Little Mac Joins Super Smash Bros. 4 As a New Fighter

[Leemaster777]

Alright! I was hoping that Little Mac would get his due. Personally, I kinda feel like Mac only getting in as an assist in the last game was a bit of a missed opportunity. But he looks fun as hell to play in this one.

Also, Samus making a comment about his height? Hilarious.

 

[McMarbles]

So, former Assist Trophies are fair game. That means I might get Isaac!

 

[Dragonbums]

Never heard of this character before, but he seems like something different, and he fits with the theme, so I'll give him a pass. After-all, wouldn't be an SSB game without a few obscure Nintendo characters no-one's ever heard of right?

Actually punch out has quite the fanbase. He's up there as an all time classic from the NES SNES days

 

[gmaverick019_v1legacy]

Never heard of this character before, but he seems like something different, and he fits with the theme, so I'll give him a pass. After-all, wouldn't be an SSB game without a few obscure Nintendo characters no-one's ever heard of right?

perhaps it's because you're from the UK, but punch out was fucking HUGEEEE growing up, hell even my friends who don't play video games at all know that game, it was as common as mario was when I was a kid. Hell all my brothers have even played it on the wii virtual console (it's one of the few games the family bought on there)

here is a taste of the awesomeness:


OT: This is actually getting my slightly interested, wonder if they'll put any other awesome characters in.

 

[Terminate421]

I hope we don't get a ton of same franchise characters this time around. I especially hope they cut out the Fox clones and half of the Kirby cast. Removing King Dedede, Meta Knight, Falco and Wolf and you've got room for 4 new characters. Ganondorf is also dispensible, he's been a slower, shittier Captain Falcon since Melee.
.

No.

Meta Knight and Dedede are needed (Since Meta Knight is so popular he'll most likely return). Falco plays vastly different than Fox. The difference is like Link to one of the other links.

Ganondorf might get a make-over in terms of attacks but aside from that, they'll return.

 

[2xDouble]

About freakin time Little Mac gets some playable love. Incidentally, if Little Mac is in, Mario needs his ref costume somewhere in this game. If I don't get to use Little Mac to beat up referee Mario, if only for one challenge mission thingy, I will be mildly disappointed.

Pity that Doc's voice-over is so annoying... It's a neat idea, having Doc actually coaching Mac during the fight, but having Doc call out the attacks for him like some bizarre Pokemon trainer... has its drawbacks.

Still waiting for re-confirmation of Solid Snake, Mewtwo, and Jigglypuff (c'mon Nintendo! make its Rest insane again!), and I eagerly await inclusion of Travis Touchdown, somehow. (Suda wanted it, Nintendo expressed interest in it... let's make it happen! Smash Bros could use a badass lightsaber luchador!) ...come to think of it, didn't Nintendo recently score a WiiU exclusive on another badass brawler character, who may or may not fit uniquely into the Smash Bros. formula? I think they did.

...yes, I'm talking about Bayonetta, and yes, I think she should be in Smash Bros., for no other reason than to see what form Kirby takes when copying her... and to see if he spits her out as a hairball instead of a star, because that would be hilarious.

 

[Nazulu]

Huh, that's actually one character I really wanted in there that I never thought would. I'm really hoping the coach will be somewhere throwing his fists around while Mac whips up a storm.

There is still something off about the movements in this game.

 

[Frozengale]

I hope we don't get a ton of same franchise characters this time around. I especially hope they cut out the Fox clones and half of the Kirby cast. Removing King Dedede, Meta Knight, Falco and Wolf and you've got room for 4 new characters. Ganondorf is also dispensible, he's been a slower, shittier Captain Falcon since Melee.

Dedede was supposed to be in the original Smash Bros, and Melee. The only reason he wasn't is because Sakurai didn't have enough time to put him in. Dedede is one of Sakurai's favorite characters. He made the guy (Sakurai does the Kirby games) and he even voices him in Brawl. Same thing for Meta Knight, Sakurai isn't going to get rid of characters that he always wanted in the game but couldn't put in due to time constraints.

Chances are they will remove Wolf and change Falco. Sakurai said one of his goals in this game is to make each characters move set unique as possible. Ganondorf would never be kicked out. There'd be a huge backlash from fans.

 

[weirdee]

Now that's a pretty cool idea. It seemed strange, until you consider Pit got in brawl and at the time, he only had a single game that was two decades old. It's a pretty big upgrade from a support character.

and then that springboarded into his own full new game

good times

 

[Sould1n]

I can still barely contain the joy I had when Little Mac was announced at the start of the Nintendo Direct. My family were quite annoyed as they were just starting to settle down in bed when suddenly Little Mac was announced and I was hollering my head off.

I was completely expecting a Diddy and Dixie tag-team reveal or just a character related to the DK series in some way (Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze) was released the day of the reveal in Japan). I totally did not expect Little Mac but as he is... was my 3rd most wanted character for SSB (so pleased to be able to say that) I am certainly not complaining. Interesting to see he uses the Super Punch-Out power meter as his in-game mechanic, I was expecting him to use the 3 star power system in SSB. Again, not that I mind, Little Mac is playable!

 

[RandV80]

Seems like a lot of people have forgotten about Super Punch Out on the SNES.

Anyways I'm not the biggest fan but Little Mac totally looks like my guy for the new Brawl, if/when I ever get a Wii-U. I mean I actually used Balrog in Street Fighter 2, so I get to call dibs here.

 

[Vigormortis]

I was mildly interested in playing Smash Bros U, but the more they reveal of the game the more excited I'm getting.

This latest tidbit is no different. Seeing Little Mac brought a smile to my face. Would love to try him out in the game proper.

On a side note, I thought that trailer was pretty well done. The animation was a nice touch.

 

[truckspond]

Every character they add has given me even more reason to get this game

 

[Hero of Lime]

So, former Assist Trophies are fair game. That means I might get Isaac!

That would be a dream come true, I would certainly settle for Felix or Matthew. Anything to get more general interest in Golden Sun would be awesome.

OT: Glad to see Little Mac too, he makes too much sense to appear in Smash Bros.

 

[chozo_hybrid]

Ah yes, obviously coinciding with the new Punch Out!! episodes of Game Grumps. Good job Nintendo.

Just what I was thinking, it's like they were told to do it, to raise awareness of the character.

Another Hunter from Metroid would be cool, any Metroid character really, Rundas or a random space pirate, I don't care. I just want someone new to play as from that major Nintendo franchise.

 

[-Dragmire-]

Right on!

I'll definitely be playing as him with this in the background.

 

[Zacharious-khan]

THE NAMES LITTLE MAC HES THE PUNCH OUT KING HE FLOATS LIKE A BUTTERFLY, STINGS LIKE A BEE!
Really though i'm super excited for little mac though every character that they show that isn't Phoenix Wright i object to.

 

[Infernal Lawyer]

So, former Assist Trophies are fair game. That means I might get Isaac!

That would be a dream come true, I would certainly settle for Felix or Matthew. Anything to get more general interest in Golden Sun would be awesome.

OT: Glad to see Little Mac too, he makes too much sense to appear in Smash Bros.

I'll join the queue for a GS character getting in as a fighter. Imagine getting that Judgement Summon as a final smash.