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KSonik Since: Jan, 2015
#49051: Jul 4th 2014 at 5:09:23 PM

Also, Chrom's voice actor did say to check things out in the future to see what would happen when asked if he was going to feature in Smash 4. And then jokingly describe Chrom's hypothetical FS, which eerily reminded me of how Sakurai discussed Pac-Man's hypothetical FS (and funnily enough,the FS happened exactly as described!) Nothing majorly important, just a minor note.

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#49052: Jul 4th 2014 at 5:40:37 PM

I feel like the fact that this so-called leak has only gotten the safe bets right so far should count against its weight.

I'm just tired of blue themed swords guys. But I believe... Avatar Robin can save the world. And I know which version I'd use.
Whoa! Who's she? a wyvern riding axe weilder who looks great and has a cool personality? Maybe I should play this series, if I ever get a 3DS.

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#49053: Jul 4th 2014 at 5:42:36 PM

Wii Fit Trainer? A safe bet?

Ahahaha!evil grin

zeromaeus Since: May, 2010
#49054: Jul 4th 2014 at 5:44:43 PM

The mascot of Nintendo's best selling modern IP? A safe bet?

Ohohoho!evil grin

edited 4th Jul '14 5:45:45 PM by zeromaeus

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#49055: Jul 4th 2014 at 5:45:20 PM

[up][up]When was this leak? Was it actually before we saw anything of the game? Because she was one of the first characters confirmed to be in it.

zeromaeus Since: May, 2010
#49056: Jul 4th 2014 at 5:46:38 PM

It was a week or two before the first trailer. Its been amended since, I believe. Not sure about that.

edited 4th Jul '14 5:47:07 PM by zeromaeus

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#49057: Jul 4th 2014 at 5:47:40 PM

Yes, before we saw anything whatsoever. I still think the person is an E3 worker, but eh.

edited 4th Jul '14 5:48:06 PM by ConstipatedWaffle

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#49058: Jul 4th 2014 at 5:50:00 PM

[up][up][up]Part one was posted not long before Nintendo's E3 2013 Direct last year. Part two was right before the Smash Direct.

[up][up][up][up][up]That doesn't necessarily make Wii Fit Trainer a safe guess at all. Heck, that's not even why she was added. She was a character that no one expected, but everyone would recognize.

Attributing her addition to Wii Fit's financial success is something the fandom has done, not Sakurai.

edited 4th Jul '14 5:50:24 PM by NesClassic

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#49059: Jul 4th 2014 at 5:53:30 PM

That's running under the somewhat naive assumption that Sakurai has final say and is not ever pressured by Iwata et. all in regards to decisions made for Smash. He's not ever going to outright say it, but it's not hard to guess that some of that does occur- See Roy appearing Melee before his game was even out.

I sure said that!
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#49060: Jul 4th 2014 at 5:53:37 PM

Still. Representation for one of Nintendo's prominent and as-yet-unrepresented I Ps since Brawl isn't, I think, as impressive as some say it is.

If Chorus Posse gets in, exactly as the leak describes, I may put more stock into it.

Not that it has all the newcomers nor much at all about returners, so what more would it even tell us at this point?

edited 4th Jul '14 5:54:50 PM by Enlong

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#49061: Jul 4th 2014 at 6:01:12 PM

[up][up]Hell, the announcement of this game was because Iwata just up and said it to salvage a crappy E3 performance.

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#49062: Jul 4th 2014 at 6:03:11 PM

[up][up][up]Even so, I don't see how Wii Fit Trainer would promote what is one of Nintendo's biggest hits that everyone knows about already as opposed to Roy promoting an upcoming game. I don't think her inclusion will compel anyone to buy Wii Fit who's already decided they'd rather work out through other methods (if at all.)

[up][up]There was a Part 3 before E3 this year that said that DLC is planned, and there's debate between whether to keep Lucas or Ness (Lucas being the more likely cut.) This one is a lot less trustworthy in my opinion, since they wouldn't be debating the roster this late in development.

