As we draw ever closer to the launch of Super Smash Bros Ultimate on Nintendo Switch, we get more and more character reveals as to who is going to be playable in the roster. The most recent Nintendo Direct from two weeks back gave us the reveal of Isabelle from Animal Crossing. This was surprising because Animal Crossing isn’t a…aggressive series in many ways. And it had a representative in the form of Villager. So, why did they put her in the game?
Popularity seems to be one reason, but also, the chance to make a new fighter. This comes from the creator of Super Smash Bros Ultimate, Masahiro Sakurai, who wrote a column in Famitsu talking about the new character and how she differs from Villager.
Right, in any case… Isabelle “turns over a new leaf” in Smash Bros. Ultimate!! More than anything, you can really get a feel for how cute Isabelle’s move set is by watching the reveal trailer, don’t you think? After all, it really is a world that’s defined by “movement.”
He went on:
While Isabelle as a fighter is based on Villager, the items that she can use are different. For instance, she can ride on a swing carried by balloons as opposed to Villager’s Balloon Trip move. That being said, she is by no means an Echo Fighter for Villager.
At the core of the matter, Isabelle and Villager differ greatly in terms of both their physiques and the characters’ natures. To that end, we couldn’t make Isabelle an echo fighter. The way they move is also different – there isn’t a single shared movement.
Villager was one of the biggest additions for Smash 4 on Wii U and 3DS, it’ll be very interesting to see how gamers handle Isabelle when Super Smash Bros Ultimate arrives on Nintendo Switch on December 7th.
