Nintendo has just begun to bring the relentless hype train to the attention of the general public with the first Japanese commercial for Super Smash Bros. for 3DS. It’s rather short, but packed within its 15 seconds are some beautiful animated cutscenes mixed with a glimpse at gameplay of a four-player battle. Somehow, I believe that this quarter-minute clip…
In his latest “pic of the day” screenshots for the upcoming Super Smash Bros. titles on Miiverse, series director Masahiro Sakurai revealed the main menu screen for the 3DS version. It appears rather similar to the main menu design of Brawl, with bold, clean, colourful icons representing each option. Sakurai adds in his caption that “The icons…
Nintendo World Report have been uploading some very appealing content to their YouTube channel of late, providing us with new footage of Super Smash Bros. for 3DS. The team have provided gameplay for multiple stages of the game, and were even kind enough to include direct-feed 3DS audio! The most interesting out of the bunch is the Gerudo Valley…
Nintendo have confirmed via the official Super Smash Bros. Facebook that the upcoming fighting games will make an appearance at the upcoming San Diego Comic Con. That’s not all; the event will host the first ever Smash 3DS tournament, and “tips and tricks live-streamed straight from the show floor”. Nintendo also seem to have a secret reveal planned, teasing that…
The most recent official Smash Bros. trailer announced that Robin and Lucina (from the 3DS’ Fire Emblem Awakening) will be newcomers. The video also confirmed the return of Smash veteran, Captain Falcon, from the F-Zero series. The character reveal movie was created by Anima, who also animated the cutscenes for Fire Emblem Awakening. The video starts off with Lucina…
Zelda Universe is once again partnering with Fangamer for a smashing new contest. On Monday, a new Super Smash Bros. fighter will be revealed. Think you can guess who it will be? Then head over to our Facebook page and leave a comment with your prediction. Guess correctly, and your name goes into a pool to…
What’s great about the Super Smash Bros. soundtrack is that it’s basically a massive medley of all your favorite Nintendo games. The folks at Shinesparkers saw this as an opportunity to create Harmony of Heroes, a fan-made album featuring the talents of more than 60 musicians from around the world. With more than 90 musical selections, it will…
After playing through the Smash Bros. franchise over the years, it has become difficult for many players to switch over to a completely different controller — many Smash fans prefer the GameCube controller over the Wii U GamePad or the Wii Remote. For those who prefer the GameCube controller, Amazon has now made the Super Smash Bros. Edition GameCube…
In this “pic of the day” from series director Masahiro Sakurai, Link sports his regular clothes from Skyward Sword as one of his alternate outfits in the upcoming installments of Super Smash Bros. In the caption, Sakurai had to say, “Here’s Link in an outfit based on his ordinary clothes in Skyward Sword! The art style looks a little different,…
E3 last week offered an explosion of new details for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U / 3DS, with the reveals of new characters, new modes and a release date keeping fans beyond excited. Throughout the madness, series director Masahiro Sakurai has kept on going with his daily “pic of the day” feature on Miiverse, so here’s…
In a video compilation created by Master0fHyrule, several Final Smashes from Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS are showcased for many key characters in the games, including several from the Zelda series. Link, Zelda and Sheik are all featured in the first look we’ve had thus far of these finishing moves from the highly anticipated installments in the Smash franchise. Link maintains…
During the Super Smash Bros. roundtable, series director Masahiro Sakurai went into a little bit more depth about the move customization option in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS. The purpose of customization is not adding equipment to challengers to make them more powerful, but to adjust the fighting style to suit each individual…
At the end of last May, the high-profile Zelda series fan Zelda Williams hinted that she would be involved in something “extra special” at this year’s E3. Turns out, that special something turned out to be her participating in Tuesday’s Smash Invitational. Williams was a participant in the celebrity match, where she used Smash Bros.…
Last night at the Nintendo Super Smash Bros. Roundtable discussion at E3, Masahiro Sakurai revealed the 33rd playable fighter in the upcoming Smash games will be none other than Namco Bandai’s Pac-Man. The iconic gaming legend will join Sonic and Mega Man as third-party characters in the new Smash games. Mashahiro Sakurai writes on Miiverse: “A…
During the presentation of Super Smash Bros. 3DS in the Nintendo Digital Event, series director Masahiro Sakurai announced that the game will release on October 3. He described the game as “almost complete”. He adds that “there are an astronomical number of variables in a game like this. We have to be sure to put enough people…
