Downloadable content

The seven DLC fighters in SSB4 on Suzaku Castle.

Downloadable content, usually abbreviated as DLC, is additional content available to download after a game's launch. DLC was first confirmed for Super Smash Bros. 4 in the "Super Smash Bros. for Wii U: 50-Fact Extravaganza" video presentation on October 23rd, 2014. Downloadable content for the game includes new playable characters, stages, and even new features. Paid content for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U can be found for purchase on the Nintendo eShop, and paid content for Super Smash Bros. for 3DS can be found in an in-game DLC shop.

Super Smash Bros. 4

The DLC shop as it appeared in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS after Mewtwo's release.

Updates

Main article: List of updates (SSB4-3DS)

Main article: List of updates (SSB4-Wii U)

Updates to the game can be downloaded at no extra cost. To purchase DLC, the game must be updated to the latest version, which is usually done automatically when starting the game. Certain updates also adjust game balance and mechanics, as well as fix bugs and other errors. Change-logs for all updates can be found with the links above. Nintendo has not released any detailed information with official announcements.

As with any other game, DLC data is added via free updates. Completing a transaction to receive DLC is merely a "ticket" to grant access to said content. This means DLC that has not been purchased in an updated version is still technically installed but locked, and thus can be accessed indirectly. Content that has not been purchased can be seen and played against with opponents connecting via a system that has DLC paid for. ("With Anyone", "With Friends", and local Nintendo 3DS Versus). Using amiibo as Figure Players (FPs), saving uploaded or shared replays, and even illegal hacking are some alternative methods without the need of people with DLC.

Characters

Mewtwo

(April 15th, 2015)

Melee veteran Mewtwo was announced as the very first DLC character in the Super Smash Bros. series during the Super Smash Bros. for Wii U 50-Fact Extravaganza on October 23rd, 2014. During a Nintendo Direct held on April 1st, 2015, Mewtwo's release date was revealed. On April 15th, 2015, Mewtwo became available as a free download to players who registered both versions of SSB4 on Club Nintendo before March 31st, 2015. As of April 28th, 2015, Mewtwo is available for anyone to purchase.

Lucas

(June 14th, 2015)

Brawl veteran Lucas was first confirmed to reappear in Super Smash Bros. 4 as a downloadable character alongside the reveal of Mewtwo's release date, during a Nintendo Direct held on April 1st, 2015. He was released on June 14th, 2015.

Roy

(June 14th, 2015)

Melee veteran Roy was leaked as DLC in datamining of the 1.0.6 and 1.0.8 updates. He was officially revealed by Masahiro Sakurai during a Nintendo Direct on June 14th, 2015, and released shortly after on the same day.

Ryu

(June 14th, 2015)

Newcomer Ryu from Capcom's Street Fighter series was leaked alongside Roy. Similarly, he was officially revealed by Masahiro Sakurai during a Nintendo Direct on June 14th, 2015 and released shortly after on the same day. Ryu comes as a set with the stage Suzaku Castle.

Cloud

(December 15th, 2015)

Newcomer Cloud Strife from Square Enix's Final Fantasy VII was announced during a Nintendo Direct on November 12th, 2015 and released on December 15th, 2015. Cloud comes as a set with the stage Midgar.

Corrin

(February 3rd, 2016)

Newcomer Corrin from Fire Emblem Fates was announced during a Nintendo Direct on December 15th, 2015 and released on February 3rd, 2016. Corrin does not have an exclusive stage, but comes as a set with a music track in both versions; Corrin also comes with exclusive trophies in the 3DS version and an additional music track in the Wii U version.

Bayonetta

(February 3rd, 2016)

Newcomer Bayonetta from SEGA and PlatinumGames' Bayonetta series was announced during a Nintendo Direct on December 15th, 2015 and released on February 3rd, 2016. Bayonetta comes as a set with the stage Umbra Clock Tower.

Similar to clone characters, DLC characters are recognized by being placed in their own area on the character selection screen, regardless of which franchise they hail from. On the 3DS version, when more than four DLC characters have been purchased and all other characters have been unlocked, the DLC characters are placed on a separate page labeled "Extra Fighters".

DLC characters also lack custom moves and all have a generic, once unused Palutena's Guidance scene; while there are no officially cited reasons for this, the former is presumably due to resource (time and/or budget) constraints and the latter is presumably due to otherwise needing to repeatedly bring back voice actors each time a character would be released.

