"taking up slots" is not a concept that exists

please do everyone a favour and try to think a little bit about game development before you open your retarded mouth

I'll never understand the "slot" complaint. It's not like nintendo went up to Sakurai and was like ONLY CHOOSE 45 CHARACTERS and then Mii took up three. What's the problem?

Edit: Ninja'd lol

geno update your sig already

the people want to see pally's beautiful face

1. Never did they say they took up 3 slots.

2. Why? by saying that you're pretty much saying that a new game shouldn't be relevant when that's clearly not the case. She's someone who many people wanted and someone Sakurai wanted in so she's there. Nothing you can do about it. All you have to do is not choose her.

i bet he just doesn't want her because all these women in smash bros are making him feel inferior

thank you sakurai for dismantling the patriarchy

But by including her in the game he wants her to be smashed!
Sakurai supports the patriarchy, don't believe his lies

i'd smash her if you know what i mean

because i sure as hell don't

It is totally a concept that exists. The game can only be so big. There is no infinite storage on either game, so that means the playable roster will be limited. Oh and game development takes time, and the developers only have so much. So if they spend time developing something, they can't use that same time on other things. So when they make a playable character, who takes up a slot on the select screen, it means that time could've been used on another, but it wasn't. Therefore, any unwanted character, depending on the person's opinion, took the development time and slot, of a character they wanted.

And I could've sworn they said that they will be three different fighters on the select. If they aren't then we all win I guess.

We don't get a new character for every new game ever, or else we would have a roster full of Mario characters. I'm just saying, Pit, Ice Climbers, Mr. Game & Watch, R.O.B., and now Little Mac represent retro Nintendo. So I don't see it necessary to add a character from the same franchise as one of them to represent the same era. That's just how I look at it, but I know it isn't the only way. And I never said I could do anything about it. I said I would accept it as the amount of support the character has is unreal, so I'm happy for those who wanted her.

And I'm a huge supporter of more female characters and villains, I just thought a little differently.

This is the stupidest f*** thing I've ever heard lmao

He said there were 3 different types of fighters, never on the select screen.
True, a game can only be so big, but that's for them to decide how to use it, not us. If they want to add more characters, then they will. Don't think that one character deconfirms/won't include other characters. If all else fails, just use a mii based on the character you want.
Also, retro games can be new. You may consider a franchise retro, but by saying that kid icarus is retro and saying that mario and zelda AREN'T, then something's up with the way you think bro.

congrats you missed the point entirely

the characters that are in smash bros are in smash bros because the development team wanted to put them in smash bros

a character you don't like being in smash bros does not mean that a character you want instead was rejected from smash bros

they are not taking up slots. they did not think "OH LET'S INCLUDE MII INSTEAD OF [whoever the f*** you want instead]"

that is not how video game development works

they include the characters they want in smash bros and do not include the characters they don't want in smash bros. that's how it works

nothing is "stealing slots" or anything like that. stop being a f*** retard. stop posting if you don't know what the f*** you're even talking about

edit: ninja'd but point still stands

I can just feel the love today. I never said it was based on rejection, or a choice of character one over character two. It's just the time was used on said character, so that time couldn't be used for any other resources.

Yes, Mario and Zelda were retro at a point too, but they didn't stay there. The two franchises have taken a step forward every chance Nintendo has given them to. However, the games I consider retro, stayed in their respective era. With the occasional exception, as the new games Punch-Out!! and Kid Icarus got. Until these series start having more software released for them, I will see them as retro. And yes, I should watch my use of the word forever, as with the amount of support Uprising brought back to the series, it could become a dominant and more modern franchise in coming years.

THIS

IS

NOT

HOW

GAME

DEVELOPMENT

WORKS.

THEY SPEND. AS MUCH TIME. AS THEY NEED TO. TO MAKE. THE CHARACTERS. THEY WANT. TO MAKE.

IF. THEY DID NOT INCLUDE THE CHARACTER. YOU DO NOT LIKE. THEY WOULD HAVE SPENT THE TIME. DOING NOTHING. BECAUSE NOTHING ELSE. IS PLANNED.

AM I MAKING MYSELF f*** CLEAR ENOUGH YET?

You've been clear since your first post, I just don't think I've been clear enough for you. They will give time to what they have planned, but a lot can be planned and not make it into a game due to dates that have to be met (like release dates). They can choose to make whatever they want whenever they want, but when release date comes, anything left over doesn't make it.