Smash Wii U I received an early copy of Super Smash Bros Wii U and want to help provide info for you all, AMA!

[Toronto Joe]

So a big worrying point about custom moves with the Wii U version is unlocking them. However, with the 3DS to Wii U connection, many of us thought we would have to send custom move card/templates for every character, which is still inconvenient.

Theres now a rumor that it's no longer necessary and that once you connect the 3DS to the Wii U, all custom moves that were unlocked on the 3DS version of the game get unlocked on the Wii U version, without having to go thru every individual character.

Can you confirm/deny this?

It's also worth testing that you don't need the 3DS to be connected at all times for the custom moves to stay right? as well as, do you need to have the same nintendo netowrk id on both consoles ot connect, or can any 3ds connect to any wii u?

any 3ds can connect, we had 3 connected during our 4v4 friendlies yesterday

Is Wario's glitched out vectoring still in the Wii U version?

Also could you upload some of Pit's codec call things (or if not what are some really funny ones that stick out to you)?

i tried it for about 10mins, dont think its in anymore

Can you tell us how responsive and fluid gameplay is with a Pro Controller conpared to a GameCube Controller?

pro controller feels pretty good, the positioning of the cstick takes some getting used to though, also the game sets your default controls as l/r to shield and zl/zr to grab so i presume people using the pro will swap that off the bat

 

[Toronto Joe]

Can you tell us if Metroid crawls?

nope

Yo TO Joe! Might as well stack this with the other questions, but how does Smash feel when playing on something like a monitor or an HDTV if you've played it on one of those yet? Gaming monitors have less than a frame of lag, especially for HD consoles, and the best HDTVs usually sport 17/18ms response time which is averaging 1 frame of input lag (same as the gamepad).

And if you've played Smash for Wii U on a CRT, how's the aspect ratio for it? Does it get kinda warped when played on a tube TV? If so, I imagine that means we can finally make the jump to HD screens.

plays perfect on hdtvs, crt is ok but text is pretty hard to read, you can read character % just fine but things like in game tags i need to squint for, im currently playing on my crt as i type this

 

[Superyoshiom]

How many songs are unlockable

 

[SneakyLink]

How many songs are unlockable

I think that's part of the embargo.
I don't have the game, but I'm taking a guess.

 

[Toronto Joe]

also to the guy asking about zooming in from the pause screen, its about the same as 3ds! not much zoom in/out room

if there were any non-unlockable questions i skipped then please remind me!

 

[SneakyLink]

I'm going to repeat myself here:
Can you adjust My Music with the Wii U gamepad?
If it's part of the embargo, I apologize for asking.

 

[Toronto Joe]

I'm going to repeat myself here:
Can you adjust My Music with the Wii U gamepad?
If it's part of the embargo, I apologize for asking.

im not sure if this answers your question, but a neat feature thats in is you can pick the music for each stage from the stage select menu, or set the 'rarely' to 'often' toggle for multiple songs if you want more than one, you can do this with any controller including the wii u pad

 

[SneakyLink]

im not sure if this answers your question, but a neat feature thats in is you can pick the music for each stage from the stage select menu, or set the 'rarely' to 'often' toggle for multiple songs if you want more than one, you can do this with any controller including the wii u pad

Interesting, didn't know the stage select songs, I was merely asking about the bars that adjusts the My Music frequency and whether the Wii U gamepad's touchscreen can be used to adjust it. Thanks for replying.

 

[hotdogturtle]

Is it true that you can create ingame tags (above the characters' heads) up to 10 letters long now? And if not, what's the new limit.

 

[Gidy]

Is wario's grab release in?

 

[Toronto Joe]

Is it true that you can create ingame tags (above the characters' heads) up to 10 letters long now? And if not, what's the new limit.

10 is the max! Needless to say, im okay with this.

 

[aldelaro5]

so people can ask questions in the mean time?

going to get started on stuff now

I cannot discuss stages or trophies, the embargo ends once the game is released on the 21st, so if people are still really curious i'll go back and answer those questions now

a few quick things before i get started:
air dodge cancelling is still in(YAY)
there is 0 latency on 3ds to wii u controls(so if you prefer to play with the 3ds as your controller you are good to go)

Ah, well, at least I tried, thanks anyway!

And now, back to Paper Mario repping wondering...

 

[TLMSheikant]

Is Item Toss Lag Cancelling really gone?

 

[Mariohuge]

So you can't answer music questions unless they're starting songs? Or is that exempt from the embargo? Sorry if this seems like a stupid question, I'm just curious. (and likely a bit too hopeful about masked dedede's theme)

 

[SaucyDancer]

When using Palutena's guidance on Palutena's Temple Pit has a different animation for this taunt. Is this consistent on other stages as well or is the new taunt just for that stage?

 

[Hayzie]

Is there significant or any difference (such as quality of the models) at all of the fighters when in Training Mode you use the speed "Hold 1/4th" like this is with the 3ds version?

