
PlatinumGames director Hideki Kamiya has taken to social media to find out which of his beloved characters would be the most wished-for in Super Smash Bros.
Four options have been provided, with each character coming from completely different franchises across Kamiya's time at both Capcom and PlatinumGames. You can choose from either Dante (Devil May Cry), Viewtiful Joe, Amaterasu (Okami), or Wonder Red (The Wonderful 101). If you want to cast your vote, you can do so below (there are 16 hours left at the time of writing).
https://twitter.com/PG_kamiya/status/1074883715048697857
Of course, we know that all of the five DLC characters coming to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate have already been decided by Nintendo, so the results of this poll won't affect those particular newcomers. It could well influence future projects, however; we wouldn't be surprised if this poll was actually being used to see which of these characters are the most popular, perhaps acting as a clever bit of market research for future sequels.
If you have a burning passion for any of the characters mentioned above, whether that be for a Smash inclusion or otherwise, it probably wouldn't hurt to show your support.
Let us know who you've voted for in the comments below.
[source twitter.com]
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Viewtiful Joe, although i'd prefer no. 3!
All those characters would fit well into smash bros. But I am very Bias to Dante.
Amaterasu of course
@dew12333 seconded. He’d be the best fit. We have enough sword fighters, wonder red wouldn’t be fun without the other 99 and How the heck would Amaterasu’s celestial brush work?!
Heshin-a-go-go, baby.
They are all so good. Maybe one of the Wonderful 101s since they hit a balance of all the other characters in terms of style and effects.
Wonder Red, please. The Wonderful 101 deserves love.
Viewtiful Joe seems to fit Smash well, but all are actually quite viable.
Go Viewtiful Joe! Though both Ammy and Wonder Red would still be very unique, especially with all the move set possibilities.
I've only played W101, but honestly I'd rather it be Dante.
Wonder red deserted a spot
Oh man, all of these are great! It's hard for me to pick.
Realistically I doubt we'll ever get another Okami, Viewtiful Joe or W101 game again.
So Wonder Red.
Dante and a DMC on Switch please!!!!!!!
Id be happy with remake of 1/2 tbqhwy
Has to be Viewtiful Joe or Wonder Red!
Now can I get my boi wonder re-
Scottfalco jokes aside, I think viewtiful Joe or Okami could fit quite well.
Viewtiful Joe gets my vote. Hell...might as well release the games on the switch too.
Amaterasu, easy. Not only is Ammy THE BEST, and really cool-looking and colorful, but he would also make for an incredibly interesting character, being on all fours, something that only a few characters do exclusively.
Wonder Red would be awesome. Also, since Nintendo owns the W101 IP (As far as I know), it'd be less of a hassle regarding rights to put him in.
What’s the point? Sakurai said that Nintendo has already chosen all of the Smash Bros. DLC fighters.
@Yasume It’s fun to weigh in opinions. It even directly states in the article that this wouldn’t affect the DLC roster.
@Primarina my bad. Its not easy to tell with wolves, haha.
I actually wouldn’t mind if Jeanne was an echo Fighter for Bayonetta.
Viewtiful Joe. I really want a collection on Switch. And I still want a Wonderful 101 port. Not to sound needy or anything.
Amaterasu.
Amaterasu.
Amaterasu.
Viewtiful Joe would be my vote, I think he could work well in Smash.
Viewtiful Joe, even though I don't like the VJ games.
They're all fine choices (well I never played Wonderful 101) but I'd have to lean toward Dante. On second thought, I'm kind of over Dante...I miss VJ. However, Amaterasu would also be a great and more unique fit.
Yep...I'm indecisive.
Amaterasu or Dante.
Please no wonder red, wonderful 101 is one of the few wii u games I regret buying.
Is it weird that blocked from viewing his account? I've never followed or tweeted at him before. If I could vote, I would pick viewtiful joe, just my personal favorite.
$15.99 DLC pack of all 4 would be good.
Lets start a petition to get SSBU to 100 playable characters.
As much as I like Viewtiful Joe, he had his chance in Red Hot Rumble. Wonder Red for me.
Viewtiful Joe
Amaterasu could just be an echo fighter of Duck Hunt. The moves would be pretty interchangeable right?
I'll shut up now.
