Diddy Kong Confirmed as the Latest New Challenger for Super Smash Bros.

Why you no be Dixie Kong?

Dixie next. Please and thank you.

"assuming it's included as normal" ??? It's right there in the sixth screenshot down.

That last 3DS screenshot with Diddy and Fox is hilarious!

I friggin' knew that they were waiting until Tropical Freeze's release to confirm Diddy. Also, the latest screenshot confirms the banana skin is the only exception to the removal of tripping - another thing I saw coming.

That was well timed wasn't it. Can't wait to get Tropical Freeze tomorrow, it gonna be awesome!

Tripping confirmed.

@Jazzer94
Yes and no. As I mentioned, Sakurai said there would be no tripping, and today's pics only confirmed Banana Peel to be the only exception to this.

Oh man, keeps getting better and better !!

FUN FACTS: Out of the 5 DKC games, Diddy has been playable in every one except for DKC3. DK has only been playable in 3. Weird isn't?

Not a fan of the fur textures on either of the Kongs, but a good addition regardless

It was plainly obvious that he was going to return. I'm really wondering if yoshi, ganondorf or falco are going to return? I really doubt it.

I'm playing with HD Diddy right now in TF!

I really wonder if that rumor going online is true, the one that states that diddy and dixie kong will work as a tag team like zelda and her alter ego sheik, maybe sakurai will wait a little more to reveal that, that is a pretty nifty idea.

YES! Now give me Wario and my life will be complete!

@AlexSora89 Hmm I see my joke (barrel) blasted right over your head.
Edit: Just to be clear I already knew Sakurai had confirmed that tripping would not be included.

@Jazzer94
WHY CAN'T I GET JOKES AAAAAAARGH

Its kind of a shame they dont keep the unlockable characters secret, just so players are surprised when they unlock an unexpected character.
But thats todays must know every plot point, every character, all secrets, entire game spoiled before release gaming culture we live in these days!

So we know now when Yoshi is going to be announced right.

Diddy's probably my least favorite lightweight smash bros character, but he's very unique and fun to play against with a very creative moveset.

@Ichiban Diddy is not that much of a secret. But if they reveal people like Falcon and Ness, then that's when secrets are spoiled.

Yes! Now all my mains are back Diddy And olimar alongside the villager are going to be BEAST ^-^

The Pichu of Brawl is back. In a way, I'm glad to get my favorite punching ball again!

@citizenerased I think diddy looks better I'm not a fan of donkey Kong new look

Diddy being back is cool and all, but my question is what Samus is doing in the eighth screenshot. Looks like a new move to me.

@BAGBOY If in the very unlikely event Yoshi doesn't come back, I will dress up as a Yoshi and stick my tounge out at people all day. They're saving him for the Yarn Yoshi annoucement, trust me. They're not going to get rid of one of the original Smash 64 characters who is still extremely relevent.

I really don't think you need to specify which screens are Wii U and which are 3DS; it's kinda obvious.

All the same - it's nice to have Diddy back in the line-up. Let's have Dixie be next, please.

@Jazzer94 NO......NO...........SAKURAI.....................NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.......................What have you done!?!?!!!

King K Rool next!!!

@BAGBOY I highly doubt it. There's no way those two would be chained together at this point. Sure, they were a team in one game, but they're standalone characters in every other game they've been in. Forcing them to be the same character would be like making Mario always riding Yoshi, an awful idea if you ask me...

Finally!! Diddy Kong is one of my favorite Nintendo characters and one of my mains in Brawl, so it's great to see him back in Smash. Now all I have left to wish for is Dixie and K. Rool
The liberties they took with his design and moveset this time are kind of odd, though. Particularly with his fiercely brown eyes (they've always been either black or blue to my knowledge), and of course the arm-stretching. Guess he learned some things from his buddy Lanky in his spare time
EDIT: Just remembered he had brown eyes in Brawl. Oops. Even then they always looked more black to me, though. I really wonder why they still gave him them, considering Returns and TF have released since Brawl, with black eyes for Diddy...

@whodatninja
Wouldn't count on it... He hasn't had an important appearance since N64 so I would imagine Dixie is a far more likely candidate, unless she is an alt costume for Diddy Kong.

@AJWolfTill Diddy Kong in drag... Nice!

