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Super Smash Bros Wii U & 3DS Thread 4: New Year, Old Arguments
- Thread starter IntelliHeath
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Since they've began, there's been at least one Direct per month (To my knowledge at least).
Will we get a Direct similar to last January's? I sure hope we do.
What makes you say that?
There is precedence since Iwata expressed the desire to release a Nintendo Direct at least once every month and there was a Nintendo Direct last year in January. Hell, there were TWO in January. On top of that Shinen has stated they will be announcing their new Wii U title in the next few weeks, which is certainly within the boundaries of January, particularly late January like last year's Nintendo Direct.
There is no reason to expect any Smash-dedicated Direct when it isn't even close to the release date.
And I don't recall them trying to go monthly, but rather bi-monthly with some small stuff in between.
They need games to show for Nintendo Directs. Unless they magically increase their software production efforts by a lot, I don't think it would be different from last year except for that panic Wii U Direct in January.
Pokemon is a special case, and that Panic Direct was a special case too. I think we may get something for Pokemon Bank this month, but that would be a Mini Direct, and I think we're all talking about when to expect a normal Nintendo Direct.
And I don't recall them trying to go monthly, but rather bi-monthly with some small stuff in between.
oreomunsta
Banned
Oh please don't, I can't wait that long =( I'm getting nervous now about the possibility of the game coming out before E3
SkullHydra
Member
Even I'm not that crazy. XD
I'd love it if we got a Direct either later this month or in early February. Hopefully it'll be one to compete with the amazing Direct we had around this time last year.
ShockingAlberto
Member
SMTxFE won't get a release date until after DS2: Overclocked releases unless something is seriously fucked up at Atlus.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
I'm not saying a Smash-dedicated Direct, I'm saying a general Direct. Plus, how do you know Smash is so far off? They've had two years to develop and now they're showing us trophies. A more specific release date like Fall 2014 or even something like May 2014 isn't unprecedented.
And Nintendo has plenty of games to show off during a Direct: Yarn Yoshi, SMTxFE, X, one big push for Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze again, maybe Mario Kart again, and Bayonetta not to mention their 3DS catalogue including Yoshi's New Island, Mario Golf, and Bravely Default and indie titles. There's plenty of room for Nintendo 3DS announcements too, and clarifying Pokemon Bank's new release date.
Panic Direct was a special case in that Nintendo was announcing games that were far far far early in development, but now it's been a year and those titles are ready to be shown off again. Plus, you didn't even address how I used Shinen as evidence.
We're getting a January Nintendo Direct, we just don't know what's in it. I want to believe in Smash release date or at least projected release date.
Edit: I may have been mistaken about Iwata wanting monthly Directs, but with how fast they're coming it's not exactly going to be a surprise if they do have on in January. In fact, there's been at least one direct for every month of 2013, with August-December all being mainline Directs.
I wonder what other games Nintendo "stole"...
Wasn't that suppose to release in December of last year? Did it get delayed?
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Oh yeah, we got Jan 2013 Direct right after Dec 2012 Direct right?
There was no December Direct.
Edit: I was wrong. I guess there was. So what was the thread I linked about?
What the hell could he do in a battle between Gods? They gave him a back story, made him playable and made him relavant to the second half of the game. What more do people want? Make him overstay his welcome and KI fans would flip.
IntelliHeath
As in "Heathcliff"
I stand corrected!
Karsticles
Member
Just 3 minutes of X gameplay would set the internet on fire.
I might believe this if the game actually looked interesting in the 45 seconds of footage we've seen.
Until then I'm pretty unconvinced.
basically rendering the 3ds version obsolete shit
ShockingAlberto
Member
Delayed at the end of October until TBA 2014.
I was referring to IntelliHeath with that first part.
I wouldn't expect any release date info till later. We don't even have a release date for the Spring 2014 titles yet, let alone other seasons lol. Stating which part of 2014 is definitely possible.
Nintendo does have games to show, no doubt, but they won't have enough to some how do two times as many Directs, unless they start retreading or making them shorter.
The games you listed can be covered in Feburary also with actual release dates too maybe.
There's no reason for them to show off those titles announced last year in that Panic Direct it is month.
Shinen doesn't need to be in a worldwide Direct (NA, EU, JP) or even in a Direct to announce their game.
Anyways, I expect one in late January/early Feburary since that is the period they seem to go for and would allow them to update their release schedule accordingly.
"Mainline" ones would be the ones where there is one worldwide (NA, EU, JP) simultaneously and not for a specific game. Those have been bi-monthly outside of May and the E3 one.
oreomunsta
Banned
There needs to be a "Please understand." in there somewhere =)
I was referring to IntelliHeath with that first part.
I wouldn't expect any release date info till later. We don't even have a release date for the Spring 2014 titles yet, let alone other seasons lol. Stating which part of 2014 is definitely possible.
