Super Smash Bros. 4 Potential Roster Leak and Release Dates.
Nintendo, which has been struggling to find its market niche for the Wii U console, finally has the wind back in its sails with the wildly-successful launch of Mario Kart 8. The upcoming Super Smash Bros. title, the fourth in the famous franchise, is poised to drive Nintendo’s recent success even further. Fans of the series of fighting games featuring iconic Nintendo characters have been waiting for six years for the next installment. The third game, Super Smash Bros Brawl, was released way back in 2008 for the original Wii.
Super Smash Bros 4 will be the first in the series to debut on two systems, as well as being the first Smash Bros. title to be featured on a Nintendo handheld. The two versions will be titled Super Smash Bros. for 3DS and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, and it is rumored that the 3DS version may be getting it’s own special-edition bundle.
In keeping with tradition, the next Super Smash Bros. will add 11 new characters to the game. Newcomers include Mega Man, the Wii Fit trainer, the villager from the Animal Crossing series, and more. Not all new characters have been officially announced, but a recent leak may have shown players the final roster. On August 19, screenshots of the game were posted on the 4chan image board showing a picture of the in-game character lineup. A few days later, videos were uploaded to YouTube which featured some of the new characters in action.
Among the newcomers shown in the videos and screenshots are Shulk from Xenogears, Bowser Jr., the dog from Duck Hunt, and R.O.B. (a character based off of an accessory for the original NES console). It seems that the mischievous, greedy, and oddly lovable Wario will be joining the roster as well, a character for whom Super Smash Bros. fans have been asking for some time.
Super Smash Bros. for 3DS will be released on October 3, while Wii U owners will have to wait until this holiday season for the console version.