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Friday16th Feb 2024
News Nintendo Showcases All 94 Smash Bros. Ultimate amiibo In New Graphic
Everyone is (finally) here
With today's release of the Sora amiibo for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the collection is complete. Every fighter now has a corresponding figure (excluding alternate costumes), Sakurai has announced that development is over, and Nintendo has put together a neat image to mark the occasion. Shared in a post on Twitter,...
Thursday15th Feb 2024
News Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Version 13.0.2 Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Sora amiibo support has arrived
This week sees the release of the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Sora amiibo, and as part of this, Nintendo has now bumped the game up to Version 13.0.2. This could potentially be the final major update for the game! According to the patch notes on the official support page, this latest update adds support for the Sora...
Friday2nd Feb 2024
Random Wait, Yesterday's Date Appears In The Super Smash Bros. Melee Manual?
What does it mean? (Nothing!)
Super Smash Bros. Melee is 23 years old later this year, which is ridiculous to think about. How many times have you flipped through the manual, perusing its pages and reliving the nostalgia of playing Smash with friends? And when did you notice that, on page 48, of the manual, the date 02.01.24 is written down? Yep,...
Sunday21st Jan 2024
Guide Best Super Smash Bros. Games Of All Time
What's the ultimate Super Smash Bros., bro?
Sunday 21st January 2024 marks the 25th anniversary of Super Smash Bros. on N64 and the series at large. To celebrate a quarter century of Smash, we're republishing this reader-ranked list of every game in the series. This list is governed by each game's User Rating on the site, which means it's subject...
Saturday20th Jan 2024
Talking Point Which Feature From Each Smash Bros. Game Should Make A Return?
Smash Ultimate... Ultimate?
The Super Smash Bros. franchise has come a long way since the original launched 25 years ago in 1999. Yes, you read that right — the original Super Smash Bros. is 25 years old tomorrow, 21st January. If we look at the character roster for a start, we began with a humble offering of 12 playable fighters in Super Smash...
Monday8th Jan 2024
Random Smash Bros. 64 Mod Adds Banjo & Kazooie As A Playable Fighter
Ebisumaru and Dragon King also join the fight
If you have been keeping up to date with your Super Smash Bros. news in recent years (and why wouldn't you?) then you may have heard of 'Smash Remix', a mod project led by The_Smashfather which has been progressively adding more playable fighters to the game. Well, as if the headline hasn't given it...
Wednesday27th Dec 2023
News Masahiro Sakurai On His Future: "I'm Still Creating Games For The Time Being"
The Smash Bros. creator shares an update
There has been quite a bit of conversation about the future of the legendary video game developer and Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai calling time on his career, and even he's spoken about this himself previously. Now, in the latest upload on his YouTube channel, Sakurai has briefly mentioned how he's...
Tuesday12th Dec 2023
News Surprise! Smash Bros. Ultimate Sora amiibo Is Now Up For Pre-Order (UK)
Low-KEY
The Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Sora amiibo is now available to pre-order from My Nintendo Store UK. The final entry in the Smash collection, this Kingdom Hearts amiibo is currently listed for £12.99 and is set to release on 16th February 2024. If previous releases are anything to go by, we imagine that this little guy wo
Monday4th Dec 2023
Poll What Is Your Favourite Character Reveal Trailer For Super Smash Bros. Ultimate?
Get hyped
Believe it or not, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is going to be five years old this week - on Thursday 7th December, to be exact! Since its launch, which was already packed to the rafters with content, the game has been updated with free content and paid DLC via the Fighter Pass Volumes 1 and 2, which added a boatload of brand-new characters...
Monday6th Nov 2023
News Nintendo Confirms New Smash Bros. Ultimate Switch OLED Bundle For Black Friday
Return of the Smash Joy-Con
Update: [Mon 6th Nov, 2023 14:15 GMT]: Nintendo has officially confirmed the new Black Friday Smash Bros. Switch OLED bundle for $349.9, as detailed in our original story below. As you can see from the official shots below, it is a standard OLED console and dock with the Smash Bros. Joy-Con from the 'regular' Smash Bros...
Friday3rd Nov 2023
Quiz Can You Name The Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Fighter From Their Feet?
