Speaking of squall, these results are making him look quite good at the moment.

I hope so. :)

45 minutes in and Kirby is already almost 600 votes ahead...

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Squall: ...Flower.

this match is insane. no other word for it
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D-D-Dear god! At least I have Bowser winning the next round but still...considering future rounds I'm already now down 15 points. ><

Only chance now is that the finals come down to Samus vs. Crono, with Samus winning. Don't really care about winning; just want to breach the top 50 for once in a contest, bleh.

On a side note, I am beginning to wonder about something. Seems Nintendo characters, as a whole, have skyrocketed since last contest. Could this be somewhat due to the fact that Nintendo has been the only company to state that its next-gen machine will actually be focused on video games? Kutaragi has seemed insane the past year, with multiple quotes that have come out of his mouth now. If most gamers have felt betrayed by how Sony has been about the PS3, wonder if they have begun viewing the Revolution in a more positive light. If that did actually happen, could explain what has been going on this contest.

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I'm just trying to grasp onto *something* now, dammit!
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[Player] A bunch of JP just trained me!
[GM] Well you're still here, so they obviously didn't do it right. LBSJ

Characters this makes look good:
Kirby
Squall

Character this makes look bad:
Tidus
Shadow
Mega Man
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1. Gordon Freeman; 2. Mega Man

K:CC gave Kirby a boost. That's all there is to it.

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I have no idea how nintendo is pwning this contest alive. The only ones compteting that arent Nintendo are the FF7 duo. The rest of Square is looking like **** as well...
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Go, Pack, Go!

I don't think this makes Mega Man look bad. We've already seen enough unexpected things happen this year to take everything with a large grain of salt. Another Tidus decrease coupled with an all-around Nintendo increase, and Mega Man's performance last year looks fine.
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this doesn't really make Mega Man look bad. Mega beat Tidus much worse than Kirby is here.
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crono is also one of the few strong square dudses left along with squall
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I have no idea how nintendo is pwning this contest alive. The only ones compteting that arent Nintendo are the FF7 duo. The rest of Square is looking like **** as well...

Domination of E3 for two consecutive years and the release of a successful system 10 short months ago. I think that qualifies as reason enough.
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I am literaly kicking myself for changing back to Tee-dus on this one.
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Never eat a stoner. We have powers you havent even seen!

Yeah it does make Mega Man look bad. Mega Man adjusted compared to Kirby's performance puts Kirby jumping from 28 to 33.
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People keep talking about Nintendo, but remember that there are two forces owning this contest so far. Nintendo and Final Fantasy VII.
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what's wrong with Kirby jumping? god knows he has a reason to.
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... Only up by 12 that update. =\

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Domination of E3 for two consecutive years and the release of a successful system 10 short months ago. I think that qualifies as reason enough.

think that's enough though? I mean, just a general nintendo increase out of nowhere? It's just strange, and we don't have a kingdom hearts to blame it on...


haha, I take that back, there was chain of memories...
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People keep talking about Nintendo, but remember that there are two forces owning this contest so far. Nintendo and Final Fantasy VII.

While this may be true, keep in mind that FFVII has only had two matches to its credit. Nintendo has had over a dozen and it's impressed in nearly all of them.
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we have SSBM to blame it on. you can say that it's been out for a few years, but the results clearly favour SSBM characters. hell, look no further than MH over Kuja.

SSBM has actually risen in the FAQs over the last few months. it used to be around 30, but lately it's hanging around #10 or so. a few weeks ago it was #3.
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The real question is...

How many points can you miss and still win?
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"Chief, I smell ass and it's coming from your direction." - FFMrebirth
Go, Pack, Go!

And yeah, SSBM is a force. Hell, I live in a town of nothing but hicks and stoners, and it's our town's certified party game. It's not Halo, it's not Half-Life 2, it's SSBM.

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Not to mention we don't know how powerful Vincent and Tifa could have been a few years ago.
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Why would half-life 2 be a party game?
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a game like SSBM only gains in popularity. multiplayer games like that are crazy.

and the site's focus on RPGs is shifting, and quick. as cn said, FF7 is the only other thing to impress.
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From: yoblazer33 | Posted: 8/26/2005 3:58:14 AM | Message Detail | #217
While this may be true, keep in mind that FFVII has only had two matches to its credit. Nintendo has had over a dozen and it's impressed in nearly all of them.

I did keep that in mind, but when all is said and done I strongly suspect that Tifa and Vincent will be what people remember most from this contest.
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Maybe SSBM is making a bigger boost now because of the next SSB? The online part of it might be making people practice more in order to get ready for it?

All I know that since SSBO has been announced, I have played SSBM more often...