Meh. I would like to see more new characters than old ones.

Yes one of my favorite brawl characters returns! I love the Wii u pic with donkey Kong and the 3ds pic with fox

He has fingernails? He never had those before. Also Diddy has become Lanky Kong with strectchy arms? lol

@Thearnaud44 He has just made Diddy the new king of trolling.

@Bulbousaur Haha I know, I was just being sarcastic, of course those 3 will be back especially yoshi since he was an original smasher since the n64 days, he appears in a lot of games, and he has 2 new games on the way, mainly yoshi's new island and I believe he will be announced on the release date of that game as they did with diddy today.

@thesilverbrick It could work if you ask me, sakurai is an expert in making things work out. I'm neutral if he makes them a team or not, I just want to see dixie on this smash iteration.

I like that Diddy kong was revealed, But Little Mac was revealed 1 WEEK AGO!!!!! AT THIS RATE BY E3 WE'LL HAVE A FULL ROSTER!!!!!!!!
EDIT: I think I know why now. the DKC:TF Release.
Diddy kong was playable
Donkey kong made a cameo as a bonus fighter in Punch Out!!(Wii)

Yay two of my least favorite existing characters return in a row (though tbqh this one was quite obvious it would happen).

Meh.

@whodatninja Heeeeeeeell yeah! Give me K. Rool and Dixie and I promise I won't ask for anything else Smash Bros-related.

Not really a Diddy fan, but I love those pics. Except the one with Mario, as that seems more like a repeat of the one above it.

I found Diddy's chimp yells in Brawl quite amusing, though.

I love that picture of Diddy and Donkey together, cute!

@Bulbousaur If tragedy did befall us and Yoshi wasn't in it, seeing you do that would cheer me up a lot! Like @BAGBOY I think he'll be announced when Yoshi's New Island comes out, but you've just made me think how brilliant it would be if wollen Yoshi was a costume change for him!

@ChuJelly It's always been a Smash Bros tradition to make the characters look a bit different to how they look in their own games, like how Mario's dungarees have a denim look to them

The game looks even better every character reveal. Awesome.

Little Mac is too little if he's smaller than Diddy.

I was just wondering yesterday if Diddy was going to be back. Excellent news! I've always had a special place in my heart for that little monkey. I remember the time my brother and I beat Donkey Kong Country by passing the Game Boy between each other every time Donkey and Diddy switched. Looking back, I wish we had known about the ground pound...

This is the first time I've liked the 3DS version better than Wii U. Hes kinda of demented scary on the Wii U but a cute Sat. morning cartoon character on the 3DS.

HAs anything been said about a level editor yet? I know they said no Subspace Emissary sequel (hopefully they are working on one as a separate open world game like Skylanders or Disney Infinity or a Lego Mario) but the touch screen would make level editing nice. They have to use that Gamepad for something eventually. Maybe at E3. Iwata also said NFC at 3, so maybe for this game? Though hopefully just in the form of extra people instead of DLC or assist trophies, not the core 20 or so usual suspects. I'm still waiting for those Rayman assists that were shown 2 years ago. (not really)

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2012/04/rayman_legends_is_coming_to_wii_u_supports_nfc

The 4th picture up from the bottom, is that Sly Cooper?

YES!!! Diddy was my main character in Brawl! Can't wait to play as him in HD now!

On a sidenote, his hands look way too human!

yay another pointless character slot goes to this fool....

Hooray... another boring rehash character.

I knew it was coming, but still. w00t w00t! Now just add Chrom and maybe Knuckles! Haha

I cant wait

Those are some nice screens.
I hope they can still find room for Professor Layton in their roster! Here's hoping for 50-60 characters, Tekken style!

Dhalsim Kong!!!

I'm curious, the 3DS screens seem to be set in a stage for the entrance to Gerudo Valley. I may be wrong, that rocky background and tent may be from another game, but a Gerudo Valley stage would be AWESOME.

Ok now Shadow the Hedgehog please!!!!!!!!!!!

Yes! I was hoping Diddy would come back!

And I agree with FilmerNgameR!

I love the fur texture.

@Scarhino89

And the other picture is Terry Bogard Kong!

Q u O beautiful month for confirmed characters...

Oh great. He's back in this game. Now everyone's going to spam banana's in local/online play. -_- I'm serious, I'm not trying to be a hater but did anyone like him in Brawl?

