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[Volotaire]

- All Local multiplayer only
- 5-6 players for stages
- 8 players for select stages only as its own special mode
- Some stages are bigger to accommodate for 5 or more players
- Bots can be included in the 5-8 player modes

Rules for 8-Player Smash

Only the Time and Stock rule settings can be used in 8-Player Smash. In Team Battles, you can fight with up to four teams. (Team colors are red, blue, green, and yellow.) Also, only some of the stages are available in 8-Player Smash.

In the amibo new trailer they show 8 players fighting, 4 persons and 4 bots, the stages were
-Battlefield
-Mario Galaxy Stage.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3c_JDDp99k

In an eight-player battle, the following controllers can be used.

○Wii U GamePad (Max 1)
○Wii Remote or Wii Remote Plus* (Max 7)
○Wii U Pro Controller (Max 7)
○Nintendo GameCube controller** (Max 8)
○Nintendo 3DS series system*** (Max 8)

* Includes expansion controllers (such as the Nunchuk or Classic Controller Pro).
** Two GameCube Controller Adapter for Wii U accessories are required to connect eight GameCube controllers (each sold separately)
*** In order to use a Nintendo 3DS as a controller, each Nintendo 3DS system must have Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.

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On request.....

Okay. In the 3DS game 2 player matches tend to be a lot smoother than 4 player ones which can become a lag filled piece of shit if one player is a weak link in the chain (and it probably won't be a lot better on the Wii U as the official LAN adapter is discontinued so many people won't bother getting one to help here) and you want to double the number of players? What do you think will happen?

Don't be like bububut 12 player Mario Kart works. A racing game is not a fighting game and by Mario Kart works you mean you hit someone with an item and they don't flinch because of position lag...

If someone could write this better and stick it into the OP please do as I feel half of the thread will be about this...

 

[LiK]

party on

 

[shinobi602]

 

[Moofers]

WAT.

BOMBZLEDROPPEN

 

[KINGofCRA5H]

remember to breath, GAF

 

[Silky]

Party game confirmed

 

[Volotaire]

Image

 

[Yaphett Kotto]

Bigger stages to accommodate that?

 

[Nirolak]

WAT

WAT.

BOMBZLEDROPPEN

Did you guys not see the other thread about the files?

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-10-10-super-smash-bros-3ds-files-hint-at-eight-player-mode

 

[CreeperBlocks]

HOLY SHEEEEEEEEEEEEET

 

[The Technomancer]

Holy fuck I actually have seven friends who will be into this. Fuck yes

 

[JumpJeff84]

My God, four player Smash is chaotic enough. I can't imagine ever playing this...

 

[Andrefpvs]

I will bring myself sexual pleasure later, while thinking about 8-player matches with great respect

 

[Spring-Loaded]

I remember hoping for 6-player in Melee/Brawl. This though...


Even if the items suck like they did in Brawl, 8-player will scratch that insanity itch completely

 

[keit4]

MADNESS

 

[shinobi602]

Did you guys not see the other thread about the files?

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-10-10-super-smash-bros-3ds-files-hint-at-eight-player-mode

Hadn't seen that, I've been pretty dark on the game.

 

[il Diavolo]

sweet baby mario

 

[Various Artists]

Chaos will ensue.

 

[Kagoshima_Luke]

 

[The Llama]

I feel like this will just be a giant mess.

 

[wildfire]

I actually like this feature a lot. It's really crazy to have 8 players at once.

 

[LiK]

Bigger stages to accommodate that?

yes

https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/525407079587016704

When fighting in eight-player battles in #SmashBros for #WiiU, the stages are customized for larger, massive battles.

 

[Eggbok]

Why do we not have a DBZ game with visuals like this yet!!?!?! WTF

But this is awesome, will be my first Smash

 

[Philippo]

HOLY SHIT WHAT
WAT

 

[MetroidPrimeRib]

LOL THIS WILL BE THE BEST WORST THING EVER

 

[Jailer of Hope]

I feel like this will just be a giant mess.

Good.

 

[klodeckel]

OH MA GAWD!! AWESOME!!^!

 

[rrc1594]

WELL....... HOLY SHIT

 

[Grizzo]

My God, four player Smash is chaotic enough. I can't imagine ever playing this...

Yeah I think it's gonna be pretty confusing... I hope I'm wrong but I don't see how a game as frantic as Smash can be anything but confusing with 8 players on screen.

 

[gAg CruSh3r]

There better be bigger levels that can handle 8 players! I'm excited!

 

[robotrock]

Is it still going to maintain 60fps?

 

[opticalmace]

Sounds fun. Can you play this mode online?

 

[moltonasty]

On the Direct

Appropriate avatar. This is madness...this is smash.

 

[kogasu]

That's fucking awesome!!! So does this mean I can invite four more of my CPU friends over to play Smash?

 

[def sim]

It'll probably be a big, messy fun thing. I'd love to try it out.

 

[BananasWithGuns]

Sounds fun. Can you play this mode online?

This is what I'm wondering.

Hope it's not just a local only thing.

 

[EatinOlives]

This is what I'm wondering.

Hope it's not just a local only thing.

I dunno, keeping 4 players synced perfectly should be difficult enough. I don't know if 8 is possible.

 

[Simply Sami]

Sounds fun. Can you play this mode online?

Well obviously. Unless someone has 7 more wii u game pad or controllers.

 

[bananafactory]

Does the WiiU even support 8 players locally? Or will this be online only?

 

[StopMakingSense]

All Pokeballs, high frequency, see how low you can drop that framerate.

 

[protomouse]

Spoiler

Holy shit. I forgot the Direct was happening.

 

[Volotaire]

Another image

 

[GamerSoul]

:0


How the How the-

 

[SummitAve]

Rad!

 

[CaptainTiptop]

That will be absolutely mental.

 

[Fudgepuppy]

Can the Wii U handle 8 controllers at once?

 

[Floridian]

That's going to be extreme chaos.

 

[Toki1776]

I wonder if this was another factor in the decision to remove the Ice Climbers and separate changeable characters?

 

[LegendofLex]

Can the Wii U handle 8 controllers at once?

It can handle up to 9 now, technically. 1 GamePad, 4 bluetooth, 4 GameCube (wired). I'd be surprised if this is possible locally though.

 

[Ashtar]

Locally? Online? I don't even know 7 ppl irl