For anyone who woke up curious as to why the noodle-armed Chinese martial artist Min Min fromARMSwas trending on Twitter, not to worry — the answer is simple. During asurprise ‘mini’ Nintendo Directreleased this morning it was revealed that the first fighter in the second wave ofSuper Smash Bros. UltimateDLC will be a representative from the 2017 Switch fighting game, and many believe Min Min is a prime candidate.
The seemingly most obvious choice for anARMSrepresentative inSmash Bros.would be one of its two box-art characters, Spring Man or Ribbon Girl. However Spring Man is already inUltimateas an Assist Trophy, and Ribbon Girl is a costume available for Mii Brawler. While there are plenty of fighters who have Mii costumes despite being a playable character in their own right, it makes sense to focus the lens of possibility elsewhere.
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Min Min is not the only character circulating social media, as Twintelle andARMSDLC fighters like Lola Popare also making the rounds in Twitter’s gaming trends. Yet the Ramen-wielding girl has become a fan-favorite character in the game’s kooky roster, and won the game’s final Party Crash Bash event in June 2019, so it would make sense for her to be the new fighter.
The new fighter will be releasing in June according to the Direct. During the video, it said developers needed to ‘stretch’ out development time, and this long gestation period might have something to do with the coronavirus pandemic. Earlier this monthMasahiro Sakurai claimed the virus has affectedSmashDLC development, and said production might come to a complete halt if anyone working on the game contracts coronavirus.
Three years after its releaseARMShas stopped receiving content, so the announcement of a representative coming toSmashwas interesting, to say the least. At this point, it’s hard to tell whether Nintendo just wants to give one of their newest IPs more love, or if there will be some kind of tie-in announcement like how Byleth was introduced alongside theCindered Shadows DLC inFire Emblem: Three Houses.
Whether or not Min Min is the character coming toSuper Smash Bros. Ultimateis unknown, no matter what folks online might be speculating. HoweverARMSis full of characters with creative designsand quirks, so whoever gets in will undoubtedly be a fun, interesting addition to the fighting game’s roster.
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