Right off the bat Nintendo opened up with some new Smash news featuring all of the beloved classic sword weilding characters players are familiar with duking it out as a horse mounted character makes his way quickly towards the fight. As the fight progresses and Link starts to falter the character is revealed to be “The Hero” as known from Dragon Quest XI appears. The fight continues and just when “The Hero” needs backup he is joined by “The Hero” from Dragon Quest III, IV, and VIII. Followed up by a showcase of the moveset which includes some classic JRPG menuing to stay true to the Dragon Quest formula that hasn’t changed much over the many years it has been around. This was followed up by confirmation of Dragon Quest XI Definitive Edition S coming to Switch this fall.
Towards the end of the E3 Direct, we were greeted with the Donkey Kong crew lounging in a tree house when they hear a strange noise outside. They comically scramble to see what it is to see a grand silhouette that looks awfully familiar! Banjo Kazooie? NOPE! It’s Duck Hunt! The dog and duck duo start laughing and taunting when bam! They are struck by the actual Banjo Kazooie!!!! Followed quickly by a showcasing of their moves which will look familiar to fans of the duo. The reveal ended with confirmation of Banjo Kazooie coming to Smash this fall
Kudos to Nintendo for that great audience troll, and for delivering on a highly requested addition to the Smash roster.
Do you have plans to main these new heroes? Does the Banjo Kazooie addition hint at the games or a new entry coming to Switch in the future? Time will tell! Now that Banjo Kazooie is in, who do you want to see next? Let us know in the comments what your thoughts are.
