Smash Some Bros. On 3DS And Wii U!

[seagrams hotsauce]

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[demi]

WiiU version comes out November 21

Yall paid for a DEMO LMAO

[bork]

Yall paid for a DEMO LMAO

 

[bork]

This game has the most boring unlockable characters in the series. Bunch of returning characters, clones of existing characters, Bowser Jr. and the Duck Hunt dog.  I don't even know why some of the locked characters STILL have to be unlocked at this point in the series. 

I hate unlocking characters in any game, especially multiplayer titles.  I want to get in there and play, not sit there fighting the CPU before I can actually get to try everyone out.

[demi]

[bork]

The Wii U version is out!



You start with more characters available, but still have to unlock a good amount of them.  Same rules as 3DS apply, so if you do 100 battles total, you'll get everyone.

Online is much better than on the 3DS version.  Still got some matches with awful lag/freezes, but most matches I tried were pretty smooth.  The "board game" like mode is fucking terrible.  Makes the 3DS exclusive "adventure" mode look 100 times better in comparison.  But I got this for multi so I don't care.  Speaking of which, 8-man smash is offline only. 

[Shaka Khan]

I preordered yesterday afternoon and picked 1-day/release-day shipping with a Friday estimated arrival date. I obviously knew it was impossible but went with it. When Amazon changed the delivery to Saturday, I contacted support, got a shipping refund and a one-month extension to my Prime subscription.

Now I'm trying to determine whether it's worth hunting down a Gamecube controller adapter (very rare, $20) and a Smash Edition GC controller ($30) or just go ahead an buy a Wii U Pro Controller ($50, much more useful?).

[AdmiralViscen]

Based on my experience with the 3DS controller I wouldn't want to play this game on anything but a GameCube one. I got the bundle with that and the adapter tho

[Shaka Khan]

I really regret not biting that bundle. I think you save $10 with it.

The limited support of the GC controller is still a concern, tho.

[cool breeze]

yeah, I'm thinking about picking up the hori gamecube-style controller whenever I get smash bros.  seems like it's a wii classic controller pro in a gamecube shell, with all the pros and cons of it.

I don't intend to do much local multiplayer so I don't know how much use I'd get out of the adapter.

[bork]

I preordered on yesterday afternoon and picked 1-day/release-day shipping with an estimated arrival today. I obviously knew it was impossible but went with it. When Amazon changed the estimated arrival to Saturday, I contacted support, got a shipping refund and a one-month extension to my Prime subscription.

Now I'm trying to determine whether it's worth hunting down a Gamecube controller adapter (very rare, $20) and a Smash Edition GC controller ($30) or just go ahead an buy a Wii U Pro Controller ($50, much more useful?).

The Pro Controller is fantastic and obviously will be more useful since you can use it with a lot of Wii U games.  The battery life is also fantastic.  I typically don't use the Wii U controller -it's so big and clunky- unless I'm doing off-screen play, which only happens here and there.  I use the Pro Controller almost all the time.  It works great with Smash -actually can't even say I had a problem with the the Wii U controller when I used it a little while ago- and I can't even imagine playing something like Bayonetta without it.

[Shaka Khan]

Bought. You should ask Nintendo for a commission, shill.

[Cheddahz]

played a few matches on the pro controller last night (cause i'm not buying all that gamecube stuff for one game) and damn, after i adjusted some of the controls, i was kicking some ass

[Steve Youngblood]

When it comes to Smash, you can pry my Gamecube controller from my cold, dead hands.

[tiesto]

Played a bit online but was hitting some lag... not brawl levels of unplayable but still pretty bad. I'm hoping it gets ironed out soon... how's the lag for everyone else? (I was playing against randoms "for fun").

Also, this is the game Brawl should've been. Add me - tiesto643

[bork]

Have had mostly good connections and pretty smooth game play.  If you're getting lag, get out of the game you're in....someone playing has a shitty connection.  You might want to try going with a wired setup too.

Will add you.  I keep forgetting what my Nintendo ID is.  I think lyteedge.

[Steve Youngblood]

Played a bit online but was hitting some lag... not brawl levels of unplayable but still pretty bad. I'm hoping it gets ironed out soon... how's the lag for everyone else? (I was playing against randoms "for fun").

Also, this is the game Brawl should've been. Add me - tiesto643

I've had some bad matches, but I'd say most are pretty good. Mind you, I only play 1v1 online, so I don't know how it holds up in four player Smash. Also, I bought a LAN adapter in this game just because I wanted to mitigate lag and was worried after all my time spent on the 3DS version that the Wi-Fi related problems might persist on the Wii U as well.

[bork]

Is it the Wii LAN adapter that works on the Wii U?  Might as well use mine if so...

[Steve Youngblood]

Is it the Wii LAN adapter that works on the Wii U?  Might as well use mine if so...

As far as I know, most USB LAN adapter work just fine. But yeah, the Wii LAN adapter will definitely work.

