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[Guesong]

Winter in NA also means jan thru March

At first it was marked as Winter 2014, but the site has been updated to say Holiday 2014 for the longest time now.

I have absolute faith. They'll cut characters if they have to (and to be quite honest, they already have. ;_;7 Lucas), but Smash Wii U is this year.

They are not going to bury a WiiU that is clawing out his way out of its coffin due to Mario Kart 8 by leaving it without a big holiday game.

 

[AppleSautts]

Isn't Smash Wii U currently marked as a winter release anyway?

It's "Holiday 2014" as of E3

 

[Beelzebufo]

I just want a promotional where people who buy the 3DS version can download the Wii U version at a discount.

But they're two separate games!

 

[Vampirolol]

Isn't Smash Wii U currently marked as a winter release anyway?

Yep.

Early sales are REALLY rare in the US, the only places that tend to do it are either small personally-owned game stores or if a department store screws up. And the second basically never happens anymore.

Places get punished really harshly for breaking street date, especially on major games like this. Japan has street dates break a lot more than the US for sure.

Oh ok. Here I know a big electronic supermarket where Nintendo games are always on the shelves 3 days before release.

 

[Kensho]

My prediction:

Japanese Wii U release date - November 29

NA/EU release date - December 19

I don't think so if they really needed Black Friday :/

 

[Kriken]

Right. It's up to emcee.

He said we don't deserve one

 

[Scooter155]

Yo, you serious? I love DKCR, but come on.

Also, only the Japanese release will be announced

I don't know which is the 5th he's talking about but I did not like DK64 and didn't like

Spoiler

actually, didn't play, sorry

the rhythm games.

 

[1upmuffin]

I hope 3DS players can have all the characters unlocked in the Wii U version, it'd be a bit annoying to have to unlock everything twice.

 

[Kinsei]

Release date will be November 21st in the US. No way they will miss out on Black Friday sales.

The same day as ORAS? No way.

 

[munchie64]

yay i was hoping to skip 3ds version anyway. watch it be november, before thanksgiving

If you want to skip it anyway, does the Wii U version releasing at any point, as long as it's 2014 really matter?

 

[sfz]

A new thing that got added to smash 4.

If you hit someone with a meteor attack, they'll shoot downwards and if they hit the ground, instead of just staying there like before they'll be shot back upwards.

The problem is that when the receiving opponent is on the ground, they get launched downwards for a small second before being popped up and they can tech the floor (press R whilst tumbling near the ground and you immediately get up) before actually being knocked up.

Now because meteor smashes generally have quite a long landing lag (Mario's Fair, Link's Dair, Megaman's Dair, DK's Fair and Dair etc), you can hit a grounded player with one of these moves and, if they time it right, they can instantly tech and punish you for successfully attacking them, which is a ridiculous decision if you ask me, because it makes these aerials pretty useless unless they're used off stage.

I think I get it. Although it probably won't be a huge issue for casual players.

But what's a meteor attack/meteor smash? I need to brush up on my vocab

 

[SaberVulcan]

I hope this is Green Hill Zone's alternate track. This song is too good to not return:
http://youtu.be/PVyLTBO7Ck0

Need this shit. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukp1N4hI2Xg

 

[BGBW]

Thank God it was a tipster and not a hipster.

 

[georly]

Well considering there are like 5 times as many 3ds owned as Wii u owners I'm not sure how big of a deal it is.

It's likely not, but my point is what benefit do they get announcing it before 3DS release vs what benefit do they get by announcing it after 3DS release?

Which one has the higher benefit. In my mind, even if it's marginal, miniscule, tiny, if one has more of a benefit than the other, why not choose that one? To me, it makes more sense to reveal it AFTER day 1 sales of smash 3DS, but that's just me.

Well then, I guess they shouldn't release the 3DS version. That way, hype for the Wii U version doesn't deflate. Because people will think, "I already have Smash why am I gonna buy the Wii U version, it's the same thing right?"

I hope you can see what is wrong with what you said. Lol.

I see that argument, too, so it's a possibility. It could also all be 'Because NCL told us to' and there's nothing more to it than that.

 

[zroid]

It means NoA will give us the Wii U demo instead of 3DS on Friday! #believe

 

[JoeM86]

Are people seriously still expecting it to be delayed out of this year? It will be out for Black Friday guaranteed.

 

[Kriken]

Gimme November date

 

[emb]

But what's a meteor attack/meteor smash? I need to brush up on my vocab

Sends you straight down.

Previously if you hit grounded opponents with them, it would send them straight up without actually doing the implicit bounce.

 

[ffdgh]

It means NoA will give us the Wii U demo instead of 3DS on Friday! #believe

5 uses confirmed.

 

[The Great Gonzales]

I don't think so if they really needed Black Friday :/

Isn't the new Pokemon releasing just before Black Friday? Granted, that's for 3DS, not Wii U, but it's not like Nintendo would be left with nothing on Black Friday; they still would have a blockbuster game. I can see them pushing the Wii U back to December, at least in NA/EU.

 

[PadWarrior]

It means NoA will give us the Wii U demo instead of 3DS on Friday! #believe

My wii u would hate me for not turning it off lol

 

[OmegaSmash]

I think I get it. Although it probably won't be a huge issue for casual players.

