Shake Smash is a function inSuper Smash Bros. Brawl andSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U that allows the player to shake theWii remote to performsmash attacks as though it were aC-stick. Deactivated by default, the option must be manually turned on in thecontrols menu, with only the Wii remote +Nunchuk control scheme supporting shake smash.

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The inclusion of motion controls inBrawl was initially debated among the game's designers. Late Nintendo presidentSatoru Iwata wantedBrawl to feature no integration of the Wii remote's motion capabilities, feeling that it would interfere with gameplay. Despite this, the designers ofBrawl still tried to find some limited uses for it. Initially, shaking the Wii Remote was intended to cause players totaunt, but it was later decided to use the motion controls to instead perform smash attacks.

The Shake Smash is essentially using the Wiimote as a C-stick, combining the normal attack button plus the direction the remote is swung. Therefore, a sideways shake will result in aforward smash, jerking the Wiimote upwards performs anup smash, and jerking the Wiimote downwards results in adown smash. While players can now theoretically activate a smash attack as fast as their motor reflexes can allow, the downside to this system is that players are unable to charge their smash attacks, now working similar to the originalSuper Smash Bros.. While the Wii Remote + Nunchuk could activate smash attacks bytapping the stick and pressing theattack button like most other controllers, the option is there for a convenient shortcut.

As Shake Smash is analogous to the C-stick, it can be used for many functions outside of smashes, such as for performing throws and throwing items. In particular, Shake Smash can be used in lieu ofbutton mashing for escaping fromthrows, and it can potentially be more efficient than pure button mashing on other controllers.

Notably, the individual Wii Remote control scheme does not support Shake Smash despite having all of the necessary components. Shake Smash is entirely reliant on the gyroscope built into the remote, and the reasons for the absence has not been explained.

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  Shake Smash as an option in theBrawl controls menu.

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  Shake Smash as an option in theFor Wii U controls menu, now titled "Shake to Smash".

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