When Super Smash Bros. Ultimate was announced, and Masahiro Sakurai promised that it will every bit worth that “Ultimate” moniker, fans of different fringe characters were thrilled. Each hoped that their previously ignored favorites would be included in this most ultimate of video game celebrations.
Waluigi fans were the loudest. After all, Waluigi was the king of fringe.
And so, in a fated E3 2018 Nintendo Direct, Waluigi was revealed… as an Assist Trophy, confirming his absence as a playable character. That’s the point in which something strange happened. For some reason, Waluigi fans sprang through the web, converging together in a critical mass of “WAAAAH”s and “WALUIGI TIME!” cries.
It was the explosion of a little-known internet meme into full-blown mainstream recognition and outrage culture. Predictably, the tireless Sakurai was harassed and harangued repeatedly, the game was dismissed by a vocal minority and fans of other characters were flamed in online boards for not agreeing with the WAAAAH brigade.
Source: Destructoid Check out the blogs of 10/7 to 10/13/2018 and ponder the worth of Waluigi