Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
North American box art.
Developer(s)	Bandai Namco Sora Ltd.
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Designer(s)	Masahiro Sakurai
Engine	Havok
Released	September 13, 2014 October 2, 2014 October 3, 2014 October 4, 2014 July 24, 2015 September 10, 2015
Genre(s)	Fighting Platforming
Mode(s)	Single player, Multiplayer, Online multiplayer
Ratings	ESRB: E10+ PEGI: 12+ (provisional)
Media	3DS card Digital download (9108 blocks , 2.1GB )

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (大乱闘スマッシュブラザーズ for Nintendo 3DS, Great Fray Smash Brothers for Nintendo 3DS) is one of two games in the Super Smash Bros. series released as part of the Super Smash Bros. 4 pair, and the handheld counterpart to Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. Although most gameplay elements are shared between the two versions, there are several elements that distinguish the two.

The game is playable on the Nintendo 3DS in full stereoscopic 3D and is the first Smash title to be released on a handheld.

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS was released on September 13, 2014, in Japan, and in most other parts of the world on October 3, 2014. The game was released in stores one day earlier in Germany on October 2, one day later in Australia on October 4, in Hong Kong and Taiwan on July 24, 2015, and in South Korea on September 10, 2015.

As of March 27, 2023, it is no longer possible to officially digitally purchase this game or any of its post-launch downloadable content, due to the closure of the Nintendo 3DS eShop; furthermore, as of April 8, 2024, it is no longer possible to officially play Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS online, due to online servers for the game being shut down.

Fighters

The playable roster is the same between both versions of SSB4.

Veterans (37)
Mario		Luigi		Peach		Bowser		Dr. Mario		Yoshi		Donkey Kong		Diddy Kong
Link		Zelda		Sheik		Ganondorf		Toon Link		Samus		Zero Suit Samus		Kirby
Meta Knight		King Dedede		Fox		Falco		Pikachu		Jigglypuff		Mewtwo (DLC)		Charizard
Lucario		Captain Falcon		Ness		Lucas (DLC)		Marth		Roy (DLC)		Ike		Mr. Game & Watch
			Pit		Wario		Olimar		R.O.B.		Sonic
Newcomers (21)
Rosalina & Luma		Bowser Jr.		Greninja		Robin		Lucina		Corrin (DLC)		Palutena		Dark Pit
Villager		Wii Fit Trainer		Little Mac		Shulk		Duck Hunt		Mega Man		Pac-Man		Ryu (DLC)
			Cloud (DLC)		Bayonetta (DLC)		Mii Brawler		Mii Swordfighter		Mii Gunner

Bold denotes unlockable characters in both versions.
Bolded italics denote unlockable characters in the 3DS version only.

Stages

The stage select for Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, showing the normal stages.

The stage select for Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, showing the extra stages.

The two versions of SSB4 have separate sets of available stages; only 13 stages appear in both the Wii U and 3DS versions (Battlefield, Final Destination, Boxing Ring, Gaur Plain, Wily Castle, and all DLC stages). The 3DS version's stages are based more heavily on handheld games. The 3DS version features a total of 42 stages (34 excluding DLC), 7 of which have to be unlocked. The 3DS version features 30 new stages and 12 familiar ones. The following stages are available in the 3DS version:

New stages (30)
Battlefield	Final Destination	3D Land	Golden Plains	Rainbow Road	Paper Mario
Super Mario Maker (DLC)	Gerudo Valley	Spirit Train	Dream Land	Unova Pokémon League	Prism Tower
Mute City	Magicant	Arena Ferox	Reset Bomb Forest	Tortimer Island	Boxing Ring
Gaur Plain	Duck Hunt (1.1.1)	Wily Castle	Pac-Maze	Suzaku Castle (DLC)	Midgar (DLC)
Umbra Clock Tower (DLC)	PictoChat 2	Balloon Fight	Living Room	Find Mii	Tomodachi Life
Familiar stages (12)
Peach's Castle (64) (DLC)	Mushroomy Kingdom	Yoshi's Island