But what's a meteor attack/meteor smash? I need to brush up on my vocab

Attacks that sends the opponent straight down if they're in the air.

 

[Neoxon]

With the 3ds version looking so good I would be okay with a wii u delay to 2015

On top of the Amiibo figures dropping this November, there's also the fact that...

Delaying this to 2015 would be the equivalent of Nintendo burying the WiiU as it is trying to dig out of its hole.

They'll cut characters if they have to ( ;_;7 Lucas) , but it'll be 2014.

The game is marked for Holiday 2014, they won't miss the timeframe.

 

[BGBW]

Not following SSB WiiU/3DS news/progress closely, so be nice if this is old.

Source is a -much more readable- PDF.

I hope we can fight shadowy Mario.

 

[Beelzebufo]

Need this shit. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukp1N4hI2Xg

Yooo, that'd be great. I can't believe that and City Escape weren't in Brawl.

I don't know which is the 5th he's talking about but I did not like DK64 and didn't like

Spoiler

actually, didn't play, sorry

the rhythm games.

I think it's

DK64
Donkey Konga 1 2 3
DK Jungle Beat

Jungle Beat's the best of the bunch in my opinion.

 

[Roo]

5 uses confirmed.

Motherfucker better be ready cuz I ain't turning that shit off.

 

[Blizzard]

I think I get it. Although it probably won't be a huge issue for casual players.

But what's a meteor attack/meteor smash? I need to brush up on my vocab

Think of them as "spikes" -- they knock an enemy below you straight down very quickly, normally used to KO an opponent who is off the stage.

 

[PadWarrior]

Are people seriously still expecting it to be delayed out of this year? It will be out for Black Friday guaranteed.

You know this as fact? Insider info?

 

[Kriken]

The same day as ORAS? No way.

Why not? 3D World and ALBW was same day, not really gonna canabolize sales there

 

[georly]

Daybreak footage, in case you haven't seen it yet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6FSt6wMilg

 

[PMS341]

A friend of mine is an SM for Gamestop, currently at the Expo. He just told me the Smash XLs are to be released on September 17th here.

He also mentioned two new designs, described as "an aboriginal NES controller" and "a Persona Q grimoire".

Not sure what he means by the last bit, ha.

 

[emb]

You know this as fact? Insider info?

If it ends up true, I'm claiming Joe leaked it.

 

[sfz]

Sends you straight down.

Previously if you hit grounded opponents with them, it would send them straight up without actually doing the implicit bounce.

Attacks that sends the opponent straight down if they're in the air.

Gotcha, thanks! Making that techable does sound pretty dumb.

 

[Pikma]

No western demo yet for fucks sake Nintendo ;_;

 

[EhoaVash]

If you want to skip it anyway, does the Wii U version releasing at any point, as long as it's 2014 really matter?

lol i guess not, but anyway i love shitting on 3ds ver when ever i can ;d

 

[Scooter155]

I loved DK 64, Donkey Konga and Donkey Kong Jungle beat, so that's like, your opinion maan.

I had a feeling Nice "The Dude" quote, too, btw.

I don't think announcing the Wii U release date will negatively impact 3DS sales at all... first off, it's been known that the Wii U version is coming after the 3DS version since... what, before E3? It's not new news, they're just finalizing a date.

Also, they're different games, people seem to keep forgetting that... I think (but have no evidence to back me up whatsoever) that if MK7 and MK8 both launched within a few months of each other they'd still have made close to the same sales.

 

[PadWarrior]

If it ends up true, I'm claiming Joe leaked it.

Lol

 

[Macka]

Anything cool happen in the last 8 hours?

 

[Scooter155]

Are people seriously still expecting it to be delayed out of this year? It will be out for Black Friday guaranteed.

This is what I'm hoping for... my Birthday is on Thanksgiving this year so getting to go buy Smash that Friday would be pretty amazing...

 

[ffdgh]

Motherfucker better be ready cuz I ain't turning that shit off.

my poor poor U...

You know this as fact? Insider info?

 

[Anth0ny]

*pauses demo*

Shocked the game hasn't leaked yet.

How long till sprsk gets his copy?

*unpauses demo*

 

[Pikma]

A friend of mine is an SM for Gamestop, currently at the Expo. He just told me the Smash XLs are to be released on September 17th here.

He also mentioned two new designs, described as "an aboriginal NES controller" and "a Persona Q grimoire".

Not sure what he means by the last bit, ha.

Persona Q XL omg

 

[Loco4Coco]

What a glorious day so far! Is there any more streams to watch?

 

[PadWarrior]

my poor poor U...

That is one of the creepiest pics I've seen lol

 

[OmegaSmash]

Actually, wouldn't you tech meteors before?

 

[mStudios]

What time is the treehouse again?
East Coast Time please.

 

[SuperSah]

Daybreak footage, in case you haven't seen it yet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6FSt6wMilg

Looks pretty cool, actually, less obtrusive than the Dragoon parts.

Man, why is it so far awaaaaayyyy?

23. ;_________;

Four player matches look intense.

 

[MrSaturn99]

Environmental Noises, the worst "song" on the OST)

You'd rather listen to this over the sounds of nature?

 

[IntelliHeath]

you don't deserve a subtitle after last thread

 

[Letterbomb]

my poor poor U...

Holy shit this is amazing.