Super Smash Bros News
September2019
Random Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Is About Video Games, So Don't Expect Goku Or Iron Man
Masahiro Sakurai reiterates the guidelines
The latest Super Smash Bros. game for the Switch is the ultimate entry in the series. It brings together a roster of fighters that most fans have dreamed of for many years now. Sonic against Mario - sure! Rare's Banjo-Kazooie up against Ryu from Street Fighter - no problem! Despite a seemingly unlimited...
News Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Dominates The Japan Game Awards 2019
Here are all the winners
This week plays host to the Japan Game Awards, an awards ceremony which celebrates the Japanese gaming industry's biggest and brightest stars and international hits, too. The full lineup of this year's Game of the Year awards has now been revealed, as well as the ceremony's prestigious Minister of Economy, Trade and...
News Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's Next Spirit Event Pays Respects To Its Elders
Event kicks off this weekend
As has been tradition since the game launched, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's next Spirit Board event will be taking place over the upcoming weekend. Lasting for the usual three days, this event is celebrating some of the older folk in its ridiculously large cast of colourful characters. Here's the official announcement,...
News There's "No Way" Future Smash Bros. Games Will Have As Many Fighters As Ultimate, Says Sakurai
It is "the ultimate collaboration title"
Super Smash Bros. series director Masahiro Sakurai has said that there's "no way" any future games in the series will feature as many fighters and series representations as Ultimate, fittingly describing it as "the ultimate collaboration title". In his Japanese Famitsu column (which has been translated by...
News Nintendo Of Europe Unveils New Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Tournament Portal
Join in and compete
Nintendo of Europe has today introduced a brand new website portal for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate players looking to take their gaming to the next level. Players of all skill levels are encouraged to visit the site to join and participate in tournaments happening all over Europe. Nintendo says that "attending local tournaments...
News Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's File Size Reached A Mighty 60GB During Development
Thankfully, it was massively reduced
During a talk held by Bandai Namco at CEDEC 2019 last week, an interesting little tidbit of information has surfaced which reveals that Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's file size reached as high as 60GB during development. Bandai, which developed the game alongside Sora Ltd, says that their file size reduction...
News This Weekend's Smash Bros. Event Celebrates "The Ultimate Partnership"
Unlock even more spirits
To celebrate the arrival of Banjo-Kazooie in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, this weekend Nintendo is hosting a special tournament event. It's called "The Ultimate Partnership" and includes fighters who work as a team. Here's the official announcement from the Nintendo Versus Twitter account: ATTN fighters, a new time-limited...
News Full Patch Notes And All Fighter Adjustments In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Version 5.0
Banjo, Home Run Contest, and plenty more
After all the excitement from yesterday's Nintendo Direct, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has now been updated to Version 5.0. If you've managed to calm down after the hype of the big event, let's take a look through everything the update has to offer. Of course, the biggest updates here are the addition of...
News Sans From Undertale Is Coming To Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
But not as a regular fighter
After the reveal of SNK's Terry Bogard for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, we got a look at the new Mii Fighter costumes coming to the game. Possibly the highlight was the reveal Sans, from the cult-hit Undertale, would be an outfit for the Mii Gunner. Sans will even get his own music track and is priced at $0.75 USD. The...
News Home Run Contest Is Back In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Play it today!
It's not the news we were expecting, but we sure are grateful for it nonetheless. Yes, Home Run Contest is coming back to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. The mode, which was available in all previous Smash Bros. games other than the original release on N64, has players beating up the Sandbag as much as possible before sending it flying...
News SNK's Terry Bogard Joins Smash Bros., And There Are Even More Fighters To Come
Further DLC characters are in the works
Challenger #4 for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has been confirmed as SNK favourite Terry Bogard, in development now and scheduled to release this November. Terry (of Fatal Fury and King of Fighters fame) is one of SNK’s biggest characters, so it seems that Nintendo UK's website s
News Banjo And Kazooie Will Be Available In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Today
Guh-huh!
Oh yes! Banjo and Kazooie have finally been given a release date for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and that magical day is today! The news was revealed in today's Nintendo Direct, which also confirmed that a deeper dive will be given to the character immediately after the show. We'll make sure to update this article when that video drops, so...
News Dragon Quest XI S Developers Weigh In On 'Overpowered' Hero In Smash Bros.
"That’s because Mr. Sakurai likes him so much"
We were lucky enough to sit down with some of the developers of the upcoming Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition at PAX recently and after discussing that game's journey to Switch, we asked producer Hokuto Okamoto, assistant producer Hikari Kubota and the development...
