Oh man, Bowser Jr. and the Koopalings would be a PERFECT way to show off the eight-player mode. :-D
(Assuming there really is an eight-player mode and it wasn't canned for whatever reason)
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Super Smash Bros. Direct - Oct 23(US) & Oct 24 (JP/EU)
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(Assuming there really is an eight-player mode and it wasn't canned for whatever reason)
moltonasty
Member
Same day as bayo 2 release? Bayonetta in Wii u smash confirmed!
oreomunsta
Banned
King Hippo for Smash, it is!
I don't understand why some think that a Nintendo Direct about Smash, which is coming in late November, could affect the sales of Bayonetta 2 which is launching the same date as the Nintendo direct.
I mean, one is a game's launch, the other is multiple announcements about a game launching a month after. Bayonetta 2 pretty much had it's media focus during the reviews process and it's still getting incredible good reviews today. I guess it's not the best idea to have both events the same day, but to the point it could affect one's sales? Not sure about that...
Feel free to point me how it could affect Bayo 2 sales though, I'm not a marketing expert, after all.
EDIT: Though the idea of one event helping the other, like the 'Get a Smash U demo if you register Bayo 2' is freaking brilliant!
I don't understand either.
A Direct that appeals to Nintendo/Smash fans isn't going to take away from B2.
People who are interested in B2 are going to buy it regardless.
That said, bring on the Smash Direct hype.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
What would a miiverse stage look like anyway
tonyh24613
Member
Sakurai, show us Gourmet Race rimix plzplzplz.
ShockingAlberto
Member
Is the thread title wrong or did Nintendo's twitter make a mistake or are we counting this as a Japanese direct for some reason
ActStriker
Member
Title's wrong
peanutbutterlatte
Member
"WHERE IS GOKU" and waifu doodle stage hazards.
I assume when the thread was made only the Japanese Direct had been announced. Title should probably be modified.
That'll be hilarious.
Personally guessing that 8-player mode will have the following stages to go along with it:
-Palutena's Temple
-Temple
-Great Cave Offensive
-Wuhu Island
-New Pork City
-Pokefloats 2
-Mario stage
-Donkey Kong stage
The first 3 already seem like perfect fits for the mode. Wuhu Island being a big stage would make sense, as there needs to be a good reason to have it be material for two stages instead of just staying part of Pilot Wings. New Pork City returning would make sense, since it'd be a good stage for it and would give Earthbound multiple stages. I don't see Pokemon and Mario not getting stages for such a big new mode, and Pokefloats 2 seems like a great way to do it (and would also account for Pokefloats having its theme in the April Direct). Finally, the Donkey Kong stage being affiliated with the mode would explain why it's been absent for so long.
I kinda expect every stage to be usable in 8-players (and in 4-players), but I feel like 8-players would need a good amount of stages to be specifically designed to work with it, and the above ones would be really good choices for it.
-Palutena's Temple
-Temple
-Great Cave Offensive
-Wuhu Island
-New Pork City
-Pokefloats 2
-Mario stage
-Donkey Kong stage
The first 3 already seem like perfect fits for the mode. Wuhu Island being a big stage would make sense, as there needs to be a good reason to have it be material for two stages instead of just staying part of Pilot Wings. New Pork City returning would make sense, since it'd be a good stage for it and would give Earthbound multiple stages. I don't see Pokemon and Mario not getting stages for such a big new mode, and Pokefloats 2 seems like a great way to do it (and would also account for Pokefloats having its theme in the April Direct). Finally, the Donkey Kong stage being affiliated with the mode would explain why it's been absent for so long.
I kinda expect every stage to be usable in 8-players (and in 4-players), but I feel like 8-players would need a good amount of stages to be specifically designed to work with it, and the above ones would be really good choices for it.
chaosblade
Unconfirmed Member
Hmm, yeah, so maybe that guy is right and Metal Face will be playable!
There's an announcer file for "Yellow Team." It's assumed to go along with 8-player Smash, since while there's no need for a fourth team now, there would be if they had an 8-player mode.
peanutbutterlatte
Member
Is there any hope the 8 player mode will be available locally? I don't know how the GC adapter works really...
may be like the pictochat stage?? where posts fall as blocks? or images come? I dunno but it could be an awkward stage
shoryukens
Member
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Choppasmith
Member
Yessss. Can't wait!
tonyh24613
Member
There's chance for trophy.
