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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (大乱闘スマッシュブラザーズ Special, Great Fray Smash Brothers Special) is the sixth installment in the Super Smash Bros. series and it was released for Nintendo Switch consoles on December 7, 2018.

Intro

Characters

The game currently consists of all 78 characters. Seven characters, Dark Samus, Daisy, Lucina, Chrom, Dark Pit, Richter, and Ken are not given their own numbers among the roster due to being Echo Fighters; they instead have the number of the fighter they are based off of along with an epsilon symbol (ε) or apostrophe ('). The Pokémon Trainer counts as three characters, but only occupies one roster spot, with the selection of the starting Pokémon coming after you select him/her. Additionally, this game currently has 6 DLC characters, the first DLC character being Piranha Plant, the second DLC character being Joker, who is the protagonist of Persona 5, the third DLC character being the Hero, who is the protagonist of Dragon Quest, the fourth DLC character being Banjo & Kazooie, who are the protagonists of the eponymous series, the fifth DLC character being Terry, who is from the SNK fighting series (mainly Fatal Fury and The King of Fighters), and the sixth DLC character being Byleth, who is the protagonist of Fire Emblem: Three Houses, five of which are in the first Fighter Pass. A second Fighter Pass was announced with 6 more DLC characters under development.

Every fighter from the previous five games has returned for this installment. In turn, the development team stated that there would not be many newcomers. There are currently 17 newcomers, with five of them being Echo Fighters.

The starting roster consists of the original 8 characters from Super Smash Bros. with the rest of the characters being unlockable or downloadable via Nintendo eShop purchase.[2]

Veterans
Mario SSBU
1. Mario
MarioSymbol
Donkey Kong SSBU
2. Donkey Kong
DKSymbol
Link SSBU
3. Link
ZeldaSymbol
Samus SSBU
4. Samus
MetroidSymbol
Yoshi SSBU
5. Yoshi
YoshiSymbol
Kirby SSBU
6. Kirby
KirbySymbol
Fox SSBU
7. Fox
StarFoxSymbol
Pikachu SSBU
8. Pikachu
PokemonSymbol
Luigi SSBU
9. Luigi
MarioSymbol
Ness SSBU
10. Ness
EarthboundSymbol
Captain Falcon SSBU
11. Captain Falcon
FZeroSymbol
Jigglypuff SSBU
12. Jigglypuff
PokemonSymbol
Peach SSBU
13. Peach
MarioSymbol
Bowser SSBU
14. Bowser
MarioSymbol
Ice Climbers SSBU
15. Ice Climbers
IceClimbersSymbol
Sheik SSBU
16. Sheik
ZeldaSymbol
Zelda SSBU
17. Zelda
ZeldaSymbol
Dr. Mario SSBU
18. Dr. Mario
MarioSymbol
Pichu SSBU
19. Pichu
PokemonSymbol
Falco SSBU
20. Falco
StarFoxSymbol
Marth SSBU
21. Marth
FireEmblemSymbol
Lucina SSBU
21ε. Lucina
FireEmblemSymbol
Young Link SSBU
22. Young Link
ZeldaSymbol
Ganondorf SSBU
23. Ganondorf
ZeldaSymbol
Mewtwo SSBU
24. Mewtwo
PokemonSymbol
Roy SSBU
25. Roy
FireEmblemSymbol
Mr. Game & Watch SSBU
26. Mr. Game & Watch
Game&WatchSymbol
Meta Knight SSBU
27. Meta Knight
KirbySymbol
Pit SSBU
28. Pit
KidIcarusSymbol
Dark Pit SSBU
28ε. Dark Pit
KidIcarusSymbol
Zero Suit Samus SSBU
29. Zero Suit Samus
MetroidSymbol
Wario SSBU
30. Wario
WarioSymbol
Snake SSBU
31. Snake
MetalGearSymbol (1)
Ike SSBU
32. Ike
FireEmblemSymbol
Pokémon Trainer SSBU
33-35. Pokémon Trainer
SquirtleSSBU-1IvysaurSSBU-1CharizardSSBU-1
PokemonSymbol
Diddy Kong SSBU
36. Diddy Kong
DKSymbol
Lucas SSBU
37. Lucas
EarthboundSymbol
Sonic SSBU
38. Sonic
SonicSymbol
King Dedede SSBU
39. King Dedede
KirbySymbol
Olimar SSBU
40. Olimar
PikminSymbol
Lucario SSBU
41. Lucario
PokemonSymbol
R.O.B. SSBU
42. R.O.B.
ROBSymbol
Toon Link SSBU
43. Toon Link
ZeldaSymbol
Wolf SSBU
44. Wolf
StarFoxSymbol
Villager SSBU
45. Villager
AnimalCrossingSymbol
Mega Man SSBU
46. Mega Man
MegaManSymbol
Wii Fit Trainer SSBU
47. Wii Fit Trainer
WiiFitSymbol
Rosalina & Luma SSBU
48. Rosalina & Luma
MarioSymbol
Little Mac SSBU
49. Little Mac
PunchOutSymbol
Greninja SSBU
50. Greninja
PokemonSymbol
Mii Fighters SSBU
51-53. Mii Fighters
MiiBrawlerSSBUMiiSwordfighterSSBUMiiGunnerSSBU
SmashBrosSymbol
Palutena SSBU
54. Palutena
KidIcarusSymbol
Pac-Man SSBU
55. Pac-Man
PacManSymbol
Robin SSBU
56. Robin
FireEmblemSymbol
Shulk SSBU
57. Shulk
XenobladeSymbol
Bowser Jr. SSBU
58. Bowser Jr.
MarioSymbol
Duck Hunt SSBU
59. Duck Hunt
DuckHuntSymbol
Ryu SSBU
60. Ryu
StreetFighterSymbol
Cloud SSBU
61. Cloud
FinalFantasySymbol
Corrin SSBU
62. Corrin
FireEmblemSymbol
Bayonetta SSBU
63. Bayonetta
BayonettaSymbol

