Super Smash Bros. Ultimate News
July2020
Random A Super Smash Bros. Fan Is Reimagining Every Fighter As A Hollow Knight Bug
And it's wonderful
We've seen plenty of fan-made takes on the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate roster over the past couple of years - like the time someone decided to transform John Cena into Captain Falcon, or when the art director of God of War created an incredible collection of 'realistic' Sma
News Nintendo Is Offering Real-Life Super Smash Bros. Invitations To My Nintendo Users (Japan)
Get your hands on the iconic envelope!
If you've ever dreamt of receiving your very own Super Smash Bros. invitation, or perhaps staging your own character reveal video at home, this new gift set from My Nintendo would come in super handy. As you'd expect, the items you see below are sadly exclusive to the Japanese site, but if you happen to have...
News Octopath Traveler To Be Represented In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's Next Event
New spirits arrive this weekend
Nintendo has shared details of its next Spirit event coming to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and this time Square Enix's popular RPG Octopath Traveler will be joining in the fun. Four new Spirits will be added to the Spirit Board, all in celebration of the Octopath's second anniversary. The Spirits will split the...
Talking Point What Do Abuse Scandals Say About The Smash Bros. Community, And Its Future?
Where now for Smash, and esports as a whole?
Before we begin, we'd like to point out that this article discusses sexual coercion, sexual assault, rape, and sexual abuse of minors, and links to stories of these accounts. We appreciate this might be outside of our usual remit but we feel very strongly that this is a topic we simply could not ignore...
Random Fans Have Spotted A Mistake In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's Newest Stage
Did you notice?
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's latest DLC character Min Min has been available for around a week now, along with a brand new stage, music, and more, but have you noticed the mistake that seems to have slipped through during development? We wouldn't blame you for missing it, but eagle-eyed fans have
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (July 4th)
Here are our picks, but what are yours?
With another week out of the way - this time bringing a brand new Smash Bros. update, a new Animal Crossing update, and even an apology from Nintendo over Joy-Con drift(!)
Random Have Super Smash Bros. Boxes Been Teasing Future Games All Along?
What are the chances?
Ever since Melee arrived in 2001, the Super Smash Bros. games have all been treated to a subtitle in their name, rather than following any sort of numerical sequel-style system. After the original Super Smash Bros. on N64, we had Melee on GameCube, Brawl on Wii, the less-imaginative for Wii U and
News EVO 2020 Has Been Officially Cancelled
Update: The online event has now also been axed
Update (Fri 3rd Jul, 2020 05:15 BST): EVO 2020's online replacement tournament has now been officially cancelled. The CEO, Joey Cuellar, will no longer be involved with the event after serious allegations of sexual misconduct. Tony Cannon will be replacing him in this role. Below is the full...
News Smash Bros. Celebrates Min Min's Arrival With An Appropriately-Themed Tournament
Starts this Friday
It's been a big week for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate with the arrival of Min Min and Version 8.0.0, and now to top it off Nintendo is hosting a special tournament that's only open to fighters who are proud of their arms and fists. Do you see where this going? The main representative of this tournament is Min Min from ARMS, and...
June2020
News ARMS Dev Celebrates Min Min's Arrival In Smash Ultimate With Some New Artwork
Lovely stuff
It's another special moment for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate with today marking the release of the ARMS character Min Min. This also happens to be quite an exciting time for the development team behind ARMS and to celebrate this very special occasion, it's shared an all-star illustration. @SmashBrosJP In commemoration of the...
News Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Version 8.0.0 Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
DLC, fighter adjustments and much more
As you probably already know, Min Min from ARMS has joined the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate roster as a DLC fighter. She's the character to be featured in Fighters Pass 2 and comes with a new stage and music tracks. To top it off, Nintendo has now rolled out Version 8.0.0 of Smash Ultimate. Like past updates,...
News You Can Now Play As Min Min In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Armed and ready!
Following on from her reveal last week, the ARMS fighter Min Min is now available in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. This is the first character to be added to Fighters Pass 2 and comes with 18 ARMS songs and the themed stage, Spring Stadium. If you have already purchased the second Fighters Pass, it's simply a matter of updating your...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (June 27th)
Here are our picks, but what are yours?
