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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
File:Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.png
Cover art, depicting the game's characters
Developer(s)
Publisher(s)Nintendo
Director(s)Masahiro Sakurai
SeriesSuper Smash Bros.
Platform(s)Nintendo Switch
Release
  • WW: December 7, 2018
Genre(s)Fighting
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[a] is an upcoming fighting video game in the Super Smash Bros. series developed by Bandai Namco Studios and Sora Ltd. and published by Nintendo. It will be released for the Nintendo Switch on December 7, 2018.[1]

Gameplay

Main article: Super Smash Bros. § Gameplay

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is a non-traditional fighting game in which players use different attacks to weaken their opponents and knock them out of an arena.[2] It features a crossover cast of characters from several different Nintendo franchises, as well as from third-party properties. Ultimate includes all characters from all previous Super Smash Bros. games, including those previously released as downloadable content, as well as some new characters, bringing the total roster of playable characters to 68, the highest number of characters in any Super Smash Bros. game.[3] New characters announced include the Inklings from Splatoon and Ridley from the Metroid series. Additionally, characters who were previously alternate costumes or regular fighters are now known as Echo Fighters. These fighters have identical or similar movesets to other characters. For instance, Princess Daisy from the Mario franchise, who previously inspired a costume for Princess Peach in prior Super Smash Bros. titles, is an individual Echo Fighter in Ultimate.[1] Several of the characters have received updates to their outfits, such as Mario having Cappy from Super Mario Odyssey accompanying him and Link shown in his outfit from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.[4] Others have been updated or new moves and abilities.[5][6] Players will not have access to all characters on starting the game, and will need to unlock them by completing various challenges in-game; Nintendo anticipates making it easier for players to unlock all of the game's characters compared to previous games.[3]

The game will have vast compatibility with controllers, including compatibility with the GameCube controller through the GameCube Adapter for Wii U.[7] Ultimate will also support existing Amiibo figures for any of the fighters to provide unique abilities when used with the Joy-Con NFC sensor.[8] Additionally, the game will feature many returning stages from previous games in the series, as well as new some stages, such as Moray Towers from Splatoon.[9] Several new characters have also been added as non-playable Assist Trophies, such as Konami's Bomberman.[10]

Development

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate was first teased during a Nintendo Direct on March 8, 2018, under the tentative title Super Smash Bros., and was formally announced during Nintendo's Nintendo Direct presentation at E3 2018.[11][12][13][1]

Ultimate is being developed by Bandai Namco Studios and Sora Ltd., the same team that developed Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U, with Masahiro Sakurai directing.[4] Sakurai's goal for Ultimate was to include every character from previous games, knowing that this would be both a complex problem for both development and licensing.[4] He also wanted to try to adjust character abilities as to speed up the game. Sakurai knew that Ultimate was both a core title for Nintendo, and that it has a dedicated playerbase that he did not want to disappoint, and believed that he needed to complete these goals to satisfy both groups.[4]

Notes

  1. ^ Japanese: 大乱闘スマッシュブラザーズ SPECIAL, Hepburn: Dai rantō Sumasshu Burazāzu Supesharu

References

  1. ^ a b c D'Anastasio, Cecilia (June 12, 2018). "Everything We Know About Super Smash Bros. Ultimate". Kotaku. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
  2. ^ "E3 2018: Get your first look at Super Smash Bros. Ultimate". CNET. June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
  3. ^ a b Frank, Allegra (June 12, 2018). "Super Smash Bros. Ultimate brings back every Smash fighter ever". Polygon. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d Webster, Andrew (June 12, 2018). "Why Super Smash Bros. Ultimate was such a daunting game for its creators to build". The Verge. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
  5. ^ "Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will feature every single character from the series' history". The Verge. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
  6. ^ "Super Smash Bros. Ultimate brings back every Smash fighter ever". Polygon. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
  7. ^ Gartenberg, Chaim. "Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will support GameCube controllers". The Verge. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  8. ^ McWhertor, Michael (June 12, 2018). "Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will support GameCube controllers, amiibo". Polygon. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
  9. ^ Gilliam, Ryan (June 12, 2018). "Metroid's Ridley will be playable in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate". Retrieved June 12, 2018.
  10. ^ http://www.newsweek.com/super-smash-bros-ultimate-nintendo-e3-2018-direct-973208
  11. ^ "Super Smash Bros. announced for Nintendo Switch". March 8, 2018. Archived from the original on May 1, 2018. Retrieved May 1, 2018. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  12. ^ McWhertor, Michael (March 8, 2018). "Super Smash Bros. is coming to Nintendo Switch". Polygon. Archived from the original on March 9, 2018. Retrieved March 8, 2018. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  13. ^ "The Super Smash Bros. series heads to Nintendo Switch in 2018". Nintendo.com. March 8, 2018. Archived from the original on March 9, 2018. Retrieved March 8, 2018. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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