Most popular video game in the world – Super Smash Bros. For Wii U – 17/50

Most popular video game in the world – Super Smash Bros. For Wii U – 17/50

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U is a fighting video game developed by Sora Ltd. and Bandai Namco Games and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U video game consoles. The 3DS version was released in Japan in September 2014, and in North America, Europe, and Australia the following month. The Wii U version was released in North America, Europe, and Australia in November 2014, and in Japan

Release: 2014

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS^[a] and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U^[b] (also known collectively as Super Smash Bros. 4 by the media) are crossover fighting video games developed by Bandai Namco Studios and Sora Ltd. and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U video game consoles. The Nintendo 3DS version was released in Japan in September 2014, and in North America, Europe, and Australia the following month. The Wii U version was released in North America, Europe, and Australia in November 2014, and in Japan the following month.Like the rest of the Super Smash Bros. series, Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U are non-traditional fighting games where players use different attacks to weaken their opponents and knock them out of an arena. The games are crossover titles that feature characters, items, music, and stages from various Nintendo franchises, as well as from several third-party franchises. The games began development in 2012 and were officially announced at E3 2013. The gameplay was tuned to be between that of the faster, more competition-oriented Super Smash Bros. Melee and the slower, more casual-friendly Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

New features includ e having up to eight players fighting at a time on the Wii U version, support for Nintendo’s line of Amiibo, using custom Miis as playable fighters, post-release downloadable content including additional fighters and stages, and customizable special moves. Some features from previous games in the series were removed, such as the story mode from Brawl. Critics applauded the fine-tuning of existing Super Smash Bros. gameplay elements, but criticized some issues with online play. Both versions sold well, with the 3DS version selling over nine million copies worldwide by December 2017, and the Wii U version selling over five million during the same period. It was followed by Super Smash Bros. Ultimate for the Nintendo Switch in 2018.

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Box art for the Wii U version
Developer(s)	Bandai Namco Studios Sora Ltd.
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Director(s)	Masahiro Sakurai
Producer(s)	Shinya Saito Masaya Kobayashi
Composer(s)	Keiki Kobayashi Junichi Nakatsuru Hiroki Hashimoto Hiroyuki Kawada Torine LindaAI-CUE Yoshinori Hirai
Series	Super Smash Bros.
Platform(s)	Nintendo 3DS, Wii U
Release	Nintendo 3DS JP: September 13, 2014 NA: October 3, 2014 EU: October 3, 2014 AU: October 4, 2014 Wii U NA: November 21, 2014 EU: November 28, 2014 AU: November 29, 2014 JP: December 6, 2014
Genre(s)	Fighting
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer