It’s no secret that the Super Smash Bros. series is one of the most popular fighting game franchises ever. Each new entry in the series has added more and more content bringing together new and old players alike. With Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Nintendo introduced the Fighter Pass, a DLC model that rolls out new characters every few months,
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Today is a big day for Nintendo. Fans are waiting all day for the first proper Nintendo Direct since September of 2019 and have quite the expectations for what the presentation will bring. We know that we’ll be getting information on Smash Bros. but have no idea what other games might be discussed. As 2021
Everyone is awaiting the Nintendo Direct February 2021 later today and the same can be said for Masahiro Sakurai. The director of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate regularly shares some handmade screenshots of the game on Twitter, using developer-only camera angles. However, Masahiro Sakurai also regularly shares some of his thoughts via tweets. Now, Masahiro Sakurai
It’s hard to believe that it’s barely even been a week since Sephiroth was revealed to be the ninth DLC character for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate at The Game Awards. The shocking reveal defied our expectations. More importantly, it assuaged fans’ fears that the last four picks for Fighter Pass #2 would be predictable. Sporting
For the second year in recent memory, Nintendo revealed an upcoming Super Smash Bros. Ultimate DLC character at The Game Awards. Following Persona 5’s Joker in 2018, Nintendo revealed Sephiroth, Final Fantasy VII’s main antagonist, as a character at this year’s ceremony. Following the reveal, Nintendo shared that the one-winged angel would be getting a full
During The Game Awards this week, we saw the big reveal of Final Fantasy VII’s Sephiroth being the next DLC character coming to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Sephiroth now joins Min Min from Arms and Steve & Alex from Minecraft in the game’s second Fighters Pass. Luckily, fans of the One-Winged Angel won’t have to
It’s been a while since we had any news on the next addition to the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate roster. The second Fighter Pass was announced back in January, however, since then we’ve only received news of one additional fighter. The first character from the second Fighter Pass was revealed to be from ARMS back in
Over the past week, we have seen numerous popular figureheads in the Smash Bros. community being accused of heinous crimes such as sexual harassment and pedophilia, with even more similar accusations coming about by the day. Earlier this week, however, a new allegation came to light and became the newest hot topic on social media. Greg
The gaming industry is in a bad place at the moment with many victims of sexual assault, abuse and harassment bravely coming forward and sharing their stories prompting companies like Ubisoft and Twitch to speak out. The most recent cases include a spate of competitive Super Smash Bros. players and commentators and the co-founder and
For all those amiibo collectors out there your wait for new additions is coming to a close. After Nintendo’s E3 Presentation they announced a new wave of upcoming amiibos coming out later this year. Among these figures is Link from the upcoming remake of Link’s Awakening. Additionally, there will be five new amiibos for Super
William Peter Hjate, also known in the Smash Bros community as Leffen, has decided to quit Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. This news came out on Twitter, where he stated that his time with the game has come to an end. Did well enough in Ultimate to feel satisfied for now. I know I could do better
At the recent Famitsu Awards ceremony, Super Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai stated that the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate DLC fight character Joker — from Atlus’s Persona 5 — will be “coming soon.” The phrase, caught by Twitter user PushDustin, was also used when he spoke about Mewtwo during a NicoNico interview back in 2015: At the Famitsu
According to eagle-eyed Twitter user SomeKidNick, the release window for Persona 5 hero Joker as a fighter in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate no longer states the words “Approaching April.” Instead the frame in the DLC reveal trailer merely says “Approaching…” This is an interesting development considering that we are now a mere day away from
In a new Best Buy ad for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Persona 5 protagonist Joker’s fighter render is revealed and it’s as stylish as you’d imagine: The image above is most likely his Super Smash Bros. amiibo design, which is always based on the in-game main render of the fighter. So now, thanks to this
Modders cannot and should not be limited by their imagination. While some are out there perfecting horror games by adding Thomas the Tank Engine, others are filling out crossover fantasies. In a brand new mod to Nintendo Switch fighting game Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, players can defend their swamp as Shrek. Seriously. The unbelievable video went
