Super Smash Bros. Ultimate News
November2018
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...
Soapbox That Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Direct; Let's Talk About It
Mr Sakurai, I don't feel so good...
Unless you're one of the few that couldn't give a monkey's about Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, you'll no doubt at least know the gist of what occurred yesterday during the final Nintendo Direct for the game. If not, get yourself in gear and brush up. Now I personally have been a flipping enormous fan of Smash for...
News The Japanese Name For Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's World Of Light Mode Holds a Cool Easter Egg
Kirby takes the spotlight one more time
As we already know, Kirby is the sole surviving hero at the beginning of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's "World of Light" adventure mode. However, in another twist, the Japanese title for World of Light hides a Kirby-themed easter egg. The name in Japanese is Tomoshibi no Hoshi (灯火の星). If you reverse the...
Video Watch All Of The Nintendo Treehouse Footage Right Here
Hours of entertainment
Immediately after the final Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Direct before the game's big launch, Nintendo's Treehouse Live event began. During this stream we got a look at multiple Switch titles including Yoshi's Crafted World, Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee!
News More Fighters Are Being Added To The Super Smash Bros. Ultimate amiibo Line
A growing collection
As Nintendo has previously stated, every new fighter added to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate receives the amiibo treatment. This extends to each DLC fighter that is eventually revealed. If you were already having nightmares about completing your Smash-themed amiibo collection - well now you'll have even more after the latest fighter...
News Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's Adventure Mode Is Called 'World Of Light'
Let's go on an adventure
Before wrapping up today's Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Direct broadcast - the final one before the game launches - series director Masahiro Sakurai gave us a little taster of the game's single-player adventure mode. Entitled 'World of Light', it sees a mysterious force causing numerous video game characters to lose their...
News Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Will Offer New Fighters, Stages And Music With Paid DLC
But you'll have to be patient
In today's Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Direct, Sakurai-san revealed that the game will offer paid DLC which will bring new fighters, stages and music to the game. While the timing is still a bit up in the air for when the new content will begin, it is expected to be done and dusted by February 2020. For $5.99, players...
News Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Includes 59 Unique Assist Trophies
That's a lot of representation
Upset your favourite video game character didn't make the cut in the main roster for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate? With any luck, they've been represented as an assist trophy in the game. During today's final Smash Direct, series creator Masahiro Sakurai confirmed the amount of assist trophies in Ultimate adds up to a...
News Nintendo Really Wants You To Use A Wired Connection For Smash Bros. Ultimate
Now where did I put that LAN adapter?
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is shaping up to be quite an experience in single-player mode, but it's the online side of things that will attract many high-level players; proving you're the very best against other Smash fans means a lot, as you might expect. Ahem. Of course, your enjoyment of Smash's online mode...
News Smash Bros. Ultimate Just Got A Whole Lot Deeper Thanks To The 'Spirit' System
That's the spirit!
During today's Smash Bros. Ultimate Direct, one of the most mind-boggling additions to the game was revealed: the Spirit system. The story goes that many video game characters have lost their forms and become Spirits, which can be used as power-ups for the player's fighter. These Spirits come from a dazzling array of different...
News Nintendo Is Developing A Mobile Service For Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Connecting the community
Nintendo's expansion into the mobile arena continues, with the latest announcement being Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will receive its very own smartphone service known as Smash World. During the final Smash Direct, series creator Masahiro Sakurai confirmed the app-style service would be free to use. Instead of focusing on...
News Three New Characters Join The Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Roster
Three's a crowd
During today's final Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Direct broadcast it was confirmed that three new fighters will be included in the game - although only two of those will be ready at launch. Ken from the Street Fighter series was the first to be shown off; as expected, he's Ryu's 'echo fighter' and has the same basic moves. However,...
Watch The Final Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Direct - Live!
One last push, and it's out
So this is it. The last ever Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Direct broadcast. Sniff. We've got 40 minutes of smashing (no pun intended) action to sit through, so let's do it together, OK? Make yourself comfortable, get a hot beverage, put the cat out (if it's on fire) and take the phone off the hook. The broadcast is due to...
Poll What Do You Want To See From The Final Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Direct?
It's the last one, don't forget...
The launch of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate looms ever closer, and yesterday Nintendo announced that the final Direct broadcast relating to the game will go live today at 15:00 CET / 7AM PT / 10AM ET. As is so often the case, we don't actually know what this broadcast will involve - the only solid information is that...
October2018
Guide Upcoming Nintendo Switch Games And Accessories For November And December 2018
Diablo, Pokémon, Smash!