[Tasty]

I've been about 50/50. Played mostly friend matches on Friday that were bad. Some For Glory matches on Saturday were pretty good. Then some friend matches Sunday that was fantastic. Then some friend matches Monday that were absolutely terrible.

Seems to be up and down.

[bork]

I still have yet to play the 3DS or Wii U versions with anyone on my friends lists.     At least you can message someone on Wii U...too bad there's no indication that you've received one.     Got a "let's race" message for Mario Kart that I realized had been sent to me like two months earlier the last time I checked. 

Come to think of it, I think I played SSF4 a few times with people on my friends list, at the 3DS launch, and then one game of RE The Mercenaries with a friend, and that was it.  I remember playing Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom on the Wii with people because they'd message me on Xbox Live and we'd set the games up.   

[Beezy]

Me and my friends just text each other to set up Smash 3DS matches.

[bork]

Me and my friends just text each other to set up Smash 3DS matches.

None of my IRL friends have a 3DS.  Hell, at this point none of my IRL friends are ever really online playing anything.   There are some people at work who like to play, but they are never online and just play Brawl in the break room.   The company ordered Smash Wii U for us so I'll probably play locally if I get the chance to.  I usually never play with anyone because I don't want to touch the controllers they have there.  Way too many people here don't wash their hands.     I can bring my 3DS and use it as a controller to get around that.

[cool breeze]

game is worth it for the pac land stage with the metro-cross theme

[Tasty]

Mewtwo codes have been sent out! Got mine, can't wait to give him a try later. My memories of Melee are so fuzzy.

[demi]

Sold my codes already. Fuck smash brothers.

[sarslip]

Fuck smash brothers.

sensing a theme

[Tasty]

Sold my codes already. Fuck smash brothers.

[suppadoopa]

So Ryu is gonna be in smash apparently?

[Tasty]

So Ryu is gonna be in smash apparently?

There was audio found in v1.06 that points to it.

Roy () from Fire Emblem/Melee, too.

[Tasty]

Diddy has been nerfed.

But Villager might also have been nerfed. 

[bork]

The Ryu thing should be treated as a rumor.  Some reddit guy claiming to have found it, hax, lulz, etc.

Mewtwo codes have been sent out! Got mine, can't wait to give him a try later. My memories of Melee are so fuzzy.

I guess I didn't register?  No idea.

[suppadoopa]

There was audio found in v1.06 that points to it.

Roy () from Fire Emblem/Melee, too.

well then, if true, looks like umehara will be smash champion in EVO next year

[Tasty]

The Ryu thing should be treated as a rumor.  Some reddit guy claiming to have found it, hax, lulz, etc.

True. We need confirmation from a second source.

I guess I didn't register?  No idea.

You had to buy both versions and register them both on Club Nintendo before like, March 31.

Since I linked the eShops with my Club Nintendo account and bought the download versions, it was done automatically for me.

[Tasty]

v1.06 community patch notes: http://www.reddit.com/r/smashbros/comments/32oh35/super_smash_bros_4_v106_patch_notes_compilation/

[bork]

The Ryu thing should be treated as a rumor.  Some reddit guy claiming to have found it, hax, lulz, etc.

True. We need confirmation from a second source.

I guess I didn't register?  No idea.

You had to buy both versions and register them both on Club Nintendo before like, March 31.

Since I linked the eShops with my Club Nintendo account and bought the download versions, it was done automatically for me.

The Club Nintendo thing...that they are shutting down?  Odd choice.  I never bothered with that. 

[demi]

The promotion was started well before the announcement to shut down.

[Tasty]

6 "new" stages have been opened up to 8-Player Smash (Omega versions only.)

Delfino Plaza
Port Town Aero Dive
Woolly World
Orbital Gate Assault
Wii Fit Studio
Pilotwings

[Tasty]

"Pokken"? What's that?

[Tasty]

What'd you think he was from?

[bork]

What'd you think he was from?

Ninja Gaiden!

[bork]

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"Pokken"? What's that?

MewTwo has a weird penis.

[Tasty]

What'd you think he was from?

Ninja Gaiden!

[thisismyusername]

What'd you think he was from?

Ninja Gaiden!

They'd use Hayabusa for that.

[bork]

What'd you think he was from?

Ninja Gaiden!

They'd use Hayabusa for that.

His name is Ryu too.



There's also Ryu from Breath Of Fire.



Or maybe it's short for Ryuichi Naruhodo, AKA Phoenix Wright.



Or it could even be short for Ryuto, the main character from Pokemon XD.

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Do you really think I would think it wasn't Ryu from Street Fighter? 

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[Tasty]

Ryu (Street Fighter 2 audio files) confirmed.

[bork]

Ryu (Street Fighter 2 audio files) confirmed.

Good advertising for the now Sony console-only Street Fighter series.