News Banjo-Kazooie Store Ads Suggest Smash Bros. Ultimate Release Could Be Imminent
Just days away?
New in-store advertisements appearing in Japan suggest that Banjo-Kazooie's arrival in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate could be coming very soon indeed. The image below shows an advertisement found within a 7-11 store in Japan, shared online by @PushDustIn. Advertising upcoming products, the poster shows off Banjo's upcoming Smash...
August2019
News Smash Bros. Ultimate Offering Free Spirit Board Challenge Pack To Switch Online Subscribers
Download it today
To add some extra value to the Switch Online subscription, Nintendo has been releasing free challenge packs for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. The second one has now been released. Provided you have an active online subscription, you'll be able to redeem this from the Switch eShop right away. Spirit Board Challenge Pack 2 gives you a...
News Change Your Fate In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's Next Spirit Board Event
Starts later this week
After a few tournaments, this week Nintendo is returning to its regular spirit event schedule in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate on the Switch. This latest one is being referred to as "Change Your Fate!" and starts this Friday, on 30th August. Here's a description of the three-day event, courtesy of the Nintendo Australia Twitter...
Random SpongeBob Artist Mashes Smash Bros. And Nickelodeon Characters
How many can you name?
Well here's an ambitious crossover (they seem to be all the rage these days). In honour of Nickelodeon's annual Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tournament, SpongeBob Squarepants storyboard artist Kurt Snyder has created a poster for this year's internal studio event featuring famous Nickelodeon characters cosplaying as Smash...
News Play The Dragon Quest XI S Demo And Receive A Special Spirit In Smash Bros. Ultimate
Offer extends to the full game
If you're not sure whether the Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition demo on the Nintendo Switch is worth your time, here's one extra reason why you should check it out. Provided you own a copy of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and play either the demo or full version of the new Dragon Quest...
News Smash Bros. 64 Tournament Starts Later This Week In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Retro glory
Update 22/08: The Nintendo Versus Twitter account has now revealed how exactly this tournament will work. The three-day event titled "Original Class of '64" only includes fighters, stages, and items from the first Smash Bros. outing on the Nintendo 64. The further you advance, the better the spirit you'll win. The artwork for this...
News Step On The Gas When This Three Day Spirit Event Starts In Smash Bros. Ultimate
The need for speed
This week's Super Smash Bros. Ultimate spirit event is all about getting a speed-boost. As you can see above, there's Super Sonic, Waluigi on a bike, Pink Gold Peach and there's even some F-Zero representation. Rapidash along with Pearl and Marina from Off The Hook are also apparently fast. The event starts this Friday on 16th...
News Pichu And Jigglypuff Are Getting Their Very Own Switch Controllers
GameCube-style for a Smashing good time
Accessory maker PDP is back once again, this time with two more controllers which star Pokémon's very own Pichu and Jigglypuff. The controllers will join the company's Wired Fight Pad Pro range. Styled to look and feel like a Nintendo GameCube controller - and therefore digging into that Super Smash Bros...
News US University To Offer Scholarships For Top Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Players
Think you'd be good enough?
The University of California, Irvine has announced that it will host a pilot scholarship team of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate players during the 2019-20 academic year. The scholarship has been made available thanks to a $50,000 donation from the owners of Street Media, a publishing company led by CEO and gaming fan, Brian...
News Nintendo Announces "Heroes VS Villains" Tournament Event For Smash Bros. Ultimate
Starts later this week
A week on from the release of Dragon Quest's Hero in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Nintendo has announced its new weekly event. It's a three-day tournament titled "Heroes VS Villains" that starts this Friday and runs for three days. Here are the details about it, courtesy of the Nintendo Australia Twitter account: The...
News Smash Bros. Pro Player Banned From Tournament After Match Fixing Admission
"I vow to never try to manipulate a match result again"
A match-fixing scandal has reportedly rocked the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate competitive scene in North America. Zack Lauth, a player who goes by the name "CaptainZack" in the professional fighting scene, revealed on Twitter he has been barred from entering the upcoming Super Smash Con...
News Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Sets Peak Viewership Record At EVO 2019
A smashing good time had by all
Over the weekend, the world's largest fighting game tournament event EVO 2019 took place in Las Vegas, Nevada. One of the games on show was Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, which just so happens to have smashed a world record in the process. The game reportedly reached a peak viewership of more than 279,000 on Twitch this...
July2019
News Full Patch Notes And All Fighter Adjustments In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Version 4.0.0
The Hero is here!
The next big update for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has arrived. Apart from the Hero, what else does it include? As usual, there are a lot of major and minor adjustments. So, if you read these patch notes, you'll know every single detail about Version 4.0.0. First of all we have the game updates. As previously noted, a "Very Easy"...
