Smash Run is a 3DS-exclusive mode--a 4-player, labyrinth-exploring, boost-collecting battle game. Click to expand...

Finale Fireworker said: Smash Run being local only, and the fact Gema had 1,400 street passes - the maximum possible - says to me things are just different in Japan. People are in closer proximity, population is denser, and there is no reason for online.



Whereas in America it is basically unfeasible to play local multiplayer unless you already know a specific group of friends. I've had a 3DS since launch and take it with me everywhere - including the toll booth I work at that sees thousands of vacation goers a day pass through - and I have 200 Miis in my plaza.



I will never, unless I drive to somebody's house and sit down with them with the express interest in playing Smash Run, ever be able to play Smash Run with another person. Click to expand...

I know, I know: *another* Smash thread?! But I feel like this is warranted for those who aren't following the rapidly-moving current threads and has been lost in the shuffle a bit. Anyway:one of the most unique features of SSB 3DS, will not have online play. (There will be online play available for regular Smash matches.)Per Nintendo:This is the City Trial-esque mode that has been getting a lot of hype since its announcement.I think a lot of us assumed based on the Smash Direct that Smash Run would be playable online. Famitsu erroneously stated in its most recent issue that the mode would be playable online, but Sakurai tweeted subsequently that it will not.Finale Fireworker's post in the Smash hype thread really sums up my take on this:So, are you surprised it won't have online play available? Were you hoping for online play in this mode? I'd love to hear any and all thoughts (but please don't use this as an excuse to bash Nintendo for being behind the times, let's try to keep this to Smash).