Super Smash Bros. Ultimate News
October2018
News Smash Bros. Ultimate Is Second Most Anticipated Holiday Release, According To US Survey
Tied with Super Mario Party
Data measurement specialist Nielsen has released rankings for 2018's most anticipated holiday games. The US survey was conducted with the assistance of nearly 6,000 people. In terms of games that have not yet launched, Nintendo's Super Smash Bros. Ultimate placed second, right behind Activision's Call of Duty: Black Ops 4...
News Pre-Orders Now Open For These Officially Licensed Wireless GameCube Controllers For Switch
Available in time for Smash Bros. Ultimate
PowerA has yet another controller option for Switch players on the way, this time releasing a wireless GameCube-inspired design that can work with your latest Nintendo console. Releasing just in time for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, these controllers have all of the buttons available on the original...
Random Nintendo Is Now Refusing To Offer Stock To Amazon France After Disagreements
French buyers must look elsewhere
It would appear that Nintendo has refused future stock shipments to Amazon France following a number of disagreements over product pricing, meaning customers must now buy their Switch consoles from third-party sellers or shop elsewhere. The French retailer no longer has any stock of the Switch in any variant...
September2018
News Smash Bros. Ultimate Switch Bundle Pre-Orders Now Live With Mario And Link GameCube Controllers
From the Nintendo Official UK Store
If you're feeling ready for the ultimate selection of Switch hardware bundles, you're definitely in luck today. Nintendo has now listed three awesome Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Switch bundles on the Nintendo Official UK Store. The new bundles are available to pre-order right now, ready to be shipped to you for...
News Sakurai Warns Smash Bros. Fans That New Character Reveals Will Slow Down From Now On
So chill your beans
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is still months away from release, but we've been shown an incredible amount of content in the form of information, gameplay footage, and those juicy character reveals. The game's creator and living legend Masahiro Sakurai has issued a word of warning, however, telling fans that new character reveals...
Soapbox Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is Worthy of its Name
'Ultimate' indeed
Like a lot of series, Super Smash Bros. is one of those that builds upon itself every time a new entry comes out, rather than radically changing the formula a la The Legend of Zelda, but Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is taking this idea to its zenith. By including just about everything that made Smash Smash over the series and...
News This Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Guidebook Will Teach You Everything You Need To Know
And look great on your shelf, too
Video game strategy guide publisher Prima Games is releasing a guidebook for the upcoming Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, set to release on the same day as the game itself - 7th December. If you're wanting to master everything the game has to offer and crucially defeat any opponents that stand in your way, this guide...
News Chris Taylor, The Super Smash Bros. Fan Battling Cancer, Has Sadly Passed Away
Days after his wish came true
We're deeply saddened to report that Chris Taylor, the 21-year-old Super Smash Bros. fan who has been battling cancer, has passed away. Aside from being a popular and well-loved member of the Nintendo community, Taylor hit the news recently after friends, strangers, and people around the globe joined forces to attract...
Gallery EGX 2018 Was Packed With Switch, Retro And More Than A Little Smash Bros. Ultimate
Watch the edited highlights here!
Last week was EGX 2018, the UK's biggest games show by a long margin. Nintendo had a massive presence on the show floor, erecting a massive screen for regular tournaments and filling a fair amount of square footage with new and upcoming games for the Nintendo Switch. The show took place at the Birmingham NEC, one...
News Nintendo Gives Terminal Cancer Patient The Chance To Play Smash Bros. Ultimate
The campaign was a success
Last weekend, we reported on a young man named Chris Taylor with terminal cancer, who made the decision in July to decline further treatment. With an estimated three to six months left to live, his last wish was to play Nintendo's recently announced game, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Taylor's comments on social media...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (September 22nd)
Here are our picks, but what are yours?
It's the weekend! This wonderful time of the week means that the hard-working members of team Nintendo Life are all heading off to play some of those video game things we all love (while keeping several eyes on the site to make sure it doesn't explode, of course). This week, some of the team are off to EGX,...
Events Are You Good Enough To Join Alex In The EGX 2018 Super Smash Bros. Showdown?
Settle it, with Nintendo Life's Alex Olney
If you're in the UK then you'll no doubt be aware that EGX 2018 started this week, and if you happen to be at the event today of all days, then you could be in with a chance of claiming glory in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. At 3:30 PM today, the EGX 2018 Showdown takes place on the Nintendo stand at EGX. In...
