Here's how you can play Super Smash Bros. for Wii U ASAP.super-smash-bros-for-wii-u-01

Nintendo is offering a few ways for fans to play Super Smash Bros. for Wii U as soon as possible.

Starting now, Nintendo Wii U owners can pre-purchase a digital version of Super Smash Bros. for Wii U via the Nintendo eShop or by purchasing a download code at select stores. At the time of pre-purchase, most of the data will be pre-loaded to the purchaser’s Wii U system -- if it's in Standby mode.

Alternatively, fans can pre-purchase Super Smash Bros. for Wii U via Nintendo.com, but those buyers will only be given an opportunity to pre-load that title within 72 hours of the game’s release date, which is set for November 21, 2014.

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