Super Smash Bros News
November2019
News Four New Resident Evil Spirits Are Coming To Smash Bros. Ultimate Later This Week
Prepare for scares
Capcom's Resident Evil series has well and truly made itself at home during the Switch generation. Not long ago we saw the release of Resident Evil 5 and Resident Evil 6 on the eShop, and before then we got the fourth game and the Resident Evil Origins Collection. To top it off, Nintendo's all-star fighting game Super Smash Bros...
News PlayStation Reaches The Semi-Finals Of Japanese Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Tournament
Update: Watch the tournament highlights here
Update [Mon 25th Nov, 2019 11:30 GMT]: It has been revealed that Taisho Pharmaceutical won Famitsu's corporate Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tournament, which secures a full-page advertisement and article in a future issue of the popular Weekly Famitsu magazine. But how did Sony Interactive Entertainment's...
News Masahiro Sakurai Reminds Us He's Still Working Hard On DLC Fighters For Smash Bros. Ultimate
No time to rest
As you might recall, this week the Japanese magazine Famitsu was hosting a special 'corporate' Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tournament featuring a number of local firms. One rather big surprise included Nintendo's competitor PlayStation. In the end, Taisho Pharmaceutical wo
News Sakurai On Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Becoming Best-Selling Fighting Game of All Time
His thoughts on Terry's inclusion, plus more
The latest issue of Weekly Famitsu has been released, and once again we are treated to a column written by Masahiro Sakurai. This is a summary of the column, as translated by Nintendo Life. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has exceeded the lifetime sales of Street Fighter II to become the best-selling...
Random Smash Bros. Melee Player Invents Hand-Warming GameCube Controller
Warm-up
Have you ever played a game of Smash Bros. until your hands were numb? Well then, this might be the controller for you. Introducing the hand-warming GameCube pad – an invention by a competitive Super Smash Bros. Melee player known as Morne, who is located in Southern California. Morne has been working on a prototype for a year now, and...
News Brand New Pokémon Sword And Shield Spirits Are Being Added To Smash Bros. Ultimate
Gotta catch 'em all
Following on from last week's generic Pokémon event, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is now hosting a special Pokémon Sword and Shield event. The best news is it adds brand new spirits to the game! The event itself starts this Friday on 22nd November and will run for a total of five days, so you have plenty of time to catch 'em...
News Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Leads Nintendo's Nominations For The Game Awards 2019
Plenty of Nintendo nom nom noms
The nominations for this year's Game Awards, the annual show hosted and organised by Geoff Keighley, have been posted and Nintendo has a good showing with Super Smash Bros. Ultimate gaining a nomination for Game of the Year. One of six games to receive a nomination, the others are Remedy's Control, Hideo Kojima's...
Anniversary Super Smash Bros. For Nintendo 64 Is Now 20 Years Old In Europe
Smashin' it mate
It's time for the birthday bumps! Yes, with time moving irrevocably and irritatingly forward, the original Super Smash Bros. turned 20 today - or a version of it did. Having had its Japanese launch in January 1999 and its North American debut in April, Europe finally received the N64 crossover brawler on 19th November exactly two...
News Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Version 6.1.0 Is Now Live, Fixes Terry Bogard Glitch
Make sure to update!
Update: As promised, the 6.1.0 update has now arrived in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. The update fixes the recently discovered Terry Bogard glitch, but doesn't appear to have changed the character's attributes on the battlefield. Your game should automatically update the next time you turn it on (while connected to the...
News Smash Ultimate Players Rebel Against Sakurai's Comments And Put Fatal Fury's Mai Into The Game
If there's a will...
You might remember that last week, during the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate presentation which introduced new playable character Terry Bogard, series director Masahiro Sakurai commented on the absence of Fatal Fury's Mai. In direct response to his comments, fans have decided to get Mai into the game in any way that they can...
News Smash Bros. Ultimate's Pokémon Themed Tournament Starts Later This Week
Be the very best
This week is rather significant for the Pokémon series, with the launch of the next-generation games Sword and Shield on Friday. In celebration of the special occasion, Nintendo's all-star fighting game Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is hosting a Pokémon tournament. Above is promotional artwork featuring Mewtwo, Pikachu, Lucario,...