Rumour CoroCoro Appears To Confirm That Smash Ultimate Actually Has 108 Stages
Five still unannounced?
It would appear that the latest edition of Japan's CoroCoro magazine has given away a previously unknown fact about Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, with one page stating that the game will feature 108 playable stages. According to Source Gaming, that particular page - which is completely dedicated to information on the game -...
Video Here's Another Look At Isabelle In Action In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Fishing rod special confirmed
One of the announcements that no doubt made into many people's top five September Nintendo Direct moments was the reveal of Isabelle in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Yes, everyone's favourite, adorable yellow doggo has made it into Nintendo's biggest brawling franchi
News Campaign Begins To Get Terminal Cancer Patient The Chance To Play Smash Bros. Ultimate
"December is a long way away"
Chris Taylor loves video games, and when Nintendo announced Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, he was just as pumped as everyone else - but with a catch. Taylor has terminal cancer and in July made the brave decision to decline any further treatment. He was given between 3 to 6 months to live. Taylor's comments on social...
Guide Everything Announced In Yesterday's Nintendo Direct
Animal Crossing, Luigi's Mansion 3, and more!
Nintendo made up for its lacklustre E3 showing yesterday with a Nintendo Direct that harkened back to the glory days. We had massive first and third party games announced, upcoming huge expansions for our current favourites, and a closer look at a few games we really didn't know much about. But enough...
News Pre-Orders Are Live For The Smash Bros. Ultimate Pro Controller At The Nintendo UK Store
Go! Go! Go!
Pre-orders for the gorgeous Super Smash Bros. Ultimate-inspired Pro Controller are now live in the UK, directly from the Nintendo Official UK Store. If you're looking for the ultimate way to play the upcoming Super Smash Bros. game, this new controller could be just the way to do it. We were recently treated to a video which presented...
Gallery Behold The Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Nintendo Switch Hardware Bundle
Those Joy-Con are smashing!
During the recent Nintendo Direct, a lovely Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Nintendo Switch hardware bundle was revealed which we must admit has us all salivating. Of course, the bundle comes with a digital download of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate pre-installed. But Smash fans will really appreciate the artwork on the Switch...
News Animal Crossing's Isabelle Joins The Fight In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
A new leaf
Isabelle from the Animal Crossing series is fed up with filing papers in the mayor's office and has decided to join the battle in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate on the Nintendo Switch. The surprise announcement was made by the pup herself towards the end of the latest Direct broadcast. The popular character, who originally debuted in New...
News Nintendo Restocks Super Smash Bros. amiibo In The UK Ahead Of Ultimate's Launch
Get them while you can
Leading up to the release of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate on Nintendo Switch in December, Nintendo's online store in the UK has restocked a number of the game's amiibo. If you missed the original wave the first time around, you can now get your hands on the likes of Mario, Pikachu, Link, and Peach, as well as several Smash...
Video Lots of Characters Just Won't Make It Into Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Hashtags won't help you now
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is shaping up to be just that; the ultimate Super Smash Bros. game. But no matter how many characters are included as playable fighters, a colossal majority of those people beg for Sakurai to include on social media just won't make it in. So to take a slightly different stance, rather than talk...
News Fans' Passion For Waluigi's Smash Exclusion Is "Fantastic", Says Nintendo's Andrew Collins
"And let's face it, it's funny"
Lots of (usually very angry) people want Waluigi to be a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. We know it, you know it, the poor souls working as Nintendo forum moderators definitely know it, and even game creator Masahiro Sakurai knows it, but that hasn't stopped fans taking every possible opportunity to...
News Nintendo Set To Bring Smash Bros. Ultimate To College Football Games Across The US
Before its official release
To ramp up the hype before the game's official release - and to give people the opportunity to have a bit of fun, of course - Nintendo is set to bring Super Smash Bros. Ultimate to "notable" college football matches in the US over the coming months. The action comes thanks to a partnership with Wendy’s...
News The Apple Watch Gets A Bit Of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Love
Samus on your wrist!
The Apple Watch has made a massive impact in the wearables arena, primarily down to its renewed focus on fitness applications. You can even explore the world of Pokémon GO from your wrist with the Apple Watch. Ahead of Apple's big release event today - where the new Apple Watch Series 4 is sure to be revealed, along with...