2018 rolls ever onwards and the Switch library continues to grow and grow. October saw the release of the rather lovely Super Mario Party, Starlink: Battle for Atlas, Dark Souls: Remastered, as well as many other digital delights. So, what's on the horizon for Nintendo Switch fans for what's left of 2018, then? We've...
News Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Direct Announced For 1st November
Will feature 40 mins of new information
Nintendo has revealed that yet another Super Smash Bros. Ultimate-themed Nintendo Direct will be taking place on 1st November. The announcement comes from Nintendo's social media channels (as seen below) and Nintendo also tells us that the presentation will "feature approximately 40 minutes of new information...
Random Smash Bros. Fan 3D Prints Custom GameCube Controller Adapter Designed For 8-Player Mode
More players equals more fun
A Nintendo fan who we're guessing is eagerly anticipating the release of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate in December has 3D printed their very own custom GameCube controller adapter. It's been designed for the eight-player mode which first appeared in the Wii U and 3DS entries. If you thought it was just two separate adapters...
News Waluigi Fans Cause More Drama At PAX Aus With '#WahtAboutMe' Super Smash Bros. Protest
A controversial demonstration
A group of cosplayers calling themselves the Kakariko Krew held a protest at PAX Aus this weekend, campaigning for fan-favourite Waluigi to be included in the upcoming Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Holding banners displaying messages such as 'Lemme Smash', 'Waluigi For Smash 2018', and '#WahtAboutMe', the group walked...
Video Smash Ultimate's Coming, What GameCube Controller Should You Get?
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As no doubt nearly everyone reading this will know, there's a tremendous amount of love for the good old fashioned GameCube controller, but nowhere is this more obvious than in certain tight-knit circles themed around a certain series called Super Smash Bros.; you may have heard of it. With Super Smash Bros. Ultimate on...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (October 27th)
Here are our picks, but what are yours?
Yet another week has flown by, leaving us with a couple of days to sit back, relax, and enjoy some great gaming sessions. We have a variety of spooky Halloween scares, super space-exploration shenanigans, and succulent squid-shooter successes to attend to this weekend, so have a read of our thoughts, and tell...
News Unidentified Item Spotted In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Clip
Is this linked to the recent rumours?
Nintendo of America has tweeted a video promoting the Wendy's College Tailgate Tour where Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is played at multiple football events around the US. This seemingly normal clip has sent the Smash community into overdrive due to a mysterious item which can be seen in the image (on the far...
Video Nintendo Releases New Smash Bros. Ultimate Trailer To Promote Game's December Launch
All aboard the hype train
Unless you've been living under a rock, you will have no doubt heard the news that the most anticipated Switch release of the year - Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - arrives on 7th December. To help ensure maximum hype levels are reached before the launch, Nintendo has released a new trailer promoting the date of the game's...
Rumour Unannounced Characters For Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Have Possibly Been Leaked
Here we go again
According to multiple posts on Reddit, the remaining unannounced characters for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate have been leaked via an image on Snapchat. These characters include Shadow from Sonic the Hedgehog, Rare'
News A Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Switch Bundle Has Just Sold On eBay For Over $1,000
The early bird catches the download code
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate doesn't launch until December 7th, but a hardware bundle has just sold on eBay for a cool $1,095, which means that somebody out there is more than ready for the release. Seller Whoyle08's auction - along with loads of images which attest to its apparent legitima
Random Recreating Smash Bros. Victory Animations In Real Life Looks Incredibly Challenging
And incredibly fun
The Super Smash Bros. series' end-of-match screens are strangely satisfying to stare at after a hard-fought battle, likely thanks to the crazy animations performed by the winning character and the graceful, steady clapping from the slightly passive-aggressive losers. As it happens, some people enjoy these animations so much that...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (October 20th)
Here are our picks, but what are yours?
Sitting at the end of a week which has seen two particularly high profile Switch releases, it perhaps comes as no surprise that many members of the NL team are getting stuck into Ubisoft's space extravaganza and FromSoftware's exploration of hellish landscapes. As always, you can check out all of the games...
News Pre-Orders Are Now Open For These Customisable GameCube Controllers For Switch
To C stick, or not to C stick?
If you're as excited as we are for the upcoming Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, you're probably already thinking about the glorious day on which you can finally get stuck into the game this December. If you just so happen to be a fan of the classic GameCube controller, too, then these could well be the perfect choice for...
Video Watch Over An Hour Of Competitive Super Smash Bros. Ultimate With No Items
Are you taking notes?
The latest entry into Nintendo's giant, multi-franchise, fighting extravaganza, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is now tantalisingly close to release. If you're finding it hard to wait for that magical 7th December release date, these videos may well be just enough to tide you over. A competitive Super Smash Bros. event called The...
