Month: December 2016

Hold onto your hats Smash fans, as Super Smash Bros. Melee may finally be getting an official rerelease. In a report released by Eurogamer today, it has heard from multiple sources that the Nintendo Switch will be able to play GameCube games via its Virtual Console service.

Three games have been prepped and tested for launch with the Switch–according to Eurogamer’s sources–with Melee being among this starting lineup. Nintendo is also looking into getting the Wii U GameCube controller adapter to work with the Switch, but Eurogamer could not confirm if that decision has been finalized. With the rumors of a Super Smash Bros. for Wii U port for the Switch, having the GameCube adapter working natively for the Switch and for the Virtual Console would make the system the perfect place for playing Smash.

The question then arises if Nintendo would use either the PAL or NTSC version of Melee for this rerelease, and if any other aspects of Melee would be tweaked for this rerelease. There is also the worry if this Virtual Console version would run on a monitor to the same specs as Melee played on a CRT, as playing with additional display lag would sink the possibility of this rerelease being adopted by the competitive community.

With Nintendo having its official reveal event for the Switch on January 12th, these questions should hopefully be put to rest and a new age of Smash could hopefully begin on this new console.

Source: Eurogamer