We just think these are two fantastic images, and show the kind of fun that the Smash Bros. series offers. Let us know what you think of them, and the return of the Home-Run Bat, in the comments ...

Two hits is all you have time for, so jump up after the second hit and kick the bag in the air, then smash it with the bat. Yoshi Yoshi is the home-run king. Attack the sandbag with his Foot ...

During Wednesday’s Nintendo Direct, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro ... and then hit it with the Home Run Bat item. The Sandbag will then fly through the air, along a track.

Home-Run Contest is a returning mode to Super Smash Bros. for 3DS and Wii U. The mode can be played in the Stadium menu alongside Multi-Man Smash and Target Blast. As in previous iterations ...