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Super Smash Bros for Wii U and 3DS – New Item: Fairy Bottle
Another new item surfaces, care of Sakurai’s daily Smash updates: The Fairy Bottle. We see Bowser desperately trying to grab the fairy in a bottle to recover damage. According to the Miiverse quote,...
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Super Smash Bros for Wii U and 3DS – Week in Review 2/14 (Little Mac)
Monday: Lazy Dog Day A Nintendog lays on the floor and watches TV. They can’t all be winners. Knowing a game like this, I’m sure once we’re in game and can zoom in, we’ll see some fun references...
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Super Smash Bros for Wii U and 3DS – Diddy Kong Cartwheels In
Well color me surprised – going off of the previous update schedules, I expected a DK announcement around the release of Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, but due to the partner system of that...
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Super Smash Bros for Wii U and 3DS – Week in Review 2/21(Diddy Kong)
Monday: Mac’s Ground Game Sakurai gives us a staunch reminder that Little Mac is a ground based character and his air game is admittedly weak. This is going to stand true about both his attacks (at...
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Super Smash Bros for Wii U and 3DS – Semi Auto Finishers
Today’s Super Smash Bros update is an interesting one. Sakurai tells us that “consecutive standard attacks will always transition into a finishing move.” As usual this is a tad vague, as nothing in...
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Super Smash Bros for Wii U and 3DS – Week in Review 2/28 (Diddy, Waluigi,...
Monday: Diddy Jets Around As usual, with a new character announcement comes multiple days of shots of said character. Diddy’s Rocketbarrel returns as his Up B recovery, and an effective attack when...
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Super Smash Bros for Wii U and 3DS – Little Mac’s New and Dynamic Side Smash
Now this is an interesting one! Mr. Sakurai tells us that Little Mac’s side smash is a straight right… but can also be an uppercut or a body blow. We’re used to “tilted smash attacks” – many...
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Super Smash Bros for Wii U and 3DS – New Legend of Zelda Cucco Item?
Today’s update looks short but sweet – Cuccos now appear on stage! There’s no indication that picking up a Cucco will allow your character to glide through the air like so many incarnations of Link...
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Super Smash Bros for Wii U and 3DS – New Item! Kid Icarus Ore Club
New items a go-go this week, it looks like. The Ore Club, one of the many (many) weapons from Kid Icarus: Uprising is available to swing at opponents in Super Smash Bros. No indication of knock back...
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Super Smash Bros for Wii U & 3DS – Nintendo Direct News! (Greninja,...
Yesterday’s Nintendo Direct has brought us a great amount of news, from characters to release dates. We now know that the 3DS version will come to us in the summer while the Wii U will hit the console...
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Super Smash Bros for Wii U and 3DS – Lucina, Robin and Captain Falcon
An exciting day, as promised! We’re able to confirm two Newcomers and a Veteran fighter, as well as de-confirm a suspected character. In case you haven’t seen it yet, head on over to the official...
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Super Smash Super Smash Bros for Wii U and 3DS – Week in Review 7/11/14...
Monday the 7th – Gunning for Glory The Mii Gunner is shown performing a side smash, the longest in the game, according to Sakurai. Why you would show this move and explain how long it is, then not...
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Super Smash Bros for Wii U and 3DS Week In Review – 7/18/14 (Robin, Lucina)
Monday the 14th – CHARACTERS…and a trophy As discussed earlier this week, we have two newcomers and a returning vet. You can read all the details here. Early thoughts on design and moveset...
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Super Smash Bros for Wii U and 3DS – Week in Review 7/25/14 (Robin, Starfox,...
Pretty slow week in Smash news. Little to report on, even less to analyze. Monday the 21st – Nosferatu As suspected, Robin’s down-B special is indeed Nosferatu. It allows him to deal damage and heal...
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Super Smash Bros for Wii U and 3DS – Week in Review 8/1/14 (Takamaru, Paper...
Busy week, in retrospect: Two new stages, an assist trophy, an item and a new mode! Monday the 28th – Takamaru Slices In Takamaru appears as a new assist trophy, throwing blades in multiple...
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Super Smash Bros for Wii U and 3DS – Metaknight Returns to the Battle
A long-missing Brawl veteran is finally confirmed to return to fight in Super Smash Bros later this year. The popular Metaknight from Mr. Sakurai’s own Kirby series has officially arrived. The still...
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Super Smash Bros for Wii U and 3DS – Week in Review 8/8/14 (Daybreak,...
Monday the 4th – The Frog Prince Assist Trophies are a good way to wedge in an obscure reference. The Sable Prince from a Japan-only game that was rather similar to Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening...
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Super Smash Bros for Wii U and 3DS – Week in Review 8/15 (Metaknight, Smash Run)
Big week – Metaknight returns! MK was one of the most anticipated Brawl veterans to return, and Mr. Sakurai took his time revealing him. In fact, he teased it on Monday. In other news, details on...
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Super Smash Bros for Wii U and 3DS – Week in Review 8/22/14 (Ghirahim, Zero...
An alternate costume, two more assist trophies and the sound test mode. We’re down to the wire here – Just about 3 weeks until the Japanese launch date of Smash 3DS which is when we’ll learn every...
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Super Smash Bros for Wii U and 3DS – Week in Review 8/29/14 (Shulk, Bowser...
Very interesting week. Officially, we’ve seen more of Mii character customization, Classic mode and the official reveal of Shulk. Unofficially, we’ve seen a leak that confirms multiple characters and...
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