Stages

Miiverse

(June 14th, 2015)

A stage based on the Miiverse application found on Wii U and 3DS consoles, it was confirmed in the 50-Fact Extravaganza that it would be added to the Wii U version of SSB4 in an update after release. It was made available for free on June 14th, 2015.

Dream Land (64)

(June 14th, 2015)

Suzaku Castle

(June 14th, 2015)

Suzaku Castle comes as a set with Ryu.

Peach's Castle (64)

(July 31st, 2015)

Hyrule Castle (64)

(July 31st, 2015)

Super Mario Maker

(September 30th, 2015)

Pirate Ship

(September 30th, 2015)

Duck Hunt

(September 30th, 2015)

The Duck Hunt stage was available in the Wii U version at launch as an unlockable stage; it was added to the 3DS version in a free update.

Midgar

(December 15th, 2015)

Midgar comes as a set with Cloud.

Umbra Clock Tower

(February 3rd, 2016)

Umbra Clock Tower comes as a set with Bayonetta.

Modes

amiibo support (February 9th, 2015)

The Wii U version of SSB4 supported amiibo at launch, but the 3DS version had the feature added via patch on February 9th.

Tourney mode (July 31st, 2015)

During the 50-Fact Extravaganza, it was confirmed that the Wii U version of SSB4 would contain a special mode that allows players to compete in and host tourneys online, in a similar vein to Mario Kart 8 tournaments, though it would not be ready at launch. Another part of this mode is an elimination style tournament mode that bears close resemblance to that of past Smash games. This type of tourney only begins at set (albeit frequent) times.

Mii Fighter costumes

Additional costumes for the Mii Fighters are available as paid DLC.

Wave 1

(April 15th, 2015)

The first wave of clothing was among the first available DLC for SSB4. It features original costumes, and costumes based on the Mega Man, The Legend of Zelda, and Xenoblade series. For images of the costumes, see here.

Costume	Build
SSB T-Shirt	All types (outfit)
Link Cap, Link Outfit	Mii Swordfighter (outfit) All types (headgear)
Majora's Mask	All types (headgear)
X's Helmet, X's Armor	Mii Gunner (outfit) All types (headgear)
Proto Man's Helmet, Proto Man's Armor	Mii Gunner (outfit) All types (headgear)
Dunban Wig, Dunban Outfit	Mii Swordfighter (outfit) All types (headgear)
Cat Hat, Cat Suit	Mii Brawler (outfit) All types (headgear)
Monkey Hat, Monkey Suit	Mii Swordfighter (outfit) All types (headgear)

Wave 2

(June 14th, 2015)

The second wave of clothing was released alongside characters and stages on June 14th, 2015. It features costumes based on the Mega Man, Animal Crossing, Splatoon, Virtua Fighter, and Tekken series. The Splatoon costumes were also made available as part of a promotion for pre-ordering or purchasing Splatoon at GameStop between May 8th and June 13th, 2015. For images of the costumes, see here.

Costume	Build
Isabelle Hat, Isabelle Outfit	Mii Gunner (outfit) All types (headgear)
MegaMan.EXE's Helmet, MegaMan.EXE's Armor	Mii Gunner (outfit) All types (headgear)
Zero's Helmet, Zero's Armor	Mii Swordfighter (outfit) All types (headgear)
Inkling Wig, Inkling Outfit	Mii Gunner (outfit) All types (headgear)
Inkling Squid Hat	All types (headgear)
Akira Wig, Akira Outfit	Mii Brawler (outfit) All types (headgear)
Jacky Wig, Jacky Outfit	Mii Brawler (outfit) All types (headgear)
Heihachi Wig, Heihachi Outfit	Mii Brawler (outfit) All types (headgear)

K.K. Slider costume (June 19th, 2015 - July 11th, 2015 (Japan)/July 31st, 2015 (Worldwide))

In Japan, this costume was available for free as part of a promotion with 7-Eleven from June 19th, 2015 through July 11th, 2015; it was released worldwide for free on July 31st, 2015 as part of the 1.1.0 update. For images of the costume, see here.

Costume	Build
K.K. Slider Hat, K.K. Slider Outfit	Mii Gunner (outfit) All types (headgear)

Wave 3

(July 31st, 2015)

The third wave of clothing was released alongside stages and modes on July 31st, 2015. It features original costumes, and costumes based on the Donkey Kong, Fire Emblem, EarthBound, Metroid, and Tales series. For images of the costumes, see here.