2018 proved to be a great year for God of War fans as they saw the return of Kratos in a sweeping and emotional new chapter in the long-running series, which turned out to be one of the very best games of the entire year. Likewise, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate gave series fans the truly “ultimate” version of the fighting
If you are anything like me, you’ve already gotten into some heated debates with friends about the “official” way to play Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Stock only? No items? Only Final Destination? Thankfully, an official ruleset from the premier Smash Bros. tournament Genesis gives you a quick guide on what rules to follow to determine who is
I have a confession to make: for the past ten years, I’ve been using the Wii Remote to play Super Smash Bros. You may be asking yourself why? Why on God’s green earth would someone devote years of their life to experiencing Smash in the (seemingly) least intuitive way? Well, my friends, it all started out of convenience. Listen up,
When I think back on the original Super Smash Bros., I reflect back to when I was a kid, roughly around elementary/middle school age, and when I would play that Nintendo 64 classic endlessly. Those where the days when after getting home from school, I would spend hours in a bean bag chair in the basement,
Usually, police stories these days don’t end too well, but this is a story that’ll brighten up your mid-week blues and it’s just another piece of evidence how much gaming brings people together, especially Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – where everyone and their granny seems to be giving it a go lately. Jovante M. Williams
The first Super Smash Bros Ultimate patch is out alongside the game today, and its biggest feature is adding a new hard difficulty setting to its Adventure Mode (World of Light). Some replay data will not be available once you download and install the Super Smash Bros Ultimate patch so if you want to save whatever has been
With today’s launch of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, players around the world will finally have the chance to duke it out once again with their favorite Nintendo characters (and more), but this time around with the largest character roster in a Smash Bros. game yet. However, one of the biggest changes in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is that rather
Super Smash Bros. is one of Nintendo’s industry titans, as it stands among Mario and Zelda as a powerhouse IP for the company. Outside of the all-star line-up and stellar game direction from walking video game encyclopedia Masahiro Sakurai, the ravenous fan-base has propelled the series to meteoric heights. The series has kept a 17-year-old
With just a few days to go until the release of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the anticipation for what is arguably the biggest Switch release of the holiday season is nearly upon us, and to celebrate the occasion (and the inclusion of the Inklings), Splatoon 2 will feature a competition between characters of its own. Nintendo has
With just a week to go until its release, anticipation for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is surely building up to the highest that it’s ever been, and now you can take a look at what’s in store for the upcoming game before its release this holiday season. Nintendo has released a new unboxing video giving viewers
With just a few weeks to go until its release, anticipation and hype for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is at an all-time high, and now that anticipation might have just been driven up a little higher thanks to the hype-man himself, Ninja. In a tweet from today, Ninja — the well-known streamer that exploded in popularity
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate for Nintendo Switch is one of the most anticipated titles of the year and, naturally, the fan-base likes to combine it with their favourite memes. That, somehow, includes people wanting to see McDonald’s mascot Ronald McDonald added to the game. However, McDonald’s Canada have taken to their Twitter account in order to respond
The 4-year anniversary of the delightful Super Smash Bros. for 3DS just recently flew by last month, and many seemed to overlook it quite like many overlook the game as a whole. It usually seems to be a forgotten entry into the series and left in the dark by its big brother, Super Smash Bros for
Every lead up to a new Smash Bros. game is special. From the exciting announcements of new characters, stages, and game modes, to the ever-joyful trailers that are always in store, I’d argue that Super Smash Bros. and its developers know how to create more hype and anticipation than almost any other game. Even with this being said, there’s
As the title that got the biggest attention during its Nintendo Direct, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is clearly going to be one of the marquee titles coming to Switch owners later this year, and Nintendo provided a few more details on the upcoming fighting game that brings together (almost) all of its franchises and characters in