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Who will possibly be revealed? The latest Super Smash Bros. Ultimate character is just about to be announced at 7am PT/3pm BST. The livestream will be a short one, clocking in at only three minutes, though we will get a "brief message" from the man himself, Sakurai, directly after it. Be sure to tune in, or keep an eye on this thread to see who gets picked as the latest roster addition to Smash.

And the big reveal is Steve from Minecraft! Don't let your memes be dreams, as it's finally come true. There's a village stage that takes place in different biomes.

But wait, Zombie and Enderman also join the battle? And Alex, all as echo fighters, or costumes. It's unclear.

Sakurai asks, what exactly did we just watch. Well, he explains that Nintendo approached him with the idea of adding a Minecraft character. He says it took absolute wizardry to get Steve into the game. While some things were easy, it was the programming of the actual character that made things difficult, as his attacks involve placing blocks.

Sakurai will have a video on October 3rd where he'll show more off about the characters.

 

[Julie_Pilgrim]

It's not bad, it's just...depressing

Why is it depressing? Minecraft is literally the best selling game of all time, I’d say he has a good position in a game about gaming’s greatest

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i hope this doesn't get too out of topic or admins will eat our ass, anyway STEEV MNECRAFT GOOD IN SMASH more kids will enjoy too with their uncles playing as megaman and they will be like "who.. who dat mega dud dad?"

Most kids know who mega man is(source, 6 year old me)

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what shitty useless character are they going to add next...the slime from fucking dragonquest?!

Dude you’re comparing a useless enemy to the main character of the best selling video game of all time

 

[Joom]

And now I sit and watch as the whole community literally implodes on themselves because nothing is ever good enough for them.

I think the issue is, at least for me, is that Minecraft isn't a Nintendo property. I mean fuck it, go ahead and add Crash and Spyro if they're gonna continue this trend of being paid to include other properties that touched theirs. At least those two would have the potential to be less boring than Steve.

Most kids know who mega man is(source, 6 year old me)

...you're 6? Hoo boy, why are you on the internet? My generation is seriously ruining their children.

 

[Jayro]

I... Was not expecting this... Might have to pic up a Smash Ultimate cart soon.

 

[Julie_Pilgrim]

I think the issue is, at least for me, is that Minecraft isn't a Nintendo property. I mean fuck it, go ahead and add Crash and Spyro if they're gonna continue this trend of being paid to include other properties that touched theirs. At least those two would have the potential to be less boring than Steve.

...you're 6? Hoo boy, why are you on the internet? My generation is seriously ruining their children.

I mean when I was 6, I’m 13

 

[Silent_Gunner]

i hope this doesn't get too out of topic or admins will eat our ass, anyway STEEV MNECRAFT GOOD IN SMASH more kids will enjoy too with their uncles playing as megaman and they will be like "who.. who dat mega dud dad?"

Sounds more like the tastes of kids who don't want to play "actual" games, if I'm to be honest on my opinion of Minecraft as far as just using it to build shit is concerned.

 

[Kioku]

I think the issue is, at least for me, is that Minecraft isn't a Nintendo property. I mean fuck it, go ahead and add Crash and Spyro if they're gonna continue this trend of being paid to include other properties that touched theirs. At least those two would have the potential to be less boring than Steve.

...you're 6? Hoo boy, why are you on the internet? My generation is seriously ruining their children.

For me it doesn't matter who owns the property. It's just a very odd choice when there are others who could have fit better. Hell, Sans as an actual character instead of the terrible Mii outfit would have been welcome. We get... Steve... Yay?

 

[Silent_Gunner]

When it comes to Smash DLC, there's always going to be salty fans. Doesn't matter which character they bring.

You see, this is why MUGEN is the actual crossover of our time...if only someone would open source the game, though...

 

[Joom]

For me it doesn't matter who owns the property. It's just a very odd choice when there are others who could have fit better. Hell, Sans as an actual character instead of the terrible Mii outfit would have been welcome. We get... Steve... Yay?

