Feature: A Week of Super Smash Bros. Wii U and 3DS Screens - Issue Twenty One

WHAT? Ashley? Is she playable? I hope she is! That tune is stuck in my head eversince I first heard it!

The 3DS Rosalina screen looks beautiful, it has my vote

@Shambo If she was playable, you probably would have read it on here earlier Probably "just" a helper trophy.

ASHLEY!!!

Mario taking on the big dudes!

Eh, not much to talk about last week for me.

Ashley is NOT playable. Sakurai said it in the comments

Ashley, by far! So wish she was playable...

@DestinyMan @Einherjar I was afraid that'd be the case. And I would've known if there'd been a Nintendo Direct. Well, at least she still has a place in the game, I guess.

Gotta go with Ashley. Its funny because some of my friends were talking about some potential newcomers and one really wanted Ashley in. I guess she is....in some form!

I also like Rosalina and Luma's picture; it'll be interesting seeing how some of their attacks differ.

ASHLEY!

...I have to vote for Rosalina...

_{(and I'd never heard of Ashley before)}

@ThomasBW84 - "let's remember one important thing — Super Smash Bros. arrives on 3DS and Wii U this year!"

I really do admire you TW, with all the negative news the past few days concerning the Wii U and Nintendo's projections and profitability you are the eternal optimist. Even the official Nintendo SSB page -

http://www.smashbros.com/us/

lists this game as -

"Planned release: 2014"

It doesn't give a quarter or a season, just "planned", yet you perceive it as a certainty. Must be nice. I hope it does, and I think it probably will, but I wouldn't bet on it right now. I feel like whatever the first date they give will be missed, so if they say summer it will be fall, but if they say fall it will be winter in early 2015.

@rjejr Yet Sakurai himself said it's a goal for this to hit this year.

@Shambo Good thing you didn't see some of the backlash last week then. Don't get Mona might have a chance herself or Kat&Ana.

@Shambo To be honest, the helper trophies always held a special place in my heart. Sure, you couldnt directly control them, but it was something special if your lucky draw got you your favorite character and they got to do something, a normal character wouldnt be able to

Lol but Mario will take all of those big guys down >

Of course Ashley would be an assist trophy. I kinda knew that when I seen the picture, she would be kinda cool but still, even Waluigi has a better chance of being a character than she does, Waluigi already proved to be a great character in the hacked version of Brawl.

King Dedede looks like he's smitten with Zelda (and I can't blame him 😍). He loves it she's angry... until he's sent flying off the screen, lol!

The biggest disappointment was only getting 3 levels of Ashley. By far the best game in Game Wario.

So Wario is confirmed then ?

As someone who hates fighting Toon Link and Marth in brawl, I really did love Dedede clobbering both in one swing.

Another day. Another set of pictures that doesn't really show any relevant information.

Next, more characters you weren't expecting to be cut.

It was a bland week, along with the previous week.

For the picture with Zelda and King Dedede, Sakurai made a separate comment saying [Zelda: "Ah--soft and squishy."]

Has Zelda always been this......expressionless? She looks like one of them annoying anime girls

Gotta go with Ashley.

@PrincessEevee9 - Well I certainly hope it's his "goal" to have the game ready this year. It's my wife's goal to lose 10lb this year but just between you and me I'm pretty sure it isn't going to happen.

@ThomasBW84 - Best laugh I've had all day. And I didn't even know you people "reckon". Have you been watching "Party Down South"?

Getting 1 SSB game finished seems hard enough, but the 2 platforms simultaneously makes me worried, and I just can't imagine a scenario where they might release 1 before the other even if 1 was ready before the other.

I just don't see why anybody would think a game is coming out in any given month, season or year when the company that is producing and releasing it hasn't even announced a month yet. Seems like putting the cart before the horse. They might already have enough games for this year w/ MK8, Bayonetta 2, Yoshi's Yarn Planet, Dynasty Warriors Hyrule, X, that they feel they can hold off on SSB until it's perfect. And lets face it, it doesnt matter what month that game comes out, it will sell, where some games like Just Dance need to release just before Christmas.

Of course I also think DKC:TF could have been done before Christmas but they just held it back for SM3DW and to have something in Feb so I am a bit conspiracy minded as well.

@rjejr hopefully the DKC: TF delay also means they actually added more stuff rather than making us think they did.

@DestinyMan Toon Link? Zelda?

Not playable!? Oh no! Not again!

@Znerd I'd say it's very likely at this point.

@Shambo I'm sure it's just a trophy, sadly.

Ashley reminded me how much I miss warioware touch (I lost it many years ago after beating it). I wish DS games could go on the eshop for a discounted price. Warioware touched was one of the best games on the ds, and definitely the best early DS game.

@DestinyMan Actually, Wii Fit Trainer wasn't announced in a Nintendo Direct. (but it was announced at E3) lul

I know I shouldn't be bothered, but it irks me that people only really vote for pictures relating to recent reveals rather than voting for the quality of the picture. It's silly, I know.

3DS Rosalina, & Luma.

@PrincessEevee9 Kat & Ana could be amazing, I always pick Ice Climbers for their uniqueness. Of course they'd be less unique, but Kat & Ana would be a great change. One can only dream...

The 3DS screenshot, as usual.

I'm thinking Ashley is going to be an Assist Trophy. If she were playable, they would've at least shown Wario already.