<s>
and	O
(	O
colloquially	O
and	O
collectively	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
4	I-Application
or	O
simply	O
Smash	B-Application
4	I-Application
)	O
are	O
two	O
2014	O
crossover	O
platform	O
fighter	O
video	O
games	O
developed	O
by	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
Studios	O
and	O
Sora	O
Ltd	O
.	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
series	O
,	O
succeeding	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Brawl	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
September	O
13	O
,	O
2014	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
Australia	O
the	O
following	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
Australia	O
in	O
November	O
2014	O
and	O
in	O
Japan	O
the	O
following	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
series	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
for	I-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
3DS	I-Application
and	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
for	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
U	I-Application
are	O
non-traditional	O
fighting	O
games	O
where	O
players	O
use	O
different	O
attacks	O
to	O
weaken	O
their	O
opponents	O
and	O
knock	O
them	O
out	O
of	O
an	O
arena	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
was	O
tuned	O
to	O
be	O
between	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
faster	O
,	O
more	O
competition-oriented	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Melee	I-Application
and	O
the	O
slower	O
,	O
more	O
casual-friendly	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Brawl	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
features	O
include	O
having	O
up	O
to	O
eight	O
players	O
fighting	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
on	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
version	O
,	O
support	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
line	O
of	O
Amiibo	B-Device
(	O
being	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
games	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
)	O
,	O
using	O
custom	O
Miis	O
as	O
playable	O
fighters	O
,	O
post-release	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
including	O
additional	O
fighters	O
and	O
stages	O
,	O
and	O
customizable	O
special	O
moves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
applauded	O
the	O
fine-tuning	O
of	O
existing	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
gameplay	O
elements	O
but	O
criticized	O
some	O
issues	O
with	O
online	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
versions	O
sold	O
well	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
version	O
selling	O
over	O
nine	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
by	O
September	O
2022	O
and	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
version	O
selling	O
over	O
five	O
million	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Ultimate	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
in	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
is	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
platform	O
fighter	O
where	O
players	O
use	O
various	O
attacks	O
,	O
techniques	O
,	O
and	O
items	O
to	O
deal	O
damage	O
to	O
their	O
opponents	O
and	O
knock	O
them	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
arena	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
item	O
called	O
a	O
Smash	O
Ball	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
powerful	O
,	O
character-specific	O
attack	O
known	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
Final	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
features	O
collectible	O
in-game	O
trophies	O
based	O
on	O
characters	O
or	O
items	O
seen	O
in	O
various	O
Nintendo	O
or	O
third-party	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Certain	O
stages	O
,	O
collectible	O
trophies	O
,	O
and	O
game	O
features	O
are	O
exclusive	O
to	O
each	O
version	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
version	O
primarily	O
featuring	O
elements	O
taken	O
from	O
home	O
console	O
titles	O
and	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
version	O
taking	O
elements	O
primarily	O
from	O
handheld	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
characters	O
can	O
be	O
transferred	O
between	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
certain	O
items	O
earned	O
in	O
specific	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
use	O
Amiibo	B-Device
to	O
train	O
computer-controlled	O
players	O
and	O
import	O
them	O
into	O
a	O
match	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Customized	O
characters	O
,	O
Mii	O
Fighters	O
,	O
and	O
Amiibo	B-Device
cannot	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
online	O
matches	O
against	O
strangers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
solo	O
play	O
once	O
again	O
features	O
Classic	O
mode	O
,	O
which	O
features	O
an	O
intensity	O
setting	O
directly	O
influenced	O
by	O
Masahiro	O
Sakurai	O
's	O
previous	O
project	O
Kid	B-Application
Icarus	I-Application
:	I-Application
Uprising	I-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
can	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
more	O
difficult	O
by	O
spending	O
in-game	O
currency	O
to	O
earn	O
greater	O
rewards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
version	O
features	O
stereoscopic	B-Algorithm
3D	I-Algorithm
graphics	O
with	O
optional	O
cel-shaded	O
outlines	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
characters	O
more	O
visible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Smash	O
Run	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
City	O
Trial	O
mode	O
from	O
Kirby	B-Device
Air	I-Device
Ride	I-Device
,	O
has	O
players	O
navigate	O
an	O
open	O
environment	O
,	O
fighting	O
computer-controlled	O
enemies	O
to	O
earn	O
stat-increasing	O
power-ups	O
,	O
before	O
facing	O
each	O
other	O
in	O
a	O
randomly	O
selected	O
match	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
vertical	O
or	O
horizontal	O
races	O
against	O
each	O
other	O
or	O
battles	O
with	O
various	O
special	O
rules	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
StreetSmash	O
is	O
a	O
StreetPass-based	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
control	O
a	O
disc	O
on	O
a	O
top-down	O
board	O
and	O
attempt	O
to	O
knock	O
their	O
opponents	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
arena	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
version	O
supports	O
the	O
additional	O
controls	O
featured	O
on	O
the	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
,	O
such	O
as	O
using	O
the	O
C-Stick	O
to	O
trigger	O
Smash	O
Attacks	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
incompatible	O
with	O
