Satoru Iwata Interviews Katsuhiro Harada and Kouhei Ikeda – Harada Wants the Smash Bros. Community to Play Tekken

by MyLifeIsAnRPG on February 9th, 2012 at 2:15 pm

Nintendo president Satoru Iwata recently got to sit down with Katsuhiro Harada and Kouhei Ikeda to talk about the upcoming release of Tekken 3D Prime. They talk a lot about the game’s features, the state of the fighting game community and industry, and what separates Tekken from the rest of the fighting games on the market. He also tells an interesting anecdote about how he was inspired when he saw a Smash Bros. tournament run by MLG.

HaradaWhen I watched an American pro-gamer tournament called Major League Gaming¹³, they had a Tekken and Super Smash Bros.¹⁴ section, and the type of participants and their reactions really made an impression on me. The participants at Tekken were all over eighteen, it was a group of big, brawny guys. Some of them were almost in their forties.

IwataSo it was all guys who looked like they should be characters in Tekken. (laughs)

HaradaRight. I was like, “It’d be faster if you just fought in real life!” (laughs) On the other hand, Super Smash Bros. had everyone from adults to kids, even women so I thought they would be all playing cheerfully together, but there were these deafening cheers coming from them playing tournaments, like “Auuugghhh!” I saw that and I was convinced that participants feel the same things while they play Super Smash Bros. and Tekken.13. Major League Gaming: One of the biggest professional gaming leagues in North America.

Iwata

Even though the way they express it may be a little different, the part of the brain feeling that rush is the same.

HaradaSeeing that and thinking, “I want these people to play Tekken, too!” was one of the things that lead us to release it for Nintendo 3DS.

The interview is four pages long and is quite an interesting read. Check out the whole thing at Iwata Asks.

Source: Iwata Asks

Anonymous

oh, sorry Mr.Harada but Smash characters have like 5 moves and Tekken have 160… soo for them its gonna be hard to remember all move list and Kings grab list
- http://www.facebook.com/RomanTripp17 Roman Shane Luke Tripp
  
  You obviously don’t know anything about smash, because there’s a variety of moves. 5 is hitting way too low. Try about 25-30 moves per character, in. On top of that, I believe anyone who plays competitive smash has the potential to play Tekken, and vice versa. Competitive smash players have to learn a lot of information on top of there character such as match ups, stage specific tricks, etc. etc.
- http://www.facebook.com/RomanTripp17 Roman Shane Luke Tripp
  
  You obviously don’t know anything about smash, because there’s a variety of moves. 5 is hitting way too low. Try about 25-30 moves per character, in. On top of that, I believe anyone who plays competitive smash has the potential to play Tekken, and vice versa. Competitive smash players have to learn a lot of information on top of there character such as match ups, stage specific tricks, etc. etc.
- http://www.facebook.com/RomanTripp17 Roman Shane Luke Tripp
  
  You obviously don’t know anything about smash, because there’s a variety of moves. 5 is hitting way too low. Try about 25-30 moves per character, in. On top of that, I believe anyone who plays competitive smash has the potential to play Tekken, and vice versa. Competitive smash players have to learn a lot of information on top of there character such as match ups, stage specific tricks, etc. etc.
  - http://twitter.com/KingofSarus Blake Givens
    
    Watch out SRK. We got a badass non-item using Smash player over here.
    - Anonymous
      
      This is one of the people who have SRK accounts to just post on Smash-related news articles and try to defend it.
      - Anonymous
        
        I respect Smash more then MK. I Don’t play either but the Smash events are filled with people where in too many areas you can’t get anyone to even show up to play MK
      - Anonymous
        
        I respect Smash more then MK. I Don’t play either but the Smash events are filled with people where in too many areas you can’t get anyone to even show up to play MK
      - Anonymous
        
        I respect Smash more then MK. I Don’t play either but the Smash events are filled with people where in too many areas you can’t get anyone to even show up to play MK
      - http://www.facebook.com/people/Basil-Bisiolu/100000804618260 Basil Bisiolu
        
        ……..You realize that people do play MK more than you think.
      - Anonymous
        
        I respect Smash more then MK. I Don’t play either but the Smash events are filled with people where in too many areas you can’t get anyone to even show up to play MK
      - Anonymous
        
        I respect Smash more then MK. I Don’t play either but the Smash events are filled with people where in too many areas you can’t get anyone to even show up to play MK
      - Anonymous
        
        I respect Smash more then MK. I Don’t play either but the Smash events are filled with people where in too many areas you can’t get anyone to even show up to play MK
      - Anonymous
        
        I respect Smash more then MK. I Don’t play either but the Smash events are filled with people where in too many areas you can’t get anyone to even show up to play MK
      - Anonymous
        
        I respect Smash more then MK. I Don’t play either but the Smash events are filled with people where in too many areas you can’t get anyone to even show up to play MK
      - http://www.facebook.com/RomanTripp17 Roman Shane Luke Tripp
        
        I didn’t actually have to create an account to comment, I just logged in with Facebook. Either way, I follow SRK for Street Fighter related news since I play AE and I’ll be playing SFXT in the future. I don’t just attend SRK to defend smash, I just happen to be a decent Melee player who plays traditional fighters as well. I also think it’s pretty ridiculous how much hate smash gets by people who don’t know what they’re talking about.
      - http://mystady.com/ MY STADY
        
        Playing without items is everyone’s biggest beef.
        
