Apparently, today is the day we celebrate love. Well, in that case, I’ll declare my undying love for Nintendo, as their latest Nintendo Direct had me hyped within the first minute when unveiling a new challenger for the upcoming Super Smash Bros. 4. Punch-Out!! star, Little Mac, joins the brawl with a flurry of devastating punches. That’s…
There is an unquestionable element of tension when a player picks up the Home-Run Bat in a Super Smash Bros. game. It takes a moment to swing, but the pay-off is that it is essentially a one-hit KO weapon. Few things feel as satisfying as smashing your opponent with that sweet tool of death, sending them miles…
Following WarioWare’s Ashley, and fan favourite Skull Kid, the next revealed Assist Trophy of the upcoming Super Smash Bros. games is Metroid antagonist Mother Brain. In this Wii U screenshot, Masahiro Sakurai says on Miiverse: “Housed within the Control Capsule! Protected by Rinkas! Eyeball armed with a Laser Brain Attack!! The massive Assist Trophy Mother Brain…
Ever wonder what lay beneath Rosalina’s gown? According to Super Smash Bros. 4 director Masahiro Sakurai, it is said to be the cosmos. One of the most interesting aspects of the Smash Bros. series is the addition of new playable characters, and it will be very intriguing to see how the galaxy theme plays a…
A good portion of the excitement when playing a new Smash game comes from anticipating what new Pokemon will appear from the Poke Balls that scatter the stages. Aside from a glimpse of Xerneas’ head (which isn’t yet confirmed as a Poke Ball summon), we haven’t seen any support Pokemon in Sakurai’s “pic of the day” screenshots–until…
Director Masahiro Sakurai has updated with yet another Lucario screenshot from the upcoming Super Smash Bros. 4. In today’s shot of the day, Lucario’s “ExtremeSpeed” ability is showcased, where Lucario shoots Aura out of his hands in order to fly. Mr. Sakurai warns us to be careful though, as if Lucario’s Aura is charged at…
Nintendo fan AmazingArtistYellow has been quite busy these past six months, creating a fan video of the Super Smash Bros. series set to the music from the second opening sequence of the very popular anime series Attack on Titan. AmazingArtistYellow used hand and mouse-drawn animation to complete the project, with the help of Adobe Photoshop…
Masahiro Sakurai has unveiled the latest screenshot on Miiverse from the upcoming Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, once again featuring the newly revealed challenger Lucario. The screen grab shows off Lucario’s signature move, his Aura Sphere, at different levels, both when it’s at its weakest and most powerful points. Sakurai explains that when the…
Sakurai unveiled this awesome shot of Lucario on Miiverse, confirming that this fighting/steel type Pokemon will be joining the Super Smash Bros. Wii U battle. Aura’s effects will also have more influence, so we can definitely expect some explosive attacks from a damaged Lucario! He shared on Miiverse: “The heroic Aura Pokémon, Lucario, joins the…
Aside from the beautiful and amusing screenshots, the thing I love most about the Super Smash Bros. “pic of the day” is how it demonstrates director Masahiro Sakurai’s extreme attention to detail. This new Wii U screenshot shows Link and Pit firing arrows at one another; but it’s Sakurai’s caption on Miiverse which is the real…
It’s no secret that the new stages in the upcoming Super Smash Bros. titles on Wii U and 3DS will be exclusive to either platform, based on other games in the appropriate console’s library–which is why today’s “pic of the day” has really thrown me. This screenshot is for the Wii U version of the game…
Uh oh, Link caught Marth flirting with Zelda again. This time, he came prepared with his trusty Beetle and he means business! Go find your own girl, Marth! Director Masahiro Sakurai’s Miiverse pic of the day shows us the newest item added to the Super Smash Brothers inventory. Straight out of Skyward Sword, it’s the Beetle. Now…
Today’s “pic of the day” for Smash Wii U showcases Rosalina and her newly announced down special move, tentatively called the “Gravitational Pull.” This move originally debuted in Super Mario Galaxy, where players could pull in Star Bits by pointing the Wii Remote at them. Series director Masahiro Sakurai describes how this move will function…
After Link, Toon Link and Princess Zelda being confirmed as playable fighters, we have a new and slightly more obscure face from the Zelda series appearing in the upcoming Super Smash Bros. title on 3DS; this time in the form of a stage background character. Alfonzo, Royal Engineer of the Spirit Train and descendant of Wind…
The wonderful Princess of Wisdom is seen once again gracing today’s Super Smash Bros. “pic of the day”, this time preparing a battle stance in front of the princess of the galaxy, Rosalina. The duo are seen in the 3DS version of the upcoming brawler in the Kid Icarus: Uprising stage. As series director Masahiro Sakurai rightly…
