| ToraTiger said: Yes their is a shortage of characters when comparing it to Brawl, and we didn't need Lucina taking up another slot. What do you think fans will think when they see two Marths right next to eachother on the selection screen, when chances are most people are only familar with Marth in Smash. There are plenty of other niche's that have a better chance of becoming bigger than Fire Emblem, and they refuse. Fire Emblems been in the US for over a decade now, and I think it's best if they give another series some spot time since Fire Emblem isn't a game for everyone, and the sales have consistiently showed that. Sorry, I don't trust this site for Nintendo sales, I want actual NPD or Media, or from Nintendo themselves. Once upon a time there was a RPG on GBA like FE, called Golden Sun, recieve praise, dedicated fan base and great sales, the series finally made a comeback a few years ago, and would be perfect for smash, but no, assist trophy only. I've not completely lost interest in it, but when I heard Sakurai say this was the last stash video, I was expecting something else than Fire Emblem. What with their only being 2 Metroid characters and also 4 Zelda characters. Honestly I'm also a huge fan of Fire Emblem, but I know that not everyone's interested in that kind of game and they actually lose $$$ rather than gain it not to mention the reps are from a game released just last year. |
1st bold: The character count has already passed Brawl, so I don't get how there's a shortage compared to a game that had less characters, with several clones of its own.
2nd bold: I would have been happy with Isaac or Matthew being included in this game, but the IPs aren't really comparable. Golden Sun's story was basically concluded, minus a loose end here or there, when Brawl came out, and its most recent foray wasn't very well received. That could change, but right now we have Dark Dawn and Awakening to compare the franchises with...which doesn't really do GS any favors.
3rd bold: I don't understand how they'd lose money by including characters that fans want. Unless you mean their investment in the franchise itself....but given that Fire Emblem generally doesn't have very high production values, I'd have a tough time seeing how they're losing money on it.
As for it being released last year....that's really nothing new. Ike and Roy were included in Brawl and Melee to promote Radiant Dawn and Sword of Seals, and several other characters have used designs from their most recent iterations. Smash Bros. is a great fanservice game...but it's also a great marketing tool to gauge what fans want to play. It's why we have FIre Emblem over here in the first place, and likely why Kid Icarus received a reboot.
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