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This was one of those cases that Leffen was the villain you were supposed to hate, but he was some awesome that he became the hero in the situation.
Smash needs a villain and Leffen is doing a great job. I didn't want Mang0 to lose, but the sets were so hype that Leffen deserves every bit of victory.

His laughing in the Chillin' sets were psych out master techniques. Chillin' was going to lose. There was no option.

Best tournament yet.

aMSa has the next tournament tho. <3

"Popular" is an understatement. Apex is huge. The show must go on!

@luckybreak Best day of my life.

Speaking of midnight download...What are the odds of it being 12am eastern so therefore download at 9pm pacific?

The hype is unreal. Downloading at midnight.

@ohhaime thank you. you are king

@JSaario that is an incredibly ignorant statement for you to make. Competitive players don't desire items to be completely out of the game or wish that certain items weren't added. Thinking something is useless and thinking something isn't appropriate for skill-based competitive play is very different. Articles like this and comments like yours help create extremists on both sides. It's like saying "Casual players roll their eyes at Battlefield because it's a neutral stage and has no hazards. " And yeah, neither casuals or competitive are in charge of the game. We don't desire items out, we only desire being able to have the flexible movement of the characters...everyone should desire that. I'm not talking specifically wavedashing by the way, I'm talking being where you want to be rather than where the game mechanics want you to be.

Why would competitive players have an issue with this at all? Items are off during competition. It's irrelevant to even bring competitive players up during this post. I play competitively and have no issue with this. I'll definitely use items from time to time to have some more casual fun, but this will never be an issue. This whole post was silly, they should have just explained what the flag does and left it at that.

Time Trials and online races are 2 different animals.

Regardless of what they chose to do with this, I will be playing the game because it looks completely whack and fun.

@Maxime So you're part of the Project M team?
I just wanna say, I was very impressed by the level-9 AI in PM. The fact that they use advanced techniques and actually offer a good challenge makes them great for practice. Although it's not equivalent to PvP because you can't necessarily read them the same, they are very capable practice opponents for improving skill. I practiced for quite a bit with the level-9's because there's only about 5 or 6 guys in my town who are competitive smashers and we don't get together all that frequently. But I was very shocked to see in a matter of days how much my improvement transfered over to real-world PvP use, especially tech skill. And the skill transfer to melee is almost directly 100%.

So well done on that!

^^Having said all of that,
I am extremely excited for the next Smash. While it does not look as "Fast" as Melee, it does look like a lot of fun. Its certainly faster than Brawl. This time around Sakurai seems to be doing a lot of the work himself, meaning less of the multi-studio hands being put into a mess, which is good. I think Sakurai realized the messiness of Brawl and there is no chance of that happening with this one. I expect great things, the game looks marvelous.

Just so everyone knows...Brawl was actually a broken game. From a coding standpoint, it was a mess. Being developed by like 10 different studios really messed things up. There were models that were actually broken and incomplete. Misplaced hitboxes. A lot was wrong with the game. I understand that people love, I was the same way. I played and loved Brawl for 3 or 4 years. Then I went back to Melee and realized how much more you could do with it. Combos blew my mind. Couldn't wait to get my hands on Project M, and it did not disappoint. They've done an incredible job to make it was it is. Once you go back to Brawl after playing these games you realize just how slow it is. You can say I am part of the "competitive" crowd now, but I'm a convert. I used to be all about Brawl.

From a coding standpoint, yes, they are "fixing" Brawl. Anyone who denies this or claims that "Melee fanboys" are just being babies is silly. That is just some "Casual Brawl Baby Fanboy" defensive talk. There is no need to claim fanboyism. The game is actually being fixed. There are plenty of unused bits leftover in the game that they've utilized as well.

Game looks like its gonna be fun!

Snowboard Kids was so great. And of course Gauntlet was a must.

While I do agree that early adopters should have known what they were buying, things didn't go exactly as planned. LAUNCH WINDOW GAMES HERE WE GO!...oh wait brb DELAYS ONE SEC...brb DELAYS AGAIN...

However, I still don't feel like nintendo owes me anything.

Having a stack of physical copies is wonderful. Its so nice to look over and see all the side labels of your games. It depends on the game though, if I'm never going to sell it, I might just download it, because its going to be a game that I absolutely love. And that means faster loading times.

I should mention, I've been stuck at home due to a foot injury. So I couldn't go anywhere or do anything but play video games, so I bought Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate on the eShop. My loading times are much faster than the people I play with on disc. I find myself getting to the equipment box first when playing online and changing maps much faster. Its nice

I am so flooded over New Leaf, it's ridiculous.

i want it so bad ;(

Pikmin 2 played much smoother, Olimar didn't feel as stiff, which is why I think it was better. I don't care how he makes it stressful, just make it smooth!

