Hong Kong and Taiwan received a release of the game over ten months later, on July 24th, 2015, while South Korea got its release on September 10th, 2015, nearly a full year after the game's initial launch in Japan. It was released in stores one day earlier in Germany on October 2nd, 2014 to avoid coinciding with German Unity Day, and was released one day later in Australia on October 4th, 2014 because of time zone differences. The 3DS version launched in Japan on September 13th, 2014, in most other parts of the world on October 3rd, 2014. The 3DS version is the first game of the series to be released on a handheld.
The games feature mostly identical gameplay, but with several differences in other areas. In an interview with Kotaku, Masahiro Sakurai has stated he considers the 3DS version the fourth installment and the Wii U version the fifth installment. series created by Bandai Namco and Sora Ltd. for Wii U, two games in the Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U) is a term used to collectively refer to Super Smash Bros. 4 (also referred to by shorthands such as Smash 4, SSB4, for, or more informally Sm4sh, and officially as Super Smash Bros. Single player, Multiplayer, Online multiplayer
