EGM:
"It’s been two months since Super Smash Bros. first launched on the 3DS in Japan, and by now the truly hardcore fans have pretty much passed summary judgment on this latest incarnation of Nintendo’s crossover fighting game. In short, it doesn’t offer as much technical depth as Melee, rolling is too easily abused, and limiting ranked online play to Final Destination messes up character balance.
I, however, remain smitten with everything this new Smash accomplishes, and it only gets better on the Wii U. If you haven’t heard, the home-console release shares all of its fundamentals with the handheld version—namely the selection of characters, how they control, and some of the secondary game modes—so I won’t waste much time gushing over the lineup this time around. I’ll just reiterate that the roster is, by far, the most diverse and entertaining the series has ever had from a gameplay standpoint, then point you toward my review of the 3DS version if you need a fuller picture."
Masahiro Sakurai, the director of Super Smash Bros., explains why he believes online play isn't a good fit for the series.
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.
Sakurai explains how he and Nintendo still don't understand how the internet works.
FTFY
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.
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.
he sounds more like is trying to justify Nintendo ineptitude to create a proper network infrastructure in order to Smash Brothers work properly online.
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.
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.
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
Please port Xenoblade Chronicles X, I'm shocked it hasn't happened yet since everything else pretty much got ported to the Switch.
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.
Been playing Smash Bros. since the original came out and this is one list I can whole heartedly agree on.
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.
LOL, remember PlayStation All Stars? Yeah Nintendo knows how to make games FUN. PlayStation All Stars was a knock off that SUCKED BALLS!
Big time!