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I honestly don't think we'll be seeing secondary third party characters as anything more than echo fighters, like Richter. Characters like Knuckles, Zero, and Alucard are assist trophy material. Shadow would make a lot more sense as Sonic's echo than Tails.
I used to drink it a lot when I was a teenager. Then there was a long gap until the last time I tried it as a thirty-something and it was so goddamn vile I couldn't even finish the can.
most notable, vergeben, though all he knows is "minecraft content" rather than specifically a character. But whether its from the same source or just from verge, it's an easy extrapolation either way and not necessarily confirmation even if he's a legit leaker.
Is that why they sell toys of the player characters, or sell skins in game? There is a ton of potential in how Steve could play, incorporating many aspects of Minecraft.
Then there is also all the potential for alts.
You might as well say Villager is irrelevant to the experience of playing Animal Crossing
Also it's not like anybody plays Wii Fit for the Trainer, or plays Game and Watch games of Mr. Game and Watch.
Better newcomer than the minecraft avatar, coming through.
Don't do this.
The main difference here is those are Nintendo franchises. They can be expected to show up as a significant representation of Nintendo's personal catalog and history. Minecraft isn't.
Minecraft is one of the biggest games of the last Decade and has been on 3 Nintendo systems and has Nintendo content.
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Because they are copying DasVergeben's rumors so he don't know anything about it.
With the exception of sales the same can be said about Rayman (who's been on far more platforms than Minecraft and also has Nintendo content), yet he's not playable either. How much of Minecraft's success is owed to it being on Nintendo? What necessitates it a playable character position in Smash Bros? A few trophies, a stage or an assist trophy is understandable. A playable character, not so much. Especially since Minecraft isn't a franchise known for character. Sakurai's already mentioned that standards for third party characters are much higher than first party ones.
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That guy's also claiming there will be a Switch Pro, and Samurai Spirits and will have two different versions for it and the regular Switch.
I have strong doubts.
Exactly. Like I said, if Monster Hunter is only being represented as an assist trophy and boss, then why should Minecraft get a character?
Yeah, that sounds really silly. If games don't get two versions for the upgraded versions of PS4/Bone, there is no reason for them to get two versions for Switch and any alleged upgrade.
Better newcomer than the minecraft avatar, coming through.
A Scientology scam?
That would pretty much mean any new series, be it first party or third party, are hard locked out.
So newcomer wise, what would that leave us with? Bandana Dee and Geno?
"Smash is officially a kids game."
what the fuck have these people been playing for twenty years
what the fuck have these people been playing for twenty years
Permanently rocketing upwards as you fight on a platform moving around it.
Steve being in would at least get Nintendo and Microsoft at a table discussing Smash Bros, which is step one for getting Banjo
What's the difference between base Goku and uhhhh... vanilla Goku?
Skull Kid
New Pokemon
Geno (the Square character that Verg mentioned)
Bandanna Dee/Elma/retro rep/etc
This seems pretty likely IMO.
Is this what happens when you take Melee as a deadly serious competitive game for two decades?
Bandana Dee and Geno are the original hard lock outs, along with Skull Kid
I don't know but this kind of thing makes me wonder if some people just have an allergic reaction to innocent things and they have to be edgy
Melee is the ultimate example of the fox and the grapes. If someone doesn't personally understand/enjoy playing it that way it must be wrong and weird!
Vergeben hasn't posted on Gamefaqs or Reddit in almost a week.
I legitimately want Steve now. He'd be amazing, no lie. Can you imagine his moveset????
I still stick by my previous most wanted realistic 3rd party list but he's right there at number 5 now.
I still stick by my previous most wanted realistic 3rd party list but he's right there at number 5 now.
loz i think had more vague """"hints"""" on twitter or something
I mean, one of the main reasons I play Animal Crossing (probably top 5) is to customize my Villager. There was a conscious choice in the design of that series to make it third person and, aside from usability and ease of interaction, avatar customization is a huge part of that. Any time I've ever played or (more often) seen people play Minecraft, it has been in first person because the concept of the player character and customization thereof was not at all the focus in the game's early stages of development and release. (It's also usually just more inconvenient to play that way, which adds onto the de-emphasis of the character.) Only with console releases and further DLC were skins emphasized, because Steve sucked so bad that people wanted him to look like something else.
Your next point gets to the heart of why I am against Steve. Steve =/= Minecraft. The brand is huge and deserves some kind of recognition, but a character doesn't feel like the right way to do that since he is so entirely ancillary to the experience of playing the game. Steve is more a representation of marketing than of an actual game. He only became huge and recognizable well after the game's initial boom because heroes are more marketable when trying to sell toys and complimentary media. Wii Fit Trainer is, like, essential to the experience of playing Wii Fit. So it makes sense that if they wanted to mark the franchise's success in Smash, that'd be who to include. I just don't think that a character who is only seen by a fraction of the players in his own game is the best pick. Steve as a character is among the least important things about Minecraft, to the point that the character feels like an afterthought. There are much better ways to represent the good, important aspects of Minecraft such as its world (stage) and gameplay (items).
All that being said, I wouldn't be shocked to see him announced. I look forward to being shat upon for this.
I think everyone is missing how Minecraft will ACTUALLY be implemented:
A minecraft based stage builder.
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