Pokkén Tournament and ARMS in the Running for Evo 2017 Player's Choice Spot

I'm first. I'm the wiz I'm the wiz nobody can beat me!

Aw man Pokken was winning this morning

@Metal_Slugger
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Probbably be Street Fighter II or UMVC3 since that made a comeback. Pity, would have been interesting to see people play Arms competitively... XD

I'd donate for Pokkén.

It's silly to include arms in the running. It's gaining popularity but it hasn't built an audience yet. Give it some time on the market and it may be in the next EVO, after the one that's currently coming of course.

If you twisted my arm, I'd have to pok Arms as the winner.

Ah man, I'd actually watch EVO if Arms was one of the games.

Seriously Arms looks like all kinds of fun for competitive gaming

I remember first seeing Arms, and thinking how utterly disappointing I was with Nintendo, and how they hadn't learned anything, especially with motion controls. But then I saw more gameplay, mechanics, and then I finally stumbled upon the fact that this game could also be played with a regular controller. It's that duel set up which could really drive sales. Some people really like the motion controls, and others hate it. This really gives people a chance to use their preference.

But seriously, the competitive gamers will always be using actual controls, even if the motion controls are phenomenal

I want Killer Instinct in that list. And still no love for DOA. But I will watch Evo for Street Fighter V, KOF14, Tekken 7, and Smash Wii U.

..someone's gonna have to donate both ARMS and a LEG for ARMS to win..

I would love to see ARMS up there just because it is a completely new game.

I'm of a mind that Arms and Pokken shouldn't even be considered, but I'm sure they are simply to pull in money. Arms isn't even out. We don't know if it will be a good game, let alone a good competitive fighting game. Pokken is just too much of nightmare to set up. People don't want to play with the game pad and be forced to look at its smaller, lower quality screen, so two Wii U units are required to play a single 1v1 match.

If that is Killer Instinct Arcade then I pick that but if it's the Xbox One game, fudge that.

@greengecko007 Pokken was actually pretty popular at last year's evo in terms of entrants. It was 4th overall (behind Smash and Street Fighter) and was the only game besides those 3 to break more than 1000 entrants

@ASonic3582 Unsurprising, seeing as it's a solid fighting game featuring characters from one of the best selling video game franchises, and was a new game. But I think it's kinda unfair to other really good fighting games to raise up games like Pokken, which wouldn't have proven how good of a fighter it was yet in addition to being considerably harder to set up. But I suppose popularity does have its merits for providing money and bringing in more players.

Everyone knows the correct answer is to give all your money to Skullgirls right now

Why is Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 still in there?

@Wendigo
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So I guess if you manage to become a top tier competitive player at ARMS, you can call yourself an "ARMS Master."

I don't see why anyone would, because random people on the street would be morally and legally entitled to punch you in the face, but you sure can!

@CircuitWrangler3 agree. they would be voting for a game that hasn't come out yet on a system that hasn't come out yet. nobody's played it. arms needs a year to fester and develop first. it's the smash games i'm more curious about. will they be played on switches? it's a great platform to showcase the system, even if most of the people watching likely have it pre-ordered already.

@Solid_Stannis or they can use that milking table simulator in 1-2 switch so you can call yourself the milking master.

I have to agree with the FGC people I follow on twitter. Having ARMS take the spot of a more seasoned title would be kind of dumb. Assuming the game launches in April that would give it only a few months to build a community that takes the game seriously enough for sizeable competition. And that's assuming there would be a community that takes the game seriously enough to compete at EVO of all places. Of course if the game can deliver a competitive experience that's also entertaining to watch I'm all for it, but let's give it some time.

@DiscoDriver44 it got remastered on current gen. now that i think about it, since the next mvc game is likely a main game for evo, maybe umvc3 would be a bit much.

No Smash? Bummer.
At least Nintendo is getting some recognition. Although it would have been hilarious if the version of Street Fighter II was the Switch (hopefully exclusive, just to give the nth rerelease of SFII some value) one.

