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Smash 4 and SFV EVO Finals will be aired on Disney XD
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It's the most recent one, and the game is still available to be bought in an official capacity unlike Melee which obviously ceased production years ago and isn't being sold by Nintendo digitally either.
Also, yes, 3DS.
I doubt it. Smash 4 on wii u already looks great. More to do with demographics
Didn't they end Wii U production?
Calm Mind
Member
This blade needs sharpening.
chaosblade
Unconfirmed Member
When the director of the game says tournament play goes against his aspirations for the series, it feels like a pretty big stretch to say that type of play is the underlying foundation of the game.
Why am I so terrible at communicating. Back to square one, for context:
Nintendo only cares about Smash tournaments to the extent that they can be used for marketing. If Evo 2017 was the last Smash tournament ever, for any Smash game, Nintendo would figuratively shrug its shoulders and Smash games would continue to release with no perceptible changes, because tournament play isn't one of the major factors driving its design. If any other esport community of comparable or larger size simply vanished overnight, it would be a much bigger deal to the developer/publisher.
(And my original quote isn't really accurate, because Nintendo has changed in the last few years, post-Splatoon)
If that doesn't express what I'm trying to say clearly enough, I give up.
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
I doubt wiz is the one behind this, Nintendo already has a partnership with nintendo when it comes to esports, they were the ones to kick it off 1st
UnemployedVillain
Member
Demographics wise there's no proof or indication that the age group for Smash skews lower than that of SF5. Both are primarily played by teens and older if I had to guess
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
Smash by its very nature is made to be customizable in the way you want to play it
SatoAilDarko
Member
Even if a Smash port is coming this Fall I don't think they're going to announce one of their biggest games at EVO even if Smash is airing on Disney XD.
The only Nintendo game announcement in recent years I can remember at someone else's event has been Super Mario Run which was at announced at the iPhone event. Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle is published by Ubisoft and was during E3.
The only Nintendo game announcement in recent years I can remember at someone else's event has been Super Mario Run which was at announced at the iPhone event. Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle is published by Ubisoft and was during E3.
DoctorFish
Member
Those combos and set ups are too scary for children
Geno Breaker
Banned
Damn it, I was gonna say "how long till people complain about Melee or it's fans?"
Seems like a fitting channel for the 2 games. Disney cares more about Smash than Nintendo lmaooo
GiantBreadbug
Member
Except it's pretty clear what exact flavor of competitive play Sakurai dislikes, and it's not "all serious competition." I think it's incredibly obvious which types of communities the guy isn't fond of.
Smash is made such that people can basically play it the way they want on the serious competition <-> silly party spectrum. It's why the game received balance updates throughout and after it's release and DLC. People are crying about how "waaah Nintendo doesn't support the Smash competitive scene," but what that really means is "waaah they're not dumping lots of money into prize pools." The latter has pretty much nothing to do with competition, unless we only define games as competitive when it's for an audience and lots of money.
Like, folks should keep (or stop) crying that Nintendo doesn't equate putting competitive players on a payroll with being supportive of a game's competitive scene. It's pretty bizarre.
It's likely too early in the morning, though I'd expect MvCI Top 8 to air on Disney XD &/or ESPN2 next year.
UnemployedVillain
Member
What's funny is that you think Disney was the one that facilitated this and not EVO (which Nintendo is a sponsor of) or Nintendo
LinkSlayer64
Member
Lythero already got knocked out so who cares
That's because those other fighting games likely can not make the same money as Smash Bros. Without their competitive following. (They probably don't as is. Isn't smash brawl STILL selling new copies as of like the beginning of this year?)
IIRC Brawl sold about half a million copies last year lolLythero already got knocked out so who cares
That's because those other fighting games likely can not make the same money as Smash Bros. Without their competitive following. (They probably don't as is. Isn't smash brawl STILL selling new copies as of like the beginning of this year?)
theaffection
Member
LOL at that tweet
"Bros will be smashed!"
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"Bros will be smashed!"
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JB-the-Hunter
Member
D1 and VikkiKitty is fine, but I wish it was SilentDoom and Vikki instead. D1 is very professional, but he's still somewhat grassroots in his commentary, while SilentDoom is very articulate and has a way with words.
Nah, they'll just use the story costume again I imagine, if anyone uses her.
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
Bruh
mrmickfran
Member
xD
As opposed to a game on their Dead failure of a console
SO THIS IS THE TRUE POWER OF NAKAT
You can buy this game for the 3DS.
AmethystEnd
Member
Ayyy, fighting games on Disney and ESPN?
We big time now.
We big time now.
SinCityAssassin
Member
They ain't gonna sell Melee Deluxe on Switch later on.
Vampirolol
Member
Smash 4 for kids, Splatoon 2 for squids!
I wonder what would have happened if melee kept the sunday spot.
Not the same game. Not the same content.
Seriously it doesnt have the same stages or modes.
Not the same game. Not the same content.
Seriously it doesnt have the same stages or modes.
Then they probably would have either only aired SFV or make room for Smash 4 on Saturday.
sixteen-bit
Member
Awesome for people who have cable.
Is there even "safe for Disney" costumes for R.Mika and Laura?
Also strict ban on banana hammock Urien.
Mika now has 4 "safe for Disney" costumes. Laura has 1 thanks to her swimsuit (as long as you don't do the secret code).
sixteen-bit
Member
Why no MvC if Disney owns Marvel btw?
They could to like a MvCI invitational to promote the game or something.
They could to like a MvCI invitational to promote the game or something.
I'd imagine that Sunday's already too packed for an invitational & UMvC3's too early in the morning.
3DS still alive and who knows, shit might come to Switch at some point
Schucky Ducky
Banned
I definitely think we will get a Smash 4 Deluxe for Switch. I'd be surprised if they waited for the fifth installment to put Smash on Switch.
I mean, we didn't get any news at E3, & a port being announced in 2018 would be a bit weird. It's entirely possible, don't get me wrong, but I'm not sure if people would take too kindly to a port after the first year or so.
sixteen-bit
Member
Clearly they're readying Melee HD instead.
Definitely a marketing move if any now it seems. Have to say that this has to be the biggest kicker yet to something I had said earlier during Hungrybox's "NINTENDO NEEDS TO SUPPORT US!" speech. In it, I said that Nintendo would support four other games before they would support Melee: Smash 4, ARMS, Splatoon 2, and Pokken DX. As such, I would not be shocked at all that the move made to move Smash 4 into the Sunday slot and then to have it (and I guess SFV) shown on the grand stage at EVO while broadcasting it on Disney XD would be to have kids watch the action and in return inspire them to get Smash 4 on the Wii U or 3DS (or perhaps even Switch if Nintendo is deciding to make Smash for Switch or Smash 5). Can't really sell kids on a decade's old game that they probably can't purchase anyway. Not to hate on Melee since the fights are crazy to watch (and I can't wait for the Grand Finals tomorrow), but there's a reason why some people feel like it is the same song and dance and how the game has been solved while other games still see their meta continue to develop.