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Revven said:
Agreed. I don't understand the logic behind it other than "production" for the bigger countries and such but even *that* is a stretch. Nintendo could have done a worldwide release on Sept. 13th.

And the sad thing is, it's going to happen again with the Wii U version as Sakurai has already gone out and said in one of the PotDs that the Wii U version will be dropping first in Japan just like the 3DS version. :/

BUT I, at least, understand that because Nintendo wants to capitalize on Black Friday. The 3DS version gap was completely illogical, though.
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Couldn't it be a fiscal year thing?
 
I feel like it is clear that the Japanese release date got pushed up, but what I don't understand is why the worldwide release date didn't get pushed up as well about a week or 2.

Japan has a pretty stacked line up of games (Smash 3DS, MH4U, ORAS, FFExplorers) and has the n3DS revision. So it makes sense to spread it out as much as possible.

Meanwhile, NA didn't get anything for September for the 3DS. Europe and Australia got Fantasy Life just this past week, so it is only one week before Smash 3DS. NA is getting Fantasy Life on Oct 24th.

I doubt they didn't have the capability of producing a lot of carts. 3 weeks is a lot for Smash.
 
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Glad to know we're all on the same page.

SenorArdilla said:
DLC stickers. And Paper Mario will be our Sticker Star.
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DaBoss said:
I feel like it is clear that the Japanese release date got pushed up, but what I don't understand is why the worldwide release date didn't get pushed up as well about a week or 2.

Japan has a pretty stacked line up of games (Smash 3DS, MH4U, ORAS, FFExplorers) and has the n3DS revision. So it makes sense to spread it out as much as possible.

Meanwhile, NA didn't get anything for September for the 3DS. Europe and Australia got Fantasy Life just this past week, so it is only one week before Smash 3DS. NA is getting Fantasy Life on Oct 24th.

I doubt they didn't have the capability of producing a lot of carts. 3 weeks is a lot for Smash.
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My only theory is they wanted to avoid Destiny's launch window.
 
The Smash hype made me to wander nearly the entire city where I live looking for early releases, without any reward. Something is wrong with me, I know.
 
ShockingAlberto said:
The gap between Japanese and US release was so fucking stupid.
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Yeah, I'm having a hard time understanding the logic behind it. The ONLY thing that comes to mind is maybe they wanted to space out the release in Japan from Monster Hunter 4U... but that obviously has no impact on the rest of the world whatsoever. It's probably some dumb ass marketing statistic. "Our studies show that games released in October sell 42% more than they do in September!"

So yeah, kinda fucked. If they do it again with Wii U I'm going to snap. I can handle a week, but close to a month? Fuck that.
 
Revven said:
Agreed. I don't understand the logic behind it other than "production" for the bigger countries and such but even *that* is a stretch. Nintendo could have done a worldwide release on Sept. 13th.

And the sad thing is, it's going to happen again with the Wii U version as Sakurai has already gone out and said in one of the PotDs that the Wii U version will be dropping first in Japan just like the 3DS version. :/

BUT I, at least, understand that because Nintendo wants to capitalize on Black Friday. The 3DS version gap was completely illogical, though.
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He never said that the Japanese version would come first!
 
Anth0ny said:
Yeah, I'm having a hard time understanding the logic behind it. The ONLY thing that comes to mind is maybe they wanted to space out the release in Japan from Monster Hunter 4U... but that obviously has no impact on the rest of the world whatsoever. It's probably some dumb ass marketing statistic. "Our studies show that games released in October sell 42% more than they do in September!"

So yeah, kinda fucked. If they do it again with Wii U I'm going to snap. I can handle a week, but close to a month? Fuck that.
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Yeah 3 weeks is some pure bullshit on Nintendo's behalf. But, this could happen again for wii u so i'd say we should anticipate what could be the inevitable.
 
Anth0ny said:
Yeah, I'm having a hard time understanding the logic behind it. The ONLY thing that comes to mind is maybe they wanted to space out the release in Japan from Monster Hunter 4U... but that obviously has no impact on the rest of the world whatsoever. It's probably some dumb ass marketing statistic. "Our studies show that games released in October sell 42% more than they do in September!"

So yeah, kinda fucked. If they do it again with Wii U I'm going to snap. I can handle a week, but close to a month? Fuck that.
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We pretty much know that the Wii U version is coming stateside on November 21st. The Japanese release probably isn't that far ahead
, I hope
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This is my first Smash game that I'll really get into. I played Melee briefly but never owned a Gamecube and I totally skipped on Brawl. I've been playing the demo quite a bit and really liking it.

My question is, how "hard" is this game to get decent at? I don't have any plans of bring pro or any of that nonsense but I'd like to be able to hold my own in multiplayer. Will there be any kind of matchmaking based on rank or will I just be getting my butt kicked by people who've played Smash forever?
 
