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Seriously? My 7-Year Old Son is Kicking My Ass at Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Richard of PopCults.com writes "The thing is I don’t know if his winning luck is attributed to him actually having really good SSB skills or him just button mashing and getting really lucky to beat the hell out of us. I have heard that SSB is 'either the most precise fighting game of all time or a mindless button masher than an angry chimp with stump hands can play… or both?' from the Smosh Games Brutal Honest Game Trailer on their YouTube channel… yet I am really inclined to agree with their assessment of the series; and I am just realizing that my son is proof of that. Mind you, none of us are competitive SSB players, but surely our gaming skills are sharper than that of 7-year old. Here, let me explain to you his fighting style for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and then you can decide for yourself."

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XboxOneX3429d ago

You need to get good at the game.

traumadisaster3429d ago

My 5-7 yo can beat me about half the time on the wii. They play couple time a month I play couple times per year. Same with the mario kart game. Lil jokers get mad when I win!

ChickeyCantor3428d ago

IF they give you shit just punch em in the stomach. Works every time.

joab7773429d ago (Edited 3429d ago )

My 4 yr old nephew beat the Legos game almost entirely by himself. He needed help with a few puzzles, bit it literally blew my mind. He even uses youtube to watch videos to help, though I have to bring them up.

His hands are not even big enough for the controller, I handed him AC:Unity and when I got home from work and turned it on, he had made me like 15,000 Libre and a ton of creed points....and opened all the sync points. Crazy! He is almost 5 though.

3-4-53428d ago

Getting good is overrated.

HAVE FUN!

Arcee3428d ago

As much as I may complain at the time that he beats me, it is good to see him getting better at games. Really, it is all about having fun with him.

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Paprika3429d ago

Time to hang up the old boots. New generation is coming.... and they're pro! Lol

Arcee3428d ago

I never thought at 36 I would be considered an old man. LOL

Hoffmann3429d ago

But who is worse?

The button masher "noob" who wins or the "experienced" player who is not able to counter the button mashing? :P

caseh3429d ago

"The button masher "noob" who wins or the "experienced" player who is not able to counter the button mashing?"

That is the enduring debate, who is the noob? The person who exploits winning tactics or the player who can't adapt to the 'cheap' exploits.

A good player tends to beat themselves up for the loss rather than blaming the opponent for cheap shenanigans.

Arcee3428d ago

Really though, I am happy just playing with him. I'd be happier if I could beat him more often, but I really am just having fun playing games with him.

Angeljuice3429d ago (Edited 3429d ago )

Get your son to play the mode with the bug that bricks your console, no more beatings, problem solved.

http://n4g.com/news/1632282...

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Monster_Tard3429d ago

It wasn't a mode that brought up the error or solely because of the Smash Bros game, it has occurred with plenty of other games on the console, it's due to a faulty internal flash chip found in a few consoles.

Arcee3428d ago

Ha! That would be mean. That or Meta Knight. But using Meta Knight would just be a douche move.

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Sakurai explains why he feels Smash Bros. and online play aren't a good fit

Masahiro Sakurai, the director of Super Smash Bros., explains why he believes online play isn't a good fit for the series.

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Vanfernal337d ago

I feel bad for Smash fans. Those guys have been trying to maintain the scene active for 20+ years and get nothing but hate from Nintendo.

RoseSapphire337d ago

Sakurai explains how he and Nintendo still don't understand how the internet works.

FTFY

Snookies12337d ago

Exactly, online play would be wonderful on Smash if Nintendo gave a crap about their online services. To be fair though, Nintendo's online offerings would be great if it were 15-20 years ago lol.

jambola337d ago

I've always said that Nintendo is either innovative and ahead of the curve
or 20 years behind, no in between

CrimsonWing69337d ago

I’m sorry, but if a game is MP then there’s no f*cking argument that can justify no online MP. What he says about competition being different from just playing with friends shows me how out of touch these people are.

It’s not until a new generation that understands things steps in to clean-house that we’ll see some evolution here.

Vanfernal337d ago

His argument is nonsensical. "You'd be limited to just playing people from your region". As opposed to being limited to playing people FROM YOUR COUCH!

