Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U

***Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS*** and ***Wii U*** are two fighting video games for the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U game consoles. They were developed by Sora Ltd. and Namco Bandai Games and published by Nintendo. They act as the fourth game in the _Super Smash Bros._ series. The 3DS game was released on September 13, 2014. The Wii U game was released on November 21, 2014.

Like the past games in the series, _Super Smash Bros._ involves characters from Nintendo series fighting against each other, with the object of knocking opponents off of the stage in some way. Characters from past _Super Smash Bros._ games that are in these games include Mario, Luigi, Bowser, Princess Peach, Yoshi, Link, Princess Zelda, Sheik, Toon Link, Fox McCloud, Kirby, King Dedede, Pikachu, Lucario, Charizard, Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, Samus Aran, Zero Suit Samus, Marth, Ike, Pit, Sonic the Hedgehog, and Olimar. There are six new characters: Villager from the _Animal Crossing_ series, Mega Man from the _Mega Man_ series, the _Wii Fit_ Trainer, Rosalina from the _Mario_ series., Little Mac from the _Punch-Out!!_ series, Greninja from the _Pokémon_ series, the Mii, Palutena from the _Kid Icarus_ series, and Pac-Man from the _Pac-Man_ series. There are also many hidden characters which can be unlocked. These are called "Secret Characters" by the official Super Smash Bros. Website.

The Wii U version has high-definition graphics. The Nintendo 3DS version has cel-shaded (computer graphics made to look like they were drawn by hand) graphics. Both versions have the same number of characters, but have stages that are only in either version. The Nintendo 3DS version has more stages based on Nintendo's handheld video games. The Wii U version has more stages based on their console video games. For the first time in the series, players can change the movesets of characters. They can play with characters they have changed the movesets of in single-player and with friends.

## Characters

Some characters in the game were released as downloadable content. Mewtwo, who had last appeared in _Melee_, was released on April 28, 2015 and was made available on April 15, 2015 for members of Club Nintendo who had purchased and registered both 3DS and Wii U versions of the game before March 31, 2015. Lucas from _Mother 3_, who had last appeared in _Brawl_, and Roy from _Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade_, who last appeared in _Melee_, made their returns and were released on June 14, 2015. Ryu from the _Street Fighter_ series was also announced as a new character and was released alongside Lucas and Roy. On November 12, 2015, it was announced that Cloud Strife from _Final Fantasy VII_ would be joining as a newcomer.

On April 1, 2015, a ballot was launched on the official _Smash Bros_ website, which allowed players to nominate video game characters to be added as playable characters. The ballot's deadline was on October 3, 2015. On December 15, 2015, a special _Smash Bros._ broadcast was shown. Cloud Strife was released after the broadcast. Corrin from _Fire Emblem Fates_ and Bayonetta from the series of the same name were announced as the last downloadable characters. They were released on February 3, 2016. Bayonetta was chosen as the winner of the _Smash Bros._ ballot. She ranked first in Europe and was among the top five in North America among "realizable" characters.

## Other websites

- Official website

## Infobox (vg)

- **title**: _Super Smash Bros.
for Nintendo 3DS_ and _Wii U_
- **developer**: Sora Ltd.
Bandai Namco Games
- **publisher**: Nintendo
- **series**: _Super Smash Bros. (series), Super Smash Bros._
- **director**: Masahiro Sakurai
Yoshito Higuchi
- **released**: **Nintendo 3DS:**
**Wii U:**

- **genre**: Fighting game, Fighting
- **platforms**: Nintendo 3DS, Wii U
- **italic title**: no