News Free Smash Bros. Ultimate Spirit Board Challenge Pack Available To Switch Online Subscribers
Download it today
Alongside the release of the Hero and Version 4.0.0 of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Nintendo has released one extra downloadable goodie on the Switch eShop. Provided you're a Switch Online member, you'll be able to download a Spirit Board Challenge Pack for free.
Reminder The Hero From Dragon Quest Is Now Available In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Version 4.0.0 has arrived
Hero from the Dragon Quest series is now officially available as a playable fighter in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. If you want to be able to play as this character, you'll need to update your game software to Version 4.0.0 and either purchase or already own the Fighters Pass (£22.49 / $24.99) or Hero Challenger Pack...
Gallery All The Hero's Alternate Costumes And Mii Fighter Outfits In Smash Bros. Ultimate
Hottest styles, every shoe, every colour
So, it's official: Dragon Quest's The Hero is arriving in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate later today - unless you're reading this in the future, in which case he's already here! As such, we thought it was worth taking a good look at The Hero's alternate costumes, which work in a slightly different way to most...
News Dragon Quest's The Hero Joins Smash Bros. Ultimate Today
The Hero draws near!
Update: It would appear that the character will be arriving later today in North America, while the European release will technically fall into tomorrow, 31st July, due to time zone differences. This adds up with the recent Twitter blunder from Nintendo of Europe. Original Article: Dragon Quest's The Hero will be playable in...
Watch Smash Bros. Ultimate's The Hero Release Date And More Revealed
Masahiro Sakurai reveals all
Gather 'round, Smash fans. It's time to learn all about The Hero's inclusion in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Yes, as promised, a video presentation showcasing the new character has now been shared by Nintendo. Hosted by series director, Masahiro Sakurai, the video gives us an in-depth look at the fighter and even reveals...
News Did Nintendo Of Europe Just Accidentally Reveal The Hero's Smash Ultimate Release Date?
It certainly looks like it!
It would appear that Nintendo of Europe has accidentally revealed the release date of the upcoming Version 4.0.0 patch for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Going on the game's update history, this would suggest that the release date for the next DLC character, The Hero, has also been revealed ahead of time. Just hours ago,...
News Smash Bros. Ultimate Video Presentation On 30th July Will Reveal The Hero's Release Date
Featuring Masahiro Sakurai
Update: It appears that Nintendo of Europe may have accidentally leaked the release date ahead of time. Original Article: Nintendo has announced a special Super Smash Bros. Ultimate video presentation featuring Masahiro Sakurai will be taking place on 30th July for the next DLC fighter, Hero from the
News Nintendo Has Updated Smash Bros. Ultimate's Database With Dragon Quest Spirits
The Hero draws near!
At E3 2019, Nintendo revealed the 'Hero' from the Dragon Quest series would come to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as DLC this summer. So, when will this fighter actually be released? It seems the character's arrival could be near – with Gamexplain revealing Nintendo has updated Ultimate's spirit database with multiple Dragon...
News Creating Smash Ultimate's Fighter Reveals Takes "A Great Number Of People", Says Sakurai
Other Nintendo departments drafted in
It might sound a little bit silly to say, but one of favourite parts of any new Super Smash Bros. game release is the build-up to its launch, mostly because of the internet-breaking character reveal trailers. In a new column in Japanese publication, Famitsu, series director Masahiro Sakurai has shared several...
News This Week's Smash Bros. Ultimate Spirit Event Celebrates Mother's 30th Annivesary
Starts this Friday
The Mother (EarthBound) series is currently celebrating its 30th anniversary. As part of the celebration, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will be hosting an appropriately-themed spirit event later this week. This event will begin on 26th July and will run for the entire weekend. During this time, you'll be able to get your hands on...
News Train Up In This Weekend's Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Spirit Event
Starts this Friday
Later this week on 19th July, Nintendo is hosting a summer training spirit event in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. The event will run for a total of three days and during this period you'll be able to get triple the number of spirit points. As you can see, you'll be able to get hold of spirits such as Miles "Tails" Prower from Sonic...
News Banjo-Kazooie Composer Grant Kirkhope Doesn't Know If There's A Market For A New Game
"I just don't know"
Around the time of E3 2019, when it was revealed Banjo-Kazooie would be added as a playable fighter in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the composer of the bear and bird's original Nintendo 64 outing spoke with VGC about the possibility of a new entry in the series. In a more recent interview with the same website, the one and only...