Bold denotes starter characters

Newcomers
Dark Samus SSBU
4ε. Dark Samus
MetroidSymbol
Daisy - Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
13ε. Daisy
MarioSymbol
Chrom SSBU
25ε. Chrom
FireEmblemSymbol
Ken SSBU
60ε. Ken
StreetFighterSymbol
Inkling SSBU
64. Inkling
SplatoonSymbol
Ridley SSBU
65. Ridley
MetroidSymbol
Simon Belmont SSBU
66. Simon
CastlevaniaSymbol
Richter Belmont SSBU
66ε. Richter
CastlevaniaSymbol
King K. Rool SSBU
67. King K. Rool
DKSymbol
Isabelle SSBU
68. Isabelle
AnimalCrossingSymbol
Incineroar SSBU
69. Incineroar
PokemonSymbol
DLC
Piranha Plant SSBU
70. Piranha Plant
MarioSymbol
Joker - Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
71. Joker
PersonaSymbol
Hero SSBU
72. Hero
DragonQuestSymbol
BanjoKazooieRender
73. Banjo & Kazooie
BanjoKazooieSymbol
Fighter-terry
74. Terry
FatalFurySymbol
Byleth SSBU
75. Byleth
FireEmblemSymbol
Min Min SSBU
76. Min Min
ARMSSymbol
Steve SSBU
77. Steve
MinecraftSymbol
Sephiroth - Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
78. Sephiroth
FinalFantasySymbol
Pyra & Mythra SSBU
79-80. Pyra/Mythra
XenobladeSymbol
Kazuya
81. Kazuya
TekkenSymbol
Fighter-sora
82. Sora
KingdomHeartsSymbol
Pallete Swap Characters
Alph SSBU-0
Alph
PikminSymbol
Larry-SSBU
Larry
MarioSymbol
Roy-SSBU
Roy
MarioSymbol
Wendy-SSBU
Wendy
MarioSymbol
Iggy-SSBU
Iggy
MarioSymbol
Morton-SSBU
Morton
MarioSymbol
Lemmy-SSBU
Lemmy
MarioSymbol
Ludwig-SSBU
Ludwig
MarioSymbol
Erdrick-SSBU
Hero
(Dragon Quest III)

DragonQuestSymbol
Solo-SSBU
Hero
(Dragon Quest IV)

DragonQuestSymbol
Hero-SSBU
Hero
(Dragon Quest VIII)

DragonQuestSymbol
Alex SSBU
Alex
MinecraftSymbol
Zombie SSBU
Zombie
MinecraftSymbol
Enderman SSBU
Enderman
MinecraftSymbol
World of Light only
Master Hand SSBU
Master Hand
SmashBrosSymbol
  • Number indicates the order of appearance in the series.
  • ε or ' indicates Echo Fighters, fighters that share the same movesets and traits as another.

