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Monday1st Dec 2014
Video UK Smash Bros. Melee Champ Charles Kimmelman Dispenses Some Vital Tips
Advice from a winner
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U hit stores in the UK last week, and to mark the occasion Nintendo UK has released a video which features protips from Charles "Fuzzyness" Kimmelman, who happens to be the UK Super Smash Bros. Melee champion. While Kimmelman states at the start of the video guide — which focuses on the
Sunday23rd Nov 2014
Video Two Smash Bros. Instructional Videos to Get You Brawling with the Best of Them
One's perhaps more advanced than the other
Did You Know Gaming and Nintendo have both released some instructional videos for the Super Smash Bros. series. Did You Know Gaming focuses on the advanced techniques from the earlier games such as wave dashing and directional influence, but Nintendo has taken a much more basic approach. It's the first part...
Friday21st Nov 2014
Gotta buy 'em all?
Though Nintendo of America doesn't like to advertise new 3DS HOME themes in its download update — unlike its European contemporary — there's good news for owners of the portable in the region. The four Super Smash Bros. and two new Pokémon themes are all available to pick up at $1.99 each, bringing the Western regions largely...
Expresses confidence for the Holiday season
Reggie Fils-Aime, the President and COO of Nintendo of America, has been rather busy in the past week doing the rounds with the US media, primarily mainstream consumer and business outlets. With the absolutely vital Black Friday and Holiday seasons around the corner, it's an important time as the company...
Thursday20th Nov 2014
News Mewtwo Club Nintendo Super Smash Bros. Distribution Details Confirm Paid DLC Plan
Free if you buy both games, otherwise prepare to pay
It's been common knowledge for some time that those who purchase Super Smash Bros. for both Wii U and Nintendo 3DS and register them on Club Nintendo will be eligible to receive a two-disc soundtrack as a special treat. It was also announced that free Mewtwo DLC will come in Spring 2015, a
News Sakurai Explains Why Ridley Is Not A Playable Fighter In Super Smash Bros.
Wanted to provide an accurate portrayal of the space pirate
The recent reveal of Ridley in the Super Smash Bros. for Wii U 50-fact extravaganza had Smash fans fooled for a brief moment thinking the well-known archenemy of Samus Aran was a playable character. As we now know though, this is not the case. In a re
News Masahiro Sakurai Explains Why Mewtwo Isn't Paid DLC in Smash Bros.
Mewtwo intended as an "experiment", no paid DLC in development
With only a few days left until the release of Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, series creator Masahiro Sakurai has sought to clarify, in an interview with IGN, his reasoning for not including Mewtwo as payable downloadable content for the upcoming title. Mewtwo, whose last series...
Tuesday18th Nov 2014
News Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Update 1.0.4 Now Live
Balanced Bros.
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS is well established now, with the Wii U version just days away in North America; the portable iteration, meanwhile, has already had a few minor updates to adjust its balancing, in particular. The latest such update, version 1.0.4, is now available to download. As confirmed previously this aims to...
Sunday16th Nov 2014
Weirdness Now You Can Play Super Smash Bros. on a TI-83/84 Calculator
Mad yet brilliant
Gamers do the strangest things, yet the most bizarre projects can also be the most amazing. Some like to recreate their favourite games — improbably — on scientific calculators, for example, and now someone's gone and done it with Super Smash Bros. It may be about to come out on Wii U having enjoyed success on Nintendo 3DS,...
News Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS HOME Menu Themes Live in Europe
Four Nintendogs + Cats themes, too
Just recently four Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS HOME Themes were released in Japan, each adopting a different style reflecting the game, limited edition hardware and general artwork. We hoped they'd come to the West and, for Europeans at least, that day has come. Although they weren't listed in the official...
Friday14th Nov 2014
News Little Mac Is Officially The Least Successful Fighter in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
Out for the count
There's an upcoming patch for Super Smash Bros. on 3DS that will tweak balancing in the game, yet while some will call for that change to weaken Little Mac, statistics suggest that such changes may not be necessary. This writer's been on the end of some sound thrashings by Little Mac players in the online For Glory mode — with a...
News Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Claims Second in NPD Charts
Bayonetta 2 fails to chart, Wii U sales still tracking above 2013
October sales perhaps reflect the calm before the Holiday storm, as shoppers save money ahead of the madness to come in late November. That seems to have been reflected in the most recent NPD results, which cover physical retail sales in the US. It was a poor month for software...
Wednesday12th Nov 2014
Wii U awaits new releases, still
It's Media Create charts time for Japan, once again, and this week brings more steady reassurance for Nintendo in the portable space, if not necessarily for Wii U. This is also a relatively quiet spell ahead of the Holiday season in Japan, so familiar names continue to make their presence felt. At the top, still, is...
Tuesday11th Nov 2014
News Upcoming Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Patch To Address Balance Issues
You can smell the stability from a mile away
With Super Smash Bros. for Wii U just around the corner, we reckon now's your chance to get in some practice with the terrific Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS before taking your brawling skills to the big screen. Today, Nintendo has announced the latest patch for the 3DS version, aiming to solve...
News Nintendo Reveals 11 amiibo Super Smash Bros. Figures Hitting in Early 2015
Bowser! Shulk! Mega Man! More!
Update 2: Nintendo of Europe has now tweeted release dates for the figures in the region. [tweet Update 1: Nintendo of America has now confirmed the range of 11 new figures for February 2015 in the region, along with an overview video that you can watch below. [ Original Article: In the not-too-distant future...
Monday10th Nov 2014
Video Check Out All 51 Final Smashes Featured In Super Smash Bros. For Wii U
Is anything still sacred?