        I don’t disagree. That’s weak. Man up and play with items.
      - http://mystady.com/ MY STADY
        
        Playing without items is everyone’s biggest beef.
        
        I don’t disagree. That’s weak. Man up and play with items.
      - http://www.facebook.com/RomanTripp17 Roman Shane Luke Tripp
        
        I didn’t actually have to create an account to comment, I just logged in with Facebook. Either way, I follow SRK for Street Fighter related news since I play AE and I’ll be playing SFXT in the future. I don’t just attend SRK to defend smash, I just happen to be a decent Melee player who plays traditional fighters as well. I also think it’s pretty ridiculous how much hate smash gets by people who don’t know what they’re talking about.
    - Anonymous
      
      This is one of the people who have SRK accounts to just post on Smash-related news articles and try to defend it.
    - Anonymous
      
      This is one of the people who have SRK accounts to just post on Smash-related news articles and try to defend it.
    - Anonymous
      
      This is one of the people who have SRK accounts to just post on Smash-related news articles and try to defend it.
  - http://profile.yahoo.com/ATSE4LLRBE3DGYNHOVKY2WA2GA Steven
    
    and tekken doesn’t have a lot of information on top of there character such as match ups, stage specific tricks, etc. etc? okay.
  - http://profile.yahoo.com/ATSE4LLRBE3DGYNHOVKY2WA2GA Steven
    
    and tekken doesn’t have a lot of information on top of there character such as match ups, stage specific tricks, etc. etc? okay.
  - http://profile.yahoo.com/ATSE4LLRBE3DGYNHOVKY2WA2GA Steven
    
    and tekken doesn’t have a lot of information on top of there character such as match ups, stage specific tricks, etc. etc? okay.
    - http://www.facebook.com/RomanTripp17 Roman Shane Luke Tripp
      
      Did I say Tekken didn’t have any of that stuff? No, not at all. Just because I’m defending smash (actually, Melee specifically, because Brawl is awful), doesn’t mean that I’m bashing Tekken. I’m just saying that Melee players have the potential to become good players at any other game just like Tekken players and Street Fighter players have the potential to become good at other games as well.
      - https://profiles.google.com/113351803156364127021/about?hl=en frustratedsquirrel
        
        Don’t waste your time with the ignorant side of SRK. Anyone worth their salt knows that there’s more to Smash than most want to believe. Sure, characters have somewhat limited movesets compared to something like Tekken, but then you factor into it the fact that Smash characters are very mobile and can move freely about the environment, normals can be angled (ftilts specifically) the properties of attacks change dynamically based on enemy damage %, directional influence, carry with momentum, etc.
      - https://profiles.google.com/113351803156364127021/about?hl=en frustratedsquirrel
        
        Don’t waste your time with the ignorant side of SRK. Anyone worth their salt knows that there’s more to Smash than most want to believe. Sure, characters have somewhat limited movesets compared to something like Tekken, but then you factor into it the fact that Smash characters are very mobile and can move freely about the environment, normals can be angled (ftilts specifically) the properties of attacks change dynamically based on enemy damage %, directional influence, carry with momentum, etc.
      - https://profiles.google.com/113351803156364127021/about?hl=en frustratedsquirrel
        
        Don’t waste your time with the ignorant side of SRK. Anyone worth their salt knows that there’s more to Smash than most want to believe. Sure, characters have somewhat limited movesets compared to something like Tekken, but then you factor into it the fact that Smash characters are very mobile and can move freely about the environment, normals can be angled (ftilts specifically) the properties of attacks change dynamically based on enemy damage %, directional influence, carry with momentum, etc.
  - http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1487747343 Nick Chaves
    
    Final Destination has stage specific tricks? It’s flat as a motherfucker.
    - Anonymous
      
      It has just about every stage trick in the “book”. That’s why it keeps getting chosen.
      - http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1487747343 Nick Chaves
        
        I just assumed it was chosen because it was a neutral and flat battlefield. Well then.
      - Anonymous
        
        Well, that too.
    - http://www.facebook.com/RomanTripp17 Roman Shane Luke Tripp
      
      Each stage has it’s own different tricks. For example, Falco can do his side b as soon as he runs off of a platform on Pokemon Stadium to ledge cancel the recovery frames on the next platform. It’s good to quickly get over to the other side. Another simple trick is Ganondorf’s full hop lines up perfectly with Dreamland’s lower platforms, so at the peak of your jump, you can do a perfect waveland across the platform. If anyone reading this has any understanding of the game whatsoever, they should know what I’m talking about, but if all of this is gibberish, then you obviously don’t know enough to bash the game and you’re equivalent to some of the smash players who claim Street Fighter and Marvel are nothing but button mashers.
    - http://www.facebook.com/RomanTripp17 Roman Shane Luke Tripp
      
      Each stage has it’s own different tricks. For example, Falco can do his side b as soon as he runs off of a platform on Pokemon Stadium to ledge cancel the recovery frames on the next platform. It’s good to quickly get over to the other side. Another simple trick is Ganondorf’s full hop lines up perfectly with Dreamland’s lower platforms, so at the peak of your jump, you can do a perfect waveland across the platform. If anyone reading this has any understanding of the game whatsoever, they should know what I’m talking about, but if all of this is gibberish, then you obviously don’t know enough to bash the game and you’re equivalent to some of the smash players who claim Street Fighter and Marvel are nothing but button mashers.
    - http://www.facebook.com/RomanTripp17 Roman Shane Luke Tripp
      
