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We need Amiibo Festival 2 as the launch game for the Online Service !
Because Smash Bros itself is so versatile in term of gameplay and how people enjoys the game. Sakurai designed the game to appealing to everyone whom decided how they can play the game and how they would enjoy the game for multiplayer aspect, and it's often that the game is brimmed with too much contents. If serious players want to play the game, then they can just turn items off and play 1 vs 1 with legal stages and they can enjoy it. If people who want to get together with friends or they are at the party and they just want to have a lot of fun with the game then they can have 4-8 players playing at same time with items on and pick any stage just to have fun. It's mind shattering how he managed to keep it so versatile when many fighting games couldn't do it. I think it had a lot of to do with the engine being flexible to allows the people to decide the modes.
Now they just add more modes which is going to give us more choice therefore adding more to the game itself which already is versatile enough. Now we are getting stamina as one of the game mode (rather than special mode) along with special bar for us to fill out to get final smash (even it's weaker version).
Also Nintendo franchises branding is really powerful tool and allows Smash Bros to evaluated itself to top tier franchise since there are so many different games' fanbases would gather together to just play as their favorite characters. Mother fanbases could just buy Smash Bros so they can play as Lucas and Ness in their favorite Mother stage. Mario Bros fanbases could just buy the game to play as Bowser or Mario or Peach as they please to. That's why Smash Bros is amazing because it really had a lot of franchises crossing over in a single game where you could have a 8 player match with Mario (or Link or Pikachu) facing against Snake, Sonic, Mega Man, PAC MAN, Ryu, Cloud and Simon in many different locations that you can't even fathom to imagine, like Midgar, Green Hill Zone, Dracula's Castle, Dr. Wily's Castle, Saffron City, etc.
I have seen people said, now I have to buy the console and Smash Bros for Wii U/3DS when they saw Ryu or Cloud getting confirmed for Smash Bros. And some people were like Inkling is in Smash Bros then I'm definitely going to pick the game up.
Yes, not everyone from Nintendo franchise is the big deals as Mario, Link, Pikachu, Donkey Kong, Inkling and Pokemon but they contribute a lot of values to the roster by bringing unique gimmicks, raising more awareness for the franchises and revitalized the franchises (like Kid Icarus and Bring Fire Emblem to the West). Also they comes from historical franchises that made their marks in the past, like Duck Hunt, R.O.B, Mr. Game and Watch, etc.
I can talk more on roster and gameplay but I hope that I painted it clear for both category but now with single player contents.
Not everyone would agreed on Single Players but I would imagine that there are many casual fans that would enjoy single player contents. Smash Bros is filled out with so many contents that the fans would able to enjoy, like Adventure Mode, All Stars, Event Mode, Break the Target/Target Blast, Home Run Stadium, Story Mode, Smash Run, Smash Tour and many more modes that were spread all over the 5 iterations so they just happens to like it and keep playing the game. Some people would willing to 100% the game even it take them awhile but it make the game's value really huge. People can just play the game for long time. If you have Wii then pick up Brawl and play the Subspace (Story mode) where you could see how characters interacting together, or just watch youtube. That's one of most rare moment for Nintendo characters to be in single same game.
Also you have crazy amount of stages in the game (Ultimate is going to be even more crazy with the numbers). And there are so many music, songs, jingles, etc in Smash Bros where people can enjoy and listen to it which would explains why they are turning Switch into a music players for Smash Bros since they are going to have 900 musics in Ultimate.
When you see Sakurai with Super Smash Bros, you know that you are guaranteed for the ride. When we see Smash Bros franchise, we know that it's going to be very high quality game and brimmed with so many contents. Super Smash Bros Ultimate is going to be the biggest Smash out of all iterations because it's freaking ULTIMATE!
Sakurai really have a hardcore policy where he would package everything as he can into a single game without cutting anything to hold them for DLC, and he hate that and he despite that. Only time he had to cut the contents when they ran out of time but he offered them as free DLC afterward, like Miiverse and Youtube feature. He had the mentality where every Smash Bros is his last one so that way he would go ALL OUT with the production and try to make it good game for us to enjoy.
