Super Smash Bros. for Wii U is the 5th installment of the Super Smash Bros. series. The game has a 3DS counterpart. Although the series' director, Masahiro Sakurai, has declared Super Smash Bros. for Wii U is the fifth installment overall, it and Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS are often collectively paired as the fourth installment.
As with previous installments, the premise of these titles is that characters from various Nintendo video games do battle with each other. Third party characters, such as Mega Man and Sonic the Hedgehog, are also featured in these installments. The Smash Ball item from Super Smash Bros. Brawl returns, allowing characters to perform unique and extremely powerful Final Smashes.
It was first announced at E3 2011. It is playable for the Wii U and it was first released in North America on November 21, 2014.[1]
Differences from the 3DS version[]
- Certain stages that are in the 3DS version of the game aren't in the Wii U version. These stages include levels from Nintendo DS or Nintendo 3DS games such as 3D Land, Golden Plains, Paper Mario, and Spirit Tracks.
- In addition, the Wii U has exclusive stages of its own such as the Mario Galaxy stage.
- Smash Run is not available in the Wii U version of this game. Instead, it was replaced with Smash Tour which parodies the Mario Party series.
- This game features a total of 8 playable characters at a time.
- Event Matches are present in the Wii U version of this game.
- Certain characters, such as Jigglypuff and Ness, are starters in the Wii U version where, in the 3DS version, they are unlockable characters.
- Classic Mode is much different between the Wii U version and the 3DS version. In the Wii U version, the player has a certain rival character and must battle a horde of other characters before fighting Master Hand himself (or Crazy Hand or both on higher difficulties).
- Master Fortress is exclusive to the Wii U version, while there is nothing to replace it on the 3DS.
- On the Wii U disc, there is artwork of characters and even the Master Core forms, unlike the 3DS version.
Characters[]
Veterans[]
- Mario
- Donkey Kong
- Link
- Samus Aran
- Kirby
- Fox McCloud
- Pikachu
- Luigi
- Bowser
- Pit
- Captain Olimar & Pikmin (Alph as an alternate costume)
- Princess Peach
- Toon Link
- Sonic the Hedgehog
- Marth
- Princess Zelda
- King Dedede
- Lucario
- Diddy Kong
- Yoshi
- Sheik
- Ike
- Zero Suit Samus
- Charizard
- Captain Falcon
- Meta Knight
- Wario
- Falco Lombardi
- R.O.B.
- Dr. Mario
- Mr. Game & Watch
- Ganondorf
- Jigglypuff
- Ness
- Mewtwo (DLC)
- Lucas (DLC)
- Roy (DLC)
Newcomers[]
- Villager/Female Villager
- Mega Man
- Wii Fit Trainer/Male Wii Fit Trainer
- Rosalina and Luma
- Little Mac/Wireframe Little Mac
- Greninja
- Mii (Mii Fighters)
- Palutena
- Pac-Man
- Lucina
- Robin/Female Robin
- Shulk
- Dark Pit
- Duck Hunt
- Bowser Jr. (with the Koopalings as alternate costumes)
- Ryu (DLC)
- Cloud Strife(DLC)
- Corrin (DLC)
- Bayonetta (DLC)
Trivia[]
- The Ice Climbers were originally intended to be in the Wii U version of the game. However, developers wanted the character roster to be the same as the 3DS version of the game.
- This is the second Nintendo game to feature a total of eight playable human characters at one time. The first game to do this is Mario Party 7.
- This is the first game to make use of the amiibo.
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| Characters | Playable characters | Bayonetta (DLC) • Bowser • Bowser Jr. / Koopalings (Larry · Morton · Wendy · Iggy · Roy · Lemmy · Ludwig) • Captain Falcon • Charizard • Cloud (DLC) • Corrin (DLC) • Dark Pit • Diddy Kong • Donkey Kong • Dr. Mario • Duck Hunt • Falco • Fox • Ganondorf • Greninja • Ike • Jigglypuff • King Dedede • Kirby • Link • Little Mac • Lucario • Lucas (DLC) • Lucina • Luigi • Mario • Marth • Mega Man • Meta Knight • Mewtwo (DLC) • Mii Fighter (Mii Brawler · Mii Swordfighter · Mii Gunner) • Mr. Game & Watch • Ness • Pac-Man • Palutena • Peach • Pikachu • Pikmin & Olimar • Pit • R.O.B. • Robin • Rosalina & Luma • Roy (DLC) • Ryu (DLC) • Samus • Sheik • Shulk • Sonic • Toon Link • Villager • Wario • Wii Fit Trainer • Yoshi • Zelda • Zero Suit Samus |
