Super Smash Bros. Melee Could Have Gotten 8 Player Support

Super Smash Bros. producer Masahiro Sakurai recently told Japanese magazine Famitsu that eight player support was planned for Melee.

The Nintendo GameCube classic would have had support for up to eight players, had the hardware been suitable enough for the mode. Sakurai noted how it was "more than impossible", performance wise, and how even with the Wii U version it was "achieved just barely."

Nintendo and Bandai Namco had to make some compromises - including limited stage selection and removal of gimmicks.

Also in the report, Sakurai revealed reasons why Duck Hunt Duo was included as a character.

Do you think eight player support for Melee could have worked?