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This Week in Super Smash Bros.

06/13/14 - Pac-Man, Palutena, and Mii

by Clay Johnson - June 14, 2014, 11:59 am EDT

E3 brings new characters, a 3DS-exclusive stage, and more.

Welcome to This Week in Super Smash Bros., our weekly recap of the various updates, images, and information regarding the upcoming Super Smash Bros. games for Wii U and 3DS. This week was filled with E3 news aplenty, and NWR has you covered! You can check out hands-on previews of the 3DS and Wii U versions of the game, read our liveblog of the highly informative roundtable discussion led by series director Masahiro Sakurai, or check out a host of other news stories and content—Smash Bros.-related and otherwise—from E3 elsewhere on the site.

But our focus here is on information shared by Mr. Sakurai via Miiverse and the Smash Bros. website, and this time there was a bit of info that you may have missed if you were strictly following E3 coverage. Here's a look at what he had to show this week, along with his comments.

Monday, 06/09/14: Meloetta (New Poké Ball)

Remember the video that introduced Greninja joining the battle? Every Pokémon that appeared in that video will make some kind of appearance in Super Smash Bros! By the way, here's one of the Pokémon that didn't make an appearance in that video--Meloetta. Its vocal attacks reflect off land forms, so they'll be especially effective in a closed environment.

Tuesday, 06/10/14: Golden Plains (New 3DS stage)

New Super Mario Bros. 2 is a game where you collect tons of coins. Thus, it's only natural that many coins will appear in this stage… Wait, is this really Super Smash Bros??

If you collect 100 coins, you transform into a gold fighter! For a short period of time, your attack power will increase and you won't flinch when you receive attacks. This unique stage's name is Golden Plains and it's exclusive to the 3DS version.

Tuesday, 06/10/14: Mii Fighters & Palutena (New characters)

An announcement has been made at E3: Mii Fighters are joining the battle!! "You can fight--anyone can fight!"

And Palutena is joining the battle! She's using a lot of powers in the video we released, but these are only a few of the powers featured in Kid Icarus: Uprising.

Wednesday, 06/11/14: Pac-Man (New character)

A surprise announcement. A milestone of video-game history--PAC-MAN joins the battle! He's even older than Mario!!

Thursday, 06/12/14: Home-Run Contest (Returning mini-game)

The goddess is up to bat for the Home-run Contest, a returning mini-game on the 3DS version! It's been streamlined with added features here and there, like sturdier glass and doubled speed for long hits. You can also have fun comparing your rankings for this mini-game with your Global Smash Power.

Friday, 06/13/14: Mario, Mega Man, Pac-Man, and Sonic

This is quite a line-up of characters for the gaming world. I mean, it's amazing enough that Mario can fight Pikachu. I hope you enjoy this truly unique celebration!!

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Talkback

MASBNovember 21, 2013

Good job Curtis.  :) Looks like this will be a great addition to the site.

MataataNovember 22, 2013

Also in the news this week, Luigi gets nosey.

http://i.imgur.com/4C2wdGz.jpg

CaterkillerMatthew Osborne, Contributing WriterNovember 24, 2013

I like this week ending review for these pictures. It will allow me to dissect and predict Sakuria's actions in one convenient spot.

Pixelated PixiesDecember 08, 2013

As a huge fan of Majora's Mask I'm a little disappointed that Skull Kid isn't a playable character. In a similar fashion to Pokémon trainer, it might have been cool to see Skull Kid utilise the three transformations from Majora's Mask and to have them act as fighting stances.

Ah well. I'm just grateful that A Link Between Worlds and now Smash are acknowledging the existence of Majora's Mask. It gives me some hope that we'll eventually get that 3DS remake, and eventually a direct sequel (although I highly doubt the latter).

WahDecember 08, 2013

Need Lucario, Zoroark and Magnus (from Kid Icarus)

Bman87301December 21, 2013

"Princess Rosalina & Lum"? First off, it's Luma. Secondly, Rosalina has never been established as being a princess.

oohhboyHong Hang Ho, Staff AlumnusJanuary 04, 2014

Rosalina is a Galactic Queen. A hell of a classy one too.

superyoshi128November 14, 2014

Give me a break. Classy? You do know they're not real right?

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