Super Smash Bros leaks....real or fake?
You can't even imagine how hyped I am for the new Super Smash! However, with the recent leaks, I cannot shut up about it and list all of my opinions on this:
Now first thing I am going to write....I am not going to say whether this leak is real or fake. With all the good points I got around the Internet, I am pretty much summarizing and listing my own opinions on this. Also, I will list my opinions on the characters of the roster mostly.
A lot of things I have taken from HERE on the smashboards, because they have very interesting and valid points, and a bunch of others I have taken from YT and other sources.
Why the leak might be fake
1. This leak is supposed to be from the 3DS version. A lot of people say that it is fake, because the background is very dull and uncreative. That I have to agree with, however, this is the 3DS screen we are talking about. The 3DS screen is very tiny even to an XL one, so my point is that it's not unlikely that the screen might look like this. EDIT: If you go down and check out the domes from Youtube, this screen is actually confirmed for the 3DS version.
2. This is a bad quality picture, but if you look at some characters, there seem to be things out of place:
- Ganondorf seems way too dark in the screen to the other characters. Maybe the bad quality picure makes him look too dark. However:
The face is right on Ganon's art from the others..
- Wario looks like he is missing his left pupil.
- Mr. Game and Watch seems to be touching Wario's shoulder, but if you also look at Wario's other shoulder, it is black as well, so not sure about this one.
3. One of the most important things why people think this is fake is that Dr. Mario, Dark Pit and Lucina are out of place in the roster and are not in their respectable franchises included. This I am not sure whether it's 100% true or not, but I heard a lot of people saying that Sakurai stated that "clones" will not be part of their franchises in the roster and that's why those three are not next to their counterparts respectively.
4. Different picture, but this shows that this might be an error in the game. Are these supposed to be real players or CPUs? If you have real players, they have colored backgrounds, CPUs have all grey backgrounds. However, there are levels added. CPUs have levels, but real players don't. Maybe it's real players that have added the levels names to troll people.
Why the leak might be real
The more opinions I have seen on the Internet, the more interesting points people have stated.
1. Duck Hunt Dog - A lot of people argue also in this picture that if the dog is really playable, the character should not be called "Duck Hunt". However, I think that either the name is too long (Duck Hunt Dog), which I doubt though, OR the fighter is called Duck Hunt, because you can clearly see the dog with the duck. Maybe it might be a combination of two characters (like Rosalina and Luma) that fight alongside each other, that's why they are called "Duck Hunt". This now brings me to my main point. I think this might be real, because look at the gorgeous art of the dog and the duck. Never have I seen the picture of them, and so didn't other people on the Internet. Not to mention that He fits in nicely to the others, so he might be real!
"But what the hell will his moveset be?" - This is what a looooot of people argue. What about Captain Falcon? Captain Falcon was actually only a racer, and when he came out in the first Super Smash, the makers had to think about a lot of ways for him to be a playable character. So arguing what the dog's moveset will be is an invalid point imo. Take a look at ROB as well! I heard Sakurai loves to include some one of a kind old characters to rosters, and I think Duck Hunt deserves it.
2. Dr. Mario - Another thing that people argue is why would Dr. Mario come back? A lot of people have forgotten about Dr Luigi that came out December 2013/January 2014.
This is one reason why I think that Dr Mario might make a comeback to the game, maybe with an alt costume of Dr Luigi? Time will tell.
Second: I have found something really interesting in the Smashwiki that states:
"Hacking has revealed partial programmed data in Brawl for Dr. Mario. Some take this as signs of a planned character, but it is also likely, if not more so, that it was there for referential purposes by the programmers, or data imported from Super Smash Bros. Melee. He also may have been an alternate costume for Mario."
ALSO, the trivia says:
"It is possible to hack Mario in Brawl to resemble Dr. Mario. This includes changing his fireballs into pills."
My last point:
Just like Duck Hunt Dog, this is an entirely new art of Dr. Mario that I or other people haven't seen elsewhere. Not to mention that he also fits in nicely to the roster. So if Dr. Mario came back, then I would be happy to welcome him, he was fun to play around, but if he won't make it, I won't be that unhappy either about it.
