Topic: Nintendo Switch --OT--

@RR529 I reckon the Sora thing’s complicated due to Disney. The Disney legal side is pretty crazy and you can’t really have Sora and not have any Disney presence in the stage, music or Sora’s Final Smash.

@nessisonett, yeah, if he was ever considered it would most definitely be the Disney connection keeping him out (whether it be Nintendo/Sakurai being really aggressive with the "game character only" rule, even applying it to things like Spirits or the fact that the Kingdom Key has a Mickey emblem as it's Keychain, Disney just outright refusing for some esoteric reason, or some combination of both).

Apparently the Dissidia games were originally conceived as a Kingdom Hearts spinoff, but Disney said no as they had an aversion to it being a fighting game. If true that probably doesn't bode well for Sora in Smash.

Him being referred to as ‘Minecraft Steve’ is already getting on my nerves. Sounds like a salesman in a back alley, like ‘Porno Phil’ or ‘Dodgy Gear Dave’.

I love how dynamic all the Smash Ultimate character renders are, and there's just Steve/Alex who are like

standing

Some random block guy from Minecraft is included, but no sign of Rayman, Spyro, or Crash.

I feel like if brand power was the primary thing that gets someone a Smash rep, then inclusions like DQ Hero, Joker, and about a million of the Fire Emblem characters don't really belong.

@Ralizah Dragon Quest is crazy huge in Japan compared to the West though, Hero probably makes more sense there. For a Western third-party that isn’t Fortnite, this is probably the smartest choice.

I don't really like Steve's inclusion that much because he's not really a character. He never speaks or displays any sort of personality. So he's just kinda whatever, for me.

@KirbyTheVampire To be honest, Hero, Byleth, Corrin and Joker also fit that brief of barely being characters in their own right, it’s more that the general style of the games define their character. Steve might be a bit of a shell but the key characteristics like the blocky appearance, movement animations and such are definitely iconic. If Wii Fit Trainer can get in then Steve can too 😂😂

@nessisonett Those characters are also among my least favorites, but I suppose it works. It's just a fighting game, after all.

Steve being in the same game as Cloud from Final Fantasy VII, Snake from Metal Gear and Joker from Persona 5 has to be the most blursed thing to happen this year.

This is legit the hypest I've been for a character since Joker, although that might be because I got into Minecraft during its heyday around like 2011/2012

@TheFrenchiestFry Yeah, Minecraft went through its ‘ew, it’s too popular’ phase a few years ago but it’s made it through the other end. I played the alpha because I was a huge Lego nut as a kid so I’ve seen it go through many different phases. I honestly don’t see Fortnite doing the same despite having similar levels of popularity because it just isn’t unique enough. I remember the original battle royale game, the Hunger Games server in Minecraft!

So wait, it is not Steve Buscemi in Smash? Bummer, that would have been cool.

Before Dan Akyroyd? Nah. He's the de facto Blues Brothers rep. Maybe as an echo fighter or skin

I’d kill for a realistic Bob Hoskins skin for Mario.

I don't understand what impacts which levels I go to in Super Mario Bros. 35. It's very weird. Anyway, I've gotten first place once and been top five most of the time, which unlocks a mode where you try to collect the most coins or something. If you can manage to unlock a star, you can add hundreds of seconds on your timer easily.

@Kidfried Just curious: why not opt for the physical version if you're low on space?

Tonight in Sunshine I got the 6th & 7th Shines in Ricco Harbor, the 1st, 2nd, & 3rd Shines in Gelato Beach, and 4 Shines in Delfino Plaza (3 of which were Blue Coin trade ins). I have a total of 24 now.

I liked Ricco Harbor, which was like one huge jungle gym (aesthetically it reminded me a lot of Kirby: Planet Robobot's water world, which I really liked). Died a few times during the Blooper riding & FLUDD-less levels, but nothing too bad. My favorite in the world was the one where you had to climb the scaffolding to get into the big yellow cage.

So far Gelato Beach has been pretty breezy (though I know that could change at any moment, lol). The FLUDD-less level it started out with was by far the easiest yet (didn't die once), and I didn't find the missions where you have to knock the red birds off the mirrors or the (first?) Wriggler fight to be all that challenging.

@RR529 There's an eighth mission as well! Unless you want to do the minimum; 7 is enough in that case.

@Ralizah Do you have a guide or link I could use on how to fix the drift issue?

I've been playing Galaxy, but it's starting to become unbearable.

Does anyone know if the Pro Controller has the same problem?

@Octane

Alcohol + Qtip method (I've used this method on two joycons, and it has fixed the drift in both)

You might need to repeat the process a couple of times when you're doing it before it really sticks. After you clean it, it's important to re-calibrate the stick.

Replacing the analog stick method

Dunno why you'd do this, but you can if you want.

I've heard some people get drift on the Pro Controller, but I've not heard mass complaints about it like with the joycons. That might just be due to the fact that there's less of them out there compared to joycons, though.

@Ralizah Alcohol and a cotton bud just didn’t fix it for me. I really did have to replace the stick because it was utterly f**ked despite not even really playing my Switch much. Granted, I had to replace my Nunchucks once back in the day but it’s still a bit annoying.