Features:

  • New fighters, like Inkling from the Splatoon series and Ridley from the Metroid series, make their Super Smash Bros. series debut alongside every Super Smash Bros. fighter in the series…EVER
  • Fast combat , new items, new attacks, new defensive options, and more will keep the battle raging whether you’re at home or on the go
  • 2018 Nintendo. Original Game: Nintendo / HAL Laboratory, Inc
  • Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) Content Description: Cartoon Violence, Comic Mischief, Suggestive Themes
Everyone is Here!

ALL 63 characters* from past Smash Brothers game are included in this game +6 brand new characters +5 new echo fighters, +6 DLC characters** (not yet released). -New characters include: Inkling (Splatoon Series) Ridley (Metroid) King K. Rool (Donkey Kong) Isabelle (Animal Crossing) Incineroar (Pokemon) Simon (Castlevania) -New Echo Fighters. Echo fighters are essentially clones of original fighters with slightly change stats like different attack, defense, speed and special moves. Think Falco, Dark Pit and Lucina for example. Daisy (Echo of Peach) Richter (Simon) Dark Samus (Samus) Chrom (Roy) Ken (Ryu) You start off with original 8 characters from the very first Smash Bros game and have to unlock the others. *63 if you count pokemon trainer and thier pokemon as one character; otherwise it's 65. No more choosing Lucario and imagining he's Mewtwo, one-time guest characters like Snake makes a return, and ice climbers are not excluded due to hardware limitations, DLC characters in Smash 4 like Ryu, Bayonetta are now part of main roster, etc. ** DLC includes: Piranha Plant Joker (Persona 5) +4 unannounced fighters DLC Come in character packs 1 fighter, 1 stage, and multiple music tracks Or you can get fighters (season) pass with 5 fighters, 5 stages and all music If you purchase fighter pass you get rex mii costume for free If you purchase the Smash Ultimate game near launch and register via MyNintendo (if you have physical version) you get Piranha Plant character for free. For downloaded version registration should be automatic. Piranha plant to release next year (2019) === Stages. Unlike characters, not all stages return. There are 103 stages with 5 planned DLC stages. Stages does not need to be unlocked All stages now have a Battlefield form: Omega and Normal. Omega stages are similar to final destination stage with no moving platforms or random hazards. === Core changes/features. -Graphics improved. details in clothing, facial expression/emotes and stages -Some characters have a overall design change for example: Link now in Breath of the Wild costume Zelda no longer Twlight Princess form, now based off Link Between Worlds Mario wears cappy from Mario Odyssey when doing taunts/moves Fox now based off Star Fox Zero design -Now can select female forms of characters like pokemon trainer and pikachu for example. -Characters now displayed by number/when they appeared in the smash series -13 New items: Banana Gun, Beastball, Black Hole, Bomber, Death's Scythe, Fake Smash Ball, Healing Field, Healing Sprout, Killing Edge, Rage Blaster, Ramblin' evil mushroom, Staff, and Super Launch Star. -You select stage before character -8 Player battles make a return -Stage morph. Can select two stages at a time that transition at different set intervals -You can turn off stage hazards -UI changes for some characters next to damage meter for example: Clouds limit gauge, Inkling ink tank gauge, Villager's Pocketed item, Robin's durability counters -Echo Fighters can either be displayed in their own character slots, or share their slot with the character they are based on, depending on user preference -No more trophies, have spirits instead (more on this later). Over 1200 to collect -Charge attacks are longer doing more damage the longer you hold -Shield changes: Perfect shields are performed in reverse: instead of pressing the shield button several frames before an attack connects, players have to release the shield button when an attack connects on their shield instead. -Damage meter now display tenth's damage. Example 20.5% -Grab Cancels: If two players grab the same time; both characters take minimal damage and act as if grab released -Characters can no longer run through other characters and instead push them backwards. This affects some characters like Fox with his slide kick attack and side special -More space to come back from being blasted off to the sides, but edge sweet spots have decreased/recovery moves take longer to snap on ledges for most characters. Edge attacks has been buffed. -Deal more damage in One-on-one fights with no items. Damage is multiplied by 1.2× -Alternate costumes now shown on bottom character portrait -Tracks in My Music are now organized by series rather than by stage.There are over 800 tracks per stage totaling over 28 hours -You can create your own playlist and have the screen turned off in portable mode making your Switch a mp3 player/music player -Taunts can now be cancelled, and comes out faster -Continous dodges makes it less effective the more times you use it consecutively -Characters that originally cannot swim or have a weakness to water (Charizard, Incineroar, Inkling, Sonic, etc) now take slow, constant damage while swimming. -Sudden Death changes: Screen shrinks in overtime. If the screen has finished zooming in, Bob-ombs will start falling after a while -Stamina battles can now be combined with stock. -There are 59 Assist Trophies available in the game. 27 are brand new -Some assist trophies can be KOed for points. The player who summon assist trophy can also KO there own assist trophy