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  • Today during its pre-E3 2013 Nintendo Direct, Nintendo revealed that gaming icon Mega Man

  • would be joining the Super Smash Bros. franchise, which is due to debut on Wii U and 3DS in

  • 2014.

  • Debuting during a lengthy CG and gameplay trailer, Mega Man appeared in his classic

  • "Blue Bomber" iteration, complete with Mega Buster, numerous Robot Master abilities and

  • his trusty dog, Rush.

  • Mega Man wasn't the only new character revealed during the Direct. An opening trailer highlighted

  • "The Villager" from Animal Crossing, who not only can dig pits to trap his enemies, but

  • chop down trees to damage them. Both Mega Man and The Villager will be accompanied by

  • stages from their respective franchises.

  • Nintendo also confirmed, by debuting gameplay footage, the return of several classic characters,

  • including Mario, Samus Aran, Fox McCloud, Donkey Kong, Pikachu, Pit, Bowser and Princess

  • Peach. Stages revealed included the classic Battlefield location, a level set on the train

  • from The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks, Mega Man's Dr. Wily Stage, an Animal Crossing location,

  • Skyloft from Skyward Sword, a stage that appeared to be set in Kakariko Village from Twilight

  • Princess, a Nintendogs level, and more.

  • Based on the Nintendo Direct, it currently doesn't appear that Masahiro Sakurai is making

  • significant changes to the Smash Bros. formula. Gameplay appears to retain its core 2D mechanics,

  • with the 3DS visuals resembling a ligGaly cel-shaded version of meCube's MeSmash Bros

  • lee and the Wii U version being considerably better. No official titles were given to either

  • project.

  • We will keep bringing you all the news, gameplay, and impressions with full live coverage of

  • E3 all week long, so keep it locked...this is IGN.

Today during its pre-E3 2013 Nintendo Direct, Nintendo revealed that gaming icon Mega Man

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