News Smash Bros. Ultimate Splatoon-Themed Spirit Event Starts This Friday
Celebrate the final Splatfest
In the lead up to the final Splatfest for Splatoon 2, a few other Nintendo games are running Splatoon-themed events this weekend. One of these titles is Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. It's hosting a Splatoon spirit board event, which starts later this week on 12th July and runs until 14th July. You'll be able to obtain...
Random Was Shantae The Half-Genie Hero Just Teased For Smash Bros. Ultimate?
Trigger's animation fuels speculation
Immediately after WayForward revealed Studio Trigger's opening cinematic for Shantae 5, fans of the half-genie hero began commenting about how a window at the start of the 30-second clip looked similar to the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate logo. Is it a sign? Who knows, but there's still plenty of reason to...
News Smash Bros. Ultimate 'Everyone Is Here' Mural Artist Explains How It Was Made
"The idea came from Sakurai-san"
The Super Smash Bros. Ultimate mural featuring all of the game's playable characters will likely stick in our minds as one of the best pieces of gaming artwork of all time. Used in Nintendo Directs (who could forget the moments when new characters would appear alongside old favourites?) and to promote the game at...
News Spike-Themed Spirit Event Begins This Friday In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Ouch!
This week, the spirit event in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is focused on spike-themed characters. Starting this Friday, players will encounter more spike spirits than usual. These include good and bad characters such as Dry Bowser, Zinger from the Donkey Kong series, the Able Sisters from Animal Crossing and Super Sonic. Spirits with sharp...
News Diddy Kong Racing Artist Responsible For Banjo-Kazooie's Faithful Smash Ultimate Design
Rare gives shout out to artist Paul Cunningham
Banjo and Kazooie are coming to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Ah, we'll never get tired of saying that. Thankfully, it seems the same goes for the talented folks at Rare who have shared a blog post detailing their hectic E3 schedule and giving us more details on the big Banjo reveal. We think it's safe...
June2019
Reminder Piranha Plant Codes For Smash Bros. Ultimate Expire At The End Of June
Redeem this fighter for free
If you've got a copy of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and still have a code for the DLC fighter Piranha Plant, you should probably redeem it right now. After 30th June, Piranha Plant download codes – sent out to players who registered their copy of Ultimate before the end of January – can no longer be redeemed. So, if...
Reminder Now Is Your Last Chance To Register For The Smash Bros. Ultimate Online Open
Fight your way to EVO 2019
Earlier this month, Nintendo of America's president Doug Bowser announced Super Smash Bros. Ultimate players located in the United States, Canada and Mexico would be able to keep on smashing following the World Championship, in the Smash Bros. Ultimate Online Open. Registration is closing soon, so if you would like to...
News Sakurai Says Getting Banjo-Kazooie In Smash Bros. Ultimate Came "Quite Easily"
Was nervous to work with Dragon Quest
Super Smash Bros. series director Masahiro Sakurai has explained that securing Banjo and Kazooie as playable characters for Ultimate came "quite easily", despite the IP now being owned by Microsoft. The information comes from Sakurai's latest column in Japanese magazine Famitsu. In the column (which has been...
News "Metroidmania" Spirit Event Starts Later This Week In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Celebrate Samus
Metroid Prime 4 might have been delayed, but that won't stop Nintendo from spotlighting Samus in the latest Super Smash Bros. Ultimate spirit event. Here are the details: The three-day #SmashBrosUltimate spirit event "Metroidmania" starts on 28/06! Check your Spirit Board, because #Metroid characters are coming out of the walls!...
Feature Meet Axe, The Smash Bros. Underdog Who Changed The Competitive Scene Overnight
"I see myself as an underdog every time"
There must be something in the water lately at Super Smash Bros. Melee tournaments. A few weeks ago, Melee player Wizzrobe, real name Justin Hallett, won Smash’N’Splash 5, a major Super Smash Bros. Melee tournament with over 800 entrants. His character of choice was Captain Falcon, a mid-tier staple...
News Banjo-Kazooie's Smash Bros. Reveal Was One Of The "Biggest" Moments In Grant Kirkhope's Career
Up there with Mario + Rabbids
In a recent interview with the YouTube channel Shesez, Banjo-Kazooie composer Grant Kirkhope was asked about how he felt when he heard his music in the character reveal trailer for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and how it compared to his other career highlights. According to the living legend himself, it’s on par with...
News Smash Bros. Ultimate's Cape-Themed Spirit Board Event Starts Later This Week
Become a caped crusader
This week's spirit board event is all about caped-themed spirits. Expect to see Wario's alter-ego (Wario-Man), Ghirahim from The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword and many other classic video game characters who wear capes. This event starts on Friday and runs for the entire weekend. If you play Smash during this period you'll...
