And the Fandom Rejoiced (Sugar Wiki)/Video Games/Super Smash Bros.

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The premise of a Massively Multiplayer Crossover with all the most notable stars of the Nintendo multiverse is awesome enough already; starting with Brawl, though, the Super Smash Bros. series started becoming the Most Triumphant Example when it comes to explain why, in some cases, the fandom rejoiced.

  • Any new character that was confirmed to be playable, especially Snake and Sonic. R.O.B. was the only exception, as he was a Replacement Scrappy to many fans' dream additions. He didn't stay hated for long, though.
  • "Cool, new Smash Brothers game. Wait, what's this, a new Metal Gear? What, they're discussing the game? What's that box doing on one of the stages? Oh... oh hell yeah."
  • A more subdued moment happened when it was revealed that the character-specific battle introductions from Super Smash Bros. came back for Brawl.
  • Brawl's Stage Builder.
  • New Smash Bros?! ON THE WII U AND 3DS?! Our bodies were not ready.

    For players who were burned by the previous games' lack of balance, especially Brawl, producer Sakurai has mentioned that he may involve the other members in his staff with Balance.

    Also, Sakurai's statement that Brawl won't be the only game in the series with third-party guest characters. The first ones Sakurai stated to be interested in? "Capcom characters". Hell. Yeah.
  • They stated that development for Smash Bros 4 would begin after Sakurai's then current project was finished. Now that Kid Icarus: Uprising has finished production...
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