Nintendo announced a new Super Smash Brothers game a few months ago, but they didn’t reveal many details. That’s no longer an issue thanks to a 25-minute presentation that was a part of the Nintendo E3 2018 Direct. video. The new Smash Bros. game is called Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and will be released on December 7th, 2018.
The Full Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Reveal Video
The Features
Everyone is Here!
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will include every character that has ever been a part of a Smash Bros game. That will even include guest characters like Solid Snake that fans thought were lost to time. I know that my oldest son loves to play as Ryu and Cloud from Smash Bros. Wii U and I had told him not to get his hopes up. I felt the hype explosion from our house all the way in LA.
New Fighters: Inkings and Ridley
The past isn’t the only thing being celebrated. Nintendo is also including two new characters. First, they announced the inklings from Splatoon. This is a relatively complex character that does more damage when standing in ink that they have already laid down on the map. The second character is the long-requested Ridley from Metroid. Ridley is a weird dragon/dinosaur/space pirate (No. None of that is made up.)
Echo Fighters: Daisy and Dark Pit
There are some characters in Smash that are very similar. Rather than create (and balance) entire move-sets for similar characters, Nintendo has implemented what are called Echo Fighters. They are characters that will have the same moves as another character on the roster, but those moves will behave differently. Two examples are Daisy (who is an echo fighter for Peach) and Dark Pit (an Echo fighter for Pit).
Gamecube Controllers
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will be compatible with Gamecube controllers. It will use the same adaptors that were used for Super Smash Bros Wii U as well. This will be a big hit with Super Smash Bros. Melee enthusiasts.
Dozens of Character Changes
They made dozens of character changes to help balance characters and make them more interesting. Gamespot did a great roundup of the changes and listed them here.
Pre-Orders Are Available!
The Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Roster
1. Mario
2. Donkey Kong
3 Link
4. Samus
5. Yoshi
6. Kirby
7. Fox
8. Pikachu
9. Luigi
10. Ness
11. Captain Falcon
12. Jigglypuff
13. Peach
13ε. Daisy
14. Bowser
15. Ice Climbers
16. Sheik
17. Zelda
18. Dr. Mario
19. Pichu
20. Falco
21. Marth
21ε. Lucina
22. Young Link
23. Ganondorf
24. Mewtwo
25. Roy
26. Mr. Game & Watch
27. Meta Knight
28. Pit
28ε. Dark Pit
29. Zero Suit Samus
30. Wario
31. Snake
32. Ike
33. Squirtle (Pokémon Trainer)
34. Ivysaur (Pokémon Trainer)
35. Charizard (Pokémon Trainer)
36. Diddy Kong
37. Lucas
38. Sonic
39. King Dedede
40. Olimar
41. Lucario
42. R.O.B.
43. Toon Lnk
44. Wolf
45. Villager
46. Mega Man
47. Wii Fit Trainer
48. Rosalina and Luma
49. Little Mac
50. Greninja
51. Mii Fighter – Brawler
52. Mii Fighter – Swordfighter
53. Mii Fighter – Gunner
54. Palutena
55. Pac-Man
56. Robin
57. Shulk
58. Bowser Jr.
59. Duck Hunt
60. Ryu
61. Cloud
62. Corrin
63. Bayonetta
64. Inkling
65. Ridley
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