Stages

All stages have a Battlefield form and Omega form. There are 103 stages and all stages are available from the start, with 5 more stages released as DLC to coincide with the newcomers in the Fighters Pass. Making the total number of stages 108.

New Stages
SSBU-Battlefield
Battlefield
SmashBrosSymbol
SSBU Big Battlefield
Big Battlefield
SmashBrosSymbol
SSBU Final Destination
Final Destination
SmashBrosSymbol
SSBU-New Donk City Hall
New Donk City Hall
MarioSymbol
Great Plateau Tower
Great Plateau Tower
ZeldaSymbol
SSBU-Moray Towers
Moray Towers
SplatoonSymbol
SSBU-Dracula's Castle
Dracula's Castle
CastlevaniaSymbol
SSBU-Mementos (Persona 5)
Mementos
PersonaSymbol
SSBU-Yggdrasil's Altar
Yggdrasil's Altar
DragonQuestSymbol
SSBU-Spiral Mountain
Spiral Mountain
BanjoKazooieSymbol
SSBU-Fatal Fury Stage
King of Fighters Stadium
FatalFurySymbol
SSBU-Garreg Mach Monastery
Garreg Mach Monastery
FireEmblemSymbol
Returning Stages
SSBU-Peach's Castle
Peach's Castle
MarioSymbol
SSBU-Kongo Jungle
Kongo Jungle
DKSymbol
SSBU-Hyrule Castle
Hyrule Castle
ZeldaSymbol
SSBU-Yoshi's Island (SSB)
Super Happy Tree
YoshiSymbol
SSBU-Dream Land
Dream Land
KirbySymbol
SSBU-Saffron City
Saffron City
PokemonSymbol
SSBU-Mushroom Kingdom (SSB)
Mushroom Kingdom
MarioSymbol
File:SSBU Princess Peach's Castle.png
Princess Peach's Castle
MarioSymbol
SSBU-Rainbow Cruise
Rainbow Cruise
MarioSymbol
SSBU Kongo Falls
Kongo Falls
DKSymbol
SSBU-Jungle Japes
Jungle Japes
DKSymbol
SSBU-Great Bay
Great Bay
ZeldaSymbol
SSBU-Temple
Temple
ZeldaSymbol
SSBU-Brinstar
Brinstar
MetroidSymbol
SSBU-Yoshi's Island (SSBM)
Yoshi's Island (Melee)
YoshiSymbol
SSBU-Yoshi's Story
Yoshi's Story
YoshiSymbol
SSBU-Fountain of Dreams
Fountain of Dreams
KirbySymbol
SSBU-Green Greens
Green Greens
KirbySymbol
SSBU-Corneria
Corneria
StarFoxSymbol
SSBU-Venom
Venom
StarFoxSymbol
SSBU-Pokémon Stadium
Pokémon Stadium
PokemonSymbol
SSBU-Onett
Onett
EarthboundSymbol
SSBU-Mushroom Kingdom II
Mushroom Kingdom II
MarioSymbol
SSBU-Brinstar Depths
Brinstar Depths
MetroidSymbol
SSBU-Big Blue
Big Blue
FZeroSymbol
Fourside SSBU
Fourside
EarthboundSymbol
SSBU-Delfino Plaza
Delfino Plaza
MarioSymbol
SSBU-Mushroomy Kingdom
Mushroomy Kingdom
MarioSymbol
SSBU-Mario Circuit (SSBB)
Figure-8 Circuit
MarioSymbol
SSBU-WarioWare Inc
WarioWare, Inc.
WarioSymbol
SSBU-Bridge of Eldin
Bridge of Eldin
ZeldaSymbol
SSBU-Norfair
Norfair
MetroidSymbol
SSBU-Frigate Orpheon
Frigate Orpheon
MetroidSymbol
SSBU Yoshi's Island (SSBB)
Yoshi's Island
YoshiSymbol
SSBU-Halberd
Halberd
KirbySymbol
SSBU Lylat Cruise
Lylat Cruise
StarFoxSymbol
SSBU-Pokémon Stadium 2
Pokémon Stadium 2
PokemonSymbol
SSBU-Port Town Aero Dive
Port Town Aero Dive
FZeroSymbol
