Nintendo has announced new playable characters, stages, and more information for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate for Nintendo Switch during today’s Direct. As we learned during the presentation, Simon Belmont from the Castlevania series and King K. Rool, the main antagonist from the original Donkey Kong Country games will be joining the game as playable fighters for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
In addition to new fighters, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will include more Echo fighters, featuring Richter Belmont from the Castlevania series, Chrom from the Fire Emblem series (Echo fighter for Roy) and Dark Samus from the Metroid games (Echo fighter for Samus). Echo fighters have move sets based on other fighters, but a different visual appearance and can be displayed as separate fighters on the character select screen or stacked on top of the character they are echoing. When stacked, players can change between them with the press of a button. It’s up to players to decide how they want them displayed.
amiibo figures for these upcoming fighters have been confirmed and will be released at a later date.
As this is the Ultimate successor to previous Smash Bros. titles, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will feature over 100 stages (300 in total when factoring Omega and Battlefield forms), including the ability to morph stages during gameplay as a new feature. There are approximately 900 compositions in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate which brings a total of 28 hours of music which can be played during a match or listened while your Nintendo Switch system is in sleep mode.
New items being added to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate include the Banana Gun, Killing Edge, Bomber, Death’s Scythe, Staff, Ramblin’ Evil Mushroom and Rage Blaster, among others from different video game franchises. Items can be used to be used offensively and defensively in battle.
New and returning Pokémon will also be added in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and will feature Alolan forms of Abra, Solgaleo, Lunala, Mimikyu and Exeggutor. Learn about the new modes and assist trophies that will be joining the game, below (Courtesy of Nintendo):
- Assist Trophies: Some of the new Assist Trophies that are joining Super Smash Bros. Ultimate include Zero from the Mega Man X series, Knuckles from Sonic The Hedgehog, Krystal from Star Fox Adventures, Rathalos from the Monster Hunter series, Shovel Knight from, well, Shovel Knight and the evil Moon from The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask.
- Classic Mode: The single-player mode in which players battle against a series of fighters will return in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Each fighter has a set of stages and opponents that she or he will face.
- Stamina Battle: In addition to Time Battle and Stock Battle, Stamina Battle is also one of the standard modes in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. In Stamina Battle, players fight to deplete each other’s stamina until only one fighter is left standing.
- Final Smash Meter: In addition to regular Final Smashes that can be activated after breaking a Smash Ball, the Final Smash Meter is now a selectable option. If enabled, players can charge their Final Smash Meter over the course of a battle. Once the Final Smash Meter is fully charged, players can unleash a less powerful Final Smash attack.
- Squad Strike: When playing Squad Strike, players will participate in 5-on-5 or 3-on-3 skirmishes, with each player using either five or three consecutive fighters in one battle.
- Tourney Mode: Up to 32 players can participate in Tourney mode, making it great for parties or events with a lot of people. And since Nintendo Switch can be played anywhere, these tournaments can even take place in unexpected places!
- Smashdown: After battling in this mode, the previously selected fighters will no longer be available, forcing players to have to pick a different fighter for the next round. This mode favors players who are skilled with multiple fighters and encourages others to diversify their rosters.
- Training: The improved Training mode in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate includes an exclusive stage that features a grid, used to help measure the distance and trajectory of special moves and fighter knockback.
Nintendo of Europe has also announced a Limited Edition bundle for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate which will include a copy of the game, a Nintendo GameCube Controller (Super Smash Bros. Edition), and a Nintendo GameCube Controller adapter, launching on December 7th. No word on whether we’ll see something similar in the U.S., however, we’ll share more information regarding once it’s available.
We’re thrilled to always learn more about Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and this Direct accomplished that and more. Let us know your thoughts about all the new content coming to the game especially the new character reveals. For all things, Nintendo, stay tuned to NinMobileNews!
