Super Smash Bros.

[Meian]

I worry for Roy since being that upclose is dangerous in this game but I will still play him~
Lack of Roll costume for Mii makes me sad...

Will probably take some days to get more info on the characters changes. Just hoping they don't mess around with Palutena's customs which really saved her.

Had to lol at some of the reddit comments about possible balance changes:
"Ness has blonde hair now and feels different."
"My Marth is on fire"

Smash isn't and will never be a fighting game.

o-u

[Elcura]

Yo fuck your tier lists and fuck your FE characters, it's all about Roy. I'm so glad he's back and he looks great. Ryu also looks surprisingly good and fun to play, what you gonna do Nintendo? Balls in your court now.

Also lol @ smash not being a fighting game, if it walks like a duck and talks like a duck you can probably get it to fight another duck 1-on-1.

[Xno Kappa]

No one in the SF community gives a fuck that Ryu is in a smash game. It is, and forever will be, a party game.

[Kirin]

Yoshi seems to have gotten hit hard with a system change and not anything character specific. Up B's can't seem to slide you over stage/platform edges anymore.

[6souls]

Press Release

• Ryu from Street Fighter: For the first time in Super Smash Bros. history, a character from the fighting game series Street Fighter joins the battle. Iconic character Ryu, whose look in the game is based on Street Fighter II, brings a new fighting style and feel to Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U. Ryu’s traditional Light, Medium and Heavy attacks can be used depending on whether players tap, press or hold the buttons. Classic Street Fighter moves like Hadoken and Shoryuken can be activated with just a one-button press, but players who enter the original button combinations from the Street Fighter series will perform the same actions with higher damage. Ryu can be purchased in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U or Nintendo 3DS for $5.99 each, or both game versions together for $6.99. Purchase includes the bonus Suzaku Castle stage from the Street Fighter series. This classic environment provides stable footing on the right side and a series of platforms on the left. It can also be played in Omega form, giving the stage a look and feel much like in the Street Fighter II original.

• Roy from Fire Emblem: A fan-favorite from his last appearance in Super Smash Bros. Melee for Nintendo GameCube, Roy from the Fire Emblem franchise returns to the series more powerful than ever before. Unlike Marth, Roy’s sword is stronger closer to the hilt, so he works better in close range. Roy also now has a Final Smash move in the form of a devastating sword blow. Roy can be purchased in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U for $3.99, or both game versions together for $4.99.

• Lucas from Mother 3: As previously announced, Lucas is also available to purchase as a new downloadable character. Originating in the Japan-only Game Boy Advance RPG Mother 3, Lucas primarily uses lightning attacks to smash his opponents. Lucas can be purchased in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U or Nintendo 3DS for $3.99, or both game versions together for $4.99.

• New Mii Fighter costumes: Multiple video games and characters from the past and present are represented in a new set of Mii Fighter costumes now available through the new update. Two costumes from classic fighting game Virtua Fighter are based on the Akira and Jacky characters, with Akira even maintaining his blocky polygonal look from the original game. Tekken fighter Heihachi (and his amazing hair) serves as inspiration for one costume, with additional costumes based on Isabelle from Animal Crossing, MegaMan.EXE from Mega Man Battle Network, ZERO from Mega Man X, the Inkling Girl and Boy and the squid hat from Splatoon also available. All costumes – eight in total – can be purchased in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U for $6, or both game versions together for $9.20. Costumes can also be purchased individually for $0.75 in either Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U, or both game versions together for $1.15 each.

• Dreamland stage: Based on the first Dreamland stage from the original Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 64, this stage returns with a few tweaks. The Dreamland stage can be purchased in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U for $1.99, or both game versions together for $2.99.

• Everything: Players who want every fighter, stage, outfit and accessory featured among today’s DLC releases can buy them all at once. The whole DLC pack can be purchased in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U for $21.96, or both game versions together for $29.16.

• Miiverse stage: Available now to download for free, this new stage for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U features Miiverse posts created by players all over the world. During matches while connected to the Internet, players will see Miiverse posts appear that cheer specific fighters on from the background. These messages will be pulled from individual Miiverse communities that just opened for each Super Smash Bros. character.

• Tourney mode: Scheduled to launch as part of a free update in August, two new Tourney modes are coming to Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS. Community Tourneys let players compete for the highest points in a certain amount of time, while regular Tourneys have a specific set of rules and only happen at select times.

• YouTube replays: Coming exclusively to Super Smash Bros. for Wii U at a later date, this free new feature allows players to post replay videos of their matches on YouTube. To use this feature, players must possess a Google account. Please visit http://www.smashbros.com/us/ for additional details.

• Additional Super Smash Bros. amiibo: Mii Fighters are getting their own amiibo figures! When used in the game, the Mii Brawler, Mii Swordfighter and Mii Gunner amiibo characters can be configured with custom faces and players’ collected accessories and costumes. Four additional Super Smash Bros. characters are also getting amiibo: R.O.B., Duck Hunt, Mr. Game & Watch and Falco. These new amiibo will be available this September, except Falco who will be available this holiday season. Eventually, all playable characters in Super Smash Bros. will have corresponding amiibo figures, including Mewtwo, Lucas, Roy and Ryu.

• Bonus Trophies: After downloading the update, in-game bonus trophies based on Ryu and Ken from Street Fighter, Roy, Lucas and Splatoon will be available to unlock in play. Players can collect these trophies by completing All-Star mode in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U.