@RadioHedgeFund Amaterasu would probably work similarly to how she is in Marvel vs Capcom 3. Translated to Smash like Ryu and Ken were of course.
Dante will win this, but I’d want him the least honestly.
Wonder Red
Can we have Kamiya himself in the game? He can curse other characters out, tell them to "ask [their] mom," and block them on Twitter.
I'd love to see Viewtiful Joe again.
I would rather see Vanessa Z. Schneider from P.N.03 in Smash.
Honestly if I wanted another Capcom rep I'd prefer Phoenix Wright.
Ami is by far the most unique and thus makes the most sense in Smash. All of them would fit well though.
Viewtiful Joe is my #1 most wanted fighter in Smash. I'm very disappointed he's third in the poll.
Dante, his different guns and weapons would make it interesting.
or wonder red with his buddy heros to have interesting attacks.
Dante is kinda like the king of the Hack 'n' Slash genre and a really cool character to boot, so my vote goes to him.
Amaterasu all the way.
He will develop by himself and we'll get as a free extra dlc.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate ft. Dante from the Devil May Cry Series!
why the heck am I blocked from his tweets?
Amaterasu no contest. Joe would be cool too.
1. Amaterasu - The most unique, would have hilarious taunts
2. Joe - Cool mechanics
3. Wonder Red - haven't played 101 yet (sorry)
4. Dante - too many anime boys, too many swordfighters, too much like Bayo
Don't understand the love for Dante, a character from a series that has never appeared on a Nintendo console, daft to even put it in the list in my opinion.
Any of the other three would get my vote but preferably Ammy, she has the potential to be the most interesting fighter in the game.
The only one who isn’t already in another fighting game. RED!!!
Red would probably make the most sense long term since he is from a Nintendo IP.
@Yasume do you not care to read descriptions
I can get the fact it could be used as an popularity poll. However 3 out of the four characters and their franchises belong to capcom right
Viewtiful Joe
We have Bayonetta, I'd love to see Dante.
Wow, this one was incredibly tough, but I'd say Viewtiful Joe.
Has anyone seen what he’s putting on Twitter? He keeps calling English speaking people “insects” and “idiots”. That he’ll block anyone mentioning Smash Bros because he has nothing to do with it. Disgusting personality.
@Mando44646 you probably tagged him in an English tweet.
for some reason he hates English on Twitter, and will block and insult anyone who responds in English.
@thedicemaster wow, thats amazingly rude. My opinion of him just dropped through the floor. I don't go out of my way to block Japanese tweets from people who tag or follow me. Ugh
henshin a go go baby !!!
Viewtiful Joe! but if I’m being honest with myself, I want all of them.
I own 101, it wasn't wonderful. I'd go with Amaterasu
Viewtiful Joe is my favorite game of his, so I'm partial in that regard, but Amaterasu would be a great change of pace to the roster as well.
And what's up with Gene not making the list?
None because I want better characters and don't want any to be wasted on these characters.
Amaterasu, for sure.
That dude's Twitter feed is rampant with negativity towards his own fan-base. Just...wow.
I cast 6000 votes for Amaterasu.
@thesilverbrick There are some Wonderful 101 Spirits in Ultimate
@Antraxx777 I realize that. A static image in spirits mode isn’t nearly as exciting as a playable character.
It's a close choice... but I gotta go with Wonder Red! His Final Smash would be the Final Ultimate Legendary Earth Power Super Max Justice Future Miracle Dream Beautiful Galaxy Big Bang Little Bang Sunrise Starlight Infinite Fabulous Totally Final Wonderful Arrow!
Probably get Leon since we’ll be getting resident evil 4 on switch. He’s been on Nintendo systems since the GameCube era.
To be honest, I'd say none of them.
But the fact he's asking this means they're definitely adding a Platinum Games character now. What a waste.
How about none of them? The last one was a disaster!
WonderRed!
@Nicolai Amaterasu is female. She is the Shinto Sun Goddess in wolf form.
@Yasume Maybe he will use the same magic he used to get Bayonetta in.
I would choose them all, minus Dante I guess. But Dante may be exactly the character that might appear, because marketing-antics for the upcoming game...
1. Amaterasu
2. Joe
3. Dante
4. The final guy
I'm going with Joe or Ammy. Dante would be dope but we already have Bayo and a bunch of other sword users.
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