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Ogodei Fuck you, Fascist sympathizers from The front lines Since: Jan, 2011
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#44101: May 17th 2014 at 8:33:54 PM

mid-late August is my guess. There was a rumor sheet at one point being passed around which pegged it for August 26th, my birthday.

BadWolf21 Since: May, 2010
#44102: May 17th 2014 at 8:45:29 PM

> Rumour sheet

Yeah, don't believe those.

I find it more likely that Smash Bros. lands in July, and Bayonetta is the game slated for late August/early September.

Pulse The Fool from Yadayadaville Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
The Fool
#44103: May 17th 2014 at 8:47:56 PM

I'm guessing mid-July to mid-August for for 3DS, with for Wii U coming out mid-November to mid-December.

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powerpuffbats The crabby fussbudget Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
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#44104: May 17th 2014 at 8:49:55 PM

I'm hoping for July, seeing as my birthday's early August I'd like to get the 3DS game as a gift, with the Wii U one being a Christmas present.

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Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#44105: May 17th 2014 at 8:51:39 PM

I'm hoping it's later rather than sooner, so there's less of a gap between the two versions.

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nigelstack345 Let's dance, boys! from Subspace Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
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#44106: May 17th 2014 at 9:17:53 PM

Yeah I'm thinking late August for 3DS and about early December for Wii U (because of holiday rush and less competition with other anticipated titles releasing in November)

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BadWolf21 Since: May, 2010
#44107: May 17th 2014 at 9:20:52 PM

[up] Except Smash Bros is the game you want competing with other titles in November.

Chariot King of Anime Since: Jul, 2014
King of Anime
#44108: May 17th 2014 at 10:35:36 PM

I'm hoping for late June to early July for the 3DS version. I don't care for the console version so that one can come out whenever.

Mistermister voosh from thecomputerkthxbye Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
EdouardStrouduk from Earth. Physically at least. Since: Nov, 2013 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#44110: May 18th 2014 at 12:20:39 AM

"Is Ridley playable, or are you just going to troll us with him until the games come out?"

Yeah, I don't think he'll ever be playable, but I'm sure at least one person will think of asking this question.

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#44111: May 18th 2014 at 12:27:42 AM

I watch and rewatch that video of the Yellow Devil with the so-obvious-who-else-could-it-be Ridley shadow at the end and I still think he'd just be a boss. He flies over the stage, flutters right in one place and then flies further. If he was playable then he'd have to touch the ground sooner than that and not stay so stationary.

Why they wouldn't show him outright? Well I guess to build hype. Though in the very likely-at-least-to-me case that he's just a boss, it does seem a little unnecessarily trollish.

Only if he flies differently than all the other characters who fly would it make that clip misdirecting.

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Pulse The Fool from Yadayadaville Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
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#44112: May 18th 2014 at 12:32:38 AM

[up][up]The fact that he has refused to give an answer for so long is something of an answer itself- He can't be foolish enough to build hype for Ridley only to leave him a boss and expect it to result in anything but reactionary boycotts.

[up]He moves left, stops for no reason, then very suddenly moves left again. That's how player characters move- Bosses are much more fluid. I'm guessing a freeflight mode is his Up Special or part of his Final smash.

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Enlong Court Dragon from The Underground Facility Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: is commanded to— WANK!
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#44113: May 18th 2014 at 12:40:20 AM

There are so many different people with their eyes on the game and who gets added that someone will be boycotting it no matter what's added.

"What?! He added Ridley instead of Sukapon? That does it!"

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Pulse The Fool from Yadayadaville Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
The Fool
#44114: May 18th 2014 at 12:42:16 AM

Ah, but Ridley is often viewed as the last big no-show, whereas even Sukapon's fans view him as a longshot. Far more people would be upset by Ridley not being playable than Sukapon not being playable- And besides, Sakurai would have just ripped the bandage off by now if he weren't.

edited 18th May '14 12:43:16 AM by Pulse

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Enlong Court Dragon from The Underground Facility Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: is commanded to— WANK!
Court Dragon
#44115: May 18th 2014 at 12:43:47 AM

Granted.

I really could have structured it as "He added [X] instead of [Y]?!", but you get the idea.

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Sabbo Since: Jan, 2001
#44116: May 18th 2014 at 12:49:54 AM

Pulse, if Ridley does end up as only a boss/stage hazard, how would you react?