SSBU-Castle Siege
Castle Siege
FireEmblemSymbol
SSBU-Distant Planet
Distant Planet
PikminSymbol
SSBU-Smashville
Smashville
AnimalCrossingSymbol
SSBU-New Pork City
New Pork City
EarthboundSymbol
SSBU-Summit
Summit
IceClimbersSymbol
SSBU-Skyworld
Skyworld
KidIcarusSymbol
SSBU-Shadow Moses Island
Shadow Moses Island
MetalGearSymbol (1)
SSBU-Luigi's Mansion
Luigi's Mansion
MarioSymbol
SSBU-Pirate Ship
Pirate Ship
ZeldaSymbol
SSBU-Spear Pillar
Spear Pillar
PokemonSymbol
SSBU-75m
75m
DKSymbol
SSBU-Mario Bros
Mario Bros.
MarioSymbol
SSBU-Hanenbow
Hanenbow
ElectroplanktonSymbol
SSBU-Green Hill Zone
Green Hill Zone
SonicSymbol
SSBU-3D Land
3D Land
MarioSymbol
SSBU-Golden Plains
Golden Plains
MarioSymbol
SSBU-Paper Mario
Paper Mario
MarioSymbol
SSBU-Gerudo Valley
Gerudo Valley
ZeldaSymbol
SSBU-Spirit Train
Spirit Train
ZeldaSymbol
SSBU-Dream Land (3DS)
Dream Land (GB)
KirbySymbol
SSBU-Unova Pokémon League
Unova Pokémon League
PokemonSymbol
SSBU-Prism Tower
Prism Tower
PokemonSymbol
SSBU-Mute City (3DS)
Mute City SNES
FZeroSymbol
SSBU-Magicant
Magicant
EarthboundSymbol
SSBU-Arena Ferox
Arena Ferox
FireEmblemSymbol
SSBU-Reset Bomb Forest
Reset Bomb Forest
KidIcarusSymbol
SSBU-Tortimer Island
Tortimer Island
AnimalCrossingSymbol
SSBU-Balloon Fight
Balloon Fight
BalloonFightSymbol
SSBU-Living Room
Living Room
NintendogsSymbol
SSBU-Find Mii
Find Mii
FindMiiSymbol
SSBU-Tomodachi Life
Tomodachi Life
TomodachiSymbol
SSBU-PictoChat 2
PictoChat 2
DSSymbol
SSBU-Mushroom Kingdom U
Mushroom Kingdom U
MarioSymbol
SSBU-Mario Galaxy
Mario Galaxy
MarioSymbol
SSBU-Mario Circuit (SSB4)
Mario Circuit
MarioSymbol
SSBU-Skyloft
Skyloft
ZeldaSymbol
SSBU-The Great Cave Offensive
The Great Cave Offensive
KirbySymbol
SSBU-Kalos Pokémon League
Kalos Pokémon League
PokemonSymbol
SSBU-Coliseum
Coliseum
FireEmblemSymbol
SSBU-Flat Zone X
Flat Zone X
Game&WatchSymbol
SSBU-Palutena's Temple
Palutena's Temple
KidIcarusSymbol
SSBU-Gamer
Gamer
WarioSymbol
SSBU-Garden of Hope
Garden of Hope
PikminSymbol
SSBU-Town and City
Town and City
AnimalCrossingSymbol
SSBU-Wii Fit Studio
Wii Fit Studio
WiiFitSymbol
SSBU-Boxing Ring
Boxing Ring
PunchOutSymbol
SSBU-Gaur Plain
Gaur Plain
XenobladeSymbol
SSBU-Duck Hunt
Duck Hunt
DuckHuntSymbol
SSBU-Wrecking Crew
Wrecking Crew
WreckingCrewSymbol
SSBU-Pilotwings
Pilotwings
PilotwingsSymbol
SSBU-Wuhu Island
Wuhu Island
WiiSportsSymbol
SSBU-Windy Hill Zone
Windy Hill Zone
SonicSymbol
SSBU-Wily Castle
Wily Castle
MegaManSymbol
SSBU-Pac-Land
Pac-Land
PacManSymbol
SSBU-Super Mario Maker
Super Mario Maker
MarioSymbol
SSBU-Suzaku Castle
Suzaku Castle
StreetFighterSymbol
SSBU-Midgar
Midgar
FinalFantasySymbol
SSBU-Umbra Clock Tower
Umbra Clock Tower
BayonettaSymbol

Assist Trophies

59 Assist Trophies are featured in the game.

New

Returning

Items

New

Returning

Pokémon

New

Returning

New Features

Gameplay changes

  • The stage selection screen is shown first before the character selection screen. This is to prevent unfair stage advantages.
  • Stage hazards can be toggled off.
  • Custom Moves have been removed. Any previous Smash Bros. amiibo with custom moves will now revert to the normal moves in Ultimate. Due to the absence of custom-move fighters, Equipment has been removed too.
  • Sudden Death now has a new mechanic. Instead of raining Bob-ombs, all characters are teleported to their starting positions with their damage set to 300%, then the camera slowly zooms into the centre while the blast zones gradually decrease until a very small portion of the stage remains. During this process, cosmetic flames cover the edges of the screen and the crowd in the background goes wild. In addition, Super Sudden Death has been separated from Special Smash.
  • Stamina Mode is now a separate game mode and can be used for Adventure Mode, Online Mode, etc. It also has an option to have stocks.
  • Grabs can now clash with each other if they connect on the same frame.
  • Damage percentages can now contain decimal numbers (in tenths) (35.7%, 102.3%, etc.).
  • Smash attacks can be held longer.
  • During timed matches, the fighter in the lead will sometimes flash brightly.
  • Most of the Assist Trophies can now be knocked out, earning the player points.
  • More than one Assist Trophy can be on the screen and can attack each other if they are summoned by two different players/teams.
  • Dark Pit and Lucina, who were previously considered clone characters in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U, are now considered Echo Fighters. In addition, Chrom, Daisy, Dark Samus, Richter, and Ken appear as Echo Fighters of Roy, Peach, Samus, Simon, and Ryu respectively.
  • A small map is shown on the screen when a character is knocked out of the field of view. Its size can be adjusted or completely removed.
  • There is a damage increase in 1-on-1 matches as opposed to matches with more players to ensure faster matches.
  • Mobility during air dodge has improved, functioning similarly to Super Smash Bros. Melee, being able to be used only once before landing but doesn't make the user helpless permanently. In addition, excessive dodging will increase dodge lag the more it is done (similar to Stale-Move Negation).
  • A specific command input for short hop attacks has been added, making it easier to perform attacks during short hops.
  • Perfect Shields happen when the player releases the shield at the same time an attack connects to the character's hitbox. This technique now comes with an increased risk.
  • Final Smashes are "straight to the punch" i.e. each Final Smash is quick. Transformation Final Smashes have been removed and have been replaced with different types of Final Smashes.
  • Dramatic slow-motion effects occur when strong attacks connect with other fighters during 1-on-1 fights, such as Captain Falcon's Falcon Punch. There are some exceptions, such as the Klaptraps in Jungle Japes.
  • The hit that would potentially take out the last player's last stock also has a dramatic slow-motion zoom in effect.
  • The animation for Star KOs is different than previous games and Screen KOs are much shorter than they were in the previous game. This is to prevent slower KOs from giving a doomed player extra time that could give them an advantage, especially if at the end of a Time game or if the other player is about to get KO'd as well.
  • A traditional fighting game meter gaining-based mechanic known as the Final Smash Meter has been added. This allows the obtaining of Final Smashes to be fairer.
  • Wily Castle now includes all stage hazards from both the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS version of Super Smash Bros.
  • While Classic Mode will feature the usual 6-7 fights before a showdown with a final boss, each character has their own “route” meaning that each character will face a different set of opponents that all fit under one theme. For example, Jigglypuff’s route is called “64 All-Stars”, and involves characters from the original Smash Bros.[3]
  • Master Hand and Crazy Hand will only be the final bosses for certain fighters in Classic Mode. Some fighters will have other final bosses such as Galleom and Giga Bowser.
  • Some bosses can get "knocked out", similarly to fighters getting stunned.
  • Collectible trophies (and to a lesser extent equipment) have been replaced with "spirits", which can be applied to fighters to make them stronger or give passive abilities.

