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[SmithnCo]

I know, but is there's an inside joke I'm not getting.

Did you miss the whole Doritosgate thing?

 

[Smiles and Cries]

Prepare yourselves

I don't really get why he has to host this

he is never excited about Nintendo

 

[HawthorneKitty]

They should have done an exhibition instead of a tournament. A tournament makes no sense with these rules.

Exhibition doesn't create buzz; they're showing how fun the game can be for everyone and items and lots of action are the bread and butter for Smash.

 

[munchie64]

let's not

Ok, don't take this the wrong way - but this coming from you, I lol'd.

 

[BKSmash]

FUCK YOU WII U PRO CONTROLLER

 

[Loco4Coco]

Did you miss the whole Doritosgate thing?

Apparently I did.

 

[DNAbro]

I know, but is there's an inside joke I'm not getting.

Spoiler

It was related to the really odd and kind of sickening promotion for Halo 4 with Mountain Dew/Doritos where Keighly seemed to lose a lot of respect and integrity as a journalist.

 

[Sendou]

I don't really get why he has to host this

he is never excited about Nintendo

He will be when they pay him to be.

 

[PadWarrior]

Sticking with my wii u pro controller.

 

[ArchedThunder]

I really hope the final doesn't wind up being Fox vs. Marth. Holy shit would that be boring.

It's okay, because the winner will have the fight the Reggie Mii.

 

[Shadow Hog]

I seriously hope someone plays as Sonic. I want to see what changes he's had along with possible alternate costumes.

I'm honestly feeling kind of pessimistic that he'll be chosen. Last I checked, he was mid-tier at best, so not too common in tournament play (please correct me if I'm wrong, I don't watch much competitive Smash and would rather not spread misinformation). As such, the guys would probably flock to characters they know have been good in past games, or the new characters that look like they'd be friggin' beasts (as you'd mentioned, it's almost a given somebody's gonna claim Mega Man and Little Mac).

 

[DNAbro]

Sticking with my wii u pro controller.

 

[Speedwagon]

Mew2King and Mango am cry.

 

[Brainfreeze]

http://e3.nintendo.com/invitational/info.html

I hope they get to practice before the morning of :l

Also, when it says "stages unveiled," I wonder if we might see some new ones there.

 

[SmithnCo]

Apparently I did.

 

[-Horizon-]

I don't really get why he has to host this

he is never excited about Nintendo

He's just being tsundere.

 

[Smiles and Cries]

He will be when they pay him to be.

that is sad, he was shitting all over Wii Fit Trainer so this Dorito King meme is a truth you only have to pay the dude

damn, okay I feel bad for laughing

 

[Loco4Coco]

Spoiler

It was related to the really odd and kind of sickening promotion for Halo 4 with Mountain Dew/Doritos where Keighly seemed to lose a lot of respect and integrity as a journalist.

Haha, ok I see now.

 

[RiggyRob]

Sticking with my wii u pro controller.

Depending on the price of the adapter, I probably will too, but it's nice to know my spare Gamecube controllers could get some use again.

I'm not sure I'd be able to resist a special edition Smash Gamecube controller though...

 

[Loco4Coco]

LoL!

 

[Hatchtag]

Don't like that the number of items is going down as the tournament procedes. While no items is more competitive than items on, I'd argue that a high amount of items feels more fair than a low amount. With a high amount everyone has OP as hell items to use. With a low amount, they don't spawn often and whoever's the first to get one gets a huge advantage.

 

[balladofwindfishes]

Even if a character isn't picked for the tournament, they'll probably be playable on the E3 floor, so we'll see them in action no matter what.

 

[SmithnCo]

Even if a character isn't picked for the tournament, they'll probably be playable on the E3 floor, so we'll see them in action no matter what.

And there'll be plenty of footage from Best Buys.

 

[Subtervotion]

Diddy, Ike, Yoshi, Sheik, Lucario, Toon Link, Peach, Luigi, King Dedede, Charizard

The excluded chars, for those interested.

My three mains...... Cmon Nintendo. Still hyped though.

 

[DJIzana]

I'm honestly feeling kind of pessimistic that he'll be chosen. Last I checked, he was mid-tier at best, so not too common in tournament play (please correct me if I'm wrong, I don't watch much competitive Smash and would rather not spread misinformation). As such, the guys would probably flock to characters they know have been good in past games, or the new characters that look like they'd be friggin' beasts (as you'd mentioned, it's almost a given somebody's gonna claim Mega Man and Little Mac).

That's why I'm hoping he DOES get chosen. He is mid tier and I'm hoping they improved him. Lucky for me though... this Smash Bros has so many great characters to choose from. I'm really happy about this and hopefully the competitive players provide a lot of good feedback to Nintendo that they can work with.

 

[munchie64]

*Grand Finals is a 4-stock, 8-minute, 1-on-1 match on Battlefield as an homage to the competitive Smash Bros. community.

 

[Loco4Coco]

Diddy, Ike, Yoshi, Sheik, Lucario, Toon Link, Peach, Luigi, King Dedede, Charizard

The excluded chars, for those interested.