      Each stage has it’s own different tricks. For example, Falco can do his side b as soon as he runs off of a platform on Pokemon Stadium to ledge cancel the recovery frames on the next platform. It’s good to quickly get over to the other side. Another simple trick is Ganondorf’s full hop lines up perfectly with Dreamland’s lower platforms, so at the peak of your jump, you can do a perfect waveland across the platform. If anyone reading this has any understanding of the game whatsoever, they should know what I’m talking about, but if all of this is gibberish, then you obviously don’t know enough to bash the game and you’re equivalent to some of the smash players who claim Street Fighter and Marvel are nothing but button mashers.
    - https://profiles.google.com/113351803156364127021/about?hl=en frustratedsquirrel
      
      It actually does. For example, Final Destination usually has edges which protrude and then curl inwards, meaning that many characters who rely on purely vertical recovery cannot ‘hug’ the wall while performing a stage recovery as they would on certain other stages. In brawl, the underside of final destination’s edges were a little iffy, and certain characters such as Lucario who could use wall cling to recover had to memorise very specific ‘sweet spot’ just below the rim.
  - http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1487747343 Nick Chaves
    
    Final Destination has stage specific tricks? It’s flat as a motherfucker.
  - http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1487747343 Nick Chaves
    
    Final Destination has stage specific tricks? It’s flat as a motherfucker.
- http://profile.yahoo.com/SNVJUEHVQC3V72TD65Y5YUNPUM KiroX777
  
  i played smash since i was 7 on the gamecube (i never owned a 64) and around jr high i learned the advanced techniques, and it opened my mind to whats possible not just in smash bros melee, but in any game, and even in life!… most importantly ANY game! i learn to play any new game now with the basics along with searching for convenient (intentional or not) cancels with “out of the box” thinking. if a game is fun… play it! F#$% the fanboy wars! grow up!
  smash had a lot to offer with melee but the need for profit forced brawl to turn out so watered down! and tailored to newbies. although ive played waay more 2d fighting thanks to SF and mugen, im usually always the, or if not one of the, top players cause im used to smash which is a LOT more to know to be pro, than most fighters ive played. i see tekken as no different maybe im wrong, i never owned a tekken to get nice in it, but i have no problems dominating my friends in TVC, marvel, and i got pretty damn good with a couple tekken characters in SFxT. im already a top player in college and i dont even have the game yet! (waiting for 3ds release ^.^)… and i will be on tekken eventually, thanks to its 3ds release! im a sucker for any game with that sort of “wow i never knew the game can be played like that” feel you get when you see players push their limits.
  
  Time is moving, smash players are aging/maturing, melee is still living with players pushing all limits. a lot of smashers will play tekken. i just wish tekken players try new smash bros experiences like the new Project M mod, which is like a Melee 2, What If. or the addicting Khaos mod, which is basically the easier to play Project M like marvel 3 vs the more harder to pick up marvel 2.
- http://profile.yahoo.com/SNVJUEHVQC3V72TD65Y5YUNPUM KiroX777
  
  i played smash since i was 7 on the gamecube (i never owned a 64) and around jr high i learned the advanced techniques, and it opened my mind to whats possible not just in smash bros melee, but in any game, and even in life!… most importantly ANY game! i learn to play any new game now with the basics along with searching for convenient (intentional or not) cancels with “out of the box” thinking. if a game is fun… play it! F#$% the fanboy wars! grow up!
  smash had a lot to offer with melee but the need for profit forced brawl to turn out so watered down! and tailored to newbies. although ive played waay more 2d fighting thanks to SF and mugen, im usually always the, or if not one of the, top players cause im used to smash which is a LOT more to know to be pro, than most fighters ive played. i see tekken as no different maybe im wrong, i never owned a tekken to get nice in it, but i have no problems dominating my friends in TVC, marvel, and i got pretty damn good with a couple tekken characters in SFxT. im already a top player in college and i dont even have the game yet! (waiting for 3ds release ^.^)… and i will be on tekken eventually, thanks to its 3ds release! im a sucker for any game with that sort of “wow i never knew the game can be played like that” feel you get when you see players push their limits.
  
  Time is moving, smash players are aging/maturing, melee is still living with players pushing all limits. a lot of smashers will play tekken. i just wish tekken players try new smash bros experiences like the new Project M mod, which is like a Melee 2, What If. or the addicting Khaos mod, which is basically the easier to play Project M like marvel 3 vs the more harder to pick up marvel 2.
http://www.facebook.com/birdinfish Alex Featheringill

smash gets loud baby
http://www.facebook.com/birdinfish Alex Featheringill

smash gets loud baby
Kenny Sulaimon

Most of the smash players I’ve met have this “I think I’m better than you” mentality about themselves and are the first person to say “Smash is way harder and takes more skill than your game!” But all I hear is “I’m totally insecure and don’t want to be made fun of for playing smash!”. . . .smh
- Anonymous
  
  Tru dat. The Smash community is the worst community imaginable. I know this from personal experience.
- Anonymous
  