News What Sakurai Really Meant When He Said Smash Bros. "Is For Good Boys And Girls"
If it wasn't already obvious enough
If you tuned into Masahiro Sakurai's Terry Bogard video demonstration earlier this week, you'll probably remember the part when he mentioned Super Smash Bros. Ultimate "is for good boys and girls", so the team decided to exclude the Fatal Fury
Poll Come On, Tell Us If You've Been Playing As Terry Bogard In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Facing the fury
It's been an exciting week for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate with the arrival of the DLC fighter Terry Bogard and Version 6.0. Despite some fans not knowing who the heck he was initially, this veteran fighter is here on behalf of SNK's
Video Smash Bros. Ultimate Glitch Freezes Terry And One Of The Ice Climbers In Time
Nana is horrified
Earlier in the week, Nintendo released the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate DLC fighter Terry Bogard and updated the all-star game to Version 6.0. A few days on, and a glitch has now surfaced online. Fortunately, this particular one is nothing major, so you don't have to worry about your save file being corrupted or the latest update...
News Hey, Come On And Get Your Very Own Terry Bogard Hat
Just like Smash Ultimate's newest star
If you're feeling the Terry Bogard hype after yesterday's Super Smash Bros. Ultimate presentation and the SNK star's first day in the game, why not treat yourself to a replica hat, allowing you to be just like your new favourite fighter on the big screen? This charming piece of Fatal Fury
News Kirby Transforms Into A Fatal Cutie When He Uses His Copy Ability On Terry Bogard
A smashing new look
We've seen some fatal cuties in certain other games in the past, but this one is perhaps the cutest of them all. Following the release of the DLC fighter Terry Bogard in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the Nintendo Versus Twitter account has uploaded a few screenshots to showcase what exactly the pink puffball Kirby looks like as...
News Become The King Of Fighters In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's Latest Tournament
Come on, join the battle
During Masahiro Sakurai's Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Terry Bogard demonstration video yesterday, it was revealed a new in-game tournament event would be starting this Friday. Of course, this is all to celebrate the SNK character's recent release. This special event, titled "The Road to Becoming Fighting King" starts on 8th...
News Sakurai Says Fatal Fury's Mai Isn't In Smash Because The Game "Is For Good Boys And Girls"
Not safe for Smash
If you watched today's Super Smash Bros. Ultimate presentation, you'll probably be aware that Terry isn't the only SNK character being added to the game today. In the new stage released as part of Terry's DLC pack - the King of Fighters Stadium - you'll spot lots of SNK heroes cheering you on in the background. We're talking...
News Dark Samus And Richter amiibo Are Headed Our Way In January
Pre-orders are already appearing
The Super Smash Bros. Ultimate news just keeps on coming! On top of all of today's Terry-based excitement (including the now-live Version 6.0 update), we also have more news concerning upcoming amiibo. That's right, both Dark Samus and Richter have been officially unveiled. The amiibo will be hitting store shelves...
"I was often asked, 'Who is Samus?!'"
As part of today's presentation on Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's newest fighter, Terry Bogard, series director Masahiro Sakurai spoke briefly about the younger generations' lack of knowledge surrounding the character, Fatal Fury, and developer SNK. It's a topic that became prominent within the Nintendo community...
News Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Version 6.0 Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
All the tweaks and new additions
As you'll know by now if you've been loitering on this very site, Terry Bogard is now available in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Of course, Terry isn't the only new thing to check out, with the game simultaneously being updated to Version 6.0. The update adds new Spirits, changes to the Battle Arena mode, new Mii...
Feature Just Who The Heck Is Terry Bogard, Smash Bros. Ultimate's New DLC Fighter?
Update: Terry comes to Smash today - but do you know who he is?
The news that Terry Bogard has joined Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has triggered some rather polarising responses from Nintendo fans. For gamers of a certain vintage, Bogard's name is synonymous with SNK's superb lineage of one-on-one fighting games, stretching all the way back to 1991's
News Terry Bogard Is Available In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Right Now
Smash's new king of fighters
Update: It appears that Terry is available in the game as we speak. Enjoy! Original Article: The newest addition to the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate roster, Terry Bogard, will join the battle today - 6th November - it has been confirmed. The news comes from a presentation hosted by series director Masahiro Sakurai,...
Watch Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - Battling With Terry Bogard - Live!
"Eat your veggies, and you can be tough like me!"
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News No, Tomorrow's Smash Ultimate Terry Bogard Livestream Won't Reveal Any New Fighters
Nintendo clarifies ahead of time
As you may well have seen already at this point, a livestream hosted by Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai is set to air tomorrow. The stream will feature an in-depth look at upcoming DLC fighter, Terry Bogard. Strangely enough, a surprising number of people have reacted to the news by saying that...
