A number of videos appear to confirm last week's major leak.
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/rumor/38352/smash-bros-leak-potentially-reveals-new-characters
Several characters new and old might be joining the fight in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS if a leak that started circulating last week is accurate. The newcomers that are a part of the leak are Shulk (from Xenoblade), Bowser Jr., Dark Pit, the Duck Hunt Dog, and — returning from Melee — Dr. Mario.
Last week, several leaks that shared similar reveals popped up. While some aspects of the leaks seemed flimsy, a series of videos posted today appear to confirm Bowser Jr. (complete in his clown car) and Shulk as newcomers and Ganondorf as a returning veteran.
If other parts of the leaks are correct, then Ness, R.O.B., Mr. Game & Watch, Falco, Jigglypuff and Wario will also be returning. That also means that Lucas, Wolf, Ice Climbers, and Snake might not be returning.
Super Smash Bros. for 3DS comes out on September 13 in Japan, so it looks like we will find out soon enough if this leak is legitimate or not. If it is, then the cast of Super Smash Bros. is at least as high as 49 characters.
For a good rundown of the full leak, check out the NeoGAF thread.
The leak is looking more credible. Wonder where it came from, NoA or ESRB?
The leak is looking more credible. Wonder where it came from, NoA or ESRB?
According to speculations, it's probably coming from ESRB due to the player's name being ESRB0083 as seen from this picture: http://i.imgur.com/4we08sB.jpg (http://i.imgur.com/4we08sB.jpg)
3) Shulk seems ok but really how many people are going to fight with swords
Sakurai said no DLC last year.
Not sure why that would change unless he couldn't finish the 3DS version without holding off on a few.
"At the current time we have no plans," Sakurai told me. "I consider my job at this point, and my main responsibility, to make the Wii U and 3DS versions the best and the fullest experience possible. That said, once finished, it's the type of thing we could take into consideration, but for now, you could consider DLC as not being in the cards."
The leak is looking more credible. Wonder where it came from, NoA or ESRB?
According to speculations, it's probably coming from ESRB due to the player's name being ESRB0083 as seen from this picture: http://i.imgur.com/4we08sB.jpg (http://i.imgur.com/4we08sB.jpg)
Would the ESRB have it this early? They are based in America, and its going to be released in Japan in two or so weeks so that doesn't sound right to me
Not able to see the videos--late to the party. That Shulk artwork in the image ROiDS linked to looks kind of lame, though. I'm not convinced.
In the original 4chan thread that the leaked screens originated from, Ice Climbers, Snake, Lucas, Wolf, and the Chorus Kids from Rhythm Heaven on DS are currently being planned as DLC.The idea that full characters could actually be added later as DLC is absurd-- especially on the 3DS. The only way that could ever happen would be if that were already in the game and that was merely the method of unlocking them. Of course, if that were the case, they would still be shown as part of the full roster. So it's pretty obvious to me that those characters got cut but their names just still appear left over in the game's code (just as Toon Zelda, Dixie Kong, Roy, Dr. Mario, and Mewtwo did in Brawl), and the leaker was merely guessing they could be DLC.
There isn't any reason that a character couldn't be DLC. On the 3DS they just need to let there be enough useable space on the cart or the ability to read them from the SD card.How about the fact that the character data would be far too big? Not to mention, how would multiplayer work if not everyone had the downloaded characters? Additional characters that aren't pre-programmed in simply can't be added that way. The only kind of data you could expect to be offered in that manner would be texture downloads-- and I think they've already made it clear they aren't planning to do that either (the update revealing they just managed to get Super Metroid and Metroid Fusion skins for Zero Suit Samus seems proof of that)
They can do an update of the game after it is released that you have to download in order to go online. The download includes the data for the new DLC characters. Not hard to imagine.There isn't any reason that a character couldn't be DLC. On the 3DS they just need to let there be enough useable space on the cart or the ability to read them from the SD card.How about the fact that the character data would be far too big? Not to mention, how would multiplayer work if not everyone had the downloaded characters? Additional characters that aren't pre-programmed in simply can't be added that way. The only kind of data you could expect to be offered in that manner would be texture downloads-- and I think they've already made it clear they aren't planning to do that either (the update revealing they just managed to get Super Metroid and Metroid Fusion skins for Zero Suit Samus seems proof of that)
True, but that would only be for ONLINE multiplayer. If they took that route, then the updated versions would be rendered incompatible for local multiplayer with non-updated versions which would cause a lot of unnecessary headaches. Trust me, DLC isn't in the works, you can clearly sense that from previous updates, and even if it was, doing it in this manner would be too complicated to warrant the effort. Seeing how the data for the cut characters found in Brawl led to the exact same speculation of DLC, there's little doubt in my mind that that's the same situation here.They can do an update of the game after it is released that you have to download in order to go online. The download includes the data for the new DLC characters. Not hard to imagine.There isn't any reason that a character couldn't be DLC. On the 3DS they just need to let there be enough useable space on the cart or the ability to read them from the SD card.How about the fact that the character data would be far too big? Not to mention, how would multiplayer work if not everyone had the downloaded characters? Additional characters that aren't pre-programmed in simply can't be added that way. The only kind of data you could expect to be offered in that manner would be texture downloads-- and I think they've already made it clear they aren't planning to do that either (the update revealing they just managed to get Super Metroid and Metroid Fusion skins for Zero Suit Samus seems proof of that)
I'm a little confused. What would be the problem for local multiplayer? If they aren't buying the DLC, there's no reason to need the update if they aren't going online.True, but that would only be for ONLINE multiplayer. If they took that route, then the updated versions would be rendered incompatible for local multiplayer with non-updated versions which would cause a lot of unnecessary headaches. Trust me, DLC isn't in the works, you can clearly sense that from previous updates, and even if it was, doing it in this manner would be too complicated to warrant the effort. Seeing how the data for the cut characters found in Brawl led to the exact same speculation of DLC, there's little doubt in my mind that that's the same situation here.They can do an update of the game after it is released that you have to download in order to go online. The download includes the data for the new DLC characters. Not hard to imagine.There isn't any reason that a character couldn't be DLC. On the 3DS they just need to let there be enough useable space on the cart or the ability to read them from the SD card.How about the fact that the character data would be far too big? Not to mention, how would multiplayer work if not everyone had the downloaded characters? Additional characters that aren't pre-programmed in simply can't be added that way. The only kind of data you could expect to be offered in that manner would be texture downloads-- and I think they've already made it clear they aren't planning to do that either (the update revealing they just managed to get Super Metroid and Metroid Fusion skins for Zero Suit Samus seems proof of that)
