Cloud, Bayonetta, and more Fire Emblem characters await.
Today, at 2 P.M. PST, Nintendo gave their last Super Smash Bros Direct; and boy did they deliver. The director of Smash Bros., Masahiro Sakurai, went into further detail of Cloud and the character has been releases as of this writing.
Mr. Sakurai also announced two new fighters to join the ranks of Smash Brothers sometime in February. Corrin and Bayonetta! Corrin is the protagonist from the new Fire Emblem entries Birthright and Conquest. Smash Bros. will have a male version and female version of the character (Much like Robin and Wii Fit Trainer) . Bayonetta is of course the heroine from cult classics, Bayonetta and Bayonetta 2 and will be sporting costumes from both entries of the series. On top of these three unique and extremely detailed characters, Nintendo announced two new stages, a hand full of new song tracks and a closet full of Mii costumes. Exact package details are as followed:
Release December 15th:
Cloud Strife WiiU: $5.99 3DS: $5.99 Combo: 6.99
*Two Costumes (FFVII/Advent Children)
*New Stage Midgar featuring Stage Summons
Release February 2016
Corrin (m/f) WiiU: $4.99 3DS: $4.99 Combo: 5.99
*WiiU Version will get two new tracks that will show up on existing Fire Emblem stages.
*3DS Version will get trophies of Xander and Ryoma.
Bayonetta WiiU: $5.99 3DS: $5.99 Combo: $6.99
*Two costume designs
*New stage Umbra Clock Tower
*Tracks from both Bayonetta and Bayonetta 2 as well as original mixes for Smash
*Trophies of Jeanne, Bayonetta, Rodin and Cereza
As for the Mii Costumes, they did not give exact details on pricing or grouping of items but they are as followed:
Release today:
Chocobo Hat
Geno Costume (Gunner) from Super Mario RPG
Release February 2016:
Bionic Armor (Brawler)
Takamaru (Sword) from The Mysterious Murasame Castle
Ashley (Sword) from Wario Ware series
Gil (Sword) from The Tower of Druaga
Miles “Tails” Powers (Gunner) from Sonic the Hedgehog series
Knuckles (Brawler) from Sonic the Hedgehog series
Of course no Smash Bros. presentation is complete without Amiibo announcements! Nintendo has confirmed that Ryu, Roy and Rob (Famicom Colors) will be released on March 18, 2016. Cloud, Corrin and Bayonetta are all confirmed to be getting the Amiibo treatment sometime in the future!
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