As promised, Nintendo yesterday delivered a bevy of new details about Super Smash Bros for Wii U, delivering information on features and game modes through a live stream.
The 3DS version had been the focus of most reveals leading up to its launch, so this is the largest dump of Wii U info we've gotten yet. The reveals included the board game-style Smash Tour: World Smash, eight player battles, playable Mewtwo, and more.
Those three announcements garnered among the most attention, understandably. Mewtwo will be available in both the Wii U and 3DS versions of the game. If you buy both, you'll get him for free in the spring--otherwise, you'll have to pay up. Ridley will also appear, but sadly for fans, not as a playable character: he'll help attack players and pick sides on the Pyrosphere stage. The eight player fights are Wii U-only, and need to be played out on special larger stages that can accommodate the larger number of players.
Modes: Finally, here's a look at many of the game's modes, which include both old and new offerings. The descriptions are provided by Nintendo:
- Special Smash Mode: Players can customize battles with unique parameters.
- Coin Battles: Players compete to collect coins from other players.
- Stamina Matches: Players fight until their hit points reach zero.
- Classic Mode: One or two players fight through a series of battles and advance as long as they survive. Many random events can shake things up, and players can adjust the intensity settings. The more difficult the game, the greater the rewards.
- All-Star Mode: Like in the Nintendo 3DS version, opponents appear in chronological order. Only this time, the newest fighters appear before the older ones, and two players can battle through this mode together.
- Event Mode: One or two players take on set character- and theme-based battles. Clearing stages helps players see the way forward.
