Nintendo shared some of the first details regarding online play in Super Smash Bros. Wii U/3DS during today’s Direct. Here’s what you should know:
- Wii U version will have online multiplayer
- Can play with friends or with anyone online
- Can play online with the 3DS version as well
- Sakurai recommends wired connection for Wii U version
- When not playing with friends, can do “For Fun” or “For Glory”
- “For Fun” – random stages (no final destination), all items, smash battles only, only wins recorded
- “For Glory” – Final Destination only, no items 1 on 1 battles, wins and losses recorded
- Matches against friends can use whatever rules you like
- Almost all the stages now have a Final Destination form
- Playable in For Glory mode
- Names linked to Nintendo Network IDs will appear
- Code of conduct in place to keep things pleasant
- Working on starting and not playing, targeting an individual, cheats, repeated self destruction, frequent dropping, baseless reporting
- These may result in online play bans
- Scoring competitions included
- No rankings from online battles
- Will grab scores from clearing solo modes and things like that
- Global Smash Power: new type of ranking system
- The bigger this stat is, the bigger the player is
- It indicates how your score stacks up against others
- Can use your Smash Power to say “my score is better than 300,000″ people worldwide
- “I’ve outscored 300,000 people”
- No rankings for multiplayer
- Some matchmaking based on skill