List of Director's Room Miiverse posts/Archive 2

This is a list of Director's Room Miiverse posts made during the months of October 2013 to January 2014. For posts from other months, see the main page.

Legend

In order to highlight important posts from the list, each entry is given a background colour that denotes that something new or otherwise important has been revealed. Should multiple reveals be part of one post, the one higher on this list will take precedence.

Type	Color
Newcomer	Red
Veteran	Orange
Stage	Green
Assist character	Blue
Item	Yellow
Move	Magenta
Other	Cyan

October 2013

Date	Image	Comment	Notes	Link
October 1, 2013		Pic of the day. The Warrior pose. It's not necessary to point that finger.	Replaced as picture of the day after the day's Nintendo Direct.
October 1, 2013		A REAL pic of the day. Our guest, Sonic the Hedgehog, joins the battle! We also released a short video clip.	Posted midday after the Nintendo Direct revealing Sonic's return, in addition to the previous picture of the day.
October 2, 2013		Pic of the day. Let's compete on the jump springs! Those springs can also shoot out other fighters into the air.	Confirms that Mega's Man Rush Coil will behave similarly to Sonic's Spring, including the ability of other characters to spring off it.
October 3, 2013		Pic of the day. Excuse me, but I didn't just hear you say "Sonic joins the battle," did I?	—
October 4, 2013		Pic of the day. The trio as joint co-stars. Who is the strongest of them all?!	—
October 7, 2013		Pic of the day. Here's a close-up snapshot of Fox McCloud's Blaster. It can open up.	An image showing off the new redesigned appearance of Fox's Blaster. What Sakurai means by "it can open up" is a bit unclear, though presumably it just means the Blaster will open in some way while firing.
October 8, 2013		Pic of the day. Sonic's standard attack is also known as PPK. He finishes off his move with a side kick.	"PPK" stands for "punch, punch, kick." The PPK is a common attack type for most jabs.
October 9, 2013		Pic of the day. If it's just a missile, a sword can slice it right up. Of course, you could also just use your bare hands.	—
October 10, 2013		Pic of the day. The shield that can deflect things with a little "clunk!" is still around. There's a slight reaction to the impact this time, so brace yourself.	Confirms that the Links will retain the ability to block projectiles with their shield, though they will react to blocking projectiles with it, instead of just standing idly.
October 11, 2013		Pic of the day. Wii Fit trainer is flexible even while sleeping.	This was posted the Friday before the weekend of the worldwide release for Pokémon X and Y, confusing people as a playable Pokemon was expected to be revealed to promote the new release, inline with Sakurai's reveal pattern of revealing characters to promote the release of a game in their series.
October 14, 2013		Pic of the day. Stages like this one are often seen in the New Super Mario Bros. series. It means trouble.	Confirms the rotating blocks from the New Super Mario Bros. series will be platforms in the Super Mario 3D Land stage.
October 15, 2013		Pic of the day. Surpass the speed of sound! Become a star!	—
October 16, 2013		Pic of the day. A panoramic view of Skyloft, a location that we've seen since the first announcement of the game. You fight landing on the various platforms.	—
October 17, 2013		Pic of the day. Looks like your teeth are cavity free, huh?	An image showing off the much more pronounced teeth Fox possesses.
October 18, 2013		Pic of the day. We have absolutely nothing to announce today regarding Pokémon X and Pokémon Y. Really!	Confirms the appearance of Xerneas, without stating nor hinting at what capacity it appears in (though it was later confirmed to be a Poké Ball Pokémon). Sakurai's comment also seems to poke fun at the expectation of a new reveal coinciding with Pokémon X and Y.
October 21, 2013		Pic of the day. What a great sound a Meteor Smash makes when it slams on an opponent! …Which, I'm sure, you can't tell by the picture.	Sakurai's comment seems to imply meteor smashes will have a new distinct sound when landed.
October 22, 2013		Pic of the day. Flying through rings actually requires careful maneuvering, so um...would you mind getting off?	—
October 23, 2013		Pic of the day. I've got this strange growth on my back lately---which should be impossible, since I'm a robot.	—
October 24, 2013		Pic of the day. Sonic: Lost World is out in Japan today! The Windy Hill area can also be seen in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U…but I can't tell you all the details yet!	—
October 25, 2013		Pic of the day. This one marks the 100th pic of the day! Without further ado, I'd like to introduce Luigi as he adjusts his nose. Hope you enjoy!	—
October 28, 2013		Pic of the day. The graphical differences of the Spin Attacks are clear. The way they hit are actually very different too.	Shows off the new green trail Toon Link's Spin Attack produces, to help visually differentiate it from Link's.
October 29, 2013		Pic of the day. Let's try out the obstacle course today!	—
October 30, 2013		Pic of the day. Is it just me or do I smell something beastly...?	—
October 31, 2013		Pic of the day. The trial version of Wii Fit U is available now! We'd like to share this pic to commemorate the occasion.	Confirms the appearance of the male Wii Fit Trainer in some capacity. Sakurai did not however state what role he has in the game, and since he wasn't given his own character reveal nor character page, it's seen that he isn't a separate playable character. This led to heavy speculation that he will be an alternate costume for the Wii Fit Trainer akin to Wario's Biker and Classic outfits, which ended up being proven true as Sakurai confirmed it during a future Nintendo Direct. This is unprecedented in Smash, being the first alternate costume to change a character's physical appearance (and likely voice) instead of just their clothing.

