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Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Miiverse Update Thread XVI

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KHlover

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Guys, I just want to ask. Are we almost at thread 17 despite the fact this was made like what yesterday? God damn you guys are going for the world record of burning through new threads or something. What were you guys talking about? I left this thread finished reading at page 24 and you guys are at page 273 already. I know there was another thread for Smash 3ds and another for a retail copy getting leaked. Geez I wonder how many threads we will have once the smash 3ds and wii u is out worldwide.

If TLOU remaster can have five threads on the frontpage then so can smash!
 
Considering the Gematsu leaks and what I know from the NOA representative the few people on Smashboards have been in contact with, I'd be willing to ride the hype train a little longer.

I don't trust anyone from Smashboards, with good reason. Their moderators have burned us before.

There's a good chance we'll get DLC, but I'm not banking on any information coming out about it before hand.
 
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Rob'd

It looks amazing, thank you!
 

Axass

Member
Fuck it, I'm just gonna put it out there:

(And I'm not saying this to troll fans or keep the hype up or whatever.)

I have a source who has been right about previous leaks and has worked on the European localization of the game. He says he has definitely seen moving models of Dixie, Ridley, Chorus Men and Mewtwo in the game and he's still confident that these four characters can be unlocked by linking the 3DS version to the Wii U version.

Now, I know how outlandish this sounds, and being a game journalist myself I'm taking this with a grain of salt myself, but we're talking about the guy who told me about the Bowser Jr. alts immediately after the ESRB leaks and has never been wrong about other stuff as well. Plus, the whole connectivity thing makes far too much sense, if only to get fans to buy both versions. *insert itprintsmoney.gif here*

Again, I swear on my soul that I'm not trolling. Time will tell. I thought Ridley was never gonna be in, but hey.

AHAHAH! You just fueled the thread for about two more months with that! <3
 
Fuck it, I'm just gonna put it out there:

(And I'm not saying this to troll fans or keep the hype up or whatever.)

I have a source who has been right about previous leaks and has worked on the European localization of the game. He says he has definitely seen moving models of Dixie, Ridley, Chorus Men and Mewtwo in the game and he's still confident that these four characters can be unlocked by linking the 3DS version to the Wii U version.

Now, I know how outlandish this sounds, and being a game journalist myself I'm taking this with a grain of salt myself, but we're talking about the guy who told me about the Bowser Jr. alts immediately after the ESRB leaks and has never been wrong about other stuff as well. Plus, the whole connectivity thing makes far too much sense, if only to get fans to buy both versions. *insert itprintsmoney.gif here*

Again, I swear on my soul that I'm not trolling. Time will tell. I thought Ridley was never gonna be in, but hey.

Oh my...
 
Fuck it, I'm just gonna put it out there:

(And I'm not saying this to troll fans or keep the hype up or whatever.)

I have a source who has been right about previous leaks and has worked on the European localization of the game. He says he has definitely seen moving models of Dixie, Ridley, Chorus Men and Mewtwo in the game and he's still confident that these four characters can be unlocked by linking the 3DS version to the Wii U version.

Now, I know how outlandish this sounds, and being a game journalist myself I'm taking this with a grain of salt myself, but we're talking about the guy who told me about the Bowser Jr. alts immediately after the ESRB leaks and has never been wrong about other stuff as well. Plus, the whole connectivity thing makes far too much sense, if only to get fans to buy both versions. *insert itprintsmoney.gif here*

Again, I swear on my soul that I'm not trolling. Time will tell. I thought Ridley was never gonna be in, but hey.
Alright, if you are wrong, you will be juniored forever or banned.
 

Thorakai

Member
Was that decision made as a result of the 3DS version? Either way it is absolutely a change for the better.

We can't say for certain, but judging by how long it takes models to swap during a Final Smash, the exclusion of the Ice Climbers, and the 30 FPS Assist Trophies it seems likely the change was done because of hardware limitations/version parity. Maybe single Final Smash model swaps wasn't much issue, but having four on screen at the same time switching characters at varying times could have been an issue.
 
