Japanese streamers revealing Super Smash Bros. roster early

By Sinan Kubba

Japanese players who've got hold of Super Smash Bros. early are determined to reveal the last bunch of characters Nintendo's been holding back. Several yet-to-be confirmed characters have emerged on streams from Japan today, including a few we suspected from earlier leaks.

So far, Twitch users have revealed Duck Hunt Dog, Ganondorf, Wario, Dr Mario, Dark Pit, Ness, Falco and Mr Game & Watch in the 3DS fighter. Nintendo's yet to officially confirm those characters, but they now seem likely to show up in tomorrow's NicoNico broadcast ahead of the handheld game's launch in Japan on Saturday, September 13.

If you add those characters to the 38 that Nintendo's already confirmed, that would take the total roster up to 46. However, it's unlikely the complete roster's been revealed. Leaked videos from last month, for example, featured Duck Hunt Dog, Shulk and Bowser Jr, and we've only seen the first two emerge so far.

We'll endeavor to keep you up-to-date as this whole kerfuffle sorts itself out – wouldn't it be easier if Nintendo just straight up announced the roster already? Anyway, we'll all be able to reveal all the characters for ourselves soon enough, because Super Smash Bros. 3DS hits the West on October 3. The Wii U challenger remains ready to approach this winter.

[Images: Nintendo via Twitch]

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