I'd agree with others that Master Chief would have been a cooler addition if Microsoft is gonna license their property to Nintendo. It's not like I have anything against Minecraft. The characters are just as interesting as a lone Lego brick, though. They're entirely devoid of personality because they're meant to be characters that the player can wear like a pair of pants. This in mind, they could have just made them Mii outfits. But bah, I guess I'm just starting to sound like an old fogey.

 

[Julie_Pilgrim]

I'd agree with others that Master Chief would have been a cooler addition if Microsoft is gonna license their property to Nintendo. It's not like I have anything against Minecraft. There characters are just as interesting as a lone Lego brick. They're entirely devoid of personality because they're meant to be characters that the player can wear like a pair of pants. This in mind, they could have just made them Mii outfits. But bah, I guess I'm just starting to sound like an old fogey.

Yeah, most mc players don’t even play as Steve, he’s pretty much just a skin template

 

[SANIC]

Huh, I googled it and all I got was the show, but apparently there were some games, also this is the first time in my entire life I have encountered a digimon fan(granted, I didn’t know what the fuck a digimon was, but still)

Digimon originated from vpet toys released by Bandai as a male counterpart to Tomogatchis, which are LCD toys similar to game and watches, but the goal is to raise the pet and keep it alive, with the addition of connected two digivices to battle. This borderline qualifies for smash bros similar to game and watch, but the anime is what most people are familiar with. Lots of deviations from concepts in the animes, but the lore is kept largely the same.

For me it doesn't matter who owns the property. It's just a very odd choice when there are others who could have fit better. Hell, Sans as an actual character instead of the terrible Mii outfit would have been welcome. We get... Steve... Yay?

The thing is, Sans wouldn't even be put in, it would be the protagonist which would be boring. We don't need <Dead Franchise RPG Character> because we already have enough of them. Steve works as a character because of his absurdly large impact. Being the front of the largest game in existence up to this point earns him the slot. Even so, undertale is only on Switch when Minecraft was one 3 nintendo consoles, so it has a larger presence.

 

[KingVamp]

When memes backfire.

Master Chief too, Doomguy...

Honestly, I think this makes more sense.

In Sakurai's place, I'd just put them as Mii costume. I thought they were no brainer as such, but full character seems... Too much?

I mean, I'm not angry or anything, but this is what I thought.

This could have happened and then giving us Crash Bandicoot would have made more people happy.

 

[MetoMeto]

The fu*k?!

 

[BlueFox gui]

Sounds more like the tastes of kids who don't want to play "actual" games, if I'm to be honest on my opinion of Minecraft as far as just using it to build shit is concerned.

man, you described yourself as a kid playing games too, who cares, if kids like to play something let them play

 

[MetoMeto]

This actually look fun as hell!

 

[jt_1258]

Sounds more like the tastes of kids who don't want to play "actual" games, if I'm to be honest on my opinion of Minecraft as far as just using it to build shit is concerned.

nice to know where still in the age of everyone thinking it's just mindless kids who barely touch games who are the only ones who play the dam game...

 

[Panzerfaust]

with this announcement I found out, that minecraft has a main char and his name is steve.

 

[deinonychus71]

Now I'm scared that fortnite may make it. Yikes.
While legends of video games such as Crash / Spyro etc are nowhere to be found.

I get it, this is the millennial / zoomer pick, gameplay even looks fun so why not.

 

[AamitMorthos]

I'm crying
I thought this was fake

 

[Silent_Gunner]

man, you described yourself as a kid playing games too, who cares, if kids like to play something let them play

Let me clarify:

I'm aware that the PC version allows for games left and right due to its moddability.

But I can't imagine a lot of kids playing the PC version as opposed to the console version given the nature of the age range of the game and their lack of an ability to usually have the disposable income to be able to buy a gaming PC which is ultimately limited in its approach. Hence, they're limited to building shit and maybe surviving afaik.

But the whole idea of Minecraft was never all that appealing to me. If I had to do something like Minecraft, I'd rather just build some maps in OG Doom 1 and 2 or something, you know? It's for a game that has more of an objective purpose as opposed to one where you kind of have to make your purpose as far as I understand it.

 

[BLsquared]

Not my first guess. Or my second. But at least it's not Crash Bandicoot. I'll have to watch and see what his moves look like so far. Could be interesting.