Fans of sneaky speedy Smash fighters like Sheik, this one's for you. The calls for 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Ninja Gaiden’s Ryu Hayabusa to join the fight are r🉐eally heatin💮g up.

Now, it’s strange to think that there was a time when the 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Super Smash Bros. series was all about Nintendo charact✨ers. The mere idea of icons like Sonic the Hedgehog getting in on the action would have been ludicrous not too lo💞ng ago.

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We live in a whole new world now, though, and Sonic isn't the only one, either. 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has evolved from a love letter to Nintendo fans to a love letter to gamers in general. From Solid Snake to Sephiroth, from Banjo and Kazooie to 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Minecraft’s beloved Steve, Ultimate i🐼s home to a variety of characters nobody ever realistically expected. Now, another industry veteran has spoken out for a different gaming legend: Ryu Hayabusa.

In a recent interview with , Tomonobu Itagaki, the director and producer of Ninja Gaiden (2004) and Ninja Gaiden 2 (2008), as well as Executive Producer of Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword, was asked if he considered Ryu Hayabusa a fit for the Smash series. Giving the prospect an enthusiastic “two thumbs up,” he proclaimed:

“Super Smash Bros is a very popular game… I think it’s a stage big enough for Ryu Hayabusa to play an active role.”

Ninja Gaiden Ryu Hayabusa battle combo
Via: Gaming Purist

The thﷺought of adding Ryu may not be an entirely shocking idea. Over the course of the game’s DLC releases, Sakurai has delivered fans some real curve-ball picks. As always, though, it’s all but impossible to satisfy gamers, and the calls for specific characters continue in earnest.

Geno’s appearance as a Mii Fighter Costume was a terrible blow to many fans, and there’s no sign of Crash Bandicoot’s presumed Smash debut (for now, at least). Earlier this month, former Halo composer Mart🍌in O’Donnell spoke of his desire to see Master Chi🃏ef join Smash.

As with Martin O’Donnell and Master Chief, this 🦹is only the vaguest of allusions, and Itagaki is a former member of the Ninja Gaiden team. It doesn’t count for very much in the long run. Nevertheless, high-profile support for popular potential Smash combatants is never a bad thing.

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