  Tru dat. The Smash community is the worst community imaginable. I know this from personal experience.
  - Louis Lam
    
    The Internet does not count as personal experience.
    - Anonymous
      
      Everything is personal on the internet
    - Anonymous
      
      I never said anything about the internet. I’ve been to Smash tournaments, including Genesis 2, and the majority of players (Brawl more specifically) are just plain retarded.
      - http://mystady.com/ MY STADY
        
        Literally retarded? Because that would be awesome. Good for them!
    - Anonymous
      
      I never said anything about the internet. I’ve been to Smash tournaments, including Genesis 2, and the majority of players (Brawl more specifically) are just plain retarded.
    - Anonymous
      
      I never said anything about the internet. I’ve been to Smash tournaments, including Genesis 2, and the majority of players (Brawl more specifically) are just plain retarded.
    - Anonymous
      
      I never said anything about the internet. I’ve been to Smash tournaments, including Genesis 2, and the majority of players (Brawl more specifically) are just plain retarded.
  - http://mystady.com/ MY STADY
    
    No, Sonic fans are worse.
- Anonymous
  
  Tru dat. The Smash community is the worst community imaginable. I know this from personal experience.
- Anonymous
  
  Tru dat. The Smash community is the worst community imaginable. I know this from personal experience.
- Anonymous
  
  No its not lol. Even in a small place where i live the community is
  going strong. They help new people and want new people to join idk who
  you were playing smash with but I haven’t ran into anyone with that kind
  on mentality. Dont say I havnt played at high levels because we have
  people like fatal,cool aid, and Blood cross coming down here to play
  tournaments. I may not play competitively anymore but i go down to play
  tournaments from time to time.
- Anonymous
  
  No its not lol. Even in a small place where i live the community is
  going strong. They help new people and want new people to join idk who
  you were playing smash with but I haven’t ran into anyone with that kind
  on mentality. Dont say I havnt played at high levels because we have
  people like fatal,cool aid, and Blood cross coming down here to play
  tournaments. I may not play competitively anymore but i go down to play
  tournaments from time to time.
- Anonymous
  
  No its not lol. Even in a small place where i live the community is
  going strong. They help new people and want new people to join idk who
  you were playing smash with but I haven’t ran into anyone with that kind
  on mentality. Dont say I havnt played at high levels because we have
  people like fatal,cool aid, and Blood cross coming down here to play
  tournaments. I may not play competitively anymore but i go down to play
  tournaments from time to time.
  - http://www.facebook.com/people/Serhend-Adil-Sirkecioglu/507639427 Serhend Adil Sirkecioglu
    
    I agree and disagree. the smash community i played with in MA was rly tight and fun loving in both brawl and melee. We played every conceivable way and mixed things up with alot of smack talking and shit. On the other hand NYC the few smash players I met were of the snobbish munchkin breed where EVERY game was dead silent and had to be a tourney setup (Final Destination etc. etc.) and they would turn up their nose if i suggested we play stamina or with items to mix things up. so its rly on a case by case basis.
- Anonymous
  
  No its not lol. Even in a small place where i live the community is
  going strong. They help new people and want new people to join idk who
  you were playing smash with but I haven’t ran into anyone with that kind
  on mentality. Dont say I havnt played at high levels because we have
  people like fatal,cool aid, and Blood cross coming down here to play
  tournaments. I may not play competitively anymore but i go down to play
  tournaments from time to time.
Anonymous

Don’t worry Harada. Those people will definitely be playing Street Fighter X Tekken.
- Anonymous
  
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Anonymous

Don’t worry Harada. Those people will definitely be playing Street Fighter X Tekken.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Ravend-Ruledmom/100002551210796 Ravend Ruledmom

A lot of melee players switched onto other games, such as marvel and street fighter, since brawl was bad. I wouldn’t be surprised if they started to play tekken as well.
http://www.facebook.com/dugg.gorman Dugg Gorman

cue anti smash derping
http://www.facebook.com/dugg.gorman Dugg Gorman

cue anti smash derping
http://www.facebook.com/people/John-Andre-Nilsen/100002245428541 John Andre Nilsen

The reason smash fighters dont have so many moves is because nintendo is using a 3 button layout for their smash brother games!

Button 1: Defend
Button 2: Smash
Button 3: Fast attack
- Anonymous
  
  Specials, Jump, Grabs are all on different buttons if you want to get technical. Learn to play before you say random stuff.
  - http://profile.yahoo.com/VYDIR42C46TZPX7UQ2664AOEUA Alex Ross
    
    Jump= up directional
    
    Grab= f/b Defend
    
    Special? not sure what you mean by that but I assume u mean the same thing john means by “fast attack” (B button default on GC)
    
    I’m a smash player (currently retired) and its a 3 button game. Just because jump and grab are also assigned to buttons (shortcuts) doesn’t mean they can’t be executed with a 3 button lay out. MK9 is considered a 5 button game yet it assigns various buttons (throw and flip stance) to other buttons on default to make it easier for beginner/pad players.
    
