Week 54
Monday, 23rd June
Is this a match made in heaven? Remember, no matter how big you may be, there is always someone bigger.
Pac-Land was a side-scrolling platforming game first released on arcade in 1984, and this is a stage for Wii U based on it. It debuted in Pac-Man's trailer at E3. Along with this Fairyland area with the Fairy Queen, there was also a town section identical in appearance to the original game.
Tuesday, 24th June
Here's Link in an outfit based on his ordinary clothes in Skyward Sword! The art style looks a little different, but the actual clothing model is still his usual tunic.
A new alternative colour scheme for Link. As mentioned, it is based on Link's starting clothes in
Skyward Sword, but due to the fact it is only a change in colour, it features elements the original clothes did not, such as the hat and gauntlet.
Wednesday, 25th June
The all-time classic Balloon Fight returns to the modern age, now playable with four players. This is only a small piece of this jam-packed game.
The Villager's Up Special Move, Balloon Trip, is a fitting match towards the Balloon Fight 3DS stage. The colour of the balloons used is relevant to the player number (eg. red for player 1, blue for player 2), just like the original game.
Thursday, 26th June
Here's Nabbit, who appears in the Mushroom Kingdom U stage. You can't see him, but Luigi is inside Nabbit's bag.
Despite Mushroom Kingdom U being a selectable stage in the demo that was playable at events two weeks ago, Nabbit was not present in it. He originates from
New Super Mario Bros. U as an enemy that would steal items from Toads and needed to be chased down for a reward. Acting as a stage hazard here, Nabbit presumably captures characters and runs away with them, perhaps off the side of the screen for a KO.
Friday, 27th June
Some of the physical characteristics of Miis get carried over when you use them as Mii Fighters. The smaller ones become speed fighters and the bigger ones are more akin to power fighters.
Mii Maker allows the adjustment of height and girth for creations, and this leads to balancing qualities when played as in Smash Brothers. Among their plenty of completely unique special moves and costumes, they are more customisable in another regard now.
Also, posted exclusively on the Japanese Director's Room was this:
ところで!
6月28日(土)、29日(日)次世代ワールドホビーフェア'14において、『スマブラ』が日本国内初出展されますよ。
くわしくは、こちら↓
http://www.nintendo.co.jp/event/whf2014summer/index.html
It seems the 3DS game will be at an event in Japan this weekend. It's likely the same build used at E3 (with a different set language), but we may get more off-screen footage as a result of it featuring there.
By the way, does anyone get the "Link's real face" thing? Because I don't. o_0
Out of context, I would assume it's a reference to the belief of some that Link isn't good-looking in Smash Wii U. Most of those people point fingers at the match results screen.