Confirmed OP fighters.

 

[Protagonist Jake]

http://e3.nintendo.com/invitational/info.html



*Grand Finals is a 4-stock, 8-minute, 1-on-1 match on Battlefield as an homage to the competitive Smash Bros. community.

At least they acknowledge that the whole thing isn't true to smash bros community form... and that a smash bros community exists

After a character is chosen, they are no longer selectable by any other player

Seems that they really do mean draft pick. Neat. Good way to diversify the roster and show off the game more.

This is definitely going to be a FUN tournament, and not a serious one, which is fine.

that fan vote thing is BS

Also a serious competitive tourney CAN be fun you know

 

[PadWarrior]

Depending on the price of the adapter, I probably will too, but it's nice to know my spare Gamecube controllers could get some use again.

I'm not sure I'd be able to resist a special edition Smash Gamecube controller though...

I don't like dealing with wires in my living room. I love wireless

 

[munchie64]

that fan vote thing is BS

Also a serious competitive tourney CAN be fun you know

Why?

And also: Not the type of fun he's talking about.

 

[ShockingAlberto]

that fan vote thing is BS

Also a serious competitive tourney CAN be fun you know

They have a pretty limited amount of time. I can't think of another way to settle ties without a rematch and that will cause the whole thing to run over.

 

[theprodigy]

They have a pretty limited amount of time. I can't think of another way to settle ties without a rematch and that will cause the whole thing to run over.

sudden death?

 

[Clefargle]

 

[Protagonist Jake]

sudden death?

this

And also: Not the type of fun he's talking about.

You can forgive me for assuming when he said "fun" he meant the basic definition of it. Im guessing he meant Smash "FUN" then in reference to the Smash Online thing?
In which case my apologies, though he probably shouldve put quote marks around it then.

 

[ShockingAlberto]

sudden death?

I've seen sudden deaths last a pretty ridiculous amount of time with pro players.

 

[RiggyRob]

I don't like dealing with wires in my living room. I love wireless

I always find it's a tradeoff - do you go for wired controllers and have to deal with tangled wires but unlimited extended use, or do you go for wireless controllers and have to deal with taking out rechargeable batteries a lot of the time/charging with a wire (which negates the whole wireless idea anyway).

 

[J@hranimo]

Today is another great day for us Smash fans

#YearofSmash in full effect!

 

[SuperSah]

Well.

Hm.

Well..

 

[Azure J]

I really hope the final doesn't wind up being Fox vs. Marth. Holy shit would that be boring.

Says you, those are two of my 4 favorite characters there. What's more, Marth vs. Fox/Falco is like one of those match ups you could watch infinite variations of and still see new things based on the players behind them.

 

[Parablank]

Two players move on to the next round:

• 1 by Highest Score (Kills minus Falls)
• 1 decided by Fan Vote (the decibel level of the fans will decide a tied vote)

ken to get to grand finals confirmed

 

[Kriken]

My three mains...... Cmon Nintendo. Still hyped though.

This actually worries me for the Best Buy E3 demo, I just hope they were taken out to force the participants to pick the ones Sakurai wants to show off

 

[IntelliHeath]

Cross post:

I'm very happy that they did that since few friends told me that they wouldn't play new smash without GameCube controllers. Now they don't have excuses anymore.

I'm willing to give Wii U Pro Controller before I decided with anything. I'm glad that Nintendo is listening to the fans.

How much is the adapter itself? I don't mind to buy a couple of new controllers since my GameCube controllers are dying.

4 Wii U Pro
5 GameCube Controller
1 GamePad

I have those controllers ready for anyone that want to play with their preference.

 

[theprodigy]

ken to get to grand finals confirmed

That's effectively the side tournament though.

 

[Omzz]

so im guessing the characters in this will be the same as the ones at best buy?

 

[PadWarrior]

I always find it's a tradeoff - do you go for wired controllers and have to deal with tangled wires but unlimited extended use, or do you go for wireless controllers and have to deal with taking out rechargeable batteries a lot of the time/charging with a wire (which negates the whole wireless idea anyway).

That's a good point. But since the pro controller has such awesome battery life it doesn't bother me.

 

[raigeki11]

It was related to the really odd and kind of sickening promotion for Halo 4 with Mountain Dew/Doritos where Keighly seemed to lose a lot of respect and integrity as a journalist.

Why did he lose integrity and respectability though? You can see on his face that he didn't like it one bit either

 

[illadelph]

I've been really busy, so I just noticed they added Ike

He looks like a complete badass.......that is all

 

[BGBW]

May look into the Smash controller if the cable is longer like those Japanese Wii releases.

 

[Anth0ny]

okay

So now we need a GC -> 3DS adapter.

How can we make this happen?

 

[SuperSah]

okay

So now we need a GC -> 3DS adapter.

How can we make this happen?

IR could work.

I'm not too big on this Smash Invitational. The guy who gets Lil' Mac's gonna kick ass on flatter stages.