the	O
Circle	O
Pad	O
Pro	O
peripheral	O
because	O
of	O
hardware	O
limitations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
version	O
features	O
high-definition	O
1080p	O
graphics	O
and	O
a	O
special	O
mode	O
called	O
8-Player	O
Smash	O
that	O
allows	O
up	O
to	O
eight	O
players	O
simultaneously	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Various	O
modes	O
from	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Classic	O
mode	O
,	O
feature	O
various	O
changes	O
in	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
version	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
modes	O
allowing	O
two	O
players	O
to	O
play	O
cooperatively	O
or	O
against	O
each	O
other	O
in	O
other	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
version	O
also	O
features	O
three	O
exclusive	O
new	O
game	O
modes	O
;	O
Smash	O
Tour	O
,	O
Special	O
Orders	O
,	O
and	O
Event	O
Mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
version	O
has	O
vast	O
compatibility	O
with	O
controllers	O
;	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
GamePad	I-Device
,	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
,	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
and	O
Nunchuk	O
,	O
Classic	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
,	I-Device
Classic	I-Device
Controller	I-Device
Pro	I-Device
,	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
Pro	I-Device
Controller	I-Device
,	O
GameCube	B-Device
controller	I-Device
through	O
GameCube	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
Adapter	O
for	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
systems	O
(	O
using	O
either	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
or	O
a	O
Smash	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
app	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
14	O
,	O
2015	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
update	O
on	O
April	O
15	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
added	O
content-sharing	O
features	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
Miiverse	B-Application
stage	O
added	O
for	O
free	O
on	O
June	O
14	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
for	I-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
3DS	I-Application
and	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
U	I-Application
features	O
a	O
roster	O
of	O
58	O
playable	O
characters	O
(	O
51	O
on-disc	O
and	O
7	O
available	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
)	O
taken	O
from	O
both	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
first-party	O
franchises	O
and	O
some	O
third-party	O
franchises	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
base	O
game	O
includes	O
17	O
newcomers	O
:	O
the	O
Wii	B-Application
Fit	I-Application
Trainer	O
,	O
Animal	B-Application
Crossings	I-Application
Villager	O
,	O
Rosalina	O
and	O
Bowser	O
Jr.	O
from	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
series	I-Application
(	O
with	O
Rosalina	O
being	O
accompanied	O
by	O
a	O
Luma	O
)	O
,	O
Little	O
Mac	O
from	O
Punch-Out	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
!,	O
Greninja	O
from	O
Pokémon	B-Application
X	I-Application
and	I-Application
Y	I-Application
,	O
Palutena	O
from	O
Kid	B-Application
Icarus	I-Application
,	O
Dark	O
Pit	O
from	O
Kid	B-Application
Icarus	I-Application
:	I-Application
Uprising	I-Application
,	O
Lucina	O
and	O
Robin	O
from	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
,	O
Shulk	O
from	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
,	O
the	O
dog	O
and	O
duck	O
as	O
a	O
duo	O
from	O
Duck	B-Application
Hunt	I-Application
,	O
Capcom	O
's	O
Mega	O
Man	O
,	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
's	O
Pac-Man	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Mii	O
Fighter	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
customized	O
with	O
one	O
of	O
three	O
fighting	O
styles	O
:	O
Brawler	O
,	O
,	O
and	O
Gunner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
characters	O
such	O
as	O
Wii	B-Application
Fit	I-Application
Trainer	O
and	O
Bowser	O
Jr.	O
have	O
multiple	O
variations	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
different	O
genders	O
and	O
alternate	O
character	O
skins	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
selected	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
manner	O
as	O
alternate	O
colors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dr.	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
,	O
who	O
first	O
appeared	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Melee	I-Application
,	O
makes	O
his	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
roster	O
after	O
his	O
absence	O
in	O
Brawl	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Ice	I-Application
Climbers	I-Application
were	O
originally	O
planned	O
for	O
inclusion	O
,	O
but	O
were	O
removed	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
technical	O
limitations	O
of	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
main	O
roster	O
,	O
seven	O
additional	O
characters	O
,	O
including	O
three	O
returning	O
characters	O
and	O
four	O
newcomers	O
,	O
were	O
released	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
between	O
April	O
2015	O
and	O
February	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mewtwo	O
,	O
who	O
last	O
appeared	O
in	O
Melee	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
28	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
April	O
15	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
for	O
Club	O
Nintendo	O
members	O
who	O
purchased	O
and	O
registered	O
both	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
before	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Roy	O
from	O
Fire	B-Device
Emblem	I-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
Binding	I-Device
Blade	I-Device
,	O
who	O
last	O
appeared	O
in	O
Melee	O
,	O
and	O
Lucas	B-Application
from	O
Mother	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
who	O
last	O
appeared	O
in	O
Brawl	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Ryu	O
from	O
Capcom	O
's	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
14	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cloud	O
Strife	O
from	O
Square	O
Enix	O
's	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
15	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
following	O
increasing	O
requests	O
for	O
Final	O
Fantasy	O
series	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finally	O
,	O
Corrin	O
from	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Fates	I-Application
and	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
from	O
Sega	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
series	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
