Masahiro Sakurai is one of the best, most charming figures in the whole of the video game space. New Super Smash Bros. character announcements are exciting for many reasons, one of which is that fans know they’ll be treated to the Smash legend showing off the latest fighter. This time out, fans were treated to
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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,
After the recent announcement that Pyra and Mythra would be joining Super Smash Bros. Ultimate from the Xenoblade series, fans have been eagerly anticipating the latest patch. It’s an important time in the world of competitive Smash as players see whether their favourite (or most hated) fighters have received any kind of nerf or buff.
While it’s now over two years old, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has continued to bring some of the most iconic characters from numerous gaming franchises into the mix through new DLC additions. Though there are still a few fan favorites like Kingdom Hearts‘ Sora that haven’t made it into the game just yet, one fan mod
Leading up to the release of the original Xbox console, Microsoft tried to gaming as we know it. Bloomberg recently published a piece regarding the 20th anniversary of Xbox and the history to come with it. In the article, several Microsoft and Xbox staff members of present and past talk about their ventures on creating
Yesterday, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate producer Masahiro Sakurai offered a deep dive into the game’s latest DLC character, Final Fantasy VII antagonist, Sephiroth. During the reveal, he showed off the character’s new moves, music, stage and release date. The official release date for the character, his nine new tracks, new stage and four new Mii
One of the most underrated aspects of a new Super Smash Bros. Ultimate fighter reveal (other than what will the Kirby version look like) is where the new character will show up in the massive character mural. And thanks to Nintendo Europe, the answer to this very vital question has been revealed. Sephiroth, who was
Just as before with Steve from Minecraft and Eleven from Dragon Quest XI, Nintendo America will be showcasing their latest DLC fighter Sephiroth in a new Super Smash Bros. Ultimate livestream. The livestream will be hosted by Director Masahiro Sakurai and will take place on December 17th at 2pm PT (5pm ET): The one-winged angel,
It’s a good day to be a Super Smash Bros. Fan/Amiibo Collector. During The Game Awards last night, the latest DLC character for Ultimate was revealed to be none other than Sephiroth, Final Fantasy VII’s main antagonist, and rival of Super Smash Bros’ other Final Fantasy representative, Cloud. Alongside the Sephiroth reveal, Nintendo confirmed the release
For some people, the confirmation of new Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Amiibo is almost as exciting as the reveal of new fighters. Over the weekend, we received a deep dive from the game’s director, Masahiro Sakurai, into the latest new character, Minecraft Steve. Alongside the look at Steve, we were treated to what many fans
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
It’s been a relatively busy day for Nintendo news. The company’s holiday lineup just got a little substance with the announcement that a port of Pikmin 3 from the Wii U is heading to the Switch in October. Alongside that, they announced that in the latest Super Smash Bros. Ultimate update (version 8.1.0) players would gain
The second entry in the fan-favorite Nintendo franchise is famous for its rabid fanbase that’s weathered all sorts of problems, from controller shortages to a lack of support for the competitive community from Nintendo to a global pandemic limiting how much practice hardcore players can get. Today marked two significant announcements for the Smash community. Not
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, like its name implies, has really been the ultimate dream for fans of Nintendo and gaming in general. The massive fighting game has continually added new characters from a variety of franchises like Metal Gear Solid, Persona, Dragon Quest, Final Fantasy, and more. Of course, aside from being able to play as these iconic characters,
Since the game released in December 2018, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has expanded on an already impressive roster of characters. Combining Nintendo characters from nearly every franchise imaginable with other third-party characters like Snake, Cloud, Sonic, and more, Ultimate has really earned its name with one of the biggest fighting game rosters around. This is continuing with
Today, Nintendo announced the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Arms fighter will get a full reveal next Monday, June 22. It also confirmed there will be no further fighter reveals during the stream. Join Super #SmashBrosUltimate Director Masahiro Sakurai on 6/22 at 7am PT for a roughly 35-minute video livestream featuring an in-depth look at the
Surprise! Today, a new Nintendo Direct Mini was finally shown giving us a glimpse of what to expect in the next few months. While some of the announcements may not be too surprising, there are some great games coming to the Nintendo Switch as early as… today. Here are all the announcements from today’s Nintendo
Every year, there are a number of Super Smash Bros. events in the Smash Summit series. These events are completely grassroots, with competitors being chosen based on placements at major tourneys or through fan voting. There aren’t any major corporate sponsors and Nintendo isn’t present at all, although that second part doesn’t change much across
If you’re not a huge fan of the anime sword fighter flood in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, you have quite a bit of company. In a recent column with Japanese magazine Famitsu, Masahiro Sakurai, the director and designer behind the Smash Bros. series, agreed that too many Fire Emblem reps have worked their way into
I often refer to the Nintendo Switch as the console of dreams. It is a system that has made dreams come true and has proven that almost anything is possible. On the console of dreams, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is the impossible game. Switch owners can have Cloud from Final Fantasy team up with Sonic
Pokemon Sword and Shield finally met the demand for console entries into the series, and the market responded. Big time. Nintendo’s nine-month earnings report, released Thursday, revealed that Sword and Shield have sold more than 16 million copies since their November release, becoming the latest highlight in what’s been an incredibly strong fiscal year for
After yesterday’s Direct, it was revealed that Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will add six more DLC fighters to its ridiculously large roster. That means when the entirety of the aptly named Fighters Pass Vol. 2 releases, there will be a total of 86 fighters in the popular Nintendo Switch title. I’ve been mulling over who
With its release this past summer, Astral Chain from PlatinumGames managed to work its way into the hearts and minds of a ton of Switch players last year, ourselves included (in case you missed us giving the game a 10.0 score). As one of the Switch’s best exclusives in 2019, Astral Chain clearly has the makings of
In a recent interview with Nintendo Dream magazine (translated by Robert Sephazon) Dragon Quest XI Producer Hokuto Okamoto made some interesting comments pertaining to the inclusion of Hero and the Dragon Quest IP in general in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. According to Okamoto “I was quite surprised when I first heard about Super Smash Bros.
We are less than a week away from The Game Awards (which is happening on December 12), and the announcement that a lot of people are expecting to see is who the next DLC fighter will be for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Last year at the show, we found out that Joker from Persona 5
As a reminder once again that time slows down for no one, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is celebrating its one-year anniversary this weekend on Saturday, December 7. I can hardly believe that fact already since I first got to play and review the game a year ago, but because of that cause for celebration, Nintendo is
With the release of the latest major update for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, other than adding the long-awaited Joker from Persona 5 into the game, one of the niftiest new features added has been a video editor to let players capture and edit their own gameplay footage. Of course, that has led to one player trying
Super Smash Bros Ultimate — and the franchise as a whole — has always been hyped up with DLC characters. Specifically, a lot of that has come from fans wishing for third-party characters that have the potential of making the roster of the famous fighting game series. In Super Smash Bros for Wii U & 3DS, we got the
UPDATE: According to Nintendo’s support page, the servers for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate are currently undergoing maintenance and expected to run through 8:30pm PT (as of this writing), which appears to be giving many users issues with downloading the Ver 3.0.0 update. Until then, stay tuned for more information. While Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has been adding
While Super Smash Bros. Ultimate released over four months ago, the game continues to get even bigger with new additions and content, and likewise we also continue to get new amiibo figurines to use in-game. Much like the game’s expansive character roster, the lineup of amiibo figurines is growing with three new characters in the next