Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (known in Japan as 大乱闘スマッシュブラザーズ SPECIAL Great Fray Smash Bros. SPECIAL) is the fifth entry in the Super Smash Bros. series of platform fighting games, set to release on December 7th, 2018 for the Nintendo Switch. It was first announced under the pending title Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo Switch on March 8th, 2018 during a Nintendo Direct, then revealed on June 12th, 2018 during Nintendo's E3 presentation.
Characters
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate features every fighter from all older games in the series, including those who appeared only in one title prior. Currently, a total of 65 fighters have been confirmed for the game, not counting Echo Fighters (the official term for clone fighters) such as Lucina, Dark Pit, and Daisy. A couple of other new fighters have also been announced, being the Inklings from Splatoon and Ridley from Metroid, though there may be more in the works.
Despite the massive roster, a new game will start the unknown reader off with only the fighters from the original Super Smash Bros., with the rest being unlockable.
Kirby (as a fighter)
Kirby returns as a series veteran. Being part of the 'Perfect Attendance Crew', Kirby will be among the starter characters. He appears to retain most of his standard moves, along with his Final Smash, Ultra Sword. He appears to once again have his Burning dash attack from Melee.
King Dedede (as a fighter)
King Dedede returns in this title, as an unlockable fighter. His move-set appears relatively unchanged, but he now has the ability to inhale his Gordos after tossing them, then spit them back out again. His Final Smash has changed, now involving tossing his opponent into a boxing ring, then attacking them as Masked Dedede.
Meta Knight (as a fighter)
Meta Knight returns in this title, as an unlockable fighter. His move-set appears relatively unchanged. One of his alternate costumes gives him Galacta Knight's mask.
Stages
The Following stages have been confirmed so far:
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In addition, all stages have 'Battlefield' and 'Ω' (flat final destination-style) forms as well.
Kirby Stages
So far, all Kirby series stages shown have been returning stages from older titles. These include the following:
Items
A number of Kirby series items appear in this title. These are as follows:
Assist Trophies
Trophies
No information is known yet about trophies in this title.
Trivia
- This is the second Super Smash Bros. title with official Chinese support. The first one is the original Super Smash Bros., localized and released on iQue Player in 2005.
- When introducing every fighter in Masahiro Sakurai's E3 2018 presentation of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Meta Knight appears together with Mewtwo. This could be a reference to the similar Japanese titles of Revenge of Meta Knight (メタナイトの逆襲) and Pokemon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back (ミュウツーの逆襲), both depicting them as the main antagonist.
- In the Japanese and Chinese versions, Echo Fighters are called Dash Fighters and are labeled with the dash punctuation mark in their number (e.g. 13 Peach and 13' Daisy). In the English version, they are labeled ɛ, which stands for echo (e.g. 13 Peach and 13ɛ Daisy).
- Pit's new Final Smash is similar to how the Dragoon is used in the Super Smash Bros. series.
Video Gallery
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - E3 2018
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Names in other languages
Language | Name | Meaning |
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Japanese | 大乱闘スマッシュブラザーズ SPECIAL Dairantō Sumasshu Burazāzu SPECIAL |
Great Fray Smash Brothers SPECIAL |
Chinese | 任天堂明星大乱斗 特别版 (chs) 任天堂明星大亂鬥 特別版(cht) rèn tiān táng míng xīng dà luàn dòu: tè bié bǎn |
Nintendo All-Star Great Fray SPECIAL
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