Official Next Smash - Speculation & Discussion Thread

[Guynamednelson]

Paper Mario is like 167.5 MB

...are you referring to a Virtual Console version of it? Because the max ROM size of N64 games is supposed to be 64MB.

 

[TheLamerGamer]

True, I always forget how big the size difference between N64 and GC games are, since Paper Mario is like 167.5 MB, and TTYD is like over a GB at least on the original Gamecube release lol

And yeah I don't think it's a cloud streaming thing, because Kingdom Hearts 1.5 + 2.5 ReMIX on the Switch is a cloud version, and that's only 77MB.

I wonder if they'll actually feel like they need to say what it is, since if there's 2.2GB there'll be something in there giving it away to dataminers surely, and they'll almost certainly be able to just block it from coming up on other peoples' accounts. Either way, not long until we find out.

 

[TheFirstPoppyBro]

...are you referring to a Virtual Console version of it? Because the max ROM size of N64 games is supposed to be 64MB.

That's true, upon further inspection that's the Wii U VC version. Still, much smaller than TTYD's GB plus, but yeah, should've thought about that before I just slapped that number in here lmao

 

[Guynamednelson]

...actually if the 2.2GB download is for Melee Online, wouldn't Nintendo have C&D'd Slippi by now?

And would Sakurai even want to reveal such a game? He prefers people playing Smash offline and tries to avoid making post-Melee Smash games play exactly like it did.

 

[TheFirstPoppyBro]

I also think it would be kinda weird to make the Playtest Program and be like "We're gonna be testing a new feature for NSO Expansion Pack members" and then it's just an online version of Melee, like why wouldn't they just sell that for full price like they have with some of the other Gamecube games, either as a remake like Metroid Prime Remastered/TTYD or a port like Pikmin 1+2 lol

 

[LiveStudioAudience]

Call it my ill placed Wii nostalgia, but I'd love if the playtest was actually for a massively expanded and detailed version of the Mii ecosystem.

Give me the Mii Plaza in 4K HD and loads of computing power to do more silly elections in the Everybody Votes Channel.

 

[ninjahmos]

I've seen a lot of Smash movesets get criticized lately, for one reason or another. So, what are your favorite movesets in Smash? Because they're fun to play, they represent the character well, they're balanced, etc.

Probably Snake, because it fits pretty well with the series he's from, from his CQC techniques to the variety of weapons he uses. It's complex but creative.

 

[TheLamerGamer]

Looks like I was wrong on the timing... Oops. (Will likely go up by the time I wake up at least).

 

[TheFirstPoppyBro]

Looks like I was wrong on the timing... Oops. (Will likely go up by the time I wake up at least).

Yeah I looked it up on Twitter to see if I missed anything, and someone mentioned the HTML code for the site has something about "10/21/2024 4:30Z" (Z meaning Zulu time/UTC) in it? So it'd be like half past midnight for me if that's true, but it is still 10/20/2024 PDT like the site said, so I guess I'll just keep checking and see what happens around then lol

 

[TheLamerGamer]

Yeah I looked it up on Twitter to see if I missed anything, and someone mentioned the HTML code for the site has something about "10/21/2024 4:30Z" (Z meaning Zulu time/UTC) in it? So it'd be like half past midnight for me if that's true, but it is still 10/20/2024 PDT like the site said, so I guess I'll just keep checking and see what happens around then lol

Oh does it say the 20th for you? For me it only mentions the 21st UTC (it is now the 21st in the UK so that makes sense to be mentioned).

 

[DaybreakHorizon]

So, how do you feel about Amiibo in the future?

We got a lot of Amiibo throughout the Wii U and Switch's life. Do you think that will continue?

I think Amiibo will continue along with the trend of having less in-game features. Amiibo still have relevance as low-price, quality collector's items that Nintendo controls entirely so there's no reason to stop with them, especially with the slower releases as of late.

 

[TheFirstPoppyBro]

Oh does it say the 20th for you? For me it only mentions the 21st UTC (it is now the 21st in the UK so that makes sense to be mentioned).

Yeah, still no time, but it says the 20th and specifically adds PDT to it, so seeing posts yesterday saying 21/10 made me think it'd be like 7pm EST at the earliest since that's midnight in the UK, but apparently they're just gonna release it at like 5:30am London time if this HTML code thing is true lmao

 

[TheLamerGamer]

Yeah, still no time, but it says the 20th and specifically adds PDT to it, so seeing posts yesterday saying 21/10 made me think it'd be like 7pm EST at the earliest since that's midnight in the UK, but apparently they're just gonna release it at like 5:30am London time if this HTML code thing is true lmao

Ah, thanks, no point staying up then. Only reason I'm up now is for a hellish programming assignment anyway. I swear if it goes up right as I get into bed...