to prevent other players from gaining points -Some Final Smash Changes: No more temporary power ups/form changes like Wario Man, Fox/Falco/Wolf landmaster transformation, Flying Yoshi, Giga Bowswer, Giga Mac for example. Instead they have one hit KO moves/high damage moves like the other fighters Some characters have different final smashes altogether like Link now has ancient arrow, Zelda has sealing triforce, Pit has lighting chariot as final smash. For multi-character final smash: Fiora added to shulk final smash, Paula and Poo added to Ness Final Smash, Lucas has kumatora and Boney, Megaman has Protoman and Bass Donkey Kong has rapid fire punches instead of the lame drum beats -There is now chargeable final smash option. But no two final smash can be used simultaneously -A lot of buff/nerfs changes for most, if not all characters -A lot of Move changes. Example: Link no longer has a hookshot (young link and toon link still does), has remote (manually detonate bombs) Samus can charge her cannon in air Zelda's Phantom knight is now chargeable: delayed hit or release. Pokemon trainer has no penalty for not switching pokemon Shulks Monato arts are now on text wheel around the character instead of multiple button presses Rob has fuel gauge on spine for boost meter -In game gold can be used to purchase Spirits, spirits upgrade and music tracks -Game supports 11 languages. -Can make teammates semi-transparent -Palutena's guidance makes a return with some new voice clips/scenes for new characters and returning characters with cosmetic changes -Codec also makes a return, but with no new voice recording for characters past Smash Bros Brawl == Spirits Mode. Spirits are basically add on buff to characters in form of stickers or less known characters that didn't make it into the roster. There are different classes: Novice, Advance, Ace, and Legend. One primary spirit can be assigned at a time to one character There are also support spirits that add on to the primary spirit depending on how many open slots they have Primary spirits increase stats like HP, Speed, Attack etc. Support spirits have different attributes like healing, fire boost item pickups, jump higher, etc You have to fight spirits to obtain them in event matches. Spirits Mode has event matches where matches can have different attributes/battle conditions like having the the floor be on fire, random spike balls fly across the screen, you're a mini fighter vs a large fighter (like when eat pick up mushroom but constant throughout match), enemy has a lot of armor but moves slower and deal higher damage, defeat enemy but constantly taking damage due to being poisoned, enemy constantly invisible, fog of war making it hard to see, reduced/increased gravity, only can use one move, etc. Spirits can level up after battle or by feeding it snacks giving you more stat boosts. Some spirits have an enhanced or evolved form. Spirits also can level up by having them train in gyms, or battle other spirit teams. The more stronger they are the better rewards you get. For spirits you don't' readily use can send them off to collect treasure You can also release spirits you don't want to get cores, which can be used to summon other spirits === Adventure Mode. Story mode of the game dubbed World of Light Grid based battle system similar to Mario Tennis Aces Plot: All characters are turned into spirits except Kirby. Must release everyone from spirit form and save the world. No in depth story just series of unique battles involving spirits. More focused on fun game play scenarios than story == Other Modes: Classic mode: 8 rounds, 1 mini game, and different bosses for each character. You are able to select difficulty for challenge and better rewards Tourament mode: Basic King of the Hill bracket mode Up to 32 players -Smash Down mode: After you play a character for a match they'll be unavailable for later matches. Having different characters to choose from each time -Squad Strike 3v3 or 5v5 team elimination style match-up -Training mode Practice your moves. Grid based stage to help judge distance. Also displays launch distance trajectory -Century Smash Fight 100s of fighters that can be knocked out in one hit. Can be an endless smash mode if you're good enough -Challenges Complete certain challenges to unlock pieces of picture portrait == Multiplayer . You can play local wireless or online. No more 'For Glory' and 'For Fun' mode Match making is now based on preferred rules, global smash power, Distance Game will try it's best to match others with same preferred rules. But if you don't have preference match making is much faster Global Smash Power (GSP) is amount of points experience you have or online rank. This can go up or down depending on wins/losses. You can set your GSP based on individual fighters. Game will auto disconnect you if you're griefing or constantly KO yourself off the cliff lowering your score. If your GSP is high enough, you can enter elite battles Game will priorities matchups depending on where you are in the world for more stable connection. You can play different mini games and certain modes while waiting for a matchup. There's also spectator mode available. Smash Tags. If you defeat other players online, you get their smash tag. You do not lose yours or have to try to get it back if you lose. You can trade in smash tags for in-game gold There's co-op online. 2 player teams against 2 player teams. Battle arena. Setup online match making with friends/family Smash World phone app. Can upload videos and watch them on the go. Overall, best Smash Bros games to date. MUST BUY if you're a Smash Bros, Nintendo fan.

