Zoran Cunningham writes: "The thought of playing dozens of hours of the upcoming Super Smash Bros. to unlock characters, stages, and tons of fun in-game trophies only to have it potentially washed away by a glitched firmware update or power surge is the stuff of nightmares. It’s enough to make any fan second guess purchasing the digital version of any major title on the Wii U."
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Don't care what anyone says, Smash isn't a traditional fighting game. May as well call Powerstone and Playstation All Stars fighting games. They're more of an arena fighter /party game.
Including Smash Bros in a list of fighting games, is like including GTA in Racing games.
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Kim writes: "Super Smash Bros. will not be shown at Evo 2022, this year's biggest fighting game event. The Sony-owned sports organization announced the loss of the platformer in a statement on Twitter today, and seemed to blame the decision on Nintendo, which has historically tried to control how their games appear in the wild."
In away this hurts Nintendo Smash Bros has some dedicated fans. What better way to help build hype and sell more of the game then showcasing it at EVO.
Yes unfortunately.
Nope. One of the biggest draws of SSB is having 4 people in the same room on the same screen being able to play. Split Screen multiplayer games are fading fast. Nintendo's archaic online wont really matter. People love to play with friends, even if its in the same room.
They need a universal invite system like the 360 has. Otherwise, most of nintendo's games have had top notch lag free gameplay. Namco might be there to help with the online stuff.
Maybe. I don't always have three friends over to play brawlers. We still do weekly PSASBR matches, which is great because you can play against people whether they're on PS3 or Vita.
So, I really hope Nintendo nails it with this one. Please don't screw up the online!
It is a problem that Nintendo has to nail cause it has taken Microsoft & Sony many years to get their online infracture satisfactory. There will always be problems but the more experience the better to deal with these problems.
I think this is one of the reasons the Wii U is struggling. In the age of digital & online games being so relevant it is imperative that your online infracture is up to the task. Nintendo is severly lacking in this department cause of their such late entry into the game.
Playstation All-Stars may not have been the game that will rival Smash Bros. but one thing it did right (for the most part) was the online. This is one thing Sakurai and his team can learn from.