I was actually thinking there might be a friendly thread here when i read the title but the arrticle and op himself crushed.

Bingo!

lol these butthurt reactions are laugh worthy. I swear man...

and copy every aspect? LOLOLOL sounds like someone don't know much about the game :)

Ha.
But yeah, just a joke.
Anyway the more i look at the gameplay, detail and some charcter looks. Th more dissapointing it becomes for me.
A shame really.

Actually, I don't think you can say that about every game coming out today.  That's a cop out that gives developers an excuse to get lazy and quit innovating.  Check out games like Kid Icarus Uprising, or Ghost Trick and Catherine from last year.  These games were chock full of originality.  They took very sparingly from other games, while adding an incredible amount of novelty.

Look at a game like Rayman Origins.  Nobody looks at Rayman and says "OMG IT'S A MARIO CLONE".  That's because it isn't.  Rayman Origins uses its own unique art style, different game mechanics, unique level design, and tons of unique quirks and personality.

Take a look at Smash Brothers itself.  One of the reasons Smash Brothers took off, besides its powerful license, was because it was so unique.  Sure, it featured characters punching and kicking each other like any other fighter, but it featured a simplified control scheme that allowed players to easily get into the action, unique mechanics that eschewed the typical life bars, a unique aesthetic, etc.

Then we have Playstation All-Stars.  Its visual style is a clear imitation of Smash Brothers, and by all accounts its controls are very similar.  Despite the nice idea of combining two different worlds for each stage, the overall level design is very similar.  The main difference between the games thus far seems to be the method of knocking out your opponent.  The jury is out on whether this will be a positive or a negative change.

Maybe Sony Smash will be a great game, and if Sony fans enjoy it, than good for them.  However, it's a bit discouraging to see one of the biggest companies in gaming settling for a derivative title instead of working to create something innovative and unique.

Why have people been blowing this out of proportion? Fan asked a question, and the dude answered it. Simple as that. And if you're creating a game, wouldn't you want the biggest character in gaming to be included if given the chance?

Another misinterpreted interview. All because one person wanted to prove that PASBR is copy of SSBB.

20 years from now it probably will like how mario and sonic are now in the same game (..at the olymics)

That would be interesting.

I wish they borrowed more from smash because all the gameplay I have seen looks extremely bland, slow paced, and lacks soul. One thing I have to give them high marks for is the mixed stages. That is a brilliant idea and really looking from gameplay videos, the one thing I believe they did exceptionally well on.

i see this statment getting thrown around a lot in the context of nintendo but i can't really take it seriously when the highlight of their show was mario games that have changed very little over the course of 20 years and pikmin that again seems to be more of the same