Super Smash Bros. Ultimate News
December2018
Feature What The Smash Pros Have Done To Prepare For Smash Bros. Ultimate
"You can tell Nintendo's pulling out all the stops"
Look outside. Do you see it? Can you sense it? At this very moment, everybody everywhere has Smash Bros. fever. The next-level anticipation for the sequel to the 3DS/Wii U title of 2014 is about to end. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is days away from (official) release. For some, this may be their...
Guide All Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Switch Games, Bundles, and Accessories and Where to Buy Them
Console bundles, controllers, amiibo and even LAN adaptors!
It's almost the moment we've all been waiting for, as Super Smash Bros. Ultimate lands on the Nintendo Switch later this week - the 7th of December to be precise. Aside from the Switch console and the game itself, there are many other optional extras which might enhance your Smash Ultimate...
Gameplay > cinematics?
One of the more exciting prospects of the upcoming Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is the World of Light mode, partly thanks to that trailer, and partly thanks to it being a whole new element to the game. We all love jumping into the arena for a good ol' smash session - ahem - but this new mode looks set to add some dramatic, yet...
"Oh man, I would not miss these for the world”
Congratulations everyone, we've made it to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate launch week! Now, while many of you will be excited to tuck into the game this Friday, let us quickly allow our minds to ponder over the upcoming DLC set to be released over the months to come. Aside from
Hardware Review HORI Switch Battle Pad GameCube Style Controller
Just in time for Smash
The release of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is just around the corner. With it, the perennial revival of the greatest controller of all time is upon us. As usual, Nintendo has brought back the GameCube controller to please the most hardcore of Smash fans, and alongside it, multiple third-party manufacturers are offering up their...
Smash Battles Vote For Your Favourite Super Smash Bros. Characters (Updated)
150,000+ votes and counting
Update: ALL daily battles have now been posted, so it's your final chance to influence the vote! Earlier this month, we launched Smash Battles together with Nintendo UK and Arekkz gaming to celebrate the upcoming fisticuffs simulator coming to Nintendo Switch in December. Smash Battles will culminate in a live stream...
News Here's How To Get Mythra's Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Outfit In Xenoblade Chronicles 2
A new outfit from this weekend's update
This weekend saw a free software update arrive for both Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna - The Golden Country, giving players access to a special Super Smash Bros. Ultimate-themed accesory in-game. If you've updated your game to version 2.0.2 (or version 1.0.2 for Torna), you'll now be...
Random Super Smash Bros. Fan Makes The Ultimate Custom Game Manual You Can Print Out
A smashing idea
For quite a number of years now, Nintendo has not included physical manuals inside its game cases. Nowadays you're lucky if you get a single instructional leaflet. The Japanese company has even gone as far as punching holes inside 3DS cases to make the overall production cycle more environmentally friendly. While it does make a lot...
News Unlock Pikachu And Eevee Spirits In Smash Bros. Ultimate With Your Pokémon: Let's Go Save Data
Get some special support
If you're looking forward to giving your fighters a boost in battle with hundreds of spirits when Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is finally released on the Switch, Nintendo Australia's Twitter account has shared a fun fact revealing how you can acquire two of them sooner rather than later. If you have save data for
Guide Upcoming Nintendo Switch Games And Accessories For December And January 2018
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and lots more!
2018 has been an amazing year for the Nintendo Switch, every month this year we've seen some decent new games, with the addition of the fiendish Diablo III: Eternal Collection and the adorable Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! last month, there really is something for everyone. So, what's on...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (December 1st)
Here are our picks, but what are yours?
Yet another week has just flown by and we now find ourselves in the bitterly cold month of December (unless you're one of the lucky ones enjoying the warmth of summer in Australia). As it's the weekend, Team Nintendo Life has got together once again to talk about which games we'll be enjoying over the next few...
November2018
Hardware Review 8BitDo GBros. Adapter - Use Your GameCube Pad Wirelessly With Smash Bros. Ultimate
GBros. before Smash Pros
As the launch fo Super Smash Bros. Ultimate on Switch looms – like a wonderful, long-awaited birthday – ever closer, a great many fans of the series will have one burning question on their minds: Can I play it with my trusty and dependable GameCube controller? As we've known for a while, the answer to this question is,...
