April 26th, 2012

The big feature of Smash Bros. will be the cross-platform support, says Masahiro Sakurai

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Masahiro Sakurai has shared in regards to Smash Bros. on the 3DS and Wii U that “there is a certain dead end we come to if we just expand the volume of the game”, meaning “simply adding more characters, items and stages wouldn’t be enough”. He then explained that “the key to that’s going to be its dual support” for both platforms. We’re not sure of the specifics, but how are you expecting cross-platform support to be used?

  • BananaRox

    this seems interesting but it sounds rather gimmick.
    well ssb is awesome e ven with new controls!

    • Mondy

      You just said that to be first. :-C

    • haha

      I think after Kid Icarus, Sakurai love the stylus so much he is going to use it as the main controller for Smash Bros for 3DS and WiiU.

    • AceOfBlades247

      PLZ NO STYLUS!!!

    • Lv.5 Jacob

      Don’t worry. Analog is basically necessary for Smash Bros, and analog we got.

    • LoveCrayon

      He might make an option for stylus.

      He isn’t stupid enough to make one control scheme and make it the only control scheme.

    • Andrew

      gimmick wtf cross platform is not a gimcik 3d is more of a gimick

    • TheUltimateKoopa

      Does anyone know what the word “gimmick” actually means? Because I tell you what it does NOT mean. It does NOT mean “a feature that sucks and deserves negative responses”. Gimmicks aren’t another word for ‘bad things’.

    • nambinhvu

      @TheUltimateKoopa Depends what definition of the word you use. lol

    • Ttimer

      what i get out of the article is that the cross gaming could be like people playing on the wii U who are fighting others who R on the 3DS. which could mean………more characters on a platform or not.

      I hope they do the alternate costumes, so it could be cool having different ways of having the character look instead of just color change . :DKH

    • keaton

      they might have a final smash shortcut option that’s similar to SSF4 and you’ll have more than 1 final smash

    • Omarsonic9

      @TheUltimateKoopa
      a gimmick is a unique or quirky special feature that makes something “stand out” from its contemporaries.
      Source: Wikipedia
      XD [And im not kaizar :/]

    • japzone

      Are you forgetting how freakin customizable the controls were in Brawl? That was one of my favorite features. You could customize your control scheme to your exact preference and it also kept track of all your different controls for all the different controllers for the Wii(GPad, WiiMote, PadPro, ect)

    • haha

      Do you think Sony’s All Stars Battle Royale can beat Smash Bros?

  • BananaRox

    you know it would be cool if they aadded paper mario and yarn kirby to the characters

    • Total911

      I was thinking the same thing! Also their final smash attacks would be pretty obvious.

    • Beat

      Or at least as a costume, if not a new character.

    • Belinni

      I’d prefer characters like Paper Mario, Yarn Kirby, Young Link and Toon Gannon to become extra costumes for their respective characters. I know many people liked Young Link and Dr. Mario but what’s the point of having literally the same character with only minor adjustments? If I unlock a new character I want it to be a unique face!

      Also I really like the idea of changing the Alternate Colors for Alternate Costumes when you press a character’s portrait, it adds massive replayability in my opinion.

    • Xarreno

      ^Same here, Belinni

      If you want to go in the ways of yarn though… Prince Fluff as a playable character with his yarn abilities would be pretty cool (instead of another “Kirby”)

      As for paper Mario… maybe his unique partners? idk

  • http://thegamingpixelshow.com thegamingpixelshow.com

    Seems this cross platform is going to be a big part of the game since he says it will be part of the game’s central axis.

    • Joshua

      This ↑↑↑↑ -_-

    • Beat

      I still hope that having both won’t be necessary for standard play, as I don’t really have any extra 3ds lying around…

    • Pbsman

      I just hope SSB3DS isnt just a watered down port of the wii u version…..

    • I am Error

      @Pbsman I think the WiiU is already tons of times stronger than 3DS which means it will be unevitable that it comes as a watered down version, can’t say if port cuz it may have its own exclusive features.

  • TheGeekyOne

    I wonder if they’ll be doing something similar to the handling of the characters in Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure, only without the action figures. :P

    That is to say, keeping characters, items, abilities, etc., consistent between both versions, with the ability to swap them between consoles at will.

    • Spazzy Cactus

      1 word: profiles (with nintendo network)

  • Enzo

    How long do they usually work on with Super Smash Bros?

    • my name is of no importance

      i belive brawl was a couple of years, it takes a while because of all the different charcters and vast amount of content the devolpers put in

    • King Boo

      between the first 2, 2 years, then brawl was 7 years later. with everything that should be in this game, expect 3-4 years

    • http://www.fanfiction.net/~gamemaniac GameManiac

      Try to imagine creating the animations for every single character’s attacks, movements, and recoils.

      And then imagine diverse gaits for every other character.

    • MM-Royalninja

      @GameManiac Yeah but they have teams working on it!!!So it should be 10times less time then just one person working on it!!!so they could releace this game in christmas!but nintendo wouldnt do that cuz they all ready said it would be next year! uhh cant wait for next year…..

    • Enzo

      I highly doubt creating the animations for the attacks, movements, and recoils would be the thing that takes the longest. Think about it, though. Think about how much you can get done in a month working hours every day. Think about how much a group of people can get done. I think getting the concepts done and testing and the physics and trying to make it a good game take much longer than animation.

