn’t return in amiibo scale… >_> —History of amiibo

The barrel is half full? I don’t agree with that. When you say half-full, you’re saying, “I’ll settle for less, simply because.” That’s stupid. You should never settle for half-anything. When you get a half-full glass, you actually get a half-empty glass. You could have more than what you’re getting. You settle for a half-empty ‘barrel’ and then you’re settling for a half-full paycheck, or a half-full benefits, or half-effective medicine.

No matter what you do or how you do it, you are always entitled to a full glass. And if you don’t think that, and you settle for less, or a half-full barrel, you deserve it, because you’re a damn fool who’s scared to thrive for more. It’s your video games today, and your supposed rights tomorrow. But to avoid a political debate, I’ll keep it related to the topic at hand: I didn’t get what I wanted and as a consumer, I felt I got gipped and bamboozled with the base game and the supposed content that came after. That ballot was a farce and nothing more than to give us the illusion like our vote mattered. 58 characters and we’re still missing a good chunk of them, simply because they aren’t ‘popular’ or ‘realizable’. Translation: “We don’t want to bring these characters back because we don’t like them, have a stupid ass costume instead while we pander to ourselves and our circle of friends!”

And this is where I no longer follow Smash or anything to do with it. 58 characters and it still doesn’t appeal to me, and probably never will.

In my opinion, of course. —The Barrel is Half Full

My go-to obscure Nintendo franchise will always be Custom Robo. Battle Revolution will always be my favourite Gamecube game, and Arena was a solid DS title. It’s such a shame they let Custom Robo fall to the wayside; it’s got so much potential to not only be fun, but make Nintendo a mint nowadays. Nintendo doesn’t have any 3-D Arena fighters in its lineup aside from Custom Robo, so reviving the series would allow Nintendo to fill yet another niche in their lineup.

The gameplay and sheer amount of options in Custom Robo (it’s a game about customizing and battling with miniature gundams, essentially) also open the series up to two other big possibilities; Amiibo and DLC. You could totally sell amiibo of the various robos, and perhaps sell DLC in a similar vein as Smash, selling new parts, robos or stages. There’s so much opportunity here; it’s just a shame Nintendo and NOISE don’t seem to want to bother.

When I saw this stage on a stream being played by someone who got a copy of the game early, I basically applauded in my seat. Sakurai and company did an incredible job – this felt like the best possible way to represent the first two Mother games within a single coherent stage in Smash.

It really is too bad that Mother 3 didn’t really have a Magicant, I’d have loved to have had a single stage that tied all three together at once. (Maybe they could’ve had a space full of sunflowers somewhere, but it’s not quite the same…)

In fairness, that may have been because Lucas didn’t make the initial cut. I was also as surprised as anyone that they’d go back to Mother 1 for the basic stage representation, but then again they also pulled the car enemy and the basic attack of the Starmen from there too for Smash Run.

Either way, you did a great job covering all the elements that make this stage up.

As for the Flying Men, in the very beginning their appearance and ability to recruit them were near-instantaneous, but in a later update to the game, they did a short hop to the air first and couldn’t be collected until they came back down… at least, as far as I can remember. They do cast an overwhelming presence on the stage, especially if you are playing a character who doesn’t have fast attacks to wear them down with. Smash Stage Analysis — Magicant

True, have to come to terms with the fact that a character like Corrin got in instead of who I wanted, C’est La Vie.

I’d honestly like to just settle down and enjoy what we got, instead of speculating for Smash 5. We aren’t that desperate for our favorites.

I think I’m done voting for characters, most of the ones I want will likely never return or even be a thing, we already got a game that honestly was the most fun I’ve ever had getting hyped for a game since Brawl. —Straw-Grasping with a Side of False Hope

This vid and article was quite interesting…Toon Zelda can be well unique if she mainly uses items than natural magic. However, I do think her Final Smash may look perfect if she possess a Phantom and fight as it with greater power and defense, although the jump level will be low due to it’s weight. I would like to see Toon Zelda be in the next Smash.

I have a feeling that Shiek may be removed due her game (Ocarina of Time) is getting too old. I think it’ll be a good idea to switch with Impa for similar abilities, rather than becoming a clone.

And SelenaB, I don’t want to be offensive to you, but certain game’s popularity doesn’t matter when that character are using those moves or items as references, and its never meant to be. Your opinion isn’t reasonable but instead selfish, as proof you didn’t understand the full meaning of the vid. You just made Nantendo upset for no reasons as well. —Dream Smashers: Toon Zelda

Ganondorf has a really weird history in Smash. A lucky addition in Melee, yet his status as a clone (or a semi-clone, since Brawl) still has a lot of fans foaming at the mouth. Would it have been better to have him sit out until Brawl? Hard to say. News Flash! Super Smash Bros.: Ganondorf