 

[Kuraudo]

Great to hear, TO Joe. I got myself a new Sony TV that even for Melee and Brawl that I don't feel input lag in game mode. If HDTVs feel perfect to you too, I'm all on board the hype train.

 

[BBC7]

I heard that Yoshi tech is gone now. Anything else that went away along with it? Notably Wario Grab Release and Wectoring, Rush Cancel, Marth Counter Glitch and so on

 

[kantoskies]

Is the camera control when viewing trophies messed up like in the 3DS version? Like when you try looking at the top or bottom of the trophy does it stupidly snap back to a front/side view or is it more fluid like other games?

 

[Johnknight1]

plays perfect on hdtvs, crt is ok but text is pretty hard to read, you can read character % just fine but things like in game tags i need to squint for, im currently playing on my crt as i type this

Kind of an "out there" question in regards to this, but is there any screen options to make the games' screens visuals look better on CRT's=???

In fact, how expansive are the overall screen quality options in the options menu=???

(sorry, probably not the question you were expecting but I'm just curious)

 

[BBC7]

also to the guy asking about zooming in from the pause screen, its about the same as 3ds! not much zoom in/out room

if there were any non-unlockable questions i skipped then please remind me!

Is Rush Cancelling still in?

 

[Trekkerjoe]

What kind of advanced techniques are there that can't be performed with the 3ds?

 

[Wyntir]

If u transfer a character from the 3ds to wii u, does it unlock that character if it wasn't unlocked already?

 

[TTTTTsd]

Are the other bugs such as Diddy cancelling hitstun gone as well, too? Out of curiosity.

 

[TheBuzzSaw]

what is the max number of letters for player tags?

 

[Naoshi]

Not sure if this was answered but how many Pokemon can be spawned at once? Training Mode is probably the ideal test. I hope it isn't 3...

 

[Rakurai]

what is the max number of letters for player tags?

10 characters. He already answered that a few posts ago.

 

[SSBBDaisy]

Well all want to know what unlockable stages we don't know about yet.


Pls tell us and post pictures.

 

[Deadlybroth]

What is the 3DS like when you're using it in the game? What does it show on the screen? Can you still tap on the character icon to see the red box outline? Or are both screens completely blank?

 

[Naoshi]

Well all want to know what unlockable stages we don't know about yet.


Pls tell us and post pictures.

He can't due to the embargo. He is limited to what he is allowed to tell us.

 

[LunarWingCloud]

pro controller feels pretty good, the positioning of the cstick takes some getting used to though, also the game sets your default controls as l/r to shield and zl/zr to grab so i presume people using the pro will swap that off the bat

Awesome news, thanks. That means I can use a Pro Controller with no regrets. I was just worried it might not respond as well as other controllers. I'm looking forward to using it.

 

[Hyruleslink]

So with the custom moves, can you transfer them over to a character if they are not unlocked yet in the Wii U? So for example, a 3DS Mario has Gust Cape, Big Fireball, and Scalding Flood but none of those moves have been unlocked on the Wii U yet... can we still use them by transferring? Same question for the Mii Fighters equipment. Thanks again for taking the time to stop and answer our questions

 

[NintenRob]

Does the game remember the last palette swap you used?

And have you spotted Fountain of Dreams or C-R-O-W-N-E-D music?

 

[Trisongs]

I was wondering if you can customize the current 3ds controls even further in the wii U version. By further customization mean switching up the d pad from taunts to smash attacks.
Thanks for your time

 

[Deleted member]

How good is meta knight in the wiiu version?

 

[WwwWario]

also to the guy asking about zooming in from the pause screen, its about the same as 3ds! not much zoom in/out room

if there were any non-unlockable questions i skipped then please remind me!

Don't know if you already answered this, but here we go:
Can the Pikmin carry items to Olimar/Alph? The could in the Wii U E3 Demo, but not in the 3DS version :\

 

[Venus of the Desert Bloom]

Well all want to know what unlockable stages we don't know about yet.


Pls tell us and post pictures.

To everyone here, please do not post questions asking about stages, songs, trophies, or unlockable content. Toronto Joe is unable to answer these sort of questions as it would break his Nintendo-enforced embargo and put him in a very bad legal situation. If you respect Joe, Smashboards, and yourself - please stop posting these sort of questions as it would not only put Toronoto Joe in a bad position but Smashboards as well. Keep the questions to more technical/game play/mechanics sort of questions. If Toronto Joe says he cannot answer that question, please do not press him for more info for you will get infracted

Thanks everyone. And a big thank you to Toronto Joe for providing Smashboards with this info

 

[chkenparm]

Melee had stats for in-game tags and it was removed in brawl. Is it back for the wii u?

 

[DoodleDuck97]

Could you tell us about the Lylat cruise codecs please I need to know the fate of Wolf :D

 

[Naoshi]

Could you tell us about the Lylat cruise codecs please I need to know the fate of Wolf :D

I'd assume the codecs are left the same as they were in Brawl since they typically keep returning stages 100% true to themselves outside of retexturing.