i hope you can do this with cpus bc i dont have 8 friends.

But Ridley...

YES!

PS4 AND XBOX360 ARE PROBABLY JELLY

Just imagine 8 Foxes at once, no items, and Final Destination. THAT would be hectic.

hope lucas will come back

Best. Direct. EVER. (not counting e3 of course)

Let the carnage commence also Sora needs to represent your company name and now that we knoe you can still put in characters possibilities are endless

OUAIS C'est vrai !!!!!!

i wasnt expecting that!!

This would explain why there are 8 alternate colors for each character.

So can't for this game now.

cop-out

Wowie!! That's pretty incredible Sakurai! In 1980s-1996, People play with each other as 2 players. Such as Atari, NES, SNES & SEGA GENISIS. In 1996, the birth of 4 players has begun with N64, Sega Saturn, Sega Dreamcast, Nintendo Gamecube & Nintendo Wii and other game consoles. And now, in 2014, the birth of 8 players in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U has begun. You've done well Sakurai.

YES! NO RIDLEY, thanks sakurai

well normally im not a big fan of huge stages such as new pork city and others similar to that. but now that we have 8 players i think i might get more use out of them

It just gets better & better.

The funniest thing about mewtwo returning is the fact that I was planning on buying both smash versions before this! Long Live Mewtwo!

Thank you for all the wonderful stuff in the Direct, Daddy Sakurai. Especially Mewtwo.

Oh my god, this direct was phenomenal! Codecs for the Kid Icarus stage, 8-Player Smash, 64-Person Tournaments are back, online tournaments are coming soon, and best of all Mewtwo's back! I got everything I wanted and so much more! This game is shaping up to be one of the greatest games ever made. Bless your heart, Sakurai, and thank you so much for such a fantastic reveal!

That's it, TAKE MY MONEY. NOW!!!

Epicness. Epicness is just what I can say

when i saw that at 50 fact extravaganza i was so crazingly happy!!!!

sakurai thank you for adding 8 player smash. this looks amazing. you and your dev. team have worked hard to give 2 amazing smash bros. games. kudos.

FINALLY!!! This is gonna be 50 times more awesome than the 3DS!!!! NOW I CAN FINALLY SHOW THE WORLD ABOUT MEGAMAN UNLIMITED ON THE PC BY BUILDING ROBOTMASTERS OUT OF THEM IN STAGE BUILDER!!!! MEWTWO FTW!!!! RUNDAS!! HURRY UP!!!! HYPE LEVEL: INFINITY!!!! Btw: they made Ridley awesome!! I am perfectly fine with that dicision!!!

Incredible. I have never doubted your talent of unleashing the consoles true potential, thanks, Sakurai.

This is the craziest feature you ever announced Sakurai-sama! Also, thank you so much for adding Mewtwo!

Is Okami & Santa Claus allowed in Smash Bros.

What is this? A game for Minish?

#TheDreamIsDead

You can finally face 8 players CHALLENGE ACCEPTED.

@gerninja55 well you can only have 4 people but than you can have a partner to help you battle for each player

That's so awesome! Now all my best friends can play ssb at once now!!! :) No one will have to take turns!

Just kidding. Good job, Sakurai-senpai and Smash Team!

Eight?! EIGHT?!

that means 10 characters can be on a stage at a time. 8 players, 1 assist trophy and 1 pokeball. and if magicant is a level, 11 charcters.

no words...

Santa Claus as a playable character or a Santa Outfit instead? Choose wisely =^D

Hey lool! Somethinh we just saw!

Just... Wow...

Sooo awesome thank you Sakurai for making this awesome game you've done a really great job,can't wait for the wii u version to come out.

Cool this will be epic in my house! BTW, I noticed that the first pictures has the original 8, while the second has the 8 newcomers. I really like all the details he's putting into everything! :D

NO ITEMS, FOX ONLY, 8 PLAYER SMASH, FINAL DESTINATION

I can't even imagine how intense those battles will get!

Sakurai, I'm done. You've given us 8-player smash, multiplayer classic mode, giant stages, great music, use of Ridley that's actually better than him being playable, awesome trophies, great graphics, Smash Tour, Special Orders, & Mewtwo. Nobody can top what you've done. You have officially made the greatest video game of all time. For that, I thank you & beg for an earlier release!

