Wario: Difference between revisions

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Since this poll was held before Melee was even announced and is found on the Japanese Smash 64 website, it honestly makes more sense to move it the "SSB" section rather than the "Melee" section.
(Since this poll was held before Melee was even announced and is found on the Japanese Smash 64 website, it honestly makes more sense to move it the "SSB" section rather than the "Melee" section.)
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[[File:SSB64 Mario's Wario palette.jpg|thumb|left|135x235px|Mario in Wario's outfit in ''Super Smash Bros.'']]
[[File:SSB64 Mario's Wario palette.jpg|thumb|left|135x235px|Mario in Wario's outfit in ''Super Smash Bros.'']]
While he does not appear in the game, Wario's color scheme appears as a [[Palette swap (SSB)#Mario|palette swap]] for {{SSB|Mario}}, though it has no effect on gameplay whatsoever.
While he does not appear in the game, Wario's color scheme appears as a [[Palette swap (SSB)#Mario|palette swap]] for {{SSB|Mario}}, though it has no effect on gameplay whatsoever.
In an official poll held on ''[[Smabura-Ken]]'' (the game's official Japanese website) regarding characters for a potential sequel, Wario was the third most wanted character overall with 65 votes, after [[Bowser]] (169 votes) and [[Princess Peach]] (66 votes).<ref>[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n01/n64/software/nus_p_nalj/smash/PostResult2.html]</ref>
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==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''==
==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''==
In a ''64''-era poll of desired newcomers for a potential second ''Smash'' game, Wario was the 3rd most wanted character overall with 65 votes, after [[Bowser]] (169 votes) and [[Princess Peach]] (66 votes).<ref>[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n01/n64/software/nus_p_nalj/smash/PostResult2.html]</ref> However, despite Wario's popularity, Sakurai passed over him, as he did not want to include three newcomers from the ''Mario'' series.  Sakurai also explained that he could've implemented Wario instead with the development time allocated to {{SSBM|Mewtwo}} or {{SSBM|Marth}} and {{SSBM|Roy}}, but had opted not to, so he could avoid having an excessive number of ''Mario'' characters.<ref>[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n01/n64/software/nus_p_nalj/smash/flash/syukeiken/return576.html]</ref>
Wario was strongly considered for ''Melee's'' roster, but Sakurai passed over him, as he did not want to include three newcomers from the ''Mario'' series.  Sakurai also explained that he could've implemented Wario instead with the development time allocated to {{SSBM|Mewtwo}} or {{SSBM|Marth}} and {{SSBM|Roy}}, but had opted not to, so he could avoid having an excessive number of ''Mario'' characters.<ref>[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n01/n64/software/nus_p_nalj/smash/flash/syukeiken/return576.html]</ref>


===As a color scheme===
===As a color scheme===