We've finally made it through another long week, this time full of lots of Super Smash Bros. news, the controversial Pokémon Presents show, and reports that Nintendo is planning on cutting back on its mobile game development. With all of that out of the way, it
News Free Smash Bros. Ultimate Spirit Board Challenge Pack Available To Switch Online Subscribers
Download it now
Nintendo is offering another Super Smash Bros. Ultimate bonus exclusively to Switch Online subscribers. Spirit Board Challenge Pack 5 - Snipe Your Target includes an assortment of items. Here's exactly what you'll get: All Primaries x10, All Supports x10, Rematch x5, Sluggish Shield x10, and Shield Spacer x10. Keep in mind that you...
News Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Version 8.0.0 Will Arrive Within The Next Week
Min Min, fighter adjustments to come
Nintendo has confirmed that Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is about to be updated to Version 8.0.0 following the reveal of ARMS' Min Min as a new playable character. As is usually the case when a new character drops, the update will primarily add support for the new fighter,
News The Most Wanted Villains Star In This Week's Smash Bros. Spirit Board Event
Grab more gold
Following on from the reveal of the latest DLC fighter Min Min, Nintendo has now revealed this week's Spirit Board event for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. This time around it's focused on villains - and features characters like Waluigi, Kaptain K. Rool, Lord Fredrik (Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze), and a number of others. When...
Random Smash Bros. Fans Think They've Identified Masahiro Sakurai's Couch
Is this the one?
Sure, sure, we've seen Sakurai's insane gaming setup, but wouldn't you like to know more about the couch he was sitting on during the latest Super Smash Bros. Ultimate fighter reveal? Obsessive fans in Japan think they've now identified the exact model - or at least the brand of the couch - he sits on when he's at home. According...
It's been a while
The announcement of the ARMS fighter Min Min for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate was presented in the form of a lovely animated trailer. It featured all of her fellow competitors along with the pink puffball Kirby and Captain Falcon - who was slurping down a bowl of ramen. Towards the end of the broadcast, the game's director Masahiro...
Random Min Min Gets Added To The Smash Bros. Ultimate Mural - Can You Find Her?
Gaming's most epic art piece?
So, ARMS' Min Min has been revealed as the next fighter to appear in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, alongside a new stage, new music, and an adorable new Kirby design. We're sure plenty of you are excited to get stuck in with the new character next week, but here's a bit of fun before she arrives. The famous Smash Bro
News Smash Bros. Ultimate's Min Min: Alt Costumes, Kirby, New Stage And Full Song List
Everything you need to know
Today, we finally learned which ARMS character has been given the nod to star alongside Mario, Kirby and co. in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. As you'll know if you've been keeping an eye on our homepage, Min Min managed to beat the likes of Spring Man and Ribbon Girl to represent the series in style. With the big...
Random The Smash Bros. ARMS Presentation Gave Us A Better Look At Sakurai's Insane Gaming Setup
How many PlayStations is too many PlayStations?
Today's Smash Bros. Ultimate presentation didn't just show us which ARMS character is coming to the game – it also gave us a nice glimpse at Masahiro Sakurai's utterly amazing home gaming setup. Back i
News Smash Bros. Ultimate DLC Fighter amiibo Finally Revealed, First Figures Arrive This Fall
Joker and Hero kick things off
If you're a keen collector of all things amiibo, you'll be pleased to know that the first figures based on Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's DLC fighters have now been revealed. With every character from the original roster now having their own figure, it's finally time for the first DLC stars to get in on the action. In...
News Fallout And Tekken Join Splatoon And ARMS With New Smash Bros. Ultimate Mii Outfits
All launching next week
Today's Super Smash Bros. Ultimate stream may have revealed Min Min as the new playable character, but there were plenty of other exciting announcements, too. Among them were a new set of Mii Outfits, which will include Ninjara (ARMS), Heihachi (Tekken), Callie and Marie (Splatoon), and Vault Boy (Fallout). Let's take a...
News Min Min Revealed As Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's Next Fighter
Available later this month
Min Min has been confirmed as the next fighter to appear in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. The character was revealed during today's livestream, hosted by none other than series director, Masahiro Sakurai. She was revealed alongside a brand new animated trailer, which saw her beat other ARMS stars to earn the right to...
Watch Super Smash Bros. Ultimate ARMS Fighter Reveal - Live!