3. Dark Pit - If you take a look at the official Palutena trailer at 2:40, then Dark Pit is going to be a part of Smash Bros. People again argue why would he be an individual character, he is pretty much just Pit's dark ego. This I am not really sure about, I have played a little bit of the Kid Icarus 3DS game, as I own it, but really, I cannot make a statement that I don't know if it's true. I only heard people saying that since you can customize Pit during the gameplay, giving a lot of different fighting options. So this might be the case with Dark Pit, giving him different fighting options from the regular Pit. So I can just say it's not unlikely for me. Also, just like with Duck Hunt Dog and Dr. Mario, he fits in nicely.
4. Bowser Jr. - A lot of people argue about the picture of Bowser Jr. I think that he would be a nice inclusion (my hope for a new Super Mario Sunshine game), though yes, in one way I have to agree with people that him riding on this flyer:
...might be out of place. I am not sure either how Sakurai would make him fight. We'll see, this might be fake after all. MAYBE, maybe it's just a picture of him like that, and what we will see is this:
If you could play as Bowser Jr like from Super Mario Sunshine, there would a lot of creative and great ways to make him fight! So I say it's likely that he might be included as well.
Also another proof I wanted to show:
That's Larry Koopa on the flyer as trophy! I have heard from some rumors that since there are going to be 8 alt costumes for each character, then the other 7 Koopalings will be Bowser Jr's alt costumes. This would be actually pretty cool!
5. Where are the Mii Fighters in the roster??
Sakurai even stated that the Mii Fighters will their own roster, since before you fight, you will have to customize your Mii fighter first before going out to battle.
6. Shulk
A ton of people argued that Shulk's face was made from Little Mac's face, and then the official trailer for Shulk came. That's actually pretty funny. Not to mention that this art used on him is actually real...
This also might show why these leaks might be real. We will see until the game comes out.
7. I have found this interesting rumor, but it's only a rumor, so not sure if it's real:
LASTLY, I have found demos of the 3DS game! Here is Mario's moveset, if you go to the Youtube link, it also shows other character's movesets (but only the ones that are in the game from the start):
This is pretty much all I could find, if you find anything else, I would love to hear about it! Aaaaaaah, the hype :D
Whatever comes out, whatever is true, I will support no matter what!!
Now first thing I am going to write....I am not going to say whether this leak is real or fake. With all the good points I got around the Internet, I am pretty much summarizing and listing my own opinions on this. Also, I will list my opinions on the characters of the roster mostly.
A lot of things I have taken from HERE on the smashboards, because they have very interesting and valid points, and a bunch of others I have taken from YT and other sources.
Why the leak might be fake
1. This leak is supposed to be from the 3DS version. A lot of people say that it is fake, because the background is very dull and uncreative. That I have to agree with, however, this is the 3DS screen we are talking about. The 3DS screen is very tiny even to an XL one, so my point is that it's not unlikely that the screen might look like this. EDIT: If you go down and check out the domes from Youtube, this screen is actually confirmed for the 3DS version.
2. This is a bad quality picture, but if you look at some characters, there seem to be things out of place:
- Ganondorf seems way too dark in the screen to the other characters. Maybe the bad quality picure makes him look too dark. However:
The face is right on Ganon's art from the others..
- Wario looks like he is missing his left pupil.
- Mr. Game and Watch seems to be touching Wario's shoulder, but if you also look at Wario's other shoulder, it is black as well, so not sure about this one.
3. One of the most important things why people think this is fake is that Dr. Mario, Dark Pit and Lucina are out of place in the roster and are not in their respectable franchises included. This I am not sure whether it's 100% true or not, but I heard a lot of people saying that Sakurai stated that "clones" will not be part of their franchises in the roster and that's why those three are not next to their counterparts respectively.
4. Different picture, but this shows that this might be an error in the game. Are these supposed to be real players or CPUs? If you have real players, they have colored backgrounds, CPUs have all grey backgrounds. However, there are levels added. CPUs have levels, but real players don't. Maybe it's real players that have added the levels names to troll people.
Why the leak might be real
The more opinions I have seen on the Internet, the more interesting points people have stated.