Costume	Build
Hoodie	All types (outfit)
Bear Hat, Bear Suit	Mii Gunner (outfit) All types (headgear)
King K. Rool Hat, King K. Rool Outfit	Mii Brawler (outfit) All types (headgear)
Flying Man Hat, Flying Man Outfit	Mii Brawler (outfit) All types (headgear)
Chrom Wig, Chrom Outfit	Mii Swordfighter (outfit) All types (headgear)
Black Knight Helm, Black Knight's Armor	Mii Swordfighter (outfit) All types (headgear)
Lloyd Wig, Lloyd Outfit	Mii Swordfighter (outfit) All types (headgear)
Samus's Helmet^{[note 1]}, Samus's Armor	Mii Gunner (outfit) All types (headgear)

Wave 4

(September 30th, 2015)

The fourth wave of clothing was released alongside stages on September 30th, 2015. It features original costumes, and costumes based on the Mario, Star Fox, F-Zero, Kid Icarus, and Monster Hunter series. For images of the costumes, see here.

Costume	Build
Business Suit	All types (outfit)
Toad Hat, Toad Outfit	Mii Brawler (outfit) All types (headgear)
Viridi Wig, Viridi Outfit	Mii Swordfighter (outfit) All types (headgear)
Hunter's Helm, Hunter's Mail	Mii Swordfighter (outfit) All types (headgear)
Rathalos Helm, Rathalos Mail	Mii Swordfighter (outfit) All types (headgear)
Fox Hat, Fox Outfit	Mii Gunner (outfit) All types (headgear)
Captain Falcon Helmet^{[note 1]}, Captain Falcon's Outfit	Mii Brawler (outfit) All types (headgear)

Wave 5

(December 16, 2015)

The fifth wave of clothing was released alongside a character and stage on December 16, 2015. It featured costumes based on the Final Fantasy and Mario series. For images of the costumes, see here.

Costume	Build
Chocobo Hat	All types (headgear)
Geno Hat, Geno Outfit	Mii Gunner (outfit) All types (headgear)

Wave 6

(February 3rd, 2016)

The sixth and final wave of clothing was released alongside two characters and a stage on February 3rd, 2016. It features original costumes, and costumes based on the Wario, Sonic, The Mysterious Murasame Castle, and Babylonian Castle Saga series. For images of the costumes, see here.

Costume	Build
Bionic Armor	Mii Brawler (outfit)
Ashley Wig, Ashley Outfit	Mii Swordfighter (outfit) All types (headgear)
Tails Wig, Tails Outfit	Mii Gunner (outfit) All types (headgear)
Knuckles Wig, Knuckles Outfit	Mii Brawler (outfit) All types (headgear)
Takamaru Wig, Takamaru Outfit	Mii Swordfighter (outfit) All types (headgear)
Gil Helm, Gil Armor	Mii Swordfighter (outfit) All types (headgear)

^ ^a ^b This item is also unlockable through normal gameplay, but will be unlocked immediately when bought if it hasn't been already.

Trophies

Trophies of fighters for All-Star Mode and Classic Mode are included upon purchasing the fighter, as well as additional trophies:

Inkling (June 14th, 2015)

A trophy of a female Inkling from Splatoon can be received by purchasing any of the Inkling Mii Fighter costumes included in DLC Wave 2.

Ken (June 14th, 2015)

A trophy of Ken from Street Fighter is included with the purchase of Ryu.

Ryoma and Xander (February 3rd, 2016)

Trophies of Ryoma and Xander from Fire Emblem Fates are included with the purchase of Corrin on the 3DS version.

Bayonetta trophies (February 3rd, 2016)

Trophies featuring various Bayonetta characters are included with the purchase of Bayonetta.

Other

Share (February 9th, 2015), (April 15th, 2015)

The ability to share player-created content such as custom stages, replays, and screenshots was added.

YouTube (July 31st, 2015)

The ability to upload replays to YouTube was added.

Highlight Reels (September 30th, 2015)

The ability to upload highlight reels of replays to YouTube was added.

Lost in Thoughts All Alone ( Remix and Original) (February 3rd, 2016)

This song from Fire Emblem Fates is included for existing Fire Emblem stages Coliseum and Castle Siege when Corrin is purchased on the Wii U version. Only the remixed version is added to the 3DS version, for use during Smash Run.