• Light/Dark
  • Ever wanted an RSS feed of all your favorite gaming news sites? Go check out our new Gaming Headlines feed! Read more about it here.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate DT7 | News, Site Updates, and Speculation | Welcome to Hard Lock Cafe!

Who is the most manly man in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate?

  • Snake

    Votes: 176 20.4%

  • Simon Belmont

    Votes: 176 20.4%

  • Captain Falcon

    Votes: 328 38.0%

  • Ryu

    Votes: 69 8.0%

  • Ike

    Votes: 114 13.2%
  • Total voters
    863
  • Poll closed .
Status
Not open for further replies.

HockeyBird

Member
Oct 27, 2017
12,585
The only thing I really have to say about box theory is that Nintendo has been trying it's best to hide the contents of the game until they are ready to reveal it. They went so far as to not even let other Nintendo employees know that all the previous fighters were returning. So I wouldn't be surprised the Smash team only sent incomplete material to Nintendo marketing.

Besides, they haven't revealed the back of the box which we know includes the other half of the roster. Over 140 characters total!
 
Lunar15

Lunar15

Member
Oct 25, 2017
4,647
As someone who has worked on ad campaigns with Nintendo, they definitely hide shit, even from the agency.
 
Neoxon

Neoxon

Spotlighting Black Excellence - Diversity Analyst
Member
Oct 25, 2017
85,288
Houston, TX
Drezus said:
As much as Diddy is a Rare character and Sora is a Square character. But okay, think what you will.



Spring Man would be a fine final reveal for me, BTW. Better than anything Pokemon, anyways.
Click to expand...
Click to shrink...
PlatinumGames doesn't really own any of the characters they created. Even Bayonetta is still owned by Sega.
 

Deleted member 46641

User requested account closure
Banned
Aug 12, 2018
3,494
Quite frankly the Xenoblade series is a weird combination of factors. I suspect Monolith Soft got a lot of money pumped into them because they also helped out a lot of other Nintendo projects, so they could make these lavish dense JRPGs despite not having brilliant sales prior to Xenoblade 2.
 
Lunar15

Lunar15

Member
Oct 25, 2017
4,647
mk7t said:
So you're saying we shouldn't take this box leak seriously?
Click to expand...
Click to shrink...

No idea. Just know that, in the past, they've created ad material that doesnt reflect the final product in order to hide surprises.

Also know that some things have been spoiled by promotional material, so it goes both ways.
 

Deleted member 46641

User requested account closure
Banned
Aug 12, 2018
3,494
The box art leak has flimsy logic that only works because of a certain sect of smash bros fans. The type that get mad that every new character in is a slot they lose for their pet favourite Wishlist. It's cynical enough that people who want to justify getting mad at Isabelle believe it.
 
GiantBreadbug

GiantBreadbug

Banned
Oct 25, 2017
3,992
oops we accidentally revealed the number of remaining newcomers by showing the complete box art even though there are numerous instances of us using incomplete art in order to hide information yet to be released our bad
 
Metto

Metto

One Winged Slayer
Member
Oct 27, 2017
12,108
Masozi said:
Quite frankly the Xenoblade series is a weird combination of factors. I suspect Monolith Soft got a lot of money pumped into them because they also helped out a lot of other Nintendo projects, so they could make these lavish dense JRPGs despite not having brilliant sales prior to Xenoblade 2.
Click to expand...
Click to shrink...
I think during the development during Xenoblade X Takahashi admitted that the budget they had was relativity small and was the reason why they had to cut corners including having a less involved story.
 
J-Tier

J-Tier

The Fallen
Oct 25, 2017
3,735
Southern California
Masozi said:
Does anyone here still believe in the chair theory?
Click to expand...
Click to shrink...
*gasp*

20171222_021040_thumb.jpg

Chair and box theory combined.
 
L Thammy

L Thammy

Spacenoid
Member
Oct 25, 2017
49,972
I believe the chair theory was true, and also it hinted at Isabelle. I don't know how it did that because I haven't played any Animal Crossing except the first and I can't deal with games where I have no goal to achieve but that's definitely how it happened.
 