TPPR10 Craving for fish from up north Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: is commanded to— WANK!
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#44117: May 18th 2014 at 12:54:42 AM

I sort of wish Sakurai won't show Ridley at all, was he either playable or not. That way the Internet doesn't explode when that happens.

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Irene (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Crazy Cat Lady
#44118: May 18th 2014 at 12:56:12 AM

Honestly, if he is, so be it. The thing is, it would've been better if he just simply revealed it very quickly(instead of what he's been doing). Building up hype and giving us some hope he might be playable isn't helping at all. All it does is make it way worse if he isn't playable. It won't be pretty, and who can blame the people for being just a tad pissed off that he strung us on this long.

If he's playable in a way, like through some kind of special mode, that's fine too. A Boss Mode where you control a boss would make enough people happy. We get playable Ridley, and he's the large hulking monster some want to see. It works out either way.

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Keybreak (Long Runner)
#44119: May 18th 2014 at 12:58:38 AM

Yes it will.

It can go one of three ways...

[Ridley is playable]: WHAT?! HE'S TOO BIG! AND THEY'RE JUST CATERING TO ALL THOSE PEOPLE WHO ASKED FOR HIM!

[Ridley isn't playable]: WHAT?! BUT WE WANTED HIM! DON'T THEY EVEN LISTEN TO THEIR FANS?

[Ridley doesn't show at all]: WHAT?! RIDLEY'S NOT EVEN THERE? WE'RE BOTH SO ANGRY WE'RE GOING TO POOL OUR COLLECTIVE RAGE INTO MAKING SUPER SMASH RIDLEY WHERE IT'S NO ITEMS, RIDLEY ONLY, FINAL DESTINATION!

...AND FINAL DESTINATION IS THE ONLY DESTINATION.

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GaryCXJk Wants Captain N for SSBU Since: Aug, 2009 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
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#44120: May 18th 2014 at 1:01:28 AM

Playable boss characters as a special mode is something I can get behind.

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EdouardStrouduk from Earth. Physically at least. Since: Nov, 2013 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#44121: May 18th 2014 at 1:05:32 AM

Didn't Sakurai say that it would pretty impossible to put Ridley as a playable character? That kind of kills it for me. Of course, he could have changed his mind like he did with the Villager, and indeed he didn't directly show him, so technically he might have a change, but I don't know, he still seems very unlikely.

... And then Sakurai'll confirm him as a playable character, and I'll look like an idiot.

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Enlong Court Dragon from The Underground Facility Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: is commanded to— WANK!
Court Dragon
#44122: May 18th 2014 at 1:06:35 AM

Did he? Do we have a link to such a quote?

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EdouardStrouduk from Earth. Physically at least. Since: Nov, 2013 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#44123: May 18th 2014 at 1:08:34 AM

Yep.

Nintendo Power: There was a rumor at one point about Ridley being playable. Was that ever a consideration?

Sakurai: I think that would probably be pretty impossible. [Laughs] If we had put our best efforts into it, we may have been able to do it. But he might have been a little slow. Would that be all right? [Laughs]

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Pulse The Fool from Yadayadaville Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
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#44124: May 18th 2014 at 1:17:12 AM

Also, Animal Crossing and Wii Fit are such peaceful games- I don't think we'll ever see characters from either of those series.

Sakurai changes his mind on things constantly- This is his third last Smash game, after all.

edited 18th May '14 1:17:46 AM by Pulse

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Irene (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Crazy Cat Lady
#44125: May 18th 2014 at 1:17:34 AM

He also said "if we would do it", so it's fairly clear he could do it if he tried. Also, the only barrier he made clear was "slowness" overall.

It seems more like he never said "There's no way we could do it", it's more "We're probably not going to do it, but he'd be slow."

Sakurai likes to be trollish with his words, so it's kind of hard to take things at pure face value with him.

Also, let's not forget about Villager. He said he didn't consider him fighting material. That changed, now didn't it. There is a slight difference; He didn't consider Ridley at the time. But he knows people clearly want him. It's possible now that he considers it, but still might not do it regardless. Either way, a lot of the stuff that has led up to it just leaves me in the "I really can't tell, but I wouldn't be surprised if he's simply a Stage Hazard." I hope for playable, but eh.

I do agree with Pulse that the flight movement is very iffy. This is why the Boss Mode idea seems highly possible. It could be a Wii U specific feature too.

[up] Well, he said a Nintendog and a Villager himself specifically, but the overall concept was those characters were too peaceful to fight.

edited 18th May '14 1:20:06 AM by Irene

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