    If I play smash on a stick/pad with 3 buttons and a directional pad/stick I can perform every move in the game.
  - http://profile.yahoo.com/VYDIR42C46TZPX7UQ2664AOEUA Alex Ross
    
    Jump= up directional
    
    Grab= f/b Defend
    
    Special? not sure what you mean by that but I assume u mean the same thing john means by “fast attack” (B button default on GC)
    
    I’m a smash player (currently retired) and its a 3 button game. Just because jump and grab are also assigned to buttons (shortcuts) doesn’t mean they can’t be executed with a 3 button lay out. MK9 is considered a 5 button game yet it assigns various buttons (throw and flip stance) to other buttons on default to make it easier for beginner/pad players.
    
    If I play smash on a stick/pad with 3 buttons and a directional pad/stick I can perform every move in the game.
    - http://profile.yahoo.com/VYDIR42C46TZPX7UQ2664AOEUA Alex Ross
      
      Feel free anyone to correct me if I’m wrong, like I said I haven’t played smash in a while.
      - http://www.facebook.com/people/Alex-Maguire/100001130499064 Alex Maguire
        
        Grab = Defend + attack, or Z button. Technically it can be done with a three button layout, but just pressing Z to grab instead skips the 6 frame (IIRC) window of shield coming up that you can’t do anything. Z is also required to do fancier stuff like jump cancel grabs and pivot grabs.
        
        The C-stick is similar; without it, it would be nearly impossible to do things like move backwards and use an aerial attack forwards without butchering your aerial momentum.
      - http://www.facebook.com/people/Alex-Maguire/100001130499064 Alex Maguire
        
        Grab = Defend + attack, or Z button. Technically it can be done with a three button layout, but just pressing Z to grab instead skips the 6 frame (IIRC) window of shield coming up that you can’t do anything. Z is also required to do fancier stuff like jump cancel grabs and pivot grabs.
        
        The C-stick is similar; without it, it would be nearly impossible to do things like move backwards and use an aerial attack forwards without butchering your aerial momentum.
      - http://www.facebook.com/RomanTripp17 Roman Shane Luke Tripp
        
        The only thing I could object to this is the fact that it’s impossible to short hop without either a shortcut button or a pressure sensitive joystick and since a fightstick isn’t pressure sensitive, you would need another button for short hopping if you were wanting to play the game on a competitive level. Otherwise, you’re completely right.
      - http://www.facebook.com/RomanTripp17 Roman Shane Luke Tripp
        
        The only thing I could object to this is the fact that it’s impossible to short hop without either a shortcut button or a pressure sensitive joystick and since a fightstick isn’t pressure sensitive, you would need another button for short hopping if you were wanting to play the game on a competitive level. Otherwise, you’re completely right.
      - http://www.facebook.com/RomanTripp17 Roman Shane Luke Tripp
        
        The only thing I could object to this is the fact that it’s impossible to short hop without either a shortcut button or a pressure sensitive joystick and since a fightstick isn’t pressure sensitive, you would need another button for short hopping if you were wanting to play the game on a competitive level. Otherwise, you’re completely right.
      - http://www.facebook.com/RomanTripp17 Roman Shane Luke Tripp
        
        The only thing I could object to this is the fact that it’s impossible to short hop without either a shortcut button or a pressure sensitive joystick and since a fightstick isn’t pressure sensitive, you would need another button for short hopping if you were wanting to play the game on a competitive level. Otherwise, you’re completely right.
      - http://www.facebook.com/RomanTripp17 Roman Shane Luke Tripp
        
        The only thing I could object to this is the fact that it’s impossible to short hop without either a shortcut button or a pressure sensitive joystick and since a fightstick isn’t pressure sensitive, you would need another button for short hopping if you were wanting to play the game on a competitive level. Otherwise, you’re completely right.
    - Anonymous
      
      Having jump as up almost forces you to no do Up tilt attacks. B is for specials attacks such as Up Special, Neutral special and ~> and <~ specials. By fast attacks you mean smash attacks which are used with the C stick and have always been on the c stick for GC, they can also be activated by using directions and neutral attacks. The game is far deeper then people think.
    - Anonymous
      
      Having jump as up almost forces you to no do Up tilt attacks. B is for specials attacks such as Up Special, Neutral special and ~> and <~ specials. By fast attacks you mean smash attacks which are used with the C stick and have always been on the c stick for GC, they can also be activated by using directions and neutral attacks. The game is far deeper then people think.
- Louis Lam
  
  Because you obviously play smash right?
- http://pulse.yahoo.com/_HBOO3RE2MQOTN7HWF233ZJT7SQ Nathan
  
  “Fast attack”? Fail
Anonymous

No shit storm yet? You’re slipping, front page trolls. WHERE YOU AT?!
- http://twitter.com/lchipoo Ichipoo
  
  It just means that SRK has matured a bit…… hopefully.
- http://twitter.com/lchipoo Ichipoo
  
  It just means that SRK has matured a bit…… hopefully.
- http://twitter.com/lchipoo Ichipoo
  
  It just means that SRK has matured a bit…… hopefully.
Anonymous

No shit storm yet? You’re slipping, front page trolls. WHERE YOU AT?!
Anonymous

No shit storm yet? You’re slipping, front page trolls. WHERE YOU AT?!
Anonymous

No shit storm yet? You’re slipping, front page trolls. WHERE YOU AT?!
http://www.facebook.com/jtjolsen Jacob Tjolsen

inb4smashhate…oh…nevermind

Smash and Tekken are vastly different games, last I checked. I was at an MLG tournament, and both Smash/Tekken were right next to each other. The count for Smash was at least 120 players (quite a few were spectators), while Tekken had about 40. By the time the finals rolled in for Tekken, they were begging the Smashers to cheer and watch the finals.