    • Ttimer

      And they not just work on motion but of details. Like if u play Brawl it has that good details. Even if there are teams they have to get basic moves down and then adding more of staging and all that work. and then having to fix bugs. i mean they use A LOT OF MATH in just programing the game to do basic moves and the MATH for EVERYTHING takes awhile. cant wait for next year :DKH
      it will be AWESOME

    • AceOfBlades247

      @MM-Royalninja

      THere was never one person working on it, Just think One person doing all the work

      Very Very Stressful

  • Zeem

    In the fighting genre, I don’t think theres really much you can do other than add more stages, characters and items. =/

    • http://images.wikia.com/croc/images/d/d5/Croc!.jpeg Mr Rex

      Yeah, but surely there must be something they can do. I’m guessing they’ll use the intensity meter like they did in KIU again. Besides that I can’t think of much else.

    • Beat

      Yeah, but this is smash bros. Not any old fighting game. They can at least add a new mechanic.

    • Belinni

      They could do a massive overhaul to the main story mode, I liked the Subspace Emissary but there were so many parts where I thought it either dragged on or wasn’t expanded upon enough. With the new Wii U hardware the gameplay and the story telling itself could be refined.

      However for Melee fans the 3DS version could simply replace the story for the Adventure Mode so many people loved. It’s not that I didn’t like Adventure Mode it’s just that I’m afraid the 3DS wouldn’t be able to handle what the Wii U could do and make a worse version of the same game.

      Having two different ways to play would also entice people to buy both games.

    • N_S

      I want speech in my new Subspace Emisary. Just because Mario and Link are quiet doesn’t mean that Sonic and Pit have to be. Having those two chattermouths shut up is as bad as making Mario give monologues.

    • My name is NOT Earl

      Although for brawl it was quite an exude cause the games he had he didn’t talked like in uprising, although I do support your idea cause it is completely true :P

  • Lazerith

    Character creation and customization perhaps?

    • AceOfBlades247

      ^^^This.

    • Beat

      This is what I’ve really been hoping for, and it seems like a obvious choice given how popular customization is.

    • http://en.gravatar.com/ GameManiac

      This seems like a great idea.

      You can create your own character and customize its moveset, as well as customize the overall moveset of EXISTING characters.

    • Hylian1Seven

      i don’t want Character Creation. though i want Every character in the game have at least 3 whole customizable move-sets.

    • Lv.5 Jacob

      Could be another good spot for Miis.

      Alternate skillsets would blow my mind. But man that would be a lot of work, especially considering what the roster tends to look like.

    • N_S

      For the older players, they could make a tool for creating characters on the PC that you could upload to your Wiu U or 3DS using Nintendo Network. It’s incredibly unlikely, but it’s nice to dream.

    • AceOfBlades247

      @G

    • AceOfBlades247

      My Bad about above^^^

      @GameManiac

      Doing that would make Sonic (If he is in there) The Strongest and Fastest Character.

      So Not likely.

    • Boosos

      I soo would not like sonic to come again.

    • My name is NOT Earl

      I do want sonic, smash bros is the only place where Mario and sonic do compete their arse off, unlike the mini games they give them each 2 years

  • http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/16a07c1e06c4010a42f31cc4d1a0702d.png ABEzilla116

    This is sounding better and better.

    • my name is of no importance

      i think it would b kinda awesome to use your mii, and then final smash would be an avalanche of all the miis you have on the sytem, and to improve on stage building

    • AceOfBlades247

      I already filled up my whole Mii boxes so mines is going to be “FULL POWER!!!”

    • MM-Royalninja

      @my name is of no importance Or may be all the mii’s could be in a stage like the yoshi and the polygon stage’s on SSB64!!!And the last boss would be the mario star or somthing!

    • Cecil 64

      the last boss should be the same. or not……….

    • Ttimer

      I actually love MASTER HAND….he is cool

  • uriel

    well i cant wait to see the first preview at e3 2014 ;) ……. wait :( then we can play it january 2015 damn …….. most likely….. hopefully it takes this long i want this game to be pirfect …..not purchasing for 3ds though ……not buying the game twice….. oh wait why not its not like it would be horrible to have two versions right?…..cough cough vita haters

  • Mondy

    I hope the game doesn’t rely too much on the wii u you as I won’t be buying 1

    • ChaosInvoker

      I agree! Not that I don’t plan on buying one, but I’ll wait a few years before picking one up.

      On the other hand I’ve had my 3DS since the midnight launch. Also I’ve wanted a handheld Smash Bros. more than any other game for several years!

      I hope they don’t put too much focus on this gimmick as I don’t want a watered down experience if I don’t get both games!!

    • Archer

      I agree! I won’t be getting a wii u until must-have game (I.e. Legend of Zelda) that is a platform exclusive comes out. Why get a console game when I can take it on the go?

      But if there is wii u specific content (such as characters), then I might consider getting a wii u.

    • Belinni

      I’m hopefully getting a Wii U so I can play Batman and Darksiders the way they were meant to be played. Also I want one for the inevitable Nintendo blockbusters where they will blow us away with both visuals and gameplay. It may take a while but we all know they will be there.

      Well… PC fans won’t be blown away but any Nintendo purist will sh*t bricks if the new Zelda game looks anything like the Tech Demo. Imagine sticking to Nintendo for so long you’ve never played a game in 1080p or using better engines than what was capable for the Wii, I think it would feel like a child’s first Christmas.

  • Sadsa

    I give him 4 years at least to make one, and please no one bug the living shit out of him this time to release it early brawl was fun, but not too balance as a result and many characters were cut as a result. More concern on Online and Local than story :P and more cameo characters.

  • skywake

    I’m going to be boring and say they’ll let you carry “profile” across different systems and versions. If I go online on my 3DS I can play against friends or randoms on their Wii Us, if I go to a friends place I can add to the stats for my profile. They tried carrying your settings around with the Wii Remote in Brawl so maybe this is just a better way of doing that.

