Sarki Soliloquy
Smash Champion
So, with the Wii U version of Super Smash Brothers 4, there are many controllers that could be used. As far as I've used it, the Wii U Gamepad is pretty much required to turn it on, access the menu, etc. Otherwise, I suppose you could always switch a Wii Remote, Pro Controller, or Pro Classic Controller in Player 1's place. By the looks of it, this won't happen. But the game is still in development, so you may never know.
I wonder what sort of features the Gamepad would represent. It's a pretty ergonomic controller, which could become awkward to track for a fighting game (I'm yet to try that.) Besides, the off-TV play, there shouldn't be anything included that would present an unfair advantage to the other players.
So if the Wii U can hold up to 4 players, typical of Smash games, what would the addition of a 5th player do? IMO, as long as they can properly balance out 5 player matches and perhaps make certain stages a little bit bigger (Melee sized stages carried over from Brawl come to mind.)
Would this hypothetical 5th player only be enabled through Gamepad usage? Like, would you always have the option to have 5 characters or only reserve it for the Gamepad? It also makes me curious if the same thing could be incorporated into the 3DS version. Of course, you can't just hook up a Gamepad within a player session. Sakurai said how everyone will have their own system and you could probably just have 5 systems in one match.
I wonder what sort of features the Gamepad would represent. It's a pretty ergonomic controller, which could become awkward to track for a fighting game (I'm yet to try that.) Besides, the off-TV play, there shouldn't be anything included that would present an unfair advantage to the other players.
So if the Wii U can hold up to 4 players, typical of Smash games, what would the addition of a 5th player do? IMO, as long as they can properly balance out 5 player matches and perhaps make certain stages a little bit bigger (Melee sized stages carried over from Brawl come to mind.)
Would this hypothetical 5th player only be enabled through Gamepad usage? Like, would you always have the option to have 5 characters or only reserve it for the Gamepad? It also makes me curious if the same thing could be incorporated into the 3DS version. Of course, you can't just hook up a Gamepad within a player session. Sakurai said how everyone will have their own system and you could probably just have 5 systems in one match.