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Super Smash Bros. for Wii U players who happened to also have a 3DS version of the game registered via Club Nintendo prior to the end of March gained free access to Mewtwo on April 15. Those without both versions of the game were forced to wait in order to play this first new addition to the game’s roster.

As of today, the wait is finally over.

Mewtwo can currently be purchased for both the Wii U and 3DS versions of the latest iteration of Super Smash Bros. alone or as part of a full bundle, which also includes a handful of new Mii outfits. These bundles are available for just the Wii U or both systems at once. Here’s a quick price breakdown:

• Mewtwo (Wii U) – $3.99
• Mewtwo, Mii Outfits (Wii U) – $9.99
• Mewtwo (Wii U/3DS) – $4.99
• Mewtwo, Mii Outfits (Wii U/3DS) – $14.19

As you can see, the more you pick up, the more you save. So, if you have plans of decking out a Mii Brawler in Protoman’s getup and chucking Shotputs at opponents, be sure to grab the outfit bundle too to save some cash.

Sources: Smash Boards

With the fighting game community continuing to grow, developers are beginning to take notice of our passion and provide some amazing support. From Capcom and Sony’s work with Ultra Street Fighter IV to Nintendo finally noticing the passion of the Smash scene, it’s never been a better time to be a fighting game fan.

In an effort to celebrate Killer Instinct’s return to Evolution and a variety of other major tournaments throughout 2015, the developers are set to provide substantial monetary backing for the game’s best players. But it’s going to take some help from the community.

Starting from Cinder’s launch on April 30, everything fans spend on content–from complete seasons to individual downloads–for two weeks will be collected in a special fighting game community fund with a maximum amount of $100,000. The first $50,000 raised will go directly towards Evo 2015, while the rest will be distributed to other events, both offline and online, throughout the year.

Additionally, Shadow Jago will be available to purchase for the first time ever, bundled with 7500 Killer Instinct Gold (the title’s in-game currency for unlockables) during the aforementioned fourteen-day period. While he’s only a skin at this point in time, the developers will turn Shadow Jago into a unique playable character should they meet the $100,000 limit.

This is another tremendous opportunity for the community to directly contribute to the prize pools of our largest tournaments, and it should be interesting to see how successful this drive becomes. We’ll be sure to keep you updated as more details emerge.

Source: Killer Instinct

Tekken 7’s arcade cabinet, like most newer Japanese releases, is connected to the internet. This allows Bandai Namco to be able to collect all kinds of data about how the game is being played, such as which characters are the most popular.

On the Japanese Tekken-Net website for Tekken 7, Bandai Namco recently shared character usage data for the month of April. While viewing the site requires a Tekken-Net account, the folks over at Avoiding the Puddle have taken screenshots of the pages for those who don’t have one.

The data shows some interesting things about character choice. Tekken veteran King is currently the most used cast member, but newcomer Claudio comes in at second. In fact, most of the new faces are pretty popular with the exception of Lucky Chloe, who’s ranked about halfway down the list.

Meanwhile, recently added Josie Rizal is near the bottom – an expected outcome considering that she became playable only last week. That said, she still beat out Mishima patriarch Heihachi.

The full rankings have been included below.

Also, please keep in mind that these rankings do not reflect the recent addition of Gigas to the playable roster.

Source: Tekken-Net via Avoiding the Puddle

Despite his involvement with Capcom’s upcoming special edition release of Devil May Cry 4, director Hideaki Itsuno still has yet to let go of a possible revival of the Rival Schools franchise.

During the festivities at Niconico Chokaigi 2015 this past weekend, the longtime developer responded to a fan request for a new installment of the old-school fighting series. “I’ve already thought of a new story,” Itsuno divulged, “so please send your requests to Capcom!”

This is far from the first time he’s made such claims. Back in October 2013, Itsuno expressed a desire to return to the Rival Schools universe, telling Anime News Network that a third installment was on his agenda despite the uncertainty of its future.

As we mentioned in our previous report, Capcom has an unfortunate habit of building hype for a property without delivering, so it would be best to keep your expectations in check if you’re hoping for another trip to Aoharu City. That being said, feel free to let us know what you want from a hypothetical Rival Schools 3 in the comments.

Source: Famitsu via Siliconera

Just moments ago, Katsuhiro Harada took the stage on Capcom TV’s Chokaigi Niconico stream dressed in full Pikachu garb–still with his signature sunglasses–to make a much-anticipated reveal regarding Tekken 7. This news came in the form of a new fighter to join the battle: Gigas.

While footage of the fighter throwing down is currently extremely limited, we do know that this new member of the Tekken 7 cast will be making his way to arcades in just two short days on April 28th.

The reveal trailer has not yet been uploaded, but we’ll be sure to get it to you as soon as it does!

Source: Avoiding the Puddle and Flying_Wonkey

During a special presentation at Niconico Chokaigi 2015, the folks behind the development of Pokkén Tournament revealed that Gengar will be playable in the upcoming Pokémon fighter thanks to its overwhelming popularity in the character request campaign on Twitter.

The ghostly creature joins the likes of Gardevoire, Suicune, Machamp, Pikachu, and Lucario in the growing cast. Much like the latter, Gengar will be able to Mega Evolve over the course of battle to raise its power.

The video below, which was pulled from the official broadcast by azprojectmelee, showcases the shadow Pokémon’s moveset.

Pokkén Tournament is scheduled to land in Japanese arcades sometime this summer.

Source: Niconico via NeoGAF, azprojectmelee

While there’s no doubt Mortal Kombat X looks good, thanks in part to its release for the latest line of gaming platforms, it’s always interesting to research the roots of our favorites games’ high-quality visuals. Concept artist Justin Murray recently made that quest a little easier by releasing three of his personal pieces.

The art in question highlights early designs for returning veteran Mileena as well as the duo Ferra and Torr. Obviously, much of the work on the former was set due to her appearances in several previous installments, but Murray was given the opportunity to work on the new anatomy of her mouth as well as focus the overall aesthetics for the latter. Much of his influence would find its way into the final game, though some pieces, like Ferra’s chain, was be tweaked before launch.

Feel free to check out Murray’s art below and let us know what you think.

 

Source: Justin Murray

In line with the release of BlazBlue: Chronophantasma EXTEND in Japan this week, Arc System Works and Famitsu are releasing a set of color palettes that are exclusively available by way of a code included in the latest issue of the popular magazine.

This isn’t the first time that Arc System Works has created colors exclusively for Famitsu. Last year’s Persona 4 Arena Ultimax also featured such content.

Whether or not these colors will somehow make it into the western release for the game is unknown. In the meantime, check out how the characters look with these alternate colors in the gallery below.

Source: Famitsu