Editing Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

{{Title|''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''}}

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| image        = [[File:Boxart-wiiu.png|250px]]

| developer    = [[Bandai Namco]]<br>[[Sora Ltd.]]

| engine      = [[Havok]]

| released = November 21, 2014 {{flag|North America}}<br>November 28, 2014 {{flag|Europe}}<ref>Facebook Wii U Italia - https://www.facebook.com/WiiUItalia/posts/697289303700437</ref><br>November 28, 2014 {{flag|South Africa}}<br>November 29, 2014 {{flag|Australia}}<br>December 6, 2014 {{flag|Japan}}

| genre        = [[wikipedia:Fighting game|Fighting]]<br>[[wikipedia:Platform game|Platforming]]

'''''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''''' ({{ja|大乱闘スマッシュブラザーズ for Wii U|Dairantō Sumasshu Burazāzu for Wii U}}, ''Great Fray Smash Brothers for Wii U'') is one of two games in the ''{{b|Super Smash Bros.|series}}'' series released as part of the ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'' pair, and the home console counterpart to {{for3ds}}. Although most gameplay elements are shared between the two versions, there are several elements which distinguish the two.

The game is playable on the [[Wii U]] with a variety of [[controller]] options, including the [[Wii U GamePad]], the [[Wii U Pro Controller]], the [[GameCube controller]] via an adapter, or a [[Nintendo 3DS]] system running [[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS|the 3DS version of Smash Bros. 4]] or the [[Smash Controller|Smash Controller]] software.

''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'' was officially released on November 21, 2014 in the Americas, and was followed by Europe on November 28, 2014, Australia and New Zealand on November 29, 2014, and Japan on December 6, 2014. As of the closure of the Wii U [[Nintendo eShop|eShop]] on March 27, 2023, it is no longer possible to officially digitally purchase this game or any of its post-launch {{b|downloadable content|SSB4}}. On October 4, 2023, Nintendo announced that online support for the Wii U would be ending during April 2024. As announced on January 24, 2024, online support for the Wii U ended on April 8, 2024, making it impossible to officially play ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'' online.

==Opening movie==

 

===Fighters===

===Stages===

The two versions of ''SSB4'' have separate sets of available stages; only 12 stages appear in both the Wii U and 3DS versions. The stages from the Wii U version are more heavily based on home console games. The Wii U version features a total of 55 stages (46 excluding [[DLC]]), consisting of 34 new stages and 21 [[past stages|familiar ones]]. The following stages are available in the Wii U version:

*{{SSB4-Wii U|Classic Mode}}

===Multiplayer modes===

==Features exclusive to the Wii U version==

*The Wii U version is compatible with a set of [[amiibo]] figurines utilizing the Wii U GamePad and {{S|wikipedia|near field communication}}. By using their respective figurine, players can give an [[AI]] character [[Character customization|custom moves]] and level them up to level 50. The game is the first to utilize the GamePad's NFC function under the amiibo branding.  

**This was later added to the 3DS version via a post-launch update.

*Due to its home console nature, the Wii U version lacks the optional dark outlines around playable characters present in the 3DS version, though still has the colored outlines for team battles.

*The Classic mode is tournament styled, and no longer has three random options, only one.

*The Wii U version features different collectible [[trophies]] than the 3DS version, with a greater focus on elements from home console releases.

*The Wii U version supports off TV play.

*Three exclusive new modes: [[Special Orders]], [[8-Player Smash]], and [[Smash Tour]].

*The [[Trophy Box]] is exclusive to the Wii U version.

**Additionally, three modes which were in ''Brawl'' but not in {{for3ds}}, [[Coin Battle]]s, [[Special Smash]] and [[Event Mode]], return.

*Ness, Jigglypuff, Ganondorf and Bowser Jr. are starter characters, unlike in the 3DS version where they are unlockable.

*[[Master Fortress]] appears in the Wii-U version, but is not in the 3DS version.

 

 

 

 

 

*''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'' is the Wii U's [http://www.gamespot.com/articles/super-smash-bros-breaks-wii-u-sales-records/1100-6423811/ fastest selling title], surpassing the previous holder of the title, ''{{s|mariowiki|Mario Kart 8}}''. In North America alone, Nintendo sold over 490,000 digital and physical copies of the game in three days.

**Sales of the GameCube Bundle and Adapter were so popular in the United States that there was an immediate shortage of the Adapter upon launch of the game, leading to significantly inflated prices from online dealers; at one point, {{s|wikipedia|Amazon.com}} featured prices [http://arcadesushi.com/wii-u-gamecube-adapters-sold-out-everywhere-online-prices-skyrocket/ in excess of $110 USD] for the Adapter.

*This is the only game in the series where all 12 characters from the original ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' are [[starter character|starters]], and by extension, the only one where [[Jigglypuff]], [[Bowser Jr.]] and [[Ganondorf]] are starters.

*The game's Japanese release date happens to coincide with the birthday of late Nintendo president [[Satoru Iwata]].

*''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'' is the first game since [[Super Smash Bros.|the original]] to lack a new stage from the {{uv|F-Zero}} and {{uv|EarthBound}} universes.

*This is the first game in the series where there is only one way to hear a character's [[Star KO]] scream (outside the [[Sound Test]]).

*This is the only game in the series that has no unlockable {{uv|Pokémon}} characters.

**This is also the first game in the series since ''Smash 64'' that has no unlockable {{uv|The Legend of Zelda}} characters.

*This is the only game in the series in which Vs. mode is not required for 100% completion, with no unlockable characters, stages, or even [[List of challenges (SSB4-Wii U)|challenges]] requiring it.

*This is the only game to lack the appearance of a [[Fly Guy]].

*This would be the last game in the series to have the announcer speaking between fights during the pre-match loading screens in Classic Mode. Starting in ''Ultimate'', the announcer's voice wouldn't be heard during the pre-match loading screens in Classic Mode.

*''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'' is the game with the highest number of starters compared to the full roster, with them making up 84.31% of the base roster and 74.14% of the final post-DLC roster.