Smash Bros. Wii U/3DS won’t use touch controls
The next Smash Bros. games won’t use touch controls – something that fans will probably be pleased to hear about.
Masahiro Sakurai explained to IGN that in order to balance the Wii U and 3DS versions, touch is something that needs to be avoided in order to preserve balance.
Sakurai explained:
“You can think of situations where, if you implemented touch controls on Wii U, then the GamePad player would have advantages over other players. We want to balance evenly across Wii U and the 3DS versions, so there’s a balance issue there, which means you would have to avoid using touch screen controls.”
“Back on Brawl, there was the possibility of incorporating motion control with the Wii Remote and Nunchuk controllers. Our priority has always been to allow players to use the controller they want to use. Having that balance amongst the different controllers is very important. We want to give each player the control experience they want while keeping gameplay balance.”
