Amidst all the hype of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the hard-working and enigmatic lead designer of the Smash series, Masahiro Sakurai, once again took center stage at E3. A full twenty-five of Nintendo’s forty-five minute E3 digital press conference was dedicated exclusively to Sakurai and Smash Bros. Ultimate, then Sakurai joined Bill Trinen and others for the Nintendo…
GameXplain have made a wonderful video comparing the graphical differences between Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and the series’ previous Wii U iteration. A big difference you will notice is that Ultimate has a more coherent style across all the characters, making them all look like they belong in the same game rather than a mashup of different art…
The Great Plateau has been added as one of the new stages in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. When the roof of the tower is destroyed, a platform materializes in its place. That platform has some text in the Sheikah language on it, which translates to “SMASHBROS”. It’s a nice little Easter egg hidden for the fans!…
While Nintendo hasn’t officially announced the option, it was revealed that stage hazards in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate can be toggled on or off. This was confirmed by Invitational players that have gotten up close and personal with Ultimate. In the video, you can hear an Invitational player confirm that the option does exist, and…
With a playable demo of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate available on the floor at E3, it was only a matter of time before gamers got a glimpse at one of Smash‘s lesser appreciated aspects: alternate costumes. GameXplain were able to grab onscreen film of every demo character’s eight alternate costumes. This included Link, Zelda, Sheik, and Ganondorf,…
A new Smash Bros. release almost guarantees a newly designed GameCube controller will come with it, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is no exception. Recently announced, the latest GameCube controller is now available for preorder. For the low price of $30, you can snag the controller on Amazon. However, Amazon has also opened up preorders for the GameCube controller adapter. The…
If you think you’ve seen all the video content on the recently announced Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, make sure to include the list of individual character videos from the official website! Each video contains roughly 20 seconds of footage, mostly highlighting neat attacks, cool combos, or just funny scenarios. We’ve highlighted your favorite Zelda characters…
It’s all about those small details! I’ve really enjoyed soaking in all the minor yet fascinating visual and gameplay tweaks from Treehouse Live’s demonstrations of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, laid out by series director Masahiro Sakarai. In the first segment, I came across one such detail that Zelda fans in particular will appreciate. At the 15:24 mark,…
Details continue to emerge on Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, thanks to the Treehouse Live footage following yesterday’s Direct presentation. With series director Masahiro Sakurai present for the first segment, earlier we reported on his decision to put stage select before character select in the new title. He follows that up with new details on one-on-one…
After yesterday’s incredible Direct presentation, Nintendo Treehouse staffers sat down with Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai, who shed some more light on the gameplay. In a gameplay demonstration of series newcomer Ridley, Sakurai touched on a significant change for versus mode. Players will now select the stage before selecting their characters, vice versa to what…
Nintendo had fans in a full-on frenzy yesterday after the reveal of the upcoming Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, a game which boasts the return of every fighter in the franchise’s history, along with a vast majority of its many stages. With a new Smash Bros. game on the horizon, fans have scoured the Internet in…
Nintendo’s Bill Trinen recently sat down with Game Informer to discuss some details regarding the newly announced Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Some online discussions broke out today stating that Super Smash Bros. series creator Masahiro Sakurai was looking unwell. When asked about Sakurai-san’s health, Mr. Trinen said, “He’s totally fine. I think he had wrist…
The Nintendo Japan website has officially confirmed that Super Smash Bros. Ultimate for Nintendo Switch will run at 60 frames per second while playing on the TV or on the go. Additionally, the game will also feature 1080p visuals in docked mode, and 720p in handheld mode. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will arrive on Nintendo…
When the birth of a new Super Smash Bros. occurs, you can be sure to look forward to a huge array of music. Bringing all your favorite franchises together, you can count on Smash soundtracks to deliver great music across a range of different games and generations. On the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate official website, four…
As many of us expected, Breath of the Wild is reshaping much of The Legend of Zelda series’ look in the next installment of Super Smash Bros., and this time we get to battle in the latest version of Hyrule. Here’s a look at the stages we’ve seen so far: Great Plateau Tower A brand new stage…
