Masahiro Sakurai, speaking from the Director’s Room on the Miiverse today, informed fans of Super Smash Bros. that the black outline surrounding characters in the 3DS version of the game can be made thinner or turned off. The outlines have drawn the interest and concern of fans when the first pictures of the game were released. Sakurai has said that the lines help players to discern playable characters from the backgrounds on the small 3DS screen. In true Sakurai fashion, even this aspect of the game has now been revealed to be customizable. Here is what he had to say on Miiverse about the above picture:
Pic of the day. I guess we haven’t shown the Villager or the Wii Fit Trainer on the 3DS until now. By the way, their outlines can be made thinner or made to disappear completely.

That sounds like fun.
yah.. ppl who seem sceptical can make it invisible (if possible)…id make it a blue or just experament. :D
oops i foolishly did a “Title Reply” rather than reading the short artical. : /
BTW the lines were added to bold in the characters because they were more difficult to see on the 3DS screen compared to the Wii U/TV. :P
Uh hello! I luv it you can now set griin as the outlines because griin is my favorite becuz I luv it!
Maybe now people will SHUT UP
yah ppl (usually the graphic whores) -__-‘ where complaining that hey look like cartoons or cutouts but this should be good now. :P
*they
*Yeah
*People
*Were
And you sound so much smarter too! -_-
Grammar Kills actually didn’t fix one properly :P
Yeah is how you spell it in my country dumbass.
When u hav nothing better to say lash out at a person’s spelling!
:D
Actually I was referring to “People”. Unless a full stop has been placed after “Yeah”, why has the “P” been capitalized?
Hello, and welcome to grammar school……
And you failed.
Based Sakurai
In Based Sakurai we trust
what anime is that
That’s good. o -o
It made the 3DS Version of the characters look like cut outs. :P
Waiting for that first reply.
Well at least he is doing something right.
that stupid circle shadow….. i hate it -_-
HA! lol i just noticed it. But dont worry.. its still in development. Besides shadows are the least of their tasks.
Thanks for letting me remove lines off a game!!! So much customization!!! What will I do? Remove some lines yay!!!
I’m sure they were added for a good reason.
Makes it easier to see the characters in a small screen.
Why do people have a problem with those outlines?
Probably because it makes it look like cell shaded graphics, and some people are not a fan of those.
To be honest I thought it is easier to look at compared to most games on Nintendo 3DS or other portable devices.
But it has some touch of celshading anyway…
Plus it’s the 3DS version…
Waiting for that first reply just to say “BLUE SHEEEEEEEEEELL!!!!!!!”
I guess that’s cool news…doesn’t matter much to me though
”Customizable”
If that’s true then i wonder what else could be as well…
Smash Bros. 4 for Wii U and Pokemon Y for 3DS, that is my plan for the future.
you and me both.
You and me and him together.
him and him and you and me together
him, him, him, you and me together
him, him, him, him, you and me together
1,2 buckle me shoe!
Me and you, and you and me.
You, me oooh and her simultaneously ! LMAO
That’s good to hear! I am not a big fan of the character outlines, so this us a thumbs up for me.
That’s good to hear, i personally never had a problem with those outlines.
Kind of reminded me of playstation all stars. Thank god you can customize though.
Oh man that game is just rush. I am sorry but that game was decent until the DLC craps. I don’t mind the trials and the menu even known they are horrible but oh man. I wish they did a better job with that game. Good thing I got the game free for my Vita by… getting it on the… PS3… I really wish I haven’t bought that game in the first place.
They should have just straight copied the gameplay. Won’t be the first time they copy anyways.
like it matters. no serious smash player is getting this version anyway.
I am getting both and i am a serious player. You lose.
U are a random on the Internet, u lose
And so are you, you lose too.. XD
Well, at least I’m not alone on getting both versions.
I’m getting both!
Me too! Me too! Me too! I never knew that as a gravy I can be happy!
Yay :P The only thing i dislike about the new Smash bros. is they won’t have cross platform play.
Yea, that is a shame. Look like we got used to PS Vita to PS3 connectivity or PS Vita to PC. That’s will be cool if we can play with 3DS and Wii U owners at the same time.
Playing on the 3DS competitively will be a challenge but playing on the go will be amazing granted the AI will be improved
If you mean ONLY getting this version then you’d be right. Not getting the Wii U version is idiotic. I’m getting both though.
Ah yeah, I’m getting both.
I’m getting both…obviously. Every SERIOUS Smash player is getting both. 💋
nah dude. smash wasn’t meant to be played on a damn handheld.
Sorry to burst you bubble but I’m getting both versions…I’m a big smash bros fan.
3DS has very weak hardware. Mario 3D Land runs at 30fps even though it’s such an undemanding title.
Just sayin’
What the fuck?
Cool ….. and your point is what exactly?
He probably saying that he rather have a Wii U version than the 3DS version.
You do know the 3DS does 60fps easily depending on a developer right? As for your comment what were trying to say lol.
*were you*
add me
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Don’t worry babe! I’ll call you. ;D
LOL!
“These blurred lines!”
Ithink Shreck and Robin Thicke should be playable characters in smash bros!
I hate that song and Robin Thicke’s FACE! 💋
Ooo, I think I will make them so thick until they look like “Game and Watch” characters :D
Thats what she wish :P
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Outlines or not outlines I’ll still beat everybody up…
Bowser Bomb!
Very true…
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yes good
Fake Aeolus. Called it!
Fake Bill. Called it!
Debuted #1 with 114k
I’m sorry, what?
Check yo self http://n4g.com/news/1337704/usa-software-and-hardware-sales-charts-week-of-august-10
Why are we talking about Pikmin 3?
No we’re talk
No we’re talking about painting our nails, dumbass skank.
Ouch, right in the feelings.
AEHEHEHEHHEHEHEHE
sour?
question, do you think that tmnt smash up is a real fighting game?? anybody?
its not, jut like smash bros. its a beat em up, party game.
smashtards: competitive *sniff* fighting game!
yes the majority of people know but there is plenty of smashtards that play competitive with no items. nerds.
http://youtu.be/aobhh_ERTOQ?t=1m24s
hhhahahahahahah, what a shitty fighting game, jump. jump, roll roll. laughing stock of the fighting community. thats sad, ive heard stories and its funny. someone i know went to evo for street fighter and all these events, they get laughed at, because their big greasy babies who complain and cry from a party game.
also before you say im not into even real fighting games so.
You Reek
hey fat greasy smash bros nerd! whats up.
the fuck shitface? I havent even layed my finger on that game before.
This “laughing stock of the fighting community” is the best-selling fighting game franchisi in history.
Anyboooooody???? IS ANYBODY FUCKIING THEREEE??? HELLO!? hahaha get the fuck off your high horse, nobody wants to respond to your shit.
Doesn’t matter, the Wii U version will be my pick.
Who asked you worm?
anime nerd.
degenerate piece of shit
hey eczema, what ya gonna do? Cry? Try and impersonate your video game crush? Disgusting necrophilliac pig.
no im going to stop talking to a anime nerd.
What are you, a walking contradiction? Your avatar is from a video game just like kine, fucking cripple. Grow some balls faggot
Go play with your green turtle fuckers in the sewer – it’s where you belong
Oh man we got a tough pussy over here!!!
LMFAO!!!!!
Anime is for gays
What did you say? >_>
fite me irl
Sigh…
Good ol’ Sakurai! He always thinks of everything!
I’m just happy they added Megaman! :P
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