07-18-2018, 10:08 AM
I could potentially see anime or manga based characters in smash in the next installment after Ultimate, but I feel as though that this smash game is more of a celebration of the series thus far and I think they may keep limiting themselves to video game characters this time around.
I can understand where Sakurai's stances change over time so I don't want to keep saying "Characters that didn't originate from games have no chance of making it in", but given the circumstances I have strong feelings that, to name a few random characters it is unlikely he'll throw characters like Goku, Naruto, Sailor Moon, Spike Speigel, Jotaro or any other character from Japanese media that originated outside of video games for the moment. At this point given how many franchises beyond gaming have seeped their way onto consoles over time nothing is impossible.
I can understand where Sakurai's stances change over time so I don't want to keep saying "Characters that didn't originate from games have no chance of making it in", but given the circumstances I have strong feelings that, to name a few random characters it is unlikely he'll throw characters like Goku, Naruto, Sailor Moon, Spike Speigel, Jotaro or any other character from Japanese media that originated outside of video games for the moment. At this point given how many franchises beyond gaming have seeped their way onto consoles over time nothing is impossible.