Post by Arcadenik on Jan 17, 2008 20:15:16 GMT -5
These are the dates of the character updates in the official Melee website - www.nintendo.co.jp/n01/n64/software/nus_p_nalj/smash/flash/index.html (in case anyone are wondering where the official Melee website is)
7/7/2001 - Fox
7/10/2001 - Samus
7/17/2001 - Ness
7/24/2001 - Bowser
8/7/2001 - Mario
8/14/2001 - Captain Falcon
8/21/2001 - Kirby
9/4/2001 - Donkey Kong
9/18/2001 - Link
9/25/2001 - Pikachu
10/2/2001 - Peach
10/9/2001 - Ice Climbers
10/23/2001 - Yoshi
10/30/2001 - Sheik
11/6/2001 - Zelda
11/21/2001 - Melee comes out in Japan
11/27/2001 - Luigi
12/3/2001 - Melee comes out in North America
12/4/2001 - Marth
12/11/2001 - Pichu
12/18/2001 - Ganondorf
12/25/2001 - Jigglypuff
1/1/2002 - Dr. Mario
1/1/2002 - Falco
1/8/2002 - Mewtwo
1/15/2002 - Roy
1/22/2002 - Young Link
1/29/2002 - Mr. Game & Watch
So it appears that all the starting characters were revealed before Melee came out in Japan. Luigi is the only unlockable character to be revealed before Melee came out in North America.
Here are the dates of the character updates in the Dojo.
5/23/2007 - Mario
5/23/2007 - Link
5/25/2007 - Pit
6/7/2007 - Kirby
6/7/2007 - Pikachu
6/11/2007 - Fox
6/15/2007 - Samus
6/20/2007 - Wario
6/25/2007 - Zelda
7/3/2007 - Bowser
7/12/2007 - Donkey Kong
7/19/2007 - Zero Suit Samus
7/24/2007 - Yoshi
8/1/2007 - Ike
8/13/2007 - Pokemon Trainer
8/17/2007 - Peach
8/22/2007 - Diddy Kong
9/5/2007 - Meta Knight
9/14/2007 - Ice Climbers
9/21/2007 - Snake
10/1/2007 - Lucas
10/10/2007 - Sonic
10/25/2007 - King Dedede
1/9/2008 - Pikmin & Olimar
1/16/2008 - Sheik
1/31/2008 - Brawl comes out in Japan (for now)
3/9/2008 - Brawl comes out in North America (for now)
So far we know these playable characters are confirmed. But are any of them unlockable? I think we may expect Snake and Sonic to be unlockables like Sakurai stated before. So that would be two spoilers. But I think we can expect to see spoilers on the Dojo after Brawl comes out in Japan and before it comes out in North America.
7/7/2001 - Fox
7/10/2001 - Samus
7/17/2001 - Ness
7/24/2001 - Bowser
8/7/2001 - Mario
8/14/2001 - Captain Falcon
8/21/2001 - Kirby
9/4/2001 - Donkey Kong
9/18/2001 - Link
9/25/2001 - Pikachu
10/2/2001 - Peach
10/9/2001 - Ice Climbers
10/23/2001 - Yoshi
10/30/2001 - Sheik
11/6/2001 - Zelda
11/21/2001 - Melee comes out in Japan
11/27/2001 - Luigi
12/3/2001 - Melee comes out in North America
12/4/2001 - Marth
12/11/2001 - Pichu
12/18/2001 - Ganondorf
12/25/2001 - Jigglypuff
1/1/2002 - Dr. Mario
1/1/2002 - Falco
1/8/2002 - Mewtwo
1/15/2002 - Roy
1/22/2002 - Young Link
1/29/2002 - Mr. Game & Watch
So it appears that all the starting characters were revealed before Melee came out in Japan. Luigi is the only unlockable character to be revealed before Melee came out in North America.
Here are the dates of the character updates in the Dojo.
5/23/2007 - Mario
5/23/2007 - Link
5/25/2007 - Pit
6/7/2007 - Kirby
6/7/2007 - Pikachu
6/11/2007 - Fox
6/15/2007 - Samus
6/20/2007 - Wario
6/25/2007 - Zelda
7/3/2007 - Bowser
7/12/2007 - Donkey Kong
7/19/2007 - Zero Suit Samus
7/24/2007 - Yoshi
8/1/2007 - Ike
8/13/2007 - Pokemon Trainer
8/17/2007 - Peach
8/22/2007 - Diddy Kong
9/5/2007 - Meta Knight
9/14/2007 - Ice Climbers
9/21/2007 - Snake
10/1/2007 - Lucas
10/10/2007 - Sonic
10/25/2007 - King Dedede
1/9/2008 - Pikmin & Olimar
1/16/2008 - Sheik
1/31/2008 - Brawl comes out in Japan (for now)
3/9/2008 - Brawl comes out in North America (for now)
So far we know these playable characters are confirmed. But are any of them unlockable? I think we may expect Snake and Sonic to be unlockables like Sakurai stated before. So that would be two spoilers. But I think we can expect to see spoilers on the Dojo after Brawl comes out in Japan and before it comes out in North America.