Super Smash Bros. For Wii U -usa- -enfres- -rev 9- Here

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U was a live-service game before the term was popular. For nearly two years, Director Masahiro Sakurai and his team released balance patches. These patches adjusted frame data, damage percentages, knockback values, and glitches.

Most players only experienced these updates as downloads. When you inserted a "Rev 0" disc, the Wii U would pull "Update v1.1.7" from the hard drive. However, Rev 9 is unique because it is the cartridge-based equivalent (or in this case, disc-pressed equivalent) of the final patch. It is the only physical version of the game that does not require an internet connection to access the final roster and balance.

What specific patch does Rev 9 correspond to? Data miners have confirmed that Rev 9 aligns with Version 1.1.7 – the final patch released on June 14, 2016.

If you are browsing a retro game store or eBay, you cannot see the -Rev 9- tag on the box art. You have to look at the inner ring of the disc or the back of the disc label. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U -USA- -EnFrEs- -Rev 9-

  • The Nintendo Selects Variant: In North America, the "Nintendo Selects" reprint (the red box) almost always contains Rev 9. The launch-day "original" black box is almost always Rev 0 or Rev 1.

    • The primary reason Super Smash Bros. for Wii U -USA- -EnFrEs- -Rev 9- is significant is because it contains the final balance patch (Version 1.1.7) physically pressed onto the disc.

    By the time Rev 9 hit store shelves (late 2016 into early 2017), the Wii U’s lifecycle was ending. Nintendo had released several major updates:

    Here is what is baked into Rev 9:

    If you own a Rev 9 disc and perform a factory reset on your Wii U (or play offline without a network connection), you are playing the definitive competitive version of the game without requiring a download.

    As of 2025, a sealed copy of Super Smash Bros. for Wii U -USA- -EnFrEs- -Rev 9- sells for approximately $80 to $120 USD, whereas the launch copy sells for $15 to $20. A used, mint-condition Rev 9 disc fetches around $45 to $60.

    Through binary comparison of Rev 9 dumps against known update data, the on-disc payload matches Nintendo’s eShop update Version 1.1.4, but with some minor asset differences suggesting a compile date of March 2016. Super Smash Bros

    Key balance changes present on Rev 9 (vs. Rev 0 / launch):

    Notably absent (post-Rev 9 changes):