Smash Bros. Wii U/3DS Leaked Roster Video and Images Reveal Possible Characters
[UPDATE] The videos have since been taken down due to a copyright claim from Nintendo
The original story is below.
Nintendo says it has "nothing to announce" today after a major roster leak revealed that characters like Bowser Jr., Shulk, and the dog from Duck Hunt will make their franchise debut in this year's Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS.
A series of leaked videos and images, rounded up on NeoGAF, show off the new fighters and trophies. Importantly, none of the characters are confirmed right now, but new videos that have recently popped-up on YouTube give some of the leaks more legitimacy. It's possible the images and video are elaborate fakes, but the videos in particular are especially convincing.
Reached for comment, a Nintendo of America representative said, "We have nothing to announce at this time." The representative said the best place to see the most up-to-date roster for the game is at its official website.
Confirmed and Leaked Characters
The official Super Smash Bros. roster is currently 37 fighters deep, ten of which (not counting the rumored characters ) are new to the series. You can see the full roster below, with fighters new to the franchise in bold.
Official Roster
- Palutena (new)
- Ike
- Mii Fighters (new)
- Greninja (new)
- Charizard
- Yoshi
- Sheik
- Zero Suit Samus
- Diddy Kong
- Little Mac (new)
- Lucario
- King Dedede
- Zelda
- Rosalina & Luma (new)
- Marth
- Sonic
- Toon Link
- Peach
- Luigi
- Pikmin & Olimar
- Mario
- Donkey Kong
- Villager (new)
- Mega Man (new)
- Link
- Wii Fit Trainer (new)
- Samus
- Kirby
- Fox
- Pikachu
- Bowser
- Pit
- Captain Falcon
- Robin (new)
- Lucina
- Meta Knight
Possible Leaked Characters
- Doctor Mario
- Dark Pit
- Alph (as one of Olimar's costumes)
- Shulk (from Xenoblade Chronicles)
- Bowser Jr.
- Ness (from Earthbound
- The Dog from Duck Hunt
- Mr. Game & Watch
- ROB
- Wario
Characters from previous games that are missing
- Snake (Metal Gear
- Lucas (Earthbound)
- Ice Climbers (Ice Climbers)
- Wolf (Star Fox)
A whole host of Super Smash Bros. trophies have also leaked, as compiled in this Imgur gallery. Some of these include Krystal (Star Fox), Pauline (Donkey Kong), and Phosphora (Kid Icarus), among others.
Super Smash Bros. comes to 3DS on October 3, while the Wii U version will arrive sometime this fall.
Eddie Makuch is a news editor at GameSpot, and you can follow him on Twitter @EddieMakuch |
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