Thinking about the new Smash Bros.

Pulled directly from what I posted on Facebook:

I've been thinking about more Smash Bros. this past week and wondered what would be some crazy scenarios when they finally talk about the game.  Here are a few thoughts:

1) What if they already announced all the new comers from that one Direct?  So Amaterasu from Okami, Travis from No More Heroes, Solaire from Dark Souls, Sans from Undertale, Crash from Crash Bandicoot, etc.

2) What if this is not a port of Smash 4 with add-ons but a revised game of Smash 4 that plays like Project M/Melee?  They'd bring the community of Melee and Smash 4 together (but potentially kill off the Smash 4 community because of how ridiculous Melee players are).

3) What if this really is a new entry entirely?  I mean, I guess it would be if #2 was true.  But it's kind of crazy to think about having an entirely new Smash Bros. game when it's been only 2 years since Bayonetta was released on Smash 4 considering how long it takes to make a Smash Bros. game.

Even if the game was a new game that uses the same engine and assets of Smash 4, I'd be totally okay with that because they could potentially deliver something new and fresh to the series without having to work Sakurai and team to the bone.

There's a lot of characters I'd like to see be added.  Since Melee, I've been still waiting to see Simon Belmont (or any Castlevania character) and Ryu Hayabusa (Ninja Gaiden) be added.  I was incredibly happy to see characters like Mega Man, Duck Hunt Dog, Ryu (from Street Fighter), Cloud and Bayonetta be added in Smash 4 so I'd like to see more classic and iconic game characters be added.  With the disappointment of Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite, I'd like to see a lot of those characters be added to Smash Bros. instead.  So Arthur from Ghosts 'n Goblins, Amaterasu from Okami (which I mentioned earlier), Fire Brand from Gargoyle's Quest, Nathan Spencer from Bionic Commando, Strider Hiryu, X and Zero from Mega Man X (even though we got Mega Man), etc.  I guess I'd like to see more classic characters from the NES and SNES be added.

As cool as it'd be to see some indie game characters be part of the roster, I'd much rather see an entirely separate game with a whole bunch of indie game characters rather than just 1 or 2 of them as guest characters.  I know there are a few of them already, but there needs to be a really good project that has a whole bunch of them all in one game.  The Drifter from Hyper Light Drifter is actually what motivated me to pick up Brawlout and they later added Juan from Guacamelee to the roster. And Ori was added as a DLC character in Rivals of Aether.  It inspires the desire to have a whole bunch of indie game characters fight it out in their own game because I feel like they'd be outshined by the other well known characters in Smash Bros.  One project that seems to have some of the best known indie game characters all in one game is Indie POGO.

At this point, I'm just really hungry for more information on the new Smash Bros.  Before it releases and before I pick up a Nintendo Switch, I've really got to clear out some backlog first...

Super Smash Bros. for Switch Announced

I went into yesterday's Nintendo Direct with mild curiosity and low expectations.  There didn't seem to be anything new to announce with a lot of games already announced in past directs so I was only expecting updates on those games such as Kirby Star Allies and ports like Hyrule Warriors Definitive Edition.  It's too close to E3 for them to drop any big news for a Nintendo Direct so I didn't have much to look forward to......or so I thought.  Surprisingly, the announced a decent amount of new games and ports that I'm actually interested in: new WarioWare game, Luigi's Mansion 3DS, Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story 3DS, new No More Heroes game, and Splatoon 2 expansion.  In terms of updates on previously announced games, I'm interested in Detective Pikachu, Kirby, Octopath Traveler, and Mario Tennis.  What was really surprising was seeing the newest Crash Bandicoot remake announced for the Switch.  I couldn't believe what I was seeing.  My first thought seeing it though was "Crash can be in Smash Bros. now."



After the lengthy update on Splatoon 2 and its expansion (I really liked the trailer for the expansion), the Nintendo Direct seemingly was coming to an end.  With it ending there, I was a bit disappointed but not surprised and felt that they announced a decent amount of things to look forward to.  But then, all of a sudden:



Right before the stream started at 2PM PST, this is what I typed to one of my friends:

-1:58 PM Wishful thinking, but hoping something smash related!
-1:58 PM lol, even if they did want to announce something like that, they'd leave it for E3

I am so glad I was wrong and happy that they surprised us with that teaser.  When they said that was it, I was a bit sad.  Then they raised my hopes up again with showing us one last thing.  And admittedly, I was sad to see the Splatoon paint show up when the trailer started.  "Splatoon 1 on 3DS?  Splatoon characters in Mario Odyssey?  Splatoon 1 content added to Splatoon 2?"  It did not cross my mind that they'd reveal Super Smash Bros. while simultaneously announcing the addition of Squidkids being part of the roster (but a lot of people suspected it).  It was a good lead in from talking about Splatoon 2 to announcing Squidkids being in Smash Bros.  It's such a well done trailer.  When it zoomed in on the eye and showed the reflection of the Smash Bros. logo, I flipped out and started screaming.  I was then laughing and tearing up at the sight because I really wasn't prepared for it.

But don't take my word for it, look at how other people reacted:





Now we just have to wait for more information and wait for it to actually release.