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Super Smash Bros. for 3DS Summer 2014, Wii U Winter 2014
- Thread starter Poetic.Injustice
- Start date
Whatever it has won't make up for CITY TRIAL aka GOAT multiplayer mode.
We can beat up on Beef with the 3ds version come on.
cosmicblizzard
Banned
Still looking, but I've seen multiple different uses of the term "winter" regarding when it refers to on certain sites. There's a Polygon article about the games of Winter 2013 which covers January to March of that year.
Mysterious
Banned
He [Iwata] was specifically talking about building Wii U momentum.
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
Yeah, I found that funny but you mentioned the Wii U and neogaf, I think you can figure it out.
Deadpool_X
Banned
They keep saying that they will discuss that at a later date. I guess if Wii U isn't out until winter, they've got plenty of time to discuss these feature as that version approaches.
I would buy into your theory if I thought Nintendo had a plausible heavy hitter for the holiday in its absence.
I doubt its Zelda since Hyrule Warriors is this year and I doubt whatever they have cooking NFC wise would do it.
I really doubt Nintendo would release Smash in February and miss out on the holiday sales, the one month and a half period where retailers probably will push the system.
This is kinda gonna kill my hype for the Wii U version since I'm going to play the shit out of the 3DS version. The excitement of trying all the new characters and the veterans enhancements won't be there by the time I get the Wii U version. =/ The only thing to look forward to is better graphics, different levels and better online.
Bel_Air_Jeff
Banned
The Wii U version will do fine. They are essentially different games. Both of these versions will move many platforms and sell many units.
IM PUMPED.
I'll be buying both!
IM PUMPED.
I'll be buying both!
Right, that I have seen before, but we did end up crossing that time period already.
Or they just need more time to finish? Isn't the most simple explanation usually true?
Bel_Air_Jeff
Banned
We don't even know what the exclusive Wii U content will be, I think you are being a little cynical to the situation. Let's see what Nintendo does at E3 and then judge the Wii U version.
Vyse The Legend
Member
Maybe different modes and versions exclusive characters. No one knows.
Oni Link 666
Member
I am happy that we'll get the 3DS game sooner.
I don't think the Wii U version releasing later will have any effect on its sales. People who really want the 4 persons in one room experience they had with the previous games are going to get the Wii U version regardless of if they already have the 3DS version or not. Tournament players will get the Wii U version regardless. People who just want the better looking game to play on the big screen will get the Wii U version regardless.
I don't think the Wii U version releasing later will have any effect on its sales. People who really want the 4 persons in one room experience they had with the previous games are going to get the Wii U version regardless of if they already have the 3DS version or not. Tournament players will get the Wii U version regardless. People who just want the better looking game to play on the big screen will get the Wii U version regardless.
To me the main question is if they honestly just feel it won't be ready.
That's why I would kind of expect a delay all the way into March where sales are still pretty high, it's still in the fiscal year, and it actually gives them a significant amount of extra development time if they're skipping out on the holiday period.
Just like how smash brawl came out during the holidays and didn't get delayed.... Ohh...
ShockingAlberto
Member
Usually when they specify a year with the season, that means it will release in that calendar year.
Barring delays or what have you.
Barring delays or what have you.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
they said the characters were the same
personally, I'm not interested in the struggle low-res handheld Smash, aint that desperate for a fix
Vanillalite
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GAF was legit shook when this was announced! LoL
SolidSnakex
Member
Oh, i'm not talking about Zelda Musou. I'm talking about the next mainline Zelda that's going to be announced at E3.
soxinthebox
Member
As late as 2015, are you fucking kidding me.
Daria Morgendorffer
Member
Well I was planning on buying both versions anyway and I still have to save up money for a Wii U so a winter release is quite handy for me.
Nintendo had Mario Galaxy, the first 3D Mario game in what, 5 years?
What would Nintendo's big holiday game be this year if not Smash? Yoshi?
Or at least "by the end of this year" or something along the lines. Release date is up in the air for me, could be November could be early next year, then again they did say 2014.
I wasn't planning on getting the 3ds version, but damn this sucks. Whatever, I'll live.
SM3DW had better graphics, extra exclusives etc over SM3DL and yet a lot of people were burned out from SM3DL or just didn't consider is it worthy buying a new console for SM3DW. The same happened with NSMBU. And DKC:TF.
Yes, the Wii U version look gorgeous, yes and the Wii U owners will buy it, but how many people will buy a new console for the prettier version of a game that they played months ago? It didn't work with the previous games, why it will work with SSB?
At list MK8 has more things going and it is the best looking game on the system.
Phire Phox
Banned
This is pretty smart of Nintendo. Obviously the Wii U version is the one people want more. If they released the 3DS version the same day or after the Wii U version, I probably wouldn't have got it. Now that it's coming this summer, I'll get it to tide me over until the Wii U version.
