Gaming NEW CHALLENGERS APPROACHING: Super Smash Bros. [Ultimate]

So with the news, as mentioned in the other topic, that Smash is announced for November 21, I've just got to start saving up for the bundle, I've lost track of my old controller so I don't mind a Smash controller. Just hope there aren't any more delays, looking forward to playing it over the holidays.

 

Wait a second, isn't November 21 the release date of Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire too? ...oh dear, my wallet is going to die that day (and that's not even counting some of the other games out that month). Well, that is the last Friday before Black Friday so guess Nintendo will want some of the biggest games out before the holiday rush. Hm, guess Pokemon will take a lower priority than the Smash bundle, though doubt either will get any discount anytime soon.

 

Still my favourite controller after all those years. Another perk, the GCN controller will work on other games that support the Wii Pro Classic controllers options… like Mario Kart 8, New Super Mario Bros U, Pikmin 3, etc.

 

Well, unless you want to play some GCN games, I don't think they kept backwards compatibility that far, but most people don't have games from that far back they still want to play. Although you never know when they'll start adding GCN games to Virtual Console (though unlikely).

 

Fascinating...

 

Brawl roster didn't have Mega Man, Shulk, or the Koopalings.

Your argument is invalid.

 

Mega Man is a great, great character that I am very excited for.

This one is big... should've bought a Wii U.

 

Charizard I use a lot, he's very effective so long as you don't Flare Blitz yourself off the stages all the time.
Bowser is good too, and I use Little Mac a lot.

Mega Man has the best Super Smash, he's a great addition to the series

 

Ganondorf is my favorite, especially after getting some items to boost his attack and defense. Granted he moves like he hasn't slept in a month but the dash and jumping attacks counter that.

I also bought a copy for my wife as an anniversary present. How romantic, kicking *** together!

 

Do I spend the $40 on the game, though?

I mean, it's only $40...but that's like twenty coffees...

 

Got the game yesterday. Haven't tried all of the characters yet but from the ones I have tried, I'm good with Bowser, Pac Man, Yoshi and Luigi.

 

I've spent the first couple weeks focusing on the characters I was looking forward to (Lucy, Robin, Charizard) and my old mains (Pikachu, Toon Link) and second-stringers (Ike, Link).

Lucina - My favourite character so far. Light and agile, but with plenty of power and trading in the tipper makes her more forgiving compared to Marth. Really wish they'd at least changed an animation or two to make her at least look different, especially on the Final Smash.
Robin - My second-favourite character so far. I was worried about the durability system being a huge problem, but in practice you barely notice. Most of the items recharge in 6-10 seconds (except Nosferatu, which takes freaking forever) so you can use them freely and not really have to worry about it. Plus the moves are all fairly powerful to compensate. Really fun to play.
Pikachu - Has both improved, and gotten worse from Brawl. He has lost a lot of his landing lag on the aerials, making short-jumps much safer and allowing lightning-fast (pun intended) strings into his tilts. The weird hitbox on the forward smash has also been fixed. But he still lacks KO power and that new lightning bolt is taking some getting used to.
Toon Link - Has actually picked up some landing lag on his forward aerial, and his projectiles have been weakened (the refire rate on the arrow is much slower, as is the boomerang animation) but his short-jump standard and back aerial are still strong.
Link - Like Pikachu, has both gotten better and worse. Having meteor ability with his down air is awesome, and it feels like he's finally picked up some KO power on the smash attacks. But the nerf to projectiles has hurt him a lot, and the Swordspin still isn't powerful enough for how vulnerable it leaves you and remains a fairly poor recovery. Still not great, but I play him regardless.
Ike - Has gotten so much worse. His moves have gotten very little increase in speed, in fact some (Quick Draw, for example) have gotten slower, and in this faster-paced game he just can't cut it. He constantly gets dodged or interrupted and just generally slaughtered.

 

For those that missed the direct…
up to 8 player matches, more dynamic stages and so forth

 

Yeah, eight players on the Wii U version. That's gonna be awesomely insane.

Also...Mewtwo for DLC if you get both versions. Not sure how to feel about that TBH.

 

We'll find out closer to 2nd Quarter next year more details. Might be free for those that have both but a small cost to those that only have one?

 

Yeah, those are the reports I'm hearing: promotion that'll give it free if you have both, but will be individually priced separately later on.

In the meantime, enjoy a bunch of whiners over the web saying that Nintendo is run by communists.

 

Yeah, they'll probably handle it somewhat analogously to the way Atlus handles their launch day DLC - free for a bit if you have both, charged for everyone else. From a purely cynical marketing standpoint it's a pretty clever maneuver.