Super Smash Bros. Direct - April 8, 2014

launch window for 3ds version is this summer, wii u is in the winter
 
Did I just see a blue shell in there?

I think we have a new item confirmation!

edit: lol online for glory mode.
NO ITEMS
Fox Only nah
FINAL DESTINATION ( + forms!)

edit2: Sheik, ZS Samus, and Yoshi are reconfirmed
edit3: Charizard is back, and standalone this time. RIP Pokemon Trainer: 2008 - 2014. Greninja is also confirmed as a fighter.
 
Vince McMahon said:
ok i know this isn't my topic (and a bit of blatant advertising) but i'd like to announce that i'll be doing the smash bros direct on instasynch, in case you wanna live chat it or anything

...and maybe a replay later tonight in case you did miss it

http://www.instasynch.com/rooms/GutsehMan (this is the hype day we never imagined)

replay happenin' at 8:00 CST

be there or be a sphere
 
Greninja is meh.

Online is whatever.

I like the look of Smash Run, though.
 
Vince McMahon said:
ok i know this isn't my topic (and a bit of blatant advertising) but i'd like to announce that i'll be doing the smash bros direct on instasynch, in case you wanna live chat it or anything

...and maybe a replay later tonight in case you did miss it

http://www.instasynch.com/rooms/GutsehMan (this is the hype day we never imagined)

replay is NOW
 
I feel it was mediocre. I can careless about stages, characters, movesets, or even online for that matter etc. I wanted to hear more about the modes and gameplay LOCALLY. Also, I don't care for the 3DS version.

Online will probably be great because you are matched up with players of your own skill level and there are rules, but I never played Smash for the online. In fact, I never even experienced Brawl online. To be honest, I never experienced any of the online for any of the last gen consoles. And really, I had no problem playing against the computer.

But one thing with the rules is that I hope parents teach their children according to them. What I mean is, some younger players (under 10 or 8 years old) are really likely to leave battles because they are losing (I was one of those kids who would do that) and obviously, they will not excuse actions according to age. I don't want any child to be penalized because they don't know any better.

Also, I wish the wii u version had smash run, because I am really scared about this game being to heavily focused on multiplayer. Like I said in another thread, I hope this game doesn't become a game I will buy and play for a few weeks and then rarely play it because I have no friends. And for anyone who says fighting games are for multiplayer, that's not true. It is very possible to make a fighting game with good singleplayer and multiplayer.

Anyway, I guess I should end this off with good notes........

I'm sorry, I know I am basically going to enter the flame realm by saying this, but I don't have any good notes. The presentation is just a disappointment. It seems like he was just trying show off stuff for the non-general demographic like professionals, players who really only play this for the online, and people who only grab this out every now and then to play this with their freinds.

Here is my evidence

He always is talking about trying balance out characters. I have no problem with this, but Smash fans like me won't care about this or even observe this. Only professionals and stuff would care about that. He has basically made a "professionals" mode and "professionals" stages. I know this seems like jumping to conclusions, but I really only feel that some of these rules were created just for those who are butthurt over dumb stuff because reporting people for some of this stuff sounds like something a 5 year old would say. "Mom, he keeps quitting!" "Dad, he keeps hitting me!". Speaking of which, what the heck is self destructing? Is that when you overuse your shield? If so, why would you report someone for that? If someone did that, all I would say is "free higher rank for me, yay!"

Overall, even before this, I really don't feel excited for this game, no matter what. But I really want to. I know this sounds vain. But I feel sakurai is making choices with this game that is rather questionable to me and I am hoping that he isn't turning the Smash series into something I personally will lose interest of in the future.

The reason why this concerns me is because Smash (the original) is what got me into video games and even Nintendo themselves. Without it, I don't know what would have became of me as a gamer. Would I be as interested in it as I am today? Would I be a fan of something else instead of Nintendo? I don't know. I just hope he can turn things around at least for me.

YOU MAY BEGIN THE STONING!