Character-specific changes

  • Pokémon Trainer can now change between Squirtle, Ivysaur, and Charizard freely during battle. Stamina has been removed entirely, allowing players to not be forced to be dependant on other Pokémon.
  • Pokémon Change is faster, can be used mid-air, and can be used to dodge attacks.
  • Marth's Dancing Blade is now faster. This also applies to Roy and Lucina.
  • Sonic's, Pac-Man's, and Pikachu's Final Smashes are now faster.
  • Fox, Falco, and Wolf no longer use Landmaster as their Final Smash. Instead, they call upon the Star Fox team (the Star Wolf team in Wolf's case) to unleash a barrage of Arwing (or Wolfen) lasers.
  • Wolf's moves have received a major overhaul.
  • In 1-on-1 fights, Ryu will always face the opposing fighter, unless he's running or in mid-air. This allows him to input commands more effectively.
  • Robin's spell and sword now have a usage meter that appears near his/her character icon. If the meter is depleted, he/she cannot use those moves again until they recharge. In the sword's case, it loses a great deal of power but is still usable.
  • Cloud's Limit Charge now shows the amount of charge above his character icon.
  • Any item that Villager Pockets now appears next to their character icon.
  • Charging moves, such as Samus' Charge Shot can now be charged in midair. Canceling it in midair will leave the user vulnerable.
  • Giga Bowser is no longer a controllable transformation. Instead, Giga Bowser will appear in the background of the stage and attack using his fist, which causes instant KOs or major damage if the victims have low damage.
  • Shulk's Monado Arts can now be easily selected by holding down the B button (special attack) and selecting which art to use with the control stick.
  • Ganondorf's smash attacks now use his sword. His Final Smash was also changed, in which he now transforms into Ganon, the Demon King instead of Beast Ganon.
  • Pit's new Final Smash, The Lightning Chariot, has replaced Three Sacred Treasures.
  • Zero Suit Samus' Final Smash has changed to her firing a powerful beam in her power suit on her gunship from the background.
  • Wario's Final Smash, Wario-Man, has been overhauled. He no longer uses regular attacks, but instead unleashes a flurry of comical punches, finishing with the Wario Waft.
  • Donkey Kong no longer uses his drums as a Final Smash, but instead uses rapid-fire punches, ending with a strong uppercut.
  • Little Mac's Final Smash still transforms him into Giga Mac, but he now unleashes a devastating combination of punches ending with an uppercut.
  • Palutena's side special has been changed to Explosive Flame. Her down special is now both a counter and a reflector.
  • Mr. Game & Watch's final smash no longer causes damage on contact; instead, his tentacles will pick up fighters and carry them off the stage. These fighters can mash out of the tentacles.
  • Lucario's final smash has been reverted to Aura Storm, but still transforms into Mega Lucario and keeps the "Max Aura!" voice clip.
  • Yoshi's final smash has been changed completely: anyone who is hit by his final smash will be launched to an area where a stampede of Yoshis charge and run over the opponents, which is a reference to the Super Smash Bros. Melee intro.
  • Diddy Kong's Final Smash now has him flying with his rocket barrels at high speed, hitting any opponent in his way and crashing into the player that was hit most at the end.
  • Dr. Mario's down air attack is now a meteor smash and has a new animation. His back throw and side special also have new animations.
  • Kirby can inhale projectiles for healing a bit of damage. Moreover, he can also spit the projectile or item as a star to cause a bit of damage to an opponent.
    • King Dedede can also inhale projectiles for healing a bit of damage but he will spit the projectile or item out as it is.