November 2013

Date	Image	Comment	Notes	Link
November 1, 2013		Pic of the day. Kid Icarus: Uprising is now available to download via eShop in Japan. By the way, we gave a makeover to Pit's pose when he's shooting his bow and arrow so it looks sharper. Do note that all images are still in development. This and past pics may be different from the finished product. Thanks for understanding.	Sakurai confirms Pit will have a different pose when firing Palutena's Arrow. He additionally explicitly remarks how what has been seen in the pics of the days is still in development, and could end up different in the finished product.
November 4, 2013		Pic of the day. Is this a spaceship from Hocotate? No-this is a bomb SHAPED like a spaceship. After liftoff, it will drop down when you least expect it.	Confirm a new item: a "bomb shaped like" the Hocotate Ship from the Pikmin series. Sakurai's remark implies it'll crash down at random after liftoff.
November 5, 2013		Photo strip of the day. Plant it, water it, and then timber! It's high maintenance but totally worth the effort! It needs tactics like never before.	Three images combined together, to show off the steps to Villager's tree planting move.
November 6, 2013		Pic of the day. Link's downward strike was designed to change to a Meteor Smash when the tip of the sword is aligned just right at the start. However, it will be removed if it's deemed too powerful overall after some multiplayer play tests.	Confirmed Link's down aerial will gain the ability to meteor smash, though Sakurai warns he may remove it if he finds it to be too powerful after testing.
November 7, 2013		Pic of the day. Marth joins the battle!! Once again, everyone will be overwhelmed by his magnificent sword skills!!	Marth confirmed to return as a playable character, shown with a redesign based off his more recent appearances in the Fire Emblem series.
November 8, 2013		Pic of the day. We gave Marth a full makeover, giving him design elements from Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and newer games.	Sakurai showing off the aforementioned new design of Marth.
November 11, 2013		Pic of the day. Here are the familiar capsules--these guys deserve a prize for being in every single game. We gave them a cute redesign by shortening their length a bit.	Capsules previously appeared in their Melee and Brawl design in the Developer's Direct at E3, but are now shown to be redesigned, now being shorter and wider.
November 12, 2013		Pic of the day. Marth's sword has a powerful tip! So we gave his sword slashes a sharp look with an emphasis on its edge.	Confirms Marth's sword will retain its tipper gimmick, and that his attack trails will be much brighter at the tip to visually signify the sweetspot of his sword.
November 13, 2013		Pic of the day. The Villager's bug catching net that was shown in the movie is actually a grapple move. It is sort of like Link's Clawshot and Samus's Grapple Beam.	Villager's net is confirmed to be a grab, though it's not confirmed if it's his standard grab or a special move that grabs. Sakurai does, however, hint at the former.
November 14, 2013		Pic of the day. The characters' thick outlines are only available in the 3DS version. Only the external outline is thickened and won't appear in instances like when the hands or feet are overlapping. It's got a softness to it and is not just black.	—
November 15, 2013		Pic of the day. A new stage, Mario Galaxy!! The pull of gravity emanates from the center of the planet, so this will require using brand-new tactics.	Confirms a new Mario stage based on the Super Mario Galaxy games. It is additionally confirmed to have an entirely new stage concept, with the stage's gravity emanating from the center of the planet, instead of from the bottom of the stage. This means characters and projectiles will traverse around the planet's curvature instead of straight, and jumping or getting launched upwards from the edge will cause the character to move diagonally.
		Here's what happens when you stand by the edges. Vertical jumps and getting hit upward will shoot you up diagonally.
November 18, 2013		Pic of the day. Starship Mario floats up high in the Mario Galaxy stage. Lubba is on board as well.	—
November 19, 2013		Pic of the day. Here's Marth, the sleepyhead.	—
November 20, 2013		Pic of the day. The giant wind mill in the right-hand side of Windy Hill. It keeps on turning even though it can't fit in the screen, so you'll find yourself in trouble if you're on it for too long.	Confirms a prior unseen stage element in a wind mill on Windy Hill Zone. It additionally confirms that it's on the stage boundaries, and that characters that stand on it for too long can get carried past the blast line.
November 21, 2013		Pic of the day. Super Mario 3D World is out today in Japan! To commemorate the occasion I had these four…people(?) come together in a group shot.	—
November 22, 2013		Pic of the day. (The back of my neck sure feels warm…)	—
November 25, 2013		Pic of the day. I see some familiar faces.	—
November 26, 2013		Pic of the day. Here's the new edition of the Ray Gun. The Smash Bros. mark appears backward because it acts like a stamp. We design the Ray Gun carefully each time to ensure it doesn't look like a real gun.	Confirms the return of the Ray Gun as an item, as well as its new redesign, that explicitly makes it appear less realistic.
November 27, 2013		Pic of the day. Sonic, failure.	While it's unclear what exactly Sakurai is referring to here, it is believed to be showing off newly gained launch resistance in Bowser's attacks, or a completely new armor mechanic having to do with Bowser's shell.
November 28, 2013		Pic of the day. A Dark Train goes full-steam ahead.	Confirms that Dark Trains will appear on the Spirit Train stage, though if they'll merely serve as additional platforms or have a stage hazard effect is unknown.
November 29, 2013		Pic of the day. A red-black effect now appears when you're hit by a strong blow. It'll only appear when you have high damage, so when you see this you're in trouble--and you're probably about to get KO'd!	Confirms a new visual effect to accentuate when a landed blow produces especially high knockback.

