Treese On Games is a Sunday column where Tyler Treese takes a look back at all of the week’s gaming news and gives his thoughts.
Since the last time we had a proper installment a lot of news has broke so we’ll focus on the larger items. Super Smash Bros. For Wii U had plenty of new details revealed in a special Nintendo Direct which saw the reveal of 8 player matches, the return of the stage builder and more. While the news was exciting at first it ultimately left me feeling like the 3DS version I owned was not only inferior but barely worth playing anymore. This isn’t surprising to me as I wrote after E3 that the 3DS version wasn’t the best fit for Super Smash Bros. but it was still disappointing when the Direct pointed out feature after feature that was missing.
It was also a curious decision to announce several features that would not be in the game at launch. This includes the tournament mode and Mewtwo as a playable character. Seemingly, it would make more sense to announce these features when they were available rather than show consumers that you are shipping an unfinished product out because your Holiday line-up is weak.
- While i’m not excited for 8 player matches since I already feel that four players is chaotic enough i’m glad the option is there. I’ll try it out but I still see four player matches being my go to number of participants. The mode is great for parties however as its no fun sitting out a match when there are too many players.
- Was anybody that upset that Mewtwo wasn’t in Super Smash Bros. For Wii U and 3DS? While its nice to see an old face returning I would have much rather have seen a new character. Nice to see people who buy both getting a bonus although surely it’ll be paid DLC for those who only buy one version.
- Excitebike Arena has been announced for Mario Kart 8’s upcoming DLC pack. This pleases me greatly as I am a huge fan of Excitebike. Hopefully this will lead to another Excitebike game in the future.
- In our Question of the Week feature I asked if you enjoyed Smash Run in Super Smash Bros. for 3DS. I have been vocal in my disappointment in the mode since launch but so far a surprising amount of users have disagreed. If you haven’t already given your two cents then do it now!
- I have had a few readers ask me when my next Super Smash Bros. for 3DS night would be and I am happy to announce that it’ll be this upcoming Tuesday from 7-9pm Eastern Time. If you’re not already my friend on 3DS then please post your friend code below and i’ll add you. Mine is: 3566-1540-5299.
Thanks for reading and I hope to get your thoughts in the comments below!
The 50 Fact Direct was awesome, however the starting roster is too big. Cool to see Mewtwo to come back as DLC, but why didn’t they realize the fans wanted him to come back since Brawl’s release? Heck, spoilers: They returned Dr. Mario. Really Sakurai? But still the game will be still be a great and fun game, but it has flaws. I really hope it helps the Wii U and maybe they can return Roy(Fire Emblem) from Melee as a DLC character with new moves hopefully. Exitebike Arena looks cool and I’m seeing a track reveal every week on… Read more »
The 50 Smash Facts was amazing, Stage Builder is the mode I’m more excited to try, it seems to have a lot of variety now and the stages that we make are with no doubt more beautiful, I already loved the mode in Brawl so with this many options here I’m not gonna love it I’m gonna venerate it! Another thing I’m really hyped for is the return of Wii Classic Controller, because was what I used in Brawl, so I’m happy for that. I also like the idea of Smash Tour, is a pretty unique mode and seems to… Read more »
Tyler my friend code is 0963-0273-0752
Added you! 😀
Thanks 🙂
• I think 8 player smash sounds absolutely amazing! I don’t generally have 8 people with me but I know that if I ever have more than 4 players we will for sure use the mode. Very excited for the craziness! • Mewtwo was in my top 3 in Melee so I am stoked that Mewtwo is coming back, especially since he was so heavily rumored. (Also I have a feeling a few more characters will come with him) • The Excite bike track looks very cool and I’m getting more and more excited for the DLC! • I am… Read more »
8 player smash is the Best
luigigirl? Luigiguy, i think you have a new sister. Anyways, welcome to MPL!!!!!!
