I had a huge "I'm pissed off at the situation" venting session with my brother when it first came out on the 3DS because it's an obvious marketing strategy... but you really can't argue with it. It's obviously a very calculated decision, and the more you think about it the more you have to give Nintendo credit for genius. To anyone who is a fan of the series, they could have done without the 3DS version even as an idea to begin with, we could have shaved off years on the waiting period for console (an assumption) and instead we get thrown into the works on this weird tour of a portable world we didn't require. But the world is not bad, and many of you would never have experienced it if the order of release were reversed. I have been playing this version to learn the ins and outs as much as I can. Imagine the feeling you will have jumping into the 'refreshed' game knowing how to execute attacks and instead seeing it in crystal. It's a great scheme from Nintendo, they are maximizing profit, and trying not to completely hamper enjoyment in the process.
Is it now pointless though? To some, yes. To some, no. Really no point arguing, obviously some of you are going to start collecting dust again on your DS, and some of you are in heaven on a subway ride. That was inevitable and part of my frustration. This was never going to be universally liked.
But! As someone who wants more than anything for Smash to join the ranks of these up and coming popular video game behemoths, the more people involved in the community and the game, the better. This was something I overlooked. I just want Smash to be huge :D
