Smash Bros Direct on April 8th, 3pm PST!!

[*The Sensus Crustulum*]

How some of you were able to stay perpetually hyped through the whole weekend is beyond me. Did some of you even sleep this weekend? Good lord... on the topic of the Direct, we should get an confirmation of the length of the Direct sometime tonight if it's anything like past Directs.

The more I think about it, the more I think it will be around 15 minutes.

 

[ChikoLad]

How some of you were able to stay perpetually hyped through the whole weekend is beyond me. Did some of you even sleep this weekend? Good lord... on the topic of the Direct, we should get an confirmation of the length of the Direct sometime tonight if it's anything like past Directs.

I hardly slept, but it is unrelated to the Direct. I may very well have chronic insomnia anyway.

Plus, I was sick, so. >.>

Regarding length, the Pokémon X & Y and Wonderful 101 Directs were roughly 20 minutes each.

BUT, we do have to remember...this Direct is technically about two games.

So I'm guessing it will at least be around 25 minutes. Anything common like character showcasing will likely be shown in the Wii U version, but then they will hopefully go into the distinct features of the two versions.

 

[Chiroz]

I don't know if you guys noticed, but the official Nintendo SSB page for facebook which hadn't updated since E3, yes had not had a single update since E3, all of a sudden gave out a burst of updates just today. They added Rosalina and Little Mac trailers and artworks (which weren't added) and added all of the other confirmed veterans and are adding miiverse pics such as Pikachu on top of DK or Luigi's nose every couple of minutes.

There is no new info on the facebook page but the most important information is this: Why start upating today?

I have a big feeling tomorrow is going to be huge (Smash Brothers also opened its official twitter last friday). The game is much closer to release than many people expect.

 

[*The Sensus Crustulum*]

I don't know if you guys noticed, but the official Nintendo SSB page for facebook which hadn't updated since E3, yes had not had a single update since E3, all of a sudden gave out a burst of updates just today. They added Rosalina and Little Mac trailers and artworks (which weren't added) and added all of the other confirmed veterans and are adding miiverse pics such as Pikachu on top of DK or Luigi's nose every couple of minutes.

There is no new info on the facebook page but the most important information is this: Why start upating today I have a bug feeling tomorrow is going to be huge (Smash Brothers also opened its official twitter last friday). The game is much closer to release than many people expect.

Now I see a late summer release to be more than likely.

 

[MasterofMonster]

How some of you were able to stay perpetually hyped through the whole weekend is beyond me. Did some of you even sleep this weekend? Good lord... on the topic of the Direct, we should get an confirmation of the length of the Direct sometime tonight if it's anything like past Directs.

And what would you say is the most likely lenght, Fatman? I sure hope it's at least 20 minutes. Is that realistic?

 

[Wyoming]

Can we expect any news on the new adventure mode and online? Seems like a good time to showcase a bit of both...

 

[hypeconductor]

Now I see a late summer release to be more than likely.

i agree it would make sense a clear time to have fun

 

[ChikoLad]

I will be ecstatic if it's a summer release, as I can pour hours into it before college starts again.

 

[Robert of Normandy]

How some of you were able to stay perpetually hyped through the whole weekend is beyond me. Did some of you even sleep this weekend?

SLEEP IS FOR THE WEAK.

Good lord... on the topic of the Direct, we should get an confirmation of the length of the Direct sometime tonight if it's anything like past Directs.

 

[Vintage Creep]

I don't know if you guys noticed, but the official Nintendo SSB page for facebook which hadn't updated since E3, yes had not had a single update since E3, all of a sudden gave out a burst of updates just today. They added Rosalina and Little Mac trailers and artworks (which weren't added) and added all of the other confirmed veterans and are adding miiverse pics such as Pikachu on top of DK or Luigi's nose every couple of minutes.

There is no new info on the facebook page but the most important information is this: Why start upating today?

I have a big feeling tomorrow is going to be huge (Smash Brothers also opened its official twitter last friday). The game is much closer to release than many people expect.

Can you link the page? There are so many of them I don't know which is the official one.

 

[Fatmanonice]

And what would you say is the most likely lenght, Fatman? I sure hope it's at least 20 minutes. Is that realistic?

Yeah because, aside from the X/Y Announcement Direct, every international Direct that focused on a specific game was about 20 minutes long. The Wonderful 101, Wii Fit U, and the prerelease Pokemon X/Y Directs were all this length so this is a pretty safe guess. As someone else brought up, there's a decent chance that it could be longer simply because they technically have to cover two games so I wouldn't be surprised if it was up to 30 minutes.

 

[Chiroz]

Can you link the page? There are so many of them I don't know which is the official one.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Super-Smash-Bros/224173137756374?fref=ts

 

[~ Valkyrie ~]

Boredom's about to creep in my end now, too... eugh.