Super Smash Toes
We're going to assume that you have heard of a little game called Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. If you haven't (and fair play to you, that's impressive), then you probably at least have a fairly good knowledge of who's who when it comes to the world of Nintendo characters, right? If neither of these apply, then this probably won't be...
Tuesday12th Sep 2023
Random "The Original Piece Is Always Right" - Sakurai Talks Smash Bros. Music
Musical mayhem
Legendary game developer Masahiro Sakurai is back with yet another entry in his Creating Games video series and this one is all about the difficulties of bringing classic video game soundtracks into a contemporary setting. Sakurai gives two examples from his time working on Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (because why wouldn't you?) and...
Saturday29th Jul 2023
Talking Point Would A Third Wave Of Smash Bros. Ultimate DLC Have Been Too Much?
Riding the waves
The Nintendo Switch was a bonafide hit basically right out of the gate. With the release of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild at launch and Super Mario Odyssey not long after, many of Nintendo’s tentpole titles were quickly showing up on their hot new handheld hybrid. It was only a matter of time until we received another...
Friday28th Jul 2023
News Sakurai Can't Imagine Future Super Smash Bros. Games Without His Involvement
"We don't have someone who can simply take the reins"
Legendary developer Masahiro Sakurai continues to pump out videos for his YouTube channel, Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games, in which he imparts invaluable advice and anecdotes on game development. In his latest video, he goes into how his development team was built for the 2008 Wii title,...
Tuesday25th Jul 2023
Poll Were You Able To Get The New Super Smash Bros. Ultimate amiibo?
Pyra & Mythra join the battle in limited supply
Nintendo has mentioned on a number of occasions how it wants to improve stock and reduce supply shortages, and while it's an ongoing effort, sometimes there's a lot more demand for certain products. Last week, it released amiibo for the Xenoblade Chronicles characters Pyra and Mythra. These also...
News Smash Bros. Ultimate GameCube Controller Getting Restocked (Japan)
Out next month
Nintendo controllers can be some of the hardest products to get your hands on, and new stock of certain pads seems to sell out time and time again. We've seen this with the Switch Online N64 controllers and limited-edition Joy-Con in recent times, but another one that's been out of reach for many is the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate...
Friday21st Jul 2023
Reminder Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Xenoblade Chronicles amiibo Are Out Today
Pyra and Mythra return
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate ended its DLC fighter releases a while ago now, but Nintendo is still actually busy releasing the amiibo series. The latest pair of fighter joining the figurine lineup are Pyra and Mythra from Xenoblade Chronicles 2. These amiibo are now available in a special 2-pack for $30 USD (or your regional...
Friday30th Jun 2023
News Nintendo Of America Announced As A Sponsor Of Dream Con 2023 (US)
Mario Kart and Smash Bros. tournaments will feature
If you happen to be located in the US and can set aside a few days in late July, you might be interested in checking out the anime and gaming experience 'Dream Con 2023' taking place in Austin, Texas. Nintendo of America will be a sponsor of the 2023 event. Nintendo games have "played a major part...
Wednesday28th Jun 2023
Random Mortal Kombat Co-Creator Knows Who He'd Add To Smash Bros., If Nintendo Was To Ask
It's-a fatality
When Nintendo revealed that "everyone is here!" for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, it wasn't lying. Well, ok, not everyone is in the game, but Sakurai and co. did a pretty good job of bringing in familiar faces from all walks of gaming life. We've even got characters from other series in the genre like Street Fighter, Fatal Fury and...
Friday23rd Jun 2023
Random Super Smash Bros. Melee Cards From UK Nintendo Magazine Uploaded Online
Blast from the past
Man, we really miss the days when print magazines were all the rage. Yes, call us old, we don't care! There was something special about picking up the latest issue of Nintendo Official Magazine (later succeeded by Official Nintendo Magazine, or ONM) and NGamer, especially when they included bonus goodies that you couldn't find...
Monday24th Apr 2023
News Masahiro Sakurai Gives Us A Tour Around Tons Of Smash Bros. Ultimate Stages
"Can you believe all of this was packed into one game?"
Kirby and Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai is showing no signs of slowing down thanks to his YouTube channel, where he shares insights on his history in the games industry and gives out advice based on past experience. His newest video, however, is a bit more simple, but it's a rather...
