Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U are fighting games in the Super Smash Bros. series. Released as separate titles on the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U, they collectively make the fourth game in the series.

Description
Similar to previous entries in the series, Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U are competitive fighting games which feature a vast array of Nintendo characters to choose from. Players battle in matches of up to four players (8 in the Wii U version), and compete to knock their opponents off the screen. Players can select a variety of stages on which to battle, which are based on Nintendo game environments old and new. Players may use items to assist them in battle, which draw from many Nintendo games, and use Assist Trophies which can be used to summon other, non-playable characters to aid the player in battle.

A variety of battle modes are available to choose from, including Classic, All-Star, Smash Run (3DS only), Training and many other mini games. Players can also collect Trophies of Nintendo characters from a huge array of games, which provide the player with information on the character and what game they are from. Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U also features an online mode, which can be used to play against friends or anyone in the world. Online matches against strangers are sorted into two categories; 'For Fun' and 'For Glory'. The former allows players to battle in a standard Smash Battle or Team Battle, with items allowed and stages in their default setting. 'For Glory' mode is targeted towards more competitive play, and features an additional '1-on-1' mode. The player's KO and fall count will be recorded in this mode.

Samus and Zero Suit Samus, along with several other veteran fighters return as playable characters. The Geothermal Power Plant is featured in the Wii U game as a stage known as Pyrosphere. Norfair is also returning. Ridley appears on Pyrosphere as an AI character that can be recruited by attacking him enough, and he can be killed. Joulions, FG II-Grahams and Zeroes are also featured as enemies on the stage. In addition to the Metroid returning from Brawl, Mother Brain and Dark Samus feature in this game as Assist Trophies. Metroids, Reos, Kihunters and Geemers appear as enemies in Smash Run. Kraid was said to appear as a boss character in that game mode, but he is not present in the final game. The Screw Attack item also returns and still works as a wearable badge like it did in Brawl. Metroid and Super Metroid are featured as Masterpieces in the Wii U version.

The games is the first to be compatible with the new amiibo technology, which is similar to Skylanders and Disney Infinity. These figures, which include Samus and Zero Suit Samus, are placed on the Wii U GamePad or New Nintendo 3DS system to interact with the figure. Performance Designed Products (PDP) have created a line of Wired Fight Pads, a type of Classic Controller with designs based on Nintendo characters, including Samus, for the Wii U game.

Playable characters
Note: Bolded names are newcomers.


 * Mario (Super Mario Bros.)
 * Bowser (Super Mario Bros.)
 * Luigi (Super Mario Bros.)
 * Peach (Super Mario Bros.)
 * Rosalina & Luma (Super Mario Bros.)
 * Bowser Jr. (Super Mario Bros.)
 * Dr. Mario (Super Mario Bros., returning after being cut from Brawl)
 * Link (The Legend of Zelda)
 * Zelda (The Legend of Zelda)
 * Sheik (The Legend of Zelda)
 * Ganondorf (The Legend of Zelda)
 * Toon Link (The Legend of Zelda)
 * Samus (Metroid)
 * Zero Suit Samus (Metroid)
 * Kirby (Kirby)
 * King Dedede (Kirby)
 * Meta Knight (Kirby)
 * Fox (Star Fox)
 * Falco (Star Fox)
 * Ness (EarthBound)
 * Lucas* (EarthBound)
 * Captain Falcon (F-Zero)
 * Pit (Kid Icarus)
 * Palutena (Kid Icarus)
 * Dark Pit (Kid Icarus)
 * Donkey Kong  (Donkey Kong)
 * Diddy Kong (Donkey Kong)
 * Marth (Fire Emblem)
 * Ike (Fire Emblem)
 * Lucina (Fire Emblem)
 * Robin (Fire Emblem)
 * Roy* (Fire Emblem)
 * Corrin* (Fire Emblem)
 * Pikachu (Pokémon)
 * Lucario (Pokémon)
 * Charizard (Pokémon)
 * Mewtwo* (Pokémon)
 * Greninja (Pokémon)
 * Captain Olimar (Pikmin)
 * Little Mac (Punch-Out!!)
 * Villager (Animal Crossing)
 * Mega Man (Mega Man)
 * Sonic the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog)
 * Mii Fighters (Wii)
 * Wii Fit Trainer (Wii Fit)
 * R.O.B. (R.O.B.)
 * Mr. Game & Watch (Game & Watch)
 * Duck Hunt (Duck Hunt)
 * Yoshi (Yoshi)
 * Wario (Wario)
 * Pac-Man (Pac-Man)
 * Shulk (Xenoblade)
 * Ryu* (Street Fighter)
 * Cloud (Final Fantasy)
 * Bayonetta* (Bayonetta)