It’s really hard to get hyped (as a spectator who’s hardly played the game) from a game that’s a ton of juggling. Like if someone gets a hit in, it will almost guarantee 80% of the opponent’s health.
- http://www.facebook.com/people/Andrew-Oh/1390154570 Andrew Oh
  
  lol 80%? dont compare tekken to marvel (where even dropped combos get you 80%)
  - http://www.facebook.com/jtjolsen Jacob Tjolsen
    
    Marvel is 80% of a character (unless a happy birthday happens), which is only 1/3 of the team.
    - Nathan Farrar
      
      80% isn’t possible in Tekken 6 without some crazy ass situational conditions (i.e. you’ll never see it in a real match). I’m not going to dog on smash like some others will, but please don’t act like Tekken isn’t WAY more technical. And it isn’t about juggling (that’s marvel 3), it’s about defense and movement. THAT is the biggest reason people in the 2d community don’t like it (anymore, that is. SF players used o love it, once upon a time). There is too much to learn, and so much of it is about when, and how, to move and block.
    - Nathan Farrar
      
      80% isn’t possible in Tekken 6 without some crazy ass situational conditions (i.e. you’ll never see it in a real match). I’m not going to dog on smash like some others will, but please don’t act like Tekken isn’t WAY more technical. And it isn’t about juggling (that’s marvel 3), it’s about defense and movement. THAT is the biggest reason people in the 2d community don’t like it (anymore, that is. SF players used o love it, once upon a time). There is too much to learn, and so much of it is about when, and how, to move and block.
    - Nathan Farrar
      
      80% isn’t possible in Tekken 6 without some crazy ass situational conditions (i.e. you’ll never see it in a real match). I’m not going to dog on smash like some others will, but please don’t act like Tekken isn’t WAY more technical. And it isn’t about juggling (that’s marvel 3), it’s about defense and movement. THAT is the biggest reason people in the 2d community don’t like it (anymore, that is. SF players used o love it, once upon a time). There is too much to learn, and so much of it is about when, and how, to move and block.
    - Nathan Farrar
      
      80% isn’t possible in Tekken 6 without some crazy ass situational conditions (i.e. you’ll never see it in a real match). I’m not going to dog on smash like some others will, but please don’t act like Tekken isn’t WAY more technical. And it isn’t about juggling (that’s marvel 3), it’s about defense and movement. THAT is the biggest reason people in the 2d community don’t like it (anymore, that is. SF players used o love it, once upon a time). There is too much to learn, and so much of it is about when, and how, to move and block.
    - Nathan Farrar
      
      80% isn’t possible in Tekken 6 without some crazy ass situational conditions (i.e. you’ll never see it in a real match). I’m not going to dog on smash like some others will, but please don’t act like Tekken isn’t WAY more technical. And it isn’t about juggling (that’s marvel 3), it’s about defense and movement. THAT is the biggest reason people in the 2d community don’t like it (anymore, that is. SF players used o love it, once upon a time). There is too much to learn, and so much of it is about when, and how, to move and block.
    - Nathan Farrar
      
      80% isn’t possible in Tekken 6 without some crazy ass situational conditions (i.e. you’ll never see it in a real match). I’m not going to dog on smash like some others will, but please don’t act like Tekken isn’t WAY more technical. And it isn’t about juggling (that’s marvel 3), it’s about defense and movement. THAT is the biggest reason people in the 2d community don’t like it (anymore, that is. SF players used o love it, once upon a time). There is too much to learn, and so much of it is about when, and how, to move and block.
    - Nathan Farrar
      
      80% isn’t possible in Tekken 6 without some crazy ass situational conditions (i.e. you’ll never see it in a real match). I’m not going to dog on smash like some others will, but please don’t act like Tekken isn’t WAY more technical. And it isn’t about juggling (that’s marvel 3), it’s about defense and movement. THAT is the biggest reason people in the 2d community don’t like it (anymore, that is. SF players used o love it, once upon a time). There is too much to learn, and so much of it is about when, and how, to move and block.
    - Nathan Farrar
      
      80% isn’t possible in Tekken 6 without some crazy ass situational conditions (i.e. you’ll never see it in a real match). I’m not going to dog on smash like some others will, but please don’t act like Tekken isn’t WAY more technical. And it isn’t about juggling (that’s marvel 3), it’s about defense and movement. THAT is the biggest reason people in the 2d community don’t like it (anymore, that is. SF players used o love it, once upon a time). There is too much to learn, and so much of it is about when, and how, to move and block.
    - http://www.facebook.com/people/Andrew-Oh/1390154570 Andrew Oh
      
      Tekken is 50% of a character, but there are THREE ROUNDS. A Marvel Happy Birthday is the equivalent to losing two rounds at the same time in Tekken.
    - http://www.facebook.com/people/Andrew-Oh/1390154570 Andrew Oh
      
      Tekken is 50% of a character, but there are THREE ROUNDS. A Marvel Happy Birthday is the equivalent to losing two rounds at the same time in Tekken.
  - http://www.facebook.com/jtjolsen Jacob Tjolsen
    
    Marvel is 80% of a character (unless a happy birthday happens), which is only 1/3 of the team.
- http://twitter.com/EnterTheTekken Kevin
  
  As a Tekken player I understand and agree with your complaint about juggles. Juggles need to be toned down. Tekken needs to get back to its roots. Tekken DR wasn’t too bad with the juggles, but Tekken 3 was a pure game.
  
