For the past year, Smash Bros. Director, Masahiro Sakurai, has been showing off Smash Bros. glory by uploading a screenshot from the upcoming instalments for 3DS and Wii U nearly every day on Miiverse… that’s a whole lot of content for your eyeballs! Yesterday we were shown a look at the inclusion of an old Japan exclusive Nintendo game!

And here’s Sakurai’s comment…

In this Smash Bros. installment, this little guy is also making an appearance! I…don’t know his name, but he’s the Prince of the Sablé Kingdom. He’s from the Game Boy game Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru (translated as The Frog For Whom the Bell Tolls), which was only released in Japan.

It looks like another assist trophy, it’s definitely welcome that the development team are including characters from games which never saw a Western release… or at least didn’t for several years! But here’s another look at the trophy, as well as an explanation on what it does in combat!

And here comes the explanation…

Here’s the trophy of the Sablé Prince. He transforms into a snake or a frog, and unloads multiple attacks on any opponent he catches. Keep attacking your foes when they’re trapped in his dust cloud.

That seems to be quite a devastating effect. Now onto today’s SmashShot where we get to have a peek at an extremely devastating weapon crafted by the gods/goddesses themselves!

Here’s Sakurai’s comment…

Look at these three radiant pieces… Yup, you guessed it! It’s another combinable item like the Dragoon-the Daybreak.

The powerful weapon from Kid Icarus Uprising makes a triumphant return in the new Smash Bros. Similar to the Dragoon, you have to collect all three pieces to unleash its almighty power… though there is something different about the Daybreak to the Dragoon…

This is what it looks like when all three parts are combined together. How powerful will its beam blast be? FYI, you can fire shooting items while moving backward and forward. Change direction by flicking the Control Stick or Circle Pad toward the back of the fighter.

Upon completion of the Dragoon, a reticle appears on screen to dispatch the other fighters to their doom. With the Daybreak, a reticle doesn’t appear, instead you are carrying it around with you like the ray gun… unlike the ray gun however, the Daybreak has immense power. If it is anything like the version from Kid Icarus, then a very well aimed shot can dish out many one-hit K.O.s!

Super Smash Bros. is set to be released for 3DS on the 13th September 2014 in Japan, 3rd October 2014 in Europe and North America, and a day later in Australia. The Wii U version is set to be released during Q4 2014.

For the past year, Smash Bros. Director, Masahiro Sakurai, has been showing off Smash Bros. glory by uploading a screenshot from the upcoming instalments for 3DS and Wii U nearly every day on Miiverse… that’s a whole lot of content for your eyeballs! Today is yet another Assist Trophy announcement in the form of another throwback!

And here’s what Sakurai had to say!

If you get caught in the Boss Galaga item’s tractor beam, it will carry you away to the top of the screen. You can shoot it down, but it won’t join you in battle for double the firepower.

Talk about retro, it seems that one of the Galaga units will be making an appearance in Smash Bros. in the form of an Assist Trophy. Similar to the Beetle item, Galaga Boss will drag a player to the top of the screen. Unlike the Beetle however, there is a way to stop it… or that’s what I can gather from the quote. Also, the villagers look mighty pleased that Galaga Boss is taking away Donkey Kong with the tractor beam… taunting him as he is abducted!

Super Smash Bros. is set to be released for 3DS on the 13th September 2014 in Japan, 3rd October 2014 in Europe and North America, and a day later in Australia. The Wii U version is set to be released during Q4 2014.

For the past year, Smash Bros. Director, Masahiro Sakurai, has been showing off Smash Bros. glory by uploading a screenshot from the upcoming instalments for 3DS and Wii U nearly every day on Miiverse… that’s a whole lot of content for your eyeballs! Today, Sakurai has revealed yet another stage… and once again he shows his support of home invasion!

And, of course, here’s Sakurai’s statement…

This is the Tomodachi Life stage that’s exclusive to the 3DS version! The front walls of the apartments disappear so you can see the area within when a fighter overlaps with the room. The rooms are randomly placed and selected from among several types. Planting an X Bomb behind a wall might be an effective tactic.

Yes, it is a stage based on Tomodachi Life exclusively for the 3DS version. Similar to the Luigi’s Mansion course in Brawl, the walls will disappear as soon as a fighter walks behind it. However, now there are various different rooms with various different walls; perfect for hiding a little trap. Each of these rooms will be randomly selected and placed, so every time you play this stage will be a new experience… kind of like riding Star Tours at Disneyland California!

Here’s another pic which goes into more detail on the stage.

You might run into a Mii living in the room! The Mii characters are taken from the data in your 3DS system, so you could find your friends living in the apartments.

So it seems that the stage will add a slight personal touch to your match as the game will see if you have a Tomodachi Life save file, and if you do it will import some of your residents; how sweet… Though I still think they should remove their shoes… all that fighter crap they track in takes forever to wash out of the rug!

Super Smash Bros. is set to be released for 3DS on the 13th September 2014 in Japan, 3rd October 2014 in Europe and North America, and a day later in Australia. The Wii U version is set to be released during Q4 2014.

For the past year, Smash Bros. Director, Masahiro Sakurai, has been showing off Smash Bros. glory by uploading a screenshot from the upcoming instalments for 3DS and Wii U nearly every day on Miiverse… that’s a whole lot of content for your eyeballs! Today’s pic shows us a glimpse of the Willy Castle stage… and no, I’m not being immature!

And here’s Sakurai’s statement…

In general, there are completely different stages in the 3DS and Wii U version, but we made Wily Castle and the special boxing ring available for both versions! We didn’t forget the Yellow Devil either. There may be some small differences in the stages, such as the 3DS stage appearing to be during daylight hours.

Here, Sakurai is talking about how even though there will mainly be console exclusive stages, there will still be a few stages which will appear on both versions. However, to make sure these stages don’t feel like direct clones, there will be differences to the stages such as the time of day. I was thinking, what if some of these stages had slightly bigger differences, such as slightly different layout or hazards?

Super Smash Bros. is set to be released for 3DS on the 13th September 2014 in Japan, 3rd October 2014 in Europe and North America, and a day later in Australia. The Wii U version is set to be released during Q4 2014.