News The Next ARMS Party Crash Is Coming Up, But It's Happening On Smash Ultimate's Launch Day
Heavyweight
A couple of weeks ago, ARMS came flying back into the ring with a brand new 'Party Crash Bash' tournament, giving players more reason to jump back into its punchy action. Round 1 went down pretty well, with Min-Min beating Lola Pop to move on to the next round, and now the second face-off has been revealed. Yes, Round 2 will see Spring...
News Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Will Have A Day-One Update, But Only For Those Who Buy Physical
Remember to update!
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will be receiving a day-one update, director Masahiro Sakurai has revealed. We're only eight days away from the launch of the mega Nintendo character fightathon, and on that magical day, you'll want to make sure your game is updated and ready to go. If you'll be getting a copy digitally from the Switch...
News Sakurai Reveals Why Kirby Was The Only One Who Survived The Smash Ultimate Apocalypse
And no, it's not just favouritism
We expect that everyone and their Duck Hunt Duo has now seen the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate World of Light trailer (you know, the one where all your favourite cuddly Nintendo characters got obliterated in murderous beams of light, forcing you to snuggle up to your loved ones thanks to the pure stress and heartache...
News Meet The Talent Behind Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's 'LifeLight' Theme Song
"Colours weave into a spire of flame"
While not essential from a gameplay point of view, one standout moment from the final Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Direct earlier this month was the lyrical addition to "Lifelight" - the main theme for the new game. Blasting our delicate ears with surprise and wonder, this new vocal element introduced itself in...
Video Nintendo Shares Three Super Smash Bros. Ultimate "Chain Smashing" Trailers
That pesky Mario...
As if the hype levels weren't quite high enough already, Nintendo has shared three brand new Super Smash Bros. Ultimate trailers today, all under a "Chain Smashing" theme. Don't worry, these videos aren't your typical 40 minutes' worth of footage seen in the Smash Directs; instead, they present just quick glimpses at the action...
Site News Nintendo Life Will Remain A Smash Ultimate Leak-Free Zone
You're safe with us
As you may well be aware, early copies of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate have found their way into the hands of the public, instantly being thrown online for all to see and share. Game data has been dumped online and spoilers have sadly started to appear all over the place just a couple of weeks before the game's official release...
Video Nintendo's Japanese Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Commercials Make The Game Look Incredible
So close now
Nintendo has done a tremendous job advertising Super Smash Bros. Ultimate prior to the game's release next month. There have been special Direct presentations and even multiple events around the globe where the general public has been able to try out the game before launch. With the majority of information about the title now out in the...
Video YouTube Content Creators Team Up With Nintendo To Promote Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Changing times
Nintendo has had bumpy relations with content creators over the years. Previously it has restricted live streaming on certain platforms and upped the requirements for its controversial YouTube creators program to match changes on the video website. In general, the Japanese company doesn't have the best reputation when it comes to...
News Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Faces Massive Online Data Dump
Almost two weeks in advance
With less than two weeks away from launch, it was recently claimed that Super Smash Bros. Ultimate had made broken street date in the form of the physical game. We now have total confirmation that Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has made its way into the wild, as the game data has been dumped online. Among the content dumped...
News Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Is The Best Pre-Selling Game Of The Series To Date, And On Switch
Nintendo confirms
In just a couple of weeks' time, on 7th December, a little game called Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is coming out. If you've seen the absolutely monstrous amount of news and coverage surrounding the game so far, you probably won't be all that surprised to hear that it's already starting to break records left, right and centre...
News Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's Piranha Plant amiibo Could Cause Some Trouble For Collectors
Pre-orders already selling out in Japan
In what will come as a scary piece of news for avid amiibo figure collectors, it would appear that the upcoming Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Piranha Plant amiibo is rapidly selling out in Japan. Popular Japanese retailers, such as Amazon Japan, have already started to run out of stock of the figure for...
News People Claim To Already Have Copies Of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Be wary of spoilers
As with other popular games of the past, such as Pokémon X and Y, physical copies of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate may have already made their way into the wild. With the game being prepared for distribution, it is a fact that the physical game will be passed between companies, warehouses and people in the coming weeks. Twitter...
