User blog comment:KirbiMiroir/Preference Tiers/@comment-25096445-20160905143702/@comment-6684591-20160905221440

I only don't like Melee because its fanbase is rather rabid and unwilling to try Smash games that aren't Melee or like Melee. That is why I think it is great when Melee players like MewtwoKing play competitive Brawl and Smash 4. Granted, the Melee fanbase has become more accepting of Brawl and Smash 4 (mostly Smash 4) but there are still some who hate Smash games that aren't Melee with a passion. The reason Melee is more popular is because of its competitive standing with stuff like wavedashing and L-cancelling and such. Melee is too technical for me competitively, though I like playing Melee just for fun with items on or whatever. I play Smash 4 competitively and I think Smash 4 is more popular overall because it is obviously the newer game and has had more exposure to more people, with some people being introduced into the series through Smash 4. Melee in a competitive sense is more popular though.