So, as we all may have heard, Masahiro Sakurai is rallying the Nintendo staff to create the newest installment of Super Smash Bros. The much-anticipated installment of everyone’s favorite beat-each-other-into-oblivion (I half stole that one from GameInformer. Sorry, guys.) fighting game is making its debut on two of Nintendo’s devices, the Wii U and the 3DS. Unfortunately, cross-platform multiplayer will not be possible (For non-nerds out there, this means that someone playing on the 3DS will not be able to play with someone using the Wii U), but thankfully, we have lots of new other features to make up for it.

Let’s start with the new characters. We can expect to see Mega Man, the Wii Fit trainer, the Villager from animal crossing, and perhaps even Rosalina from Super Mario Galaxy. I’m going to start it with Mega Man, seeing as he seems to be the most popular among the anticipated newcomers. Anyway, Mega Man is expected to be able to use his own Mega Buster moves, as well as some borrowed form Air Man, Wood Man, Crash Man, and Metal Man. In addition, when he dies, the blue bomber begins bursting in circles , just as it always has.

Now on to the Wii Fit trainer, who uses mainly fitness-based activities during battle, such as kicking soccer balls into people’s faces, summon hula hoops of death, and perform multiple yoga poses to evade attacks (or maybe counter them). Personally, I’m not too excited about it, so I won’t go into too much detail, but you could look it up if you wanted.

Onto Animal Crossing’s Villager, who seems to have many abilities that are suburb-related, like slinging stones from a (guess what) slingshot. Otherwise, not much is currently known about this particular newcomer.

And finally, Rosalina. Being a Super Mario Galaxy fan myself, I am excited to see what the character has to offer in terms of beating players off maps. We already know that she has a Luma sidekick. We know she can steal items from opponents. But, unfortunately, not much is known about anyone other than the Wii Fit trainer and Mega man.

There hasn’t been much discussed about the game mechanics yet, either. I would assume that the mechanics are similar to Brawl’s, with one minor difference: the widely despised tripping feature won’t be in effect in the upcoming game.

So, even though much of this game is shrouded in a thick veil of Mario-themed mystery, it is still very much anticipated among Smash Bros. veterans and new fans alike. The game looks to be great, mechanics and all, and I am definitely excited to begin the fourth Smash Bros. installment. Thank you, Nintendo, for creating such a beautiful-looking game.