It's not like Xenoblade 2 has any shortage of music.
He said that DLC selection was "now complete" (at the time), not "already complete", implying that the selection process was only recently finished.
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Does Best Buy have demos for this game yet? I remember reading that the in-store stations hinted at this with its UI.
Or rather they included the content to have something for it in the Base game while they were developing it. I don't think they were taking out content for the sake of DLC they were already finished with it
what if the final boss has Kirby on his last legs, when one last spirit swoops in to save the day...
and it's YOU.
(represented by your Switch user icon)
I'd say it's more telling that we've seen very little content from XBX. No music, no assists, no Elma spirit. All we've seen is a skell spirit.
On the other side. We've seen a Pyra Spirit, loads of XB2 music, a Rex Costume, and nearly definitive verbal deconfirmation.
Either Sakurai stopped caring about the reveals or they literally finalized the DLC in the week or so between the direct and the tweet.
While I don't think the Rex costume is a deconfirmation in any way, I do think that Sakurai is the kind of person who would consider a Mii costume "Good enough" and move on from that character.
I also find it curious that all the XC2 Spirits shown off appear to be of the main playable cast
definitely feels like a last-minute addition, imo
definitely feels like a last-minute addition, imo
None of that means anything. He was showing Xenoblade 2 stuff because it was the more popular, successful, and recent game that they could show off for the series.
Loads of music and a "verbal deconfirmation" my ass. There are only 3 tracks from Xenoblade 2 and he didn't say that Rex wasn't coming as DLC he was just explaining why the character didn't make the base roster. Even then the Skell spirit shows there is existing X content in the game and probably just as much as the Xenoblade 2 content. Xenoblade 2's was spotlighted because quite frankly it's the game more people actually care about.
I personally think the success/popularity of XC2 caught Nintendo off guard. I don't think they know what to do with it.
But the DLC characters were Nintendo's call, unless Sakurai shot down their request for Rex because of the Mii Costume being a thing.
Interesting choice. Reminds me a little too much of Burning Lava Fish (which I admittedly enjoy), but I may put it on Brinstar or something.
It's my favorite Uprising track, so I certainly care! Not that I doubted it would return.
maybe nintendo thinks xb2 has run its course
or wants to focus on other things, in general
I don't really think he cares if there are Mii costumes for existing characters. Not only were there multiple costumes for characters in Smash 4 but alot of the Mii costumes that were added in Smash 4 via DLC ended up being characters for Ultimate. Mii Costumes aren't meant to be something that's "good enough" it's them offering a way to allow these characters to be playable or be role played while they couldn't be a priority during development
Guess I'll give angry Pichu a rest and go back to my old avatar I used to use and still use everywhere else
What if there was a Falcon clone that damaged itself on most attacks
None of those characters were actually made DLC for Smash 4 thoughLooking at history that's clearly not the case
Looking at history that's clearly not the case
For this game, though, I think Rex is pretty much gone. The Mii costume is a "maybe next time" kinda thing.
The last Direct may have been the first ever with high profile character de-confirmations (Rex, Isaac, Shadow, Spring-Man, etc) than actual character announcements ... lol.
Looking at history that's clearly not the case
Wait I'm sorry but I do not recall Mii costumes ever being you cInt come to future games, especially since Inkling was a shoe in, but that Mii costumes meant you werent going to be dlc in smash 4
Yeah they were a part of Smash 4's DLC but in the next available opportunity he made them playable. In Ultimate he made Mii costumes for characters people would like to see playable because that was the best he can do in that situation. Now we have DLC that's essentially a new project and allows Sakurai to consider characters he wasn't able to make playable before.
There's a world of a difference between Rex and Geno. Come on this is actually ridiculous
I think the Kotaku article was playing devil's advocate for a premise that didn't need one because it's made on virtually nothing in the first place. It was obnoxious. Bummed out that criticism of that was deemed mean-spirited.
