My thoughts so far on Smash Descriptiveterm are pretty simple so far:
Character Wants: Octoling with a fully unique moveset, Bandana Dee, Tails, Dovahkiin with Argonian and Khajiit alts included
Character Expectations: Octoling as a semiclone, Pauline, some new/marketing characters from Pokemon/Fire Emblem/Xenoblade
Stage Wants: Chemical Plant Zone (Sonic), Underworld (Kid Icarus)
Stage Expectations: The latest interpretation of World 1-1
Release date: Not right this second, but predicting a year sounds like a sucker's bet. It could be sooner than expected, or even later. . .but Namco does have a team distinctly set aside for this already. Like, what do you think Studio S is? It's at minimum in preproduction, it's been in preproduction probably at least since Air Riders left it. Now, what does that translate to? Who knows! This isn't Splatoon, where you can clock the team at two years start-to-finish each time consistently. But somethin's cooking. You can hear the spoons clanging against the pans in the distance.
And, you know. We're here. Forks up. Ready to go insane when the first appetizer hits.