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New characters and amiibo details come from final Smash-centric Nintendo Direct

Nintendo held its final Super Smash Bros. Nintendo Direct, and with it came new character reveals and news on upcoming amiibo figures.

Two new DLC characters were revealed for the crossover fighter: Fire Emblem Fates protagonist Corrin and Bayonetta. Both characters wil be available in February, but no specific date was given. Check out Corrin and Bayonetta’s reveal trailers below:

Super Smash Bros. – Corrin Chooses to Smash!

Super Smash Bros. – Bayonetta Gets Wicked!

In amiibo news, Nintendo confirmed that figures of Roy, Ryu, and a Famicom-colored R.O.B. will be available in stores on March 18th, but there was no mention of whether or not any of them would be retailer-exclusive, which has become a trend for amiibo in the Super Smash Bros. line.


After the Nintendo Direct showing concluded, Cloud Strife was made available to download on the eShop.

For more on Super Smash Bros., check out Gaming Trend’s review of the Wii U version.

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