[up]Ya kiddin'? Tropical Freeze, 3D World, "X," the Fairy type... I'll be darned if that wasn't a hype day! (Or do you mean the lack of a stage presentation?)

edited 4th Jul '14 6:04:50 PM by NesClassic

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#49063: Jul 4th 2014 at 6:12:57 PM

Part of me wonders if Wii Fit Trainer was amended AFTER E3 or not.

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#49064: Jul 4th 2014 at 6:16:25 PM

Be honest...

Would you have EVER said "You know guys, the Wii Fit Trainer should be in" and meant it before the reveal?

Practically mannequin? From a game that's all about yoga poses and such? In a fighting game?

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#49065: Jul 4th 2014 at 6:17:42 PM

I never played Wii Fit myself, so I can't rightly give an informed answer.

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#49066: Jul 4th 2014 at 6:18:19 PM

[up][up][up][up]You don't remember? There was a tangible poor response to Nintendo's performance happening. Then Iwata drops the simultaneous Smash Bros bomb, and Sakurai was very clearly unready for that announcement to be made there, as if it wasn't intended.

edited 4th Jul '14 6:18:30 PM by wanderlustwarrior

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#49067: Jul 4th 2014 at 6:22:58 PM

That was two years ago, right? 2012's E3.

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#49068: Jul 4th 2014 at 6:26:37 PM

However, if I was building a leak, and wanted it to gain traction? Wii Fit Trainer is definitely the sort of character I'd put on the list. Not too many far-fetched characters. Just one or two alongside a list of fan-favorites and shoo-ins. A list of nothing but obvious picks is dismissed as either an unimaginative fake or a real one that tells them nothing. But a leak with one or two ones that "nobody" could think of, with a bunch of shoo-ins adding volume to the list? Now that's a list that inspires confidence in itself.

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#49069: Jul 4th 2014 at 6:27:57 PM

If that's the case, then the guy who released this leak is very very very very very VERY lucky.

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#49070: Jul 4th 2014 at 6:29:45 PM

Not overly so. I mean, Palutena? Little Mac? [Subset of 100+ Pokemon]? Not exactly hard to guess. But they build volume and traction.

edited 4th Jul '14 6:31:28 PM by Enlong

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#49071: Jul 4th 2014 at 6:43:46 PM

Yeah, other than WFT none of the guesses were in isolation all that unusual. But it's the cumulative effect that's causing people to take notice.

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NesClassic Meh-meh!? from Flyover Country Since: Dec, 2012 Relationship Status: In another castle
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#49072: Jul 4th 2014 at 6:45:21 PM

Assuming it's fake. Then again, everyone who doesn't do that assumes it's true.tongue

I lend credence to Parts 1 and 2 due to predicting most of the newcomers so far (faulty as the Greninja guess may be), and the Sneaky Spirit being a Smash Run enemy. Given the Ghost's presence, it's possible Sneaky Spirits are tied to a stage alone... but somehow I doubt Rhythm Heaven isn't getting a character.

[up]And that, too. There's safe guesses, then precisely getting which safe guesses are correct at once.

edited 4th Jul '14 6:49:11 PM by NesClassic

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#49073: Jul 4th 2014 at 7:31:30 PM

@Enlong: there were less than 70 new pokemon this generation.

Sterok Since: Apr, 2012
#49074: Jul 4th 2014 at 7:42:40 PM

While all of the leaked characters aside from Wii Fit Trainer and Chorus Men are safe bets, getting 7 (8 with Pokemon from XY) correct is a bit beyond guessing. Not to mention that a guessed list that doesn't have a Donkey Kong character should be laughed away, yet here we are without particular hints towards a DK character. The leaker clearly knows something, but whether he's holding back on info or has already given all he knows is something we'll likely never know.

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#49075: Jul 4th 2014 at 7:46:55 PM

A rumored leak can be fake yet still be proven correct by pure luck and circumstance anyway. That's how I see it, at least. tongue

edited 4th Jul '14 7:47:14 PM by TechPowah

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