Month: March 2016

Nintendo’s recent Super Smash Bros. for Wii U balance patch proves the company still intends to provide current generation Smashers with the best experience moving forward. And what better way to show care for a healthy tournament scene–at least in potential character variety–than to nerf the best characters in the game and buff those who weren’t so great? While Sheik wasn’t the only one who felt the brutal impact of the nerf hammer, she’s definitely the one who has garnered the most attention. But just how much do these nerfs actually affect her? In a recent video, Team SoloMid’s Gonzalo “ZeRo” Barrios discusses this topic at length.

Perhaps the most devastating change Sheik received was the 20% reduction in her needle range, as it hurts her camping ability and removes some of her stage control power. ZeRo notes that this range nerf isn’t nearly as rough as something like an increase in the move’s recovery would have been, but the reduced range is definitely felt. The patch also affected her kill potential in certain scenarios, which ZeRo demonstrates as well.

But Sheik’s nerfs aren’t the only thing on ZeRo’s mind, as he recently uploaded a similar video discussing the buffs received by Mewtwo in the recent patch. While damage and kill potential were never issues for the legendary Pokémon, survival and general movement options were. Luckily, Nintendo decided to make him heavier and faster, while also offering slight changes in other areas, such as the area covered by his neutral air.

If you’re looking to make sense of some of the recent changes to the game, these videos are a great place to get started.

Source: ZeRo

This weekend, Street Fighter V competitors the world over traveled out to Atlanta, Georgia to take part in the first premier stop on this year’s Capcom Pro Tour, Final Round 19. The tournament drew out over a thousand competitors for the new title, and there was plenty of action to be seen on stream throughout the course of the weekend.

If you missed out, don’t worry; the folks at Capcom Fighters were quick to get replay footage from the event online, and you can currently watch archived footage of the whole top eight bracket.

Not only were players from a number of countries represented in this final series, but each of those who survived that long did so with a different character. It’s hard to say if this speaks to the sort of future we can expect from Street Fighter V, but it’s definitely a good way to get things started.

Below, we’ve included the winners, losers and grand finals matches featuring RZR|Infiltration, MCZ|Mago, and MCZ|Tokido, but you can catch furher replays here. And for full tournament results, head over to our coverage hub.

Source: Capcom Fighters