Cosmic Dreams
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I could see something like that happening. Still, that would suck.
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Super Smash Bros. for 3DS & Wii U Thread XIII: Leak Dynasty
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I could see something like that happening. Still, that would suck.
balladofwindfishes
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I can't see this being the case. They'd take the most hyped game of the year and make it one of the most infamous games ever released in a matter of seconds. They'd be fools, they'd actually lose money doing it that way.
I'd just like to hope that there's more than 1 newcomer DLC, and it's not mostly veterans. Rhythm heaven rep isn't exactly the most popular thing to attach to DLC. You'd think they'd put fan favorites/highly requested characters as DLC. A character that most people don't know about? Iffy.
Not to mention the leaker would have to either have access to famitsu, be able to change it to match famitsu fast enough for the leak the same day, or be INCREDIBLY LUCKY to guess the exact color scheme of the room that would be in famitsu.
Mr.Miyamoto
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Since the locations are likely dynamic its location could be taken either way -- that it proves it because it's the same room in the same location or that the same room is unlikely to be in the same location and therefore even more coincidental.
BassForever
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The problem is or isn't if someone could fake the room, someone could have faked ALL of this if they had enough free time to do it. The issue is the stage select screen icon is almost identical to the picture in the famitsu scan, this can only mean a few things
1- Faker had a god like guess
2- Fake somehow had access to Famitsu's scans/issue before everyone else and was able to model their fake off a real image everyone would soon discover to create fake credibility
3- The image is real, and Famitsu just used the image from a stock pile Nintendo sent the magazine
They'd all eventually be available for download on the eShop, so I wouldn't be that mad.
Cosmic Dreams
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I think charging AT MOST like a dollar per character would be okay. $5 for all of them.
Possibly the best name and avatar I've seen on NeoGAF.
StreetsAhead
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I thought the Famitsu pic had it on the top floor while the leak is on the middle floor? Either way, I think the rooms shuffle around, anyway.
balladofwindfishes
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Has a fighting game ever locked a character behind retailer specific DLC?
I know MvC3 had pre-order characters, but they went on the store quickly and it wasn't retailer specific.
I know MvC3 had pre-order characters, but they went on the store quickly and it wasn't retailer specific.
That's why they would probably bundle them together. Hype up Snake & the Chorus Men, while those two (technically 4 for each Chorus Man & Snake) bring the other 3 along for the ride.
I think we will see a lot of:
Nintendo and Sakurai just shot themselves in the foot.
I don't know how much the rest of you know about Japanese culture (I'm an expert), but honor and shame are huge parts of it. It's not like it is in America where you can become successful by being an asshole. If you screw someone over in Japan, you bring shame to yourself, and the only way to get rid of that shame is repentance.
What this means is the japanese public, after hearing about this, is not going to want to purchase Smash for either system, nor will they purchase any of Nintendo's games. This is HUGE. You can laugh all you want, but Nintendo and Sakurai has alienated an entire market with this move.
Nintendo and Sakurai, publicly apologize and cancel retail exclusive Smash DLC or you can kiss your business goodbye.
Isaac from Dead Space.
PadWarrior
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People would also make some cash selling the codes are on eBay
But how cool is it if he's the VERY LAST character announced, especially as DLC (weeks/months after release) and says 'Kept you waiting, Huh?'
Maybe snake isn't in early because voice acting couldn't be coordinated yet?
I could see them bundling chorus kids (3 characters at once) with Ice Climbers (2 characters at once) for some synergy. That's about as far as I'm willing to stretch though.
balladofwindfishes
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Considering the game is available for pre-order in Japan and comes out in 3 weeks, we would have heard of pre-oder DLC by now.
Or, the most obvious true fact: Famitsu found the leaker's images, and used (a slightly modified version of) the Tomodachi stage's picture from the leak. Obviously.
Hyrule warriors didn't have preorder DLC in japan (it was bundled w/ collector's edition).
balladofwindfishes
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But we haven't heard of a collector's edition either.
Cool, thanks!
I think ballad is onto something.
But with that release, we had already heard about DLC for a long time.
Seems like a fair bet that we won't see the Smash DLC released until a good chunk of time after the (3DS) game. At least that's what my gut says.
I think Pre-order DLC is more likely to happen with the Wii U version
The Bankslammer
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I'm still wondering if, as far-fetched as it sounds, it's possible due to the difference in time between when physical copies leak and when the digital copies release, as I've only been seeing scans of the digital version of Famitsu for the Smash Bros sections. It's just a thought, and totally unsubstantiated at the moment, I just think the whole situation is pretty funny. It certainly is the most convincing evidence, and makes things a hell of a lot more interesting.
Can't wait for the Mewtwo reveal. I'ma be like;
I still remember me getting all worked up during Greninja's reveal. Those hands yo.
StreetsAhead
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Actually, you got Link's costume if you bought the vanilla version early (I think maybe until August 31st? Not sure). Zelda's costumes (and Link's) were in the retailer special edition, while Ganondorf's costumes (and Link + Zelda's) were limited to the online-only Treasure Box bundle.
Mr.Miyamoto
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*bows*
Baron von Loathsome
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In honor of today's music update, let's not forget the Nintendo Big Band smash bros theme 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAhNMBnsvmg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAhNMBnsvmg
this case would be a win win
KelpPlankton
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And registering your game on Club Nintendo gives you the N64 Model Costume Pack for the original 12~
User 73706
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Pre-order at Circuit City to get Mewtwo!
KelpPlankton
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I'm convinced one of next year's Club Nintendo plat rewards is going to be a Gold Mario Amiibo or something. Some sort of weird exclusive Amiibo. It just seems obvious.
Vs the Regginator?
The Great Gonzales
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How long before a game's release do retailer-exclusive preorder bonuses usually get announced? We're getting down to the wire with the 3DS version, and we haven't heard anything yet. I would think that Gamestop, Best Buy, etc., would want to announce any bonuses as early as possible in order to get the most customers.
Scooter155
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That's cold...
*EDIT* I didn't even notice your name until after I posted that. Funny how that worked out.
Just looking at the potential leak and its DLC contents, is anyone else completely surprised that there are only five Pokémon characters? Brawl's roster was much smaller and technically had six playable Pokémon, and the Pokémon series has grown considerably since 2005/2006. There should be an equal amount of Pokémon or more of them, not fewer. Considering the presence of Mega Evolutions, Mewtwo is a really glaring omission.
Mr. Smiley
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I'm sure if you search deep enough, you'll find a game but heavy hitters like Tekken, Soul Cal, anything from Capcom or Arksys haven't done so.
Not even MK or Injustice
Don't kill my wallet, plz
OricWindstar
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I just had flashbacks to buying Diddy Kong Racing at Circuit City.
I will be disappointed if they don't put a couple amiibos on there. Even if they cost a lot of coins, not like there's anything else besides digital stuff.
Can't think of retailer specific, but plenty of collector's editions have (MVC3). Retailer stuff is almost always costumes, like MK9.
yes please.
Nintendo can make so much money for alt costumes. They probably would have made tens of thousands if Samus's new alt costumes were DLC.
ShockingAlberto
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I feel like Mewtwo makes it even more gen-one centric.
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