    That’s the only thing I can think of that’s both “dual support”, more than “simply adding more” and not a massive gimmick…

    • Lv.5 Jacob

      Nintendo loves gimmicks, though. The difference is that they’re mostly good gimmicks.

    • N_S

      I feel like i’m being a jerk today with all these negative comments, but they wouldn’t be gimmicks if they had new characters behind them.

      I’ll run away now.

    • timotry

      it will be like rogers where you connect all your devices together

  • _

    Hopefully it’ll have support for both local and online multiplayer where users of either platforms (3DS and Wii U) will be able to fight each other. It would be a shame if it were anything less than this, but I have faith in Sakurai, so it’ll probably have this and more.

    • MM-Royalninja

      Yeah! that was what I was thinking ! The online battles should be that it dosnt matter if you play with the wii u or with the 3ds and you can vs every one with ether console!

    • http://www.youtube.com/user/ObsidiousGamers?feature=mhee Obsidious_D

      i’m pretty sure that this article is about adding that feature

  • Joel

    Maybe the 3DS could work as another control since it has a touchscreen like the wii u controller. or it could be simple and have characters you collect in one consolen transport into the other.

    • http://www.youtube.com/user/ObsidiousGamers?feature=mhee Obsidious_D

      no. the 3ds is NOT going to be a controller for the wiiu. there is going to be a ssb3ds and ssbwiiu but theyre going to be mostly the same game probably.

    • mariomarioman

      perhaps if you have both consoles, you can work across them. BUT i still want a full-fledged smash game to go.

  • Auzzie Wingman

    Hmm, I’d expect to see something where the 3DS version will have a more single player aim towards it. The Wii U version (which I’m guessing would have a stronger network due to simply better power compared to the 3DS) will have a much more open multiplayer drive to it.

    While both versions will have the underlying expectations of everyone (classic mode, versus mode, all the other little things), I kinda want the 3DS version to be more a beat em up RPG hybrid (still plays like a Smash game). What occurs in the 3DS counterpart will affect the background environment of the Wii U version’s community.

    They could try to do a Heroes VS Villains sort of deal on the global scale, similar to Heroes VS Heralds and Global Resistance. (At least, as one of the modes).

    If the 3DS version of the game is supposed to be a more single player focused experience, I don’t see why Character creation is out of the question.

    Also, bring back Board the Platforms, and make it so people can make their own Board the Platforms and Target Smash levels in the Stage Creator.

    • Person with a 3DS

      The last paragraph is bursting with WIN. That would be sooo awesome.

    • http://www.youtube.com/user/ObsidiousGamers?feature=mhee Obsidious_D

      maybe it’ll be easier to play multiplayer but what this article is saying is that wiiu and 3ds are going to be able to connect on online multiplayer so the 3ds is still gonna be able to do multiplayer, although it’ll probably be like the wiis (not wiiu)

  • George Tirebiter

    This is exactly why I’m anticipating the upcoming NSMB games for Wii U and 3DS will feature level editors and be able to trade levels between games. This would be a good way to test the waters for similar functionality in the upcoming games’ “stage builders.”

    Another benefit to cross-platform: The levels/stages could be distributed online AND via StreetPass.

    • George Tirebiter

      I’m sure you figured this out, but whenever I mention “stages” I’m talking about the bext Smash Bros. games. I just never mentioned it by name. Guess I pulled a Wii U “not showing the console.” XP

  • Soeroah

    In the early stages, he said something about an idea (very early stages, not even a rumour, just something he threw out there) where the 3DS version could be used to ‘train’ characters that could be used in the Wii U version.

    Whether that means RPG type growth for characters or simply unlocking new skins or even characters on the 3DS to be used on the Wii U version, I’m not sure.

    • Belinni

      I remember that as well, always though it would be a cool step up from using those lame stickers to get stronger.

      I know people will hate what I’m about to bring up but I’d also enjoy certain hidden characters to be exclusive to each version. Like Lucario being in the Wii U version while Mewtwo is in the 3DS version or perhaps 3rd party characters like Travis Touchdown in the Wii U version to represent the hardcore crowd Nintendo wants to win back and that Penguin thing from King of Pirates for the 3DS to represent the All-Around crowd Nintendo wants to keep.

  • http://www.youtube.com/ZeAllMighty1 ZeAllMighty1

    They better not add ‘console exclusive characters’ or I will not buy it. I’m not buying two copies of the game just too get all the characters.

  • http://nintendo3dsblog.com/photos-of-a-kid-icarus-uprising-float-in-japan Kaizar

    Hey guys, just wanted to say sorry for all the fake specs I’ve been posting. I actually thought they where the real specs, but now i realize how wrong they actually where and how much of an idiot I was for believing they where real. I won’t do it any more.

    SHABLAGOO!

    • Ness

      About damn time.

    • Mondy

      You should change your name

    • DavidW

      You are one hell of a guy. Instead of continuing posting them after you realized they were bogus, you fess up to everybody. Bravo, and shablagoo.

    • Wildman

      MINT BERRY CRUNCH my good man!!

    • Lv.5 Jacob

      You are a beautiful internet person, and I applaud your honesty.

    • Captain Falcon

      *slow clap*
      :)

    • KING Z

      SHABLAGOO! :D

    • Omarsonic9

      Nice,
      post the specs again so we can get annoyed again, no im serious.
      Comments are boring without you :P

    • revolution5268

      well i am in a good mode today and this is 3DS blog so i forgive you…
      in this blog wii must stick together and wii must leave luck to heave because now your playing with power…3D power.

