Editing Shake Smash

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'''Shake Smash''' is a function in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' and {{forwiiu}} that allows the player to shake the [[Wii Remote]] to perform a smash input as though it were a [[C-stick]]. Deactivated by default, the option must be manually turned on in the [[controls]] menu, with only the Wii Remote + [[Nunchuk]] control scheme supporting shake smash. This is currently the only instance of ''Super Smash Bros.'' using motion controls.

==Overview==
The inclusion of motion controls in ''Brawl'' was initially debated among the game's designers. Late Nintendo president [[Satoru Iwata]] wanted ''Brawl'' to feature no integration of the Wii remote's motion capabilities, feeling that it would interfere with gameplay. Despite this, the designers of ''Brawl'' still tried to find some limited uses for it. Initially, shaking the Wii Remote was intended to cause players to [[taunt]], but it was later decided to use the motion controls to instead perform [[smash attack]]s.

The Shake Smash is essentially using the Wiimote as a C-stick, combining the normal attack button plus the direction the remote is swung. Therefore, a sideways shake will result in a [[forward smash]], jerking the Wiimote upwards performs an [[up smash]], and jerking the Wiimote downwards results in a [[down smash]]. While players can now theoretically activate a smash attack as fast as their motor reflexes can allow, the downside to this system is that players are unable to charge their smash attacks, now working similar to the original ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''. While the Wii Remote + Nunchuk could activate smash attacks by [[tapping]] the stick and pressing the [[attack button]] like most other controllers, the option is there for a convenient shortcut.

As Shake Smash is analogous to the C-stick, it can be used for many functions outside of smashes, such as for performing throws and throwing items. In particular, Shake Smash can be used in lieu of [[button mashing]] for escaping from [[throw]]s, and it can potentially be more efficient than pure button mashing on other controllers. {{SSB4|Robin}} particularly benefits due to his aerial attacks having unique properties when activated via a smash input that Shake Smash can provide reactively and far quicker than any other method.

Notably, the individual Wii Remote control scheme does not support Shake Smash despite having all of the necessary components. Shake Smash is entirely reliant on the gyroscope built into the remote, and the reasons for the absence has not been explained.

==Gallery==
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DefaultNunchukSSBB.png|Shake Smash as an option in the ''Brawl'' controls menu.
DefaultNunchukSSB4.jpg|Shake Smash as an option in the ''For Wii U'' controls menu, now titled "Shake to Smash".
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