News Get More Value Out Of Your Switch Online Sub With This Smash Bros. Ultimate Vault Shopper Set
Download it today
Last week at Nintendo's financial results briefing, president Shuntaro Furukawa promised the company would "continue to enhance" Switch online content, to encourage more users to try out the service. While it's taken a while to get going, it has improved in recent times with the launch of the Super Nintendo digital library. One...
News Masahiro Sakurai Hosting Smash Bros. Ultimate Terry Bogard Livestream On 6th November
And Version 6.0 will "arrive soon"
It looks like Super Smash Bros. Ultimate fans will soon be able to play as SNK's Terry Bogard – with Nintendo announcing Masahiro Sakurai is hosting a 45-minute "video livestream" on 6th November, featuring an in-depth look at the upcoming fighter. Below is the official announcement, via the Nintendo Versus...
Random This Smash Bros. Fan Dressed Up As Master Hand And Crazy Hand For Halloween
And invited every video game character to join the battle
One Super Smash Bros. character that's perhaps been overshadowed in recent years by all the third-party cameos is the game's recurring boss. Yes – we're talking about the Master Hand and even his left-hand counterpart, Crazy Hand. While a lot of people were probably trick-or-treating as...
News Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Becomes The Best-Selling Entry In The Series
Smashing stuff
As we continue to unpack Nintendo's latest financial report, it's been discovered Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is now the best-selling game in the history of the series. This follows on from yesterday's news about Nintendo's top ten best-selling Switch games as of 30th September 2019, where Ultimate placed second on the list (right...
October2019
News Terry Might Be Joining Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Sooner Than We Expected
Hey, c'mon!
Nintendo has already said the next DLC fighter Terry Bogard will be joining Super Smash Bros. Ultimate this November. While there's no exact release date just yet for the star of the Fatal Fury series, the latest Sword-themed spirit event – starting this Friday – has an updated list of trademarks and one of them
News Sharpen Your Sword For Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's Next Spirit Event
Where's Zacian?
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is this week hosting a sword-themed spirit board event. It starts on 1st November and will run for the entire weekend. During this event, you'll encounter more sword-wielding characters than usual and also receive extra gold. Some of the spirits on offer include Eliwood from Fire Emblem, Alucard from the...
And Blanka hasn't been considered for Smash
In the same interview at EGX 2019 recently, Capcom and Street Fighter producer Yoshinori Ono responded to a fan question asking if there were any plans to bring the fourth or fifth entries in the series to the Nintendo Switch. Here's Ono's reply, courtesy of his translator: Can you go over to the...
News Get Your Hands On Brand New Tetris 99 Spirits In Smash Bros. Ultimate's Next Event
Starts this Friday
Two Switch games we find ourselves regularly returning to here on Nintendo Life are this week teaming up. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will play host to the undisputed crossover king, Tetris 99. After hosting its own series of events for games like Fire Emblem: Three Houses and Splatoon 2, the popular battle royale game will...
News Tekken Producer Has Had Enough With Your Smash Bros. Cameo Requests, So Stop Asking
Says he'll tell Sakurai to ignore you
Despite Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's character roster being as wildly large as it is, the demand for more and more characters never seems to end. If you find yourself regularly browsing Nintendo-based communities such as this very site, you'll no doubt have come across a number of people expressing their desire...
News Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Will Headline EVO Japan 2020
Top tier
The Super Smash Bros. series has arguably become the king of fighting games over the years and to celebrate its success, the latest entry – Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – will headline EVO Japan 2020. This announcement was made at the Nintendo Live Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Challenge Cup grand finals recently. More traditional fighting...
News Smash Bros. Ultimate's Heavyweight Tournament Starts This Friday
A big event
This week Nintendo is hosting a tournament in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate focused on the heavyweight fighters in the game. You know, characters like Bowser, Donkey Kong, Ganondorf and King K. Rool. As usual, this event will start later in the week on Friday and runs for a total of three days. Above is the promotional artwork for the...
News Autumn Snackfest Spirit Event Starts This Friday In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Eat up!
This week's Super Smash Bros. Ultimate event is the "Autumn Snackfest" and it starts this Friday, on 11th October. Nintendo Australia posted the promotional artwork and announcement over its official Twitter account: As you can see, the event features spirits from Pokémon, Mario, Animal Crossing and many other games. If you participate,...
News Nintendo Reconfirms Terry's November Arrival In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
In case you forgot
During Nintendo's last Direct presentation, we found out the next DLC fighter coming to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate would be the SNK icon, Terry Bogard. At the same time, it was confirmed he would be arriving at some point during November. Since then, we've heard nothing else about the star of the Fatal Fury series. While ther
News "Final Battle" Spirit Tournament Announced For Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
And it starts this Friday
Nintendo's weekly Super Smash Bros. Ultimate events continue and the next one coming up is a tournament celebrating spirits of all sorts. According to Japanese Nintendo, the event is titled "Spirits No. 1 Final Battle" and it lasts for a total of three days. The action begins this Friday on 4th October. The Nintendo...
September2019
Random Japanese Fans Are Likening Smash Ultimate's Terry To A Burly Pokémon Trainer
And they have a theory to prove it
We get it, there are an awful lot of people out there who have no clue who Fatal Fury's Terry Bogard is, but we know one thing for certain: he's definitely not a muscular, hunky Pokémon trainer. Right? Well, it would seem that a fair number of Japanese fans are suggesting - or perhaps even hoping - that this...
News Hero Is No Longer Banned From Official Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Tournaments
The Luminary rides again
The Super Smash Bros. Ultimate community got quite a surprise earlier this week when it was discovered the DLC fighter Hero had been banned from entering the upcoming European Team Cup. Nintendo France did not reveal the reason behind this decision, but many fans within the Smash community put it down to certain issues with...
News Five-Day Smash Bros. Ultimate Event Adds Four New Daemon X Machina Spirits
Get them while you can!
To help promote the recent release of Daemon X Machina on the Nintendo Switch, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is hosting a special five-day event, starting later this week on 27th September. During this limited-time event, you'll be able to get four – yes, four – brand new spirits. Above is the event artwork and below is a...
News Nintendo France Bans Hero From Official Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Tournament
Will the pro scene follow?
Since being released as a DLC fighter, there's been a fierce debate about Hero's inclusion in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and whether or not the character should be allowed to participate in the tournament scene. His moveset has a random element and at times this can make him incredibly powerful. During an interview with...
News Smash Bros. Ultimate Players Aren't Happy With New Online Tournament Rules
Trouble in Smashville
Nintendo recently performed maintenance on Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and has supposedly changed the rulesets for 1-on-1 Tourneys and Free-for-All formats for the first time. A user on the Smash Bros. subreddit by the name of JayronAuron (who also happens to be part of the Nintendo Life community), explained how online...
News Super Mario Themed Smash Bros. Ultimate Tournament Starts Later This Week
Who will be the superstar?
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is this week hosting a Super Mario themed tournament. It's called "Who is the Superstar" and will be limited to a selection of Mario fighters and stages. The more wins you have, the better the spirits you'll get. As you can see in the above image, it's the usual cast of characters including...
Random Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Is About Video Games, So Don't Expect Goku Or Iron Man
Masahiro Sakurai reiterates the guidelines
The latest Super Smash Bros. game for the Switch is the ultimate entry in the series. It brings together a roster of fighters that most fans have dreamed of for many years now. Sonic against Mario - sure! Rare's Banjo-Kazooie up against Ryu from Street Fighter - no problem! Despite a seemingly unlimited...
News Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Dominates The Japan Game Awards 2019
Here are all the winners
This week plays host to the Japan Game Awards, an awards ceremony which celebrates the Japanese gaming industry's biggest and brightest stars and international hits, too. The full lineup of this year's Game of the Year awards has now been revealed, as well as the ceremony's prestigious Minister of Economy, Trade and...
News Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's Next Spirit Event Pays Respects To Its Elders
Event kicks off this weekend
As has been tradition since the game launched, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's next Spirit Board event will be taking place over the upcoming weekend. Lasting for the usual three days, this event is celebrating some of the older folk in its ridiculously large cast of colourful characters. Here's the official announcement,...
News There's "No Way" Future Smash Bros. Games Will Have As Many Fighters As Ultimate, Says Sakurai
It is "the ultimate collaboration title"
Super Smash Bros. series director Masahiro Sakurai has said that there's "no way" any future games in the series will feature as many fighters and series representations as Ultimate, fittingly describing it as "the ultimate collaboration title". In his Japanese Famitsu column (which has been translated by...
News Nintendo Of Europe Unveils New Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Tournament Portal
Join in and compete
Nintendo of Europe has today introduced a brand new website portal for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate players looking to take their gaming to the next level. Players of all skill levels are encouraged to visit the site to join and participate in tournaments happening all over Europe. Nintendo says that "attending local tournaments...
News Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's File Size Reached A Mighty 60GB During Development
Thankfully, it was massively reduced
During a talk held by Bandai Namco at CEDEC 2019 last week, an interesting little tidbit of information has surfaced which reveals that Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's file size reached as high as 60GB during development. Bandai, which developed the game alongside Sora Ltd, says that their file size reduction...
News This Weekend's Smash Bros. Event Celebrates "The Ultimate Partnership"
Unlock even more spirits
To celebrate the arrival of Banjo-Kazooie in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, this weekend Nintendo is hosting a special tournament event. It's called "The Ultimate Partnership" and includes fighters who work as a team. Here's the official announcement from the Nintendo Versus Twitter account: ATTN fighters, a new time-limited...
News Full Patch Notes And All Fighter Adjustments In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Version 5.0
Banjo, Home Run Contest, and plenty more
After all the excitement from yesterday's Nintendo Direct, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has now been updated to Version 5.0. If you've managed to calm down after the hype of the big event, let's take a look through everything the update has to offer. Of course, the biggest updates here are the addition of...
News Sans From Undertale Is Coming To Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
But not as a regular fighter
After the reveal of SNK's Terry Bogard for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, we got a look at the new Mii Fighter costumes coming to the game. Possibly the highlight was the reveal Sans, from the cult-hit Undertale, would be an outfit for the Mii Gunner. Sans will even get his own music track and is priced at $0.75 USD. The...
News Home Run Contest Is Back In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Play it today!
It's not the news we were expecting, but we sure are grateful for it nonetheless. Yes, Home Run Contest is coming back to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. The mode, which was available in all previous Smash Bros. games other than the original release on N64, has players beating up the Sandbag as much as possible before sending it flying...
News SNK's Terry Bogard Joins Smash Bros., And There Are Even More Fighters To Come
Further DLC characters are in the works
Challenger #4 for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has been confirmed as SNK favourite Terry Bogard, in development now and scheduled to release this November. Terry (of Fatal Fury and King of Fighters fame) is one of SNK’s biggest characters, so it seems that Nintendo UK's website s
News Banjo And Kazooie Will Be Available In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Today
Guh-huh!
Oh yes! Banjo and Kazooie have finally been given a release date for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and that magical day is today! The news was revealed in today's Nintendo Direct, which also confirmed that a deeper dive will be given to the character immediately after the show. We'll make sure to update this article when that video drops, so...
News Dragon Quest XI S Developers Weigh In On 'Overpowered' Hero In Smash Bros.
"That’s because Mr. Sakurai likes him so much"
We were lucky enough to sit down with some of the developers of the upcoming Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition at PAX recently and after discussing that game's journey to Switch, we asked producer Hokuto Okamoto, assistant producer Hikari Kubota and the development...
News Banjo-Kazooie Store Ads Suggest Smash Bros. Ultimate Release Could Be Imminent
Just days away?
New in-store advertisements appearing in Japan suggest that Banjo-Kazooie's arrival in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate could be coming very soon indeed. The image below shows an advertisement found within a 7-11 store in Japan, shared online by @PushDustIn. Advertising upcoming products, the poster shows off Banjo's upcoming Smash...
August2019
News Smash Bros. Ultimate Offering Free Spirit Board Challenge Pack To Switch Online Subscribers
Download it today
To add some extra value to the Switch Online subscription, Nintendo has been releasing free challenge packs for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. The second one has now been released. Provided you have an active online subscription, you'll be able to redeem this from the Switch eShop right away. Spirit Board Challenge Pack 2 gives you a...
News Change Your Fate In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's Next Spirit Board Event
Starts later this week
After a few tournaments, this week Nintendo is returning to its regular spirit event schedule in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate on the Switch. This latest one is being referred to as "Change Your Fate!" and starts this Friday, on 30th August. Here's a description of the three-day event, courtesy of the Nintendo Australia Twitter...
Random SpongeBob Artist Mashes Smash Bros. And Nickelodeon Characters
How many can you name?
Well here's an ambitious crossover (they seem to be all the rage these days). In honour of Nickelodeon's annual Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tournament, SpongeBob Squarepants storyboard artist Kurt Snyder has created a poster for this year's internal studio event featuring famous Nickelodeon characters cosplaying as Smash...
News Play The Dragon Quest XI S Demo And Receive A Special Spirit In Smash Bros. Ultimate
Offer extends to the full game
If you're not sure whether the Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition demo on the Nintendo Switch is worth your time, here's one extra reason why you should check it out. Provided you own a copy of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and play either the demo or full version of the new Dragon Quest...