    • adrian12369

      why do i get the feeling that this isn’t actually him?

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/TheTEChguy27 TheTEChguy27

    Handheld Smash Bros. and high-definition Smash Bros., released at the same time. Can’t wait. I really hope they add more third-party characters, like Mega Man.

    • Spazzy Cactus

      lolno… crapcom would probably give us boxart megaman ._.

    • MM-Royalninja

      Oh megaman would be like the BEST character in the hole game!!!May be they should put megaman from legends or battle network or zero!!!Bucouse all the other megaman were in games like M vs C etc…

    • Lv.5 Jacob

      Lol, Cactus.

      As long as the discussion is about Megaman, I would rather see Star Force, Zero, Legends, or one of the protagonists from ZXA.

      The ZX series was so good, why did they stop making it? T^T Crapcom struck again

    • timotry

      lol crapcom…

  • sean

    i think it would be cool if you could have a wifi match of eight people between, say, 5 3DS’s and 3 Wii U’s

    • RIVER

      ….whats wrong with just 4 v.s 4?

  • Bewoulf2000

    I won’t be enough, but it sure would be nice :D

  • http://hybrilynx.net/ Hybrilynx

    its pretty obvious more characters and stages doesnt mean anything. also if i was able to make games so many years ago, i would have already made something like a metroid prime hunter on the ds, have online multiplayer player with a metroid prime hunters wii version. if they do something like this, i would only think, about time.

  • http://passid.ca/8bit Ian

    Sometimes when people hear “big feature” they hear “gimmick” when they don’t know what it is…

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/GMMAwesome?feature=mhee G.M.M.

    Well news might be slow for this game right now, but at least we’re getting some. I really hope I have enough money in the end to get both of these games… BECAUSE I NEED EVERY CHARACTER AND STAGE AND… well, you get what I mean :)

  • DavidW

    I’d like DLC p. Once you download dlc on your 3ds (or wii u) it will come up on your wii u (or 3ds). They should save move sets for dlc. Like just keep ness in the game, but make lucas and ninten as move sets.

  • SakuMo

    If I recall correctly, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time had cross-platform online play with the DS and Wii. So the concept of playing online with say, Wii U vs 3DS, is completely plausible. Heck, that’s what I figured they were doing in the first place when they announced it for both systems.

    As much as I like SSB, I’m not excited about this yet, mostly as a defense mechinism because I know it’s a ways off, lol. But I’m patient to wait; after all, I have plenty to play in the meantime.

  • tkdkbw

    The 3DS is a handheld, so it will rely more heavily on Single Player modes.
    The Wii U is a Home console, so it will be more for multiplayer.

    I think they will take the Pokemon Battle Revolution approach and allow the 3DS to be a controller, while also being able to transfer trophies and other bits of data between systems.

    the 3DS will have Streetpass ability allowing you to collect random coins and/or coins for the trophy thing they put in Melee and brawl (coin thing and coin launcher.)

    I think the characters on the 3DS will reflect more handhelds, and the wii u more platform characters giving “both games” a more unique feel, while also allowing you to *maybe* transfer them between systems or at least allowing you to play when using the 3DS as a controller.

    I dont know how many will agree, but the WII U seems like a GIANT 3DS to me, the TV being one screen and the controller being the bottom touch screen…
    just an extra thought.

    • MM-Royalninja

      About the street pass!!!may be nintendo will be intelegent enough to make a house pass thing!!!Like if you have a buddy that has a N3DS and he/she goes to your house with it the wii u will get the data like street pass!!!That would be preaty cool!!!

    • tkdkbw

      I think it will allow you to get trophys and coins (which streetpass would do.

      I think you are saying the same thing i was saying,

      they’ll probably throw in a couple achievements when you connect to multiple systems.

      may even store Wii U data on the 3DS so you can connect Wii Us in a more direct way. if that makes sense

    • tkdkbw

      I can also see using your mii as a fighter after playing 24+ hours, then it taking on the moveset of your most used character, or you select your fav character then unlock it. this would be the best and only way I could see the Mii being used. otherwise they wouldnt be able to make a moveset…
      I could also see the Mii’s weight effecting the moveset choices… kinda like it determined the weight class in MK wii and 7

    • Xarreno

      I’d say it would be the opposite way around. The Wii was meant to be more “family” oriented, but that’s the exact opposite of the Wii U. They even described that the U was meant for “something for everyONE” specifically. So the single player would be on the home console and the multiplayer for the 3DS.

      When I think about it that way, though, it just seems wrong… I honestly think that both should be centered around single player and the 3DS has more multiplayer aspects (given the fact that people will be carrying it around with them and all…). Still cool stuff.

    • tkdkbw

      when i say that the 3DS will be more single player i mean it’s one device and one “controller”, the wii u can be used by multiple people at once.

      the 3DS will have a lot more connectivity since it is so portable, but will be centered on single player since you may not have multiple systems close by.

      I think they may attempt the Street Fighter statue fighting thing with your Mii character (only if the Mii has a represented moveset or other way of showing rank/power)

  • Daviz

    I would love to see them add master balls as well as poke balls. And master balls could always hold legendary Pokemon. Also my ideas for new pokemon are Arceus: Changes the stage you are playing on. Darkrai: Makes all opponents fall asleep.

    • Beat

      Whoah. That Arceus idea would be awesome.

    • Lv.5 Jacob

      That would screw with so many people. :P

    • kelvin

      how about pikachu using thunderbolt to make your opponents blast off team rocket style

    • George

      heehee…BALLS!…that was immature of me.