IntelliHeath
As in "Heathcliff"
Darn it. I forget to add, "choose a build" to the list.
He said they're rumors/leaks for what's in the direct, not features.
He listed 50 of them, though, in line with the promise of "50 WiiU-exclusive features."
It's no big deal, I just find it amusing. So excited for the Direct!
Gaiaknight
Member
the announcement didnt say all 50 things would be features im honestly expecting most of the 50 new things exclusive to the wii u will be stages and trophies and then the couple new modes exclusive to the wii u version no new characters or dlc talk till a couple months after the game comes out.
It's billed as "50 new things in Smash Bros. for WiiU," according to the PR in the OP. Features include stages, trophies, etc. Features are anything content-related. A trailer or "update from Sakurai" is not a feature.
ratcliffja
Member
Ridley was so big that you had to list him twice?
Calling it now, at least 25 of the 50 things will be trophies.
Remember kids, prepare yourself for the worst possible outcome, that way you can be pleasantly surprised rather than outraged.
So, really, just prepare for a slideshow of 50 HD screenshots of characters laying down on the floor. (50 because they took several of a reggie mii fighter)
Remember kids, prepare yourself for the worst possible outcome, that way you can be pleasantly surprised rather than outraged.
So, really, just prepare for a slideshow of 50 HD screenshots of characters laying down on the floor. (50 because they took several of a reggie mii fighter)
why can't metroid crawl? messages + beg posts from fans about characters they wanted in Smash.
The Bankslammer
Member
if even one of these things is not "must see", i will boycott nintendo forever
you've been warned, sakurai
you've been warned, sakurai
obviously there will be some filler, but given how little we know about the wii u version, i'm certainly expecting some pretty cool new stuff. i'm pumped
Sketches of Goku and Naruto attack you.
MrSaturn99
Member
woopWOOP
Member
I hope so. Not sure where eight players could spawn on stages like Battlefield. 8-player mode (if real, etc) being stuck with super large stages only would put a bit of a damper on my hype, since my group of regular players is but 5 people.
In that case though having eight or so different large stages would be enough variation to be satisfying.
I'll rattle some ideas off, in no particular order:
- Miiverse stamps
- Coin Match
- Smash World
- Event Smash
--> Master Orders
--> Crazy Orders
- Special Smash
- Event Mode
- Stage Builder
- Game Board
- Photo Studio
- Eight-Player
- Tournament Mode
- Stage Bosses
- Boss Mode
- Boss Rush
- My Music
- Custom Soundtracks
- Great Cave Offensive
- Content Sharing
- Amiibo
- More exclusive Stages
- Exclusive Assist Trophies
- Exclusive Pokeball Pokémon
- Exclusive Trophies
- New games in Stadium
- Return of Chronicle
- Off-TV Play
... Man, this is tough. Couldn't even crack 30!
- Miiverse stamps
- Coin Match
- Smash World
- Event Smash
--> Master Orders
--> Crazy Orders
- Special Smash
- Event Mode
- Stage Builder
- Game Board
- Photo Studio
- Eight-Player
- Tournament Mode
- Stage Bosses
- Boss Mode
- Boss Rush
- My Music
- Custom Soundtracks
- Great Cave Offensive
- Content Sharing
- Amiibo
- More exclusive Stages
- Exclusive Assist Trophies
- Exclusive Pokeball Pokémon
- Exclusive Trophies
- New games in Stadium
- Return of Chronicle
- Off-TV Play
... Man, this is tough. Couldn't even crack 30!
Spiderduff
Member
Off the top of my head? In real time the miiverse post scroll in the background as you jump from platform to platform. Every now and then a picture will pull up that takes up the screen and you must fight *behind* it. If you kick or punch enough likes on post you get a special *Miiverse Power-up* where all the likes you were able to acrue come raining down on the other players offering you KO's.
25 of those things are going to be trophies. And troll trophies to boot.
Like the Smash Bros. Direct from earlier this year: "Oh my, Palutena trophy!"
*Camera pans out, reveals it to be Pseudo Palutena*
Sakurai: *laughs*
On a more serious note, I hope the netcode for Smash is stable. The 3DS version... lags quite a bit.
Like the Smash Bros. Direct from earlier this year: "Oh my, Palutena trophy!"
*Camera pans out, reveals it to be Pseudo Palutena*
Sakurai: *laughs*
On a more serious note, I hope the netcode for Smash is stable. The 3DS version... lags quite a bit.