How Nintendo rolls in 8-player Super Smash Bros.

[Demon_Skeith]

Moments before attendees grabbed the controllers at a Super Smash Bros. press event, held in a hotel in San Francisco on Thursday evening, Nintendo had a pristine setup (above) aimed at 8 connoisseurs of clash. The configuration - 1 Wii U, 8 wired special-edition GameCube controllers, a token Gamepad and two controller adapter hubs – illustrates just one of the many options you have to exceed the traditional fight between 4 players when the game comes to Wii U on November 21.

Each of Nintendo's GameCube adapters supports 4 controllers – add in another adapter and you open the possibility of 8 active, wired players. The adapter itself plugs into 2 USB ports simultaneously, so you'll be taking up all 4 of the Wii U's ports (2 on the front and 2 on the back) if you try to mimic this setup. If you have external storage hooked up already, you can also lessen the load via a powered USB hub.

The result, though, is a responsive Smash Bros. experience which serves the true challenge of 8-player mode: finding out where the hell you are in all that delirious chaos.

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So if you got 8 people playing, what will be your set up?

 

[DearSweetAru]

Wow. This sounds like it could get pretty intense. I'm not sure if I'd be able to keep track of my character, but it seemed like it be fun to try. Great for groups. And it probably be pretty cool to go up against more computer players especially on team battles. 

 

[IntoxNitram]

Seems like it could get a bit confusing with so much action happening?