Youko checks in with his – as well as Super and TonyTH’s – E3 2019 and Smash DLC predictions. Which characters will be revealed, what are their stages and Mii costumes, when do they launch, and when will they be revealed? Also, who will ‘win’ E3 2019?
Now that Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has been released, the smaller hype cycles for its DLC begin – Youko returns with Super and TonyTH to discuss the reveal of Persona 5’s Joker as the DLC Challenger Pack 1 character, the potential stage and music representation from the franchise, what his moveset and alternate outfits could look like, what this reveal means for future characters, and what the rollout timing of Smash Bros. Ultimate DLC announcements could look like
(36:04) MAILTIME
• (36:17) Exelev: “With Nintendo better embracing the competitive Smash scene, and the fantastic Joker reveal at The Game Awards, do you think this will be the year we finally see a character reveal at EVO?”
• (40:32) Knightcrawler: “If Nintendo were to release a free DLC including just one returning stage, other than Pac-Maze, what would you want it to be?”
Your weekly weekend podcasting source recaps the biggest news in anticipation of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – Youko returns with Super and TonyTH to discuss the direct-feed YouTube matches from demos and livestreams, the banner comes alive in a meme-worthy animation, Sakurai confirms that Nintendo has selected the five DLC characters, all alternate costumes have been confirmed, a music update that brings the best theme to go with everything, a trifecta of Spirits posts rounds up this week’s Smash Blog updates, and questions from Grimace the Minace and Megalatino000 about 0% chance characters as DLC and platform fighting game features that Smash could still adapt
(45:26) SMASH BLOG UPDATES
• (45:50) Ken
• (48:51) Spring Man
• (51:20) Guile Stage
• (54:10) Spirits Pt. 1
• (57:24) Spirits Pt. 2
• (58:52) Spirits Pt. 3
• (1:02:39) Olimar
• (1:05:47) Yuri Kozukata
(1:09:17) MAILTIME
• (1:09:44) Grimace the Minace: “Which character (besides Goku) that you truly believe has zero chance of being playable would you be most excited to see as DLC?”
• (1:15:57) Megalatino000: “Have any of you played any non-Nintendo platform fighter / Smash clones (not including mods to Smash) and is there anything from them (not just characters) you wish Smash would add?”
(1:18:50) PLAYING
• (1:18:54) Super: The Jackbox Party Pack 5, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, Super Mario Odyssey, Hollow Knight, Sonic Adventure
• (1:20:41) Youko: Assassin’s Creed Odyssey (PLATINUM), Red Dead Redemption II, The Jackbox Party Pack 5
• (1:24:24) TonyTH: Super Mario Odyssey
Your weekly weekend podcasting source recaps the biggest news in anticipation of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – Youko returns with Super and TonyTH to discuss the final Smash Direct and the Ultimate character roster, if we believed in the Box Theory or the Grinch Leak, World of Light’s succession to Subspace Emissary, the Spirits mode’s puzzling presentation, and a question from Dwight about our initial DLC character predictions
(2:22) FINAL SMASH DIRECT BREAKDOWN
• (8:36) Ken & Incineroar
• (17:52) Character Select Screen
• (19:48) amiibo
• (20:29) Spirits
• (34:02) Online Play
• (43:51) Assist Trophies
• (54:32) Other Features
• (57:39) Options
• (1:01:50) Mii Fighter Costumes
• (1:03:20) DLC
• (1:30:22) Piranha Plant
• (1:35:54) World of Light
(1:46:08) SMASH BLOG UPDATES
• (1:46:24) Zero Suit Samus
• (1:48:02) Living Room
• (1:49:25) Rosalina & Luma
• (1:51:16) Klaptrap
• (1:52:07) Post-Direct Updates
• (1:52:32) Battle! Wild Pokémon
• (1:55:48) Incineroar
(1:10:00) MAILTIME
• (1:10:23) Dwight: “What would you like to see in the first year of post release support for Ultimate? What would be your ideal DLC character and stage list?”
(1:58:05) PLAYING
• (1:58:06) Super: Hollow Knight
• (1:58:21) Youko: Red Dead Redemption II
• (1:58:53) TonyTH: Marvel’s Spider-Man – Black Cat DLC, Deltarune
Your weekly weekend podcasting source recaps the biggest news in anticipation of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – Youko returns with Super and TonyTH to discuss 20 Yes/No questions that make up our Final Smash Direct predictions, such as whether or not The Grinch Leak is real, if the stage total will exceed 103, what Spirits mode actually will be, if a Global TestSmash or demo will be announced, and also our Big Boss Predictions before the truth comes out
(3:16) 20 YES/NO PREDICTIONS
• (3:21) Is the Grinch Leak real?
• (5:25) Will anyone “die,” like Mario and Luigi have, in a character reveal trailer?
• (6:18) After speculation about chairs and couch patterns, will Skull Kid be shown in any fashion – character, assist trophy, boss, etc. – during the Direct?
• (7:05) Will Sakurai or a Treehouse member confirm that as a result of this Direct, we have now seen the full launch character roster?
• (8:47) Will we see an updated banner image that includes all of the revealed characters on the live broadcast by the end of the Treehouse showcase?
• (10:13) Will a stage that has never been seen in a Smash Bros. game be revealed, making the total more than 103?
• (11:51) Will the blurred menu mode, suggested to be called “Spirits,” be a story-based spiritual successor to Subspace Emissary?
• (14:07) Will more than three new boss characters, not seen in any previous Smash Bros. game as bosses, be revealed?
• (15:30) Will a brand new Smash Bros. mode be revealed, other than Spirits?
• (17:07) Will either Smash Run or Smash Tour return?
• (18:04) Will Board the Platforms or a character-specific Break the Targets mode return?
• (19:14) Will the specific terms “For Fun” and “For Glory” be featured as menu selections in a discussion of the online multiplayer mode?
• (20:30) Will Mii fighters with customized costumes be confirmed for online play?
• (21:13) Will we see a new character-specific conversation event, aside from Codec Calls, Palutena’s Guidance, and Star Fox Conversations?
• (22:52) Will we see any evidence that the music library contains more than two Final Fantasy tracks?
• (24:03) Will players be able to change the order of how the character or stage select screens are arranged?
• (25:01) Will we learn what the mystery sprout item is?
• (26:54) Will there be any talk of DLC plans?
• (28:17) Will a Global TestSmash or demo be announced?
• (29:46) Will Sakurai be live in-person on the post-Direct Treehouse broadcast?
(31:37) BIG BOSS PREDICTIONS
• (31:49) Youko: The character/roster results from the Direct will be viewed as better than the Box Theory, but worse than the Grinch Leak. Out of all the non-echo newcomers from the Grinch Leak, Mach Rider has the best chance of being revealed as a playable character. Minecraft’s representation in the game will be shown as Creeper as an Assist Trophy.
• (34:44) Super: Crocomire will be revealed as a boss character
• (35:18) TonyTH: The Grinch Leak is real, but Banjo-Kazooie will be shown at Microsoft’s XO18 event