Nintendo's 'Duck Hunt' Is Coming To The Wii U Version Of Super Smash Bros.

In 1984, Nintendo introduced us to the world of Duck Hunt when the game was bundled with the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) console. Duck Hunt players had three attempts per round to shoot one or two virtual ducks using Nintendo’s light gun controller called the NES Zapper. Points were awarded for shooting each duck, which were needed to move on to the next level. As the players moved to higher levels, the ducks became faster. If the players missed all of the ducks in the round, the Duck Hunt dog would appear from behind the bushes to laugh at them. Thirty years later, the pompous pooch from Duck Hunt is making a comeback!

During a broadcast yesterday, Nintendo announced that Duck Hunt will be coming to the Wii U Virtual Console, a digital store within the Nintendo eShop to download Wii U content. Instead of having to dust off your NES Zapper, you will need to have a Wii Remote controller to shoot the ducks in the Wii U re-release of the game.

Super Smash Bros. players may have noticed that the Duck Hunt dog and one of the ducks appear as an “unlockable character” for the Nintendo 3DS. Duck Hunt can be unlocked in Super Smash Bros. by completing Classic mode using 8 different characters or 110 Smash matches.

Duck Hunt for Wii U / Credit: Nintendo

Super Smash Bros. for 3DS hit 1 million copies sold in Japan during its opening weekend last month and over 2.8 million total copies worldwide this month. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U will be launching in North America on November 21st, Europe on December 5 and Japan on December 6.