    • My name is NOT Earl

      Cool….although master balls should be very rare then…still awesome

    • oblivion comet

      I think palkia should be the one to change maps because it would make sense and dialga could slow down the games timer and giratina could distort the controls and flips the screen upside down and arceus could fire his lazors.

  • Majora’s Incarnation

    Majora and Zant for SSB4!

    • MM-Royalninja

      Very good Idea!!! Majora would be so cool!!!and skull kid would be even better!!!And Vaati and pig Ganon!!!And how the last zelda game was LoZ:OoT 3D they should add link from LoZ:OoT 3D!!!And of course ganondorf from the same game!!!

    • http://en.gravatar.com/ GameManiac

      I think we’ll likely see Girahim (I think I spelled his name wrong) in SSB4.

    • Hylian1Seven

      i’ve been wanting Skull Kid in ssb since Melee came out

    • Majora’s Incarnation

      Maybe even Deku, Goron, Zora, and FD Link! That would be awesome!

  • MM-Royalninja

    Now THIS might be the best multiplayer game on the 3DS and Wii U!!!I do Hope it has a better online mode then kid icarus:Uprising or MK7 did!!!Some thing that would be awsome is to fight with your mii!!!That would make the game a lot more interesting!!!

    • http://news Billy★

      I totally agree, that would make this game awesome, plus if you can play with more characters that would be a hit, but would it be also good if they came out with a super mario galaxy for the 3ds with multiplayer and with your mii plus more characters you can play with.

    • MM-Royalninja

      I think like more than 50 stages would be awsome to!!!And with the DLC linke more than 80!!!That would make it like a blockbuster!!!

    • http://news Billy★

      oh yeah!!

    • uhga buga

      ki:u and mk7 has good online if you ask me i just want this game to have better online than BRAWL

  • Dylan

    thats stupid! more characters and stages WOULD BE AWESOME! who cares about this cross platform crap, its a damn fighting game not…. frickn pokemon stadium

    • MM-Royalninja

      It actualy makes the game a little more interesting!!!And if they make the same game for 2 consoles then why not make it compatible!!! But thats just my opinon…

    • miiworld2

      @MM-Royalninja your opinion is better than Dylan. Dylan is just a Street fighting junkie who don’t know a dime about new innovative content on something bland like a fighting game.

      Besides it’s too early to even judge a game that’s not even far from development.

  • Sharic X

    We need Dillon! And maybe Rayman. Though he’s not a main choice…But keep Sonic!!!

    • MM-Royalninja

      And sakura from Sakukura samurai:art of the sword!!!That would make the game 1000,000,000,000 times better!!!

    • uhga buga

      4REAL when i played rolling western i couldnt stop imagining Dillon as a smash bros character =D maybe even put Mallo from pushmo

    • Lv.5 Jacob

      This thing would be the best thing. They need to get the eShop guys in on the fight.

    • My name is NOT Earl

      Malo from pushmo? Maybe as an assist trophy, he doesnt have to much of movements aside from pushing, pulling, and jumping blocks. And those could be used as to make him an annoyingly great assist trophy, grabbing you if you are near the one who summons and pushing you if you are near an edge, and move freely through the stages.

    • DavidW

      @My name is NOT Earl I had thought about this before, and I came up with a zangief/hagaar style. He would throw, grab, and well, pull, his opponents across the screen with judo style moves.

    • Xarreno

      As was I, Sharic X.

      I honestly think they came up with the moves for Dillon in Dillon’s Rolling Western to resemble Smash Bros. He has a standard combo, air attacks, possible specials (grind, burrow, charge, bombs, etc.), and even something that looks like a final smash. Totallly a new character.

      As for Pushmo, I always took the thought of it placing as a stage like Donkey Kong and Pictochat. Where it would have the appearance of Smashville (with the friendly characters in the background) and you could actually jump onto the blocks that Mallo pulls out as the time goes on. The stage would also change because there are different puzzles.

  • Sharic X

    Oh wait! Skull kid would be awesome.

    • Joshua

      I Agree. But Only Because Majora’s Mask 3D Will Be Out Before This.

    • tob2007

      @Joshua
      If it comes out at all. I firmly believe they should release it on the Wii U instead. Ocarina of Time showed what the 3DS was capable of, why not do the same with the Wii U? Of course, I prefer handheld gaming (handheld is and always will be the best), so I’d still be overjoyed to have a 3DS release of Majora’s Mask.

    • Joshua

      Why Release It On Wii U If It Would Be Better On 3DS? Though I Would Still Be Happy If It Was On Wii U, But Wouldnt Be Cool Just 2 Close Ur 3DS (While Playing Majora’s Mask) & Then Pick It Up Later Without Having 2 Save & Quit? & Majora’s Mask Will Be On Wii U Anyways

    • Tina

      I want skull kid and transformation mask young Link :D

  • Shayse

    Umm… just like the psvita and the ps3 we can finish where we started on the wii u by connecting the devices and we might have
    an update that allows us to do that!

    • uhga buga

      could be but i think nintendo will do something different than tht simple idea

  • Beat

    Wait. Does having 2 versions mean that I’ll have to cough up $100 for the WiiU and 3ds versions?

    …Not that I wouldn’t do that for a Smash Bros game…

    • Joshua

      If Ur Willing 2 Buy 1 Game On 2 Different Consoles For $100, U Have 2 Be A DumbAss Fanboy.

    • Neil

      Joshua, when the game is awesome, what it’ll be, then I guess all will buy it for both consoles! Cuz the Smash bros series are just awesome! And so will this one. And the games wont be absolutly the same -_-

      And why the firetrucking should he be a fanboy? lol

    • uhga buga

      i have zero plans on geting this for 3ds i feel as though ssb is one of the best console games ever created don’t even know how much time i spent on this series.

