8-player simultaneous play isn't a "good thing"?
8-player Smash sounds like a lot of fun, but it's not necessarily a "good thing" for everyone. That doesn't mean it's a "bad thing", either, but why would anyone who doesn't have a lot of "gamer friends" living next to him/her be excited about it? I guess I'd have found enough people when I was still in high school, but these days I'm lucky to get enough people for a local 4-player match together.