Alternate Costumes DLC for Super Smash Bros. 4

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS has been out for just about a week now here in North America. Playing this game has no doubt been a delight. It really has transferred over well to the portable system. One thing I really like is how they've expanded on the simple palette swap and made actual alternate costumes.

However, I believe there's a lot of room for improvement in this area. For instance, what were they thinking with Little Mac? All characters have 8 alternate skins/costumes. But Little Mac has a whopping 16 alternates. It seemed like they just tried to throw in every possible combination for him. Some characters like the Villager were great in this area. Each alternate costume for the Villager was completely unique and a good tribute to the Animal Crossing series. Then, there's other characters who have nothing but simple skin swaps, such as Donkey Kong and Bowser.

My hope is that they can fix this with some DLC. They could do a lot of great things with this. Just imagine, playing as these characters via alternate costumes after the break:

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Official Release Date

Nintendo has officially announced that Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo Wii U will in fact be launching on November 21st at a suggested retail price of $59.99. The first series of Amiibo figures will be launching simultaneously.

The first wave of Amiibo figures consists of 12 iconic characters: Mario, Peach, Yoshi, Donkey Kong, Link, Fox, Samus, Wii Fit Trainer, Villager, Pikachu, Kirby and Marth. A second wave of 6 more characters will launch in December. That wave will include Zelda, Diddy Kong, Luigi, Little Mac, Pit and Captain Falcon.

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Super Smash Bros for Wii U and Amiibo's Likely to Launch November 21

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— David (@DavidTendo) October 6, 2014

Twitter user @DavidTendo has posted more evidence that supports a Super Smash Bros. for Wii U release date of November 21st.  The tweet's attached picture also supports evidence that Amiibo will be launching on the same day.

Screenshots of Secret Super Smash Bros Characters

As many have already heard, Nintendo has "revealed" three "secret new" characters for Super Smash Bros. for 3DS and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. The characters revealed were Falco from Star Fox, the beloved Ness from the Earthbound (Mother) series, and Wario.

All three characters will be unlockable in the Wii U version of the game, which is rumored for a November release. You take a look at all the new screenshots including these characters after the break.

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Hyrule Warriors Epona & Villains DLC

Nintendo announced some exciting new DLC for Hyrule Warriors today. The update allows you to use Link's horse, Epona as a weapon. It also includes such villains as Cia, Wizzro and Volga as playable characters. For a look at the DLC check out the embedded video above.

Will Nintendo end up like Atari and Sega?

In the early 1980s, after years of being on top of the world, Atari made the fatal mistake of investing millions of dollars into an E.T. video game, based on the wildly successful film of the same name, only to see it flop. It is regarded as the biggest flop in video game history. Landfills were filled with millions of unsold E.T games due to many publications labeling it as the ‘worst video game of all time.’

Then came the crash.

The video game crash of 1983, also known as 'Atari shock' in Japan, was a massive recession of the video game industry that occurred from 1983 to 1985. Revenues that had peaked at around $3.2 billion in 1983, fell to around $100 million by 1985. The crash was a serious event that brought an abrupt end to what is considered the second generation of console video gaming in North America. You can read the rest of the article after the break.