Here are all the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate details we covered from E3

Wow, that was intense!

Dedicating half of their Nintendo Direct and much of the Treehouse Live time to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Nintendo aren’t shy about showing off the upcoming Switch exclusive. It’s no wonder, considering the rich amount of details still pouring out about the game.

In case you missed anything, below you’ll find all of news we covered from the Nintendo E3 Direct. We’ll be updating the list as we continue our coverage, so stay tuned!

General information

• The game will launch worldwide on Nintendo Switch on December 7, 2018
• The game will support GameCube controllers, and a brand new model is coming soon
  • The new GameCube controller and adapter are available to preorder
• Here’s the box art
• All previous Smash Bros. amiibo are compatible
• Here’s the official artwork, featuring all characters
• The official website for Smash Bros. Ultimate is live
• It is now available to pre-order from Amazon
• Music tracks available on the official website
  • As are trailers for every character

Zelda stages and characters

• The Great Plateau Tower is a Breath of the Wild-inspired stage
  • It has a neat little Easter egg hidden away
• Lots of other Zelda stages are back too
  • The Gerudo Valley stage has been spotted in artwork
• Young Link returns, along with every fighter that has ever appeared in the Smash series
• Link can shoot beams from the Master Sword when at zero damage
• Here are all the alternate costumes for Link, Zelda, Ganondorf and Sheik
• There have been major technical changes to the Zelda characters’ movesets

Mechanics and technical info

• Here’s a breakdown of how directional air dodging, perfect shields, edge guarding, dodging and more will work
• The game runs at 60 frames per second in handheld and docked mode
• Players will select the stage before their characters
• Here’s how short hops and some aerial techniques work

New features

• Inkling, Daisy and Ridley make their fighting debut
• One-on-one battles have a new score display and increased damage
• Stage hazards are now optional

Miscellaneous details

• It’s called “Super Smash Bros. Special” in Japan
• David Hayter will voice Snake again
• Sakurai is healthy, and working with Namco Bandai on Ultimate
• Here’s Ultimate compared visually with Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
• Sakurai says that Ultimate could be his last game in the Smash series

Nintendo news

• Fortnite proves that the Nintendo Switch is compatible with microphones
• 8BitDo show off some new Nintendo Switch-compatible controllers
• Nintendo are holding an E3 sale on the eShop, including Breath of the Wild

Reece Heather

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