E3 2018

[Bobfoc]

This is wonderful.

[Owen]

All characters who have ever been in a Smash Bros game are in the new one, and the game is called Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

[Your Mom]

There are some really silly but fun choices here. I want to kick all the ass as Dr. Mario  

[Owen]

No completely new characters announced. Maybe more characters to come, but I'd be totally good with the roster as it is right now.

[Your Mom]

Ok never mind I want to destroy people as R.O.B too

[Bobfoc]

5 minutes ago, Owen said:

No completely new characters announced. Maybe more characters to come, but I'd be totally good with the roster as it is right now.

Inkling is new, surely.

Oh, heck yes. Gamecube controller support.

[GoGo Yubari]

RIDLEY

RIDLEY JUST MURDERED MARIO

[Owen]

8 minutes ago, Bobfoc said:

Inkling is new, surely.

Oh, heck yes. Gamecube controller support.

Oh yeah, Inkling. Forgot about that one. Also Ridley!!!

[Your Mom]

They made it look bad ass but I have no idea what a Ridley is

[Bobfoc]

Just now, The Chiksrara Special said:

They made it look bad ass but I have no idea what a Ridley is

It's less a case of Ridley being a major game character and more a case of Smash Bros. players requesting his inclusion for years.

[Owen]

Just now, The Chiksrara Special said:

They made it look bad ass but I have no idea what a Ridley is

Ridley is a main villain from the Metroid games.  

[Sousa]

MOTHERFUCKERS I CAN NOW DIE IN PEACE RIDLEY CAN FIGHT THE MOTHERFUCKING ICE CLIMBERS LET'S GO

[Bobfoc]

Nintendo brought the goods again. Not wanting to criticise the other companies because, when done properly, it's an approach that I don't mind, but it makes a nice change from two days of bleak, brooding story trailers to see some colourful action.

[Your Mom]

All the fun stuff made me forget that there was no Animal Crossing  

[GoGo Yubari]

11 minutes ago, Bobfoc said:

It's less a case of Ridley being a major game character and more a case of Smash Bros. players requesting his inclusion for years.

Yeah, Ridley was like the big one from the Smash 4 cycle that people kept asking for and didn't get. That was pretty neat, especially the "hit the big time" joke because their excuse last time was that Ridley was too large a character to fit the stage.

That being said, I thought that was a really middling Nintendo conference. I'm excited for Mario Party and Smash but I wanted concrete details on their Online service and something on at least one big 2019 release and there wasn't really any of that. I guess new Fire Emblem is neat too but it feels like there's always a new Fire Emblem. Not that that series is in my wheelhouse, but it's weird to announce a Metroid Prime last year and then not mention it once this year.

For me, the press conferences rank something like: Microsoft (set forth a thesis, supported it, kept things moving briskly), Ubisoft (strong roster of games), Sony (sold me really hard on most of the main games in spite of an odd format and Death Stranding not really giving me anything I found engaging), Nintendo (some neat stuff but not even Smash Ultimate really got me irrationally exuberant), EA (solely because of their token charming European gamedevs, otherwise they were honestly pretty sad to watch), Square (better games lineup than EA but it just felt inconsequential because they gave away their best stuff to Microsoft).

[Meacon Keaton]

1 hour ago, Owen said:

Yes!!! This is exactly what I wanted!!!

Classic Mario Party? Please tell me yes.

[Owen]

Just now, Meacon said:

Classic Mario Party? Please tell me yes.

Yuuuuuup!

[apsham]

1 hour ago, Bobfoc said:

Inkling is new, surely.

Oh, heck yes. Gamecube controller support.

 

1 hour ago, Owen said:

Oh yeah, Inkling. Forgot about that one. Also Ridley!!!

Inkling was announced before the event. But that's moot now because Ridley.

[Meacon Keaton]

33 minutes ago, Owen said:

Yuuuuuup!

ohmygod ohmygod ohmygod ohmygod

[probablyoliver]

Every.

Smash.

Character.

Ever.

Let's fucking go son!

(And Killer Queen too!)