But hey, some more hours before the final day countdown!

 

[*The Sensus Crustulum*]

Yeah because, aside from the X/Y Announcement Direct, every international Direct that focused on a specific game was about 20 minutes long. The Wonderful 101, Wii Fit U, and the prerelease Pokemon X/Y Directs were all this length so this is a pretty safe guess. As someone else brought up, there's a decent chance that it could be longer simply because they technically have to cover two games so I wouldn't be surprised if it was up to 30 minutes.

Pokemon X/Y directs had to cover two games.

 

[MasterofMonster]

Yeah because, aside from the X/Y Announcement Direct, every international Direct that focused on a specific game was about 20 minutes long. The Wonderful 101, Wii Fit U, and the prerelease Pokemon X/Y Directs were all this length so this is a pretty safe guess. As someone else brought up, there's a decent chance that it could be longer simply because they technically have to cover two games so I wouldn't be surprised if it was up to 30 minutes.

Well, that's Wonderful. 30 minutes would be great, as I only expected 15-20 at most. I do hope you are right.

 

[Dravidian]

This is the part I don't understand... Okay she has sex appeal, cool stuff. So do the majority of other popular female characters in video game culture. Nobody has a problem with human females being overly sexy but as soon as you throw some fur, a tail, and blue skin on them everyone wants to cry fowl all of the sudden.

I mean seriously do these characters even look like actual animals or aliens?

Spoiler

Heck no they don't. They are primarily designed to look and act like HUMAN FEMALES, which they all do (anthropomorphism), so I don't see the problem.

I'm pretty sure people don't look at Krystal and think "WOW I think I might really be attracted to foxes now." People are are attracted to her for the same reason people are attracted to human females, but it's considered "weird" to do so since she has fur and a tail. I don't understand people sometimes.

/randomrant

With that being said I'm off to work! TRG out.

Liara isn't a very good example. In fact it's a horrible one since you're implying that aliens (whom we have nothing visual to base them on) cant look like, have similarities to humans, be comparable to/compatible with humans, or even be human. Heck aliens pretty much means they're not from where we are so if there are humans on a different planet they'd still be considered aliens. Heck, a lot of latinos in America are illegal "aliens" so they dont even need to be from a different planet. -_-

Animals already have well known behaviors and physiologies and are definitively not human, so I dont find that particular example to be fit for your argument.

Some people have an issue because regardless of how human she looks, they still consider her an animal....and (maybe it's my imagination but) a lot of people have an issue with bestiality. Go figure.

But, imo, as long as people realize what is or isnt fantasy and what they should or shouldnt do based on that fantasy (yes there are limits on what is cool; painting your dog blue, putting her in a corset, pulling out your "blaster", and going to town on her isnt cool), then whatever floats their boat is cool.

 

[DraginHikari]

I would think 20-30 minutes would be a pretty reasonable expectation, anything beyond that would greatly surprise me for game.

 

[LF2K]

Pokemon X/Y directs had to cover two games.

Well, so does tomorrow's, technically speaking.

 

[Nintendotard]

Going back to Cooking mama really fast, she would be considered 3rd party right? And isnt she in the same bus as those who want Shantae or whatever her name is

 

[shaggypatriot12]

So where would you all say is the best place to view the stream at? I saw that others had said when watched on youtube, there was no buffering. I was thinking of doing that but where on youtube would I be able to watch it? Would it just be from the nintendo youtube page?

 

[Fatmanonice]

Pokemon X/Y directs had to cover two games.

Okay, fine... you're technically right... Sakurai technically counts these games as Smash 4 and 5 despite (like the Pokemon games) the differences between them are minor. I'd argue that they'd devote more time to explaining each one because the 3DS seems to have more focus on single player while the Wii U one seems to have more focus on multiplayer.

 

[Plain Yogurt]

My way of thinking on release dates is: if it isn't anywhere near finished that they may have to push it into 2015, why in the world would we get a direct dedicated to it as opposed to say, the winter/late fall? W101 and Pokemon's directs were around a month or so before release, with Wii Fit U's being around a month and a half before release. Now I know Smash is a pretty big game, so it probably won't follow a similar pattern, but I can't imagine they'd have a broadcast full of new info ready to show off if the game wasn't getting pretty close to finished. Call me optimistic, but I'm predicting an early fall release at the LATEST.

Just my 2 cents.

 

[Smashoperatingbuddy123]

well I just bookmarked where the video is going to air can't wait for tomorrow

http://www.nintendo.com/nintendo-direct/04-08-2014/

(just in case some of you guys did not book mark your link yet and also so you don't have to go to page 1 of this to bookmark the link)

 

[ChikoLad]

Pokemon X/Y directs had to cover two games.

