We knew that there’d be some connectivity between the Wii U and 3DS version of Smash and today Sakurai talks a little bit about how that will work:
He continues from the perspective of the 3DS:
This is what the screen looks like on the 3DS version when you link it with the Wii U version. We included this hoping that it might work as a remedy when you don’t have enough controllers.
This week’s video additions to the Wii U/3DS eShops are as follows:
Wii U
Watch Dogs Trailer 2
Snake Den Trailer
Persona Q Aigis Character Video
Persona Q Story Video
Persona Q Rei Character Video
Persona Q Yukiko Character Video
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy Reveal Trailer
Tengami Launch Trailer
Mario Kart 8 DLC Pack 1 – Dragon Driftway Trailer
Mario Kart 8 DLC Pack 1 – Hyrule Circuit Trailer
Mario Kart 8 DLC Pack 1 – Ice Ice Outpost Trailer
Music of Mario Kart 8 – Dragon Driftway Trailer
Music of Mario Kart 8 – Hyrule Circuit Trailer
Music of Mario Kart 8 – Mute City Trailer
Mario Kart 8 DLC Pack 1 – Mute City Trailer
Mario Kart 8 DLC Pack 1 – SNES Rainbow Road Trailer
Mario Kart 8 DLC Pack 1 – Wario’s Gold Mine Trailer
LEGO Batman 3 Launch Trailer
EMP Indie Game Revolution Launch Party
Mario Kart: Super Circuit Trailer
A World of Keflings Launch Trailer
Retro City Rampage Update Launch Trailer
3DS
Christmas Wonderland 4 Trailer
Battleminer Trailer
Persona Q Aigis Character Video
Persona Q Story Video
Persona Q Rei Character Video
Persona Q Yukiko Character Video
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy Reveal Trailer
Vacation Adventures: Park Ranger 2 Trailer
Mario Kart 8 DLC Pack 1 – Dragon Driftway Trailer
Mario Kart 8 DLC Pack 1 – Hyrule Circuit Trailer
Mario Kart 8 DLC Pack 1 – Ice Ice Outpost Trailer
Music of Mario Kart 8 – Dragon Driftway Trailer
Music of Mario Kart 8 – Hyrule Circuit Trailer
Music of Mario Kart 8 – Mute City Trailer
Mario Kart 8 DLC Pack 1 – Mute City Trailer
Mario Kart 8 DLC Pack 1 – SNES Rainbow Road Trailer
Mario Kart 8 DLC Pack 1 – Wario’s Gold Mine Trailer
LEGO Batman 3 Launch Trailer
EMP Indie Game Revolution Launch Party
Retro City Rampage Update Launch Trailer
Pokemon Trading Card Game Trailer
Source: Wii U/3DS eShops
New Super Mario Bros. Wii has sold over 10 million units in North America, Nintendo has announced.
The company shared the news on Twitter a few minutes ago through the following message:
Wahoo! New Super Mario Bros. Wii just hit 10 million copies sold. That’s a lot of penguin suits! pic.twitter.com/zHZpTBKXJS
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) November 20, 2014
New Super Mario Bros. Wii launched back in November 2009. That means the game sold about two million units per year on average.
Ridley is in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, but he isn’t playable. The well-known Metroid villain only appears in the Pyrosphere stage.
Super Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai was recently asked by IGN why Ridley isn’t playable in the new Smash Bros. Here’s his explanation:
“I definitely know that Ridley’s a much-anticipated name for fans, but if we made Ridley as a fighter, it wouldn’t be Ridley any longer. It’d have to be shrunk down, or its wings reduced in size, or be unable to fly around freely.”
“Providing accurate portrayals of characters is something I want to pay ample attention to. If I don’t stick to that thought, then we’d have to lower the quality or break the balance of the game. Something that goes way off spec could break the entire game.”
Sakurai continued by noting Ridley’s presence in the Pyrosphere stage, which he felt would be more appropriate.
“Instead of going through a lot of very convoluted hocus-pocus to make Ridley a fighter, I figured it’d be better to keep Ridley as it currently is, the correct way, and have it feel like a truly threatening presence. There are other icons, too, like Metal Face and the Yellow Devil, which help effectively portray each of their world settings. They go a long way toward deepening the game world, and I think it’s been fun to experiment with.”
IGN has another round of quotes from Super Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai, this time focusing on amiibo. Sakurai discussed the origins of amiibo support in Smash Bros., how involved he was with the figure designs, and more.
Head past the break for the full comments.
Mewtwo is coming to Super Smash Bros. on Wii U and 3DS, but the character isn’t paid DLC. So long as players have both versions of the game, they can obtain Mewtwo at no extra cost.
Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai explained to IGN why the character doesn’t require an extra payment:
“As for why Mewtwo isn’t paid content from the start, releasing that character is an experiment meant to act as a foothold in content distribution; thus it’s simply meant as part of the service we’re providing to gamers.”
Sakurai also clarified the following before speaking on Mewtwo specifically:
“Creating a single fighter involves a huge investment, and we’ve already been giving it our all and investing a lot of work in the characters currently available in the game, and I think it’s an incredible package in terms of the sheer amount of content in the game. But it might be that people may not understand and may think that I am not offering enough just by looking at DLC itself.”