I noticed him after I made an account oops Ha ha
XD anyways, I’m impadude, and this site is a lot of fun, trust me.
nice too meet you can’t wait to see what this website is all about
lot’s of stuff, plus all the other users are a lot of fun. we’re all very welcome here, so you can fit in easily;. anyways, ill stop yabbing at you XD. welcome to MPL
thanks Im happy for such a warm Welcome
oh of course!
Anyone is welcome on MPL! 🙂
HI NICE TO MEET YOU IM MOTHER4ETERNITY 😀 , WELCOME TO MPL
nice to meet ya
btw, you’re one of the few girls on this site! you may get along with rosie, another female here
Hi LuigiGirl567. My name is TwoDreamy Luigi. Nice to meet you. I hope MPL will be a great site to be in. 🙂
nice to meet you two I hope we can become friends on MPL 🙂
Welcome LuigiGirl! You’ll love MPL!
hi Happy B day
Thanks! 🙂 I hope we all can become friends!
Hello, Luigigirl! Welcome to MPL! Hope you enjoy the awesome site that is MPL! Also, were our name similarities just a coincidence?
yeah a laughed afterwards I was worried you may think I was following you:)
No worries 🙂
Welcome to Mario Party Legacy!! I like your picture BTW 😉
thanks love your picture too
welcome this site needs more girls so its good you joined Im MK Kingz by the way But I just go by kings I hope you have a great time here
thanks Kings
Gotta admit, at first I thought you were Luigiguy that changed his name (saw tyou first in the Smash page) t until I saw this comment poll. Uh, sorry? XD
Nonetheless, welcome to MPL. We have, uh, things. 😛
ha ha yeah I made a mistake with my name 🙂
Keep it as it is! It’s hilarious!
ha ha same I thought Luigi Guy was going through a confussing time in his life until he started commenting then I realized they were different people
Say what now? O_O
ha ha your comment made me laugh so hard sorry bro I was unsure to begin with but I didn’t want to say anything 😀
Hi, welcome to this site. You can call me Ludwig7777. That’s a pretty amazing coincidence that your name is like Luigiguy’s.
Thanks Ludwig7777 I know I feel a bit mean it makes me look like I stole someones name I will make sure to tell anyone that LuigiGuy had the name first
Don’t worry about it! Your name’s fine. 🙂
thankyou and sorry again
No worries. Luigiguy doesn’t seem to mind anyway. I think you’ll find that we’re a pretty warm community here. Anyway, have a good time on this site!
thanks:)
Welcome to the site!
thankyou:)
Seems so fun!
1. I can see why you sorta don’t like it , it can get pretty chaotic but I really do like it a lot and I hope you’ll grow to love it 🙂 2. I’m glad that Mewtwo is back and you might be right about only getting the DLC from one game might result in you paying for it but that’s kinda far-fetched 3. I’m excited for the new excitebike arena course and I hope there will be a new excitebike game too so that I can get in to the series a lot more 4. I like smash… Read more »
I’ve given Smash Run quite a few chances. I like it less each time as the novelty wears off.
Got you added!
*I wish I could’ve posted this earlier*
Sorry for being off topic, but Today’s my birthday!
Happy Birthday to me, Kirbylover490, or my real name, Dominic!
http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRGTCiRar3SoEFSVl4FRK6Q_FSXNyUIcHXzcftmM7vveFeakvnwe2gRyw
OH MY GOD HAPPY BIRTHDAY, IT’S YOUR BIRTDAY HERE’S A PICTURE OF KIRBY EATING A COOKIE
After watching your Let’s play, *Inspired by you* I got Hyrule Warriors today!
aww, that’s awesome. PREPARE IMPA FOR BATTLE
ha Found your channel the other day nice channel bro
thanks!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY KIRBYLOVER490/Dominic here’s your present from me Mother4Eternity/David 😀
Aw shucks. Thanks man. 🙂
Your very welcome 🙂 um can you see the image ?
