Will you drop SSBM for SSBB?

[A Pharmaceutical Bandit]

Well, I think it's about time someone makes a topic in here.

So, my questions to you are:
When SSBB is released, will you continue to play SSBM?
Do you think SSBM will continue to be played competitively?

Well, I know I will still be playing SSBM, even if I do end up getting a Wii. As for SSBM being played competitively, I think it depends on how different SSBB is in controls/techniques. If it is vastly different, I think SSBM will still be played competitively. Many people probably wont want to take the skills they have built up in SSBM and throw it away for a new game. If it plays the same way, SSBM may just die out (or thats what I fear).  

[Einherjar O D I N]

I think it's going to depend on how Brawl compares to melee. More to come later.  

[Magical Girl BunnyWinx]

I concur,
that's not really something I can decide on at this point.
I'm happy that Brawl allows the use of a GCN controller,
but there seem to be other changes to playing mechanics that will make it different.
But will those changes be for better or worse?
Only time shall tell.

 

[Amazing-Ness287]

I imagine it wont be too different, as the difference between GC/Wii is not as great as GC/N64.


that said, I'll play the hell out of brawl either way, but the local smash scene will determine if I play still play melee or not.  

[NekkyoMaster]

After Brawl comes out, I'll probably play Melee less, but I won't stop. I mean, every now and then I pick up the original smash bros and play still.

Besides, if I want to play as a character that got dropped or something, I can just throw the disk in the Wii.

As for competitive play... I dunno.  

[oldschool_gamer]

Did people keep playing Halo when Halo 2 came out? Not really (except for the PC version). I think I'm one of the few people who will keep playing SSBM.  

[Xayuh]

depends on how well brawl is. i might not play melee anymore if its realy good =P  

[Sio]

Game's not out yet. Too early to decide.  

[General Lea]

It honestly depends. I'll always play Brawl over Melee, but if there's the lack of my favorite characters, then I'll still play Melee now and then. But there'd really be no need for me to play it if the new game had everything I wanted plus some new stuff I wasn't expecting.  

[MONKIE LAD]

I'm probably not going to play Melee that often once I get Brawl.
The people that play melee religiously will most likely stick with melee, unless everyone else switches to Brawl, because they wouldn't have any tournaments to enter.  

[Talwar126]

oldschool_gamer

Did people keep playing Halo when Halo 2 came out? Not really (except for the PC version). I think I'm one of the few people who will keep playing SSBM.

Poor example. When Halo 2 came out, it did little to change the gameplay of Halo 1. The same can be said about the transition from Halo 2 to Halo 3. While there is a new game mode, the game hasn't changed drastically.

The problem in shifting from Melee to Brawl is that many of the advanced techniques could be cut since they might be considered "glitches" instead of intentional inclusions. One way or the other, I don't mind. I'll be very likely to drop Melee entirely to play Brawl. More characters, more intentional game mechanics and likely the same gameplay (with the exclusion of "glitches") means a better experience for me overall.  

[Pumpkinbot]

Well, yes, because my Melee has a scratch, and whenever I try to go to certain stages, or select certain characters (sorry, Game and Watch...) it'll say that the game disc could not be read... crying  

[areyouahappyplo]

I probably will. I would have no reason to play Melee again, but I'd keep it as a collector.  

[Tremere Lich]

I will continue to never play Melee ever again.
I doubt it'll be continued to play competitively. Another game came out with a bad sequel (I forget which fighter it was), and the competitive scene died out until the next game came out.  

[ness8]

i would play both just for the sake of me being in a smash crew that plays all of the series just so i know when i rock tournaments people will know my name for all three smash bros.