THE SLOTH

It is now SMM2-eve-eve. Or it's already SMM2-eve, depending on where you live. While some hold out for new DLC game styles (banking on an Odyssey style personally), consider this:

DLC Characters. Functionally identical to each other, but just more characters to play as. I could see Nintendo releasing a 4-pack of characters for free down the line to match the existing line up of Mario, Luigi, Blue Toad, and Toadette. If this were to happen, I'd personally vouch for playable Peach, Daisy, Wario, and Waluigi.

Cat Wario/Waluigi would be worth the price of admission and more.

Wait, Etika died? When? Can anyone confirm this, I'm seeing a sudden surge of "rip etika" and am confused.

After having watched Hero's trailer again recently, I can't wait to see Hero players with a stock lead styling on people with Kamikazee. For a move that kills you on the spot, no questions asked, I can only imagine it could kill anyone near you INSANELY early.

Just watched a video on the Paragon leak that's been going around recently. I think the whole thing's a big hoax, both characters in it have a lot going against them getting into Smash. For UT, it's the game being an indie that has a following, but has a significantly smaller impact than indie games like Shovel Knight and Shantae, which only got in as an assist trophy and a handful of spirits. Waluigi, for obvious reasons. I have no reason to believe this leak holds any kind of water.

... But if the next character reveal trailer opens with K. Rool falling underground after making a crater in the ground from the Banjo trailer I sweAR I'M GOING TO LOSE MY MIND

Nobody:

Absolutely no one:

Nintendo, a week after E3: DR. MARIO WORLD

Zelda fans: *screams in excitement*
Dragon Quest fans: *screams in excitement*
Banjo fans: *screams in excitement*
Pokemon fans: *screams*

Holy heck, guess both the Dragon Quest and Banjo fans got what they wanted. Congrats, all!

Man, the Xbox conference was wild. I didn't know Shigeru Miyamoto was guest-starring in Cyberpunk!

If the rumored cameo from Miyamoto at the Xbox press conference is just him sitting in the audience, giving the camera a thumbs up for like 3 seconds and that's it, I would laugh so hard.

... Either that, or a surprise Legend of Zelda and Rabbids crossover that is a surprisingly good arcade-styled beat-em-up, despite neither series ever dipping into that genre before.

I've been dormant the past couple months during a lengthy transition of moving, and I'll no doubt get swamped when I start up college this upcoming August. But I've decided to at least come back before E3, now that I have a... serviceable hotel internet connection to work with. Merry E3, everyone!

Stuck between choosing Grookey and Sobble. Seeing their evos later down the line should help decide. Leaning towards depression chameleon for now.

Staying up until 4 AM to catch the Pokemon Direct live. Staying up until 4 for a Smash Direct is one thing. Staying up until 4 for a direct estimated to be around 7 minutes long is another. I'm making good life decisions here.

"The game is fun. The game is a battle. If it's not fun, why bother? If it's not a battle, where's the fun?"
- Reggie Fils-Aimé, E3 2017.
Reggie's a cool dude, I wish him the best as he retires and just enjoys time with his friends and family. He's certainly earned it.

... oh yeah, Super Mario Maker 2 and Link's Awakening Remake HYPE

I don't care we didn't get much Smash this direct, honestly didn't expect any. But I'm just confused on what they did show? Ver. 3.0.0 already? We literally just got 2.00. What are they adding that justifies making it 3.0.0 instead of 2.1.0...?

Nothing beats the incredible dread of going into a 2v2s arena and not realizing Team Attack is off until both members of the opposite team hug the opposite side of the stage and wall you out. Team Attack Off is a nightmare and I’m convinced everyone who purposefully uses it over On is some sort of sadist.

Me waiting for the Smash servers to go back up so I can fight people online with Piranha Plant:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJ5nV9aKthU