No, they are advertised as two different versions of the same game. The difference between the two is mainly in the wild Pokémon, and the entire gimmick of Pokémon is to trade with friends that have the version you don't have. Buying both is not necessary, as the experience is the same.

However, Smash Wii U and 3DS, while based on the same template, are still two different games with very different design philosophies, taking advantage of two different systems. You are encouraged to buy both.

 

[Mypantisgone]

Pikachu's ears are out of the boundaries of his box...it looks weird...

 

[Bauske]

Man, I just woke up from a nap and I dreamed I was watching the direct. Why can't it be here already? ;____;

 

[Fatmanonice]

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Super-Smash-Bros/224173137756374?fref=ts

Okay, I didn't even know they launched an official Facebook page too to commemorate this event. Like I said at the beginning of this thread, they want a buttload of people to pay attention to what's shown tomorrow. I don't even think Nintendo went this far out with their advertising for X and Y. Makes you wonder, don't it? Oooooonly 27 hoooooooouuuuuuuuurrrrrssss lleeeeeeeeffffffffftt tooooooooo gooooooooo.

 

[MasterOfKnees]

It's nice to see Nintendo making seperate social media pages for Smash Bros., for the first time in forever Nintendo is doing some really legitimate advertising. Then again, Smash Bros being one of Nintendo's biggest hype titles ever that should only be natural.

 

[Dark Phazon]

Or Ridley goes in for a strike, then we hear a faint "Remember me?" and a shot of ice freezes Ridley in place.

Get out.

 

[Guybrush20X6]

Here's some music to listen to on the Final Day.

 

[Xavier :D]

Can't Wait for tomorrow, I don't think contain my excitement for this Direct!!

 

[Deleted member]

Man, I just woke up from a nap and I dreamed I was watching the direct. Why can't it be here already? ;____;

I prefer to call them siestas.
Though that's probably just to make me feel better about the fact that I've been taking them frequently lately.

Here's some music to listen to on the Final Day.

I'll be listening to this personally.

Spoiler

 

[MopedOfJustice]

I saw some Mii talk a few pages back...
It seems silly to hate on Miis for graphical reasons

Spoiler

And it seems even sillier to hate on them for being soulless player-avatars

Spoiler

Also, they are important to Nintendo's history and success, so why not?
And as far as customization goes:
And I don't know about you, but I'd love to punch Hitler in the face as Little Mac, or castrate Mr. Penisface as MK. Jesus? Well... I'm sure he'll get better in a few days.
And don't get me started on having an epic duel with Reggii

 

[Fatmanonice]

It's nice to see Nintendo making seperate social media pages for Smash Bros., for the first time in forever Nintendo is doing some really legitimate advertising. Then again, Smash Bros being one of Nintendo's biggest hype titles ever that should only be natural.

This. It's nice that Nintendo's finally catching on to how prestigious Smash Bros as a franchise is not only to the fans but the video game industry as a whole and waken up to the fact that, despite being only three games, it has sold stupidly well around the world because of its prestige.

 

[OctiVick]

WOOOOOOOOO!!!!

LESS THAN 24 HOURS LEFT!!!!!

Here is a video to keep the hype up!

 

[Gavitro]

I feel quite lucky to have the Direct show at 5pm, considering I am located in the central time zone. I can deal with school just fine and still not miss anything.

 

[Starphoenix]

Okay, I didn't even know they launched an official Facebook page too to commemorate this event. Like I said at the beginning of this thread, they want a buttload of people to pay attention to what's shown tomorrow. I don't even think Nintendo went this far out with their advertising for X and Y. Makes you wonder, don't it? Oooooonly 27 hoooooooouuuuuuuuurrrrrssss lleeeeeeeeffffffffftt tooooooooo gooooooooo.

Oh wow, I didn't even know about the Facebook page. Nintendo is trying to get as much attention on this Direct as possible. This is either going to live up to the fantasies of the community, or this is going to be an epic train crash.

 

[PokéMurio]

I understand you like Mii and yeah they are important for Nintendo.

But this is fighting game.

You need to have skills to be fighter.

Villager has axe. WFT is fit. Pokémon Trainer is actually NOT the "fighter".

Miis have absolutely less than nothing.

 

[Sonic Poke]

Feel the hype! XD

 

[Kumatora]

I saw some Mii talk a few pages back...
It seems silly to hate on Miis for graphical reasons

Spoiler

And it seems even sillier to hate on them for being soulless player-avatars

Spoiler

Also, they are important to Nintendo's history and success, so why not?
And as far as customization goes:
And I don't know about you, but I'd love to punch Hitler in the face as Little Mac, or castrate Mr. Penisface as MK. Jesus? Well... I'm sure he'll get better in a few days.
And don't get me started on having an epic duel with Reggii

Hey, now. Let's not start this up again.