Yesterday Nintendo announced a plethora of DLC for Super Smash Bros. Wii U and 3DS. It’s a bit of a shame that most of the big “surprises” announced were already leaked days before but still, Nintendo finally made it official and released it for download. Get your thumbs, and your wallet, ready for three new characters, three new stages, and a bunch of costumes for your Mii fighters.
Lucas, an Earthbound character that was announced with the Mewtwo announcement, was released. But joining him are veteran fighter Roy from Fire Emblem and newcomer Ryu from the Street Fighter series. Ryu is an interesting addition, for the first time in Smash history, the control scheme is different. Of course you can play Ryu like you would any other Smash character, but you can also play closer to how he’s controlled in Street Fighter. You can hit B to execute a Hadouken or input quarter-circle up+A for a stronger Hadouken. By tapping a button you can do a light attack or by holding down the button you can perform a stronger heavier attack. This adds a lot of strategy to think about when using or playing against the character. Ryu is also the first and only character, as of now, to have TWO Final Smash attacks; a ranged attack or, if performed right next to an opponent, a heavy melee attack.
Along with the new characters comes a few new stages. The first one being the classic Dream Land (64) from the original Super Smash Bros. on the Nintendo 64. Second, accompanying Ryu is his stage Sazuka Castle. And lastly we get the MiiVerse stage which is free but exclusive to there Wii U platform. Each stage provides its own unique setup and comes with an Omega version for the purist. And lastly, open up the closet because you can purchase a lot of costumes for your Mii Fighters. Some of the outfits include Heihachi from Tekken, Akira from Virtual fighter, Meganman.EXE just to name a few.
There you have it, a decent release for DLC to satisfy your Smash Bros. needs. Roy and Lucas each run $3.99 for either either Wii U or 3DS or $4.99 for both and Ryu plus his stage run $5.99 for each or $6.99 for both. You can get the Dream Land stage for $1.99 each or $2.99 for both systems and the Mii Fighter costumes run $0.75 for each system or $1.15 for both systems. You can also get the costumes in a bundle for $6.00 for each system or $9.20 for both. Happy Smashing!!!
Here is the full Nintendo video of all the content released.