Diddy Kong has been an oddly controversial character in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS; even for the less-engaged Smash player he's been popping up regularly in arguments about balancing. He was OP, then nerfed, but still irritates some enough that they feel he should be outright banned. Even his cute Nintendo hat can't save him.
Well, Nintendo is always listening - and not in a creepy NSA kind of way - and is having another go at making the hat wearing ape more palatable for players that go beyond basic button mashing. The company's Japanese website has posted an update notification for the upcoming patch to version 1.1.2 on the Wii U (presumably with a 3DS equivalent), and it's all about Diddy.
From what we can gather, this will resolve an issue of Diddy Kong being unable to be grabbed if hit by a multi-hit attack - such as Kirby's jab - whilst shielding, an advantage that can no doubt be filed under 'friendship-destroying'. As with all previous updates, 1.1.2 will wipe all replay data and also include the data for all of the previous updates.
Is this an issue you'll be glad to see resolved, or are you a button basher that never knew it was a problem? Let us know.
[source nintendo.co.jp]
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The removing of replay data is really annoying. Is there a simple possibility to create youtube videos from your replay data?
Kill all the bugs!
Hopefully this update won't come along with data to be mined, giving away important details on DLC fighters/stages. I want to actually, y'know, be SURPRISED when new Smash content is announced!
Version 1.1.3- Diddy removed from roster, replaced with Pichu
@Stu13
I would be okay with this.
The sooner, the better. TBH5 already had to be played on the previous patch mostly because of this - although also because of the huge changes in shield mechanics which drastically alter the meta.
It's hilarious to watch a video of the glitch, though.
@Expa0 @Stu13
same. that would be awesome!
Just in case people are getting the wrong impression from this article - the Diddy Kong grab bug was introduced into the game from the patch that was just released a while ago, the one that introduced Pirate ship / Mario Maker DLC. This bug fix has no relation to Diddy's controversies from before.
@EarthboundBenjy controversies which indeed got nerfed a long time ago. Thanks for reminding people that Diddy isn't brawl meta knight level game breaking here. Don't hate on the ape
@ItalianBaptist Haha, yeah, I was merely referencing the fact he's always popping up, but has been relatively controversy free in recent months, to be fair.
I doubt they'll ban him, they've already made an Amiibo.
Hardly advantageous when he can't sheild if he wants the glitch to stay active.
@ThomasBW84
"Well, Nintendo is always listening - and not in a creepy NSA kind of way..."
Lol! Love that American dig right there.
@MoonKnight7 To be fair, GCHQ are just as bad!
The patch is to fix the grab glitch with Diddy, yes. Not every patch removed replays though - only the ones that changed game balance. Most, but not all.
Nerf Sheik.
Why are you refusing to do that.
@DarkKirby
I'm afraid any nerf would harm Sheik's status as "a Melee character in Smash 4". That's how SmashBoards user Zipzo described him/her when Smash 4 3DS still wasn't out (and had to travel to Japan in order to give the game a try) and that's an accurate way to describe him.
No patch to make politicans less obnoxious? Liam Fox thinks that we should cut pensioner benefits now because they'll be dead or will have forgotten who made the cuts by the next election so their votes won't be missed. What a noble sentiment. Wish I could settle him in Smash.
@Sakura
What.
Cool! If you're listening Nintendo, make some kind of change to grabs. It's annoying how central to the game they are :S
@DarkKirby Sheik has already received several nerfs.
If people would play smash the way its supposed to be played we wouldn't have these problems. Fox only, no items, final destination.
Hope the only change to him will be the (very necessary) new glitch fix as the note seems to imply. There's no reason to nerf Diddy any further. He's not "OP" at all any more post nerfs; most tier lists I see rank him near #5 at highest and often lower now. Better than average yes, but his balance is fine and very manageable by anyone that knows how he works. I play Diddy because I love his character (grew up with DKC2) and I'm tired of all the undeserved hate he gets for stupid reasons. I just want Diddy to stop being changed all the time, good or bad.
Considering I haven't played as Diddy once since buying the game, nor have any of my friends, I honestly couldn't care less.
I'm still waiting on my Olimar buffs...
It's a slightly bigger problem than you'd think, since Kirby's Inhale is technically a grab, so Diddy just phases through. And since Kirby has multiple multi-hit moves, it can be a kind of an annoyance, and a somewhat broken counter-pick to Kirby.
@ThomasBW84 You read the comments? Well that's pretty nice of you.
That's all fine and good, but how about a Samus fix? She was perfect at launch! But now? It's a sad, sad tale.
Why nerf Diddy Kong when you can buff Samus?
Maybe i dont play nearly as "competetive" enough, but i simply dont notice these changes all that much.
But for all the pros out there, i hope that they get him right this time around ^^
I thought they fixed diddy kong in a previous patch already. Instead of fixing a broke game can Nintendo just make a new one? That would be much better...
LOL, I still love Diddy. Sorry he pees off so many people. I'll be glad when he stops getting so much attention
@Chandlero You have been able to upload replays to youtube for a couple patches now Also the reason that replays get corrupted is because the game doesnt record a video but it records the inputs and just plays a game with 2 cpu's using the same inputs. When something like this changes it would change the replay.
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