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I don't think Kaga can accuse Maeda of destroying the franchise when he released an SNES game in 1999, three years after the N64 came out.

I can't wait for Harada to bust down Sakurai's door during the presentation and reveal that the final challenger is another Fire Emblem character. More seriously, I'd to see Nightmare and KOS-MOS as Mii costumes. I wouldn't be surprised if Jin's spirit enhanced into Devil Jin; maybe Heihachi and Devil Jin can both be legendary spirits? It's possible since Pyra and Mythra came with two/three legendary spirits.

Thursday you say? Some people might prefer to call it Wednesday.

If I had a nickel for every time I tried to watch a new anime on Netflix but couldn’t because my account’s password changed, I’d have two nickels. Which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird that it happened twice.

Metroid Dread selling two million isn't that unlikely; if Xenoblade 2 can sell two million, Dread probably can too. Star Allies and Three Houses are among the best selling games in their series, so Metroid should benefit from the sales boost that comes with being on the Switch.

Kazuma Kiryu faces his greatest foe yet... a giant spider that knows kung fu! Today is Sonic's 30th birthday, so I played as him a bit in Smash to commemorate the occasion. Maybe one day soon I'll revisit and finish Sonic Adventure 2 Battle and get a Light Chao (relatedly, the original SA2 was released in Japan and Europe 20 years ago today; it was released a few days earlier in the US however). If you think SA-X is bad, wait until you see the aptly named Nightmare. It's a nightmare to fight and look at. I'm looking forward to seeing if the E.M.M.I. live up to SA-X's reputation in Dread. Hooray for being hunted!

I can't believe Heihachi is a Firefly fan. Actually, this video accurately describes Heihachi's relationship with his son. And his grandson... and his father... and his wife...

So apparently it was announced last month that Singular Point will be released internationally on Netflix on June 24, but I never noticed it until now. Will every episode be added at once? At least I have something to look forward to. Also, I can't believe the Godzilla Store spoiled SP's ending:

KOS-MOS might not be in Smash, but at least Shion's friend Kazuya got in. I don't think Kazuya has any friends within his own series, so it's nice to know he has a positive relationship with someone...Though I don't know how it's possible, since Earth ceased to exist thousands of years before Xenosaga takes place. Granted, Akuma is canonically part of the Tekken universe, so maybe Kazuya knowing Shion isn't that unusual. I could bring up Noctis or Negan too, but they're not part of any Tekken game's plot unlike Akuma.

Fallen Edelgard committed tax fraud.

I was hoping Marianne wouldn’t be the cheerleader, but whatever, I like Hilda well enough. And as of now, Ignatz is the only non-Ashen Wolf student to be absent from the game. Maybe he’ll get in someday…

Jin in Tekken 3 used a modified version of Kazuya's moveset while also using some moves from his mother Jun, both of whom were absent in T3. When Kazuya came back in Tekken 4, Jin got a completely new moveset, though Devil Jin (introduced in Tekken 5) uses a modified version of Jin's previous moveset. The Tekken content in Ultimate seems to be based mostly on Tekken 7, unlike Ryu and Ken who are mostly based on Street Fighter II, so making Jin an echo of Kazuya in this game doesn't seem likely. As another difference, while Kazuya can transform into his Devil form midbattle, Jin's Devil form has a completely different moveset. Kazuya's devil powers being easier to implement than Jin's might be another reason why he was picked as the Tekken character. There has been some zigzagging over the years as to whether or not DK is Cranky's son or grandson and thus whether or not he's Jr., as one of Rare's writers said modern DK is in fact Jr. and to ignore any claim otherwise in 1999. However the current story is that DK is Cranky's grandson, which means he's also Jr.'s son, though Jr. being in limbo makes it hard to determine the truth. On the other hand, Cranky being the original DK has remained mostly consistent. Adding to the father business, Pac-Man has children too, though they might be in legal limbo like Ms. Pac-Man. And from a certain standpoint (Xenoblade spoilers)

I listened to some relaxing Yakuza music before the E3 direct, and we got a Kazu*a whose name is an anagram of "Yakuza" so I think it worked so some extent.

