List of Director's Room Miiverse posts/Archive 2: Difference between revisions

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|notes=Confirms that Mega's Man Rush Coil will behave similarly to Sonic's Spring, including the ability of other characters to spring off it.

|notes=An image showing off the new redesigned appearance of Fox's Blaster. What Sakurai means by "it can open up" is a bit unclear, though presumably it just means the Blaster will open in some way while firing.

|notes="PPK" stands for "punch, punch, kick." The PPK is a common attack type for most jabs.

|image=Toon Link Throws Bomb At Link.jpg|text=Pic of the day. The [[Shield (Link)|shield]] that can deflect things with a little "clunk!" is still around. There's a slight reaction to the impact this time, so brace yourself.

|notes=Confirms that the Links will retain the ability to block projectiles with their shield, though they will react to blocking projectiles with it, instead of just standing idly.

|notes=This was posted the Friday before the weekend of the worldwide release for ''Pokémon X and Y'', confusing people as a playable Pokemon was expected to be revealed to promote the new release, inline with Sakurai's reveal pattern of revealing characters to promote the release of a game in their series.

|notes=Confirms the rotating blocks from the ''New Super Mario Bros.'' series will be platforms in the Super Mario 3D Land stage.

|notes=An image showing off the much more pronounced teeth {{SSB4|Fox}} possesses.

|notes=Confirms the appearance of [[Xerneas]], without stating nor hinting at what capacity it appears in (though it was later confirmed to be a [[Poké Ball]] Pokémon). Sakurai's comment also seems to poke fun at the expectation of a new reveal coinciding with ''Pokémon X and Y''.

|notes=Sakurai's comment seems to imply meteor smashes will have a new distinct sound when landed.

|notes=Shows off the new green trail {{SSB4|Toon Link}}'s Spin Attack produces, to help visually differentiate it from {{SSB4|Link}}'s.

|notes=Confirms the appearance of the male Wii Fit Trainer in some capacity. Sakurai did not however state what role he has in the game, and since he wasn't given his own character reveal nor character page, it's seen that he isn't a separate playable character. This led to heavy speculation that he will be an alternate costume for the Wii Fit Trainer akin to [[Wario]]'s Biker and Classic outfits, which ended up being proven true as Sakurai confirmed it during a future [[Nintendo Direct]]. This is unprecedented in Smash, being the first alternate costume to change a character's physical appearance (and likely voice) instead of just their clothing.

|notes=Sakurai confirms Pit will have a different pose when firing Palutena's Arrow. He additionally explicitly remarks how what has been seen in the pics of the days is still [[beta elements|in development]], and could end up different in the finished product.

|notes=Confirm a new item: a "bomb shaped like" the Hocotate Ship from the ''Pikmin'' series. Sakurai's remark implies it'll crash down at random after liftoff.

|notes=Confirmed Link's down aerial will gain the ability to meteor smash, though Sakurai warns he may remove it if he finds it to be too powerful after testing.

|notes=Marth confirmed to return as a playable character, shown with a redesign based off his more recent appearances in the ''Fire Emblem'' series.

|notes=Sakurai showing off the aforementioned new design of Marth.

|notes=Confirms Marth's sword will retain its [[tipper]] gimmick, and that his attack trails will be much brighter at the tip to visually signify the sweetspot of his sword.

|image=Villager Grapple.png|text=Pic of the day. The {{SSB4|Villager}}'s bug catching net that was shown in the movie is actually a grapple move. It is sort of like Link's [[Hookshot and Clawshot|Clawshot]] and Samus's [[Grapple Beam]].  

|notes=Villager's net is confirmed to be a [[grab]], though it's not confirmed if it's his standard [[grab]] or a special move that grabs. Sakurai does, however, hint at the former.

|notes=Confirms a new Mario stage based on the ''Super Mario Galaxy'' games. It is additionally confirmed to have an entirely new stage concept, with the stage's gravity emanating from the center of the planet, instead of from the bottom of the stage. This means characters and projectiles will traverse around the planet's curvature instead of straight, and jumping or getting launched upwards from the edge will cause the character to move diagonally.

|notes=Confirms a prior unseen stage element in a wind mill on Windy Hill Zone. It additionally confirms that it's on the stage boundaries, and that characters that stand on it for too long can get carried past the [[blast line]].

|notes=Confirms the return of the Ray Gun as an item, as well as its new redesign, that explicitly makes it appear less realistic.

|notes=While it's unclear what exactly Sakurai is referring to here, it is believed to be showing off newly gained [[launch resistance]] in Bowser's attacks, or a completely new armor mechanic having to do with Bowser's shell.

|notes=Confirms that [[zeldawiki:Dark Train|Dark Trains]] will appear on the [[Spirit Train]] stage, though if they'll merely serve as additional platforms or have a stage hazard effect is unknown.

|notes=Confirms a new visual effect to accentuate when a landed blow produces especially high knockback.

|notes=It is unknown if the amount of turnips spawned in the Villager's attacks have a functional difference on the attack beyond aesthetics.

|notes=Confirms a [[Find Mii|Find Mii stage]], as well as the appearance of the Dark Emperor as a stage element on it, though his role and effect within the stage is not known.

