SSB for Wii U Why Ice climbers are gone for both versions.

[Angrytoast]

Now when I first heard that ice climbers wouldn't be in super smash brothers I thought to myself "why not?" Apparently the 3ds can't handle 8 different charecters on screen. Why can't Ice climbers be on the wiiu? Because the wii u probably can't handle 16 characters on screen. 8-player smash with every character being Ice climbers will probably make the game laggy or make the game crash, and I bet nintendo wasn't going to take a whole feature away just for 1 (or 2) characters.

 

[BlazikenX000]

Actually I believe the reason that Sakurai gave was that he wanted both games to have the same roster so since he couldn't put the Ice Climbers in the 3DS version he removed them entirely. Though your reasoning is sound and that could be another factor in why he removed them.

 

[SuperMii3D]

Basically the above statement. Since Ice Climbers werent going to work on the 3DS, they werent going to show up on the Wii-U. Sakurai clearly stated that there was going to be no exclusive characters. Let me assure you, the Ice Climbers were worked on, but ultimately did not make the cut due to their technically difficulties.

 

[ZachTheKid]

But in the 3DS if you play as 4 specific characters on a specific stage you can hear the audience in the background saying the name of a he ice climbers. I think Sakurai was going to put the ice climbers but i think sakurai could not put the ice climbers because of space or limitations.

 

[Megalegacy98]

They even worked on the sounds for them before they gave up. They left the unfinished code in the game. From what I read, if you you go on Yoshi's Island as Villager, have 3 cpus be Doctor Mario at high percentages, and K.O. them alot, the fanfare will be the Ice Climbers which the audience would say "PO-PO NA-NA!". Turns out this was a glitch in the programming code that was never intended to be put to use in the game at all.
http://supersmashbros.wikia.com/wiki/Ice_Climbers_Fanfare_Glitch for more info

 

[ZachTheKid]

Thanks for more information. I really appreciate it. Oh and also skyward sword! Just so you know that little vid you posted was funny.

 

[Antrix]

Unfortunately the reason they were not in the wii u was limitations on the 3ds. While the 16 player theory makes sense Sakurai stated in an issue of famitsu that he had a fully working version of the ice climbers on the wii u version.

 

[ZachTheKid]

There already is a big roster of characters from the get go but I think software limtations was the problem. But hey we still got a lot more characters than the earlier smash bros game. And plus we got Mewtwo. Even though I have never played as Mewtwo I think that he is going to be a decent fighter I. My opinion.

 

[Batfreak]

Here's what happened: technical limitations on the 3DS; wanted to keep the roster the same across both platforms; making the characters work in-game wasn't a priority because there are currently no plans for any future Ice Climbers games and so they thought it best to just let the franchise die.