Aesthetic changes

  • The game now has more dynamic shadows. Platforms and uneven stage structures will have shadows too. The same also applies to all items, assist trophies and Pokémon.
  • All attack effects are cel-shaded to make the game look more cartoonish.
  • All explosions now look more cartoonish than realistic.
  • All knockback effects are now present as smoke trails.
  • A lot of stages have been retextured. While the stages from Super Smash Bros. keep their classic models, the graphics have been updated.
  • Some characters have more expressive facial animations, more so than any other installment.
  • Mario's hat can turn into Cappy from Super Mario Odyssey in his up special. He also appears as his new side taunt.
  • Marth is now fully voiced in English. This also applies to Roy, as he had an English voice in Fire Emblem: Heroes.
  • Ike’s voice tone will be different depending on which costumes he is in between both of his younger Path of Radiance and older Radiant Dawn incarnations. He also has a new voice actor for his Path of Radiance counterpart.
  • A female Pokémon Trainer has been added.
  • Mr. Game & Watch's move-set closely resembles his original appearances from the Game and Watch series.
  • Fox, Falco and Wolf's designs are based on Star Fox Zero.
  • Kirby has a new appearance during his Stone, which resembles the Sheikah treasure chests from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
  • Shulk's Final Smash now includes Fiora.
  • Ganondorf's design is based on his appearance in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.
  • Mii Fighters now have fixed proportions. In addition, there are now several voice options to choose from.
  • When damaged, Olimar's helmet cracks, but repairs itself shortly afterward.
  • Ness' Final Smash now calls upon the help of Paula and Poo. Likewise, Lucas' now calls upon the help of Kumatora and Boney for his Final Smash.
  • Wii Fit Trainer's face has received a cosmetic update.
  • Mega Man's Final Smash now includes Proto Man and Bass.
  • R.O.B. has a new gauge on his chassis which shows how much fuel he has left for his hover ability.
  • Link's design is based on his appearance in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
  • Zelda's design is based on her appearance in The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds. This is due to Zelda being more interested in research than fighting in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
  • Sheik's design is based on the Sheikah armor set in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
  • A timer bar will appear while aiming Dragoon to show its time limit.

Development

  • The game was first revealed on March 8, 2018, at the end of a Nintendo Direct with no word from Masahiro Sakurai or anybody else linked to the Super Smash Bros. series.
  • The teaser trailer released during the Nintendo Direct introduced the Inklings and showed Mario and Link's renders in the shadowy flares, along with a group of several other unidentified characters.
  • On March 8, 2018, Masahiro Sakurai tweeted that he was working on Super Smash Bros. Ultimate silently every day, and more info would be released soon.[5]
  • On June 12, 2018, during E3 2018, Nintendo held a Nintendo Direct that included more information on the game.[6]
    • In addition, a Super Smash Bros. Invitational tournament for this game was held on the same day, following the Splatoon 2 World Championship finals.[7]
  • On August 8, 2018, Nintendo held a Nintendo Direct that included more information on the game, as well as more reveals.
  • On September 13, 2018, at the end of a Nintendo Direct, a new character was revealed.
  • On November 1, 2018, Nintendo held the last Nintendo Direct related to the game before its release hosted by Masahiro Sakurai, that included more information as well as the final fighter reveals.[8]
  • Towards the end of November 2018, copies of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate were sold early from a Mexican retailer. People that bought the game began uploading content including music and cutscenes to YouTube. This caused Nintendo to take action by claiming copyrights on all related properties and some YouTubers had their videos taken down and their accounts terminated.[9]
  • On December 7, 2018, the game was released and the second DLC character was revealed.
  • On January 29, 2019, the first DLC character was released.
  • On April 17, 2019, in a new update, the second DLC character was released.
  • On June 11, 2019, during E3 2019, Nintendo held a Nintendo Direct that included the reveals of the third and fourth DLC characters.[10]
  • On July 30, 2019, in a new update, the third DLC character was released.
  • On September 4, 2019, Nintendo held a Nintendo Direct that included the reveal of the fifth DLC character.[11] That same day, the fourth DLC character was released.
  • On November 6, 2019, in a new update, the fifth DLC character was released.
  • On January 16, 2020, the sixth DLC character was revealed.
  • On January 28, 2020, in a new update, the sixth DLC character was released.

