‘Super Smash Bros. 4’ Wii U, 3DS Release Date Set For 2014; Diddy Kong Announced As 24th Playable Character In Upcoming Nintendo Fighting Game
Nintendo confirmed that "Super Smash Bros. 4" Wii U, 3DS release date is set for this year.
There is no official announcement yet regarding a firmer and more specific "Super Smash Bros. 4" Wii U 3DS release date but it is already highly-anticipated that the fighting game will arrive at some point of this year.
As posted on Christian Post, game director, Masahiro Sakurai, announced through Miiverse that Diddy Kong will be added to the roster of popular characters included in the game. Diddy Kong will be the 24th playable character to be featured on "Super Smash Bros. 4."
Diddy Kong is one of the famous characters in the Donkey Kong game series, and as reported on Latinos Post, the announcement that it will be part of the "Super Smash Bros. 4" coincided with the launch of the latest game from Nintendo, the "Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze." Moreover, the latest character to join upcoming "Super Smash Bros. 4," the post reads, "Diddy Kong has a variety of different gadgets, including a jetpack, which allow him to take on foes."
Diddy Kong will join other characters in "Super Smash Bros. 4" such as Little Mac, Princess Zelda, Luigi, Princess Peach, Mega Man, Princess Rosalina with Luma, Sonic, Wii Fit trainer, and a lot more.
Furthermore, Super Smash Bros. 4 Wii U and 3DS versions will both remove "Edge-hogging." As explained on Polygon,, it is "where a player hangs from a ledge and blocks an opponent who is trying to not fall off from grabbing it and climbing back on."
A cross-platform play on Wii U and Nintendo 3DS will not be featured on the upcoming Super Smash Bros. game, since the stages will be unique to each game console. Super Smash Bros. 4 will also feature system-specific items, moves and each platform will have different achievements.
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