Nintendo Smash Stars

Nintendo Smash Stars is an upcoming video game to be released by Nintendo with Bandai Namco Games manufacturing the arcade version. It is the first spin-off of the Super Smash Bros. series and features characters from the games (especially Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U).
==Gameplay==
The game is a 2.5D fighting game, as it features 2D gameplay with 3D models of the characters. Unlike the Super Smash Bros. games, however, it plays in the style of other arcade fighters like the Street Fighter series. Players choose from either the Normal or Easy control schemes before selecting a character. Additional modes and online multiplayer are also available in the Wii U version.
==Characters==
An asterik (*) represents a third party character
 Character 	Franchise
Mario 	Super Mario
Donkey Kong 	Super Mario/Donkey Kong
Link 	The Legend of Zelda
Samus Aran 	Metroid
Yoshi 	Super Mario/Yoshi
Kirby 	Kirby
Fox McCloud 	Star Fox
Pikachu 	Pokemon
Luigi 	Super Mario
Princess Peach 	Super Mario
Princess Zelda 	The Legend of Zelda
Bowser 	Super Mario
Shiek 	The Legend of Zelda
Zero Suit Samus 	Metroid
Marth 	Fire Emblem
Villager 	Animal Crossing
Pikmin & Olimar 	Pikmin
Pit 	Kid Icarus
Little Mac 	Punch-Out
Sonic the Hedgehog*	Sonic the Hedgehog*
Mega Man* 	Mega Man*
Pac-Man* 	Pac-Man*
==Development==
Orginally, Nintendo Smash Stars was going to be 4 different games Nintendo would make as collaborations with Bandai Namco Games, Capcom, Sega, and Konami separately. This was to be a tribute to the inclusion of third-party characters in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. The ideas were merged together because Konami left the project, and the original projects were too similar to one another.