And that is what it is.
]]>As it is I have mostly retired the series in my mind, fine enough with the idea that Melee was a one-hit-wonder in terms of competitive play. I’ve been getting some solid time with the 3DS full release and I’m enjoying it despite the controls and connectivity issues. We shall see if that mood persists in the coming days.
]]>The For Glory mode in the upcoming Smash games is a nice nod to the community and was frankly more than I would have expected. In truth I think there shouldn’t need to be dedicated modes for competitive play, it should be up to the players to change options afforded to them by the developers, as it was in Melee.
]]>And I don’t think (or claim to say) it’s catching on. I’ve seen some internet dopes style it as “Sm4sh”, but I’m not going to replicate that in my article. More people simply call it “Smash 4”. Maybe Nintendo did it on purpose (I didn’t come up with it), maybe not, maybe I don’t care if they came up with it. I’m using it regardless because it has the added virtue of being concise, clear, and accurate.
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