Yeah, people buying Smash Bros because they know it's going to be a good game, and it's often to be really quality game. And I really hope that my summary is helpful enough.
Also I will provide the urls for you to check out quickly.
Smash Bros where it begins.
Snake's CODEC about Nintendo Characters.
Smash 4 Hype Trailers
Story Mode (SSE) from Brawl
Break The Target Mode from Melee
Melee Introduction (even you haven't play Smash Bros before but this intro is must-watch tho!)
Psst, that's why it's always exciting to see which characters getting in Smash Bros because they would be fantastic additions (and if it's historical third parties, then thats' even more fantastic as well)
They might call it Amiibo Festival 2 but we all know it's really just a port.
Things that haven't reviewed so far for Smash Ultimate
- 4-6 newcomers
- 2-6 echo fighters
- 3-6 brand new stages
- 10-20 Assist trophies (including old ATs)
- 10-25 pokeball Pokemon (including old PBs)
- 10-ish new items
- Pseudo Adventure Mode (probably Spirit Mode?)
- All Stars Mode
- Spirit Mode (if it's not an adventure mode)
- Boss Battles (optional mode?)
- Smash Run
- Target Blast or Break The Targets
- Home-Run Contest
- Multi-Man Smash
- Master/Crazy Mode (if it comes back)
- Event Modes
- Training Room (I have a feeling that they might want to review more on that)
- Online Mode (there is a chance there are many different things we could do with online mode this time)
- Special Smash mode (did they ever went into it yet?)
- Trophies (if it's back)
- Records
- Tips/Masterpieces/Album/Replay
- Mii Fighters Costumes and Customization. (It just seems that they are avoiding to touch that subject for last two Directs so I guess they will have to say something bout it eventually)
- Stage Builder
- Share the Stages
- UI and sidebar (to explain its' functions, like those mails as we see, which is friend invites)
- Coop modes and features
- Amiibo functions
- More functions
Also I'm not convinced that Smash Tour would come back so I don't included it on the list yet. There might be more modes that we're not aware of. Also I hope that Sakurai would somehow surprise with an unique intro (or you prefer, opening) video for the game, like Melee.
With all the speculation of New Super Mario Bros U being ported to Switch in a Deluxe-style way, I can't help feeling it would be a better opportunity to do something like a 'New Super Mario Bros All-Stars' and include all of the games in the 'New' series. Give New Super Mario Bros (DS), New Super Mario Bros 2 (3DS), and New Super Mario Bros Wii (Wii) an HD coat and bring all 4 games (+ Luigi U) to the Switch in a proper collection. Or perhaps at least include an HD version of the Wii game so you have two games included to make the Switch version more enticing. Just a thought.
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If we get a single casual and comfy game announcement this will be my favorite direct basically ever. I need a new one to play while wrapped in my comforter!
If the Xbox/Nintendo ad friendship has any real meaning they will announce ooblets and let me live my best life but I know it's just for show :(
Predictions Time! (Bonus points if I get the order of some of these right)
The Nintendo Direct starts with Koizumi and a normal start.
Nintendo 3DS.
- Small updates on Luigi's Mansion, Mario and Luigi and Persona Q2 localization announcement.
- New 3DS game announcement (Port)
Nintendo Switch Starts
- Layton's Mystery Journey: Katrielle and the Millionaires' Conspiracy Deluxe coming to the west. (Spring 2019)
- Xenoblade 2 DLC section. Some new info and reaffirm the release date.
- New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe Edition announced for late November.
- Nintendo Switch Online reminder with a release date and an announcement on SNES games coming to the service in early 2019.
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DLC. Releases same day as Nintendo Switch Online (Pauline, Spring Man/Ribbon Girl and ARMS Circuit)
- Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate DLC (Metroid or Xenoblade weapons/outfits?)
