Super Smash Bros Wii U/3DS

Picked up the game today and I'm really enjoying it. The new characters I've played as so far are mostly awesome, though Rosalina's given me a little trouble. At the current time, I'm enjoying Mega Man and Shulk the most. Little Mac, Greninja and Robin are no slouches either. Little changes made to returning fighters are great too. I can happily say Captain Falcon is buffed up nicely, I love how Pit handles and I'm already getting used to Shiek and Zero Suit Samus being separate characters from before. I'll give it some time before I post in the rating thread, but so far, it's a thumbs-up from me.

The Wii U version will be released December 5th. Have a little trailer along with the news:

I'm pretty sure he'll make it in for purchase. It'd be pretty foolish not to.

Good news, Mewtwo will be available for purchase sometime next year:
http://uk.ign.com/articles/2014/11/20/mewtwo-will-be-available-as-paid-dlc-in-smash-bros-after-all

I guess I'm incredibly lucky since my copy arrived a day early.

Yeah, I managed to get the adaptor, though there's no news on the Smash Bros. Gamecube controller I ordered alongside it. Not a huge deal since my old GC controllers still function perfectly well, even if they're a little worse for wear after nearly ten years. I haven't bought any Amiibos yet, though the only one I want right now is Link since he unlocks a weapon in Hyrule Warriors.

I've heard about this as well. I've yet to encounter anything myself, but thanks for bringing this up. To play it safe, it might also be a good idea to exit the game via the Home Menu as opposed to just switching the console off while the game is active.

So, yeah, Mewtwo's pretty cool. He seems a bit slower than I remember him being in Melee, but I like him more overall than before. His Shadow Ball is incredibly powerful, but takes much longer to fully charge. And his Side B's been altered to reflect projectiles, which is cool too.

The only disappointing thing is that there's no Palutena's Guidance entry for him in Palutena's Temple. And from the sounds of it, it seems to be that way for future DLC characters.

StarlightSonic wrote:

Thorn wrote:

The only disappointing thing is that there's no Palutena's Guidance entry for him in Palutena's Temple. And from the sounds of it, it seems to be that way for future DLC characters.

He does seem to have one-- albeit unimpressive. GameXplain uploaded it.

Oh yeah, I looked at what it is already. It just seems that it'll be the same dialogue for Lucas and future DLC characters. That bums me out to be honest. I can totally imagine Pit comparing Mewtwo to Dark Pit and Viridi being disgusted with how he's a genetically engineered life-form. Swings and roundabouts in the end, though.

Oh yeah, the Mii Fighter costumes are out today as well. Gotten those or just weren't interested? I'm only planning on getting Mega Man X, Proto Man and Dunban. Maybe the logo gear as well if I feel up to it.

So this Sunday sees the release for the DLC featuring Lucas, the Inkling costumes for Mii Fighters and the Miiverse stage. Unlike Mewtwo, this DLC is a paid one, meaning that even if you did register both versions of the game, you're paying for this one regardless. But that's not all. Sakurai will be hosting a live Micro-Direct at 3:40pm GMT talking about the update and what we can expect. That can't be all, though. There has to be some more news for this presentation. Is Ryu on his way like the rumours are saying? Will there be stage packs? Will we finally get information about the damn tournament mode already?

Predictions, GO!

Ryu, I am going to love you. Seriously, they could have made him as basic as possible, and you can if you prefer, but actually implementing Street Fighter mechanics into his moveset? Sakurai, you magnificent bastard, I could kiss you.

... oh, and Roy's back... wooooo...

Okay, we already knew about these thanks to the leaks yesterday, but that Direct still knocked it out of the park. And they're available now along with the Miiverse stage, Suzaku Castle from Street Fighter 2 (bundled with Ryu) and the new Mii Fighter costumes. I wasn't expecting costumes based on Virtua Fighter.

They also announced that Tourney Mode with be available in August along with the ability to upload replays to your YouTube channel. That's also pretty sweet.

And in case you missed the Direct:

Well, this came out of nowhere:

If I'm honest, the Mario Maker stage is... meh. Like, it's not a bad stage, but I was expecting it to be a bit more wacky, y'know? However, it was such a pleasant surprise to see the return of the Pirate Ship stage from Brawl. Love that stage so much and the Omega version is a cannon turret with the Pirate Ship itself sailing by in the background.

In addition to that, the Duck Hunt stage from Smash Wii U has been put into the 3DS version as part of a free update. So that's pretty nice.

Cloud Storms Into Battle:


You see, leakers? This is what happens you keep the information to yourself for once. Plus we've got a special Smash Bros. Direct next month. Somehow, I doubt Cloud is the winner of the ballot. May not be a Final Fantasy guy, but this is pretty damn cool.

While the dust is still settling, if you have yet to watch the Smash Direct, watch it here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1JERhUoQoU

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