Topic: Fan Voting Opens For Smash Bros Characters

[Shaymin]

Vote Chie or we can no longer be friends.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/39970/fan-voting-opens-for-smash-bros-characters

During today's Nintendo Direct, a fan vote was announced to determine the newest Smash Bros character after Lucas and Mewtwo.

The vote will be held starting today on SmashBros.com, and the number of write-in votes will determine which characters will be added.

[Khushrenada]

It's time to organize a fan campaign. First, no Ridley. Let's just get that out of the way. He's too big anyways.

I say, King K. Rool. Of all the characters to choose from out there, he's my number 1 choice and I'm hoping he gets a huge surge of votes and finally gets into a Smash Bros. game.

However, if people won't support this, then I'll just have to go to my fallback character and start a campaign for Bubsy, everyone's second choice character.

[Mop it up]

I know there are already a bunch of Mario reps, but I've always wanted Toad and still do.

[Soren]

Guys, please.


Ice Climbers Mike Jones.

[Triforce Hermit]

Voted for Mog from Final Fantasy VI. I know its obscure, I know it probably won't happen, but I still think he would be a great character.

King K. Rool would also be a great addition. Like a Bowser clone.

[Mop it up]

Really though, there are plenty of characters I'd want if I could (like Mike Jones as someone else mentioned).

I wonder if I can cheat the system to vote multiple times...

[Khushrenada]

Vote Chie

Who's Chie?

[broodwars]

Vote Chie

Who's Chie?

She's a badass from Persona 4.

As for the fan voting, this can surely only end well.

[Caterkiller]

Kush how could you be so cruel?! The dreams of men will never die!

I just had son born last Monday! Don't you want to Congratulate me by voting Ridley?!

Vote Ridley! Pretty please!

[Triforce Hermit]

She's a badass from Persona 4.

I beg to differ

Interesting thought having Persona characters in Smash, but I feel like that would be something Sony would aim for in their Smash ripoff (I can't remember what its called).

[Mop it up]

Kush how could you be so cruel?! The dreams of men will never die!

I just had son born last Monday! Don't you want to Congratulate me by voting Ridley?!

Vote Ridley! Pretty please!

Is your son named Ridley?

[Spak-Spang]

Voted for Bomberman...it is a long shot but still I want the character.

[MagicCow64]

I hope Nintendo is prepared to ignore several hundred thousand Ridley votes. (I just did it too, and I don't even think he makes sense, I just want the meme to end.)

What would have been super awesome is if they announced this survey, and then said that the top two most-requested characters would get in no matter what, with preliminary models shown off at E3 as a big reveal (with obvious provisos about them having to be Nintendo characters wholly under their IP control, etc.). They'd get nuts amount of attention, and there could be some great troll campaigns for Tingle or whatever.

[Khushrenada]

Kush how could you be so cruel?! The dreams of men will never die!

Because I know how much you want him.

Is your son named Ridley?

Good point. If you can prove that you officially named your boy Ridley, then I'll send in a vote for Ridley as well. I won't deny a man who cares that much about a character that he'd name his child after them.

[Spak-Spang]

Somebody should vote for Shovel Knight.

[broodwars]

If we're going 3rd party characters, I'd be inclined to vote either Simon Belmont or Crono (from Chrono Trigger).

[pokepal148]

Lets just say one of my twitter accounts is having a field day right now.

[necro909]

I voted for Daisy. It would be the only way they could get me to buy and play this game

[ShyGuy]

I voted for Metal Luigi /S

[Wah]

It's time to organize a fan campaign. First, no Ridley. Let's just get that out of the way. He's too big anyways.

I say, King K. Rool. Of all the characters to choose from out there, he's my number 1 choice and I'm hoping he gets a huge surge of votes and finally gets into a Smash Bros. game.

However, if people won't support this, then I'll just have to go to my fallback character and start a campaign for Bubsy, everyone's second choice character.

lol bubsy!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTAlr5raV2U
Actually one of the only reviews that I disagree with Jon I grew up with the ORIGANAL bubsy and love it to the core.

[kokumaker]

Shovel Knight got my vote!!

[StrawHousePig]

Cranky Kong

"Because older gamers need a fighter they can relate to. A character that knows what real gameplay is all about. The way it used to be. When men were men and games didn't hold your hand like your mama when you need your nose wiped. He is the hero of our generation."

[Caterkiller]

Kush how could you be so cruel?! The dreams of men will never die!

I just had son born last Monday! Don't you want to Congratulate me by voting Ridley?!

Vote Ridley! Pretty please!

Is your son named Ridley?

Nah, my wife wouldn't have any of that. But his name does have a R a Y a D and E in it! Ryder isn't too far off from the spelling of Ridley!

[Luigi Dude]

Can't decide who I'll vote for since there's a lot a choices I'd like to see.  Of course it won't matter since I imagine Sakurai already has a list of characters he's decided potential movesets for anyway and it'll end up being which one of those gets the most votes that gets in.

Knowing Sakurai he'll announce at E3 that Ridley was the winner but reveal a different character will be playable anyway and then just laugh his ass off for 3 minutes straight.  Don't worry, they'll have an alternate custom choice that involves them wearing a Ridley hat for maximum trolling.

[Adrock]

I have my doubts that this fan voting has anything to do with the current games. Due to how long it takes to develop and balance characters, DLC characters are likely already chosen and being worked on. Fan votes will be saved for a sequel.

I suppose fan votes could also be turned into Mii costumes which sounds like Occam's Razor for Super Smash Bros. trolling.