Hosted by Masahiro Sakurai
It was way back in March when we first heard that Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's next DLC fighter would be from ARMS, serving as the first character to appear in the second Fighters Pass, but the time has finally come to see which ARMS star is the lucky chosen one. Make
News Smash Bros. ARMS Presentation To Take Place From The Comfort Of Sakurai's Home
Hopefully he'll be in an ARM-chair
On Friday, Nintendo announced it would be revealing the next fighter for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate in a broadcast next week. The "roughly 35-minute-long" event will take place on place on Monday, 22nd June at 3pm BST / 4pm CEST / 7am PT / 10am ET and will be hosted by the series' director Masahiro Sakurai. What...
News Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's ARMS Fighter Will Be Revealed In Livestream Next Week
Here are the times you need
Nintendo has revealed that the next fighter to appear in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will be revealed in a livestream next week. The show will take place on Monday, 22nd June at 3pm BST / 4pm CEST / 7am PT / 10am ET, unveiling which character from ARMS will be joining the roster. The show will be a "roughly 35 minute-long...
Random Artist Reimagines John Cena As Captain Falcon In Smash Bros. Art Series
A perfect pick?
Considering we haven't had a new game in the series in over 15 years, we appreciate that the following question is a load of nonsense, but were we ever to receive a live-action F-Zero movie, who would you want to take the lead role? We can think of a fair few candidates who might be able to pull off the 'Falcon Pawwwnch' line, but...
News Spirits With Horns Feature In This Week's Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Event
Starts this Friday
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate continues to roll out new themed events on a weekly basis. This time around it is a spirit board event about video game characters with horns. It starts this Friday and will run for a total of three days. Expect to encounter Black Shadow from the F-Zero series, Rambi the Rhino from Donkey Kong Country,...
News It's Been One Year Since Banjo-Kazooie Was Revealed For Smash Bros. Ultimate
How time flies
We don't normally celebrate Super Smash Bros. Ultimate fighter anniversaries, but we'll make an exception for the former Nintendo 64 mascot Banjo-Kazooie, as Rare has issued a timely reminder via its official Twitter account. Yep, this time last year we couldn't believe it when the bear and bird were announced for the ultimate entry...
News This New Controller Designed For Smash Bros. Ultimate Is A Hit On Kickstarter
Update: And now it's been cancelled?
Update: Funding for the project has mysteriously been cancelled. Here's a statement taken directly from the Kickstarter page: Funding Canceled Funding for this project was canceled by the project creator on Jun 11 2020 Original Article: A brand new controller designed especially for Super Smash Bros...
News Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Celebrates All Things 2000s In Its Next Event
And it kicks off this weekend
The latest event in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is about to get underway, and this time the game is celebrating all of its fighters and stages from the 2000s. Yes, as you can see below, our favourite fighting heroes that were created between 2000 and 2009 will be the centre of attention this time around, simultaneously...
News Animal Crossing: New Horizons Player Recreates Entire Smash Bros. Ultimate Roster
And it took 400+ hours!
It's time for yet another episode of 'Animal Crossing players are far too creative for their own good', as one dedicated Reddit user shows off their incredible attempt at character design. DJ-Dez has been hard at work in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, reimagining every single character from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (June 6th)
Here are our picks, but what are yours?
Congratulations on making it through another week! This week brought us a surprise launch from Konami, some unorthodox Animal Crossing weddings and release date news for Pokémon Sword and Shield's first DLC,
Random Poor Old Sakurai Can't Even Reveal What Games He's Playing Anymore
Smash Bros. fans can't help but speculate
Masahiro Sakurai likes to play video games just as much as his fanbase, but due to his role as the director of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, he has to exercise extreme caution nowadays. Even though he plays "a lot" of games in his spare time, in his latest Famitsu column this week, Sakurai explains how it's...
News Smash Bros. Ultimate Brings The N64 Out Of Retirement In This Week's Spirit Event
About time
Do you like the Nintendo 64? Do you like to play Super Smash Bros. Ultimate on the Switch? Then get excited for this week's spirit event that combines the two. This N64 themed event (starting this Friday) features spirits from the same generation of Nintendo gaming. As you can see above, there's the cast of Donkey Kong 64, multiple...
May2020
News Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's Next Event Has A Legend Of Zelda Theme
Join in later this week
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has been out on Switch for 537 days at this point - nope, we're not sure why we just bothered to sit and work that out either - and still, the game is receiving regular, themed events to keep its most dedicated fans busy. This week's Spirit event is all about The Legend of Zelda, with fighters and...
Says he wants to be as good as MKLeo
Last year, a special tournament was held in Japan in which corporations could put forward players to compete in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate on Switch. Famitsu recently interviewed the winner of that event, Seisaku Matsukawa of Taisho Pharmaceuticals. We’ve gone ahead and translated the interview for you below!...
