This large update had its main focus on balancing and fine-tuning the existing roster, with each character having their moveset revamped in some way. Following updates would continue the trend of focusing on balancing.
· Donkey Kong, Yoshi, Fox, Pikachu, and Captain Falcon (unlockable) as new characters · Mushroom Kingdom III, Princess Peach's Castle, Gangplank Galleon, Yoshi's Island (64), Clock Town [unlockable], Crateria, Pokémon Stadium 3, Fourside, Sand Ocean [unlockable], Smashville, and Sky Sanctuary Zone as new stages · Bumper, Super Mushroom, Poison Mushroom, and Star Rod as new items · The first opening movie · Flash-generated effects for many attacks and actions · Resized character proportions · Further-improved physics and gravity · Reduced ending lag overall · Teching, meteor cancelling and double jump cancelling · Star KOs and Screen KOs · Sudden Death in timed matches · Target Smash as a new game mode · Quality settings