| Assist Trophy characters | Andross • Ashley • Chain Chomp • Color TV-Game 15 • Dark Samus • Devil • Dillon • Dr. Kawashima • Dr. Wright • Elec Man • Ghirahim • Ghosts • Hammer Bro • Infantry and Tanks • Isabelle • Jeff • Kat & Ana • Knuckle Joe • Lakitu & Spinies • Lyn • Magnus • Metroid • Midna • Mother Brain • Nightmare Wizard • Nintendog • Phosphora • Prince of Sablé • Riki • Saki Amamiya • Samurai Goroh • Shadow the Hedgehog • Sheriff • Skull Kid • Starman • Starfy • Takamaru • Tingle • Waluigi | |
| Bosses | Crazy Hand (Classic) • Dark Emperor (Stage) • Flying Man (Stage) • Master Core (Classic) • Master Hand (Classic) • Metal Face (Stage) • Nabbit (Stage) • Ridley (Stage) • Yellow Devil (Stage) | |
| Pokémon | Pokémon | Abomasnow • Arceus • Bellossom • Chespin • Darkrai • Dedenne • Deoxys • Eevee • Electrode • Entei • Fennekin • Fletchling • Gardevoir • Genesect • Giratina • Goldeen • Gogoat • Inkay • Keldeo • Kyogre • Kyurem • Latias & Latios • Lugia • Meloetta • Meowth • Metagross • Mew • Moltres • Oshawott • Palkia • Snivy • Snorlax • Spewpa • Staryu • Suicune • Swirlix • Togepi • Victini • Xerneas • Zoroark |
| Stages | Nintendo 3DS | 3D Land • Arena Ferox • Balloon Fight • Brinstar • Corneria • Distant Planet • Dream Land • Find Mii • Flat Zone 2 • Gerudo Valley • Golden Plains • Green Hill Zone • Jungle Japes • Living Room • Magicant • Mushroomy Kingdom • Mute City • Pac-Maze • Paper Mario • PictoChat 2 • Prism Tower • Rainbow Road • Reset Bomb Forest • Spirit Train • Tomodachi Life • Tortimer Island • Unova Pokémon League • WarioWare, Inc. • Yoshi's Island |
| Wii U | 75 m • Big Battlefield • Bridge of Eldin • Castle Siege • Coliseum • Delfino Plaza • Flat Zone X • Gamer • Garden of Hope • Halberd • Jungle Hijinxs • Kalos Pokémon League • Luigi's Mansion • Lylat Cruise • Mario Circuit (Brawl) • Mario Circuit • Mario Galaxy • Miiverse (DLC) • Mushroom Kingdom U • Norfair • Onett • Orbital Gate Assault • Pac-Land • Palutena's Temple • Pilotwings • Pirate Ship (DLC) • Pokémon Stadium 2 • Port Town Aero Dive • Pyrosphere • Skyloft • Smashville • Temple • The Great Cave Offensive • Town and City • Wii Fit Studio • Windy Hill Zone • Woolly World • Wrecking Crew • Wuhu Island • Yoshi's Island | |
| Both games | Battlefield • Boxing Ring • Dream Land (64) (DLC) • Duck Hunt (DLC in 3DS, base game in Wii U) • Final Destination • Hyrule Castle (64) (DLC) • Gaur Plain • Midgar (DLC) • Peach's Castle (64) (DLC) • Super Mario Maker (DLC) • Suzaku Castle (DLC) • Umbra Clock Tower (DLC) • Wily Castle | |
| Items | Items | Assist Trophy • Back Shield • Banana Peel • Barrel • Beam Sword • Beehive • Beetle • Blast Box • Bob-omb • Bombchu • Boomerang • Boss Galaga • Bullet Bill • Bumper • Bunny Hood • Capsule • CD • Cucco • Crate • Daybreak • Deku Nut • Dragoon • Drill • Fairy Bottle • Fire Bar • Fire Flower • Food • Franklin Badge • Freezie • Golden Hammer • Gooey Bomb • Grass • Green Shell • Gust Bellows • Hammer • Heart Container • Hocotate Bomb • Home-Run Bat • Hothead • Killer Eye • Lightning • Lip's Stick • Master Ball • Maxim Tomato • Metal Box • Motion-Sensor Bomb • Mr. Saturn • Ore Club • Party Ball • Peach • Pitfall • Poison Mushroom • Poké Ball • POW Block • Ray Gun • Rocket Belt • Rolling Crate • Screw Attack • Smart Bomb • Smash Ball • Smoke Ball • Sandbag • Soccer Ball • Special Flag • Spiny Shell • Spring • Super Star • Star Rod • Steel Diver • Superspicy Curry • Super Leaf • Super Mushroom • Super Scope • Team Healer • Timer • Treasure chest • Trophy • Unira • Warp Star • X Bomb |
| Final Smashes | Final Smashes | Beast Ganon • Black Hole Laser • Blue Falcon • Chain Attack • Critical Hit • Dark Pit Staff • Dedede Burst • Doctor Finale • Dream Home • End of Day • Final Edge • Full Blast • Galaxia Darkness • Giga Bowser • Giga Mac • Great Aether • Gunship • Infernal Climax • Konga Beat • Landmaster • Light Arrow • Mario Finale • Mega Charizard X • Mega Legends • Mega Lucario • NES Zapper Posse • Octopus • Omega Blitz • Omnislash • Pair Up • Peach Blossom • PK Starstorm • Poltergust 5000 • Power Star • Psystrike • Puff Up • Rocketbarrel Barrage • Secret Ninja Attack • Shadow Mario Paint • Shin Shoryuken • Shinku Hakoden • Super Diffusion Beam • Super Dragon • Super Pac-Man • Super Sonic • Three Sacred Treasures • Torrential Roar • Triforce Slash • Ultra Sword • Volt Tackle • Wario-Man • Wii Fit • Zero Laser |