"We don’t add or remove any characters during the project"
One of the key elements of any Super Smash Bros. game is the character roster. The balancing and creativity of the roster ensure an enjoyable gameplay experience, the variety of characters draws players into making a purchase, and the usual reveals can drum up more hype ahead of release...
News Sakurai Describes The Creation Of Each Smash Bros. Game As A "Miracle"
And we'd have to agree
Whether you're the world's biggest Super Smash Bros. fan, or someone who doesn't have the slightest clue what's happening when watching its manic action, it's easy to agree that the design and development that goes into each title in the series is pretty phenomenal. Some might even go as far as to call it a "miracle" and, as...
Only 50 up for grabs
Unless you began collecting Smash amiibo when the original Wii U and 3DS versions were released a number of years ago, the task of collecting every single one featured in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will no doubt be quite the challenge. With this in mind, there's one special storage box that could save any self-respecting Smash...
Video Seven Minutes Of Smash Bros. Ultimate Footage To Tide You Over Until The Big Release
Not long to go now
The hype for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is almost at breaking point with less than one month to go until the game’s release. Now that we’ve seen all the fighters in action and have been given the rundown about what exactly the game has to offer in the recent Smash Direct, all that’s left to do is count down the days until...
News Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's World Of Light Mode Will Not Include Co-Op
One against the world
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's new adventure mode, World of Light, looks to be a wonderful addition to a fantastic game, based on what we recently got to play in our hands on. With so much content crammed into this mode, it's sure to be a wonderful experience, and one that will keep us glued to our Switch consoles for ages...
News Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Will Apparently Only Include Two Final Fantasy Songs
Possibly no Square Enix spirits
Nobody can deny that Final Fantasy contains some of the best music in gaming history. Unfortunately, it seems that no new songs from its strong line up will be making it into Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. There is the possibility additional tracks could be unlocked through gameplay, but for now, we're only looking at...
News Palutena's Guidance To Return In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
New dialogue for new fighters
While we here at Nintendo Life have already shared our thoughts on our hands on experience playing Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, our friends over at GameXplain have a few additional treats to share with us. One such treat is the confirmation of
News Unlocking All Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Fighters Should Only Take A Couple Of Hours
Time to kill?
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has a massive roster, but you won't be able to access all fighters from the start. A Nintendo spokesperson has given us some insight into how long it should take to unlock all fighters, and it's not all bad news. After speaking with a spokesperson during our hands-on coverage, we were told that players...
Hands On What We Learned From Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Near-Final Preview Build
New details on World of Light, Spirit Board and more
At the time of writing, we’re mere weeks away from Nintendo’s most hotly-anticipated game of the year: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. With the game’s final direct having aired a few weeks ago, many were left wanting to know more about the game’s particulars, especially with regard to the...
Competition Come And Join Us For Smash Battles Live!
Who is your favourite Smash brawler?
In the run-up to the release of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate on Nintendo Switch next month, we've teamed up with Nintendo UK to bring you Smash Battles Live! Smash Battles will take the form of a short series of videos, the first of which can be seen above. Together with the wonderful Arekkz Gaming, we'll be...
Random Masahiro Sakurai Signs Smash Bros. Switch Dock For Staffer And It's Absolutely Glorious
Can we have one too, Senpai?
If you love the Super Smash Bros. series just as much as we do, then you're probably about to become painfully jealous of this lucky Smash Bros. Ultimate developer. As you may already know, a special Super Smash Bros.-themed Nintendo Switch has launched today, ready for the game's release next month on 7th December...
News Lots Of Rare amiibo Figures Appear To Be Getting Re-Runs For Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Cloud Player 2, we need you
With Super Smash Bros. Ultimate just around the corner, now's probably a good time to make sure you're all kitted out with every single amiibo you're hoping to secure for your collection. While getting your hands on your favourite is nowhere near as difficult as it used to be in the early days, some older figures are...
"We’re exceptionally well prepared for the holidays"
With Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! launching tomorrow - the latest entries into the super-popular Pokémon franchise, and first mainline games to appear on Switch - and the hotly anticipated Super Smash Bros. Ultimate launching just 21 days after, it's pretty safe to say that...
