versus game could feature some core Nintendo mascots challenging a whole crop of fresh faces.īut who should Mario and friends fight? Capcom fights Marvel, and Mortal Kombat fights the DC Universe. How can Nintendo whittle down the roster while adding a bunch of newcomers and celebrating Smash’s crossover identity? Make a versus game! A classic fighting game formula, a versus game pits two camps of characters against each other, typically from two rival companies. We’ve played the Smash version of Street Fighter, what does the Smash version of Tekken look like? The arena-based Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm games could serve as inspiration. Heck, if you’re feeling really bold, maybe even ditch the 2D perspective and make the first 3D Smash Bros. Make a Smash game that lives alongside Ultimate instead of replacing it. Maybe bring back trophies or an epic Subspace Emissary-style adventure story mode that does justice to all those ridiculous cutscenes. Introduce a numerous new modes for casual and competitive players. If Nintendo can’t make a Smash game bigger than Ultimate, it should make a Smash game so different from Ultimate that we can hardly even compare them. That alone makes the very idea of a new Smash tough to get quite as excited for compared to Ultimate. Who could be disappointed if Master Chief joins the battle? Regardless, cutting characters already sounds like a let down, even if it's inevitable. Promoting popular assist trophies, such as Bomberman and Isaac from Golden Sun and a certain other fellow we'll get to later, into playable characters may ease the sting somewhat. Outrageous new characters can also help. Will people still pick up a new Smash if Steve from Minecraft isn’t there anymore? As someone still upset that Solid Snake got cut from Brawl, let me tell you that’s harder than it sounds. Who would want to deal with Disney licensing again? But considering how important it is for Smash to celebrate as many video games as possible, Nintendo will need to convince us that a smaller cast doesn’t automatically equal a worse game. We’re all bracing ourselves for the next Smash to reduce this roster somewhat.
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Not only that, the 82-character cast includes a wide range of third-party characters from Sega, Konami, and even Microsoft.
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“Everyone is here” means every single character who has ever been in the series has returned. Succeeding Ultimate seems especially difficult considering it has the single greatest roster in all of fighting games.