CrimsonWing69337d ago

What I don’t get is how do you not have competition and experience the same issue if you have a friend that’s way better than you?

GoodGuy09337d ago

It's a big fighting game so online multiplayer is a must. Competitive smash is the only thing I see fun in these games anymore asides from the big character reveals, singleplayer is laughable and you ain't gunna have people over for couch gaming much.

If Nintendo makes a new smash, it needs a huge evolution for singleplayer/couch play to be enjoyable for me any more. But we all know they'll just do a deluxe edition for their next console lol. They really need to up their servers as well.

NotoriousWhiz337d ago (Edited 337d ago )

I can't imagine Nintendo producing a better smash game than ultimate. Roll it forward with a deluxe edition maybe with an extra character or two and call it a day.

Some other developers can try pushing platform fighters to the next level, because I don't think Nintendo is up to the task.

DarthZoolu337d ago

They already created a better smash brothers game than ultimate when they created melee

masterfox337d ago

he sounds more like is trying to justify Nintendo ineptitude to create a proper network infrastructure in order to Smash Brothers work properly online.

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Top 10 best-selling Wii U games of all time in the US

Wii U recently celebrated its tenth anniversary, and in honor of the occasion, new data has revealed the top ten best-selling games of all time in the United States.

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GotGame818499d ago (Edited 499d ago )

Xenoblade Chronicles X needs a remake when Switch 2 comes out! The game was fantastic, and it looked great! Better than most Switch games.

It isn't going to happen though. Monolith soft said "it is way too big", and would be too costly. I would absolutely buy that again, especially a remake or even a remaster.

Xenoblade Chronicles X should have sold better.

Sgt_Slaughter499d ago

One of the games I'm grateful that I found in-stock at GameStop before they quickly cleared nearly all pre-PS4/One/Switch games from their stores.

Nyxus499d ago

Perhaps if the series sold a little more on Switch, it would be worth it to do a port. If only some of those Pokemon numbers went to Xenoblade...

Sirk7x498d ago (Edited 498d ago )

I don't see how it would be too costly for them, when even a 1:1 Switch port would sell far better than the Wii U version ever did. It'd sell a million copies easy. Also, it is kinda crazy how good that game still looks.

GotGame818496d ago

X looks better than the Switch Xenoblade games.

Profchaos499d ago (Edited 499d ago )

Thank you homebrew community for breathing life into the system Nintendo spent years trying to forget.

One of my favourite systems for homebrew along with the Xbox, vita and ps2

Sirk7x498d ago

Huge library of great games with a modded Wii U. Virtual console, including injections, emulation, Wii U, Wii and Gamecube games with Nintendont on vWii.

FinalFantasyFanatic498d ago

Please port Xenoblade Chronicles X, I'm shocked it hasn't happened yet since everything else pretty much got ported to the Switch.

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Ranking the Super Smash Bros. Games From Worst To Best

There are few franchises that seem to have been played by almost everyone in the world at least once. Standing with titans like Pac-Man, Mario Kart, and Call of Duty, Super Smash Bros. is a household name.

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septemberindecember969d ago

Been playing Smash Bros. since the original came out and this is one list I can whole heartedly agree on.

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Yi-Long969d ago

Kinda interested in the game (Switch), but its consistently high price combined with 2 equally expensive Season Passes means I’ll probably never get to own/play it.

Inverno969d ago

Most likely they'll release a deluxe edition for the Switch 2 cause they've shown no interest in re-releasing any of their games with dlc in "complete edition"s. But having to buy another Nintendo console wouldn't really be a good solution either.

Yi-Long969d ago

They might, but I assume just re-releasing this game on next gen will get the existing fans angry, who would prefer a completely new Smash game (like they’re upset about there not being a new Mario Kart this gen).

Seeing how very few Switch games I actually bought, because of those high prices by Nintendo, I also doubt I’d invest in a new console from Nintendo.

FinalFantasyFanatic969d ago

@Yi-Long,

I would kill for a new Mario Kart, 8 isn't bad by any stretch, but it doesn't make the best of the Switch's capabilities, although I pretty excited for that new Mario Party. I do own quite a few Switch games, but I'd own more if the games weren't so expensive, it they're not Nintendo exclusive I end up buying elsewhere.

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