A few weeks ago, a blurry image of a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Switch bundle began to float around the internet, seemingly originating from users on sites such as Reddit and ResetEra who claimed to have found the image on the website of French retailer, Carrefour. Naturally, many were hesitant to put any faith into the image being real - ourselves included - but new information has now given more weight to the potential "leak" than ever before.
Let's roll back the clock to yesterday, when a brand new, super delicious-looking Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! Switch console bundle was announced featuring Pikachu and Eevee artwork on the dock and system. Alongside the console itself, official images were released of the boxes that will be available at retail; if you look closely (on the left-hand side) you can see a notice for the upcoming Nintendo Switch Online service, no doubt warning customers that a subscription will be necessary to access online features.
Now, let's compare that to the old, blurry Smash Bros. bundle image. As you can see, the exact same warning seems to be in place in the very same location. If the image was faked, the positioning and shape of the red box will go down as the luckiest leak effort of all time; instead, we're cautiously starting to believe that the image is indeed real.
As always, we'd urge you to wait for an official confirmation from Nintendo before completely believing this to be true, but the signs are certainly pointing towards its validity. Of course, if and when the bundle is announced, we'll have all the juicy info you need right here on the site.
Do you think it's real? Would you like a Smash Bros. edition Switch console? Is this the start of a new wave of Switch designs set to destroy our wallets? Let us know below.
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If it is a fake, It is really remarkable!
Looks like none of the previous special edition boxes have had a side design like that, so seems likely it's genuine.
Looks convincing to me.
Gotta be genuine and looks a lot nicer than the horrible Pokémon one!
WHERE CAN I PRE ORDER THIS I'LL EVEN PRE ORDER IT IF IT'S FAKE
I have no idea if this one is real, but I would not be the least bit surprised if we do get a SSB special edition.
It would be stupid not to release this...
Both bundles will sell like hotcakes.
I don't see why it wouldn't be real, to be honest.
As far as the retailer themselves, I was in France recently and was in a Carrefour, and they have the biggest Switch collection I've ever seen, so it wouldn't surprise me that they'd sell such a thing at launch.
Place holder on Best Buy also sugests this:
https://www.gonintendo.com/stories/317858-best-buy-switch-sku-placeholder-could-be-for-the-rumored-smash-br
I would buy the dock if that was seperate and maybe even the back panel if it is as cool as the Pokemon one
Fake or not, let's ask to wiggly grasses over there....
I was kinda hoping for solid white Joy-Cons (matching the pro-controller grips). But this is cool if real. Much nicer than the banoffee Pokémon ones.
I think there's no question that it's fake. But that doesn't mean I don't expect a Smash bundle at some point.
It would be really dumb not to realease a special edition with the most anticipated Switch game of the year.
Game's probably pre-installed, and even if it isn't, I got a Switch already.
It should be real ... Ill buy a second switch when it's the Metroid version ;p
Fake or not, please just reveal the bundle already! I've been accumulating GameStop gift cards for two years and I'm so ready for this game to launch.
It's real. Was from a European online shop but not blurry on another nintendo site last week. Taken down a few mins later.
If real (as usual, I'll be flinging salt until we learn otherwise), then I already prefer it over the new Pokemon Let's Go bundle. The irony is that I usually prefer Pokemon over Smash.
I prefer the Pokemon one, not a fan of the grey focus on this or the pro controller
Is that like snow camo pattern on the smash console? That's mighty unoriginal, if so. Not a smash fan, admittedly, but that wouldn't inspire me to get the console. I especially don't like how only certain parts of the special edition switch consoles are colored, but that just saves me money, so oh well.
I'd love an official Switch with a SSB design. That would be a popular bundle, especially if they released 2 varieties: Smash installed, & Smash cart included.
@MarkieMAN64 Nothing to do with the article, but your username is eerily similar to my own...
@Markiemania95 Very true. Been my YouTube username for a long time. MAN is my initials.
Great minds think alike!
Of course it's real. Why wouldn't Nintendo drop a bundle for their biggest game of the year. It'll be announced in the Direct. Mark my words.
Unless there is some unannounced character people can extract from the blur what does it matter if it's real or not?
I guess if you're really excited about buying a Switch with Smash stuff printed on it.
These bundles with special switches are nice but Nintendo should cater us ”already own a regular switch and don’t need/want another/different looking one”-kinda people.
Give us joy cons, separate back plates and docks.
I don’t need another Switch - I need the soundtrack for Smash Ultimate as download, vinyl, or disc.
It still won't be worth getting unless it's $360 or less. I'm not paying extra just for aestetics.
It's just gray >_>?
Why wouldnt Nintendo try and put out a Smash Edition Switch? Its clearly the big holiday game and a lot Nintendo has put on for consumers to get the most out of, hence spending most of E3 showing it off.
But boy, so much Smash stuff in 1 month. Editions, a console variation, controllers, adapter for GC controllers, amiibo, you better not have anything else on your Christmas list. XD
This is 1 of those situations where if it was faked, it was an extremely good fake.
That said, I think it is real, this is Smash Bros after all and releasing a console themed version of it just seems like common sense especially considering how dedicated the Smash Community can be.
Eh. If real I'm sure they would use that hideous white like the pro controller.
The bundle is real.
@Mince-Pie hi, just send me £350 for the fake console and I will send it to you sometime 😂
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