I saw it as soon as you commented. Kirby and Jiggly (My 2 Mains in Smash) And the other Happy Birthday pic.
Oops the first one was an accident though , but I’m glad you like them 🙂
Happy Birthday!
happy B day
Happy birthday, bro!
Happy B-Day! ;D
Thanks to all of you guys! Its great to have friends supporting me who I don’t even know. 🙂
Happy Birthday! 🙂
happy birthday dom!
Thanks Tyler! Oh and BTW my FC is 0645-6050-3790.
About to do my weekly summarization
Oh, and did you get a new Disqus account or something? You only have 5 comments.
for whatever reason the comments weren’t loading in Chrome so I logged in via Facebook on Internet Explorer to comment. Will go back to using the normal account.
Happy Birthday, KirbyLover490!!
Happy birthday to you!
I’m excited for 8 Player Smash, but it’ll be really chaotic as you said. I’m also really excited for Mewtwo, it’s nice to see him back. Excite Bike seems really awesome, just wish there was some antigravity. Smash Run was annoying at first, but I realized it was really useful in making clone characters different so maybe try that out. Also, I’ve gotten so much better at smash, if you wanna face me I’m very shield-y. I don’t have my friend code memorized, but it’s on the community night page
1. 8-Player Smash looks cool, but I’m not too stoked about the stage limitations and how you can’t play it online.
2. I’m thrilled Mewtwo is back! RESPECT YOUR MELEE REPS, YOU WHIPPERSNAPPERS!
3. I can’t wait for more Mario Kart 8 DLC!
4. I already gave my opinion on Smash Run before, but I’ll say it again: A pretty lackluster mode.
5. New Smash Night this Tuesday? *Shows a shadow of me with new character appears music* Warning, Tyler! A New Challenger Approaches, Luigiguy!
Smash Question: Who are your Smash Mains from all of the Smash Games (Or, just all of the ones you have played)? For me (From most used mains to not-used-as-much-but-still-used-a-lot):
Smash 64:
1. Ness
2. Captain Falcon
3. Luigi
Melee:
1. Mario
2. Captain Falcon
3. Mr. Game & Watch
4. Mewtwo
Brawl:
1. Luigi
2. Captain Falcon
3. Wario
4. Kirby
5. Fox
Smash 3DS/Wii U
1. Luigi
2. Captain Falcon
3. Pac-Man
4. Little Mac
5. Wario
6. Bowser Jr./Iggy/Ludwig
Smash 64:
Kirby
Mario
Jigglypuff
Melee:
Kirby
Ice Climbers
Donkey Kong
Jigglypuff
Brawl:
Kirby
Jigglypuff
G&W
Lucas
3DS/Wii U:
Kirby
PAC-MAN
Jigglypuff
Dr. Mario
G&W
Kirby and Jigglypuff are constant for me…..
For me, Captain Falcon is consistent. (I don’t know why, but I’ve always liked Captain Falcon. Maybe it’s his move set or all of the memes that spawned from him)
I use Kirby mainly because of his amazing jumping, and I loved how Copy Abilities were incorporated into this game. Jiggly on the other hand, was mainly because of her down special, but I’ve gotten used to her other attacks.
