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A potential stage based on Super Mario Land was considered for the Nintendo 3DS version to represent the Game Boy. However, a stage based on Kirby's Dream Land was used instead for unknown reasons (the stage was renamed to Dream Land GB in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate to avoid confusion with another stage already named Dream Land).
A reversal of this kind also happened in the Wii U version, where a stage based on Kirby's Epic Yarn was considered, but was replaced by a stage based on the then-upcoming Wii U game Yoshi's Woolly World.
A reversal of this kind also happened in the Wii U version, where a stage based on Kirby's Epic Yarn was considered, but was replaced by a stage based on the then-upcoming Wii U game Yoshi's Woolly World.
Also Appears On: Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (Game)
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The Pirate Ship stage from Super Smash Bros. Brawl was only included in the Wii U because of technical limitations of the 3DS.
Also Appears On: Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (Game)
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Xander Mobus, the game's announcer, has stated that he had difficulty pronouncing Jigglypuff's Japanese name, Purin.
Also Appears On: Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (Game)
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In the sound test section, there are unused audio clips for both versions of Corrin screaming when taking a high-knockback hit.
Also Appears On: Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (Game)
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In the Sound Test is one of Rosalina's voice clips from Mario Kart 7. This could've been used for her generic attacks, but it is unused.
Also Appears On: Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (Game)
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In the Sound Test is Wario's groggy moan which was used in Super Smash Bros. Brawl when his Final Smash ends. Despite this, the audio is otherwise unused in this entry.
Also Appears On: Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (Game)
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In the game's files is a very brief beep sound. This same audio clip is also in the files in Kid Icarus: Uprising.
Also Appears On: Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (Game)
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In the 3DS version's files is the Forest Stage theme from "Kirby Air Ride." This song would later be used for the Dream Land (64) stage on Wii U.
Also Appears On: Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (Game)
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In an interview with Nintendo Dream, Masahiro Sakurai stated that the reason why Ness and Lucas's final smashes, PK Starstorm, function differently from their Brawl counterparts was due to limitations in the 3DS hardware.
Also Appears On: Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (Game)
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Yoshi does not make any noise upon using his "Yoshi Bomb" down special. However, the voice clip can be found as Clip 22 in his section at the Sound Test.
Also Appears On: Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (Game)
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In the game’s files are unused animations containing Diddy Kong laughing.
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Inside the game's files are unused gliding animations for Meta Knight, Pit, and Dark Pit. This may suggest that gliding was supposed to return from Brawl. However, it's likely that it was cut for balance reasons.
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This is the only game, as of this writing, where Marth does not say anything upon using the Counter move. The sounds for Marth's Counter voice clips can be heard in the game's Sound Test.
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Inside the game's files are the unused preview images from the 2007-2016 era characters (Rosalina, Wii Fit Trainer, Shulk, etc.) suggesting that the All-Star mode would've had the same order of the characters as the 3DS version.
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Some releases fixed this mistake, however, and the map is called "Templo" in those instances. (the correct Spanish name)
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"The biggest reason was so we could keep the debug schedule separate from each other. Debugging a game this size is a major project involving hundreds of people, and since the two platforms offer pretty different content, we wanted to avoid conflicts during the debug stages. If we were hell-bent on a simultaneous day-and-date release, we would have wrapped up one title, put it on the back burner, and launched both games in 2015. But I doubt most people prefer that."
Also Appears On: Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (Game)
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"The first reason is that I think both portables and home consoles have their own traits that make them fun. I've gone into that in previous interviews, so I'll omit the details here.
One big reason for this approach is because I'm a freelance game designer ... I'm always going to be the center of any Smash Bros. project, but since I don't have my own personal studio, the staff changes in and out with each project. Changing development studios like this also means that you can't build out from the know-how and in-house assets you've accumulated over time.
As a development environment, it's different from a publisher that can work on fighting games, shooters, and open-world titles all at once. For us, even if things look the same, it's all completely different, completely built from scratch. If we started with a console project then moved on to the portable platform, once one team finished up their work, we'd have to wait and hand everything over to another team."
Also Appears On: Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (Game)
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Underneath Link's hat, you can see fully modeled hair that cannot be seen under normal circumstances.
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This is likely due to Nintendo's improved emulation abilities rather than them purposefully trying to mislead fans, as the NES Virtual console was released very early in the Wii U's lifespan and likely used a system similar to that of the Wii.
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