THIS IS AMAZING!!... Too bad l don't have any friends to play with...

Looking at all the announcements. I approve. Of ALL of them. ^_^ Though, I think the Mewtwo announcement may give some people some un-realistic expectations. Other than that, perfection.

True tournament play.

I called it! I said they should increase the number of simultaneous combatants to from four to six. This is okay though.

Such lies, no one called it better than GameXplain.

Please fix zero suit samus and others like her! e10 means yonger kids will likely play! she is not a good character for yonger kids!

If the Ice Climbers were here, then there would be 16 Ice Climbers when you played 8 player smash

Over a year and a half to show off Ridley as a boss hazard? Out of touch much, Sakurai-sama-rama-lama? At least you're bringing back Mewtwo, but probably only because the Japanese want him too.

What about Duck Hunt?

Super Smash Bros. for Super Wii U X200 including 20 Player Smash 4 player Classic Mode and All-Stars Mode 100 characters 1,000 songs 2,000 Pokémons AND MORE Coming Spring 2054

Is mewtwo going to be a club nintendo promotion or is it going to be when you link.your 3ds to the wii u?

Bob: No Santa Claus :^{

I haven't been this excited for a game since...well, Brawl!

woot! best hardcore party game!

Cool and I can't wait till the dlc character comes out!

Eight Players? I'm inviting some friends over when I get smash XP

Sakurai sinceramente yo amo este juego y me lo comprare para wii u ya que no tengo la 3DS y al ver que no podre tener a Meotwo me decepciona bastante... esperaba algo mas bueno de tu parte...

4v4 team matches maybe!?!?

thanks for finally showing what most people knew about Ridley for nearly a year, despite some people seriously grasping at straws to the contrary... and still are.

Amazing no the next!

I didn't even know 8 controllers could plug in!!!

thanks.

this is the best smash ever

Oh man.. I can imagine 8 Wario's fighting it out on the battlefield and all of them use Wario Waft at once! That'd leave a HUGE stink bomb!

Thank you Sakurai, for adding Mewtwo! This, will be the best one ever!

THE HYPE IS REAL!

Prepare for a week of pics of stuff that we already know about.

8 fighters o.o! doubling the smash fun! ˙▼˙ ˙˘˙ ;)

sakurai owns us

8 PLAYER HYYYYPE!

MEWTUUUUUUUUUU IST ZURÜCK!!!!!!!!!!!!^^

what if 7 capton falcons use the FALCON PUNCH on 1 player :¤

Love how you put the eight veterans for the first pic! The bottom pic shows how much has changed in 15 years. Ridley's role in Smash, finally adding the Uprising Easter egg, 8-Man Mayhem, return of 64-man tournaments, improved photo studio, greater stage builder, Mario Party (Wii U Party to be exact) on Steroids, and so much more! THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU'VE DONE, SAKURAI AND TEAM!

Mr Sakurai, serious question. Is it possible to just ignore the part where I wait an extra month for this game to come out and just give you my money now?

Anyone notice that in the first pic, thoes were all the characters (that were unlocked at the start) from 64, now if only there was a 12-Player Smash, then we could have all 12.

I Would like to say thanks to mr sakurai for bringing this for us keep up the good work mr sakurai

With so many fighters smashing about, I'll need to make sure nobody damages my house! I like the idea of DLC and Mewtwo, but not buying both versions for him and the CD soundtrack. Hopefully someone I know will lend me the 3DS game. Regardless, the Wii U version of SSB4 is no doubt going to be the best game in recent times. I only wish Lip, Panel de Pon's star and Fairy of Flowers, were here!

8 players Smash, wow.

My question is 'Is Mewto back ?'

Man, You guys did an awesome job with the new features Sakurai! Not only I'm excited for 8 player smash, but when You revealed Mewtwo's return next spring, You actually revealed DLC for Smash Bros, thank You so much Sakurai!!!!

уς☆Angel Yes he is.

ONE HOUR OF 8-PLAYER SMASH???? SAKURAI IS YOU CRAZY????