But what does the 3DS game do to "evolve" the series? Put it on another platform and as a result kill the system selling potential of the game on the system that desperately needs it? Potentially cause content to be cut due to the weak hardware?

I don't see the 3DS game doing anything that the Wii U version can't. It's holding it back.

It's gonna do one thing the Wii U version can't: make Nintendo a lot of money. If the 3DS wasn't so popular compared to the Wii U, we might not have Smash 3DS at all. And I doubt it'll "kill the system selling potential;" anyone who loves Smash enough for it to be a system-seller will probably get both versions anyway. On the other hand, people who aren't super into Smash probably won't drop $300 for a Wii U just to get Smash, but they will spend $40 for Smash on the console they already own.
 
I was hoping for either Bomberman, Banjo-Kazooie, or a Paper Mario character. :(

Still a great roster though!

You realize Nintendo doesn't own Banjo, right? I mean I could see Bomberman getting in at some point as a third party character, but there's no way Microsoft would contribute to Nintendo's killer app.
 
Wait, why would salt be involved for this? That's 4 extra characters for free. Better than the 0 characters that logic and pessimism say we're getting.

It's not really free if you only had intentions to get one version. I don't think it really matters to most of us here though.
 

LiamR

Member
Fuck it, I'm just gonna put it out there:

(And I'm not saying this to troll fans or keep the hype up or whatever.)

I have a source who has been right about previous leaks and has worked on the European localization of the game. He says he has definitely seen moving models of Dixie, Ridley, Chorus Men and Mewtwo in the game and he's still confident that these four characters can be unlocked by linking the 3DS version to the Wii U version.

Now, I know how outlandish this sounds, and being a game journalist myself I'm taking this with a grain of salt myself, but we're talking about the guy who told me about the Bowser Jr. alts immediately after the ESRB leaks and has never been wrong about other stuff as well. Plus, the whole connectivity thing makes far too much sense, if only to get fans to buy both versions. *insert itprintsmoney.gif here*

Again, I swear on my soul that I'm not trolling. Time will tell. I thought Ridley was never gonna be in, but hey.

Honestly, I believe you. I heard something similar at one point and totally wrote it off.
 
Fuck it, I'm just gonna put it out there:

(And I'm not saying this to troll fans or keep the hype up or whatever.)

I have a source who has been right about previous leaks and has worked on the European localization of the game. He says he has definitely seen moving models of Dixie, Ridley, Chorus Men and Mewtwo in the game and he's still confident that these four characters can be unlocked by linking the 3DS version to the Wii U version.

Now, I know how outlandish this sounds, and being a game journalist myself I'm taking this with a grain of salt myself, but we're talking about the guy who told me about the Bowser Jr. alts immediately after the ESRB leaks and has never been wrong about other stuff as well. Plus, the whole connectivity thing makes far too much sense, if only to get fans to buy both versions. *insert itprintsmoney.gif here*

Again, I swear on my soul that I'm not trolling. Time will tell. I thought Ridley was never gonna be in, but hey.

I can see this happening but probably not solely as a link for the two. No way Nintendo is going to require players to own both a 3DS and Wii U and both copies of the game just to play as these characters.

I can see that being the first DLC pack. Buy Smash 4 Wii U and link your account, and you get them for free.

Time will tell though. For Ridley and your account's sake I hope you're right. :p
 

Kensho

Member
Fuck it, I'm just gonna put it out there:

(And I'm not saying this to troll fans or keep the hype up or whatever.)

I have a source who has been right about previous leaks and has worked on the European localization of the game. He says he has definitely seen moving models of Dixie, Ridley, Chorus Men and Mewtwo in the game and he's still confident that these four characters can be unlocked by linking the 3DS version to the Wii U version.

