Topic: What characters would you like to see in the next SSB?

[Dirk Temporo]

That is, assuming there's going to be one. I'd have to say that Viewtiful Joe would be an absolutely perfect addition. I mean, he already has his moves all planned out and he even already has a double jump. He's perfect!

[odifiend]

Other than being property of Capcom, that is a good idea.  After I played melee for a while, I, too, felt like there should be more characters, but if you really think about it there are no others.  Kid Icarus is often mentioned as a wanted addition, but I've never played his game(s), so I don't know.  If you look through all your trophies, other than more Pokemon, it seems that Nintendo has no one else.
So an alternate solution is letting existing "clone" characters play differently or better yet having Nintendo make more franchises.
(Seriously the main reason I want new franchises is for Smash Brothers, which if you think about it- it is preposterous...lol)

[vudu]

one problem with adding viewtiful joe would be the controls for the game are completely different than ssbm.  so they would have either (a) have a different control scheme for joe or (b) completely change around joe's controls, which would be very awkward.  down b to slow-mode is not good.  which, brings up a new point, it would be very very annoying to play against joe when he was constantly messing with the speed of the game.

[odifiend]

Link counters with his ocarina.

[Guitar Smasher]

I really want to see Diddy Kong.  And he has to have his boombox too.

[odifiend]

Wasn't there a Namco game that was trying to copy the Smash Brother phenomenon?  I say that Namco should let Nintendo use all those characters and slap the ones that fit into the next Smash Brothers.

[kennyb27]

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I say that Namco should let Nintendo use all those characters and slap the ones that fit into the next Smash Brothers.

I disagree.  SSBM should stick to being a 1st/2nd party compilation.

[odifiend]

Like you, I actually want the series to stay Nintendo only, but that puts the Nintendo in a dilemmna when it is time to cast for the next game.  What do you guys think about characters appearing for the first time in Smash Brothers (characters making their first public appearance in Smash Bros. instead of their respective Nintendo franchise)?

[vudu]

how about captain olimer and a small army of pikmin?  

[Polemistis]

Yes lol I was also thinking of Olimar from pikman
I would like to see:
-Captain Olimar
-Koopa kid/baby bowser
-Wario
-Sonic
-Birdo
-Majora
-Dixie Kong

[Dirk Temporo]

While I'm on the subject of Capcom games, I was thinking about King Arthur from Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts. Remember, it's not the same guy that's in Maximo, so it's still Nintendo exclusive.

[Obiyo]

-Geno
-Kid Icarus
-Ridley
-Boshi ?
-a Custom Robo  character ?

Also, I think characters appearing in a Smash Bros. game before their own could be pretty cool because you could build up hype about their game before it came out; kinda like a sneak peek at what the character's like. They could have a trophy system similar to SSB:M and entries like Marth's or Roy's, but would say "Coming Soon" at the bottom instead of "Japan Only". They could maybe put a vague release date, but not an exact one, just in case the game gets delayed.

[KDR_11k]

Yeah, Ridley is a must, perhaps with Meta Ridley as a bonus character. What his down+B attack will be isn't hard to guess.

[SavedbyaNinja]

I think if they had Capcom chrs. Mega Man would rock.  They could fix in a way for him to "steal" their powers.  Every character makes a different attack. Like Mario he turn Red and shoot giant fireballs.  Link he would boomerangs like in Mega Man X. Sounds a little like kirby...but a little more evolved.

[Draygaia]

I actually want the next SSB to be a lot like Powerstone, EHRgeiz, etc with this freedom of movement fighting.

[KDR_11k]

That'd be a major change in gameplay and I doubt it'll be for the better. 3d means less accuracy and less interesting maneuvers. Jump attacks would be a big problem as well, since it's hard to judge your position in 3d...

[Bill Aurion]

That would make the game way too complicated...Think about the way you die in Smash Brothers...If you got knocked off, trying to determine the angle of the stage would be just near impossible...

[Draygaia]

That can be one side of the dice in the game.

Characters:

Pokey
Tingle
regular ole metroid
Demon Gannondorf
OoT Fairy  They're so hot!
Shigeru Miyamoto He has moves that are combinations of most characters
Humanoid Console (current generation)

[MattVDB]

Kingvudu mentioned "a small army of pikmin," and it got me thinking.  When the Ice Climbers were first announced, the idea of them playing in tandem was weird, but they pulled it off.  But, what if they did that same thing with pikmin, and made it like 4 or 5?  If you have ever played Yoshi's Island, you know then how the trailing could work.

Personally I like the idea of these little pests taking over the stage.  It could provide for some unique battles.

[jasonditz]

Wario is the obvious must. Now that he's had a console game of his own (admittedly not a great one), there's no excuse for snubbing him again.

More playable Pokemon: They're made for this kind of thing. Preferably a flying type, like Pidgeoto.

Neat 3rd party additions:

Pacman - Pacland style
Sonic
Kinikuman
Mega Man
Bub or Bob from Bubble Bobble


Also, what if we did put a couple of photorealistic people in the game. Shigeru was mentioned before, but what about some pro wrestler or some gangsta rapper? Wouldn't it be great to have Mario kicking Hulk Hogan's ass? Or better still, Link stabbing Snoop Dogg?

[Bill Aurion]

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Originally posted by: jasonditz
Also, what if we did put a couple of photorealistic people in the game. Shigeru was mentioned before, but what about some pro wrestler or some gangsta rapper? Wouldn't it be great to have Mario kicking Hulk Hogan's ass? Or better still, Link stabbing Snoop Dogg?

No...

[jasonditz]

I don't want it as a major feature, just some ungodly hidden playable character... like Mr. Game and Watch was (I STILL haven't freed him up).

Totally unannounced too, like after 20,000 matches all of a sudden Snoop Dogg or someone is a playable character. It'd totally throw people for a loop, like all those rumors about Sonic being available in SSBM. Everyone would call the person a liar. Make the person, as I said, photorealistic, so it looks like a bad photoshopping...

[Rich]

Hahaha, that would be funny seeing link stab snoop.

The person that i think would be really cool is Ridley. I also agree with some of you guys that we should get some of the Capcom guys like Mega Man(with all of the upgrades from MMX) and Viewtiful Joe. And the way I pictured Joes was that he could aim his power at one player, and he could charge them up too. so lets say he has a team mate so he uses the fast forward power on his teammate and he kicks butt that much faster. or there is an enemy running at Joe and joe uses the fast forward power and the guys runs of the cliff. the more he charges the faster and longer he remains like that.

[jasonditz]

Actually how about Bald Bull or King Hippo or Soda Popinski? Those are some classic NES characters that could use a new game.

[jasonditz]

Better still, how about a couple of characters from various webcomics just randomly inserted (maybe requiring a connectivity thing to free them up). If its an N5 title you might even be able to make it downloadable...  cross promotion is a good thing.