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Everything We Know About Super Smash Bros. on Wii U

Here's a compilation of everything we know about the upcoming release of Super Smash Bros. on the Wii U this holiday season.
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Super Smash Bros. for Wii U is the fourth entry in the highly popular Super Smash Bros. series for Nintendo. This series is a crossover of fighting games, featuring the most iconic characters, stages and items throughout Nintendo’s rich history. Characters like Mario, Link, Yoshi, Sonic, and Pikachu all duke it out in an awesome free-for-all type contest. Here’s what we know so far.

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This post is broken into sections: Character Customization, Characters Confirmed, Game Bundle, Wii U Stages Confirmed, Assist Trophies Returning , Assist Trophies Newcomers , Amiibos, Amiibos Confirmed, Collectibles, and Items Available in Game.

 
Character Customization:

Hitting opponents increases damage percentages, so the more damage, the farther they go flying. Powerful smash attacks send opponents completely off stage. If you get launched off a stage, you can use jumps and special moves to get yourself back onto the stage to continue fighting.

You can collect custom parts like special attacks and use them to customize your character. Each character has four special attacks: standard special, side special, up special, and down special. There are three variations (also known as spin-off variations) for each direction with two classifications for special attacks: basic and custom.

Mii fighters and Palutena don’t have spin-off variations but have unique types of attacks. You can’t use custom parts playing with Anyone online, only with Friends. Mii fighters aren’t available to use to fight with Anyone online, but can be used with Friends online as well.

Equippable items are types of custom parts that can be used to power-up fighters. You can equip up to 3 items at a time. These items are in categories of attack, defense, and speed. You collect various items in the different game modes. These same items may have the same name but their performance will be different.

Mii fighters can be created from three types: brawlers, swordfighters, and gunners. They each have 12 types of special attacks (4 directions x 3 variations). With custom parts, you can change their hats and clothing. Mii fighters cannot be used with Anyone online but will be enabled with Friends online.

 
Game Bundle:

So far we know there are 33 characters listed in the game which is coming this holiday season to the Wii U. There will be a bundle available for $99 USD which will include a copy of the Super Smash Bros. game, GameCube controller, and adapter for the Wii U system. So far it’s the only bundle at this time but one can hope an announcement will be made soon that will include the Wii U system as well.

 
Characters Confirmed:
  • Pac-Man
  • Palutena
  • Mii Fighter
  • Ike
  • Charizard
  • Yoshi
  • Sheik
  • Zero Suit Samus
  • Diddy Kong
  • Greninja
  • Little Mac
  • Lucario
  • King Dedede
  • Zelda
  • Rosalina & Luma
  • Marth
  • Sonic
  • Toon Link
  • Princess Peach
  • Luigi
  • Mario
  • Donkey Kong
  • Mega Man
  • Villager
  • Link
  • Kirby
  • Samus
  • Pikmin & Olimar
  • Wii Fit Trainer
  • Pikachu
  • Bowser
  • Pit
  • Fox
 
Wii U Stages Confirmed:
  • Battlefield
  • Dr.Wily’s Castle
  • Garden of Hope
  • Palutena’s Castle
  • Pyrosphere
  • Skyloft
  • Smashville
  • Smash Bros. Arena/WVBA Boxing Ring
  • Wii Fit Gym
  • Windy Hill Zone
  • Wuhu Island
 
Assist Trophies Returning:
  • Andross
  • Devil
  • Dr. Wright
  • Knuckle Joe
  • Lyn
  • Metroid
  • Saki Amamiya
  • Starfy
  • Waluigi
 
Assist Trophies Newcomers:
  • Ashley
  • Chain Chop
  • Color TV-Game 15 (Pong)
  • Dark Samus
  • Dillon
  • Elec Man
  • Isabelle
  • Midna
  • Mother Brain
  • Nintendog (French Bulldog)
  • Phosphora
  • Skull Kid
 

Amiibos

These figurines can be placed on the gamepad to bring a character into the game. Similar to Skylanders, chips inside the figurines save customizable data. You will be able to fight against them, alongside them, or watch them fight. From the E3 presentation, we do know that you can’t control the Amiibos. how they act all depends on how they are customized and how they level up. They are estimated to be priced anywhere between $9.99-$15.99 USD.

 
Amiibos Confirmed:
  • Donkey Kong
  • Fox
  • Kirby
  • Link
  • Mario
  • Marth
  • Pikachu
  • Princess Peach
  • Samus
  • Villager
  • Wii Fit Trainer
  • Yoshi
  • Zelda
 

Super Smash Bros. will have collectibles like trophies. So far these are the ones that are known:

  • Brittany (Pikmin 3)
  • Fi (The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword)
  • King Kihuner (Metroid)
  • Little Mac (Captain Rainbow)
  • Phosphora (Kid Icarus: Uprising)
  • Psuedo-Palutena (Kid Icarus: Uprising)
  • Saria (Ocarina of Time)
  • Tiki  (Fire Emblem)
  • Tortimer Island (Animal Crossing: New Leaf)
  • Wonder-Red (Wonderful 101)
 
Items Available in Game:
  • Assist Trophy
  • Back Shield
  • Banana Peel
  • Barrel
  • Beam Sword
  • Beehive
  • Beetle
  • Blast Box
  • Blue Shell
  • Bob-omb
  • Bombchu
  • Boomerang
  • Bullet Bull
  • Bumper
  • Bunny Hood
  • Capsule
  • Crates
  • Cuccos
  • Deku Nut
  • Drill Arm
  • Fairy Bottle
  • Fire Bar
  • Fire Flower
  • Food
  • Franklin Badge
  • Freezie
  • Galagan Bugs
  • Golden Hammer
  • Gooey Bomb
  • Green Koopa Shell
  • Gust Bellows
  • Hammer
  • Heart Container
  • Hocotate Bomb
  • Home-run Bat
  • Hothead
  • Killer Eye
  • Lighnting Bolt
  • Lip’s Stick
  • Maxim Tomato
  • Metal Box
  • Motion Sensor Bomb
  • Mr. Staurn
  • Ore Club
  • Parasol
  • Pitfall
  • Pokeball/Master Ball
  • Poison Mushroom
  • POW Block
  • Rally-X Flag
  • Ray Gun
  • Rocket Belt
  • Sand Bag
  • Screw Attack
  • Steel Diver
  • Smart Bomb
  • Smash Ball
  • Smoke Ball
  • Soccer Ball
  • Spring
  • Star Rod
  • Starman
  • Super Leaf
  • Super Mushroom
  • Super Scope
  • Superspicy Curry
  • Team Healer
  • Timer
  • Treasure Chest
  • Unira
  • Warp Star
  • Wii Fit Soccer Ball
  • X Bomb

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Venisia Gonzalez
Venisia is a public relations professional, video game industry contractor, published author, freelance entertainment journalist, copy editor, a co-organizer of the Latinx Games Festival, and a member of the Latinx in Gaming and the Puerto Rico Game Developers (PRGD) community. Her passion is video games. She loves the adrenaline rush from a multiplayer match and understands the frustrations of a brand-new raid. Venisia finds immense value in gaming especially in the realm of mental health.