Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

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Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

大乱闘スマッシュブラザーズ for Wii U

North American box art

Developer(s): Bandai Namco Games, Sora Publisher(s): Nintendo Platform: Wii U Category: Fighting Players: 1-8 Predecessor: Super Smash Bros. Brawl Successor: N/A

Release dates N. America: November 21, 2014 Japan: December 6, 2014 Europe: November 28, 2014 Australia: November 29, 2014 S. Korea: ?

Ratings ESRB: E10+ CERO: A PEGI: 12 ACB: PG

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Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (Japanese: 大乱闘スマッシュブラザーズ for Wii U, Dairantou Smash Brothers for Wii U) is a Nintendo fighting game directed by Masahiro Sakurai for the Wii U. It is the fourth installment in the Super Smash Bros. series along with Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U features the same playable characters as Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, however, the selection of stages between the two are different, with more stages based on home console games than the Nintendo 3DS version.

Blurb

Box

Nintendo all-stars do battle!

Up to 8 players at once!

Nintendo eShop

Face off against the biggest roster of Nintendo all-stars ever assembled! Send your rivals flying with powerful attacks to earn all-new customizations and equipment that trick out your fighter's moves and stats. Then power-up and train intelligent amiibo™ figures to take on your friends!

The multiplayer showdown you known and love is now on the Wii U™ console! Take on all comers such as Mario™, Mega Man, Sonic, and more gaming greats.

Or tap an amiibo to the Wii U GamePad controller to train it up by battling with or against it. You can even pit your amiibo against a friends' to see how your training methods stack up.

Whether you're creating stages on the GamePad, competing in challenges crafted by Master Hand and Crazy Hand, or outwitting your opponents in a brand new board game mode, there's no doubt that the ultimate Smash Bros. game has arrived.

Gameplay

Like previous Super Smash Bros. titles, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U is a fighting game in which the main goal is for players to hit each other off the stage and KO them. Some mechanics from Super Smash Bros. Brawl, such as Final Smashes, return here, while others have been removed or refined.

Both this and Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS feature the same set of playable characters, but different gameplay modes and stages. New modes in this game include 8-Player Smash, which allows for up to eight players to play simultaneously, and Smash Tour, a board game mode in which players move around a board collecting power-ups and fighters. Modes seen in previous games like Classic and All-Star also return but have been altered. Character customization has also been included in the form of Mii Fighters, equipment, and custom special moves. Players can also connect to the Nintendo 3DS version to transfer custom fighters to the console version and vice versa.

Like Super Smash Bros. Brawl, this game features online connectivity. Players are able to play with friends or with anybody from around the world. In addition, this game uses a ranking system known as "Global Smash Power", in which players are given a score after clearing a mode to indicate how many players they did better than.

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U is the first Nintendo game overall to be compatible with amiibo. When tapping an amiibo into the game, the character is inserted into the game as a "Figure Player" that can be trained and leveled up.

Technical details

• Media: Wii U optical disc, digital download
  • File size (download version): 15.7 GB
  • Current version: 1.0.7 (total update size: 440 MB)
• Memory size:
  • Standard: 101 MB
  • Shared: 122 MB
• Screen Support: 16:9 widescreen
• Internet Support: Nintendo Network
• Input: Wii U GamePad, Wii U Pro Controller, Wii Remote (Plus), Wii Remote + Nunchuk, Classic Controller (Pro), Nintendo GameCube Controller / Wavebird Wireless Controller (via Nintendo GameCube Controller Adapter)

Additional content

Updates

Version Number	Date Released	Description
1.0.0	Default	Version upon release in Japan and Europe.
1.0.1	November 21, 2014	Gameplay fixes; pre-installed with downloaded versions of the game.
1.0.2	January 29, 2015	Adds 15 stages to 8-Player Smash, gameplay adjustments.
1.0.6	April 15, 2015	DLC functionality added, Share mode added, 6 stages added to 8-Player Smash, gameplay adjustments.
1.0.7	April 23, 2015	Fixes glitch caused by the Mewtwo DLC that interprets Global Smash Power data as invalid.
	April 14, 2015	Allows the game to receive the Lucas and Splatoon costume DLC, Miiverse stage added.

Downloadable content

Two types of downloadable content have been added to the game:

• Characters: So far, two characters are being released: Mewtwo (on April 15, 2015 to Club Nintendo members who registered both versions, and April 28 to the public) and Lucas (on June 14, 2015).
• Costumes: Downloadable Mii costumes. Includes:
  • Bundle #1: SSB T-shirt, Link Cap, Link Outfit, Majora's Mask, X's Helmet, X's Armor, Proto Man's Helmet, Proto Man's Armor, Dunban Wig, Dunban Outfit, Cat Hat, Cat Suit, Monkey Hat, Monkey Suit. Released April 15, 2015.
  • Splatoon costumes: Inkling Wig, Inkling Outfit, Inkling Squid Hat. Released June 14, 2015; those who pre-ordered Splatoon at GameStop received a free download code for these costumes.
  • K.K. Slider: K.K. Slider Hat, K.K. Slider Outfit; exclusively downloadable at 7-Elevens in Japan between June 19-July 11, 2015.

A bundle consisting of the first set of costumes and Mewtwo is also available.

External links

• Official site
• Article on Wikipedia
• Article on Bulbapedia
• Article on Super Mario Wiki
• Article on Zelda Wiki
• Article on Icaruspedia