super smash bros wii u

The Wii U version of Smash Bros. will include a nice little homage to the 1979 arcade game Sheriff in the form of an assist trophy. This was Nintendo's first title that featured artwork by Shigeru Miyamoto. Read more

With this design, Smash Bros. suddenly looks like a scene from Samurai Jack in Toxodentrail's excellent fan-art. Read more

Hyrule Warriors won't be the only Wii U game where Demon Lord Ghirahim will make an appearance. Masahiro Sakurai revealed Skyward Sword's antagonist as an assist trophy in Super Smash Bros. Wii U. Skull Kid, Midna and now Ghirahim... that's a lot of assist trophies from Zelda games. Read more

Is this... Super Smash Bros. Brew-l? Today's screenshot from Super Smash Bros. Wii U is probably the weirdest one so far. It doesn't feature any fighting at all, instead it shows Brewster and co. from Animal Crossing, drinking coffee. Oookay. Good to see though that Masahiro Sakurai didn't lose his sense of humor. Read more

Everyone has tanooki ears and tails in the pic shared by Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai. The Super Leaf will also let you float in the air, and they're still figuring out whether you can attack with the tail or not. Anyway, I can't wait to see Kirby or the Villager with these. Read more

The Cuccos from The Legend of Zelda are making an appearance in Super Smash Bros Wii U, and in the picture above, Toon Link is in trouble if he's really about to hit one of them. You shouldn't bully them... they might hurt you. Read more

So shiny. Sakurai's latest screenshot of the day for the next Super Smash Bros. shows us what the Smash Ball will look like on the Wii U.

And the real height difference between Samus and Little Mac in Super Smash Bros. Wii U? Masahiro Sakurai's here to show us, to make things clear. Read more

"Housed within the Control Capsule! Protected by Rinkas! Eyeball armed with a Laser Brain Attack!! The massive Assist Trophy Mother Brain joins the collection!!" Masahiro Sakurai, in his latest Screenshot of the Day Miiverse post, presents the upcoming Smash Bros. games' newest assist trophy: Metroid's Mother Brain.

Sadly not a new fighter, but the Skull Kid is still an incredibly cool assist trophy for Super Smash Bros Wii U, revealed today by Masahiro Sakurai. I'd be in for an HD remake of Majora's Mask if that's what it'd look like! Read more

It happened! The Male Wii Fit Trainer is in Sakurai's latest Super Smash Bros. Wii U screenshots. Of course he's not necessarily a new character—could be a move- or item effect, a stage element or simply an alternate costume—but this does open up whole new possibilities in fan art. Read more

The latest screenshot from Super Smash Bros. Wii U, shared by Masahiro Sakurai, raises a few questions. Compared to the other female characters, shouldn't Samus be much taller and more robust? And what on earth is Peach doing at the end of the line? Read more

It looks like the Pilotwings stage will be a great one in Super Smash Bros. Wii U. Mario probably freaked out when he realized he's on a plane, chased by The Villager, who doesn't seem to care much about the heights. Read more