3	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Japan	O
the	O
next	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bayonetta	B-Application
was	O
chosen	O
as	O
the	O
overall	O
winner	O
worldwide	O
among	O
"	O
negotiable	O
and	O
realizable	O
"	O
characters	O
in	O
a	O
player-nominated	O
ballot	O
which	O
ran	O
between	O
April	O
1	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
and	O
October	O
3	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
ranking	O
first	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
among	O
the	O
top	O
five	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2021	O
,	O
Sakurai	O
revealed	O
that	O
Sora	O
from	O
the	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
series	O
and	O
Banjo	O
and	O
Kazooie	O
from	O
the	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
series	O
had	O
been	O
the	O
two	O
top-requested	O
fighters	O
in	O
the	O
poll	O
;	O
both	O
were	O
ultimately	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
as	O
DLC	B-Protocol
characters	O
for	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Corrin	O
was	O
developed	O
as	O
a	O
downloadable	O
character	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
critical	O
and	O
commercial	O
success	O
of	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Fates	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
in	O
anticipation	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
worldwide	O
localization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Former	O
Nintendo	O
CEO	O
Satoru	O
Iwata	O
first	O
announced	O
that	O
a	O
new	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
game	O
was	O
planned	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
at	O
E3	O
2011	O
in	O
June	O
2011	O
,	O
but	O
development	O
only	O
officially	O
began	O
following	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
series	O
creator	O
Masahiro	O
Sakurai	O
's	O
other	O
project	O
,	O
Kid	B-Application
Icarus	I-Application
:	I-Application
Uprising	I-Application
,	O
in	O
March	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
joint-project	O
between	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
Studios	O
and	O
Sora	O
Ltd.	O
,	O
with	O
various	O
staff	O
members	O
from	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
's	O
Soulcalibur	B-Application
and	O
Tekken	B-Application
series	O
assisting	O
Sakurai	O
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
screenshots	O
being	O
posted	O
each	O
weekday	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
official	O
website	O
and	O
Miiverse	B-Application
community	O
,	O
various	O
cinematic	O
trailers	O
were	O
released	O
,	O
introducing	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
brand	O
new	O
fighters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
game	O
does	O
not	O
feature	O
cross-platform	O
play	O
between	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
and	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
,	O
due	O
to	O
each	O
version	O
featuring	O
certain	O
exclusive	O
stages	O
and	O
game	O
modes	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
transfer	O
customized	O
characters	O
and	O
items	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
decision	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
version	O
at	O
a	O
later	O
date	O
from	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
made	O
to	O
allow	O
each	O
version	O
to	O
receive	O
a	O
dedicated	O
debugging	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hardware	O
limitations	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
led	O
to	O
various	O
design	O
choices	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
mid-match	O
transformations	O
,	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
Circle	O
Pad	O
Pro	O
support	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
absence	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Ice	I-Application
Climbers	I-Application
,	O
from	O
the	O
NES	B-Language
game	O
Ice	B-Application
Climber	I-Application
,	O
who	O
were	O
previously	O
playable	O
in	O
both	O
Melee	O
and	O
Brawl	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
August	O
2014	O
,	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
allegedly	O
leaked	O
photos	O
and	O
videos	O
of	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
version	O
were	O
uploaded	O
to	O
the	O
Internet	O
,	O
revealing	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
several	O
unannounced	O
fighters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
leaks	O
were	O
confirmed	O
on	O
September	O
11	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
when	O
various	O
gamers	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Taiwan	O
obtained	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
version	O
two	O
days	O
prior	O
to	O
its	O
release	O
date	O
and	O
streamed	O
footage	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
Twitch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
for	I-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
3DS	I-Application
and	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
U	I-Application
features	O
many	O
original	O
and	O
re-arranged	O
musical	O
pieces	O
from	O
various	O
gaming	O
franchises	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
versions	O
have	O
multiple	O
musical	O
tracks	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
selected	O
and	O
listened	O
to	O
using	O
the	O
"	O
My	O
Music	O
"	O
feature	O
,	O
including	O
pieces	O
taken	O
from	O
earlier	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
version	O
features	O
less	O
music	O
altogether	O
than	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
version	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
and	O
only	O
has	O
two	O
songs	O
per	O
stage	O
because	O
of	O
size	O
limitations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
version	O
also	O
has	O
a	O
"	O
Play	O
in	O
Sleep	O
Mode	O
"	O
option	O
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
listen	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
music	O
from	O
the	O
sound	O
menu	O
while	O
the	O
system	O
is	O
in	O
sleep	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
announcement	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Invitational	O
,	O
a	O
tournament	O
which	O
was	O
held	O
at	O
E3	O
2014	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
revealed	O
an	O
official	O
GameCube	B-Device
controller	I-Device
adapter	O
for	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
,	O
which	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
use	O
GameCube	B-Device
controllers	I-Device
with	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
Smash	O
Bros	O
