User blog:SketchFalcon/Super Smash Bros. Mobile?

So last March (was it really that long ago?) Nintendo revealed that they were working to produce games for smartphones. While we have yet to see how far this can go and how well it can be done (not exactly crazy about Miitomo), would it be possible for us to see Smash Bros. on mobile as well?

If they do release it for mobile, that could do a lot to expand their Smash fanbase, as a large part of the developed world has smartphones, more than 3DSes and Wii Us. I'd like the game to be free, with in-app purchases of things like costumes, modes, and possibly some characters. Or perhaps a much more limited version for free, with the whole game costing money.

Smash Bros. is definitely no Miitomo, and it could easily go wrong and glitchy on mobile. Some console games just don't work on mobile, but some do, such as Madden. I will admit I don't have much programming and computer knowledge, but here are a few of my ideas on how this could work.

Controls: Smash Bros. is a game of combos and button-presses, which is difficult for a smartphone to do. Here are possble controls that I came up with. Grabbing and shielding would be activated by buttons on the bottom or side, with sidestepping being achieved by pressing the shield button and flicking the move stick in a direction.
 * Move - Right Control Stick Freely move the character by holding a virtual control pad.
 * Normal Attacks - Touch the Screen Instead of pressing buttons to input normal attacks, making motions across the screen to prevent control pad overload. A tap on the screen would be a jab, motioning with one finger in a direction would be a tilt in that direction, and motioning with two fingers in a direction would be a smash attack in that direction.
 * Special Attacks - Left Control Pad Differentiating normal and special attacks is a tall task, but I thought it would be better to have a simple pad on the left. Pressing it in the center would activate your neutral special, pressing to the right would activate your side special, and so on.

Characters: Being on mobile, Smash wouldn't be able to carry nearly as many characters as it could on a console. To start off, the Original 12 would definitely be good choices, as well as possibly Marth and Pit due to their popularity and the fact that they were planned for the first game. Mii Fighters could also be a possibility, given Nintendo's favor to Mii-based sharing games. As hardware slowly improved, Nintendo could add additional characters in updates.

There would probably also be a decreased number of stages, with Battlefield and Final Destination being givens, as well as items. Which of these would you like to see?

Do you think that making a mobile Smash game would be a good idea? If so, what would you like to see on it? How would you like it to work?