How will they ever top this game?

My preorder from another store came Thursday afternoon, so I've been playing with my kids for about eight hours. It totally lives up to expectations. It's in no way perfect, but there's just so much good that I don't see how anybody can be sad. It's a game I'm going to be playing for years, and I'm going to enjoy it for years. If you're a parent, your kids will love playing with all their friends. If you're a returning player, all the nostalgia and great Smash gameplay is here. If you're new to Smash, this is a great game to play with other people. When you first boot up, you'll have access to eight characters: Mario, DK, Link, Samus, Yoshi, Kirby, Starfox, and Pikachu. Unlocks happen pretty quick, but we'll see how long it takes to unlock all 74 characters. I love some of the new costumes like the Mario Wedding costume. I read an online unlock guide that said if you quit the game after unlocking a character and play another quick round that you'll unlock lots of characters quickly. When I say quit the game I mean to exit the game on the Switch home menu. That's worked well so I did that for a while on my Switch to unlock quickly so I could play with lots of characters. I didn't tell my kids about this because I want unlocking on their Switch to be more organic and slower. Lots of characters have pretty big differences in how they play and lots of characters have small differences and lots is the same. I don't even know what to tell you. Switching out pokemon with pokemon trainer is really fast. You can detonate Link's bombs remotely. The basic gameplay is the same so Smash fans will pick up on things really fast. I still think that Smash is the best game for fighting game beginners because the controls are very simple. Gameplay is faster than the past few games. This can make battles more crazy. The only complaint about faster gameplay is that it's harder to keep up with both your character and everything else that's happening on the board. I've lost my character a number of times. I almost wish we could get an option for colored outlines for all the characters. I might just be out of practice, so we'll see if this is still an issue after a while. Is it balanced? There are 74 characters--who knows! And since Smash for Wii U had balancing updates, this will be different in a year from now. I will say that the kids and I have fought with all sorts of characters and nobody's thought that any seemed overpowered. We're just barely starting to see the changes to characters and how new characters work and we're still unlocking characters. The Smash community will be finding things out for months and opinions are going to change over and over. I love that you can save rulesets. You can customize the game heavily with more or less stuff. You can have lots of items or no items or specific items or more lives or change the Final Smash options. It's really cool to have all your quick pick favorites but at the same time making rulesets is a little slow. I feel that as I get rulesets made that I'll really like it. Today being new, I've really wanted to make a tweak between games and it's been kinda slow because of all the options available. We are a two switch family and it's going to be a pain to make all our rulesets twice. I really wish there was some way to bring rulesets with you. I don't know how it could be done better, but the stage select is just one big picture of little tiny squares. It's almost too much. I wish there were an option to show you like 12 random stages rather than all of them. We've mostly played on random so far because it's overwhelming! The graphics and animation takes a step up from the Wii U more than I thought it would. The stage graphics are awesome and there are so many new touches that are really cool. The N64 stages feel updated but classic. It runs very smoothly in tv mode and we've not played in handheld mode. The music is awesome. There's just so much variety. It all sounds like it's made on a computer, but it's all really good music. I hear there are over 800 tracks... Controls feel great. The joycons aren't the perfect smash controller. The thumbsticks can't keep up with a good player. The pro controller is better, but the gamecube controller just feels right. Maybe I'm nostalgic, but I'm really enjoying playing with the gamecube adapter. My daughters prefer the joycon because that's really the controller they know. My 11 year old son also likes the gamecube controllers (but I guess he could be feeding of my choice). If you're really serious about the game, I really suggest your getting the gamecube adapter. Mine that came with Super Smash Bros Wii U works great, but I see they're selling it separate now. It sold out quite a few times in the Wii U era, so you might want to pick one up now! Local multiplayer is awesome. I think you can play with 8 players on every stage. We've had five people playing lots of battles and it's been a whole lot of fun. This is Smash Bros to us! We don't play online, so I'm just ignoring that. I'm sure lots of people will be talking about how crappy it is or laggy or great or amazing or horrible. We play with family, with friends, with church youth, and with anyone around a TV. World of light is the single player story mode. My first impression is that it's not as good as Sub-Space Emissary from Smash Brawl, but it looks like a decent way to play alone and unlock more stuff. Kinda like I don't play online, I don't play the story mode that much. My son is excited about it, so I'm glad it's here. I'll just let others who want story mode more review it better. Collecting spirits to affect your character and the stage seems really cool, but I hear that it just means that the uniqueness of the stages go away so all the stages seem the same. You will run into stages with fog. If you have a spirit badge that takes away fog, it just makes it another normal Smash battle. We'll see how fast it gets old for my son. They've said there will paid and free DLC. Piranha Plant will be free DLC for early adopters and will be available early next year. There will be 5 paid DLC packs that each has 1 new fighter, one new stage, and music tracks. The first one will be a Persona 5 character! They haven't announced any others yet. These packs will be six dollars each or 25 for the set. They haven't set a date for the DLC but they've said all 5 packs will be available by 2020. I assume one will come every few months. Overall, it's an awesome game. With the free Piranha Plant, you get 75 fighters to pick from. There are over 100 stages. There's just so much Smash. It plays great and it's a lot of fun. I totally suggest this!