1. Duck Hunt Dog - A lot of people argue also in this picture that if the dog is really playable, the character should not be called "Duck Hunt". However, I think that either the name is too long (Duck Hunt Dog), which I doubt though, OR the fighter is called Duck Hunt, because you can clearly see the dog with the duck. Maybe it might be a combination of two characters (like Rosalina and Luma) that fight alongside each other, that's why they are called "Duck Hunt". This now brings me to my main point. I think this might be real, because look at the gorgeous art of the dog and the duck. Never have I seen the picture of them, and so didn't other people on the Internet. Not to mention that He fits in nicely to the others, so he might be real!
"But what the hell will his moveset be?" - This is what a looooot of people argue. What about Captain Falcon? Captain Falcon was actually only a racer, and when he came out in the first Super Smash, the makers had to think about a lot of ways for him to be a playable character. So arguing what the dog's moveset will be is an invalid point imo. Take a look at ROB as well! I heard Sakurai loves to include some one of a kind old characters to rosters, and I think Duck Hunt deserves it.
2. Dr. Mario - Another thing that people argue is why would Dr. Mario come back? A lot of people have forgotten about Dr Luigi that came out December 2013/January 2014.
This is one reason why I think that Dr Mario might make a comeback to the game, maybe with an alt costume of Dr Luigi? Time will tell.
Second: I have found something really interesting in the Smashwiki that states:
"Hacking has revealed partial programmed data in Brawl for Dr. Mario. Some take this as signs of a planned character, but it is also likely, if not more so, that it was there for referential purposes by the programmers, or data imported from Super Smash Bros. Melee. He also may have been an alternate costume for Mario."
ALSO, the trivia says:
"It is possible to hack Mario in Brawl to resemble Dr. Mario. This includes changing his fireballs into pills."
My last point:
Just like Duck Hunt Dog, this is an entirely new art of Dr. Mario that I or other people haven't seen elsewhere. Not to mention that he also fits in nicely to the roster. So if Dr. Mario came back, then I would be happy to welcome him, he was fun to play around, but if he won't make it, I won't be that unhappy either about it.
3. Dark Pit - If you take a look at the official Palutena trailer at 2:40, then Dark Pit is going to be a part of Smash Bros. People again argue why would he be an individual character, he is pretty much just Pit's dark ego. This I am not really sure about, I have played a little bit of the Kid Icarus 3DS game, as I own it, but really, I cannot make a statement that I don't know if it's true. I only heard people saying that since you can customize Pit during the gameplay, giving a lot of different fighting options. So this might be the case with Dark Pit, giving him different fighting options from the regular Pit. So I can just say it's not unlikely for me. Also, just like with Duck Hunt Dog and Dr. Mario, he fits in nicely.
4. Bowser Jr. - A lot of people argue about the picture of Bowser Jr. I think that he would be a nice inclusion (my hope for a new Super Mario Sunshine game), though yes, in one way I have to agree with people that him riding on this flyer:
...might be out of place. I am not sure either how Sakurai would make him fight. We'll see, this might be fake after all. MAYBE, maybe it's just a picture of him like that, and what we will see is this:
If you could play as Bowser Jr like from Super Mario Sunshine, there would a lot of creative and great ways to make him fight! So I say it's likely that he might be included as well.
Also another proof I wanted to show:
That's Larry Koopa on the flyer as trophy! I have heard from some rumors that since there are going to be 8 alt costumes for each character, then the other 7 Koopalings will be Bowser Jr's alt costumes. This would be actually pretty cool!
5. Where are the Mii Fighters in the roster??
Sakurai even stated that the Mii Fighters will their own roster, since before you fight, you will have to customize your Mii fighter first before going out to battle.
6. Shulk
A ton of people argued that Shulk's face was made from Little Mac's face, and then the official trailer for Shulk came. That's actually pretty funny. Not to mention that this art used on him is actually real...
This also might show why these leaks might be real. We will see until the game comes out.
7. I have found this interesting rumor, but it's only a rumor, so not sure if it's real:
LASTLY, I have found demos of the 3DS game! Here is Mario's moveset, if you go to the Youtube link, it also shows other character's movesets (but only the ones that are in the game from the start):
Click to viewThis is pretty much all I could find, if you find anything else, I would love to hear about it! Aaaaaaah, the hype :D
Whatever comes out, whatever is true, I will support no matter what!!