So, Super Smash Bros 3DS is out in Japan, so those of you who are in Japan, get smashing! Well, not as Peach. Nintendo has actually put in place a ban for people who disconnect too much, but what you don’t know is that Nintendo is issuing bans for playing as Peach due to a bug.
Play as Peach in the “For Glory” mode (no items, Final Destination) and use her down+B special, and chances are you’ll get banned.
As to why? Users on the 2ch forums in Japanese have been discussing this:
“Q. After playing as Peach in the For Glory online mode, I was smacked with a 1-day ban on suspicion of dishonest play…
A. It’s a bug that has been reported by quite a number of players. The exact details are unclear at this moment, but it appears that if you were to use Peach’s down+B attack (move that pulls out turnips) near the start of the battle, the game erroneously sees it as you’ve illegally brought an equipped item into the match — that’s the most valid explanation that the community can come up with, for now.
It’s best that payers forgo using Peach in the For Glory mode for now.
Q. How long will the ban last?
A. The ban will last 1440 minutes, or effectively, for one full day.”
Seeing as this bug has only been recently discovered, it might not actually be her special move that causes the ban. If this were the case, other players who play as Link would also be banned, as his down+B spawns a bomb. But the correlation that has been seen so far is that specifically for Peach, use her down+B and get banned.
If you’re one of the few lucky people who are playing Smash right now, watch out for this ban. The game has barely been out for a couple of days and people are already missing on a day’s worth of gaming.
The game is set to release in NA and Europe in October for the 3DS, and sometime Q4 for the WiiU.
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