Nintendo’s E3 Schedule Revealed
Nintendo was unexpectedly the first of the Big Three game companies to reveal their full schedule for this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo. It doesn’t give specifics, but the vague outline sounds promising.
Super Smash Bros
Masahiro Sakurai Will Direct The New Switch Smash Bros.
Masahiro Sakurai was the brainchild behind Super Smash Bros. when it first appeared on the Nintendo 64. Since then it’s grown into one of Nintendo’s biggest hits with a VERY VERY devoted fanbase (we mean very), and each entry has been personally approved by Sakurai, every step of the way.
Super Smash Bros. Creator Working on New Game
It looks like game developer Masahiro Sakurai, creator of Super Smash Bros. and Kirby’s Dreamland, is working on a new game project. What new project that could be is a complete mystery. This is from a translation by Source Gaming of Sakurai’s Weekly Famitsu column. You can check out the tweets on the subject below.
Smash Bros. Producer Wishes Geno Could Have Made It In
In a new interview with the Japanese website Nintendo Dream, Smash Bros. producer Masahiro Sakurai was asked which character he wanted to include in the latest Super Smash Bros (which just wrapped its DLC production this month) but couldn’t. Sakurai immediately mentioned Geno. In fact, he wanted Geno in the game all the way back in Brawl.
Super Smash Bros: Bayonetta and Corrin Hit This Week
Nintendo has officially announced via the official Twitter account for Nintendo America that the new DLC fighters for the Super Smash Bros. Wii U and 3DS rosters will be hitting later this week. Starting in the afternoon of February 3, Nintendo will release Bayonetta of the Bayonetta franchise and Corrin from Fire Emblem Fate as DLC characters for the game.
Good News, Darlings: Nintendo Is Rereleasing Bayonetta 2
Last month Nintendo revealed the final member of Team Smash, as chosen by a worldwide poll: Bayonetta. And it had an interesting effect on the once-pokey sales of her critically praised sequel from 2014. Suddenly, thousands of gamers realized “Oh right, I need to get around to playing that,” and headed out to the store.
Nintendo Direct: Bayonetta Joins Super Smash Bros.
Nintendo revealed some enlightening news for this week’s Nintendo Direct, which was the final Super Smash Bros. Nintendo Direct video presentation. You can watch the complete presentation in the player below. But among the announcements were two new DLC characters for Super Smash Bros. Wii U and 3DS, including Bayonetta.
Top 5 3rd Party Characters That Should Be Added To Super Smash Bros.
Let me set the scene for you. It was at E3 a long time ago, a trailer for what would be called Super Smash Bros. Brawl was revealed, and it was epic. But what many remember most about the trailer was this…
Final Fantasy VII's Cloud Official for Super Smash Bros.
Nintendo officially announced in today’s edition of Nintendo Direct that Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS will be getting a special new playable character with the classic Final Fantasy hero Cloud Strife! You can check out the video announcement of Cloud for the game in the player below. Skip ahead to 42:10 of the video to check out the arrival of Cloud to Super Smash Bros.
Pop Geeks Interviews Voice Actor Kyle Hebert
Earlier this month at the Anime Expo, Pop Geeks had the opportunity to sit down and speak with the incredibly talented voice actor Kyle Hebert, the star of such mega franchises as Street Fighter and Dragon Ball Z. You will get the chance to hear Hebert in the upcoming limited theatrical release for the new Dragon Ball Z anime feature film, Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’, which is set to hit theaters soon. In addition, Hebert returned as Ryu from the Street Fighter franchise as a crossover character for the smash hit series, Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo Wii U. Hebert has also played such characters as Kiba in Naruto and Naruto: Shippuden, Kamina in Gurren Lagann, adult Gohan and numerous other characters in the Dragon Ball franchise, and Scientist Supreme Lyle Getz and the Super Skrull in Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes. Here is what Kyle had to say on some of his recent and upcoming projects:
New Update For Super Smash Bros. Coming Soon
Between numerous free updates for Splatoon, and the continued support of Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS, Nintendo is doing very well in terms of free gaming downloadable content as of late. And for the latter, a new update is coming soon for Super Smash Bros., which will feature much new content.
New Smash Bros Update Goes Live Friday
On July 31st the next firmware update will be applied to both the 3DS and the Wii U versions of Smash Bros. In addition to the usual tweaks and bug repairs, this update is anticipated to add all the features Nintendo has hyped in past Nintendo Directs and at E3.