News Phil Spencer Says Microsoft Had No Problem With Banjo-Kazooie Appearing In Smash Bros. Ultimate
The two companies are on "great" terms
Following the official reveal of Banjo-Kazooie as a DLC fighter for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Head of Xbox Phil Spencer caught up with Kotaku to discuss how exactly the Microsoft and Rare-owned character was able to make an appearance in the popular Nintendo fighter. According to Spencer, the story isn't as...
Video Banjo's Smash Reveal Made For Some Crazy Scenes At Nintendo NYC
A pretty popular choice, then?
One of the best moments of Nintendo's E3 Direct for many of us was the reveal of Banjo-Kazooie as an upcoming character for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Indeed, just this morning we had to buy a load of replacement equipment for the office after our excitement caused us to throw drinks, desks, and pretty much everything...
Japanese Charts Smash Ultimate Gets Knocked Off Top Spot By Rage 2
But Switch still dominates
Famitsu's Japanese chart figures are now in for 3rd - 9th June, revealing that Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has been booted off top spot. That particular honour goes to newcomer Rage 2 this time around, which sold an estimated 12,146 copies to get there. Another PS4 title, Everybody's Golf VR is the only other newcomer,...
News Smash Bros. Ultimate's Next Spirit Board Event Is Zelda: Link's Awakening-Themed
"Let's go to that island again!"
Nintendo has announced that Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's next Spirit Board event with be themed on The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, which is coming to Switch in remastered form later this year. The event is called "Let's go to that island again!" and it commences on Friday. Koholint island-related Spirits will...
News Original Banjo-Kazooie Team "Pleased" About Duo's Return, But Unsure A New Game "Would Sell"
Also doubts about Rare's interest
In the same VGC interview featuring the former Rare composer Grant Kirkhope, Steve Mayles and Chris Sunderland shared their own thoughts about Banjo-Kazooie being added as a DLC fighter in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Steven Mayles, the original character designer of the bird and bear, said he was "pleased" to see...
News Grant Kirkhope Explains How He Got To Compose Banjo-Kazooie Music For Smash Bros. Ultimate
The Mario + Rabbids creative director got in contact
Not long after Banjo-Kazooie was revealed for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate during Nintendo's E3 2019 Direct presentation, VGC reached out to the composer, Grant Kirkhope, to hear his side of the story and find out what it was like create music for Nintendo's all-star fighting game. It all started...
News Nintendo Details Several Future Smash Bros. amiibo Releases
Eight release dates revealed
As well as the reveal of The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening's utterly adorable Link amiibo set to release this September, Nintendo has shared details surrounding some more of the Smash Bros. amiibo line. Release dates have now been provided for Snake, Ivysaur, Squirtle, Incineroar, Simon, Chrom, Dark Samus and...
News Banjo-Kazooie Confirmed For Super Smash Bros. Ultimate This Fall
Straight from the Nintendo Direct! The bear and bird join the fight!
No you’re not dreaming – it really happened. Nintendo has confirmed that Banjo the bear and his sarcastic breegull pal Kazooie are joining the fight in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate this autumn. The duo from Rare's classic N64 platformer Banjo-Kazooie were teased with a troll...
News Dragon Quest's 'The Hero' Revealed As The Next Smash Bros. Ultimate DLC Character
In multiple forms
In today's Nintendo Direct presentation at E3, it was revealed that The Hero from Dragon Quest will be the next DLC character available in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Introduced simply as 'The Hero', the character will actually be available in several different forms. In the flashy trailer shown in the Direct, multiple heroes were...
News North America's Smash Bros. Ultimate Online Open Starts Later This Month
Smash your way into EVO 2019
During the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate World Championship, Nintendo of America's newly-appointed President Doug Bowser announced players located in the United States, Canada and Mexico would be able to keep on smashing in the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Online Open. The event starts in June (aka. this month) and...
News The Next DLC Fighter For Smash Ultimate Will Be Revealed At Nintendo's E3 Direct
In case you were wondering...
At major fighting game tournaments nowadays, developers and publishers tend to reveal new content once a winner has been crowned. While Nintendo fans were hoping this would happen at the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate World Championship, unfortunately, it didn't. Instead, we got a brief message from the game's director...
Watch The Nintendo 2019 World Championship Tournaments - Live!
Duke it out!
