Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

大乱闘スマッシュブラザーズ SPECIAL Dairantō Sumasshu Burazāzu Supesharu

North American box art.

Developer(s): Sora Ltd. Bandai Namco Entertainment Publisher(s): Nintendo Platform: Nintendo Switch Category: Fighting Players: 1-8 Predecessor: Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Successor: N/A

Release dates Worldwide: December 7, 2018

Ratings ESRB: E10+ CERO: A PEGI: 12 USK: 12 ACB: PG

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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is a fighting game and the fifth installment in the Super Smash Bros. series, released for Nintendo Switch in December 2018.

Blurb

Nintendo eShop

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New characters and stages join the entire legacy roster!

Gaming icons clash in the ultimate brawl you can play anytime, anywhere! Smash rivals off the stage as new characters Simon Belmont and King K. Rool join Inkling, Ridley, and every fighter in Super Smash Bros. history. Enjoy enhanced speed and combat at new stages based on the Castlevania series, Super Mario Odyssey, and more!

Having trouble choosing a stage? Then select the Stage Morph option to transform one stage into another while battling–a series first! Plus, new echo fighters Dark Samus, Richter Belmont, and Chrom join the battle. Whether you play locally or online, savor the faster combat, new attacks, and new defensive options, like a perfect shield. Jam out to 900 different music compositions and go 1-on-1 with a friend, hold a 4-player free-for-all, kick it up to 8-player battles and more! Feel free to bust out your GameCube controllers–legendary couch competitions await–or play together anytime, anywhere!

Development

A Nintendo Switch installment in the Super Smash Bros. series was initially revealed with a teaser trailer during the Nintendo Direct on March 8, 2018. Series creator and director Masahiro Sakurai confirmed that he was working on the game soon after the trailer premiered. The game was finally unveiled during Nintendo's E3 2018 presentation.

The initial proposal for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate was completed in December 2015, while the team was still working on DLC for the previous games. Development for the new title officially started in February 2016. officially started in Bandai Namco was once again contracted to develop the game, with much of the staff that worked on Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U returning. For this installment, the team chose to build off of what was already established in the previous title rather than completely overhauling the game systems.

Technical details

Technical details Media: Nintendo Switch Game Card Digital download Download size: 13.6 GB Supported features: Local Play, Online Play, amiibo Input / compatible controllers: Joy-Con, Nintendo Switch Pro Controller, Nintendo GameCube Controller

Downloadable content

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate received additional content post-launch in the form of five "Challenger Packs", which each included one new fighter, one new stage, and several music tracks. These add-ons can be purchased individually as they release, or as a singular "Fighters Pass", which was made available for purchase on December 7, 2018. As a bonus for purchasing the Fighter Pass, players receive the Rex Wig and Rex Outfit as Mii Fighter costumes. The five packs include:

• Challenger Pack 1 (April 17, 2019): Adds Joker from Persona 5 as a playable character, the Mementos stage, and 11 music tracks.
• Challenger Pack 2 (July 30, 2019): Adds the Hero from the Dragon Quest series as a playable character, the Yggdrasil's Altar stage, and 8 music tracks.
• Challenger Pack 3 (September 4, 2019): Adds Banjo & Kazooie from the Banjo-Kazooie series as a playable character, the Spiral Mountain stage, and 10 music tracks.
• Challenger Pack 4 (November 6, 2019): Adds Terry from the Fatal Fury series as a playable character, the King of Fighters Stadium stage, and 50 music tracks.
• Challenger Pack 5 (January 28, 2020): Adds Byleth from Fire Emblem: Three Houses as a playable character, the Garreg Mach Monastery stage, and 11 music tracks.

Following the reveal of the contents of the fifth Challenger Pack, it was announced that six additional Challenger Packs would be released, also featuring new characters, stages, and songs. As before, these six packs can be purchased either individually on release or as the "Fighters Pass Vol. 2" bundle, made available for purchase on January 28, 2020. Purchasing the Fighters Pass Vol. 2 allows players to receive the Ancient Helm and Ancient Soldier Gear Mii Fighter costumes.

As a special offer, players who pre-purchase the digital version of the game or register the physical version for My Nintendo Gold Points before the end of January 31, 2019 received a free download code for the playable character Piranha Plant. This character was later released as paid downloadable content in February 2019, as separate content from the Fighter Pass.

Costumes for Mii Fighters have also been released as individual packs alongside the releases of each Challenger Pack. These include:

Round 1 (April 17, 2019)	Round 2 (July 30, 2019)	Round 3 (September 4, 2019)	Round 4 (November 6, 2019)	Round 5 (January 28, 2020)
Morgana Hat Persona 4 Protagonist Outfit and Wig Teddie Hat Persona 3 Protagonist Outfit and Wig Tails Outfit and Hat Knuckles Outfit and Hat	Veronica's Outfit and Hat Erdrick's Armour and Helmet Martial Artist Gi and Wig Slime Hat	Goemon Outfit and Wig Proto Man's Armor and Helmet Zero's Armor and Helmet Team Rocket Outfit and Hat Sans Outfit and Mask*	Nakoruru Outfit and Wig Ryo Sakazaki Outfit and Wig Iori Yagami Outfit and Wig Akira Outfit and Wig Jacky's Outfit and Wig	Altaïr Outfit and Hood Rabbids Hat X's Armor and Helmet MegaMan.EXE's Armor and Helmet Cuphead Outfit and Hat*

Gallery

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  English tentative game logo.

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