Rumour The "Leaked" Smash Bros. Edition Switch Console Might Be Real After All
Given away by the Pokémon edition?
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. Natu
News Snake's Voice Actor Says New Codecs Have Not Been Recorded For Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Is interested in recording more for the game
In a recent video uploaded from the Metal Gear Solid panel Q&A at Fan Expo Boston 2018, the voice of Snake, David Hayter, said new codecs had not been recorded for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Although he did say he would love to do more and has poked Nintendo to record more, he is still excited...
News Go Hands-On With Smash Bros. Ultimate, Pokémon Let's Go And More At EGX 2018
Nintendo shares EGX plans
Nintendo has revealed some of the activities that EGX attendees can expect to get up to later this month. The event, which is running from the 20th - 23rd September at The NEC, Birmingham, will play host to some of the biggest upcoming Nintendo Switch titles, with fans getting the chance to go hands-on for the...
News Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Demo Events Taking Place In Best Buy Across America Next Week
Prepare to fight
It's safe to say, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is the most anticipated Switch title of 2018. In preparation for its release, this December, Best Buy stores across America are hosting a special demo event allowing members of the public to try out the game in select locations. The event starts on September 8th and will...
August2018
Video Get A Closer Look At The Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Switch Pro Controller
Beautiful
Very recently, we shared the news that a 'Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Edition Nintendo Switch Pro Controller' - to give it its full name - is due for release on the same day as the game's launch on 7th December. If you're interested in getting the controller for yourself, you might be interested in checking out this latest little...
Exclusive Here's What King K. Rool's Creator Thinks Of His Appearance In Smash Bros. Ultimate
"I couldn’t have done a better job myself!"
Nintendo stunned everyone when it revealed that Donkey Kong Country villain King K. Rool would be part of the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate roster, but it might come as a surprise to learn that the man who created this iconic baddie was just as shocked as the rest of the world. Former Rare designer Steve...
News Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Special Edition Controller And Game Bundle Revealed
Ready for the game's launch
Nintendo's official US website for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has revealed a new bundle. It will include the previously announced steelbook housing the game, and a Super Smash Bros. themed Switch Pro Controller. The controller will also be available separately and is due to arrive alongside the game's...
Random Smash Fans Thank Sakurai For Adding King K. Rool To Ultimate
Uplifting
The Super Smash Bros. series is sustained by a passionate community with a seemingly endless amount of requests. One group of fans, though, recently tweeted Masahiro Sakurai a drawing and letter thanking him for adding King K. Rool to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and for being a game director who listens. A separate note...
News Smash Bros. Ultimate, Pokémon Let's Go And More Big Switch Titles Will Be Playable At PAX West
Diablo, Starlink and more!
Nintendo has revealed that a wonderfully exciting line-up of the most highly anticipated games will be playable at PAX West this year. This year's event is once again taking place in Seattle, this time from 31st August to 3rd September, and promises to be a great day out - or four - for any Nintendo fan. There's a...
Random Amazon's Gaming Pre-Order Discount Cancellation Sparks Nintendo Sale Surge
Making the most of it
If you're a regular user of Amazon.com - specifically the US variant of the site - you'll likely be aware that a 20% discount offer automatically applies to any video games pre-ordered with a Prime account. You might also be aware that this discount offer will soon be discontinued, with any orders placed after 28th August being...
Video See King K. Rool, Dark Samus And Chrom Battle It Out In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Two videos for the price of one
Gamescom is well and truly underway and, as part of the celebrations, Nintendo has revealed two brand new videos giving us a closer look at some of the newly announced fighters in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. First up we have King K. Rool, a fighter who has been wanted by almost everyone under the sun for years...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (August 18th)
Here are our picks, but what are yours?
Another weekend is well and truly upon us, so what better time to discuss our weekend gaming plans - and then actually go and play them, of course! This time around, we've got RPGs, whacky minigame collections, older classics, retro goodness, and more, but what about you? Read through the Nintendo Life team's...
Video Here's A Graphical Comparison Of Every Returning Stage In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Hello, lovely people!
Last week, we found Super Smash Bros. Ultimate would feature 103 unique stages and over 300 in total including the Battlefield and Omega forms. That’s a crazy amount of stages for a big-name fighting game, and possibly an all-time record. With so many stages crammed into the latest iteration of Smash, it’s been difficult...
