Is Little Mac Ruining Super Smash Bros. For 3DS?

With nearly 50 playable characters, Super Smash Bros. for 3DS has something for everyone.

Except it appears that everyone is playing as Little Mac.

The star of the classic NES game Mike Tyson’s Punch Out!!, Little Mac is dominating the game’s competitive ‘For Glory’ online mode.

Kotaku’s Patricia Hernandez did some digging, and indeed, there’s plenty of anecdotal evidence that points to an unusual amount of Little Mac-ing happening online. I fired it up as well, and sure enough, in 12 matches I faced six Little Macs.

So what’s wrong with that? Why penalize a character for being popular? That depends on why he’s popular, naturally. In this case, it seems that the tough little boxer is overpowered, especially when played under the constraints of For Glory mode. From Kotaku:

Even before Little Mac was playable, I remember some of the Smash community discussing whether or not Little Mac would prove to be a problem in For Glory. The character excels in ground-based combat, after all, and For Glory’s entire schtick is that you play on a flat stage. That’s the sort of environment a character like Little Mac excels in. That, in combination with the fact Little Mac is strong—some people would go so far as to say he’s overpowered—make Little Mac seem like a good choice for newbie players to pick up.
Nintendo has yet to comment as to whether or not they plan on nerfing Little Mac in an upcoming update. Chances are, they’re not. Where’s Bald Bull when you need him?