Wednesday19th Apr 2023
News Noah & Mio Xenoblade Chronicles 3 amiibo Announced, Pyra & Mythra Double Pack Launches July
"Stay tuned for more details"
Last December, Nintendo announced it would be releasing Pyra and Mythra Super Smash Bros. Ultimate amiibo at some point in 2023 and now it's locked in a date - confirming the double pack will be launching on 21st July 2023. <products id="24890,24891,24892"> When scanning these amiibo in Xenoblade Chron
Sunday26th Mar 2023
Random Smash Bros. Melee HD Unlikely To Happen, According To Former Nintendo Employees
Kit & Krysta think it would "cause more headaches"
There have been a lot of requests for Nintendo to revive the GameCube hit Super Smash Bros. Melee, but according to former NoA employees Kit Ellis and Krysta Yang, it probably won't happen. In a recent episode of their podcast, the pair responded to a question asking about the possibility of Smash...
Tuesday21st Feb 2023
News Generation Esports Officially Partners With Nintendo For Middle School Esports Event
Smash Ultimate, Mario Kart, and Splatoon 3 are being added
Generation Esports and Nintendo have announced that they're officially partnering up in order to introduce a handful of Nintendo games into the Middle School Esports League Spring Major. Generation Esports is a "scholastic gaming" company that focuses on the impact of video games in schools...
Wednesday15th Feb 2023
Random Check Out These Photos From 1999's Smash Bros-Themed Wrestling Event 'Slamfest'
Pikachu takes to the ring
Back in 1999 Nintendo revealed a Super Smash Bros. marketing campaign which makes those "everyone is here" Ultimate trailers pale in comparison. The company hosted an event called Super Smash Bros. Slamfest '99 and it saw the likes Pikachu, Donkey Kong, Mario and Yoshi take to the ring in a wrestling match in front of a...
Tuesday31st Jan 2023
Talking Point 15 Years On, Should Super Smash Bros. Brawl's Subspace Emissary Return?
In Smash Space, no one can hear you brawl
Well blimey, Super Smash Bros. Brawl is celebrating its 15th anniversary in Japan today! That's right, the third entry in what is one of the most iconic Nintendo franchises launched on 31st January 2008, and for many — even with how huge Melee was — this is what created some of the most iconic Smash...
Tuesday17th Jan 2023
Poll Kazuya & Sephiroth Smash amiibo Now Available, Will You Be Getting Them?
Update: Now available in the UK
Update [Tue 17th Jan, 2023 15:00 GMT]: UK readers, rejoice! Sephiroth and Kazuya are now available to buy from the My Nintendo Store in the UK. Buyers are limited to only one of each amiibo, with each costing £12.99. Be quick if you want one! <products id="22197,22198"> Original article [Fri 13
Thursday12th Jan 2023
News Kazuya & Sephiroth Smash Bros. Ultimate amiibo Are Already Appearing In The Wild
Officially releasing on 13th January
We're almost halfway through the first month of 2023, and that means it's nearly amiibo time! Yes, following on from a release confirmation at the end of last year, this week marks the arrival of the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Kazuya (Tekken) and Sephiroth (Final Fantasy VII) amiibo.
Wednesday28th Dec 2022
News Smash Bros. Creator Masahiro Sakurai Supposedly Confirms He's "Semi-Retired"
"He is 52 after all"
In a recent interview with Denfaminicogamer, the legendary video game developer Masahiro Sakurai apparently confirmed he is now semi-retired. He elaborated on this, mentioning how he worked on the Super Smash Bros. series for around nine years between the 3DS/Wii U and Switch release, along with the DLC updates. Sakurai feels...
Thursday15th Dec 2022
News Kazuya & Sephiroth amiibo Release 13th January, Pyra & Mythra Arrive In 2023
More Smash Bros. amiibo are on the way
Although Nintendo is done with Super Smash Bros. Ultimate development, it is still busy making amiibo for the game's DLC fighters. If you've been wondering about the next batch, Nintendo has today finally confirmed Final Fantasy's Sephiroth and Tekken's Kazuya will be arriving early next year on 13th January...