      But if the 3ds version has enough exclusive features or major difference i might pick it up.

      @Neil fanboys probably don’t give two shits and will pickup both not caring. im not saying all are like that because ima huge ssb fan but will take some persuading if you want me too pick up both.

    • Elctric

      Who knew being a dumb ass fanboy would be so fun :D

    • miiworld2

      Buying three copies of Call of Duty for PS3, XBOX360 and Wii, with the exact same content, makes one a DumbAss Fanboy.

      Buying two copies of Smash Bros. for 3DS and WiiU, with content unique enough to segregate both games from each other makes one a Smart Fanboy.

      Which side are you on?

  • Beat

    Oh, and does anyone know if they’re going to do a “smash dojo” website thing again? Where they update it every few days with ideas and characters and stuff? Because I followed that website every day for a year.

    • AceOfhearts

      I seriously hope they do. The Dojo was the only reason I was patient while waiting for Brawl.

    • miiworld2

      Oh, I L.O.V.E that site. It won’t be a surprise if the Dojo gets open again.

  • http://en.gravatar.com/ GameManiac

    When the first thing that I see when entering this blog is Mario on fire, I know it’s Super Smash Bros. related.

    I’m thinking a fairly deep level of customization between both games. If I recall, I heard a while ago that the 3DS version (likely only one person per handheld) will allow for specific character customization, while the Wii U version (where friends can compete against each other) can show off their progress.

    I SERIOUSLY hope there’s something of this game during E3 2012. The wait should’t be painful if we’re informed of the game’s progress from time to time.

    • http://en.gravatar.com/ GameManiac

      …Oh wait a minute. The character customization was just a theory. It’d be effective howbeit. The character’s will have a greater movepool, and you can select which attack for which command.

  • Spazzy Cactus

    We need Young Link back >_

    • MM-Royalninja

      Yeah! young link is the best!

    • MM-Royalninja

      Especially OoT and MM young link version’s!

    • BananaRox

      they could also add kingdom hearts and final fantasy figures if square-enix would agree.
      But i’m afraid it would be a dissidia clone

      P.s. Crash bandicoot got it memorized

    • SakuMo

      @Square Enix idea: Considering Nintendo owns the rights to Dragon Quest now, I wonder if we’ll see some DQ characters? Just a thought.

    • Cecil 64

      @SaKuMo
      i agree with you.if dragon quest and mario both come out in fortune street,why not in smash brothers?
      same with final fantasy.mario and FF both come out in mario hoops 3 on 3 and mario sports mix.

    • Tina

      I agree, with OOT3D and the eventual MM3D, Young Link should return!

  • 3DSNINJA!!

    My friend is planning on buying a Wii U and I have a 3DS. I REALLY hope you can play the 3DS and Wii U version together (like, do a battle with one person on the 3DS version and one on the Wii U verson).

    • The Tri-Forse Cookie

      That would make life like a cookie….. Its awesome.

  • Giro Kaden

    I think it would be pretty awesome if you got a ghost type cpu in street pass that plays like the person you street passed.

  • SmashPlayer

    I hope we don’t have to buy both versions to play the full game.

  • Captain Falcon

    Just improve the gameplay first. I’m hoping that dual support won’t turn out to be a huge gimmick. :/

  • BellaKazza

    I’m really sick of the head-strong here in the comments section calling this cross platforming a “gimmick”.
    Ever heard of the word “innovation”!?!? C’mon, Nintendo tries to bring new experinces to gamers and people everywhere and you whine because it’s not the same thing over and over.
    Sometimes I just think you people would just be happy if they just upped the graphics and never did anything different.
    Give me a break. Nintendo hasn’t screwed up yet and they are a trust worthy company, so when they do, do this cross platforming thing, I expect it to work like a dream. Such as the motion controls, analog thumb stick, 3D imagery, rumble feature and other perfections made by Nintendo.

    • MM-Royalninja

      agreed!!!I think this idea is great!!!People should take it like a move to the future of gameing!!!

    • Zack

      Exactly… It’s like everyone is tired of the same thing AND resistant to change. What a dumb way of thinking of things. Nintendo will do something fun, innovative, and make a really good game. Then everyone’s gonna be like “I hate the way they changed blah blah blah blah” If you’re resistant to change, you fall behind. So just shut up and enjoy the fun games.

  • 8bitglitch

    I can’t wait!

  • Swag King

    Honestly I believe that they are going to allow us 3DS owners to play online against Wii U players and they’re probably going to have like some weird shit going on also. Like trophies and possibly mini games or something. -.- Idk something out of the ordinary, you know how Nintendo is “innovation”

    Aint saying this game isn’t gonna be awesome though.

    Just waiting on a confirmation that Marth will still be in this one. If he’s not then I might just lose it.

  • Littlebigmusic

    I think being able to choose move sets for you character could really refresh the series without just adding items. Although, I think since there are many new characters, they should at least add more items from the series that are there.

  • Ty

    Speaking of Masahiro Sakurai, I finally picked up Kid Icarus: Uprising. It’s a lot better than I thought it would be, and now my 3DS is getting more use (was a dust magnet for the past few months; I can thank the awesome thing that is a Vita for that). Really need more games of this quality for 3DS. Can’t wait for KH: 3D.

  • Zack

    If the cross-platform support is going to be the biggest and most compelling feature, then it sounds like they are going to do something interesting with it. Wasn’t it confirmed that the 3DS could not be used as a controller for the Wii U? It would be neat if two people with Wii U and 3DS versions of the game could play together though.