I mean it's pretty obvious that Sakurai thinks that as long as a character or series is represented in Smash Bros. in some form, even if they're not playable, then their fans will be happy. That's what he said in regards to assist trophies back in Brawl:
http://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/wii/ssbb/4/1
Same thing applies to Mii costumes and trophies/spirits, basically.
http://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/wii/ssbb/4/1
Same thing applies to Mii costumes and trophies/spirits, basically.
I'm afraid I can't say anything. After all, I wouldn't wanna be mean-spirited to someone voicing a mean-spirited, idiotic question.
Nah he put those characters in the next game
That doesn't help Rex's case. It makes it worse.
I want Rex as much as the next person, but Sakurai might see it as a situation where the costume is good enough. Geno is one of the most requested characters in Smash and Sakurai saw the costume as "good enough" in his case.
It really doesn't. Ultimate was literally the next time he was able to consider characters to be made playable and introduce them to Smash. If there was another season of DLC for Smash 4 and they didn't drop that game like a hot potato he most likely would've made Inkling and maybe even K Rool playable.
He was very clearly talking about Nintendogs and Animal Crossing. It has nothing to do what he considers Assist Trophies to be for everyone. He was saying he wasn't sure if he felt like those franchises would fit in an action series like Smash so he decided to put in other ways to give these series recognition.
Mii costume DLC also included Link, Samus, C.Falcon and Fox though.
The Rex costume will be available right alongside the game's launch though. It'll be months from any DLC, and at least half a year if Rex isn't the very first DLC character.
Not really. The costume was made long before they were considering DLC. They just offered it as a way to give players something to have while the real meat of the DLC is here.
Characters who were already in the game
Rex is not going to be in Smash, and I'm not sure how much clearer Sakurai could have made it. Rex will not be in Smash Bros as a fighter. The costume is how you get to play as Rex.
He put in Saki as an assist trophy because he was highly requested
You wouldn't mention that if you didn't think it would make his fans happy that he got in at all.
My opinion is that Sakurai sees Rex Mii Costume as good enough similar to Geno.
https://www.sourcegaming.info/2016/02/21/nintendodream3/
I hope he still makes it in as DLC considering his game sold considerabley well.
https://www.sourcegaming.info/2016/02/21/nintendodream3/
I hope he still makes it in as DLC considering his game sold considerabley well.
And they had already been shown in Sm4sh. This doesn't really mean anything at all.
He didn't make shit any clear about Rex being a part of DLC. He just offered the costume. Said he wasn't able to put the character in because his game announced after planning and they couldn't make him a fighter in time. That's it that's all he said revolving around the character and their current "role" in the game.
Geno was a character he wanted to add because he always wanted to have a fighter with a gun for an arm. Mii Gunner ended up being that fighter, which is why the costume works for Geno.
On the other hand we know Rex would have some mechanic based around the driver/blade system so the Mii Sword Fighter base doesn't really do that justice.
On the other hand we know Rex would have some mechanic based around the driver/blade system so the Mii Sword Fighter base doesn't really do that justice.
Yep, so there's nothing odd about a Mii costume for a character that might be added to the game.
He could just have said that he won't be in the additional content either than than only talking about the already finished main game. He also said that the only reason Rex wasn't in the main game was because he was too new. It'd be bizarre if he said that and then proceeded to ignore him afterwards. That's the actual point that makes what he said odd to me. He had no obligation to acknowledge Rex as a shoe in. He didn't even do it to the ARMS crew.
Maybe it's to show off that Mii Costumes don't mean anything at all and we're just looking way too deep in implications that most likely don't exist.
After announcing the fighter pass, he decided to go on a small segment reassuring people XB2 is not going to be forgotten.
He was tempering expectations so people don't get excited for Rex. There was no reason to do what he did in the direct if Rex was coming as DLC. There is no reason for Rex to be a costume if he will be playable. "Giving players Rex before he comes out" is nonsense and just people trying to hand wave away something they know is probably true but don't want to be true.
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