[Tasty]

It's fine, Wii U will get the better game anyways... Tatsunoko vs. Capcom 2.

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Right? Right???

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[Tasty]

Also not any different from putting Snake in Brawl when there was only a single post-NES Metal Gear on Nintendo systems.

[Steve Youngblood]

Also not any different from putting Snake in Brawl when there was only a single post-NES Metal Gear on Nintendo systems.

Hey, don't forget about Ghost Babel on Gameboy Color.

[bork]

It's fine, Wii U will get the better game anyways... Tatsunoko vs. Capcom 2.

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Right? Right???

[close]

NOPE! 
 

Also not any different from putting Snake in Brawl when there was only a single post-NES Metal Gear on Nintendo systems.

Snake was in four games on Nintendo platforms (five counting the Konami Smash Bros. knock-off that came out before Brawl) and The Twin Snakes was a Nintendo joint with Konami and LOLOL Silicon Knights.

Now look at Street Fighter.  There's 2010 on NES which shouldn't even be counted, then the SNES games and GB ports...and the only recent thing was SSF4 3D Edition in 2011.  But whatever.  I'm down for Ryu.

[Tasty]

Also not any different from putting Snake in Brawl when there was only a single post-NES Metal Gear on Nintendo systems.

Hey, don't forget about Ghost Babel on Gameboy Color.

I remembered it after I posted lol, but... yeah.

Snake was in four games on Nintendo platforms (five counting the Konami Smash Bros. knock-off that came out before Brawl) and The Twin Snakes was a Nintendo joint with Konami and LOLOL Silicon Knights.

Now look at Street Fighter.  There's 2010 on NES which shouldn't even be counted, then the SNES games and GB ports...and the only recent thing was SSF4 3D Edition in 2011.  But whatever.  I'm down for Ryu.

Metal Gear
Metal Gear 2
Metal Gear: Ghost Babel
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes

Street Fighter 2010
Street Fighter II: The World Warrior
Super Street Fighter II
Street Fighter II′: Champion Edition
Street Fighter II′ Turbo: Hyper Fighting
Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Cross-Generation of Heroes
Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars
Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition

[The Legend of Sunblade]

Counting different updates of the same game as separate. 

This reminds me of all the attempted justifications for this guy in that other game when it's simply $$$$.

[bork]

Metal Gear
Metal Gear 2
Metal Gear: Ghost Babel
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes

Street Fighter 2010
Street Fighter II: The World Warrior
Super Street Fighter II
Street Fighter II′: Champion Edition
Street Fighter II′ Turbo: Hyper Fighting
Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Cross-Generation of Heroes
Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars
Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition

What Sunblade said, Andrex.
:facepalm

I'll humor you.

Street Fighter 2010 doesn't count.  Ryu is not even in the game!  I'm talking Street Fighter, not crossover games.  There's SF games on SNES, GB, GBA, and 3DS.  That's it.  It's not a game series that instantly springs to mind when you think "Nintendo" and hasn't been since the 16-bit days...and it was multi-platform back then, too.

[Tasty]

I wouldn't say Pac-Man, Metal Gear or Sonic games spring to mind when I think "Nintendo" either. The only third party character that does is Mega Man.

[bork]

There have been plenty of Pac-Man games on Nintendo consoles over the years.  Tons of Sonic games, too.  But OK, sure.  I agree with you on Mega Man.

[Tasty]

Sonic was part of the anti-Nintendo.

And no one ever remembers the non-arcade Pac-Man games (see Pac-Man Vs sales. ) Pac-Man = Arcade for 99% of people, including me.

[bork]

Sonic was part of the anti-Nintendo.

...Until Sega exited the console business and shitted Sonic games out like crazy, especially for the Nintendo platforms.  Sega got out the console biz what...15 years ago already?  None of that matters.

And no one ever remembers the non-arcade Pac-Man games (see Pac-Man Vs sales. ) Pac-Man = Arcade for 99% of people, including me.

Pac-Man
Ms. Pac-Man
Pac-Mania
Pac-Man 2
Pac-Attack
Pac-In-Time
Pac-Man World
Pac-Man World 2
Pac-Man Fever
Pac-Pix
Pac-Man Pinball
Pac N' Roll
Pac-Man World 3
Pac-Man World Rally
Pac-Man Collection
Pac-Man & Galaga Dimensions
Pac-Man Party
Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures
Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures 2

All released on Nintendo platforms.  Most of the games I listed were released in the last decade or so.

Namco went crazy with releases.  I'd say that's a well-represented character.  Plus...Namco played a large part in developing Smash.

[Tasty]

What are we even arguing about?

All I'm saying is Ryu is not a strange choice for Smash after the other third-party characters.

The only reason he's weird is it would give Capcom two spots on the roster, when common thought was that each third-party was limited to just one.

[bork]

What are we even arguing about?

That "Street Fighter" isn't what someone thinks about when they see "Nintendo."