[Elcura]

No one in the SF community gives a fuck that Ryu is in a smash game. It is, and forever will be, a party game.

Because Ryu being in Smash suddenly makes it seem like a contender? No, it's been like this since Melee.

And it's a fighting game you can play as a party game, though I suppose you see it the other way around because it's so hard to accept.

[Adajer]

DLC is going to be rather expensive. But I guess they all are.

Just thinking ahead with even more characters/stages to be released going from $3-$7 a pop.

[IceSylph]

Smash isn't and will never be a fighting game.

Melee. Smash4, probably not. Lacks a lot of depth and tech skill. Melee though, has all the depth that a fighter normally has. It's just played out as more a "platformer" type of fighting game instead of the traditional Street Fighter/GG/KOG etc.

For your time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKn-aIErRXo

[Odin'sLaw]

DLC is going to be rather expensive. But I guess they all are.

Just thinking ahead with even more characters/stages to be released going from $3-$7 a pop.

i think blankanola posted a pic and it came to $29,37 just for bundle 2

[Kirin]

DLC is going to be rather expensive. But I guess they all are.

Just thinking ahead with even more characters/stages to be released going from $3-$7 a pop.

If they stick to 1-2 new characters every 3-4 months that doesn't seem to bad. Ryu was probably the exception at 6 because i'm sure Capcom wants a cut and Nintendo is is still a business not about to give away free money. If 3rd party characters stay at 6 and Nintendo characters at 3-4 it is a lot better than buying some season passes.

What gets you is all the Mii Fighter costumes I think.

This one was pricey because of 3 new fighters, I don't think that will be the norm going forward.

[BadKarma]

I really need to get a wii u

[Xno Kappa]

And it's a fighting game you can play as a party game, though I suppose you see it the other way around because it's so hard to accept.

Just pointing out the hilarity of some in the smash community using Ryu to somehow legitimize/justify their game as a fighter lol.

[Meian]

The Ryu/Fighting Game comment was a joke toward the ones who have some unusual hardon rage about it cannot be a fighting game. Labeling aside from both sides, it is still played and enjoyed so the comments don't mean anything. Regardless, I always saw it as a fighting game though more capable of being casual/party game-like than other fighters.

[Krandor]

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Directional inputs are hard.

The problem with thinking of Smash as a fighting game more then a party game is that to be truly competitive mountains of rules and restrictions have to be piled on top of the game, even in melee. And when the games own developer talks shit about the competitive aspect, there's something up with that.

[Elcura]

The problem with thinking of Smash as a fighting game more then a party game is that to be truly competitive mountains of rules and restrictions have to be piled on top of the game, even in melee. And when the games own developer talks shit about the competitive aspect, there's something up with that.

I don't get it, you mean the fact that you can change how you play the game makes it less legitimate than if you couldn't? What great amount of restrictions did Melee have? The only ones I can think of are no items, certain stages banned and stock battle. It's not like there hasn't been a fighting game with handicap options before, or with banned stages.

I mean if your game primarily consists of smacking the other dude until you win it's probably a fighting game, but that's just how I see it. I dunno why it's hard to accept Smash as a fighting game, it kinda feels like the old "what is a RPG?" thing.

[Meian]

The Evolution Championship Series (Evo for short) represents the largest and longest-running fighting game tournaments in the world.

Welp, guess Evo need to edit to include "Party Games" too.

[Krandor]

Evo once featured Mario Kart, does that mean it's a fighting game too since Evo is apparently only for fighting games?

[Lucavi]

They went all-in on Ryu. Basically all of his moves across multiple SF games, Yoko Shimumora did the remixed song, his original song has the fucking speed up version at 30 seconds, which is fucking godlike. Akimon came back to do his artwork for him.

Nintendo doesn't fuck around when it comes to Smash. Most importantly, though, I'm glad to see that Sakurai doesn't seem so publicly burnt out during all of this DLC. Considering the struggles he went through just to get the damned game out in the first place, its good to see him not looking like he's running away from it all ASAP.

Keep the quality of the DLC characters up and ride this money train all the way out, Nintendo. I'll pay $6 for -the- original Fighting character with music and art done by -the- original creators.

[Meian]

Evo once featured Mario Kart, does that mean it's a fighting game too since Evo is apparently only for fighting games?

Yet Smash continues to return and there are two of them now for 2015. I can see this is going nowhere though with ya. In the end, it is at Evo and people are playing and getting their lawls from the ragers. Feel free to have the last word though. That seems to be what most people desire.

They went all-in on Ryu. Basically all of his moves across multiple SF games, Yoko Shimumora did the remixed song, his original song has the fucking speed up version at 30 seconds, which is fucking godlike. Akimon came back to do his artwork for him.

Nintendo doesn't fuck around when it comes to Smash. Most importantly, though, I'm glad to see that Sakurai doesn't seem so publicly burnt out during all of this DLC. Considering the struggles he went through just to get the damned game out in the first place, its good to see him not looking like he's running away from it all ASAP.

Keep the quality of the DLC characters up and ride this money train all the way out, Nintendo. I'll pay $6 for -the- original Fighting character with music and art done by -the- original creators.

Makes me wonder if the poll contest will be the last one. Will be sad if true. Love the support they keep giving though especially with the balancing.

[Karbuncle]

Megaman.exe costume for Miis is very nice