Smas Bros. on Wii U to get Over 50 New Features

Nintendo has unveiled plans to include a myriad of new features in its upcoming game, Super Smash Bro. for Wii U. The plans include an eight-person multi-player arena, custom stage creation and the inclusion of Mewtoo; there are a ton of new features to get excited about.

The information was released recently through a live-streamed video session, which is viewable here, but if you’re looking for the straight facts – here are some of the features we’re most excited about:

“8-Player Smash: In a major first for the franchise, a special mode lets eight players fight simultaneously in local multiplayer. This option appears only in the Wii U version, and lets players compete on even larger stages to accommodate all the characters.

amiibo Figures: When a player touches an amiibo figure to the Wii U GamePad, the character joins as a “figure player.” The amiibo figures can gain levels to become stronger and add equipment as they gain experience through battling. Players can have amiibo fight one another, and amiibo will bring you presents from the battles they fight in.

Custom Stage Creation: The touch screen of the Wii U GamePad makes it easier than ever for players to build their own stages and eventually share them with friends and other players around the world using broadband Internet access.

Importing Fighters: Fans of the Nintendo 3DS version of the game can immediately benefit from the fruits of their smashing labors. Players can import custom Nintendo 3DS fighters to the Wii U game, along with their customized equipment, costumes and hats.

Mewtwo: Like the soundtrack, this series veteran fighter will be made available as free downloadable content in spring of 2015 for anyone who buys both versions of the game.

Modes: The Wii U version of the game offers many new modes and different ways to play that keep players coming back for more:

• Smash Tour: World Smash is a fighting party game that looks like a board game. Players use items, spin a wheel and advance around the map. Up to four players can compete at once as they navigate the board and gain fighters and power-ups they can use in a final battle.
• Special Smash Mode: Players can customize battles with unique parameters.
• Coin Battles: Players compete to collect coins from other players.
• Stamina Matches: Players fight until their hit points reach zero.
• Classic Mode: One or two players fight through a series of battles and advance as long as they survive. Many random events can shake things up, and players can adjust the intensity settings. The more difficult the game, the greater the rewards.
• All-Star Mode: Like in the Nintendo 3DS version, opponents appear in chronological order. Only this time, the newest fighters appear before the older ones, and two players can battle through this mode together.
• Event Mode: One or two players take on set character- and theme-based battles. Clearing stages helps players see the way forward.
• Masterpieces: This menu gives players a peek into the past lives of some of the Super Smash Bros. characters. Players can play cut-down versions of the characters’ greatest games.

Stages: The Wii U game offers more stages than any game in the series. The expanded Big Battlefield makes its debut in addition to the traditional Battlefield Stage. The Great Cave Offensive, based on the underground labyrinth found in Kirby games, challenges players to avoid potentially lethal danger zones – or throw their opponents into them. The Jungle Hijinxs stage, based on Donkey Kong Country Returns, lets players fight in the foreground and background. Blast barrels shoot players from front to back and vice versa.

Characters: The Wii U version offers 40 characters and the use of Mii characters from the start. Each character’s moves match those found in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, so players who hone their skills in the portable game will have an edge over opponents in the console version of the game.” BusinessWire

If you’re looking for the full list, check out the official press release from Nintendo.

We’ve seen some reported issues of lag and frame rate issues within Smash Bros on the 3DS, but all should be easily fixed thanks to Wii U’s superior computing power. Ee’re interested to hear your experiences, do you think the 3DS up to scratch for such an intense game? Either way, we’re extremely excited for Smash Bros. on the Wii U, maybe I’ll make my first console purchase since the N64! Nintendo also hasn’t been doing too well recently in the financial schemed of things, so here’s hoping that Smash Bros. will help fix that.

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