Edge-hogging: (verb) Hanging onto a ledge in order to prevent your competitor from recovering from a fall. See also “cheap play” Example: Zelda thought she could safely land on the platform, but Pikachu was edge-hogging, preventing her from grabbing onto the ledge. Masahiro Sakurai’s Super Smash Bros. 4 Miiverse “pic of the day” addresses some…
Attention Star Wars fans and Zelda fans alike! The Empire Smashes Back, the second installment in James Farr’s animated saga that places Smash Bros. characters in the vastness of the Star Wars universe, has finally been released three months after it’s predecessor, A Link to the Hope. The series follows the journey of Link Skywalker…
Today’s Super Smash Bros. “pic of the day” may bring a bit of bad news to fans of Brawl‘s solo content. It has been confirmed before that there will be no story mode in the new Smash 4 games, but on Miiverse, series director Masahiro Sakurai reminds us again regarding the newest 3DS screenshot: “Pic of…
It’s Zelda Universe Podcast time! In this episode, Hombre, Cody, and Shona discuss what we can all expect from the Zelda franchise in 2014. 2014 is slated to be a busy and exciting year for Zelda fans, with lots of speculation about upcoming releases. The podcast covers Hyrule Warriors and what we can expect from…
In today’s Super Smash Bros. 4 “pic of the day“, series director Masahiro Sakurai has uploaded a new screenshot of Princess Zelda and the newly revealed King Dedede. On Miiverse, he says: “Pic of the day. Don’t miss your chance, Zelda–King Dedede is knocked out.” It seems our graceful princess is in fact a ruthless…
In today’s “pic of the day“, Super Smash Bros. series director Masahiro Sakurai has confirmed a new Assist Trophy for the upcoming instalments via Miiverse. The mischievous little witch girl you see above is none other than Ashley from the WarioWare series. I wonder how she will attack her enemies? Perhaps she’d summon Red, her little…
Sakurai recently announced that King Dedede will return for Super Smash Bros. 4. Yesterday Sakurai made a post on Miverse, divulging some more details about King Dedede. Sakurai’s post included the above image as his “pic of the day”, and his post read: “King Dedede uses one of the strongest side smash attacks in all…
With the promise of the new Super Smash Bros. title for the Wii U, we have been seeing an incredible amount of art from the game. Zelda, among other favorites, have already been confirmed as playable characters in the game, but I know you all have been itching to see just what Hyrule’s princess has…
Nintendo revealed King Dedede, ruler of Dream Land and Kirby’s arch-nemesis, as a playable character in the upcoming Super Smash Bros. 4. With mallet in hand, he’s ready to squash that little puff-ball, and take down everyone else while he’s at it. More pictures, including some featuring Link and Zelda, are after the jump.
This is the third day in a row we’ve seen a Zelda character featured in the official Super Smash Bros. site‘s “pic of the day”, with the princess making another graceful appearance. She’s not the major highlight of this screenshot this time, however. Series director Masahiro Sakurai confirms on Miiverse that, in this currently untitled stadium stage,…
Today’s Super Smash Bros. 4 “pic of the day” features the recently revealed roster addition, Princess Zelda, with a snazzy new attack in the Wii U version of the game. Series director Masahiro Sakurai explains on Miiverse: “Zelda’s strong side attack. It’s a slash attack that utilizes her magic to make even a simple slash…
After a brief hiatus, the official Super Smash Bros. site‘s “pic of the day” has returned with a bang. Via Miiverse, series director Masahiro Sakurai reveals new information on the upcoming fighting games on Wii U and 3DS: “There will be trophies in the 3DS and Wii U games, and each version will boast different…
The official website for Super Smash Bros. on the Wii U and 3DS systems has confirmed today that Zelda will be a playable character in the upcoming installments in the series. Hit the jump to see some juicy screenshots, as well as one of Zelda’s brand new moves!
In his latest Miiverse post, Masahiro Sakurai reveals a new screenshot from the upcoming Super Smash Bros. 3D. It reveals that the Spirit Tracks stage now includes the Linebeck Trading Company on the Spirit Train’s rear carriage. Sakurai explains: “In the train stage, the rear car can change during battle. It’ll detach and move backward, so be…
Masahiro Sakurai has been developing games for a long time, and is currently working on the new Super Smash Bros. game. But for how long will Sakurai continue to develop video games? Though he is only 43 years old, he most likely won’t be making games forever. In his bi-weekly column in Weekly Famitsu (the…
