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It doesn't look like it plays anthing like Tekken at all.

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So something more along the lines of Naruto: Ultimate Ninja and Smash.

Doesn't Sakurai describe Smash as a party game rather than a fighting game? I wouldn't take these terms too seriously. They just want to make sure everyone plays these games rather than just fans of the genre.

You didn't fix anything. It looks nothing like Tekken aside from being a 3D fighter. Looks like Street Fighter in 3D. Lukario even does a move exactly like Akuma's Ashura Senku at one point. Seem's to me like he's putting all his "if I made Street Fighter" ideas into this.

I don't want it to be ANYTHING like that. We already have games like that on this system.

Yeah, because it is a party game and not a fighting game.

Yet SSB goes to the biggest WW fighting only event of the year? Where they only allow the biggest "fighting games" to compete. It is a fighter, Its not a party game, party games are Mario Party/Olympic Games/etc.

Party Brawler is a sub category for a Fighter. Like Kart Racer is a sub category for a Racer.

I dunno why people say SSB isnt a fighter just because A) Its not the traditional/classic way of fighters (Ex: MK/SF/Tekken) and B) Sakurai Stated its not a fighter (like how recently the head of LoZ said LoZU isnt an open world game)

I mean if SSB is not a fighter then Mario Kart is not a racer and Pokemon isnt a JRPG.

That's EXACTLY why it's not a fighter. It doesn't mean that it isn't competitive and can't be at EVO. It just means it's the only non-fighting game not at EVO. It's not a fighting game. It's a party game. That's like calling Zelda a fighting game because you fight enemies.

Mario Kart and Pokemon aren't comparisons. Mario Kart is still a racing game. Pokemon is still a JRPG. There's no debating that.