Super Smash Bros 4 will be out for Nintendo 3DS on October 3, 2014 but the release date for the Wii U version has yet to be officially announced.
Nintendo is referring to the release as happening sometime in winter 2014, which has left the door open for rumors and speculation.
One of the latest floating around per a blog called Cyberland is that the release will happen on November 25, but that is far from official.
Other rumors have pegged the release as closer to Christmas. An official date should come out soon, at the latest around the 3DS release date.
Meanwhile, game director Masahiro Sakurai has shared several new pictures of options in the upcoming game.
“So what is this Games & More option in the menu? I assume that some people may use this mode the most,” he said.
“This is what you see after you click on Games & More. There are many modes to choose from. There’s the Options button, too,” he added.
“Futhermore, this is what the screen looks like after you click on Solo. In the Stadium, you can find the Home-Run Contest, various Multi-Man Smash challenges, and Target Blast!” he explained.
Another recent screenshot showed the vault.
“This is what the view looks like within the Vault. YourTrophies collection will start off with one randomly selected trophy. In your Album, you can view pictures you’ve taken of fighters posing,” Sakurai said.
“Photos taken with the 3D Depth Slider on will take photos in stereoscopic 3D, and photos will be in 2D when they’re taken with that feature turned off.”
And two other pictures showed more details.
“In Classic mode, a roller spins before every stage to determine your reward. Rewards in red are for customization, green ones are trophies, and yellow means precious gold,” Sakurai said.
“Of course, if you raise the intensity, the abundance of these rewards will increase quite a bit, too. You can be rewarded in every stage, so in that way this mode might be a little more generous compared to previous games in the series.”
“And here’s the results screen. It shows what you gained in each stage, but you won’t be rewarded until you clear it all. If you mess up in the middle, you can lose some of them too,” he added.
“The fighter icons are special attacks, and icons like the shield are equipment. The icons that say Mii on them are hats and clothes for Mii characters. Icons that show characters on a stand are trophies, of course, and the coins are gold you earned.,” he added.
Check out a full character list below.
New:
Shulk
Pac-Man
Wii Fighters
Palutena
Mega Man
Wii Fit Trainer
Little Mac
Rosalina & Luma
Villager
Greninja
Lucina
Robin
Charizard (own character now)
Zero Suit Samus (own character now)
Sheik (own character now)
Returning:
Ike
Captain Falcon
Yoshi
Diddy Kong
Lucario
Little Mac
King Dedede
Zelda
Marth
Sonic
Toon Link
Peach
Luigi
Pikmin & Olimar
Mario
Donkey Kong
Link
Samus
Kirby
Pikachu
Fox
Bowser
Pit
Meta Knight
