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Nice. Thankfully they're giving backers a chance to switch from PC copies to console ones, so I can actually get this for Switch after all.

Oh. I thought it had been confirmed for some reason. At least I don't have to go looking for it then... Sooo it looks like the first thing I'll be doing is

Since I have Sonic's amiibo, he'll be the first, in addition to the most used, character on my end. I plan to play as Sheik and Pikachu Libre as secondaries and am most interested in Isabelle as far as newcomers go.

Some people don't like Shadow and think he's a cringey edgelord. Some people don't like the Sonic franchise and think it's a complete joke. Some people don't like cartoony video games and think they should be exclusively played by children. Some people don't like video games and see very little of value in them. My point? While it's understandable that some Sonic fans would feel a bit insecure about the franchise (because it's hard to feel secure when SEGA's the company handling it), we reeeeeally need to let go of this bloated concern about the slightest criticism. And let's be honest, it's not as though Shadow is in any danger of disappearing. He consistently shows up in merchandise alongside the Classic trio, is featured in every spin-off that comes to mind, was the only Modern character to be featured in the Boom franchise (outside of a Vector cameo I guess) and even made it as a DLC character in the latest game. He's fine. Some people just don't like characters like him. And that's fine too.

They're kind of important tropes, to be fair. Since we've yet to have an explicitly Classic level (outside of possible Ice Cap influence in Ice Mountain) confirmed, I wouldn't be surprised if Chemical Plant turned up (maybe with some Final Egg influence?). I'd love a Sky Deck/Egg Carrier level, but we'll see. A casino level based on Casino Night and Casinopolis, complete with a sewer track based on Dilapidated Way, would also be sweet. As for Seaside Hill... For some reason I assumed it was already confirmed, hence my lack of disappointment. =p

This just makes me miss Transformed's Ocean View and the return of You Can Do Anything. I don't know if they could have done anything to make me love this track, honestly.

Yeah, I don't want to read too many spoilers, but from what I understand, Cooler isn't actually mentioned after all.

There's no reason to buy time or restructure the movie's story when they're actually prepared in advance this time. I really don't think there's much chance of a BoG/RoF situation.

If this turns out to be real, then it sounds like we won't be revisiting Broly in the anime. I assumed it would be new content rather than a retelling this time around, but it's nice to see signs pointing that way.

Someone added Queen to the trailer and the lyrics sync up surprisingly well:

Considering the majority of new characters have been fan favourites, Sakurai's tweet could suggest that the rules of entry will be different for DLC. It's possible he and Nintendo don't entirely agree on who is popular, but I'm not so sure. The company might want to capitalise on relationships with third parties or simply hype up new titles like Three Houses over celebrating old ones. Banjo would ordinarily seem like an obvious choice for a crowd-pleaser, but I don't know if that's the objective here.

Sonic takes damage in water now! (Video should start around 17:15)

Definitely, yeah. He's right there on the website, front and centre, under the "how to play" section.

Here's a closer look at the Piranha Plant:

I doubt it matters for this game, honestly, considering how Ice Mountain is a mash-up of many different ice levels. Pumpkin Hill happens to be located not far from the pyramid anyway: