Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Update 1.0.2 Adds a Host of Extra Stages for 8-Player Smash

I played 8 player smash once with 7 other people at my new years eve party

I don't think I've ever sweated as much when gaming before...

I honestly still don't know the standard form vs omega form of the stages.

Well that's pretty cool.

@BensonUii

When a stage is in "Omega" form, it is functionally identical to the Final Destination stage, but with the original stage's music and theming.

That's literally it.

This is a very welcome update. I always felt the selection wasn't too good for 8-player stages, but now it's a bit better at least. There's some more good ones that I'll be visting with my amiibo fighters now.

Never expected this. Cool

Gameplay improvements? What did they nerf now?

Yay! More stages! I was playing 8-player Smash on Monday with 12 other friends. (oh, the screaming and the yelling... ) We were complaining how there were barely any stages and constantly repeated ourselves. This is fantastic!

That's really cool. I had been feeling the variety for 8 player smash wasn't the best.

Thanks Sakurai! (and co)

The Animal Crossing ones are great. That'll definitely help boost the viability of 8 player in Tournaments.

Does anyone have any idea when the stage sharing update is coming? Some of the stages people have created look absolutely incredible. Mine are terrible.

And they still won't fix MK8's Battle Mode....

@luke88 Probably never. A lot of people have made penis stages online....

Always good to.have more choices of stages to battle on in 8 player smash!

I don't play too much of 8 player smash but more option is always nice.

nice

@Angelic_Lapras_King

which in the end, won't make sense because Mario Maker, you'll be allowed share your level creations and if this was going to be their argument, they should be able to use the same for Mark Maker also.

Yus

@MetalK9
Diddy Kong dthrow+uair

@TheGreatBrawler - Melee players hope to god so.

I really hope that later they make a orbital gate assault with just fighting on the Great Fox with no dramatic segments for 8-player smash. Easier said than done, though.

I hope this doesn't mess up my replays....it probably will.

Not that I'm complaining, but...WHERE THE HECK IS FINAL DESTINATION?!

Sector Z from 64 should have been here.

Awesome! But, what about Mushroom Kingdom U? I'm sure that stage would of worked in 8-Player Smash. Oh well, at least we got these stages.

I'd rather have more stages in For Glory, 1 vs 1 in For Fun, and overall charcter balance changes than this stuff that only effects offline play.

Any news on the error code?

How aboot that Pac-Man cheat eh?

Great news! I have a big family, so 8-player smash is pretty popular around here.

Hm. More stages the better, I guess. However, I wanted to see stage sharing, video sharing, tournaments and all that. Oh well. Maybe we'll finally get that in the Mewtwo update.
I don't play 8-player Smash that much, so....

This is a nice addition.

@Angelic_Lapras_King Well, it's coming like it or not. There might be a ban system where you can report other players stages inappropriate.

The more stages allowed in 8 player smash, the better : ).

And Coliseum still isn't available...why? If you can play with eight players on the NORMAL Battlefield stage then I would think all the other stages would be big enough for eight players.

I think a Dry Bowser skin for Bowser would be cool to see in an update

That is awesome. Gotta love Nintendo. Releasing a big update ( not DLC) and for free... thanks Nintendo!

Great news! Prior to getting the Wii U game, 8-player smash seemed like a funny gimmick, and nothing more... then I actually tried it with a bunch of friends at home, and now it's my favorite way to play the game. So it's nice to see it getting more support.

Not all the 3DS version updates are in the Wii U version.
I can still Bowsercide people on Wii U just fine.
But this'll add a bit more variety in 8 Player Smash, though kinda sad that some stage elements are missing.

I wonder when I will be able to battle a 8-player on the boxing ring...

"deliver expected features such as online Tournies"

And sharing, and the Miiverse level.

The game has been out over 2 months and we still don't have all of the "50 new things" that were in the video. I don't count Mewtwo as he's add-on DLC, but sharing levels should have been in there from day 1 just like SSBB.

@Angelic_Lapras_King What's wrong with Mario Kart 8's battle stages?

I've been too busy 100%ing 3D World. I need to get back into Smash.

Totally explains why I was disconnected at 3am in the middle of a battle with duckhunt. Server maintenance for this update..simply smashing.

Does anyone know if they ever fixed the error code problem from last year,they just kinda haven't mentioned it since December.

Oh this was amazing news to wake up to. Im glad they did this because me and my fiends where wondering why some of these stages weren't playable in 8 player smash to begin with especially one like wii fit studio.

I play 8 player smash regularly so this is awesome news.

@Lizuka

Excellent news! I like the Pyrosphere as a basic stage but as much as I love Ridley he's a stage breaking hazard. Wish there was a way besides Omega to turn him off in 4-player but this is a sweet alternative since I play 4+ Smash fairly often.

YES
This is almost as good as new stages altogether

I noticed an update to the UI for updating amiibos as well. It now prompts you to remove an amiibo when done, plus the amiibo section in the menu doesn't exit out when you're done changing an amiibo. I found the original behavior annoying so this is a welcome change for me.

The more, the merrier is what I don't normally say but will when it comes to Smash.

@Giygas_95

I'm sure it's coming. Coliseum is one of my favorite new stages and it definitely should accommodate 8-player battles in the future.

Cooll. Now I just need 7 more friends.

@Angelic_Lapras_King Can't fix what's working completely fine.

Yay, that's a great update, especially if you like playing vs. 7 Amiibos and found the original stage selection limiting

@EarthboundBenjy Not quite, as most omega stages are slightly different: some of them have walls at the bottom that can be wall-clinged, some are wider than others, and I think the stageboxes are different on each stage as well.

As a side note, I suspect competitive players might pull playing smash with 3 other jiggs that suicide to start the round on pyrosphere without ridley

My Amiibo and I are pumped.

BIG THANK YOU!!!!!!

@Turbo857 Right, I mean when the smallest (correct me if I'm wrong) stage in the game, Battlefield, can accommodate 8, I see no reason why all the others can't.

I guess each stage has to be properly programmed for 8 players. As we've seen already, a lot of the stages (like Eldin Bridge) have dynamic elements removed for that mode. I'm guessing if Coliseum gets added it'll lose the rising platforms. I like it well enough without the platforms honestly.

@Giygas_95

Well Castle Siege is a fairly dynamic stage with its transformations and it's available for 8 players right off the bat. In comparison, the rising platform effect in Coliseum doesn't seem as dynamic so I hope its not lost if an update eventually makes it available. But I guess it's still ok without the platforms.

Nice! My biggest problems with 8-Player Smash was the lack of stages available. Hopefully they'll continue to add more.

Are there any more stages on top of those that are now available for 5-6 players? No one has said anywhere.

@Turbo857 Yeah, I think the only reason Eldin Bridge on 8 player doesn't have the bridge getting partially destroyed is that it would make the stage more cramped. Coliseum probably will still have the platforms. Love your avatar by the way. Ike is my main fighter along with Greninja.

This is great news, although the word is pronounced oh-`may-guh, not oh-`mee-guh.

Ahaha. Somehow, I read that as ". . .it's the whopping update to deliver expected features such as online Tournies. . ."
sniff

This is nice! A complaint I had is that there weren't enough 8 player-compatible Smash stages. If they did this, I am hopeful that Custom stages will be opened to 8 players, someday.

A kudos for these new stages, it's a nice surprise update

I bought Smash a few weeks ago and haven't even played it yet. LOL. Sometimes I wish I was like 15 again without a care in the world...

Cool! This mode definately lacked in stage number, but it looks alot better now.

I swear half the time I am compelled to watch a NintendoLife youtube video is because of that super-catchy track that plays right at the end of the videos .

@MegaStoneSmash91 I love 8 player Amiibo matches, its also one of the best ways to get cool screenshots.

@Mus1cLov3r You're joking, right? How about... there aren't any?

Using regular tracks as battle stages is not the same as providing separate stages that are well-designed and balanced for battle mode.

@WaxxyOne I think you might have the wrong person, because I have no idea what you're talking about. :/