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I actually had noticed ssbm rising in the faqs for some reason, too.

Oh, it must be that new bundle, I guess.
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you guys and your hype. here's the thought process you're expecting a voter to have:

"oh man, SSBO for the revolution! Kirby's gonna rule in that! <click>"

as opposed to:

"Kirby's DS game is the best thing on the system! <click>"

or:

"Kirby rules in SSBM! <click>

I'll take b or c over a anyday.
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It is true that every charater that is part of the general increase is in SSBM, but the only Nintendo character that wasn't in SSBM and was in the contest is Geno. And don't tell me you didnt expect him to be fodder...
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Go, Pack, Go!

From: Jericoholic | Posted: 8/26/2005 4:01:21 AM
Maybe SSBM is making a bigger boost now because of the next SSB? The online part of it might be making people practice more in order to get ready for it?

All I know that since SSBO has been announced, I have played SSBM more often...


Yeah, I'd say this is a good theory. I know that's what got me playing again. I finally learned how to wavedash.

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If all this is true, Cloud doesn't have a chance in hell of beating Link.

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well, there basically aren't any Nintendo characters that aren't in SSBM. one problem I could see the SSB series having is that they basically have no new characters to add since Nintendo isn't making new games. who's left? Ridley? (who disappointed, by the way.)
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Yeah, I've been thinking that too.

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Squall: ...Flower.

BTW, has anyone commented on Advent Children being delayed until the holidays?
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This actually makes me wonder how the FFX vs. SSBM match would've gone with a different match picture, seeing how Tidus is one of the game's weaker characters.

Wario! And considering he got 65/35'd by Shadow, he looks like garbage too.
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I need to put something here.

"I have no idea how nintendo is pwning this contest alive. The only ones compteting that arent Nintendo are the FF7 duo. The rest of Square is looking like **** as well..."


Imagine how high the vote totals for Link vs Cloud are going to be...

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Seriously, at this point, Link has EVERYTHING going for him.

TP Hype
SSBM Factor
Bracket support (I'd imagine)

Cloud's got nothing now with the delay.

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Oh shnitz. Forgot about AC getting delayed, then my Cloud pick is definetly F'd. I really dont believe in hype.
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Go, Pack, Go!

With the delay, Cloud will need a miracle to take down Link. And he gets a TP pic, who knows what Link could do to him...

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I don't have an ego.
I'm way too cool for that.

Kirby does have all the reason in the world to go up on his own merits, though. Really, I think half of these matches where Nintendo has impressed so many of you are being taken for more than they are. You're impressed with the results because you want to be, not because they are actually doing anything impressive. I think Kirby is one of the few that should be of any note to any of you (along with Ness/CJ, Zelda/Vivi and Luigi/KOS-MOS) and that's only if you haven't been paying attention the last couple of months (where Kirby has been delivering the ownage).
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Now Link, fill up your hearts
So you can shoot your sword with power

Oh, this is looking beautiful for my bracket. Doing well here in the gauntlet is gonna make getting only 2 points in the entire devil division a little less painful.
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"one problem I could see the SSB series having is that they basically have no new characters to add since Nintendo isn't making new games. who's left? "

Wario and Pitt come to mind immeadiately. Meta-Knight, Daisy, Toad, and many others also stick out if you think about it for some time. Really, there are dozens of characters that could find a home in the game even if we don't count Pokemon.
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Now Link, fill up your hearts
So you can shoot your sword with power

heh, if Pitt makes it, I'm buying a revolution. you just got me hyped about ssbo.
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Hell, they should even put Felix and Issac in there, because we need even more sword users in the game...

>_>

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I don't have an ego.
I'm way too cool for that.

Hell, I've heard talk about a new Kid Icarus game for the Rev. I'm extremely psyched about that, and it could very well make Pitt a solid midcarder if done right.
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Now Link, fill up your hearts
So you can shoot your sword with power

where did you hear that? that would be insane. 3d kid icarus? holy crap.
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Well I've now achieved the sheer awesomeness of having two divisions where neither of my division finalists actually made it to the division finals. ^_^

Kirby won, and I don't think Ryu, Dante or Magus are gonna be winning anything this round. Go me! <_<
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I believe it was mentioned in an interview with Miyamoto or something. Let me see if I can scrounge it up...
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First you make a circle, then you dot the eyes, add a great big smile and presto, it's Kirby!

http://cube.ign.com/articles/617/617000p1.html

It's something... though not much.
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First you make a circle, then you dot the eyes, add a great big smile and presto, it's Kirby!

didn't Gunpei Yokoi do Kid Icarus? hmm.. looks like absolutely nothing, though seeing him in SSB would still rule.
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