Trailers

Gallery

Trivia

  • Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is the second game in the series to not receive any character cuts from a previous installment, with Super Smash Bros. Melee being the first.
  • Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is the third game in the series to have an Adventure Mode, with Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. Brawl being the first two respectively.
    • However, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is the first game with an Adventure Mode to have voice-overs for characters in both English and Japanese.
  • This is the first Super Smash Bros. game to not feature the involvement of Satoru Iwata, as he passed away in July 2015.
  • Characters previously referred to as clones by fans have received the official title of "Echo Fighters". Dark Pit, Lucina, Daisy, Richter, Chrom, Dark Samus, and Ken are regarded as such.
  • Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has the largest roster of any game in the series with a current total of 75 playable characters.
  • Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has the largest selection of music of any game in the series with roughly 900 tracks which is more than 28 hours worth of music.
  • As Super Smash Bros. Ultimate focuses more on bringing back all fighters from the previous Smash Bros. games, this game will not bring back all of the previous Smash Bros. stages.
    • Even so, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has the largest selection of stages of any game in the series with 107 stages.
  • Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has 59 assist trophies which outnumber the number of Pokémon.
  • Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is the first game in the series where all the newcomers are unlockable.
  • Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has broken many records:
    • On November 23, 2018, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate became the top pre-selling title on the Nintendo Switch as well as the top pre-selling game in the Super Smash Bros. franchise.[12]
    • Over its three-day launch period in Japan, it became the best selling release in the Super Smash Bros. franchise, the fastest-selling Nintendo Switch game of all time[13], and the first non-Pokémon Nintendo title to ever surpass 1 million units sold at launch.[14]
    • Over its three-day launch period in Europe, it became the fastest-selling game in the Super Smash Bros. franchise and the fastest-selling Nintendo Switch game of all time.[15]
    • On December 18, 2018, it became the fastest-selling Nintendo home console game of all time in Europe.[16]
      • On that same day, it became the fastest-selling game in the Super Smash Bros. franchise and for the Nintendo Switch in America.[17]
    • It became the best performing game in its first month on the market than any other platform-exclusive in video game history in America.[18]
    • After 5 weeks, it became the best selling game in the Super Smash Bros. franchise in Japan.[19]
    • In less than 2 months, it became Nintendo's fastest-selling game of all time in America.[20]
  • Decidueye was almost chosen for the new Pokémon spot on the roster before being replaced by Incineroar.[21]

References

  1. Super Smash Bros.™ Ultimate
  2. Sakurai stating the starter characters
  3. Sakurai Elaborates On Smash Ultimate’s Singleplayer Modes At Nintendo Live 2018
  4. A clearer look at the silhouettes from the Smash Bros. Switch trailer
  5. https://twitter.com/Sora_Sakurai/status/971885028245307392
  6. Nintendo Direct - 06.12.2018
  7. Nintendo hosts Super Smash Bros. Invitational 2018, Splatoon 2 World Championship tournaments
  8. Nintendo Direct - 11.01.2018
  9. Nintendo Gets Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Pirates Banned from YouTube
  10. Nintendo Direct - 06.11.2019
  11. Nintendo Direct - 09.04.2019
  12. ‘Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’ Top Pre-Selling Title on Switch and in Franchise History
  13. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate sells over 1.2 million copies in Japan in only three days smashing the record for series sales and Switch launches
  14. ‘Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’ Smashes Sales Records in Japan
  15. UK Charts: Super Smash Bros Ultimate is the fastest-selling Smash Bros of all time
  16. Thank you for making Super #SmashBrosUltimate the fastest-selling Nintendo home console game of all time in Europe!
  17. Thanks to all the fans for making #NintendoSwitch the fastest-selling video game system of this hardware generation! You've also made #SmashBrosUltimate the fastest-selling Super Smash Bros. game in the series & for the system to date! It's a great time to own Nintendo Switch!
  18. Smash Ultimate Just Broke HALO's Sales Record From 2010
  19. Smash Bros. Ultimate Has Already Outsold Smash 3DS In Japan After Just Five Weeks
  20. 'Super Smash Bros. Ultimate' is now the fastest-selling Nintendo game of all time, with 12 million copies sold in less than 2 months
  21. Sakurai confirms in an interview: Decidueye was almost chosen for the new Pokémon spot
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