I was upset at first when I heard this game would be coming out in NA 2013. But once all this Wii U information started coming, it got me really excited, and I am now glad Animal Crossing is coming later. This gives me time to play with my Wii U exclusively for a while. This is the only reason I'm not buying Sticker Star right away. As much as I'll want to play it, I won't when my Wii U is around.

I've been a strong Wii owner since the Wii came out, still play it to this day. I bought an Xbox 360 in July and sold it a few weeks ago to Gamestop to fund my Wii U accessories and games Last game I played on the Xbox was Max Payne 3. Game freakin' sucks.

I just started replaying Galaxy yesterday. Planning on starting Galaxy 2 right after. Glad to see they're at the top because they truly are incredible games. I needed something to take my mind off the Wii U countdown, and those games are perfect.

This is true! I just bought a Asus Transformer Infinity 3 days ago and I've been using it a ton. This one sports the quad core Nvidia Tegra 3 processor and has 1GB of ram. It can play the high res tablet games no problem. So I've downloaded some games that were made specifically for the tegra 3. They're fun but they really are just time killers. Where I would sit and play Kid Icarus or Mario Kart 7 for 45 minutes to 1 hour or more at a time, i play these games for maybe 10 or 15 minutes at the most before switching to a new one or going on to do something else.

New playing experience. Strong online system. Miiverse. Nintendo games in HD.
Come November 18th, my life is finally going to be 100% complete.

Mario Miyamarioto

There is nothing better than a good Nintendo game. I've been playing video games all my life, grew up with nintendo products because they're OG obviously. But I've played games on every console, and yes there are some fun games out there for PS3 and Xbox 360...but I've always found that a good Nintendo game is always much more FUN. Nintendo brings completely different level of fun to games. So even if Sony tried to deliver the "same experience" to the few people who own Vitas, they simply cannot do it. It's not as seamless either. Which I kinda see Smartglass not being as cool either...lag time maybe?
ANYWAY, start handing out a free Vita with PS3 purchases homeboy Sony.

@photofool83 Hmmm, it appears theres still some kind of error going on. My download stops at 98% and errors.

EDIT: Just keep trying

@photofool83 Neither could I. Just search "Denpa" on the eShop. It pops up. Downloaded it just now.

My body is ready for Wii U because I played Wii Fit...so...I know how to fight.

EDIT: Family pass

I wish I could be playing follow-up games to Donkey Kong 64 and Banjo-Kazooie right now. Rare was great. ;(

Preordered my Deluxe at Gamestop as well. I am so excited for Wii U. It looks like a freakin' blast.

I had a dream that the Wii U came out, and I went everywhere trying to buy it. I woke up this morning very stoked for the Wii U's release. I think its going to be a great deal of fun.

@Hybrid17 I wish I could go back to Christmas of 2002 when I got Animal Crossing for Gamecube and relive it all. I get crazy nostalgic feelings thinking about Animal Crossing 3DS, I'm hoping I can experience the Animal Crossing greatness once again. That's my One to Watch too.

The argument was about deep, rich experiences.

I suppose maybe the square enix games would be good on an iPad. But playing games like that with a touch-based control scheme on a smaller screen iPhone just feels wrong. It makes me not want to play them. Games on iOS just feel more like a courtesy feature and are simply for time killing.

@Wheels2050 Yes, as soon as smartphones can acquire games that people would like to play for hours at a time (like nintendo handheld games) and when they get battery life capable for longtime gaming. Also...physical buttons. Action games on touch screens blow.

@OlympicCho I've played plenty of games on mobile devices. I've had everything. From Android, to iOS, and currently Windows Phone 7. All of these do have some great games. Android was probably the worst because it was so unrefined and buggy, like a beta os. iOS and WP7 both have some quality games, but they're always just time killers. They're games that you play when you're finished early in class, or you're on the toilet for a short time, or in the waiting room at the doctors office. WP7 probably has the best experience because of its quality and connection to xbox live, but I never find myself spending more than 10 mins max on a game. Nintendo games have put me away for hours though, especially games like Mario & Luigi Partners in Time. I can guarantee I will be playing Paper Mario Sticker Star and Animal Crossing: Jump Out for hours. I have yet to find a game on a mobile device that can do that to me though, its always been time killers.

The magazines weren't just for news. They gave you a unique presentation and a feel good, happy, nostalgic vibe. Similar to the feeling I get when I think about Animal Crossing or Donkey Kong 64. Anyway! This is sad news. Internet cannot replace feelings

Its beautiful.