Mr Fahrenheit
Member
I don't like to hate on Nintendo, I really don't, but the fact that they come out and admit that they made some stupid moves and then immediately continue the trend is making it hard to ignore. I like to think that a company that's been in business as long as Nintendo should know what they're doing, but they're pulling out all the stops to prove me wrong. This is like if they released Titanfall on 360 six months before the Xbone version.
The best we could hope for in this situation is that they lied about the versions being identical (content-wise), and the WiiU has more characters/whatever else a smash game could have.
The best we could hope for in this situation is that they lied about the versions being identical (content-wise), and the WiiU has more characters/whatever else a smash game could have.
Natureboy99
Banned
Aww last gen programming is hard! .....for a team that took a 6 year break from cutting edge coding. Welcome to 2008 Nintendo!
Wait a second...
After thinking about it, maybe releasing the Wii U version makes some sense. I used to think it would kill sales...well it might...but let's see.
- We don't know the Wii U's modes yet.
- If the U has amazing modes, it will get people to double dip for Christmas.
- If the U had amazing modes and came out before the 3DS version, the 3DS version could probably suffer a bit because of being an inferior product
- The two versions have kind of interfunctionality so we'll see
But mainly, if the Wii U version has a good mode and comes out around Christmas, I can see a lot of 3DS people buying it twice. If it came out before the 3DS version, Wii U owners would maybe not buy it. (I know I wouldn't if I had a 3DS.)
Speaking for myself, if I had a 3DS, I would double dip day one for both versions. If the Wii U version came first, I wouldn't. But it all depends on how good the mode is....
After thinking about it, maybe releasing the Wii U version makes some sense. I used to think it would kill sales...well it might...but let's see.
- We don't know the Wii U's modes yet.
- If the U has amazing modes, it will get people to double dip for Christmas.
- If the U had amazing modes and came out before the 3DS version, the 3DS version could probably suffer a bit because of being an inferior product
- The two versions have kind of interfunctionality so we'll see
But mainly, if the Wii U version has a good mode and comes out around Christmas, I can see a lot of 3DS people buying it twice. If it came out before the 3DS version, Wii U owners would maybe not buy it. (I know I wouldn't if I had a 3DS.)
Speaking for myself, if I had a 3DS, I would double dip day one for both versions. If the Wii U version came first, I wouldn't. But it all depends on how good the mode is....
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
Or that handheld games take less time to make than HD console ones...
Winter 2014
WonderbreadUSA
Member
Well, it says Winter 2014 on the official Smash Bros facebook now, so I guess that puts that to rest.
I'm not quite sure why people are upset the Wii U version is coming Winter 2014. Anybody with common sense expected that from the beginning, before they said a thing.
Y'all should be happy, you're getting a version of Smash way earlier than expected. If anything, it seems the 3DS version is being bumped up! Summer is like, almost here already!
And having one version come out before the other means that the team can then focus their efforts on fine tuning the Wii U release to perfection, at the end of development.
I also don't understand why people think this is going to negatively impact Wii U version sales. If they released on the same day, do you somehow think that situation would have been better? How many people are going to fork out $100 for two games on the same day?
My biggest question regarding the release dates is this - We know both games are going to have roster parity. So does this mean we'll know the entire roster of the Wii U version, when the 3DS version releases? Unlockable characters and all?
Y'all should be happy, you're getting a version of Smash way earlier than expected. If anything, it seems the 3DS version is being bumped up! Summer is like, almost here already!
And having one version come out before the other means that the team can then focus their efforts on fine tuning the Wii U release to perfection, at the end of development.
I also don't understand why people think this is going to negatively impact Wii U version sales. If they released on the same day, do you somehow think that situation would have been better? How many people are going to fork out $100 for two games on the same day?
My biggest question regarding the release dates is this - We know both games are going to have roster parity. So does this mean we'll know the entire roster of the Wii U version, when the 3DS version releases? Unlockable characters and all?
Smash Brothers. Wii U already came out and nobody even realizes it.
Oh, right, haha. I wouldn't count on that. They'll inevitably reveal it at E3, but to release it this year? A game like Zelda is the kind of game that would run into the most development issues, but then again we don't really know how large or ambitious it'll be, it might even be the return of top-down console Zelda.
soxinthebox
Member
There's 10 days in Winter 2014 range in the OP that actually fall in 2014.
Freezie KO
Banned
I did think the existence of the 3DS version was going to hurt the Wii U because it continues the strategy you mentioned of having versions of each game on both platforms. Having the 3DS version come out earlier though... that's gonna hurt.
The unified software platform really can't come soon enough for them.
Stop being so naive. We are all Nintendo fans here. We all know that in April, if a game has a release date of Winter 2014, that shit isn't coming out until February 2015 at the earliest.
It's a shame when die hard Nintendo fans lose faith in the company.