Super Smash Bros. for Wii U & 3DS Discussion

[Tyrell Badd]

-A third party or two seems like a strong possibility, but who it would be is pretty difficult to say. Jibanyan from Yo-Kai Watch is one of the most likely ones in my opinion, the series has become really big and Level 5 has pretty close ties with Nintendo. Rayman could definitely be a contender too. Simon (and Bomberman for that matter) might be possible depending on Konami again. I don't really want this personally, but maybe even an indie character like Shovel Knight or Shantae? Not really sure who else it could be.

If we get Jibanyan over Professor Layton from Level-5, I will be very sad...and I actually liked Yokai Watch.

 

[Xiahou Dun]

Young Link with a mask moveset, similar to Hyrule Warriors would be lovely. I'll take any Zelda representation at this point. Though I still would love to see Hyrule Warriors Impa added. She has such potential and it's a shame she's not very likely for a Switch port.

Impa would also be another great addition, and she would fit right in Super Smash Bros... She's another recurring Link character, and those aren't very common within the series.

Sakurai has gone on record saying a character does not need to have appeared on a Nintendo console to be eligible for Smash.

http://sourcegaming.info/2015/10/05/sakuraithirdparty/

In other words, there are no rules. Sakurai puts in whatever he feels like ultimately.

 

[Smashley]

If we get Jibanyan over Professor Layton from Level-5, I will be very sad...and I actually liked Yokai Watch.

Oh yeah, Layton. While I feel they'd be more interested in further promoting Yo-kai Watch if they were approached about Smash, Layton is their most successful franchise (for now at least) so there is a possibility there.

tbh I'd be more interested in Jibanyan myself, but I wouldn't object much to either.

 

[freakworld]

how about somebody from ni no kuni as a level-5/studio ghibli rep?

that game was on ds i guess (only in japan)

 

[SonicMario]

Sakurai has gone on record saying a character does not need to have appeared on a Nintendo console to be eligible for Smash.

http://sourcegaming.info/2015/10/05/sakuraithirdparty/

In other words, there are no rules. Sakurai puts in whatever he feels like ultimately.

Yeah Smash 4 in itself has broken so many unwritten rules about 3rd Parties it's crazy.

3rd Parties are only guests and thus can't return as veterans? Sonic returns
Only one per company? Ryu
Character must have a history with Nintendo? Cloud
Must be generally iconic to gaming as a whole? Bayonetta

Nintendo purists probably hate this alot, but we can't deny Smash has broken out of being 100% Nintendo focused. It will still be the majority. But Smash is now one of the few game series that can cross these sort of boundaries. To be honest, I wouldn't be surprised if Banjo for example did end up showing up despite being owned by Microsoft some day. The way things have gone with 3rd Party inclusions I don't think it's as unlikely as it used to be.

-A third party or two seems like a strong possibility, but who it would be is pretty difficult to say. Jibanyan from Yo-Kai Watch is one of the most likely ones in my opinion, the series has become really big and Level 5 has pretty close ties with Nintendo. Rayman could definitely be a contender too. Simon (and Bomberman for that matter) might be possible depending on Konami again. I don't really want this personally, but maybe even an indie character like Shovel Knight or Shantae? Not really sure who else it could be.

If we get Jibanyan over Professor Layton from Level-5, I will be very sad...and I actually liked Yokai Watch.

This might sound a tad petty. But I'd only want Layton if we got Phoenix Wright too. Just so there's another crossover with those two together heh. But that's just me since I throughly enjoyed the crossover game between them.

Though I would never want Jibanyan myself. Nintendo has tried too hard to market it as another Pokemon. I'd accept a Jibanyan assist trophy. But not as a fighter.