December 2013

Date	Image	Comment	Notes	Link
December 2, 2013		Pic of the day. Turnips are used in the Villager's up-air and down-air attacks. Perhaps because the turnip prices fluctuate depending on the day's market, the number of turnips that appear changes every time. How cute.	It is unknown if the amount of turnips spawned in the Villager's attacks have a functional difference on the attack beyond aesthetics.
December 3, 2013		Pic of the day. Pop quiz! Who is this monster, and where is it from? The cage may serve as a hint.	Confirms a Find Mii stage, as well as the appearance of the Dark Emperor as a stage element on it, though his role and effect within the stage is not known.
December 4, 2013		Pic of the day. Excuse me, sir--a little help with the ball? There was once a game called Mega Man Soccer, by the way.	—
December 5, 2013		Pic of the day. The Villager's special attack, the Lloid Rocket, is a projectile weapon like no other--you can either launch it or ride on it. When you fire it off, keep pressing the button to hop aboard--you can even control its speed. It's more powerful when you're riding it.	Confirms the prior seen Gyroid as one of Villager's special moves.
December 6, 2013		Pic of the day. Here's a new Assist Trophy--the Skull Kid! I repeat, it's an Assist Trophy, not a new fighter. The characters announced on the website are the fighters!	Confirms the Skull Kid wearing Majora's Mask from The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask as an Assist Trophy. This is the first reveal of an Assist Trophy character, and by extension, confirms the return of the Assist Trophy item. The Skull Kid's function was not stated nor hinted at. Sakurai additionally assures that playable characters will always have a corresponding page on the official website when revealed, unlike nonplayable characters like Assist Trophies.
December 9, 2013		Pic of the day. Q: "Is this a Steel Diver?" A: "Yes, indeed, that is a Steel Diver." The sub from Steel Diver is now a cute projectile weapon--it launches torpedoes that fly slowly at first.	Confirms a new shooting item, the Steel Driver.
December 10, 2013		Pic of the day. There weren't a lot of people who used the Shield Breaker to break people's shields, so we've now made it much more powerful. This pic is from immediately after a shield break.	Confirms Shield Breaker will receive some sort of power buff due to its relative lack of use in Brawl, though it's unclear if it's a standard damage/knockback increase, even greater shield damage, or both.
December 11, 2013		Pic of the day. Yar, I wants to watch some o' that Smash action, too, ye great beast!	First screenshot of the Tortimer Island stage, which wouldn't be seen in full and named until March.
December 12, 2013		Pic of the day. Dismantle! Unite!! Yellow Devil!!!	Shows off how the Yellow Devil will attack.
December 13, 2013		Pic of the Day. The breed of the Nintendogs Assist Trophy has changed to a French Bulldog. It looks so real! Tell me that doesn't bring a smile to your face.	Confirms the return of the Nintendog Assist Trophy. It additionally confirms that that it will be a different breed of dog this time around, and that its function will remain the same.
December 16, 2013		Pic of the day. Uh-oh, someone's observing from afar. That's no good. The Yellow Devil will come flying in from the background.	Confirms how the Yellow Devil will enter battles on Wily's Castle.