So I guess we should expect Yoshi revealed on New Island's release date.

I sure hope Dixie is still on the way, though.

Diddy was my Main last time around so this is great news for me!

what is wrong with his arms!?!?

I personally don't care for Diddy but I don't mind him. I know a few people who love to use him so good news.

@whodatninja I want to believe.... omg please Nintendo...

...The hands (second pic)...they creep me out. lol

Ok seriously Nintendo, announce some freakin' new characters, re-introducing old characters has definitely made me not interested in this game

@ColdingLight I didn't mind him that much, I personally hated much more the star fox spammers (fox, falco, wolf) and the fire emblem abusers (marth, ike). Seriously, everybody online only used those 5 characters in the matches online I had all the time.

Ha, I like the one with DK in it! DK steals the spotlight once again!

But still...I want to see Ike return!

I'm not big on fighting games — I'm pretty awful at them — but I must say this one's looking better with every reveal.

I'm calling that the next character to be announced will be Yoshi on Friday, March 14th, coinciding with the NA and EU release of Yoshi's New Island.

@hydeks They. Just. Reveald. A. Freaking. NEW. Character. One. WEEK. Ago.

People are so hard to please now a days, it makes me sick.

So you guys are saying you'd rather have MORE new characters rather than old characters? Pretty pathetic. Sakurai even said the game wouldn't have a whole lot of newcomers due to the crappy hardware of the 3DS.

I'm assuming you guys would have NO PROBLEM if the original 12 were cut from the game. Absolutely pathetic.

People act like it's such a sin if a veteran is revealed. And people act like they should announce a newcomer every week. People are clearly spolied by the Brawl DOJO.

@C-Olimar Rehash? What?

@Ryo_Hazuki-san What's wrong with Diddy, and how is he "pointless"? He was one of the most popular characters in Brawl.

@BAGBOY Considering Yoshi is one of the original characters I'd be shocked if he wasn't in the game. Falco and Ganon are less certain.

With his very unique move set, top tier status in Brawl (right under Meta Knight), and Nintendo still pumping out 2D Donkey Kong games, Diddy not being cut is by no means a surprise.

I don't think top tier status should make a character's chances of returning or keeping their moveset increase, but I know many players and developers do.

Can nintendo just release a 6 seconds video footage actually? jesus

How about dem arms?? They look just like Lanky Kong!

@whodatninja That'll be the day

Has anybody given thought that Cranky Kong could be a newcomer to smash bros?
He would fit in quite well I reckon.

His final smash could end up being something quite hilarious.

Yeess the news I've been waiting for! I'm getting some sleep tonight

@SockoMario I 2nd that

@DragonbornRito There is a Gerudo Valley stage on the 3DS version.

I'm not satisfied with the fur

Would it kill them to use an original character? Like maybe Isaac from golden sun, or Sora from kingdom hearts?

@MrMario02 I think they'll keep the rest of the characters a secret. I'm assuming they're announcing the returning character as well as a select few newcomers while the rest, we will have to find out.

Is that a new Side-B attack for Diddy? Good, it appears to be much better than the stupid cartwheel.

@SockoMario THANK YOU! I was thinking all of this pretty much on the dot while reading the comments. The roster can't be devoid of staple characters, nor can it be 90% newcomers. And nothing is wrong with Diddy, he's a major character who deserved to come back as much as anyone else.

As far as new characters go, I don't get why everyone wants to add 5 million characters from each game we already have enough represented for. I'd rather have some new characters from games not currently represented that are pretty much Nintendo(similar to Little Mac, Wii Fit Trainer)

As @Bryon15 made note, I'd love to see a Golden Sun character make an appearance, highly likely it being Isaac(Grand Gaia as FS?).

I think Shantae would also be a pretty interesting addition considering Pirate's Curse is coming out this year on 3DS and we are also getting Half-Genie Hero on the Wii U in the future.

I was really hoping it was going to be Cranky.

Eh. Whatever. I like Diddy and all, but... eh.

What surprises me is that people WANT Wario back...

Always quite liked Diddy as a character and back in DKC1 I'd always rather play as him than DK, but didn't play much as him in Brawl. Good to see him back though! Plus that screenshot together with Little Mac is just epic.