Random That New Smash Bros. Ultimate Trailer Seems To Sync Perfectly With Almost Every Song
We have a new meme, friends
Just yesterday, Nintendo shared a brand new trailer for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate promoting "more fighters, more battles, more fun". What the marketing team didn't realise (or maybe they did and this was planned all along) is that the trailer seems to sync up with almost every song imaginable, sometimes with unbelievably...
Video New Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Clip Promotes More Fighters, Stages And Fun
Absolutely captivating
Up until recently, Nintendo's mainstream marketing efforts have been predominantly focused on Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! as the big release draws closer. Taking some of the limelight off the new entries in the Pokémon series, Nintendo has now uploaded a one-minute animated clip for Super Smash Bros...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (November 10th)
Here are our picks, but what are yours?
Once again, we find ourselves at the end of another week, and now it's time for Team Nintendo Life to gather 'round and discuss all of the lovely games we'll be playing over the next couple of days. We've got demon slaying, RPG beating, and even some real-life Pokémon catching on the agenda this week, so make...
Feature 10 Facts You Should Know About Super Smash Bros. Ultimate DLC
Everything we know about future development
With the base roster of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate finally revealed, all new fighter and stage wishes and speculation now falls to DLC. Although the content itself has yet to be revealed, there are several things we do know for sure about the future DLC of Ultimate. There will be five DLC sets with each...
Will support external publishers, however
With cross-platform play being a hot topic in the gaming world at the moment, publishers are no doubt feeling more pressure than ever before to ensure that their games can be played across all major systems. Of course, system exclusives naturally steer clear of this mentality, and Nintendo has unsurprisingly...
Guide Spirits in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Explained
Get into the spirit
Spirits are a new feature recently revealed for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate on the Switch, but they're not exactly the most straightforward of inclusions. As such we've taken it upon ourselves to try and help explain the whole thing for you. If you'd rather just have the information fired directly into your ears and eyes rather...
News Nintendo Will Remove Smash Bros. Ultimate's Offensive Depiction Of Native Americans
Mr. Game & Watch's feather "does not represent" Nintendo's values today
During Nintendo's Japanese livestream of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, it was revealed that one of Mr. Game & Watch's attacks involves him taking on the silhouette of Native American, complete with a feather on his head. This depiction is seen as offensive by many, and...
No need to forward him your requests
Last week during the final Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Direct before the release of the game in December, Director Masahiro Sakurai confirmed a total of five DLC fighters would eventually be made available and that the team would be working "really hard" on the development of this content. This announcement...
Guide Super Smash Bros. Ultimate amiibo - Where to Buy Ridley, Wolf, King K. Rool, and More
Toying with the idea?
With a new Super Smash Bros. Ultimate comes with it a raft of new amiibo. Nintendo's pulled no punches here either, with a physical toy version of every single new fighter in the latest version of Smash. That includes epic new fighters in the form of Ridley from Metroid, Wolf from Star Fox and King K. Rool from Donkey Kong...
That was quick
During last week's final Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Direct before the release of the game in December, Nintendo revealed if you pre-purchased digitally or registered a physical copy on release, you would receive the new fighter Piranha Plant. Even though the game's Director Masahiro Sakurai said the new fighter was still in...
Random Fans Are Having Too Much Fun With The Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Death Beams
Meme-tastic
The recent Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Direct gave us plenty more information about the upcoming game, reveals for brand new characters (including our new favourite, Piranha Plant), and a spectacular intro movie for the game's adventure mode '
Random Now You Can Finally Experience What It's Like To Be Eaten Alive By Kirby
Dreams do come true
It's easy to idolise - or even be jealous of - the many star characters in the Super Smash Bros. series; they have some serious skills in combat, they're adored by an incredible army of passionate fans, and they get to experience what it's like to be eaten alive by Kirby before being spat back out like an unwanted olive. If any...
Video Get Ready To Gawp At Every Alternate Costume In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Everyone is stylish!
UPDATE: A mirror has been uploaded as the original video has been removed. Just in case you still have room in your brain for even more Smash content, Spanish YouTuber smashbrosspain has uploaded a video containing every alternate costume available for each fighter in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Now that’s dedication. What...