December 17, 2013		Pic of the day. In the train stage, the rear car can change during battle. It'll detach and move backward, so be careful! This pic features the Linebeck Trading Company, which is being transported for some reason.	Confirms that caboose of the Spirit Train will detach and drift offstage, similar to how the cars in Big Blue would drift offstage throughout the progress of the match.
December 18, 2013		Pic of the day. N-now wait a second, let's talk this through! We don't wanna miss today's Nintendo Direct, right?	This pic of the day showed nothing new, with Sakurai just promoting the Nintendo Direct being shown later in the day, implying new Smash information was being shown on it. It was later replaced after the Nintendo Direct with the below image.
December 18, 2013		Without further ado, a new fighter from a faraway galaxy joins the battle! The video is also a must-see!	Posted midday after the Nintendo Direct. Rosalina's trailer was posted on Miiverse, but the new picture of the day (left) was only shown on the official site.
		For more details, check out the official website at www.smashbros.com.
December 19, 2013		Pic of the day. Rosalina and Luma can be right by each other or set farther apart. They're both controlled by the player, so a smash attack can be done from far off. Remote control all the way!	Confirms that Luma can be controlled away from Rosalina, unlike Pikmin.
December 20, 2013		Pic of the day. A Luma becomes a star. Lumas are tough, but can also be blown away. Luckily, there's an infinite number of them.	Confirms that Luma can be attacked and KO'd like other characters, and that Rosalina can respawn an infinite number of them.
December 23, 2013		Pic of the day. Rosalina's got height! She is seriously tall! However, she boasts an anti-gravity effect, so she's very light.	Confirms that Rosalina will be a very tall, but very light character, akin to Zelda and Mewtwo.
December 24, 2013		Pic of the day. Happy Holidays! Here's a new 3DS stage--Rainbow Road! It can't be explained in one picture, but it's going to be a cruise-type stage.	Confirms a new Mario Kart stage for the 3DS version based off of the recurring Rainbow Road course. It is additionally confirmed it'll be cruise-type stage like Mute City.
December 25, 2013		Pic of the day. Yellow characters.	Starfy is confirmed to appear but not given a character page, implying he is again returning as an Assist Trophy, though Sakurai did not explicitly confirm it.
December 26, 2013		Pic of the day. To celebrate the launch of The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds in Japan, Zelda joins the battle!! It's great to see so many female characters this time around.	Confirms Zelda's return as a playable character, and unlike most other returning characters, she retains the same aesthetic design style that she had in Brawl. Sakurai also specifically remarks about the increase in the amount of female characters, which is unusual as the increase had not been very significant at the time (2 newcomers, less than what Melee had).
December 27, 2013		The pic of the day that runs Monday through Friday will be on break starting Dec. 27. I'll be back on Jan. 6, so I hope everyone has a happy new year!!	A placeholder image of Battlefield left on the site's pic of the day, while Sakurai took a week long break.