So... much... content.

This is one of those games where the creators really try to do their best to pack-in EVERYTHING in one tiny little cartridge for a standard price. The game has you start out with just EIGHT characters! If you've been caught up with the game and seen how it works, you already know that the character roster is INSANE. Hours upon hours will be spent unlocking everybody!

Truly Ultimate... if you take your time with the game.

If you've played Smash Bros. since you got the n64 version, this game shows just how much the game has evolved. I am no means a "pro" when it comes to playing Smash Bros. but this game is the best I have played since it's first iteration. Let this be a disclaimer for all the people who have never played a Smash Bros game before, this game is overwhelming and taking it all in is a task within itself. Look at it this way, you bought a Tesla on the sheer fact that it's an electric car, only to find it has so many features you have to read a manual, but when you finally grasp the aspects of the car the reward is tremendous! So my advise to you is to take in each feature, one by one, and indulge in each of it's aspects. What you will find is a deep and enriching gaming experience that captures what Nintendo is all about, and at the same time you will learn how to truly Smash... your opponent into oblivion. Like most Smash Bros. enthusiast I loved melee, and deemed it the best of the the series as Brawl ruined my favorite character (fox) and other aspects of what Smash Bros is, but when the Wii U version came out, I loved that game because it was released on the 3DS and I can play Smash Bros. where ever I want when I want and it has an interesting mix of melee and brawl. Now we have Smash Bros. Ultimate and it's on the switch, it's portable like the 3DS version, it looks amazing graphically, and it leans more towards Melee in terms of its gameplay and speed but not so much that it's hard to pick up and play. In other words, it's has the best aspects of the series in a amazing package and did I mention that the switch makes it portable :). In short, this game is a must have. There is 100's of hours of game play in a small cartridge and is worth your time to invest. Again, if you don't have time, it's portable so you can indulge when ever and where ever you want in what could possibly be, the best switch game yet!

Ultimate Family Fun!

The Smash Bros franchise games have always been high quality and they just keep getting better. Amazon delivered mine at 9:30am release day with me waiting around the door like a giddy teen girl for her date. I have been awaiting this game more than any other ever since buying a switch. I was hooked right from the opening cinematic which showcases what makes this series so magical to its fans. So many familiar faces from the past 4 decades of gaming as either playable fighters or cameo appearances. All the nostalgia from seeing so many old "friends" gives me the feels... As soon as my wife gets from from her appointment, she joins in. This is her first Smash game and she is seeing what all the hype is about. At 3pm when the 13yo son and 6yo daughter, they both join in. Hours go by with us unlocking new characters and taking turns trying everyone out. We are all jumping out of our chairs/sofa and screaming when someone defeats a challenger and unlocks them for play, clamoring to be the first one to try them out. This game is so much fun, a heartfelt thank you to everyone who had a hand in its creation. The stages are more amazing than ever. The amount of content is staggering,so many items and temporary allies/Pokemon! Whether you have friends or family to play this with, or you are playing solo you owe it to yourself to try this if you have a Switch or are considering getting one. 10/10

Sora for smash please!

