Super Smash Bros. for Wii U is the 5th installment of the Super Smash Bros. series, the other being the 3DS version. 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(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.
See also[]
References[]
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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 |