  Juggles are too cheap. They require little to minor execution skill. Namco needs to shorten those execution windows.
  - http://pulse.yahoo.com/_IMW4FEU4ORLNXO7RPHLGXYUDUA Luke Taylor
    
    it isnt easy preforming a decent juggle with alot of damage
    im being taught by two people just to learn how to get at least 40%
    the distance,timing,notations,etc
    not just press this and that
    and i take it that you never played tekken 3 online with the professionals
  - http://pulse.yahoo.com/_IMW4FEU4ORLNXO7RPHLGXYUDUA Luke Taylor
    
    it isnt easy preforming a decent juggle with alot of damage
    im being taught by two people just to learn how to get at least 40%
    the distance,timing,notations,etc
    not just press this and that
    and i take it that you never played tekken 3 online with the professionals
- http://twitter.com/EnterTheTekken Kevin
  
  As a Tekken player I understand and agree with your complaint about juggles. Juggles need to be toned down. Tekken needs to get back to its roots. Tekken DR wasn’t too bad with the juggles, but Tekken 3 was a pure game.
  
  Juggles are too cheap. They require little to minor execution skill. Namco needs to shorten those execution windows.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001743622547 Zane Hayden

It’s surprising how much personality Harada and Ono have compared to the rest of the guys in Nippon.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001743622547 Zane Hayden

It’s surprising how much personality Harada and Ono have compared to the rest of the guys in Nippon.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001743622547 Zane Hayden

It’s surprising how much personality Harada and Ono have compared to the rest of the guys in Nippon.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001743622547 Zane Hayden

It’s surprising how much personality Harada and Ono have compared to the rest of the guys in Nippon.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001743622547 Zane Hayden

It’s surprising how much personality Harada and Ono have compared to the rest of the guys in Nippon.
- http://mystady.com/ MY STADY
  
  Compared to who?
- http://mystady.com/ MY STADY
  
  Compared to who?
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001743622547 Zane Hayden

It’s surprising how much personality Harada and Ono have compared to the rest of the guys in Nippon.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001743622547 Zane Hayden

It’s surprising how much personality Harada and Ono have compared to the rest of the guys in Nippon.
Anonymous

…Those guys were there? Strange, I don’t remember there being an announcement that these executives would be present at MLG.

Hm, I wonder if that proves to be beneficial for Smash since Iwata seems to approve of the whole competitive aspect of it. Perhaps he can influence Sakurai to make the next Smash game more tailored to competition.
Anonymous

…Those guys were there? Strange, I don’t remember there being an announcement that these executives would be present at MLG.

Hm, I wonder if that proves to be beneficial for Smash since Iwata seems to approve of the whole competitive aspect of it. Perhaps he can influence Sakurai to make the next Smash game more tailored to competition.
Louis Lam

Somebody said something about Smash on the front page, cue all the trolls and smash players!
Anonymous

so many fucking scrubs here talking shit about smash I used to play it at tournys man it takes more skill then 80 percent of the fighters here xD
Anonymous

Thats melee btw dunno about brawl
Anonymous

Thats melee btw dunno about brawl
THEQUEENOFLOVEHD

Lots of top players in our favorite Capcom fighters are former Smash players. Give them a break and stop with the childish generalizations, ok?
THEQUEENOFLOVEHD

Lots of top players in our favorite Capcom fighters are former Smash players. Give them a break and stop with the childish generalizations, ok?
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_HBOO3RE2MQOTN7HWF233ZJT7SQ Nathan

Shout outs to Tekken and Smash players. I play neither games but I see yall on streams gettin hype.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Michael-Zekrom/100000992333919 Michael Zekrom

Im both a fan of Smash bros and Tekken so dont worry Harada at least one person enjoys both games =)
http://www.facebook.com/people/Michael-Zekrom/100000992333919 Michael Zekrom

Im both a fan of Smash bros and Tekken so dont worry Harada at least one person enjoys both games =)
http://twitter.com/NeroRevolver Ryan Harris

Now this is humorous to read.
http://twitter.com/NeroRevolver Ryan Harris

Now this is humorous to read.
http://www.facebook.com/Dayless.Sunset Julius Vortes

Ice Climbers for TTT3
http://www.facebook.com/Dayless.Sunset Julius Vortes

Ice Climbers for TTT3
- Donovan Harris
  
  Exclusive chars for WiiU?
- Donovan Harris
  
  Exclusive chars for WiiU?
- http://www.facebook.com/people/Jacob-Diaz/100000301014975 Jacob Diaz
  
  That’s dumb enough to work.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Yan-Zhao/10516382 Yan Zhao

I dont get how putting Tekken on the 3DS will open its way to the Smash players though. Since Smash is on GC and Wii, not the 3DS.
- Anonymous
  
  if im not wrong, it was announced in the last E3 that an smash game will appear for both the 3ds and WiiU
- Anonymous
  
  if im not wrong, it was announced in the last E3 that an smash game will appear for both the 3ds and WiiU
  - http://www.facebook.com/people/Yan-Zhao/10516382 Yan Zhao
    