To get started this review will be aimed towards veterans, I will not be explaining what SSB is or how to play it. I will only go over what is different this time around so hold on to your seat. First things first, Here’s a pro tip for any Meta Knight mains, I need you to scroll to the top of the page, close Amazon and go back to For Honor where you obviously main Orochi (pls give Like if you got the joke) but really though. The first thing you want to do is go right into spirits mode, because you only get 8 or so characters to start. Any character you unlock in spirits mode will automatically join you in regular smash, however any character you unlock by triggering the “A new challenger appears” fight, will not be added to spirts. The best way I can describe this mode is a mix between Pokemon and Mario party, you and your opponents can equip spirits (that have replaced trophies) that can give you boosts like, improved jumps, stronger attacks, fire resistance, etc. And the ultimate goal is to equip spirits that counter your opponent’s. Although once you have your favorites leveled up enough it’s possible to just tank your way throughout most of the battles. Except for a few annoying ones. And get comfortable because this mode took me 15 hours to complete with only a 80% completion rate. I suggest you tough it out because the final act really makes the grind worth it. The entire Game has received minor graphical upgrades, as for the fighters themselves, all have obtained animation tweaks that give them more personality overall, Mario has a cooler down smash, Zelda has a new costume and can now throw energy beams with his sword at full health (A little inside joke for the Nintendo vets) Every part of the game really makes it feel like they put they’re heart and soul into it. The amount of content packed in here is astounding. Even the settings/rules you’re allowed to play with can be overwhelming at times, but don’t worry, you can save and name your custom rules so you can get back into the action quicker. Also be sure to take advantage of the ability to pick 2 stages and morph between them. Home run contest and target practice are gone, Because they had to save space somehow. But Here’s the real tragedy. I think all of us veterans know that picking the right color makes us play better, and some alternative colors where cut. Are they really expecting us Mario mains to go online and fight those Malakas Meta Knight mains without his fire flower outfit?! (AC fans where you at?) in all seriousness though, this game is a love letter too all the Smash fans that have been with this franchise throughout the years. Do yourself a favor. Buy this game and good luck online. If you enjoyed this review be sure to like, comment, and subscribe! Update; So they added 2 new DLC characters, Piranha Plant and Joker from Persona 5. Look up gsmVoiD to get in-depth look at both characters. And be sure to use P Plant’s neutral Special attack on opponents trying to get back on the stage if you like cultivating salt in amounts that the world has never seen. Also be sure to hit the bell icon to be updated all that is SSBU.

Super Smash Bros Ultimate Fun

Oh, boy, I would love to be mashing my joycons playing this game right now. But guess what? Looks like the package isn’t on track, and is now expected December 8-11. So much for pre-ordering. Update: So it came the next morning. It makes sense since it was just released today! Love it!

Ultimate indeed

My freind told me pokemon lets go pikachu/eevee will outsell super smash ultimate.... I told him he needs to go seek medical help asap.

Best Smash Game to date!!!

As a person who has been riding the hype train for Smash Ultimate, I was NOT disappointed in the slightest when I began to play it. There is just so much content in this game that I can already see myself having 100+ hours in it. I'm making this review because there was some concerns that I read in some other reviews and I want to point out some things. There was a review that talked about how you start off with 8 characters and how it was not advertised above. Although I cannot confirm the second statement as I did not read it, starting with 8 characters is true. The truth is, this game's 72 characters are unlocked every 10 minutes which if you do the math means a seriously long time. How to fix this? Play a match with 20 minutes facing any CPU on any stage with a lot of room. Once done you should see a new challenger. Beat them and exit out the game. Re-enter in the game and play again only this time with one live and self destruct at the start of a match. You should get another challenger. Rinse and repeat until you get all the characters and if it doesnt pop up anymore, redo the first method and follow the same progress. I have used this method and unlocked 53 characters and I could have done more if my switch didnt die or I wanted to eat. (I searched and found that I only played this game for 6 hours in my profile). One review said that it doesnt teach you how to play the game which is completely 1000000% false. When you enter in the game on the smash ultimate logo, DO NOT TOUCH ANYTHING. A video pops up to tell you how to play that any child can learn from. This review is already super long so I'll end this by stating that there are ALREADY videos on how to find things on the menu, unlock things, and many others. If you are complaining here without even doing your research then clearly you arent doing your homework. I recommend watching a Youtuber called "Zerowondering" who was ranked the best player in Smash Wii U/3DS and posts videos on how to do "this and that" in Ultimate. Be sure to tell him that I sent you lol. Alright. This ends my review! GO PLAY SOME ULTIMATE!!!

Must own for the Switch!

This game truly lives up to its name by offering the most comprehensive game in the series to date. With so many things to play, fight, and unlock you’ll be enjoying this title for hours and hours. The new World of Light adventure mode is a huge improvement and a welcomed addition with it’s amusing and shockingly large campaign. The Smash Bros. series has always maintained a balance of chaotic fun with a fighting game with so much depth to it. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate refines and improves on both sides of itself without abandoning either one. Definitely a most have if you own a Nintendo Switch.

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