* DLC

Samus Aran
Samus and Zero Suit Samus have become separate characters, with their Final Smashes no longer forcing a switch between the two. This also means the taunt trick to shed the Power Suit mid-match no longer works. The change also applies to Zelda/Sheik who can no longer transform mid-match, and the Pokemon Trainer being removed altogether in favor of only Charizard. The reason for the change was because the developers "want people to focus on single characters more deeply", however its been stated that the 3DS' hardware was proving to be a challenge for "multiple character combatants".

Introduced into this game is a customization feature which allows players to fundamentally alter functions of character moves. All fighters including both Samus characters now have three variants of each of their four special moves (twelve in total). Except for Palutena and the Mii Fighters, this entails unlockable versions of each attack with benefits or drawbacks (for example, Samus changing her Charge Shot to a slow-moving or close-range attack).

Samus and Zero Suit Samus' appearances are now mainly, but not completely based off of Metroid: Other M, unlike the earlier games which based their appearances on their depictions in Super Metroid and Metroid: Zero Mission.

See Event Match for a list of Metroid-centric Event Matches in the game.

Samus
Samus' appearance has numerous black vents on the armor, an opaque visor and taller height. She has a new running animation which closely resembles her run cycle in Other M, and a different pose when firing Super Missiles, which have now been reduced in size along with her Bombs. Samus also received modifications to her moveset, with a new neutral air double kick that hits on both sides, an explosion effect added to her forward smash, missiles can now be cut in half by sword wielding characters, and an overall increase in attack power. Sakurai also commented in one of his "Pic of the day" posts on Miiverse that "the speed and power of Samus's Charge Shot has been drastically improved". 

Both Samus characters have gained some new alternate costumes. For Samus, the blue costume (representing the Fusion Suit), pink costume (representing the Power Suit in Missile mode in the original Metroid), brown costume (representing the Dark Suit) and green costume ("Green Samus") return. A new addition is a white costume (representing the Light Suit) and dark blue costume (based on Dark Samus).



Zero Suit Samus
Zero Suit Samus wears the design of the Zero Suit from Other M, but retains her hairstyle from Zero Mission (although with the Other M bangs), blue eyes and taller and athletic build. Zero Suit Samus' moveset and strength have been reworked around her new Jet Boots, which augment her kicks and jumps. Her new up special move, Boost Kick, replaces the Plasma Wire, and her forward smash is also changed to a double kick. She retains her Paralyzer, Plasma Whip and Flip Jump special moves. She can now use her long-range grab as an air attack and tether recovery like her armored self. Replacing Power Suit Samus is Gunship, in which, as the name implies, Samus jumps into her Gunship, flies away and then can shoot at opponents for a limited period of time. Her introduction animation has also changed and now has her jumping out of her Gunship and landing on the battlefield.

Zero Suit Samus' blue, red, black and green costumes alts return, but not her purple outfit. She now has a white costume (matching her Power Suit's white palette and resembling an outfit from the Fusion endings) and her blue and orange ending outfits from Metroid Fusion and Zero Mission as costumes.

As far as voice acting goes, Alésia Glidewell's voice clips from Brawl used for Zero Suit Samus are recycled for this game, rather than Jessica Martin, who voiced Samus in the most recent Metroid: Other M recording new sound effects.



Samus
Suited Samus' Nintendo 3DS All-Star image is a reference to the final battle between her and Dark Samus in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes.

Zero Suit Samus
Zero Suit Samus' Wii U All-Star image is a reference to Bayonetta, who would later become playable in Smash herself.