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{{Title|''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''}}
{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS''}}
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| title        = Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
| title        = Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
| image        = [[File:Boxart-wiiu.png|250px]]
| image        = [[Image:Boxart-3ds.png|250px]]
| caption      = North American boxart.
| caption      = North American boxart.
| developer    = [[Bandai Namco]]<br>[[Sora Ltd.]]
| developer    = [[Bandai Namco]]<br>[[Sora Ltd.]]
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| distributor  =  
| distributor  =  
| designer    = [[Masahiro Sakurai]]
| designer    = [[Masahiro Sakurai]]
| engine      = [[Havok]]
| engine      = [[Havok (company/engine)|Havok]]
| version      =  
| version      =  
| 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}}
| released  = September 13, 2014 {{flag|Japan}}<br>October 2, 2014 {{flag|Germany}} (stores)<br>October 3, 2014 {{flag|North America}} {{flag|Europe}}<br>October 4, 2014 {{flag|Australia}}<br>2015 {{flag|South Korea}}
| genre        = [[wikipedia:Fighting game|Fighting]]<br>[[wikipedia:Platform game|Platforming]]
| genre        = [[wikipedia:Fighting game|Fighting]]
| modes        = Single player, Multiplayer, Online multiplayer
| modes        = Single player, Multiplayer, Online multiplayer
| platforms    = [[Wii U]]
| platforms    = [[Nintendo 3DS]]
| ratings      = {{vgratings|PEGI=12+ (provisional)|ESRB=E10+}}
| ratings      = {{vgratings|PEGI=12+ (provisional)|ESRB=E10+<ref>[http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/zC34HnrON-_wV0ZUkSfQFC6ub3Ea8DQ6 Page on Nintendo of America's official website]</ref>}}
| media        =  
| media        = 3DS card<br/>Digital download (9108 blocks {{flag|USA}}, 2.1GB {{flag|Japan}})<ref>http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=877313</ref>
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'''''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.
'''''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS''''' ({{ja|大乱闘スマッシュブラザーズ for Nintendo 3DS|Dairantō Sumasshu Burazāzu for Nintendo 3DS}}, ''Great Fray Smash Brothers for Nintendo 3DS'') 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 handheld counterpart to {{Forwiiu}}. 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.
The game is playable on the [[Nintendo 3DS]] in full stereoscopic 3D. It is the first ''Smash'' title to be released on a handheld.


''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.
''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' was released on September 13, 2014 in Japan, and was released in most other parts of the world on October 3, 2014. The game was released in stores one day earlier in Germany on October 2, one day later in Australia on October 4, and will be released in South Korea in 2015.


==Opening movie==
==Characters==
The [[opening movie]] for ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'' is composed of footage from both gameplay and the various [[List of Super Smash Bros. 4 character trailers|character introduction trailers]] shown since the game's reveal, barring the trailer for [[Duck Hunt]].


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==Content==
The playable roster is the same between both versions of ''SSB4''.
The playable roster is the same between both versions of ''SSB4''.


===Fighters===
{{SSB4 character table}}
{{SSB4 character table}}


===Stages===
==Multi-player 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:
The two versions of ''SSB4'' have separate sets of available stages; only 5 stages appear in both the Wii U and 3DS versions. The 3DS version's stages are based more heavily on handheld games. The 3DS version features a total of 34 stages, 7 of which have to be unlocked. The 3DS version features 25 new stages and 9 familiar ones. The following stages are available in the 3DS version:
[[File:Stage Select SSB4-Wii U Normal.jpg|thumb|250px|The stage select for ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'', showing the normal stages.]]
 
[[File:Stage Select SSB4-Wii U Extra.jpg|thumb|250px|The stage select for ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'', showing the extra stages.]]
{{SSB4-3DS stage table}}
{{SSB4-U stage table}}


===Single-player modes===
==Single-player modes==
[[File:Wii U Main Menu.jpg|thumb|The main menu of the Wii U version.]]
[[File:3DS Main Menu.jpg|thumb|The main menu of the 3DS version.]]
*{{SSB4-Wii U|Classic Mode}}
*{{SSB4-3DS|Classic Mode}}
*[[All-Star Mode]]
*[[All-Star Mode]]
*[[Special Orders]]:
*[[Multi-Man Smash]]
**[[Master Orders]]
*[[Target Blast]]
**[[Crazy Orders]]
*[[Trophy Rush]]
*[[Event Mode]]
*[[Home-Run Contest]]


===Multiplayer modes===
==Multi-player modes==
*[[VS Mode]]
*[[VS Mode]]
*[[Smash Tour]]
*[[Smash Run]]
*[[8-Player Smash]]
*[[StreetSmash]]
 
==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 sees the return of ''Brawl''{{'}}s [[My Music]] option, with a large selection of tracks available for each stage.
*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.
 
== Demo ==
A demo of the Wii U version was available at retail stores with a Wii U kiosk. It featured the entire starting roster of characters and stages, but like its 3DS counterpart, was locked to two minute time matches with items on for normal stages (but turned off for Ω stages).


