Bolded italics denote characters that are unlockable in the 3DS version, but default in the Wii U version. This was a personal choice of Masahiro Sakurai, who opted with his team to make said characters starters as they were unlockable in the Nintendo 3DS to save players who already had this version to take extra time to unlock all the fighters, but still have fun unlocking hidden content.īold denotes unlockable characters in both versions. It should be noted, however, that four unlockable characters ( Ness, Jigglypuff, Ganondorf, and Bowser Jr.) in the Nintendo 3DS version are starter characters in the Wii U version. Ultimate (which currently has 78 characters.) Mario, along with Mewtwo and Roy as DLC), and 19 of which are new to the series (21, if all three Mii Fighters are considered separate characters), making it the Smash game with the most playable characters until Super Smash Bros. Brawl, 3 of which return after being cut in the transition from Super Smash Bros. The roster contains a total of 58 characters, 34 of which return from Super Smash Bros. Both games feature identical character rosters.

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