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tbone51 on 13 April 2014
AgentZorn said:
tbone51 said:
AgentZorn said:
guiduc said:
Didn't see this one coming so soon. Hope the WiiU version will be a success too.


I'm not sure if it will even show up on the charts.

not sure if serious?

I am. The 3DS is a more popular than the Wii U, and aside from graphics there is very little difference between the 3DS version and Wii U version of Smash.


Ok and? I can see you say 3DS will outsell wiiu cuz that looks like wat it'llbe, but  your original comment has nothing to do with 3DS.

Why dont you think the WiiU version will make the chart? Thats wats wrong here :-/



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Olivernintentoal on 14 April 2014

Did anyone notice that the 3ds now has more games on the chart than the Vita? That doesn't happen often



Playing Xenoblade 2 before I buy Xenoblade 3 (otherwise I couldn't wait to play 3).

Can they announce a new Fire Emblem? A remake of Genealogy or Tellius would suffice !

AgentZorn on 14 April 2014
tbone51 said:

I am. The 3DS is a more popular than the Wii U, and aside from graphics there is very little difference between the 3DS version and Wii U version of Smash.


Ok and? I can see you say 3DS will outsell wiiu cuz that looks like wat it'llbe, but  your original comment has nothing to do with 3DS.

Why dont you think the WiiU version will make the chart? Thats wats wrong here :-/


Did not make myself clear with that last comment, sorry.

What i am trying to say is that the 3DS version will end up cannibalizing the Wii U version. If a person wants smash they have two choices:
Get it on the 3DS which is cheaper or get it on the Wii U which is more expensive. Multiplayer wont be much of a problem because lots of people in Japan own a 3DS, the visuals look fine for a 3DS game and the controls are simple enough to work on the 3DS. Not to mention the 3DS version comes out earlier and has its own exclusive mode.

Now, if a person owns neither Wii U or 3DS but is interested in Smash then the situation changes slightly. They could get Smash on a platform that has a more robust library, or on a platform that has a smaller library of games and is more expensive.

The Wii U version might not chart because a large majority would choose the 3DS version, and few people will wait the 3+ months to play the Wii U version. Hope I made myself a bit clearer.



GdaTyler on 14 April 2014
AgentZorn said:
tbone51 said:

I am. The 3DS is a more popular than the Wii U, and aside from graphics there is very little difference between the 3DS version and Wii U version of Smash.


Ok and? I can see you say 3DS will outsell wiiu cuz that looks like wat it'llbe, but  your original comment has nothing to do with 3DS.

Why dont you think the WiiU version will make the chart? Thats wats wrong here :-/


Did not make myself clear with that last comment, sorry.

What i am trying to say is that the 3DS version will end up cannibalizing the Wii U version. If a person wants smash they have two choices:
Get it on the 3DS which is cheaper or get it on the Wii U which is more expensive. Multiplayer wont be much of a problem because lots of people in Japan own a 3DS, the visuals look fine for a 3DS game and the controls are simple enough to work on the 3DS. Not to mention the 3DS version comes out earlier and has its own exclusive mode.

Now, if a person owns either Wii U or 3DS but is interested in Smash then the situation changes slightly. They could get Smash on a platform that has a more robust library, or on a platform that has a smaller library of games and is more expensive.

The Wii U version might not chart because a large majority would choose the 3DS version, and few people will wait the 3+ months to play the Wii U version. Hope I made myself a bit clearer.

You do make a good point indeed. Not sure if Nintendo ever intended for SSB4 to be a system seller for Wii U at this point, considering their latest actions.



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Boutros on 14 April 2014

I too believe the Wii U version will see its sales strongly affected by the 3DS version. Especially (mostly) in Japan.

We've seen what happened to Ni No Kuni. The hype was down.

But the Wii U version will still undeniably chart. Surely it will do at least 100k FW.



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tbone51 on 14 April 2014
AgentZorn said:
tbone51 said:

I am. The 3DS is a more popular than the Wii U, and aside from graphics there is very little difference between the 3DS version and Wii U version of Smash.


Ok and? I can see you say 3DS will outsell wiiu cuz that looks like wat it'llbe, but  your original comment has nothing to do with 3DS.

Why dont you think the WiiU version will make the chart? Thats wats wrong here :-/


Did not make myself clear with that last comment, sorry.

What i am trying to say is that the 3DS version will end up cannibalizing the Wii U version. If a person wants smash they have two choices:
Get it on the 3DS which is cheaper or get it on the Wii U which is more expensive. Multiplayer wont be much of a problem because lots of people in Japan own a 3DS, the visuals look fine for a 3DS game and the controls are simple enough to work on the 3DS. Not to mention the 3DS version comes out earlier and has its own exclusive mode.

Now, if a person owns either Wii U or 3DS but is interested in Smash then the situation changes slightly. They could get Smash on a platform that has a more robust library, or on a platform that has a smaller library of games and is more expensive.

The Wii U version might not chart because a large majority would choose the 3DS version, and few people will wait the 3+ months to play the Wii U version. Hope I made myself a bit clearer.


Got ya! Cant hardly deny that! I do think US will be much different. In Japan  3DS will outsell WiiU by at least 3to1  imo



AgentZorn on 14 April 2014

Edt :Something strange happened :P



Clyde32 on 14 April 2014
AgentZorn said:
tbone51 said:

I am. The 3DS is a more popular than the Wii U, and aside from graphics there is very little difference between the 3DS version and Wii U version of Smash.


Ok and? I can see you say 3DS will outsell wiiu cuz that looks like wat it'llbe, but  your original comment has nothing to do with 3DS.

Why dont you think the WiiU version will make the chart? Thats wats wrong here :-/


Did not make myself clear with that last comment, sorry.

What i am trying to say is that the 3DS version will end up cannibalizing the Wii U version. If a person wants smash they have two choices:
Get it on the 3DS which is cheaper or get it on the Wii U which is more expensive. Multiplayer wont be much of a problem because lots of people in Japan own a 3DS, the visuals look fine for a 3DS game and the controls are simple enough to work on the 3DS. Not to mention the 3DS version comes out earlier and has its own exclusive mode.

Now, if a person owns either Wii U or 3DS but is interested in Smash then the situation changes slightly. They could get Smash on a platform that has a more robust library, or on a platform that has a smaller library of games and is more expensive.

The Wii U version might not chart because a large majority would choose the 3DS version, and few people will wait the 3+ months to play the Wii U version. Hope I made myself a bit clearer.

Jose made a good point on IGN. The only thing I would be worried about with the 3DS version would be the controls. Will the 3DS analog really work that well with smash bros?



AgentZorn on 14 April 2014
tbone51 said:


Got ya! Cant hardly deny that! I do think US will be much different. In Japan  3DS will outsell WiiU by at least 3to1  imo


Wii U software always does better in the US, makes me wounder why nitnendo has decided to focus so much on the Japanese market. I think even in the US software sales, and even hardware sales, will be a dissapointment.



AgentZorn on 14 April 2014
Clyde32 said:

Jose made a good point on IGN. The only thing I would be worried about with the 3DS version would be the controls. Will the 3DS analog really work that well with smash bros?


Just because it's not the GC controler does not mean the experience will suck. Joking aside, Smash does not play like a typical fighter. A user here made a good point that Smash controls more like a platformer. Might get some getting used to the somewhat slippery circle pad but I don't see that being a big deal.