smash 64) ness, mario, Captain Falcon
Melee) mario ,Mewtwo,#roys are boy,Falco
Brawl) Wario,Wolf,Lucas.Ice climbers,Diddy kong, metal Knight
3Ds) Koopalings,Gannon,King De De De,Greninja,Game&watch,Duck Hunt,DR mario,little mac,Zero suit samus,samus ,Charizard
Smash 64:
None, never played the original
Melee:
1. Peach
2. Samus
3. Zelda
4. Kirby
Brawl:
1. Samus
2. Link
3. Peach
4. Zelda
5. Kirby
3DS/Wii U
1. Samus
2. Link
3. Ike
4. Duck Hunt
5. Dark Pit
6. Bowser Jr./Wendy
Smash 64
1.Luigi
2 Jiggy
Melee
1 peach
2 zelda
3 yoshi
4 Luigi
Brawl
1 Pikachu
2 diddy kong
3 peach
4 Luigi
3ds
1.Koopalings/lemmy
2. Rosalina
3. Luigi
4. Zero suit samus
5. Lucina
6. Greninja
Smash 64
I never played it
Melee:
Young link
Link
Kirby
Pikachu
Brawl:
Lucas
Ness
Toon link
Samus
Shiek
3ds/wii u:
Ness
Sonic
Greninja
Pac-Man
Pit
Toon link
64:
Waluigi
Melee:
Waluigi
Brawl:
Cpt. Falcon
3DS:
Waluigi
*puts on glasses* Seems legit
64:
Don’t remember (I tried it when I was around 5 years old)
Melee:
Dr. Mario – Young Link – Mewtwo – Falco – Marth – Roy
Brawl:
Lucas – Ike
Project M:
Mario – Ness – Marth – Mewtwo – Roy – Sonic – Snake
SSB3DS:
Little Mac – Robin – Wario – Toon Link – Ness – Villager – Wii Fit Trainer
Smash Bros 64:
Kirby
Ness
Pikachu
Smash Bros Melee:
Jigglypuff
Samus
Ness
Marth
Smash Bros Brawl:
Olimar
Sheik
ROB
Ness
Jigglypuff
Mr. Game and Watch
Kirby
Samus
Smash Bros 3DS (so far):
Ness
Jigglypuff
Wii Fit Trainer
Mii (Gunner)
ROB
Kirby
Sheik
Dr. Mario
Smash 64
Never played
Melee
1. Marth
2. Zelda
3. Pichu
Brawl
1.Zelda
2.Peach
3.Pikachu
4.Kirby
3ds
1.Peach
2.Rosalina and Luma
3.Villager
4.Kirby
5.Zelda
Smash 64
1. Kirby
2. Pikachu
3. Mario
Melee
1. Dr. Mario
2. Jigglypuff
3. Mario
4. Kirby
Brawl
1. Yoshi
2. Kirby
3. Meta Knight
4. Pikachu
5. Wario
Smash 3DS/Wii U
1. Sonic The Hedgehog
2. Yoshi
3. Pikachu
4. Jigglypuff
N64
1 Mario
2 kirby
3 Pikachu
Melee
Link
Shiek
Mewtwo
Pichu
Brawl
Never played
3ds/Wii u
1 Zero suit Samus
2 toon link
3 Mega man
4 Palutena
Melee:
Peach and Zelda
Brawl:
Peach, Zelda and zero suit Samus
SSBU:
Peach, Zelda, Rosalina, zero suit Samus, Wii Fit trainer, Lucina, Palutena, female Robin, female Villager, Wendy and the female Mii Fighters.
I’m really excited for 8-Player Smash, I want this since I got Melee (7 years ago). And it’s cool to see that this feature is not only a simple mode, but a feature in Classic Mode and maybe other modes.
I’m also really happy for Mewtwo, I hope he didn’t change from Melee.
The MK8 DLC are amazing in my opinion. Yes, they could put characters like Bowser Jr or Dry Bones, but, honestly, I like the characters they choose. And the excitebike track seems fabulous.
I probably won’t be having too many 8-player smashes due to my general lack of friends 🙁 but I think it’s a neat mode.
I was upset by the absence of Mewtwo so it’s great to see it back as a playable brawler.
I’m an Excitebike fan but I’m not a fan of this arena. It seems too simple, but at least it is aesthetically brilliant.
I’d love to play in the next Smash night, but unfortunately it’s midterm week, so I’ll be doing a lot of studying. Maybe next time though!
“I probably won’t be having too many 8-player smashes due to my general lack of friends 🙁 ” that is pretty much me now. Don’t have a lot of friends that want to spend a night playing Smash Bros. anymore.
