Goty 2014

[PangolinFeets]

Originally Posted by Peanut

He's third-party and isn't even slightly iconic. He doesn't belong in Smash.

Because Smash only features iconic characters? Please. How many people knew who Palutena or Shulk or Greninja were before Smash unless they played their respective games?

Layton is insanely popular and had a pretty high demand to be featured in the game. There's a reason he's had multiple installments over the years. The only thing that is killing him is 3rd party.

[Peanut]

Originally Posted by PangolinFeets

Because Smash only features iconic characters? Please. How many people knew who Palutena or Shulk or Greninja were before Smash unless they played their respective games?

Layton is insanely popular and had a pretty high demand to be featured in the game. There's a reason he's had multiple installments over the years. The only thing that is killing him is 3rd party.

Those are first party characters. Your point is moot. Third parties only belong in Smash when they're iconic. Layton isn't.

[PangolinFeets]

Originally Posted by Peanut

Those are first party characters. Your point is moot. Third parties only belong in Smash when they're iconic. Layton isn't.

You need to get out more then.

[CyberCubed]

Stop posting nonsense. Look at the third party characters who were in Smash games:

Sonic, Snake, Megaman and Pacman. All incredibly iconic third party franchises that date back to the 80's and 90's. These franchises had a huge impact on gaming. Layton isn't even a fraction of iconic or well known as they are.

[Peanut]

I...don't get what you're trying to say here, but OK.

Edit: Cubed is correct.

[Netkeeper]

Yes, exactly. I love the professor just as much as you do, but I know he's not anywhere near that level of notability. Sadly.

[Peanut]

I think he's as popular and well loved as characters from the newer generation of games can get, honestly. It's kind of hard for any one character to become an iconic figure in the industry when so much of it is now entirely disposable to the vast majority.

I honestly think Master Chief will be the last character to be seen as a "face of games" for a long long long time. You only need to look at how absolutely nothing has stuck for Sony characer-wise, despite numerous efforts and generations worth of dominance in the industry. I think the days of the "iconic" video game mascot are dead.

[Netkeeper]

Hmm... I feel like he might be able to reach a status similar to that if Level-5 wanted to continue using him for a while longer. Let the people that found his games in childhood get a little older. They are still planning a second animated film and there is a desire to port the series to the Wii U which might give him a little more longevity.

Maybe they'll go the same route Capcom did with Phoenix Wright and say they're retiring the character but end up not actually doing it.

[snake]

Originally Posted by Peanut

It's kind of hard for any one character to become an iconic figure in the industry when so much of it is now entirely disposable to the vast majority.

I honestly think Master Chief will be the last character to be seen as a "face of games" for a long long long time. You only need to look at how absolutely nothing has stuck for Sony characer-wise, despite numerous efforts and generations worth of dominance in the industry. I think the days of the "iconic" video game mascot are dead.

This is really, really accurate. Wow.

[TheBlueTurtle1]

Just finished Costume quest 2, Fantastic game, and the achievements are really fun to collect.

Put at number 8. on my list. Pushing The Many Adventures of Fox McDave to 9th