We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audience is coming from. To find out more or to opt-out, please read our. In addition, please read our , which has also been updated and became effective May 23rd, 2018. By choosing I Accept, you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. The series has captivated fans since its first release for Nintendo 64 in 1999. Back then, the roster was made up of only 12 characters. This latest edition, the first on Nintendo Switch, will have five times as many fighters. But what exactly is new? Last updated on Sept. Ultimate is the newest title in the Super Smash Bros. It will be the fifth installment in the franchise. Ultimate will be out on Dec. Well, all the characters that have ever been previously featured in a Smash title. All the moves have been retooled and the characters rescaled for Switch. Additionally, lots of new costumes are available for the characters, including Breath of the Wild Link and A Link Between Worlds Zelda. Pikachu comes with a female version and lady Pikachu Libre. Pokémon Trainer can freely switch between Pokémon without being penalized and comes in a female version. Fox and Wolf will have their designs and Cloud comes with both his outfit and his Advent Children one. Some characters, such as Ike and Bayonetta, will have subtle differences in their sound effects and voice-overs between certain costumes. What new characters will be joining? The and the also join the roster. She will have her own moveset, not an echo fighter of Villager. Nintendo How about Waluigi? Though he will be an assist trophy. Will all characters be available right away? Are any of them DLC? While the full roster will be available with the game, not all characters will be available at the start. Instead, players will have to unlock them as they progress. Nintendo has said that unlocking these characters will be quicker and easier than in previous games. No DLC has been announced yet. There will be 103 stages in total, arranged in the order they were introduced in the series. New stages include Moray Towers from Splatoon and Great Plateau Tower from , as well as and New Donk City Hall, inspired by Super Mario Odyssey. All stages will have Battlefield and Omega forms. Additionally, the stage selection screen comes before character selection. This means players can pick their characters based on the stage. There are options to let the losing player pick the next stage, to chose in a certain order, to have stage selection be a free-for-all, or to randomize it. Players begin on one stage and after a shimmering effect occurs, the stage will change to a totally new one. How many people can play at once? Just like in Super Smash Bros. Will it support GameCube Controllers? In addition to Nintendo Switch Pro Controllers and Joy-Con Controllers, , much to the joy of Smash fans everywhere. All existing amiibo will be supported and their data can be transferred to the new game. Nintendo Any new fighting mechanics? Ultimate will introduce some new technical moves, tailored toward the fighting mechanisms made popular. While some of these return directly from Melee, others are streamlined as more direct button presses. Directional air dodges are back from Melee and will allow players to quickly avoid attacks, though using too many in a row will eventually reduce their effectiveness. In general, using dodges repeatedly will slow them down. Short hops are smaller than the typical Smash jump and come in handy when using an aerial attack on an opponent on the ground. This move can now be executed by hitting the A button while jumping. Charge attacks can now be charged midair, but doing so will leave the player open. Consecutive dodges will slow you down and make you more vulnerable. Players can achieve a perfect shield — which will counter attacks — by releasing the shield button. You will also be able to attack while on a ladder. Players can fill a gauge and when it gets maxed out, a weaker version of the Final Smash can be activated. No two Final Smashes can be used simultaneously. What about new gameplay modes? In addition to the returning Classic Mode, there will be a. Squad Strike battle mode is an elimination-style battle, where players have a lineup of three or five characters and battle to decide the winner. Tourney mode will generate tournament brackets of up to 32 players. Smashdown mode makes characters from previous battles unavailable, so players must chose new characters for new rounds. Additionally, the new Training mode will feature an exclusive stage with a grid that allows players to experiment with launch and trajectory Any other new features? For starters, Final Smashes are shorter, so that players can return right to the action without waiting for a long animation. It will also be easier to see key information in the middle of matches. During timed matches, the leading player will occasionally flash with a light. The number of stock lives left will also be bigger and easier to see. Additionally, there will be differences in the damage dealt in one-on-one games and four-player games. This is because one-on-one matches tend to last longer less enemies, less damage. Adding more one-on-one damage will make matches go quicker, increasing the tempo of the game. Characters like ROB and Robin, who have limits on certain powers, will have gauges to show how much longer those powers can last. Villager has an indicator showing what they have pocketed. Inkling fighters have limited ink, with an indicator showing how much they have left. Essentially, the Switch can be used as an iPod to jam to the sweet Nintendo soundtracks. You can even make playlists, and the track list will be updated weekly. There will also be an option to switch the menu between displaying all echo fighters or stacking them on the characters they are based on. In addition to time battle and stock battle, stamina battle will be featured as one of the main Smash modes. Sudden death starts with 300% damage, and the camera will slowly zoom in on the final players as they fight. How about new items? Featured Pokémon focus heavily on Alolan Pokémon and include Alolan Exeggutor, Abra, Solgaleo, Lunala, Mimikyu, Pykumuku, Vulpix and Alolan Vulpix, Marshadow and Ditto. Is there gonna be some kind of special Switch bundle? Nintendo announced that a , featuring the original Smash crew on the dock, will be available starting Nov. Nintendo What kind of Smash game can we expect? Ultimate is bringing back all beloved characters, introducing much-ballyhooed new characters, and incorporating mechanisms used in the competitive, high-level sphere.