Well KOS-MOS might kill me if I get between her and a Gnosis, but at least she wouldn't enjoy it like T-elos would. Also I'm sorry to tell you this, but Frank and Hsien-Ko don't come back in PXZ2. PXZ2 does have Phoenix Wright and Segata Sanshiro though, so it could be worse. It has Yakuza characters too so Benice is legally obligated to play it.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has a spirit of Chaos (granted, from Sonic). Clearly this means Jack will be the final DLC character. T-elos isn't that hot to be honest, she may look identical to KOS-MOS but Kossy has a much better personality.

Is there anything showing that Samus is working for the Federation this time? Per Wikitroid, the Federation finds evidence of surviving X Parasites and sends the E.M.M.I. to investigate, and Samus learns of this and goes to investigate herself. I assumed the E.M.M.I. were created to hunt down Samus, but it seems that isn't the case for now. Something else the game will likely follow up on is the from Samus Returns. It's likely this character will make a proper appearance in this game. My guess for how the plot will go is

Now that I think about it, the only 2D Metroid I haven't finished is the first one. I bought the 3DS early so I got Fusion for free, I played Samus Returns when it came out, and I played Super with the Switch Online. My main question with Dread is, how will they bring back Ridley this time? It's the end of the Metroid saga so they can't just not include him. Hopefully they'll bring back Kraid too. Kazuya isn't anime or a swordsman, so he's fine. He also threw Marth into a volcano, which means he doesn't like Fire Emblem either. To refresh my Tekken lore, Kazuya was the main character of Tekken 1, but he wasn't really "good" even then. He became the main villain in 2, was busy being dead in 3, and is still a villain (though not the main villain) in 4, 5, and 6. He's also arguably the main character of 7, which focuses on concluding his and Heihachi's rivalry. But it was Kazuya's idea to make a genetically engineered boxing dinosaur, so he can't be all bad, right? Kazuya, Heihachi, and Jin can all be considered Tekken's main characters, so all three had valid reasons to be chosen for Smash. Heihachi appears in all seven games, while Kazuya missed out on 3 which Jin was introduced in. Of course, the real reason Heihachi wasn't added is because he was in PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, and Sakurai didn't want to double dip.

I'm happy with Kazuya and the lack of a Tekken character was a pretty strange omission. I think Sakurai will explain why he was chosen over Jin and Heihachi during his presentation, especially since we know Heihachi was considered for Smash 4. Kazuya was the protagonist of the first Tekken which might have something to do with it, and/or his Devil powers made his moveset more interesting. But most importantly, we have another chance for KOS-MOS to get a Mii costume. She didn't come with her younger Xeno sisters but maybe she'll come with her fellow Namco character (though I don't really expect it). Lastly, I hope my man Mokujin gets in as a spirit.

I can't wait for the memes of Kazuya throwing other characters into lava. After 19 years, we finally have a sequel to Metroid Fusion. It's a miracle! We also got BotW2 footage (but not a title oddly), which is good.

War of the Xenofans: (There are only 30 minutes left before this becomes outdated, so I'm posting it now.)

No, the robot girl is Fiora, but she's in a Xenosaga related place and not a Xenoblade location.

Oh my goodness, I can't believe a new Pikmin game leaked. KOS-MOS joins earlier in PXZ2 whenever you get to that. Though I think that chapter also has a bait and switch on finding a robot girl in an unexpected place.

Reject little girls, return to ninja!

I think characters in Alt Heck should be counted as being in the game, or at least their cells should be yellow instead of red or something. Also, Dorothea is listed as being in even though we don't have her "real" version, unless having two seasonals equals one full character. Actually Guinivere was the star of the Princess of Bern banner; maybe you mixed her up with Lilina?

I'll give Capcom credit for not being too long, and for announcing what they would be covering beforehand. Though I'm looking forward to TGAAC so having that gave a favorable impression. Honestly Nintendo could just reveal a new Smash character and show new BotW2 footage and people would say they "saved" E3. Those things are likely to happen but hopefully Nintendo has other noteworthy announcements as well.