GiantBreadbug

GiantBreadbug

Banned
Oct 25, 2017
3,992
Masozi said:
Didn't Vergeben not predict K. Rool? Not saying he's wrong, just saying he doesn't know every character.
Click to expand...
Click to shrink...

Pichu
Young Link
Pokémon Trainer
Daisy
Richter
Chrom
Dark Samus
K. Rool

has literally only guessed 3 massively popular characters (Ridley, Simon, Isabelle) and 3 vets (somehow not knowing that everyone was back)

in other words, super duper credible
 
kirby_fox

kirby_fox

Member
Oct 29, 2017
5,733
Midwest USA
L Thammy said:
I believe the chair theory was true, and also it hinted at Isabelle. I don't know how it did that because I haven't played any Animal Crossing except the first and I can't deal with games where I have no goal to achieve but that's definitely how it happened.
Click to expand...
Click to shrink...

Animal Crossing has odd colored furniture you can use to decorate with.

Boom, chair theory saved.
 
Platy

Platy

Member
Oct 25, 2017
27,636
Brazil
Village said:
" Also we have literally edited our art, in the last few trailers"
Click to expand...
Click to shrink...

That is the problem... the art does not feel that will receive more edits because they carefully edit so it looks like it is filled to the max since the start

Here they literally blacked out 2 slots.

And they could have EASILY filled those 2 slots if they wanted
 
ze_

ze_

Member
Oct 28, 2017
5,933
L Thammy said:
I believe the chair theory was true, and also it hinted at Isabelle. I don't know how it did that because I haven't played any Animal Crossing except the first and I can't deal with games where I have no goal to achieve but that's definitely how it happened.
Click to expand...
Click to shrink...
The decision to rearrange the furniture in the studio was a reference to Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer.
 
GiantBreadbug

GiantBreadbug

Banned
Oct 25, 2017
3,992
MondoMega said:
Are we really pretending that Simon was a super popular prediction before Vergeben?
Click to expand...
Click to shrink...

The main character of a prolific, historically eminent game series who regularly appeared in character polls and user wishlists?

Yeah pretty popular. It's a lot weirder to pretend that he wasn't a popular prediction among third party candidates.
 
mopinks

mopinks

Member
Oct 27, 2017
30,559
L Thammy said:
I believe the chair theory was true, and also it hinted at Isabelle. I don't know how it did that because I haven't played any Animal Crossing except the first and I can't deal with games where I have no goal to achieve but that's definitely how it happened.
Click to expand...
Click to shrink...
Isabelle sat in a chair in her trailer
 
Metto

Metto

One Winged Slayer
Member
Oct 27, 2017
12,108
Lord Vatek said:
Yeah but then that would be 4 for 4 on unique newcomers that he's said and since Decidueye was the far more speculated one prior to that, it's pretty hard to consider it a coincidence.
Click to expand...
Click to shrink...
It could still be someone else. He just claimed we'll get a Gen 7 Pokemon and it won't be Mimikyu, Decidueye, or Lycanroc. Those are the comments he feels the most confident about. Incineroar wouldn't be in and as long as the other 3 aren't in he's still be legit.
 
Platy

Platy

Member
Oct 25, 2017
27,636
Brazil
L Thammy said:
I believe the chair theory was true, and also it hinted at Isabelle. I don't know how it did that because I haven't played any Animal Crossing except the first and I can't deal with games where I have no goal to achieve but that's definitely how it happened.
Click to expand...
Click to shrink...

I like the one that the chair is true and can only refer to the next time sakurai appears. Sakurai didn't appeared for isabelle

Since we can only have 2 more they will reveal Skull Kid and Ken and then the Sakurai background will hint at the first DLC
 
L Thammy

L Thammy

Spacenoid
Member
Oct 25, 2017
49,972
Wait, wait, wait. I think I've got it.

What if the chairs were hinting at the game's final boss, Master Ass, since Sakurai's ass would logically be what are placed on his chair?

Or it could be a new boss duo. Master Cheek and Crazy Cheek.
 
Jaq'or

Jaq'or

One Winged Slayer
The Fallen
Jun 6, 2018
1,522
Count me in as...#TeamFace, was it? Whichever one thinks Incineroar is coming to Smash.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.