Video Hear Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's Main Theme Performed By 664-Member Orchestra
An epic rendition of 'Lifelight'
There aren't many things that could make 'Lifelight', the main theme from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, any more epic, but having it be played by 664 people at the same time sure comes close. YouTube channel The 8-Bit Big Band has shared a new video showing exactly that, with 6
News Charge Up For This Week's Electric Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Tournament
All electric types welcome
This week's Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tournament is themed around all things electric. The face of electric types Pikachu is joined by the Hero from Dragon Quest, Ness from EarthBound, Samus from Metroid, and Robin from Fire Emblem. The tournament starts later this week on 15th May (aka Friday) and will run for a t
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (May 9th)
Here are our picks, but what are yours?
With yet another week down, this time bringing with it a newly-found Animal Crossing glitch, a super gorgeous Super Mario 64 PC port, and all sorts of interesting stats from Nintendo's fiscal year earnings rep
News Introducing The Smash Stick, A Fight Stick Specially Designed For Super Smash Bros.
Coming to Kickstarter this June
As any keen Super Smash Bros. player will probably tell you, finding your preferred controller setup is half the battle when it comes to mastering the game. Some will tell you that the Pro Controller is the way to go, while others say that the GameCube controller simply can't be beat; others prefer to go for a more...
News Smash Bros. Ultimate Celebrates Thick Eyebrows In This Week's Spirit Board Event
Starts later this week
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has been available since December 2018 and since then Nintendo hasn't stopped releasing updates and DLC fighters for the game. On top of this, it's still running its weekly spirit events and tournaments. This week is a little bit sillier than usual, featuring characters with thick eyebrows. The...
Japanese Charts Animal Crossing Overtakes Smash Ultimate To Become Switch's Best-Selling Game
In just over one month
Famitsu's Japanese chart figures are now in for 20th - 26th April, revealing that Animal Crossing: New Horizons has smashed yet another record - and this one's a biggie. The game sold an estimated 283,913 copies in Japan last week, taking its lifetime sales total in the region to a mighty 3.89 million. This means that in...
April2020
News Donkey Kong And Kirby Duke It Out In This Week's Smash Bros. Ultimate Tournament
Begins this Friday
This weekend in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Nintendo is hosting a tournament that sees two of its most famous characters face-off against each other. It means you can only use the fighters from these particular series. As you can see in the graphic above, you'll be able to select Donkey Kong, his sidekick Diddy Kong, and the...
News Masahiro Sakurai Celebrates Kirby's Birthday With An Amusing Smash Bros. Pic
28 years on
While it's not exactly a major milestone, Masahiro Sakurai – the creator of Kirby – has decided to celebrate the pink puffball's 28th birthday on Twitter, by sharing a funny Smash Bros. Ultimate screenshot replacing the heads of Ganondorf and Cloud. In a follow-up tweet underneath this, Sakurai mentions how it can often be a...
Reminder Grab Three New Trials Of Mana Spirits In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
The latest spirit event is now live
To promote the release of Trials of Mana on the Nintendo Switch this week, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is hosting a limited-time spirit event that adds three new and appropriately-themed spirits to the game. The event lasts a total of five days and is now officially live. Defeating each of the spirits in battle...
News Frustrated Super Smash Bros. Fans Get #FixUltimateOnline Trending On Social Media
"We pay for this service Nintendo, sort yourselves out."
Fans of Nintendo's super-popular, franchise-crossing fighter Super Smash Bros. Ultimate have taken to Twitter to express their frustration over the game's online play. Over the past few hours, more and more tweets have been flooding in using the hashtag '#FixUltimateOnline', sometimes...
Video A Closer Look At The Mini Nintendo Switch Dock With GameCube Ports
And a handle, too
Earlier this month, we highlighted a third-party Switch dock like no other. The 'Power-Bay' from Taiwan-based accessory maker Brook is just like the official dock, but as we noticed the first time around, it looked just like a mini GameCube. Our lovely senior video producer Alex Olney has now got hold of this unique-looking...
News Be Like Samus In The Upcoming Smash Bros. Ultimate Screw Attack Tournament
Starts later this week
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is back with another weekly event. This time around it's a "Screw Attack" tournament - based on one of Samus Aran's most iconic moves in the Metroid series, and featuring the item of the same name. As usual, this event will start on Friday (in this case, 17th April) and will run for a total of three...
