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[Samus Aran]

my shitbrother got so pissed at waluigi being an assist trophy again and now refuses to buy the the game lmao

because he's not a playable character, or he just doesn't want a waluigi assist trophy?

[Nyerp]

my shitbrother got so pissed at waluigi being an assist trophy again and now refuses to buy the the the the game lmao

because he's not a playable character, or he just doesn't want a waluigi assist trophy?

the former lol

[Samus Aran]

what a weirdo

[Hippopo]

It's sad how disappointing the the graphics are on this game.
And not just the the background characters, even playable characters. They're just Brawl, bumped up.


It's sad when a Mario Kart game looks better than a Smash Bros. game.

My thoughts exactly

[strongbad]

Speaking of Smaaaaaaaaash
I'm hosting a pretty big Melee/PM/SSB64 tournament today that you guys can check out at:
http://www.twitch.tv/62bitgaming

Stream won't be up for a few hours probably

[bluaki]

Next Tuesday, April 8, at 6pm EDT, there will be a Smash Bros-only Nintendo Direct

This will be only the second Nintendo Direct of 2014. The last one was two months ago, Feb 13, even though before 2014 they were having presentations every month.

Considering they've done new character reveals in previous regular Nintendo Direct presentations, I'm guessing we can expect that and much more in a Direct focused entirely on Smash Bros.

Examples of stuff we don't know about and which I feel like we might see include:
release window, hopefully as specific as a month
final titles
more WiiU/3DS differences
game modes, like maybe single player stuff, stage builder, or online
real gameplay clips

[Geno]

Next Tuesday, April 8, at 6pm EDT, there will be a Smash Bros-only Nintendo Direct

This will be only the second Nintendo Direct of 2014. The last one was two months ago, Feb 13, even though before 2014 they were having presentations every month.

Considering they've done new character reveals in previous regular Nintendo Direct presentations, I'm guessing we can expect that and much more in a Direct focused entirely on Smash Bros.

Examples of stuff we don't know about and which I feel like we might see include:
release window, hopefully as specific as a month
final titles
more WiiU/3DS differences
game modes, like maybe single player stuff, stage builder, or online
real gameplay clips

Bout time.

[strongbad]

pls announce a good stage builder and stage sharing system that doesnt suck
plssssssssssssssss

[Hiro]

http://www.destructoid.com/bandai-namco-reportedly-recruiting-talent-for-smash-bros-6--272993.phtml

new Nintendo console incoming

[Geno]

http://www.destructoid.com/bandai-namco-reportedly-recruiting-talent-for-smash-bros-6--272993.phtml

new Nintendo console incoming

lol no.

[Classic]

Probably for an arcade version. Namco makes Mario Kart arcade games for Japan, so now that they're developing Smash that seems likely.

[Hiro]

Probably for an arcade version. Namco makes Mario Kart arcade games for Japan, so now that they're developing Smash that seems likely.

that would be pretty damn cool actually

[bluaki]

Greninja confirmed

and a lot more

[strongbad]

damn hella shit confirmed

megaman is gonna be siiiick
rosalina moveset looked cool too. i can see her doing some cool stuff
also looks like there will be actual combos from the footage
pls dont be brawl

[bluaki]

Summary of this Nintendo Direct:
Newcomer: Greninja
Returning characters: Yoshi, Sheik, Zero Suit Samus, Charizard
Ridley confirmed as just a boss, not a fighter.
Mid-battle form changes do not exist anymore. The characters that used to transform have a new special move instead. Samus in particular simply doesn't lose her armor during Final Smash anymore.
3DS version releases this summer
Wii U version releases half a year later, in Winter 2014
Music: 3DS version has 2 songs per stage like Melee, Wii U version has the same My Music system as Brawl
Every stage now has a Final Destination mode, in which design features like the background and textures stay the same but the shape of the stage becomes a boring flat platform. Sakurai says he offers this because he realizes how much competitive players love Final Destination and he wants them to have some variety.
Online play confirmed for both games. The online matchmaking menu has "for fun" and "for glory" options to separate casual fun from competition. It now seems to try to match people up by skill level.
Sakurai suggests that we should buy Wii ethernet adapters to reduce lag. I don't know what to take of this.
Rare legendary Pokemon now appear in Masterballs instead of normal-looking pokeballs
There are some alt costumes: Wii Fit Trainers has both female and male variants, Little Mac has a Wireframe costume.
Moveset customization exists, but it's not available when playing with strangers online.
3DS version has a "Smash Run" mode that's like a weird mash-up of City Trial from Air Ride, Adventure Mode from Melee, and SSE from Brawl.