- Animal Crossing Switch is announced and slater for a Summer 2019.
- Smash intro. Isabelle is announced as a echo fighter in Ultimate fighting against Skull Kid who is a new fighter.
The Nintendo Direct starts with Koizumi and a normal start.
Nintendo 3DS.
- Small updates on Luigi's Mansion, Mario and Luigi and Persona Q2 localization announcement.
- New 3DS game announcement (Port)
Nintendo Switch Starts
- Layton's Mystery Journey: Katrielle and the Millionaires' Conspiracy Deluxe coming to the west. (Spring 2019)
- Xenoblade 2 DLC section. Some new info and reaffirm the release date.
- New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe Edition announced for late November.
- Nintendo Switch Online reminder with a release date and an announcement on SNES games coming to the service in early 2019.
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DLC. Releases same day as Nintendo Switch Online (Pauline, Spring Man/Ribbon Girl and ARMS Circuit)
- Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate DLC (Metroid or Xenoblade weapons/outfits?)
- Animal Crossing Switch is announced and slater for a Summer 2019.
- Smash intro. Isabelle is announced as a echo fighter in Ultimate fighting against Skull Kid who is a new fighter.
When I say this, I am not saying it to discount or troll TLoU2, which I am sure will be fantastic, but Smash is unequivocally without question a bigger deal (or at least, as big a deal) than TLoU2. This is without fanboysm. Granted, they are two different genres, but although both are big event games for each respective system, Smash has a bigger footprint and potential audience due to its crossover nature and well established gameplay fanbase. If anything, more effort is required to get someone to get hyped for TLoU2 (a sequel to one game, needing to be a fan of its genre, and/or having previously been a fan of Naughty Dog) compared to Smash, which is a long running series (one per console generation) with appeal to fans across tons of different, mostly unrelated fanbases.
Oooh man, this would be a pretty fuckin' ideal time and place to announce a Castlevania compilation.
I still can't believe SSBU has so much content and it is still 60 bucks. If EA was releasing this, the game would be 200 bucks at least.
That's actually a smart move considering that there is the Castlevania hype in the air because of the Belmonts being in Smash.
Thanks for that!
Man, I would love for some Monkey Ball. Pretty safe assumptions all around.
Yes, and the second season of the tv series is also coming next month. Perfect synergy there.
C'mon Konami!
Super Smash Bros Melee was like a little and beautiful museum of Nintendo's history, especially with the Trophees description.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate looks like the musuem of console gaming from 80s to early 2000s.
That's one of the biggest reason I love Smash. Reading the trophees description with games, consoles and time of releases, it's amazing. I can't imagine how many trophees Ultimate will get...
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate looks like the musuem of console gaming from 80s to early 2000s.
That's one of the biggest reason I love Smash. Reading the trophees description with games, consoles and time of releases, it's amazing. I can't imagine how many trophees Ultimate will get...
Honestly hard to say, Pokemon Let's Go seems like if anything it's trying to be as simple as possible so there won't be as many features. It's detailed the Pokemon Go connectivity already, which in itself is also not really complicated.
That would be ideal
Heck they can do a super Mario all stars 2 with a 64 Remake using Odyssey and the HD remasters of sunshine and galaxy games
Most of the stuff I'm expecting
- Kirby Star Allies final batch of Dream Friends
- NSMBU DX
- Some kind of Zelda port, Ocarina 3D, Majora 3D, TP HD or WW HD. Probably Ocarina or Wind Waker.
- 2 new Smash newcomers, one at the start, one at the end.
- 2-3 more Smash echoes
- Minor other Smash details they can fit in 5ish minutes
- New Pokemon for Let's Go and some more (old) megas confirmed for the game
- Birdo and Paratroopa release dates for tennis
- New Splatoon update
- Release dates for various already announced 3DS games
- Online service release date, final list of NES games and minor last minute details
- Some kind of trivial content for MK8DX for subscribing early that'll be available later as paid DLC (Toad colors maybe? Wedding Mario/Peach/Bowser?)