.	O
themed	O
game	O
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GameCube	B-Device
controller	I-Device
adapter	O
has	O
four	O
controller	O
ports	O
and	O
only	O
works	O
with	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
for	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
U	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
use	O
up	O
to	O
two	O
adapters	O
on	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
adapter	O
was	O
later	O
revealed	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
for	I-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
3DS	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
September	O
13	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
on	O
October	O
3	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Australia	O
on	O
October	O
4	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
playable	O
demo	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
on	O
September	O
10	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
on	O
September	O
19	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Select	O
Club	O
Nintendo	O
Platinum	O
members	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
received	O
early	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
demo	O
which	O
,	O
unlike	O
the	O
public	O
demo	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
had	O
an	O
unlimited	O
number	O
of	O
plays	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
November	O
21	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
November	O
28	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
in	O
Australia	O
on	O
November	O
29	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
December	O
6	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bundles	O
containing	O
Amiibo	B-Device
figures	O
were	O
available	O
at	O
launch	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
last	O
batch	O
consisting	O
of	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
,	O
Corrin	O
,	O
and	O
Cloud	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
update	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
31	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
added	O
an	O
online	O
tournament	O
mode	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
upload	O
replays	O
to	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
.	I-General_Concept
</s>
<s>
A	O
Smash	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
app	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
on	O
June	O
14	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
as	O
a	O
controller	O
for	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
version	O
without	O
needing	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
19	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
a	O
software	O
update	O
was	O
released	O
that	O
added	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
scan	O
the	O
final	O
batch	O
of	O
DLC	B-Protocol
Amiibo	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reception	O
for	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
generally	O
positive	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
criticisms	O
include	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
single-player	O
modes	O
and	O
issues	O
concerning	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
hardware	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
characters	O
on	O
the	O
smaller	O
screen	O
when	O
zoomed	O
out	O
and	O
latency	O
issues	O
during	O
both	O
local	O
and	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
also	O
reports	O
of	O
players	O
damaging	O
their	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
Circle	O
Pads	O
while	O
playing	O
the	O
game	O
excessively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
version	O
sold	O
over	O
a	O
million	O
copies	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
weekend	O
on	O
sale	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
had	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
3.22	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
October	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
version	O
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
;	O
critics	O
praised	O
its	O
variety	O
of	O
gameplay	O
modes	O
and	O
improvements	O
upon	O
features	O
in	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Daniel	O
Starkey	O
at	O
GameSpot	O
criticized	O
the	O
inconsistent	O
performance	O
of	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
but	O
still	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
incredible	O
"	O
,	O
noting	O
,	O
"	O
With	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
release	O
,	O
Smash	O
Bros	O
.	O
has	O
fully	O
realized	O
its	O
goals	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thomas	B-Application
Schulenberg	O
of	O
Joystiq	O
criticized	O
occasional	O
"	O
matches	O
plagued	O
with	O
stuttering	O
frame	O
rates	O
"	O
during	O
online	O
play	O
and	O
discussed	O
his	O
"	O
indifference	O
toward	O
the	O
Amiibo	B-Device
experience	O
"	O
but	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
its	O
"	O
abundance	O
of	O
goals	O
to	O
chase	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
for	I-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
3DS	I-Application
sold	O
over	O
two	O
million	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
for	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
U	I-Application
became	O
the	O
fastest-selling	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
game	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
,	O
with	O
490,000	O
physical	O
and	O
digital	O
copies	O
sold	O
during	O
its	O
first	O
three	O
days	O
of	O
availability	O
,	O
beating	O
the	O
record	O
previously	O
held	O
by	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
8	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
September	O
2022	O
,	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
version	O
had	O
sold	O
9.64	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
version	O
sold	O
5.38	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
+	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
for	I-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
3DS	I-Application
Year	O
Awards	O
Category	O
Result	O
Ref	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
+	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
for	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
U	I-Application
Year	O
Awards	O
Category	O
Result	O
Ref.2014	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
Best	O
Fighting	O
Game	O
Game	O
Critics	O
Awards	O
Best	O
Fighting	O
Game	O
USA	O
Today	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
2015	O
18th	O
Annual	O
D.I.C.E.	O
</s>
