It’s official, Nintendo has confirmed that the Wii U version of the new SSB will allow up to 8 player fights. YAY!
There is some bad news though, 8 player games will be in offline only! Still if you have a big family, or can twist , cajole or otherwise convince 7 of your closest friends to come over and bring their controllers, you are in for an insane 8 player battle.
Special stages that are much larger have been developed to accommodate the larger games, and it is clear this mode wouldn’t be possible on the 3ds, as the characters would be barely visible.