New characters slots are given to Punch-Out's very own Little Mac who first appeared as an Assist Trophy from Brawl, the Wii Fit Trainer from the Wii Fit series, the Villager's inclusion marks Animal Crossing's first playable character, Shulk, who introduced the Xenoblade Chronicles series and finally Duck Hunt consisting of a dog and duck from their series of the same name. and Rosalina, Greninja for the Pokémon universe, Kid Icarus introduces Palutena and Dark Pit and finally Fire Emblem introduces Lucina, Robin and, as DLC, Corrin. Lucas initially did not return in the base roster, but he would later return through DLC.Īs for the new characters for already represented franchises, two newcomers come from the Mario universe being Bowser Jr. A further twelve "characters" exist as alternate costumes for other preexisting characters: Alph as a palette swap of Olimar each of the seven Koopalings as palette swaps of Bowser Jr., and alternate genders for Villager, Wii Fit Trainer, Robin, and Corrin.įive characters do not return from Brawl: Pokémon's Squirtle and Ivysaur (alongside the Pokémon Trainer himself), Star Fox's Wolf, Metal Gear's Snake, and two-time veteran, Ice Climber's Ice Climbers. Additionally, seven characters appear as downloadable content. Of these 58, 39 are starter characters in both versions and eight are unlockable characters in both versions, while four characters are unlockable in the 3DS version but starters in the Wii U version. Mario, Mewtwo, and Roy), and 21 of which are new to the series.
The roster contains a total of 58 characters, 34 of which return from Brawl, three of which return after being cut in the transition from Melee to Brawl ( Dr. for Nintendo 3DS (with all DLC characters purchased).īoth games feature identical character rosters. The second page of the character selection screen of Super Smash Bros. The 3DS version sold over 9.63 million copies worldwide as of September 30, 2021, and the Wii U version sold over 5.38 million copies as of September 30, 2020. The Wii U version was released in North America on November 21st, 2014, and was released on November 28th, 2014 in Europe, November 29th, 2014 in Australia, and on December 6th, 2014 in Japan.īoth versions have received positive reviews critics applauded the fine-tuning of existing gameplay elements but criticized some issues with online play.
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