- Other surprises I can't think of
- Kirby Star Allies final batch of Dream Friends
- NSMBU DX
- Some kind of Zelda port, Ocarina 3D, Majora 3D, TP HD or WW HD. Probably Ocarina or Wind Waker.
- 2 new Smash newcomers, one at the start, one at the end.
- 2-3 more Smash echoes
- Minor other Smash details they can fit in 5ish minutes
- New Pokemon for Let's Go and some more (old) megas confirmed for the game
- Birdo and Paratroopa release dates for tennis
- New Splatoon update
- Release dates for various already announced 3DS games
- Online service release date, final list of NES games and minor last minute details
- Some kind of trivial content for MK8DX for subscribing early that'll be available later as paid DLC (Toad colors maybe? Wedding Mario/Peach/Bowser?)
- Other surprises I can't think of
Can someone confirm for me if they said that there are still unannounced Switch games for this year? I feel like this was a thing that was said.
That's fine if he's shitposting but I just copied and pasted my essay from old thread so it doesn't make any difference right now. Hopefully another posters would appreciate that.
That's why I really appreciate Sakurai so much because he always tried to fill out all of his games with so much contexts without thinking about DLCs
This discussion doesn't really belong in this thread and I'm not sure why the 2 games were chosen for comparison in the first place. I don't think it's as cut and dry which game will sell more or have the bigger impact though.
Kimishima did. It was before Labo 3 was announced.
So it most likely meant Labo pack 3 and NSMBU deluxe.
And buying physical would have helped in this situation...how exactly?
To be fair (and I hate defending them), EA is a 3rd party unlike Nintendo, so they don't get the full profit when releasing their games on a platform. It still doesn't excuse their practices but it's important to keep this in mind.
Nevertheless, it blows my mind seeing how much content SSBU has. We still don't know everything yet. This game seems like it's going to have tremendous value.
- Alexandra Roivas for Smash alongside Eternal Darkness 2
- Banjo Kazooie, Joanna Dark and Master Chief for Smash, alongside Rare Replay on Switch
- Castlevania collection
- GTAV
- Online service information + F-Zero GX HD with 32 player online
- Pikmin 4
- Animal Crossing
- Mario Odyssey DLC: Yoshi's Island, Luigi's Mansion, DK Island, Warlo's ???
- Metroid Prime HD Trilogy
- A Link Between Two Worlds
- Goku for Smash
Believe
- Banjo Kazooie, Joanna Dark and Master Chief for Smash, alongside Rare Replay on Switch
- Castlevania collection
- GTAV
- Online service information + F-Zero GX HD with 32 player online
- Pikmin 4
- Animal Crossing
- Mario Odyssey DLC: Yoshi's Island, Luigi's Mansion, DK Island, Warlo's ???
- Metroid Prime HD Trilogy
- A Link Between Two Worlds
- Goku for Smash
Believe
Well, might as well put together my ultimate wishlist of remakes, ports, and new announcements, and hope that at least one of them comes true at this Direct, two if the universe wants to be especially kind to me:
-Paper Mario/TTYD HD
-Mario Galaxy HD collection
-Metroid Prime Trilogy HD
-Bravely Default HD Collection
-Port of TP/WW HD
-Fallout 3 and/or NV for the Switch
-Fire Emblem Radiance Collection
-Animal Crossing annonucement
-Metroid Prime 4 trailer/gameplay reveal
-New 2D Zelda game
-FE: Three Houses gameplay
-Mario Kart stuff (either new game or 8 DLC)
-Pikmin 4
-Probably last chance for Odyssey DLC; if not, then I eagerly await Odyssey 2
-N64 mini with some Rare games included (probably won't be at a Direct)
-Amiibo announced for Smash characters like redesigned Ganondorf/Zelda
-Paper Mario/TTYD HD
-Mario Galaxy HD collection
-Metroid Prime Trilogy HD
-Bravely Default HD Collection
-Port of TP/WW HD
-Fallout 3 and/or NV for the Switch
-Fire Emblem Radiance Collection
-Animal Crossing annonucement
-Metroid Prime 4 trailer/gameplay reveal
-New 2D Zelda game
-FE: Three Houses gameplay
-Mario Kart stuff (either new game or 8 DLC)
-Pikmin 4
-Probably last chance for Odyssey DLC; if not, then I eagerly await Odyssey 2
-N64 mini with some Rare games included (probably won't be at a Direct)
-Amiibo announced for Smash characters like redesigned Ganondorf/Zelda
Nintendo Direct's threads have everything.