Watch Nintendo's 2019 World Championship Tournaments right here. The action starts with the Super Mario Maker 2 Invitational, continues on with the Splatoon 2 World Championship and ends with the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tournament. <liveblog id="nintendo world championships_2019-06-09_na" tags="#Nintendo 2019 WC" video="
Gallery Fan Embarks On Year-Long Project To Draw Every Smash Bros. Ultimate Character
And they're all rather lovely
Over the past couple of weeks, we've been sharing galleries of fan-made art a little more frequently than usual and the response from you lovely lot has been nothing but wonderfully positive. Continuing this current trend, we've stumbled across a project encompassing every character from
Japanese Charts Smash Ultimate Fends Off The Competition For Another Week At The Top
Switch takes nine of the top ten places
Famitsu's Japanese chart figures are now in for 27th May - 2nd June, revealing that Super Smash Bros. Ultimate remains at number one. It was a pretty quiet week in the Japanese retail space this week, with no new games making a dent on the top ten. Instead, nine of the top ten spots have been taken by some of...
News Make A Splash In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's Next Spirit Board Event
Starts later this week
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate came out in December and since then there's been an onslaught of spirit events. This week is no different, with Nintendo announcing via social media the next three-day event "Making a Splash" starts this Friday. Here are the details: The three-day spirit event "Making a Splash" starts on...
News Marvel Discusses Potential Smash Bros. Ultimate Crossover, But Don't Count On It
"Anything could happen"
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is a pretty big deal. Actually, it's a very big deal, and Marvel is now the latest in a string of companies which has had a representative discuss how great it would be to form an alliance (no pun intended) with the Nintendo heavy hitter. In recent months, we've seen the folks be
May2019
Reminder Peachette Comes To Smash Bros. Ultimate Today As An Event-Exclusive Spirit
Get her while you can!
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's newest in-game event sees a brand new character arrive as an exclusive Spirit. Starting from today, you'll be able to add Peachette to your bulging collection. You may have seen the news already, tucked away inside our Smash Bros. Ultimate VR footage post, but it's worth highlighting the fact that...
News Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Version 3.1.0 Introduces Lots Of Fighter Adjustments
Here's the full list
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's most recent update has turned out to be an incredibly significant one. You probably already know that Version 3.1.0 has brought with it the option to play in VR, but it's also introduced numerous changes to plenty of playable characters. All fighters have had their wall jumping ability tweaked a...
News Here's Your First Look At The VR Mode In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
And send your amiibo out on an adventure
The latest update for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is now available. Outside of the main patches, this is quite possibly one of the most exciting updates the game has received so far. Version 3.1.0 allows you to view and battle in a brand-new VR mode, provided you have access to the Nintendo Labo Toy-Con...
News Today's Smash Bros. Ultimate Update Adds Labo VR Support
Plus more amiibo goodness
Version 3.1.0 of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate goes live today, and will add support for the Labo Toy-Con VR Goggles. The new 'VR Mode' will give you a whole new perspective on the action, and will, of course, require you to already own the Labo VR Kit. Version 3.1.0 will also allow you to send your amiibo fighters on...
News Nintendo Trying To Attract Casual Smash Bros. Players With Its Tournaments
"We don’t want to compete with the competitive scene"
With an enthusiastic and vocal base of hardcore fans, Super Smash Bros. has a passionate tournament scene which has grown ever since the original game back on Nintendo 64. While Nintendo has been embracing that community more and more in recent times, it is trying to balance its approach...
News The Next Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Update Will Be Released This Week
Fighter adjustments incoming!
Another update for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate on the Nintendo Switch is arriving at some point this week. Version 3.1.0 is expected to be a minor patch and will include multiple fighter adjustments. As usual, reply data from previous updates will become incompatible. Here's the announcement from the Nintendo Versus...
News The Next Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Event Will Make Spirits Easier To Catch
Catch them while you can
If you find yourself struggling to capture certain spirits in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate after you've defeated them in battle, this week's event "Spirit Shield Slowdown" should make the entire process much less frustrating. During this limited-time event, the roulette at the end of each spirit battle will rotate slower...
Video This Fan-Made Super Smash Bros. Mini-Series Looks Incredibly Promising
Watch this 18-second sample
If the World of Light cinematic in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate left you craving a proper story set within the Smash universe, this new fan-made mini-series might be worth keeping an eye on. As Nintendo seemingly has no intentions to release its own movie or web series based on its all-star cast in the immediate future, a...
News God Of War's Art Director Continues Amazing Collection Of Realistic Smash Ultimate Drawings
23 characters down, lots to go
If you cast your minds back to February this year, you might remember that we shared a number of pieces created by God of War art director, Raf Grassetti. In his spare time, Grassetti has been using his talent to produce his own take on characters from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. The results have been astonishing, and...
