All Articles: Super Smash Bros. For 3DS

Super Smash Bros. 4 still doesn’t have an official title, but we do know when the 3DS version of the game will be released: October 3. The Wii U version of the game will be released by the end of the year.

In other Smash news, Nintendo has revealed that Lady Palutena, the Goddess of Light from Kid Icarus, will join the game as a playable character on both the 3DS and Wii U.

And in one final bit of news, Nintendo has confirmed that the GameCube Controller Adapter (which will be available on teh same day as the game) will be priced at $19.99. If you’ve lost track of your GameCube controllers over the years, the company will also release a special GameCube controller with Super Smash Bros. markings. The retro controller (which is currently only confirmed to work with Super Smash Bros. 4) will retail for $29.99. Finally, Nintendo also plans to release a special bundle that contains a copy of the game, a GameCube Controller Adapter, and a Smash Bros. GameCube controller, all for $99.99.

That’s a smashing savings of $10.

As promised, Nintendo has announced further details about the Super Smash Bros. 4 “Smashfest” that will be coming to Best Buy stores across the country next month. More than 100 Best Buy stores will play host to the same Super Smash Bros. 4 demo stations that Nintendo is bringing to this year’s E3 Expo on Wednesday, June 11 (from 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM) and Saturday, June 14 (from noon to 5:00 PM). A complete list of every participating store can be found on Best Buy’s website.

In addition to the demo stations, Best Buy also wants to sell you a copy of Super Smash Bros. 4. So the first 70 people who pre-order the game at each store will receive a “rare collectible Super Smash Bros. gold coin.” Each pre-ordered copy of Super Smash Bros. 4 will also include a $5 My Best Buy Rewards Zone gift certificate.

Super Smash Bros. 4 will be available for the 3DS sometime this Summer with the Wii U edition scheduled to launch by the end of the year.

It looks like Nintendo’s low-key E3 showing was a hit last year as the consolemaker plans to expand on the festivities for this year’s Expo… while still remaining low-key.

Instead of a Nintendo Direct video presentation, this year, Nintendo plans to offer a “Nintendo Digital Event” on Tuesday, June 10 at 12:00 PM (Eastern). Nintendo is calling the Digital Event “a new kind of video program that will reveal and provide further detail about the gaming experiences on the way for Nintendo platforms in 2014 and beyond.” So basically, it’s exactly like a Nintendo Direct video, only bigger.

Nintendo will also add a second video program to their slate of E3 programming, “Nintendo Treehouse: Live @ E3.” The Treehouse team is the company’s main product development team and they will provide “in-depth game demos live and unscripted from Nintendo’s booth” throughout the entire E3 Expo.

Finally, Nintendo will install a playable demo of one of this year’s biggest games in Best Buy stores across the country. I speak, of course, about Super Smash Bros. 4 for the Wii U. A list of participating Best Buy stores will be viewable via e3.Nintendo.com very soon.