I swear I saw someone comparing Smash to TLoU.
Crazy stuff!
I swear I saw someone comparing Smash to TLoU.
Crazy stuff!
As a point of reference for content found in similarly lengthed Nintendo Direct:
Direct from 03 March 2018 (~35 minutes)
Announced: Wario Ware Gold (3DS, port)
Announced: Dillon's Dead-Heat Breakers (3DS)
Announced: Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey (3DS, enhanced port)
Announced: Luigi's Mansion (3DS, port)
Announced: Okami HD (Switch)
Announced: Sushi Striker: The Way of the Sushido (Switch, port)
Announced: Dark Souls Remastered amiibo (Switch)
Announced: Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Switch, 3DS, port)
Announced: Undertale (Switch, port)
Announced: Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy (Switch)
Announced: Little Nightmares: Complete Edition (Switch)
Announced: South Park: The Fractured But Whole (Switch)
Announced: Slatoon 2 Octo Expansion DLC + 3.0 Update (Switch)
Announced: Super Smash Bros (Switch)
Trailer: Detective Pikachu + Amiibo (3DS)
Trailer: Kirby Star Allies (Switch)
Trailer: Octopath Traveller (Switch)
Trailer: Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes (Switch)
Trailer: Dark Souls Remastered (Switch)
Trailer: Mario Tennis Aces (Switch)
Trailer: Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition (Switch)
Direct from 03 March 2018 (~35 minutes)
Announced: Wario Ware Gold (3DS, port)
Announced: Dillon's Dead-Heat Breakers (3DS)
Announced: Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey (3DS, enhanced port)
Announced: Luigi's Mansion (3DS, port)
Announced: Okami HD (Switch)
Announced: Sushi Striker: The Way of the Sushido (Switch, port)
Announced: Dark Souls Remastered amiibo (Switch)
Announced: Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Switch, 3DS, port)
Announced: Undertale (Switch, port)
Announced: Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy (Switch)
Announced: Little Nightmares: Complete Edition (Switch)
Announced: South Park: The Fractured But Whole (Switch)
Announced: Slatoon 2 Octo Expansion DLC + 3.0 Update (Switch)
Announced: Super Smash Bros (Switch)
Trailer: Detective Pikachu + Amiibo (3DS)
Trailer: Kirby Star Allies (Switch)
Trailer: Octopath Traveller (Switch)
Trailer: Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes (Switch)
Trailer: Dark Souls Remastered (Switch)
Trailer: Mario Tennis Aces (Switch)
Trailer: Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition (Switch)
Less than a day left!
Expecting: New Super Mario Bros. U, Ace Attorney 7 (and probably 1-3 HD)
Hoping for: Animal Crossing NSW (2019), Bravely Default 1+2 HD
Out of left field: Persona 5 Crimson
Expecting: New Super Mario Bros. U, Ace Attorney 7 (and probably 1-3 HD)
Hoping for: Animal Crossing NSW (2019), Bravely Default 1+2 HD
Out of left field: Persona 5 Crimson
Or separated on season passes or blocked behind a paywall. Plus, everything filled with bugs and errors.
You realize a game doesn't have to be fully revealed before it's released, right? I don't know when people became conditioned to this
Dillon was a localization announcement, but yeah.
That'd be nice to see.
But March 2018 was probably their best Switch Era direct, so I won't get my hopes up that high.
But I do expect a good showing.
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