The release of Super Smash Bros. for 3DS in October has been a good indication of what to expect from the home console counterpart when it is finally released this November. Adding to this previously acquired knowledge was the recent Super Smash Bros. for Wii U 50-fact extravaganza. Now, it appears there really is nothing...
Sunday9th Nov 2014
Gallery Duck Hunt's Super Smash Bros. Screens Are Barking Mad
Not too ruff
It's the end of a busy week in the world of Nintendo, with the main event being a Direct broadcast on 5th November, which contained some tasty reveals. The least surprising of these reveals related to Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS, as the big N finally brought us the announcement video for Duck Hunt (known as D
Thursday6th Nov 2014
News The Original NES Duck Hunt Is Coming Soon To The Virtual Console On Wii U
No dogs laughing at this
Since Duck Hunt Duo — simply known as Duck Hunt in North America — emerged as a part of the character line-up in the latest Super Smash Bros. for Wii U & 3DS, fans have been holding out for the return of the classic pairing in some other way or form; now that very day has arrived. Nintendo has revealed the 1984...
Wednesday5th Nov 2014
News Nintendo Releases Footage of Its Upcoming Super Smash Bros. 3DS HOME Themes
Western release dates will be welcome
3DS HOME themes were a popular arrival in a recent system update, and they continue to arrive in the Theme Shop on a regular basis. As is often the case, however, Japanese 3DS owners get a bit more content at a quicker pace; the Super Smash Bros. themes are an example, and Nintendo has now released videos of...
Saturday1st Nov 2014
News Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Online Brawlers Reporting 136 Year Ban Glitch
Don't rage quit or be a bully
Plenty of 3DS owners have been enjoying Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS over recent weeks, though it's not been without its hiccups. We're already up to version 1.03 as the development team updates the title to eradicate glitches and improve balancing. It seems a small number of gamers, meanwhile, have been...
Friday31st Oct 2014
News Sounds Like Super Smash Bros. Director Masahiro Sakurai Sure Could Use A Break
Somebody give this man a medal
Fans of Super Smash Bros. will already know just how much effort series head Masahiro Sakurai puts into developing Nintendo’s all-star franchise, but that hasn't stopped the passionate game maker from talking about how he balances his private life with the full-force development cycle of the Smash series. In his...
Thursday30th Oct 2014
News Nintendo Announces Super Smash Club For Australia & New Zealand
Smashing news
Following on from the September announcement of a Super Smash Bros. club for Canada, Nintendo has today revealed fans in Australia and New Zealand will soon be able to experience their very own Super Smash Club. Nintendo Australia delivered the news earlier via its Fac
Wednesday29th Oct 2014
Video Super Smash Bros. Announcer Xander Mobus Talks About His Role in the Franchise
The man behind the powerful voice...
YouTube channel Super Mario's Channel has posted a 25-minute interview with the announcer of the latest instalments in the Super Smash Bros. series, Xander Mobus; known for his work on Eve of October OVA1, some may be left scratching their heads once they discover the face behind the epic Smash 4 voice. He...
Tuesday28th Oct 2014
News Super Smash Bros. 3-Poster Set Now Available from Club Nintendo in North America
Ringtones and wallpapers available in Europe
Club Nintendo may not keep fans happy at all times, but there are moments where appealing items and treats appear to part us from our collections of coins and stars. Both Nintendo of America and Europe have updated their catalogues in recent times, each with a different flavour. To start with the most...
Monday27th Oct 2014
News Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Update Includes Adjustments to "Balance the Game"
Must be downloaded to play online
Though it lacks the Tourneys that are coming to the home console iteration, Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS has one of the most substantial online setups available on the portable, with multiple modes and the ability to watch and bet on other matches. Due to the relative complexity of the game, its online...
Friday24th Oct 2014
Weirdness If Super Smash Bros. Was a WWE game, It'd Be Terrifying
What the...
WWE is big business, with millions of loyal fans and typically impressive sales of pay-per-views, merchandise and, of course, video games. We're pretty confident we'll never see a Hyrule Warriors-style mashup between the franchises, however, as it doesn't take much imagination to realise that it would be a bit weird. Yet still, that's...
Tuesday21st Oct 2014
Rumour Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Data Prompts More DLC Speculation
More Smash
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS isn't short of content, and the upcoming live Nintendo Direct is promising "50 new things" for the home console iteration; it's clear that Masahiro Sakurai and his team have devoted a great deal of effort to details both big and small. Gamers and fans always want more, of course, and with major Nintendo...
Weirdness Super Smash Bros.' Announcer Sings the Original Pokémon Anime Theme
Gotta smash 'em all
It seems that Xander Mobus – the announcer for Super Smash Bros for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS – has a lighter side beyond his official work with Nintendo, and asked the Smash-playing public what they wanted him to say in the announcer's voice. Many people asked him to sing the original theme from the Pokémon anime, and without...
Friday17th Oct 2014
Weirdness Sony Fan Creates Petition In Hope Of Bringing Super Smash Bros. To The PS Vita
"Nintendo needs to port this game to the PSVita."
A Sony PlayStation fan by the name of David Smith, who resides in Florida City, has created a petition on Change.org demanding Nintendo port Super Smash Bros. for 3DS to the PS Vita. His reasoning — Sony fans do not want to buy an ‘underpowered console’ but would gladly buy a quality title...
Thursday16th Oct 2014
News Nintendo Celebrates Super Smash Bros. and Wii U Success in NPD Results
Wii U and 3DS hardware sales enjoy sizeable improvements
It's that time again for NPD results, the sales data that gives some idea — if not the full picture — of the game retail sector in the US. Nintendo's enjoyed some good spells in recent years with the 3DS, in particular, and is happy enough with its September performance to be one of the...