News Prepare To Suit Up In The Next Smash Bros. Ultimate Spirit Board Event
Lookin' sharp
Another week, another Super Smash Bros. Ultimate spirit event. This next one is titled "Suit Up!" and is all about well-dressed spirits. As usual, it will start on Friday and run for a total of three days. Here's the description from Nintendo's Twitter account: The three-day spirit event "Suit Up!" starts on 17/05! Spirits wearing...
Random Modder Makes Ganondorf A Playable Fighter In Smash Bros. 64
The king of the Gerudo tribe joins the battle
When Super Smash Bros. started out life in 1999 on the Nintendo 64, there were only 12 fighters to select from. As "all-star" as this original cast was, unfortunately, Link was unable to duke it out with Ganondorf. Now, 20 years on, a modder by the name of JSsixtyfour has released a new ROM hack...
Japanese Charts Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Fights Its Way Back To Second Place
Hardware sales nowhere to be seen
Famitsu's Japanese chart figures are now in for 29th April - 5th May, revealing that Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has jumped back up into second place. PS4 title Days Gone has managed to keep hold of number one with another decent week of sales; the rest of the top ten is made up entirely of Switch games. Here are...
Random Japanese Smash Bros. Fans Are Obsessing Over Curry-Induced Female Blushing
For the love of Galeem...
Earlier this week, we shared the 'news' that Japanese players had been doing everything in their power to take a sneak peek at Princess Peach's royal undergarments. In what appears to be a rapidly progressing movement, a new obsession with making female fighters blush has now started to spread across those corners of the...
Random Frozen Rayman Spotted In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Tip of the ice
Nintendo and Ubisoft might have grown increasingly friendly during the Switch generation, but unfortunately, it's still not enough for Masahiro Sakurai and his team working on Super Smash Bros. Ultimate to include the French publisher's iconic mascot Rayman in the base version on the game. Still, with four DLC character slots...
News Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Celebrates Mother's Day With In-Game Event
Mum's the word!
Nintendo has revealed the theme for the next Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Spirit event, and this time it's doubling up as a celebration for Mother's Day. Called 'Mum's the Word!', the event will kick off this Friday and lasts for three days as always. The Spirit board will be littered with motherly characters for you to win, and...
Video Fan Recreates Smash Bros. Melee Opening With Smash Ultimate's Video Editor
Incredible
If you get as hopelessly nostalgic around Super Smash Bros. Melee as we do, you're definitely in for a treat with this video. Smash Bros. Reddit member sass253 has shared a recreation of Melee's opening sequence, created entirely within Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's video editor. While some of the movie's scenes simply cannot be...
News Four New Pokémon Smash Bros. amiibo Are Up For Pre-Order At Nintendo UK Store
Go! Go! Go!
Whether you're an avid Super Smash Bros. Ultimate fan, or simply find yourself lost in all the Pokémon hype at the moment (we guess that's what a blockbuster film does to a person), you're probably wanting the latest additions to the amiibo lineup. Up for pre-order right now on the Nintendo UK Store are Pichu, Pokémon Trainer, Ivysaur...
News Concept Artist At Blizzard Entertainment Creates Fashionable Smash Bros. Ultimate Artwork
Smashin' fashion
Nintendo's all-star brawler Super Smash Bros. Ultimate on the Switch has captured the hearts of players around the world and inspired many people in multiple different ways. One of these individuals happens to be the Blizzard Entertainment concept artist Oscar Vega. Not long ago, Vega decided to create artwork based on Nintendo's...
News Long Tail Spirit Event Starts In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Later This Week
Get them while you can
Following on from last week's Labo VR spirit board event in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, which gave players the chance to unlock all-new spirits, this week it's all about long tails. Unlike the previous five day event, this one only runs for three days and starts later this week: The three-day spirit event "Tails You Win"...
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News Watch The Super Smash Bros. Ultimate European Finals Live This Weekend
Smashing
This weekend, some of the best Smash players from all over Europe will be getting down and dirty in the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate European Smash Ball Team Cup 2019 (try saying that five times fast). It's all kicking off in Beurs van Berlage, Amsterdam on 4th and 5th May. Eager fans can still get their hands on a limited number of free...
News Smash Bros. Ultimate Reaches 13.81 Million Sales, Outsells Wii U's Lifetime Console Sales
Blimey
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has now sold 13.81 million units worldwide, Nintendo has confirmed. The impressive figure takes it beyond the lifetime sales achieved by the Wii U console (13.56 million). The news comes from Nintendo's most recent financial release, which has lovingly landed in our laps today. The report highlights some of the...