==In competitive play==
==Features of the 3DS version==
{{main|Super Smash Bros. 4 in competitive play}}
*[[Smash Run]], a mode similar to {{s|wikirby|City Trial}} from ''{{s|wikirby|Kirby Air Ride}}'', is exclusive to the 3DS version. Characters spend five minutes fighting enemies from various game series and collecting powerups, which are then active during a battle at the end.
The Wii U version effectively replaced ''Brawl'' in terms of the competitive scene, with nearly all of the top players migrating over. The game also quickly overtook the 3DS version, making it the definitive version of ''Smash'' to play at the time. The divide between ''Melee'' and former ''Brawl'' players still existed, though the changes made in this game to bridge the gap between previous entries relieved the tension somewhat. [[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]] has arguably the smallest competitive scene of any game in the series. This is due to the community simply preferring the Wii U version as an avenue to play ''Smash''.  
*Optional dark outlines around playable characters are present in the 3DS version in order to make characters stand out more on the small screen. The outlines can be set to thick or thin, or turned off completely.
*The 3DS version features different collectible [[trophies]] than the Wii U version, with a greater focus on elements from handheld games.
*The 3DS version has only two musical tracks per stage, similar to the [[alternate music]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''.
*In the 3DS version, players can tap on a character's icon on the bottom screen to place a marker on that character on the top screen in order to more easily follow their movements.
*The 3DS version features {{s|wikipedia|StreetPass}} functionality as part of the [[StreetSmash]] mode.
*The 3DS version has a new sound test feature that lets players listen to music in the game while the 3DS is in Sleep Mode.


The Wii U version continued the momentum of mainstream success started in ''Brawl'', such as a mainstage presence at [[EVO]] for many years and frequent references in other media like television series and internet websites. The game even helped retroactively bolster the popularity of previous entries, especially ''Smash 64'', which is still is increasing in popularity to this day. However, the game quickly fell off after the release of ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', and now exists as a small niche community just like ''Brawl'' before it.
==Demo==
The demo is restricted to Vs. Mode only and allows only {{SSB4|Mario}}, {{SSB4|Link}}, {{SSB4|Pikachu}}, {{SSB4|Villager}} and {{SSB4|Mega Man}} as playable characters, with {{SSB4|Battlefield}} (normal form and [[Ω form]]) as the only available stage. Rules cannot be adjusted from two minute time matches. Both fighting against AI and local multiplayer are possible. The only mode available outside of regular battles is the Tips section, which provides gameplay tips. These tips also appear on loading screens.  


The community has constructed a set of [[tournament legal (SSB4)|standard tournament rules]] to regulate tournament play. While rulesets may vary between different tournaments, generally universal gameplay rules include all matches being played via [[time]]d [[stock]] (2-3 stocks and 6-8 minutes), and restrictions on legal [[stage]]s. These regulations are enacted to ensure that gameplay at the highest level remains fair and interesting.
On September 9th 2014, the demo was made available on the Japanese Nintendo eShop. On September 12th, 2014, download codes for the demo were sent out to selected members of Club Nintendo Europe and Platinum members of the United States Club Nintendo; on September 12th, 2014, download codes were sent out to selected members of Club Nintendo Australia and New Zealand; recipients of the download codes received four each, to promote the games' four-player multiplayer feature. The demo was made available on the eShop without a code on September 19th, 2014, but unlike the download code demo, it has a limit of 30 plays.


==Staff==
==Reception==
{{main|List of staff (SSB4-Wii U)}}
Reviews of ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' have been mostly positive, with Famitsu giving the game an almost perfect score of 37/40. This version of the game alone managed to sell over 1 million copies during the first weekend after its launch in Japan. As of October 7th, 2014, the game has sold 2.8 million copies worldwide.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
3DS Menu Jingle.ogg|A flourished excerpt of the ''Smash 4'' theme that plays when starting the game from the Wii U HOME Menu or Quick Menu. It can also be heard on the 3DS upon highlighting either the game or the ''[[Smash Controller]]'' app from the HOME Menu.
SSB 3DS logo.png|3DS version logo.
SSB Wii U logo.png|Wii U version logo.
Smash 3DS Bundle.jpg|A ''Smash 3DS'' bundle available on the [http://store.nintendo.co.uk/nintendo-3ds/super-smash-bros.list Nintendo UK Online Store], featuring a shirt and sweatband.
SmashWiiUTitle1.1.7.jpg|Wii U version [[title screen]].
CompleteSmashWiiUBoxArt.jpg|Complete Wii U group art, with additional characters.
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
<!--We do not need trivia about which characters are starters and which are not. Do not add it in.-->
*''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' has the most series represented by stages but with no characters, at five.
*This is the first time where [[Greninja]], [[Dark Pit]], [[Lucina]], [[Robin]], and [[Corrin]] appear on a home console.
**Conversely, this game also has the most characters without a stage from their universe, at three: [[R.O.B.]], [[Wii Fit Trainer]], and [[Duck Hunt]].
*''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'' is the first game in the series not to be released first in Japan.
*''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' is the first game in the series to lack:
*''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.
**Any appearance of [[Ridley]].
**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.
**a new stage named "Yoshi's Island".
*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.
**An opening movie.
*The game's Japanese release date happens to coincide with the birthday of late Nintendo president [[Satoru Iwata]].
**A stage based off of a hub in the 3D ''Mario'' games.
**November 21st, the game's North American release date, was also the release date of ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' in Japan.
*This game and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' do not feature any stages from the original ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' for the Nintendo 64.
*''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.
*Because of the amount of {{s|wikipedia|RAM}} that ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' uses, it cannot run alongside other programs on the 3DS that use the internet. However, this does not occur on the 3DS' successor, the New Nintendo 3DS, due to the latter system having larger RAM.
*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]]).
*''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' marks the handheld game debut for Wii Fit Trainer, [[Little Mac]], and [[Shulk]].
*This is the only game in the series that has no unlockable {{uv|Pokémon}} characters.
*In a similar vein to ''Brawl''{{'}}s introduction, when starting up ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'', the roster of characters is shown; this roster increases depending on how many characters are unlocked.
**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.
==See also==
*This is the only game to lack the appearance of a [[Fly Guy]].
* [[List of updates (SSB4-3DS)]]
*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.


==References==
==References==
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