News Blizzard Would "Love" To Have Diablo In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
And Bowser in a Blizzard game
In case you missed the bombshell yesterday - and the rumours flying around just before then - it has been confirmed that Diablo III Eternal Collection will be arriving on Switch later this year. Adding a powerful portable dimension to its dungeon crawling, RPG action, this gam
News Did Luigi's 'Death' In Smash Bros. Ultimate Secretly Hint At A New Single-Player Campaign?
Fans certainly think so
You'll very likely recall the recent Super Smash Bros. Ultimate direct, which - amongst other things - revealed a plethora of new content in the form of characters, stages, and modes. You might also recall that Luigi seemed to have his soul ripped out during the show, and a large section of the game's main menu was...
Random Rare Employee Reveals Original Name Of K. Rool And Donkey Kong Country
"Slightly rubbish"
After what feels like forever, the king of the Kremlings is finally coming to Super Smash Bros. Following King K. Rool being officially revealed for the
No Saiyans for Smash?
While Goku is busy readying himself for the upcoming release of Dragon Ball FighterZ on the Switch, fans of the popular anime character have supposedly been discussing the possibility of him making a cameo in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. According to Comicbook.com, Goku's English voice actor Sean Schemm
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (August 11th)
Here are our picks, but what are yours?
It's Saturday once again, so a whole bunch of team Nintendo Life have joined forces to bring you a detailed account of the games we'll be playing - or hope to play - over the next couple of days. There's quite a range of titles discussed this time around - although that pesky Square Enix RPG has cropped...
News The Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Limited Edition Is Now Up For Pre-Order In Europe
Now with a steelbook
Remember the super-fancy looking Super Smash Bros. Ultimate limited edition that was revealed shortly after this week's Nintendo Direct? Well, you can now pre-order it directly from the Nintendo UK store. Containing a copy of the game, a Nintendo GameCube Controller - Super Smash Bros. edition, and a Nintendo GameCube...
Poll What Did You Think Of The Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Direct?
Have your say
As the dust begins to settle, and as we finally manage to retrieve our well and truly blown-off socks, it seems like now is a good time to take a look back at the shenanigans, reveals, and juicy info that were all present in the recent Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Direct. Many went into the Direct with a degree of caution,...
Rumour Has Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's Blurry Menu Section Been Figured Out?
Potential spoilers, of course
During the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Direct which took place on Wednesday, one interesting section towards the end of the show revealed the game's main menu. One section of this menu was blurred out, with Sakurai teasingly saying that we'll have to wait for more news on what it might be, but one fan has been...
News Masahiro Sakurai Will Continue To Make Smash Bros. Games "If The Demand Is There"
Which it will be
We've only just been given our second taste of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate action, and the game is still months away from release, but that doesn't mean that the series' lead creator Masahiro Sakurai isn't already thinking about the future. With each Super Smash Bros. title that passes, whispers from the man himself...
News Masahiro Sakurai's Arcade Days Taught Him To Be Mindful Of All Types Of Players
Life lessons
Masahiro Sakurai - the director and public face of the Super Smash Bros. series - is known for his tireless efforts when it comes to making video games. In a recent interview with The Guardian about Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the 48-year-old Tokyo-based developer discussed how his gaming experiences growing u
Feature What's Left To Be Announced For Smash Bros. Ultimate On Switch?
Our resident Smash expert Alan Lopez breaks it all down
The Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Direct on August 8th gave gaming fans a healthy amount of previously unannounced information about the upcoming mascot-fighter. (By the way, what is up with Nintendo’s sky-high production on these character reveal videos? Who wouldn’t watch entire episodes of...
Random Relax You Guys, Luigi's Not Dead - He's Just 'Resting His Eyes'
This is why we can't have nice things
At the beginning of the latest Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Direct, Luigi fell victim to Death himself. This occurred during a sequence revealing Castlevania's Simon and Richter Belmont would be new playable fighters. Following this event, Mario's brother wasn't seen for the remainder of the Direct, which led...
Here we go again
The Director of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Masahiro Sakurai said during the latest broadcast the team intended to reveal the design of every fighter before the game launched on the Switch later this year, with a few more to announcements to come. He also noted the addition of two highly requested fighters - in Echo form - during the...