|notes=Confirms the prior seen Gyroid as one of Villager's special moves.

|notes=Confirms the Skull Kid wearing Majora's Mask from ''The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask'' as an Assist Trophy. This is the first reveal of an Assist Trophy character, and by extension, confirms the return of the Assist Trophy item. The Skull Kid's function was not stated nor hinted at. Sakurai additionally assures that playable characters will always have a corresponding page on the official website when revealed, unlike nonplayable characters like Assist Trophies.

|notes=Confirms a new shooting item, the Steel Driver.

|notes=Confirms Shield Breaker will receive some sort of power [[buff]] due to its relative lack of use in ''Brawl'', though it's unclear if it's a standard damage/knockback increase, even greater [[shield damage]], or both.

|notes=Shows off how the Yellow Devil will attack.

|notes=Confirms how the Yellow Devil will enter battles on Wily's Castle.

|notes=Confirms that caboose of the Spirit Train will detach and drift offstage, similar to how the cars in [[Big Blue]] would drift offstage throughout the progress of the match.

|notes=This pic of the day showed nothing new, with Sakurai just promoting the Nintendo Direct being shown later in the day, implying new Smash information was being shown on it. It was later replaced after the Nintendo Direct with the below image.

|notes=Confirms that Luma can be controlled away from Rosalina, unlike [[Pikmin]].

|notes=Confirms that Luma can be attacked and KO'd like other characters, and that Rosalina can respawn an infinite number of them.  

|notes=Confirms that Rosalina will be a very tall, but very light character, akin to [[Zelda]] and [[Mewtwo]].

|notes=Confirms a new ''Mario Kart'' stage for the 3DS version based off of the recurring Rainbow Road course. It is additionally confirmed it'll be cruise-type stage like [[Mute City]].

|notes=[[Starfy]] is confirmed to appear but not given a character page, implying he is again returning as an [[Assist Trophy]], though Sakurai did not explicitly confirm it.

|notes=Confirms Zelda's return as a playable character, and unlike most other returning characters, she retains the same aesthetic design style that she had in ''Brawl''. Sakurai also specifically remarks about the increase in the amount of female characters, which is unusual as the increase had not been very significant at the time (2 newcomers, less than what ''Melee'' had).

|image=SSB4 - Zelda Screen-11.jpg|text=Pic of the day. {{SSB4|Zelda}}'s strong side attack. It's a slash attack that utilizes her magic to make even a simple slash look sharp.

|notes=Confirms the ropes of the Boxing Ring will act like [[Spring]]s, though the exact mechanics of such is unknown.

|notes=Confirms [[Shy Guy]]s returning as a stage element.

|notes=Along with his return, it is shown that Dedede has a much more cartoonish appearance, with exaggerated facial expressions to match.

|notes=Confirms Dedede's forward smash will retain its incredible power.

|notes=Confirms Luma will have its own moveset, though if Luma has attacks beyond [[tilt]]s and [[smash attack]]s is unknown.

|notes=Confirms Ashley from the ''WarioWare'' series will be a new Assist Trophy.

|notes=When compared to an equivalent [[:File:Greater Size diversity.png|Brawl image]], this confirms the difference between bigger and smaller characters will be more drastic.

|notes=While the exact identification of this stage remains unknown, Sakurai's comment implies that it's supposed to be a stage in a new single-player mode.

|image=Smash.4 - Rose and Luma.jpg|text=Pic of the day. This is the Luma Shot, which highlights the different ways to control your Luma. You can switch between controlling the Luma alongside {{SSB4|Rosalina}} or away from her.

|notes=This confirms the first major gameplay change, with the ledge's mechanics being majorly altered for the first time in the series. While a way to steal the ledge from [[edge hog]]gers has been alluded to, no information about how it works has been given.

|notes=Confirms [[Viridi]] as a stage element, though what she does on the stage has not been stated nor hinted at. It's worth noting that this image was released on the day after the [[Rumors#Palutena_rumor|Palutena "leak"]] was first revealed online.

|notes=Confirms that Toon Link will not simultaneously appear in battle and as a background character on the [[Spirit Train]], and in a series first, shows that background elements on stages may change depending on the participants in the match.

|image=Smash.4 - Rosalina Down Special.jpg|text=Pic of the day. {{SSB4|Rosalina}}'s down special move, tentatively called the Gravitational Pull, sucks up items and weapons. Weapons will be disabled when using this move, of course. You have to shake the Wii Remote to perform this move in Super Mario Galaxy, but you won't need to do that in this game.

|notes=Besides giving some information on a move seen in Rosalina's trailer, Sakurai indirectly confirms motion controls will not be required in the game.

|notes=Confirms a new item, the Beetle, that can be seemingly thrown at opponents, which will pick them up and fly them into the air. Sakurai did not state how far and for how long Beetles will fly with picked up characters.

|notes=Confirms a new Kid Icarus stage for the Wii U version, though details beyond a snapshot is not given. Much of the community believes that Sakurai is aware of the recent [[Palutena]] rumor & so made a related post in response too it.

|notes=Along with confirming Lucario's return, it confirmed his [[Aura]] effects will be buffed, though in what way was not confirmed.