News Smash Bros. 64 Tournament Starts Later This Week In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Retro glory
Update 22/08: The Nintendo Versus Twitter account has now revealed how exactly this tournament will work. The three-day event titled "Original Class of '64" only includes fighters, stages, and items from the first Smash Bros. outing on the Nintendo 64. The further you advance, the better the spirit you'll win. The artwork for this...
News Step On The Gas When This Three Day Spirit Event Starts In Smash Bros. Ultimate
The need for speed
This week's Super Smash Bros. Ultimate spirit event is all about getting a speed-boost. As you can see above, there's Super Sonic, Waluigi on a bike, Pink Gold Peach and there's even some F-Zero representation. Rapidash along with Pearl and Marina from Off The Hook are also apparently fast. The event starts this Friday on 16th...
News Pichu And Jigglypuff Are Getting Their Very Own Switch Controllers
GameCube-style for a Smashing good time
Accessory maker PDP is back once again, this time with two more controllers which star Pokémon's very own Pichu and Jigglypuff. The controllers will join the company's Wired Fight Pad Pro range. Styled to look and feel like a Nintendo GameCube controller - and therefore digging into that Super Smash Bros...
News US University To Offer Scholarships For Top Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Players
Think you'd be good enough?
The University of California, Irvine has announced that it will host a pilot scholarship team of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate players during the 2019-20 academic year. The scholarship has been made available thanks to a $50,000 donation from the owners of Street Media, a publishing company led by CEO and gaming fan, Brian...
News Nintendo Announces "Heroes VS Villains" Tournament Event For Smash Bros. Ultimate
Starts later this week
A week on from the release of Dragon Quest's Hero in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Nintendo has announced its new weekly event. It's a three-day tournament titled "Heroes VS Villains" that starts this Friday and runs for three days. Here are the details about it, courtesy of the Nintendo Australia Twitter account: The...
News Smash Bros. Pro Player Banned From Tournament After Match Fixing Admission
"I vow to never try to manipulate a match result again"
A match-fixing scandal has reportedly rocked the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate competitive scene in North America. Zack Lauth, a player who goes by the name "CaptainZack" in the professional fighting scene, revealed on Twitter he has been barred from entering the upcoming Super Smash Con...
News Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Sets Peak Viewership Record At EVO 2019
A smashing good time had by all
Over the weekend, the world's largest fighting game tournament event EVO 2019 took place in Las Vegas, Nevada. One of the games on show was Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, which just so happens to have smashed a world record in the process. The game reportedly reached a peak viewership of more than 279,000 on Twitch this...
July2019
News Full Patch Notes And All Fighter Adjustments In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Version 4.0.0
The Hero is here!
The next big update for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has arrived. Apart from the Hero, what else does it include? As usual, there are a lot of major and minor adjustments. So, if you read these patch notes, you'll know every single detail about Version 4.0.0. First of all we have the game updates. As previously noted, a "Very Easy"...
News Free Smash Bros. Ultimate Spirit Board Challenge Pack Available To Switch Online Subscribers
Download it today
Alongside the release of the Hero and Version 4.0.0 of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Nintendo has released one extra downloadable goodie on the Switch eShop. Provided you're a Switch Online member, you'll be able to download a Spirit Board Challenge Pack for free.
Reminder The Hero From Dragon Quest Is Now Available In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Version 4.0.0 has arrived
Hero from the Dragon Quest series is now officially available as a playable fighter in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. If you want to be able to play as this character, you'll need to update your game software to Version 4.0.0 and either purchase or already own the Fighters Pass (£22.49 / $24.99) or Hero Challenger Pack...
Gallery All The Hero's Alternate Costumes And Mii Fighter Outfits In Smash Bros. Ultimate
Hottest styles, every shoe, every colour
So, it's official: Dragon Quest's The Hero is arriving in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate later today - unless you're reading this in the future, in which case he's already here! As such, we thought it was worth taking a good look at The Hero's alternate costumes, which work in a slightly different way to most...
News Dragon Quest's The Hero Joins Smash Bros. Ultimate Today
The Hero draws near!
Update: It would appear that the character will be arriving later today in North America, while the European release will technically fall into tomorrow, 31st July, due to time zone differences. This adds up with the recent Twitter blunder from Nintendo of Europe. Original Article: Dragon Quest's The Hero will be playable in...