January 2014

Date	Image	Comment	Notes	Link
January 6, 2014		Happy New Year! Pic of the day. There will be trophies in the 3DS and Wii U games, and each version will boast different types and models. The 3DS trophies will be mainly from handhelds and the Wii U version will feature trophies from the home-console games.	—
January 7, 2014		Pic of the day. Zelda's strong side attack. It's a slash attack that utilizes her magic to make even a simple slash look sharp.	—
January 8, 2014		Pic of the day. The ropes surrounding the ring. You can actually use the stretchiness of the ropes to do a spring jump. However, you can't pull on them to launch yourself sideways in a lariat attack though.	Confirms the ropes of the Boxing Ring will act like Springs, though the exact mechanics of such is unknown.
January 9, 2014		Pic of the day. Watch out for the Shy Guys driving down Rainbow Road.	Confirms Shy Guys returning as a stage element.
January 10, 2014		Pic of the day. Celebrating the launch of Kirby: Triple Deluxe in Japan, King Dedede joins the battle! Check out his evocative facial expressions on the official web site.	Along with his return, it is shown that Dedede has a much more cartoonish appearance, with exaggerated facial expressions to match.
January 13, 2014		Pic of the day. King Dedede uses one of the strongest side smash attacks in all of Smash Bros. Use this attack wisely in battles.	Confirms Dedede's forward smash will retain its incredible power.
January 14, 2014		Pic of the day. Rosalina and Luma's attacks are very different. This screencap shows Rosalina producing a Saturnian ring for her strong up attack.	Confirms Luma will have its own moveset, though if Luma has attacks beyond tilts and smash attacks is unknown.
January 15, 2014		Pic of the day. Who's the girl next door, living in the haunted mansion? You'd better learn my name because it's…	Confirms Ashley from the WarioWare series will be a new Assist Trophy, though her Assist Trophy function was not stated nor hinted at.
		FYI, she's an Assist Trophy.
January 16, 2014		Pic of the day. A group shot of the big guys. How much bigger are they compared to Mario?	When compared to an equivalent Brawl image, this confirms the difference between bigger and smaller characters will be more drastic.
January 17, 2014		Pic of the day. Don't miss your chance, Zelda--King Dedede is knocked out.	—
		Zelda: "Ah--soft and squishy."
January 20, 2014		Pic of the day. Where am I……?? To be clear, the new Super Smash Bros. games do not feature a story mode like The Subspace Emissary.	While the exact identification of this stage remains unknown, Sakurai's comment implies that it's supposed to be a stage in a new single-player mode.
January 21, 2014		Pic of the day. This is the Luma Shot, which highlights the different ways to control your Luma. You can switch between controlling the Luma alongside Rosalina or away from her.	—
		Today is the 15th Anniversary of the launch of the first Super Smash Bros. There may be some players out there who played it on the Nintendo 64 as kids that have grown into adults.
January 22, 2014		Pic of the day. There are many changes being made to attack and defense options for grabbing edges. In this picture, Link is actually trumping Mario's grab.	This confirms the first major gameplay change, with the ledge's mechanics being majorly altered for the first time in the series. While a way to steal the ledge from edge hoggers has been alluded to, no information about how it works has been given.
		Some other changes include: -Air time and accumulated damage will determine your period of invincibility while hanging on an edge. -Grab controls will no longer be affected by whether you have above or below 100% damage.
January 23, 2014		Pic of the day. This is definitely not a friendly girls night out…	Confirms Viridi as a stage element, though what she does on the stage has not been stated nor hinted at. It's worth noting that this image was released on the day after the Palutena "leak" was first revealed online.
January 24, 2014		Pic of the day. When Toon Link joins the battle, Alfonzo is in charge of the train. Alfonzo: "Leave it to me!"	Confirms that Toon Link will not simultaneously appear in battle and as a background character on the Spirit Train, and in a series first, shows that background elements on stages may change depending on the participants in the match.
January 27, 2014		Pic of the day. Rosalina's down special move, tentatively called the Gravitational Pull, sucks up items and weapons. Weapons will be disabled when using this move, of course. You have to shake the Wii Remote to perform this move in Super Mario Galaxy, but you won't need to do that in this game.	Besides giving some information on a move seen in Rosalina's trailer, Sakurai indirectly confirms motion controls will not be required in the game.
January 28, 2014		Pic of the day. The Beetle item from The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is a comical item that grabs characters and carries them into the air.	Confirms a new item, the Beetle, that can be seemingly thrown at opponents, which will pick them up and fly them into the air. Sakurai did not state how far and for how long Beetles will fly with picked up characters.
January 29, 2014		Pic of the day. You can find this statue of the Goddess of Light in one of the stages. She's watching over the arena.	Confirms a new Kid Icarus stage for the Wii U version, though details beyond a snapshot is not given. Much of the community believes that Sakurai is aware of the recent Palutena rumor & so made a related post in response too it.
January 30, 2014		Pic of the day. Both Link and Pit use bows, but when they fire simultaneously, their arrows meet and cancel out closer to Pit. Besides attack power and projectile speed, there are many elements that affect tactics, such as accuracy, vulnerability after attacking, and even seemingly unrelated features like a character's physical abilities.	—
January 31, 2014		Pic of the day. The heroic Aura Pokémon, Lucario, joins the battle!! We've increased the influence of Aura this time, so a damaged Lucario is truly a force to be reckoned with.	Along with confirming Lucario's return, it confirmed his Aura effects will be buffed, though in what way was not confirmed.
		Lucario joined the battle for the first time in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, which was released six years ago. The production staff of Brawl worked really hard to expand the character roster--without their efforts, Lucario probably never would have joined the battle.