Anth0ny said:
Yeah, I'm having a hard time understanding the logic behind it. The ONLY thing that comes to mind is maybe they wanted to space out the release in Japan from Monster Hunter 4U... but that obviously has no impact on the rest of the world whatsoever. It's probably some dumb ass marketing statistic. "Our studies show that games released in October sell 42% more than they do in September!"

So yeah, kinda fucked. If they do it again with Wii U I'm going to snap. I can handle a week, but close to a month? Fuck that.
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I personally think that since Japan doesn't care for consoles as much as the rest of the world does, we should get the Wii U version first! :)

Like that'll happen :/
 
RedWolf said:
This is my first Smash game that I'll really get into. I played Melee briefly but never owned a Gamecube and I totally skipped on Brawl. I've been playing the demo quite a bit and really liking it.

My question is, how "hard" is this game to get decent at? I don't have any plans of bring pro or any of that nonsense but I'd like to be able to hold my own in multiplayer. Will there be any kind of matchmaking based on rank or will I just be getting my butt kicked by people who've played Smash forever?
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Practice on Classic mode on Normal difficulty and up. OR beat lvl.9 CPUs. If you can hold your own against them, you shouldn't have problems against anonymous foes online. Not everybody is pro, so it's not hard to get into it.
 
random25 said:
Practice on Classic mode on Normal difficulty and up. OR beat lvl.9 CPUs. If you can hold your own against them, you shouldn't have problems against anonymous foes online. Not everybody is pro, so it's not hard to get into it.
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Awesome. I have been playing against Lvl 9. CPUs and winning sometimes. I'm going to keep doing this until the game releases and then try and settle in with a character I really like.
 
DaBoss said:
I feel like it is clear that the Japanese release date got pushed up, but what I don't understand is why the worldwide release date didn't get pushed up as well about a week or 2.

Japan has a pretty stacked line up of games (Smash 3DS, MH4U, ORAS, FFExplorers) and has the n3DS revision. So it makes sense to spread it out as much as possible.

Meanwhile, NA didn't get anything for September for the 3DS. Europe and Australia got Fantasy Life just this past week, so it is only one week before Smash 3DS. NA is getting Fantasy Life on Oct 24th.

I doubt they didn't have the capability of producing a lot of carts. 3 weeks is a lot for Smash.
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I also think putting Smash right next to Hyrule Warriors is a really dumb move.
 
RedWolf said:
This is my first Smash game that I'll really get into. I played Melee briefly but never owned a Gamecube and I totally skipped on Brawl. I've been playing the demo quite a bit and really liking it.

My question is, how "hard" is this game to get decent at? I don't have any plans of bring pro or any of that nonsense but I'd like to be able to hold my own in multiplayer. Will there be any kind of matchmaking based on rank or will I just be getting my butt kicked by people who've played Smash forever?
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It's very easy to get decent if you just practice the basics against higher level CPUs. Getting super good* requires either a group of dedicated friends who will escalate your skill or, I'd imagine, the same kind of dynamic online.

*I am not
 
Chaotic-Strike said:
I also think putting Smash right next to Hyrule Warriors is a really dumb move.
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Putting ORAS and Smash Wii U would also be considered dumb then. And so would SM3DW and ALBW AND Mario Party Island Tour.

They've done same day Wii U and 3DS releases many times, I don't see why they can't do that here as well.
 
I actually wouldn't be surprised to see the Wii U game get a December release in Japan, similar to the EU/US-prioritised ALBW launch.
 
Zeyphersan said:
Eh, given the small Wii U population, and the small audience that will buy Hyrule Warriors, I don't think it's going to eat into Smash 3DS' sales a noticeable amount
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I think Hyrule Warriors would be far more effected than vice versa.

DaBoss said:
They've done same day Wii U and 3DS releases many times, I don't see why they can't do that here as well.Putting ORAS and Smash Wii U would also be considered dumb then. And so would SM3DW and ALBW AND Mario Party Island Tour.
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It certainly stopped me from getting Hyrule Warriors and just because it has been done before doesn't make it a good move. Getting those first weeks sales are usually critical.
Putting Smash a couple of weeks before Hyrule Warriors would be far more optimal allowing people to go out to buy it once the smash hype dies down a little.

Given the Wii-U's low install base it needs all the sales it can get.
 
Golnei said:
I actually wouldn't be surprised to see the Wii U game get a December release in Japan, similar to the EU/US-prioritised ALBW launch.
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I guess so... Japan seems to greatly favor handheld games, whereas Westerners are more console-based. Plus, it's not like we're getting any characters before Japan, right?
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