@AlexSora89 Both Melee and Smash Wii U are already in 😊

@leuvsion @Tsurii

@shonenjump86 I never thought much of Killer Instinct and DoA, too gimmicky and not solid enough for top level professional's

@AlexSora89 However Smash Brawl could have been one to vote on...

@MadAdam81
With all the flak it got for tripping?

Not happening, sadly.

I'm actually super excited for this ARMS game. It looks good!

Hopefully Pokken can win, it's really fun to watch.

@Wendigo I would love to see ARMS more honestly because I want to see how much can be done on a pro level with the game. If they can pull off amazing matches then the game will be a hit and a must buy for me.

@Grawlog I saw ARMS Nintendo Tree House footage and I was surprise with the precision the motion controllers has. Is just so damn amazing and I honestly hope it wins so we can watch pro players taking out the most of the game. I want to know how far the game can go.

@AlexSora89 Brawl is just too unbalanced to be fun anymore. Almost all the characters are garbage, and the ones that aren't bad pretty much have to contend with Meta Knight and his antics. Tripping is just one of the many problems this game had.

Now, I wish we could see Smash 64 at Evo.

Pokken would be awesome but I would guess Street Fighter will win it.

Come on Evo, just put Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 on the main stage and remove it from this list! This is just like Melee several years ago when everyone donated and voted for it! The other games honestly have no chance because everyone will just vote UMVC 3!

@Caryslan
Brawl gets much flak because of how unbalanced it is. I loved it for one simpler reason.

Yes, Mario can fight Sonic in Sm4sh as well, and yes, coming from me, I'm aware it's also portable and that also matters a lot to me, but Brawl also has Ice Climbers, Snake and Pokémon Trainer in it.

Seeing Pokken again would be nic... WINDJAMMERS!?! Holy sheeeeep! That must win!

@PlaytendoGuy Pokken is actually currently second place, only behind Marvel! I strongly believe they can do it, we just have to show lots of support as a Nintendo community, either financially or just by word of mouth, to raise awareness for the actually-not-dead competitive scene of Pokken!

You guys could've list all the games that are being played :s

Yeah, I kinda want to see Killer Instinct win. Its a shame its not on the main stage when it gets a decent number of players and its still getting new characters.

Nidhogg should definitely be in. That game is terrific fun. People love it when they play it.

Truth be told I don't want to see Arms or Pokken take the final spot at EVO. I think Marvel, MK, KI and especially Skullgirls are waaaay more deserving of that spot. These games have been around for years and I think that they deserve to have a real chance in the spotlight rather than games that look interesting but will almost assuredly receive the type of fighting game support that keeps these communities alive. I felt that Pokken shouldn't have been at EVO last year as well. It felt a bit unfair to me to see games like Marvel and Skullgirls get shafted just because Nintendo put out a new game on a dead console.

Thinking of the possibilities for ARMS, if it does go to EVO as a brand new game and does really well, then it just might entice more consumers to buy it which would ensure a sequel.

While it's between Marvel vs Capcom 3 and Pokken in 1st and 2nd place, MvC3 is currently running away with it. It looks like for Pokken to win there would need to be a strong organized effort to vote for it.

Pokken being announced for the Switch might help also, since any game on the Wii U is doomed to have a restricted player base.

@DarkKirby That means Killer Instinct does not have a shot, nor do the other fighting games on that list...

Why is Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 not with the other confirmed games? Its draws in a large number of viewers every year and is still popular, so lack of popularity is not it.

It can't be because of the new Marvel vs Capcom, since that game has no release date and its not even clear if it would have even been out in time for Evo....

Come on Evo, why did you do this? They should have know none of the other games would have had a shot of winning with UMVC3 in the mix.

Its like when they had Melee in the same list a few years ago.

@Caryslan Smash 64 was awesome especially with only explosives on with high frequency. Man weapons back then actually felt crazier and more powerful.

@AlexSora89 So does Project M, but Nintendo killed it off...

Should be Killer Instinct. It's a really good game. Shame if it doesn't make it.

@PlywoodStick

Sorry, but my hope is to see Skullgirls steal the spotlight. Good damn, if that's not a work of passion.