    Intersting, thanks for the head up
Ricardo Rico

Currently another Namco game has some Smash Bros. features and is called Soul Calibur V.
- http://pulse.yahoo.com/_HBOO3RE2MQOTN7HWF233ZJT7SQ Nathan
  
  Ho please
Jano Torres

In this news, People Raging-Derping at smash.
http://twitter.com/MiGaOh Michael G. O’Hair

PSYCHOLOGY MAJOR!
HA!!!
http://twitter.com/MiGaOh Michael G. O’Hair

PSYCHOLOGY MAJOR!
HA!!!
http://twitter.com/MiGaOh Michael G. O’Hair

PSYCHOLOGY MAJOR!
HA!!!
http://twitter.com/MiGaOh Michael G. O’Hair

PSYCHOLOGY MAJOR!
HA!!!
Anonymous

Tripping.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Léo-Nirvana/100002153252250 Léo Nirvana

Seriously, Smash Melee has a deep gameplay, and it is unique… I think thats why there is a lot of haters, because its not like Street Fighter or Marvel… and works VERY well in a competitive way, some times I disbelive in this comunity, MK sucks, Smash sucks… WTF?? Get over with this… Smash is a GREAT fighting game(especially Melee), its a 25-30 move set per character, short and long jump, 4 types of grab per character, normal and just guard, front, neutral, back and air dodge… lots of combo possibilities and a lot of advanced techniques sush as Chain Grab, L-Cancel, Wave Dash and etc… so, well, you can say that you dont like Smash, like I can say that I dont like Marvel, but you CANT say that Smash is poor or simple, you just cant.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Léo-Nirvana/100002153252250 Léo Nirvana

Seriously, Smash Melee has a deep gameplay, and it is unique… I think thats why there is a lot of haters, because its not like Street Fighter or Marvel… and works VERY well in a competitive way, some times I disbelive in this comunity, MK sucks, Smash sucks… WTF?? Get over with this… Smash is a GREAT fighting game(especially Melee), its a 25-30 move set per character, short and long jump, 4 types of grab per character, normal and just guard, front, neutral, back and air dodge… lots of combo possibilities and a lot of advanced techniques sush as Chain Grab, L-Cancel, Wave Dash and etc… so, well, you can say that you dont like Smash, like I can say that I dont like Marvel, but you CANT say that Smash is poor or simple, you just cant.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Léo-Nirvana/100002153252250 Léo Nirvana

Seriously, Smash Melee has a deep gameplay, and it is unique… I think thats why there is a lot of haters, because its not like Street Fighter or Marvel… and works VERY well in a competitive way, some times I disbelive in this comunity, MK sucks, Smash sucks… WTF?? Get over with this… Smash is a GREAT fighting game(especially Melee), its a 25-30 move set per character, short and long jump, 4 types of grab per character, normal and just guard, front, neutral, back and air dodge… lots of combo possibilities and a lot of advanced techniques sush as Chain Grab, L-Cancel, Wave Dash and etc… so, well, you can say that you dont like Smash, like I can say that I dont like Marvel, but you CANT say that Smash is poor or simple, you just cant.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Léo-Nirvana/100002153252250 Léo Nirvana

Seriously, Smash Melee has a deep gameplay, and it is unique… I think thats why there is a lot of haters, because its not like Street Fighter or Marvel… and works VERY well in a competitive way, some times I disbelive in this comunity, MK sucks, Smash sucks… WTF?? Get over with this… Smash is a GREAT fighting game(especially Melee), its a 25-30 move set per character, short and long jump, 4 types of grab per character, normal and just guard, front, neutral, back and air dodge… lots of combo possibilities and a lot of advanced techniques sush as Chain Grab, L-Cancel, Wave Dash and etc… so, well, you can say that you dont like Smash, like I can say that I dont like Marvel, but you CANT say that Smash is poor or simple, you just cant.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Léo-Nirvana/100002153252250 Léo Nirvana

Seriously, Smash Melee has a deep gameplay, and it is unique… I think thats why there is a lot of haters, because its not like Street Fighter or Marvel… and works VERY well in a competitive way, some times I disbelive in this comunity, MK sucks, Smash sucks… WTF?? Get over with this… Smash is a GREAT fighting game(especially Melee), its a 25-30 move set per character, short and long jump, 4 types of grab per character, normal and just guard, front, neutral, back and air dodge… lots of combo possibilities and a lot of advanced techniques sush as Chain Grab, L-Cancel, Wave Dash and etc… so, well, you can say that you dont like Smash, like I can say that I dont like Marvel, but you CANT say that Smash is poor or simple, you just cant.
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_IMW4FEU4ORLNXO7RPHLGXYUDUA Luke Taylor

why does the creator of doa have such a problem with harada(noob question)
i met harada, hes a nice guy
hes friends with quite alot of people
but theres always one person to hate…
i’d like it if they were friends
oh and im looking forward to tekken wiiU and ssb4
- http://www.facebook.com/Dark.Reaper.and.Galactimus.Zero Marvin Choi
  
  Because the creator of DoA is an asshole.
Anonymous

It’s true, I play Smash competitively, and I genuinely feel like I just can’t memorize all the hundreds of moves. It’s like school homework to me, I can’t be bothered. Props to the Tekken guys for being so good at those games.

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