In the latest installment of Super Smash Bros 4's Pic of the Day, a new Metroid inspired assist trophy was showed off.

"Pic of the day. An insatiable, unidentified extraterrestrial is targeting a certain peaceful town"¦!" wrote Masahiro Sakurai to the Nintendo Miiverse in the caption of the picture. See the image here.

In the picture a giant Metroid alien is seen in the sky and is coming down to what seems like an Earthbound inspired level, also suggesting an appearance by Ness.

On Friday's Pic of the Day, Animal Crossing character Isabelle was showcased. "Pic of the day. Hello fighters! I'll assist you with fresh-picked fruit from my town!?" Sakurai posted in the Nintendo Miiverse forum. "Congratulations on your appearance Isabelle!" See the picture here.

In other news, Super Smash Bros 4's release date may finally be revealed on April 8 at 6p.m. as the next installment of Nintendo Direct will be dedicated entirely to the game.

So far rumors have bounced around at the game being launched in the late spring. Another rumor had the game coming out for July, but as of now Nintendo has been tight lipped about the whole situation.

"I also have another important announcement. On 4/8, at 3 PM PST (8/4 11 PM UK time), we'll be airing a Super Smash Bros. Direct!! There will be all kinds of info about the new Smash Bros. games on this simultaneous global stream that will be delivered 'directly' to you, so don't miss it! You'll be able to watch the stream from the official site (www.smashbros.com)," he posted on Friday along with Isabelle.

The characters confirmed for the game so far are: Mario, Luigi, Link, Samus, Kirby, Fox, Pikachu, Bowser, Donkey Kong, Pit, Olimar, Toon Link, Princess Peach, Sonic the Hedgehog, MegaMan, Wii Fit Trainer, Rosalina, Zelda, the Villager, King Dedede, Lucario, Little Mac, and Diddy Kong.

The game will be released on the Wii U and 3DS.