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.

Venisia Gonzalez

Published: Jun 18, 2014 10:53 am

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.

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.