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Nintendo: Super Smash Bros. For 3DS/Wii U is a pun on Super Smash Bros. 4
For a long time, much of the world referred to Super Smash Bros. For 3DS and Super Smash Bros. For Wii U as “Super Smash Bros. 4” as both games represent the fourth major entry in the Smash series. Turns out, we weren’t all that far off. Writing in his regular Famitsu column (as translated by Nintendo Everything), Super Smash Bros. Director Masahiro Sakurai explained the game’s title is, at it’s core, just a cute pun:
“This time the name of the system was used as a subtitle in order to avoid confusion among consumers. However, for both systems ‘Smash Bros. For’ is included in the title, so isn’t that nice?”
I knew it! Super Smash Bros. For 3DS is available now and Super Smash Bros. For Wii U will be released on November 21.
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Insert Quarter: 1-Up Mushrooms (Might) Be Producing Mario Clones
Insert Quarter is our showcase for some of the best and most interesting writing about video games on the Internet.
In this installment, Game Rant’s Brad Jones examines the possible cloning properties of the 1-Up Mushroom on Mario, as outlined in the item’s Trophy description in Super Smash Bros. For 3DS.
1-Up Mushrooms have been a staple of the Mario series since Super Mario Bros. back in 1985. Since then, the power-up has become ingrained into pop culture — you’d be hard pressed to find anyone who doesn’t know that the green fungi grants an extra life. But just how does this process occur? According to Smash Bros., it’s a matter of cloning.
Nintendo has always slipped bizarre explanations in their games to explain the goings-on in the Mushroom Kingdom. Who could forget the Birdo flap? But it is an interesting theory nonetheless. You can read the rest of the article at Game Rant.
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Super Smash Bros. For Wii U gets November 21 release as Smash 3DS sells almost 3 million
As expected, Nintendo has announced that Super Smash Bros. For Wii U will be released on November 21.
In addition to announcing the release date for Smash’s Wii U debut, the publisher has also confirmed that the first wave of Amiibo figures will be available in stores beginning on the same day. This first wave will consist of twelve figures: Mario, Peach, Yoshi, Donkey Kong, Link, Fox, Samus, Wii Fit Trainer, Villager, Pikachu, Kirby, and Marth. It will be followed by a second wave of figures (Zelda, Diddy Kong, Luigi, Little Mac, Pit, and Captain Falcon) in December. In addition to Super Smash Bros. For Wii U, Amiibo figures will work with Mario Kart 8, Mario Party 10, Yoshi’s Woolly World, and more games to be announced. Of course, how they’re going to “work” is still a mystery.
Nintendo will also use the 21st of November to relaunch the GameCube controller, which will be compatible with Super Smash Bros. For Wii U with a special adapter. The Smash-themed GameCube controllers will retail for $29.99 each while the adapter has been priced at $19.99. A special bundle that includes the game, the adapter, and one GameCube controller will also be available for $99.99.
Finally, Nintendo also announced that more than 2.8 million copies of Super Smash Bros. For 3DS have been sold worldwide. The game has been available throughout North America and Europe for less than a week (it was released in Japan on September 13), so that’s pretty impressive.
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EGX 2014 Report: Assassin’s Creed Unity, Arkham Knight, The Order 1886, and More
EGX London, formerly known as the Eurogamer Expo, finally gives UK players a chance to their hand at unreleased games after all the other big Summer shows: E3, PAX Prime, Gamescom, and TGS. It sits at the right time of year too! I always tend to get a bit down on games over the Summer when my consoles sit mostly unused.After playing a dozen of the biggest games scheduled to release over the next nine months, I’m excited to finally charge a DualShock 4 again.On top of that, talking to so many gamers in one place really gives you a nice vertical slice of where the industry sits at the moment. But first… the games! (more…)
Nintendo Download: Super Smash Bros. For 3DS, Castlevania: Dracula X, more
Super Smash Bros. makes its smashing debut on the 3DS tomorrow with the appropriately named Super Smash Bros. For 3DS. The final roster has been filled out with nearly 50 characters, so your dreams of a battle royale between Mario, Mega Man, Sonic, Pac-Man, Little Mac, and the Duck Hunt Dog have now become a reality.
Four other new releases dot the rest of this week’s Nintendo Download:
- Castlevania: Dracula X (Wii U) – Originally released for the Super NES, Dracula X introduces gamers to Richter Belmont.
- 99 Seconds (Wii U) – An overhead maze game with a twist… the maze moves!
- Red Riding Hood (Wii U) – A retelling of the popular tale as an “interactive story.”
- Tenkai Knights: Brave Battle (3DS) – A fighting game based on the popular anime.
More information on all of these games can be found after the break. (more…)
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New Releases: Super Smash Bros. 3DS, Shadow of Mordor, Forza Horizon 2, More
Phase Two of Nintendo’s plan to dominate the Fall gaming season kicks off this week as Super Smash Bros. For 3DS, the first Smash Bros. game for a handheld system, will be available on Friday, October 3. New friends (Little Mac! The Duck Hunt Dog! Miis! Mega Man! Pac-Man!) and old favorites (Mario! Link! Samus!) give it one of the deepest rosters the franchise has ever seen, making Super Smash Bros. For 3DS even more of a must have.
Also available this week is WB Games’ latest foray into the Lords of the Rings universe, Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor (PC, PS4, Xbox One). Set between The Hobbit and The Fellowship of the Ring, Shadow of Mordor will tell a brand new tale within the franchise with assistance from Peter Jackson, J.R.R. Tolkien Enterprises, and the writer of Red Dead Redemption. Less epic (but still pretty epic) is Microsoft’s newest racing game, Forza Horizon 2, which will be released for the Xbox One and Xbox 360.
Finally this week, Atlus is going back to the arena to bring PS3 and Xbox 360 owners Persona 4 Arena Ultimax. Fight!
More new releases (including the return of one of the greatest PC games ever) can be found after the break. (more…)
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Super Smash Bros. For 3DS sells one million copies in two days in Japan
Nintendo released Super Smash Bros. For 3DS in Japan over the weekend and it has been a smashing success so far. How good are its sales? Well… in its first two days of availability, Nintendo has confirmed that Super Smash Bros. For 3DS has sold more than one million copies. This number includes downloadable sales through the 3DS eShop as well.
Super Smash Bros. For 3DS will be released in North America on October 3, but fans who want to try it out today can obtain a demo version of the game through the 3DS eShop if they’re a Platinum level member of the Club Nintendo program. The demo will become available to all this Friday, September 19.
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Eight-hour, Super Smash Bros-centric stream hitting Twitch on Friday
Nintendo’s Treehouse branch (get it?) announced that an eight-hour long stream of Super Smash Bros. For 3DS will air this Friday, September 12th at 10:00 AM (Pacific Time). Not only will you get more Smash than you could ever hope for, the Big N is also planning on showcasing several upcoming holiday titles for both the 3DS and the Wii U. Rumor also has it that we will finally get a release date announcement for Super Smash Bros. For Wii U, so keep your fingers crossed for that.
You can view the entire stream on Twitch or Nintendo’s official site.
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