News Nintendo Labo Spirit Event Comes To Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Later This Week
Smash cardboard
It's a big week for Nintendo Labo VR, with free compatibility updates for Super Mario Odyssey and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild arriving very soon. To further celebrate the occasion,
Random Spectator Throws Dead Crab At Professional Smash Bros. Melee Player
Poor form
The Super Smash Bros. Melee community continues to embarrass itself, following the latest incident taking place at the "Pound 2019 tournament" in the United States last weekend. After Juan “Hungrybox” Debiedma won against Joseph “Mango” Marquez in the final, a spectator decided to throw a dead crab at him. After registering what...
News Fans Are Already Remaking Our Favourite Smash Bros. Minigame In Ultimate, 'Smashketball'
Fancy joining in?
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's Stage Builder mode has already thrown up some pretty interesting results; we've already seen players misuse the service entirely, but now it's the turn of the nicer, fun-loving side of the creative community to take their turn in the spotlight. A fan-made minigame popularised through previous editions...
News Bureaucratic Blunder Means Russian Smash Bros. Team Misses Euro Tournament
Visas weren’t issued in time due to public holidays
There will be a one team less at the upcoming Super Smash Bros. Ultimate European Smash Ball Team Cup — and it’s just because of a paperwork. Nintendo of Europe has announced that, due to “visa issues”, Ye Old Guard team from Russia will stay at home during the Amsterdam finals on June...
News Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's UK & Ireland Championship Finals Take Place This Weekend
Watch the whole thing live
If you're a fan of the Super Smash Bros. competitive scene, or if you're interested in seeing what it's all about, you may well want to clear some space in your schedule this weekend to watch the UK & Ireland Smash Ultimate finals. After months of practice and heated competition, the UK & Ireland representatives...
News Nintendo Removes Inappropriate Custom Stages From Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Well, most of them...
One of the best features in Version 3.0 of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is the Stage Builder mode. It allows users to create and then share their own custom stages online. Of course, shortly after the update went live yesterday, a small minority of players began uploading a variety of lewd levels. Nintendo has now reportedly...
News Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's Stage Builder Is Already Home To Some Inappropriate Content
Because of course it is
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Version 3.0 has only been live for a matter of hours, but players are already misusing one of the update's biggest features. The Stage Builder, which returns to the series after initially being left out of Ultimate, allows players to create their own custom stages and share them with the world...
News Full Patch Notes And All Fighter Adjustments In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Version 3.0
Here's everything that has changed
As you'll no doubt be aware by now, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has now been updated to Version 3.0. If you managed to update your game despite Nintendo's servers buckling under the pressure (things should be fine now), you'll notice a few new additions. You probably already know about Stage Builder coming back and...
Reminder You Can Now Play As Joker In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Version 3.0 has arrived!
Update: Nintendo's servers appear to be experiencing some technical difficulties. After months of rumours, speculation and teasers, Version 3.0 of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has finally arrived. What does this mean? Most of all it means you can play as Joker from Persona 5 if you've purchased the first Challenger Pack or...
News A Full Rundown Of Joker's Smash Bros. Ultimate Moveset And Final Smash
And how to use Arsene
If you missed the news, Persona 5's Joker is making his way into Super Smash Bros. Ultimate on Nintendo Switch today. Frankly, we'd be amazed if you have missed the news because we've been prattling on about it all day (you can check out more Joker content at the bottom of this article) but now it's time to really get stuck...
News Europe Will Get The Pichu, Isabelle And Pokémon Trainer amiibo Before North America
All dates now confirmed
Alongside the Joker and Version 3.0 shenanigans earlier today was the announcement of the next wave of amiibo, all from the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate series. The effortlessly cool Pokémon Trainer will be joining the effortlessly adorable Pichu and Isabelle for a new batch of figures releasing this summer. Originally, we...
News Here's A Closer Look At Joker's Mementos Stage In Smash Ultimate, All 11 Music Tracks Listed
Change colours with the music
One of the more interesting parts of today's full Joker reveal for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, in our eyes at least, was his stage. Called Mementos, this new stage has a few tricks up its sleeve and is arguably one of the most eye-catching designs in the game. So, let's take a look shall we? In Joker's reveal video, it...
Gallery All Of Joker's Smash Ultimate Alternate Costumes, Kirby Hat And Mii Outfits
Stealing the show
The day is finally here, folks! Joker is arriving in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as a playable character today. A star of Persona 5, Joker is arguably one of the flashiest fighters on the Smash scene. We're completely down for the red and black theme presented in his main costume and stage, but there are plenty more costumes...
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