XD. I have a lot of friends, but 8 players will be difficult, getting all their schedules to work out.
I actually have company coming over during the holidays, but after that, I’m screwed.
play six player online
same most my friends don’t wanna play smash anymore I have a few but not 8 that I can garantee will play how time flys but I will still play it alot with bots and I can play with the friends who still like nintendo also it looks like you can play six player online so thats cool also tyler there is no lag in 8 players I watched a video on gamexplain who are a trust worthy source and they have played 8 player on 60fps and said it works perfectly
I might not have written that comment the way it should have been written. I have friends who still enjoy Mario games, I just don’t think the 8-player smash deal will be overly popular. We’re more interested in the GameCube classics.
You don’t need 8 people for 8-player smash.
Well even if you don’t have 8 friends outside of the internet, you can always ask people here and do some online 8 player match, I think at least.
I don’t have anyone to play smash, I have to rely on the online mode unfortunately.
I think Mewtwo is only for the people who buy both versions and register them to club Nintendo. then club Nintendo will give you a redeemable code for both versions ( both will be the same code) then that’s how you get Mewtwo and other DLC that are coming soon I hope
I’m sure Nintendo will offer a paid alternative a few months later. Would be silly to flush away potential sales.
Okay, now something related to this post. 50-Fact Extravagnaza: This completely blew me away. After seeing things that I’m sure to enjoy such as 8-Player Smash and the new Stage Builder, I can’t be more hyped for this game. Mewtwo: TBH, I’m not suprised that he’s returning as DLC, but this really does open up the window for future DLC. I’ll be getting him for sure, as I’m gonna have both versions and I’m a pretty big Pokemon fan. 8-Player Smash: This sounds really fun to me, but the most I’ll do with it is have all of the same… Read more »
i really dont care for mewtwo, i mean he is just a weird pokemon, but if people like him, i am ok, but if his final smash is mega mewtwo y. i will use him everytime.
I wasn’t upset at all for Mewtwo. It may not be like a new character, but it’s another character regardless. I don’t know how anyone can be disappointed in that. Excitebike Arena was pretty interesting. I hear it changes layout each time you play. Honestly, at this point, I just want any new track we can get for Mario Kart 8, cuz it’s getting boring playing on the same courses over and over. 😛 In terms of Smash Bros, I would love to have just a couple of matches against you Tyler, we haven’t played once since you got the… Read more »
looking forward to losing to you!
1- EIGHT PLAYER SAMSH IS BEAST!
2- Who knows if another new character is coming though DLC
3- THAT TRACK IS AWSUM
4- Smash Run rules the world! Until Smash Tour doesnt come out with the Wii U version 😛
5- Oh i cant make it 🙁
0602-6365-8680 Ro=3
Added!
8 Player Smash: This is an interesting idea; this would make Smash Battles very interesting! I have played 8-player MP7, and I loved it! No Mewtwo: I agree with SpiderStaryu: one character isn’t THAT big of a difference, unless you are a big Mewtwo fan and you use him all of the time. Excitebike Arena/MK8 DLC: I saw TWD98 make a prediction about this on YouTube, and it is a very interesting track considering the whole thing is made of ramps… And who knows, maybe it will be a battle track! (I doubt it) And sorry, I don’t have Smash… Read more »
1) I do agree, but I’m looking forward too it. I thought 8 was out there, probably going to use just 5 at the most.
2) If it will shut up those people whining Wynaut. Haven’t really played him so I’m looking forward
Also, like SpiderStaryu, I would love to play a few matches with you! Hopefully my plane ride isn’t delayed. I’ll update this with the FC as soon as I get a chance.
Adding all of your friend codes right now!
I don’t think you added mine
ah sorry. it was in a reply and not your original comment so I missed it. Next time :'( apologies
Its fine. I’m having a smash tournement with Pikachu Trainer right now anyway!
Room is up! Let us settle it in smash
ehh
there is always next week!