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If we were going purely by fan demand, I'd say Waluigi would be the next character in line, but if by main series you meant just the core platformer games and not the spinoffs then I would say Kamek or Captain Toad before Nabbit.
But it's not just one appearance, it's simply her latest one. She was in what is technically the very first Mario game, the Mario vs DK games, and now Odyssey, that's a good backlog of games and moveset inspiration. She's not a top contender by FAR, but that's enough to at least be considered.
I think the consensus was that Pauline had more merit than Nabbit to get into Smash, not that she should be in Smash.
Potential was part of it, but do you think Rosalina would've been included with one and only appearance and no promises of more?
That's beside the point.
I may be wrong, but wasn't Rosalina always popular since Mario Galaxy? I'm sure that and her potential for a unique play style is why Sakurai chose her, and not just the latter only.
She wasn't the only "popular" Mario character that wasn't in Smash, though.
I think it's reasonable to say she quickly became one of the more important characters on the Mario universe in a hurry. Couple that with the fact he was clearly inspired with her moveset and that's why I think she made it in.
has been chosen mainly because she was also playable in 3D World... ?
I think her 3D World appearance was confirmed AFTER her confirmation with SmashI always thought
If I remember correctly, her 3D World appearance was confirmed in November while her Smash appearance a month later in December. Never the less, I don't think that contributed to the choice to add her in Smash as development for both games had been going on for long before that. However, picking her to have a playable role in 3D world was already a precedent of her being on a "higher pedestal", so to say, than many other Mario characters so having her appear in Smash wasn't really surprising.
Just replace the FLUDD with it.
You'd be surprised at how unpopular this opinion can be.
She could feasibly throw them all together to create some sort of Frankenstein moveset, though finding the right balance would be difficult and the concept alone is quite a stretch.
There was literally no good reason ("good" being the operative word) to replace the Tornado with the FLUDD in the first place, given the former fit better into Mario's intended gameplay design, being an all-round beginner character.
She was part of Smash's finalized roster in early 2012.I always thought
To be fair, Sakurai could easily look at the development team's work by that point. Granted, I doubt 3D World was a major factor if my assumption was correct (she doesn't even have the spin)
Agree. FLUDD was only added because Brawl was still in ''REP GAMECUBE'' mode. Delfino Plaza coming back is enough to represent Sunshine. Mario should get a better Down-B, probably something from Oddyssey
I been questioning this as long as I can remember. Mario's tornado is iconic as h and FLUDD is depressingly useless.
The custom variants also help, as you do get a good damage builder out of Scalding F.L.U.D.D..
You don't necessarily have to include the Capture mechanic, just the ability to throw your hat as a projectile / platform. That on it's own is something unique and Odyssey-based without completely renovating Mario's character.
That was really interesting. It seems Waddle Dees and Waddle Doos were planned from the start and would have been used with Jet Hammer. This Dedede design feels more complete than what we ended up getting but the 3DS means they had to change things. That could explain why Dedede has a "useless" move. It's original design wasn't meant to be.
I actually prefer the Gordo Toss, so I'm glad this happened. My worry is that it'll be changed back. I wonder what other attacks got changed because of the 3DS?That was really interesting. It seems Waddle Dees and Waddle Doos were planned from the start and would have been used with Jet Hammer. This Dedede design feels more complete than what we ended up getting but the 3DS means they had to change things. That could explain why Dedede has a "useless" move. It's original design wasn't meant to be.
Considering the circumstances, not bad though. Dedede is still pretty fun.
Well, we know transformations were removed because of it. Same with Olimar and the number of Pikmin.