  • smosh

    hey check out this new you tubers videos his name is nintendoFan8oy

  • Nathan

    I HATE CROSS PLATFORM PLAY keep the stupid systems separate!

  • Nintendo Knight

    EPIC!!!!

  • creeaz

    please tell me that mario pic isnt from the 3DS

    • Beat

      It’s from brawl.

  • luigi is boss

    Actually now that I think about it, there could be something cool and exclusive for the 3ds version. Its risky but they could have something similar with scylanders (scanning toys) exept with trophies. I would love that!!

  • George

    Yay!…no sacrasm in that!

  • 3DSNINJA!!

    I HAVE AN IDEA!!!

    A new challenger aproches: Fancy Pants Man

    Thumbs up if you agree…

    • Beat

      There is no way that is happening. The gaming industry hates flash games because they’re free.

  • 3dsKiD

    they should make an rpg type story mode

    • Captain Falcon

      They already implemented RPG in Brawl (stickers in SSE), but it wasn’t a great experience.

    • Captsu Ichicon

      Hello captain falcon!

  • Jodel

    I want the cross platform support layout to be like how the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita versions of Street Fighter X Tekken connect. Vita has the exclusive characters then you can play as those characters on the PS3 version. When SSB4 comes out for the 3DS and Wii U, if one version has exclusive characters, the player can transfer the characters to the other version and vice versa.

  • Nap1400

    Fact: Every comment Sakurai makes about SSB4 results in the internet exploding.

    Look no further than this comment section to find proof.

  • the pig

    first off i wanna say, im a big smash bros fan and zelda fan. but im not afraid to say that young link was a pretty lame character, i mean toon link was like 10x cooler. also, ive been thinking about toon ganon since i saw toon link. young link was pretty much the same as regular link, but toon ganon has swords so he would be so much different. can someone tell me what exactly cross platforming means? oh yeah and i believe if they be TOO innovative and change the signature ssb formula too much it might be bad. i just hope ssb will still require skill to be good at. and instead of naming it like super smash bros destroy or something they should name it the NEW super smash bros if they r gonna change it drastically which they might

  • waluigi

    Put me in nintendo please!

    • Cecil 64

      sure,as an assist trophy

    • Joshua

      @waluigi, I Think You Will Be Pleased With Your Spot In SSB4.

  • Cecil 64

    well,this is getting better and better.
    just hoping megaman or zero should be in it :)
    oh and ya,bring back mewtwo.

  • the pig

    just wanta say im a huge ssb and zelda fan, and also, young link was a stupid character. he was the same as regular link, toon link on the other hand was cool cuzz he was a bit different from his original. i think toon ganon would be wicked cuz he had swords so he wouls alot different from his oroginal. oh yeah and im not sure if the rpg thing would be good idea. if they change the ssb formuls too much they could kill it. as long as they make it like the othe ssb games in a way that it takes skill to be good at thatd be good

    • Majora

      No. Young Link was a lot better than Toon Link, TL doesn’t have fire arrows or wall jumping. Otherwise they are both faster and lighter than regular Link, so not the same.

    • Captsu Ichicon

      omfg can you fking type? You must be young

    • Beat

      @Majora

      But Young Link doesn’t have awesome cartoon bomb smoke. The cartoon bomb smoke is totally worth it.

  • http://yahoo.com alex

    i hope its like the wii and 64 kind

  • L Beast
  • http://nintendo3dsblogs that dude

    who else think’s MII characters should be announced
    -p.s-i wrote this on my 3ds

  • http://nintendo3dsblogs that dude

    ohh and the masks and the hats you get off streetpass can be worn by your mii or it has whatever you equiped on your 3ds mii :D

    • another dude

      pay in mind that this is also on wiiu (AND U DO NOT CARRY A FIGGYN CONTROLLER AROUND TO GET HATS ITS STUPID) so it would be unlockeble hats u can maybe buy in the games… yyeehh that my opinion… i got 999 coins for the ssbb but i was hoping for mii char in this game

  • timotry

    will there be some love for gamecube controllers

    • Beat

      Doubtful. :/

    • Nap1400

      Something tells me Nintendo will make an attackment to the Wiimote or something that has the same control scheme as a GCN controller.

      In fact, there are some classic controllers out there right now that are modeled after GCN controllers, so it shouldn’t be too big of an issue.

    • adrian12369

      I ALWAYS use the GC controller in SSBB

  • Captsu Ichicon

    anyone agree that roy should return?

    • Awake yet?

      mmmmmmeh I like ike!!!

  • the pig

    majora, fire arrows suck. and im pretty sure TL can wall jump, but if not that wasnt really useful anyway. think about it, TL was ALOT sicker, he had cartoon explosive bombs lol. also, his downward thrust when used on a diagonal angle would make him follow the path and the air from it would push an enemy back…. way sicker. so yeah dude, YL is sooo close to reg link that its not even funny. its like comparing falco and fox from melee, except the two links are more similar

  • the pig

    also TLs stationary A stab attack is faster, and his downward thrust can pogo stick on people

  • Xarreno

    Get Geno in this time. Like so:

  • Sharic X

    Everyone! We need DILLON! He’d be awesome!!! Or maybe play as Waddle Doo! And his special could be that he turns into King Doo from Kirby’s Return to Dream Land.

    ————————————-
    SIDE NOTE:

    How do I get a gravatar?

  • The GG

    Me + ssbb + Nintendo 3ds flame red + online cross online play while taking a dump = Epic battles! Please dont change the winning formula!

  • Sharic X

    New Characters We Need!