Now, I know how outlandish this sounds, and being a game journalist myself I'm taking this with a grain of salt myself, but we're talking about the guy who told me about the Bowser Jr. alts immediately after the ESRB leaks and has never been wrong about other stuff as well. Plus, the whole connectivity thing makes far too much sense, if only to get fans to buy both versions. *insert itprintsmoney.gif here*

Again, I swear on my soul that I'm not trolling. Time will tell. I thought Ridley was never gonna be in, but hey.

I hope you realize you are playing with a lot of people passions now, and say this because you really trust that source of yours...
 

Macka

Member
Every character is requested. That he happened to show some AT's doesn't mean that he did it to soften expectations, he was just showing his game. I don't think Sakurai is God, but some people need to take a step back and breathe. If you don't want the game based on this roster, that's cool, but it's not worth getting upset over.
Come on, man. Ridley was one of THE most requested characters. It's easy to say now that the 'other boss characters will appear' reveal was only ever exactly as it read, but there was a layer of ambiguity there. I don't think that can really be denied? Sakurai should have known better than to think people wouldn't read more into that, and I still think if that wasn't his intention he should have revealed it properly in a POTD like he did with Ghirahim so people could have started accepting it a bit sooner.

It's not like this is a small group of people dude. The Smashboards Ridley thread has like 90 thousand posts? Ridley discussion here was never ending. It should not have been allowed to go this far imo.
 
If for some reason the extra characters on the Wii U version pans out, here's how I can see it working:

- SSB3DS owners can link to SSBWii U and unlock or download the characters for free.

- SSB3DS only players can purchase the characters separately in a small pack for a certain fee.
 

exfatal

Member
My list
1. Shulk
2. Megaman
3. Palutena
4. Lucina
5. Robin
6. Greninja
7. Little Mac
8. Pac-Man
9. Rosalina&Luma
10. Bowser Jr
11. Villager
12. Mii Fighters
13. Wii fit trainer
14. Duck Hunt Dog
15. Dark Pit

excited for all of them. Sad that Lucas is gone but i'll manage
 
It's always so funny seeing them go from an absolutely enormous character select screen and then arriving at the laughably anemic stage select screen.
 
Fuck it, I'm just gonna put it out there:

(And I'm not saying this to troll fans or keep the hype up or whatever.)

I have a source who has been right about previous leaks and has worked on the European localization of the game. He says he has definitely seen moving models of Dixie, Ridley, Chorus Men and Mewtwo in the game and he's still confident that these four characters can be unlocked by linking the 3DS version to the Wii U version.

Now, I know how outlandish this sounds, and being a game journalist myself I'm taking this with a grain of salt myself, but we're talking about the guy who told me about the Bowser Jr. alts immediately after the ESRB leaks and has never been wrong about other stuff as well. Plus, the whole connectivity thing makes far too much sense, if only to get fans to buy both versions. *insert itprintsmoney.gif here*

Again, I swear on my soul that I'm not trolling. Time will tell. I thought Ridley was never gonna be in, but hey.

So... There's still some hope after all.
 

J@hranimo

Banned
Fuck it, I'm just gonna put it out there:

(And I'm not saying this to troll fans or keep the hype up or whatever.)

I have a source who has been right about previous leaks and has worked on the European localization of the game. He says he has definitely seen moving models of Dixie, Ridley, Chorus Men and Mewtwo in the game and he's still confident that these four characters can be unlocked by linking the 3DS version to the Wii U version.

Now, I know how outlandish this sounds, and being a game journalist myself I'm taking this with a grain of salt myself, but we're talking about the guy who told me about the Bowser Jr. alts immediately after the ESRB leaks and has never been wrong about other stuff as well. Plus, the whole connectivity thing makes far too much sense, if only to get fans to buy both versions. *insert itprintsmoney.gif here*

Again, I swear on my soul that I'm not trolling. Time will tell. I thought Ridley was never gonna be in, but hey.

I'm sorry, even if your friend isn't trolling you or not.

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Because the 3DS version clearly states "The true All-Star Mode is unlocked" when everyone is unlocked. I would love to be wrong, but let's be real here.
 
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