Nintendo does have games to show, no doubt, but they won't have enough to some how do two times as many Directs, unless they start retreading or making them shorter.
The games you listed can be covered in Feburary also with actual release dates too maybe.
There's no reason for them to show off those titles announced last year in that Panic Direct it is month.
Shinen doesn't need to be in a worldwide Direct (NA, EU, JP) or even in a Direct to announce their game.
Anyways, I expect one in late January/early Feburary since that is the period they seem to go for and would allow them to update their release schedule accordingly.
"Mainline" ones would be the ones where there is one worldwide (NA, EU, JP) simultaneously and not for a specific game. Those have been bi-monthly outside of May and the E3 one.
If you expect one in late January then why are we even discussing this, since that's what I'm saying lol
If mainline ones are international, then we've had a "mainline" Nintendo Direct every month since October (the October one being NA and EU but that's international enough). 3 months in a row are not bad odds for a "mainline" one in January. And it just seems odd that Shinen would wait so long to announce their new game unless they want it to coincide with another event, most likely a Nintendo Direct.
SkullHydra
Member
Perfection.
oreomunsta
Banned
Beautiful =')
I like waking up in time for the daily picture. Especially if it'll finally show Ike. Seriously, do it. It's Ike.
Or more of Pit. The more I played Brawl non-stop with my friends and the more they got better, Pit starts to really show his weaknesses if you're not going to be committed to a huge defensive game with his arrows (which, to me, are arguably the best projectiles in the game). The more offense-based Pit in Smash 4 is looking great, so that's definitely enough for me to get back to playing him seriously.
EDIT: oh yeah, announce Ness already. He's so awesome.
Or more of Pit. The more I played Brawl non-stop with my friends and the more they got better, Pit starts to really show his weaknesses if you're not going to be committed to a huge defensive game with his arrows (which, to me, are arguably the best projectiles in the game). The more offense-based Pit in Smash 4 is looking great, so that's definitely enough for me to get back to playing him seriously.
EDIT: oh yeah, announce Ness already. He's so awesome.
Starphoenix
Member
Anyone anticipating a Super Smash Bros dedicated Nintendo Direct before Mario Kart 8 is released is setting themselves up for disappointment.
Given that several indie developers are teasing new downloadable titles being announced in the coming weeks, it's probably not that large a stretch to say that is a hint of a coming Nintendo Direct this month.
Given that several indie developers are teasing new downloadable titles being announced in the coming weeks, it's probably not that large a stretch to say that is a hint of a coming Nintendo Direct this month.
As long as they at least announce a veteran every Nintendo Direct leading up to launch, I'm happy. Makes sense for characters that don't have any game releases coming up, like Game and Watch or Falco.
I don't think Nintendo will be announcing any more first party titles for Wii U this year. They've shown their hand already. At a January Direct, I expect a Mario Kart 8 release date, more Donkey Kong footage than anyone ever asked for, a Bayo 2 release date, X footage, and, of course, Sheik for Smash 4.
I don't think Nintendo will be announcing any more first party titles for Wii U this year. They've shown their hand already. At a January Direct, I expect a Mario Kart 8 release date, more Donkey Kong footage than anyone ever asked for, a Bayo 2 release date, X footage, and, of course, Sheik for Smash 4.
blitzwolf215
Member
His move-set can also be derived from the koopalings, like say his side b is him riding on lemmy's rubber ball
SkullHydra
Member
Any minute now guys!
I would rather keep him separate.
tonyh24613
Member
Pic of the day. Zelda's strong side attack. It's a slash attack that utilizes her magic to make even a simple slash look sharp.
I'M FINISHED!
Um exCUSE me Sakurai but CLEARLY the best choice for Smash Bros would be my fav niche character HOWEVER you are clearly INCOMPETENT and
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
Honestly I think we're going to be getting veterans more often and probably majority of nintendo directs will be showing newcomers this year. I think rosalina opened the floodgates
Side tilt, actually.
side smash
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
side smash
Oh snap! new side smash....I think.
I'M FINISHED!
Um exCUSE me Sakurai but CLEARLY the best choice for Smash Bros would be my fav niche character HOWEVER you are clearly INCOMPETENT and
Zelda is lookin' good.
SkullHydra
Member
So does this confirm Zelda has a new moveset?
Pic of the day. Zelda's strong side attack. It's a slash attack that utilizes her magic to make even a simple slash look sharp.
Pic of the day. Zelda's strong side attack. It's a slash attack that utilizes her magic to make even a simple slash look sharp.
strong side attack? no idea if he means side tilt or smash lol.
MaverickHunterAsh
Member
Zelda's looking so good in Smash 4, damn. Hope she's as strong as she was in Brawl, or stronger... love that Din's Fire, up smash, up air, and side air.