    1)Mega Man – Special: Power Suit
    2)Yarn Kirby – Special: ?
    3)Paper Mario – Special: ?
    4)Mr. L – Special:?
    5)The Slime – Special: ?
    6)Dillon – Special: ?
    7)Goku – Special: Super Saiyan
    8)Waddle Doo – Special: King Doo
    9)Galacta Knight – Special: Halberd of Awesomeness

    ? means I need a suggestion. Ok?

    • Beat

      Mr. L would go in his robot-thingy (forgot what it was called) for final smash.

    • the pig

      goku…..no

    • http://Nintendoworlds.net TurboPikachu

      Zoroark please!!! I’d love to see Zoroark appear as an identical clone of one of her 3 opponents, and for her to have that character’s moves and everything until she takes a hit. :D Just like in Pokemon B/W!!!!

    • Jacob

      1) Cool
      2) You should replace yarn Kirby with prince Fluff. Also, Tank Form.
      3) Using the Crystal Stars
      4) Same as Beat: Brobot
      5) I’m leneint with Slime. I don’t like him but he can stay. King Slime, slime stack, slime tank, etc… too many to choose
      6) His high-powered Arma-Mode
      7) No
      8) How about Bandana Dee and a Wall of Spears?
      9) Galacta Knight doesn’t use the Halberd. He would have swords raining down or Tornadoes

  • Vita3dsName

    cool maybe they will add Geno or Megaman

  • Salance

    I would sort of like to see a system where you could switch characters with other character off of a large bank of characters online not some super huge list just like 15-20 that you could switch out someone like jigglypuff or sonic or some one if you dislike them but I dont ever see that being in a game lol

  • Nesyaj0

    As long as the case isn’t the Wii U having more characters than the 3DS, than I don’t really care what the dual support is.

    I hope it’s more along the lines of cross platform online play and maybe have some sort of cross story line.
    2 different story lines for the 2 consoles but they can intertwine and unlock different stuff for connecting systems, ect.

    I also hope if they decide to add another stage creator that it’s better build than the SSBB one, I had a blast making different stages for SSBB but it was WAY too limited.

  • Matthius

    Maybe the 3ds version would have exclusive characters that the WiiU didn’t and vice versa! That would give a reason to buy both versions. Like sora from DDD and Hero from Fire Emblem Awakening. And for the WiiU side Pikmin 2 characters and whatever other games for WiiU come out!

  • timotry

    They should make a special pack where you get the wii u with ssb4.
    They could also make another special package where you get the wii u and 3ds version of ssb4 for under 89$ at least.

    who agrees

    p.s. im new here

  • Anthrozil Warroir 3

    Here’s an idea: the use of AR cards to set the stage on your tabletop! An advanced and more interactive version of the Kid Icarus Uprising AR Battles! AWESOME!!! ^v^

    Though I wonder how the boundaries will be set in relation to the AR cards, as well as pits and also platforms (hmm, those could be placed in no relation to real surfaces. . . ).

    And maybe it could be like its own custom stage(s). . .

    And then however else I can do with the idea, to play with it and polish it in my mind. Though it likely won’t affect what’s going into the real product. Cause I’m a mere fan. =P

    • Sora

      Maybe what will happen is when you place at most three cards: one of stage and two for characters and then you push start to battle, the screen will go black for a second and then you see the actual stage filling up your table and you watch your characters battle IN that stage ON your table like a real Brawl match.

      Now that would be epic.

  • miiworld2

    bit.ly/SSB3DP

    This isn’t anything Smash news, but it’s a Smash related fanfic I wrote based on the upcoming 3DS Game, simply titled Super Smash Bros. 3D. It’s about a Nintendo fan who unleashed the Smash characters to New York City after stealing a Smash-edition 3DS from Nintendo Japan. Hope you guys like it. I’m enjoying writing this.

    I can hardly wait for the title, I think there’s gonna be a special Smash-edition 3DS as well.

  • Hmm

    If the big feature of Smash Bros is only cross platform, then I’m not impressed.

    I’m worried about the limitations that could possibly be implemented to the Wii U game in case the 3DS can’t handle something that could be done exclusively on the Wii U.

  • Thatguy111

    PUT MAGNUS IN THIS GAME.

  • SleepyGuyy

    Soooooo…. 3DS controller? Super level editor on WiiU , then transfer to 3DS save. Maybe friends can bring over content using their WiiU controler OR 3DS!! CUSTOM SKINS!!!! REPLAY SAVES!!!! DOUBLE MATCHES!!! SIMULTANEOUS MATCHES!!!! 3DS 3D MATCH STREAMING (observe or play like WiiU controler … w/ 3d)!!!!! UNLOCKS CARRY OVER !!!! DLC CARRY OVER!!!!! AR SUPPORT!!!! CROSS PLATFORM PLAAAAYY!!!!!!!(yes its possible, but the person on 3ds will have lower res textures & polygons) !!!! AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH *beep beep beep beep beep beep beeeeeeeeeeeeeeee..*

  • Big Mac

    I’d like to th’ee th’ome of the A’ttthhhh’ist tropi’thh’ in th’ma’thhh bro’th, lil’ Mac wa’th cool a’th a character
    (s=th)

  • Rage Quit…err

    Get TOM NOOK AS A CHARACTER IN THISSS LET HIM USE “U OWE ME RENT ATTACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
    now thats cool

  • smilesgomiles

    i would like to have a huge multiplayer where some people use the Wii U controller some use the wii remote and some use the 3ds

  • VACUUMWAVE

    i think it would be interesting if nintendo would release new characters monthly through dlc for the game and some costumes