" PAC-MAN makes an appearance on the PictoChat 2 stage. We've included this as an element from Pac-Pix, which was released in 2005. It was quite revolutionary."

"There are a lot of new elements in the PictoChat 2 stage. In this screenshot, it looks like there is depth to the stage…or like there isn't. The illusory nature of the drawing is meant to challenge your perspective."

"We've prepared many hats for Mii Fighters...but a lot of them are humorously designed, so it might be hard to coordinate them with flair. You could, of course, choose to not wear the hats at all... It makes me wonder--how is everyone planning to dress up their Mii Fighters? Well, one thing is for sure: the ninja headband worn by the Mii in front should look good with anything."

How am I going to dress up my Mii? Epically of course!

Only 7 more days as a german!
So hyped!

"Here's a stage exclusive to the Wii U version: Gamer. Don't let Mom find you while you're duking it out!!"

"If Mom does spot you, she'll scold you and blow you away!! ...I've never seen a fighting action game as chaotic as this one."

If you guys want to enjoy a bit of competitive play with the VGC community, come join the League:

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=190865

Oh man! So I've been avoiding Smash spoilers, so I'm not aware of the full roster, but I just read that Dr. Mario is returning!

I'm busting! He was my go-to player in Melee and I never found a replacement in Brawl. So excited!

" For the 3DS version, you can select alternate tracks for stages by holding down the R Button while you select the stage--the brown drop shadow that frames the stage image when you hold down the R Button indicates the alternate track is active. For the Living Room stage, the alternate track is the vocal version of the default track. Songs with vocals aren't the best match for battles, but the song was too good to leave out, so this is how we chose to include it."

"Also, For the Boxing Ring, if you select the stage while holding down the L Button, you can play on the Smash Bros. version of the stage. If you hold down the Y Button, you can choose to play on the Punch Out! version. These variations are usually selected at random, but this method lets you select them manually."

No MiiVerse post today... is it over?

Sakurai said he'll go back to posting entertaining screenshots on Miiverse instead of acting as an official news courier. He also said that he'll continue the pic of the day at least until Smash for Wii U releases.