Looks like we might be hearing about the next Smash Bros. Ultimate DLC character in the near future. Advertisements for the current Fighter Pass characters are up at retailers, but those advertisements are set to be removed from stores on Oct. 4th, 2020. The last time we saw a situation with ads like this, the next DLC character was revealed just a few days before. We'll find out if the speculation is right in just a couple of weeks!

Super Mario 3D All-Stars is now available, and Nintendo is celebrating the launch in all sorts of ways. That includes the Smash Bros. Twitter account in Japan, which has shared the compilation of screens above.

Those might look like any old Smash Bros. Ultimate screens at first glance, but a closer look reveals that each scene is meant to pay homage to one of the three games in Super Mario 3D All-Stars. There are two for Super Mario 64, one for Sunshine, and one for Galaxy. Some pretty fantastic work done on with each one!

Nintendo has announced their next tournament for Smash Bros. Ultimate. The Nintendo Versus Smash Bros. Ultimate Challenge Cup September 2020 is taking place on Sept. 26th, 2020, and Nintendo is giving away over 70,000 My Nintendo Gold Points throughout the tournament. To get more details on how to participate and other rules, you can check out the official tournament page here.

Want a closer look at Mario Kart Double Dash and Super Smash Bros Brawl? Want to see the camera go places it can't normally go? Want to see some design secrets that'll result in nightmares for years to come? Then you'll definitely want to check out this episode of Boundary Break!

The next tournament for Smash Bros. Ultimate kicks off Sept. 18th, 2020, and it runs for 3 days. This tournament is for close-quarters fighters only, so no one that uses ranged attacks as a primary method of offense will be allowed. This fight is up close and personal!

Undertale released on this date 5 years ago, and it's still just as popular all this time later. Undertale became an absolute phenomenon that swept the industry, and the effects are still being felt to this day.

The 5th anniversary of Undertale is being celebrated all over the world, with numerous fans, developers, and publishers paying tribute. That includes none other than Masahiro Sakurai, who included a tribute to Undertale in his latest Smash Bros. Ultimate pic of the day.

Toby Fox, creator of Undertale, has said that Earthbound was a huge influence on his work. Clearly Sakurai knows that tidbit as well, as he made sure to include Ness an Onett in the pic!

Just last month, Smash Bros. Ultimate got an update that allows anyone playing on Final Destination, Battlefield, Big Battlefield, and Small Battlefield to choose from the over 1,000 song library that the game has to offer. While implementing this feature was a huge amount of work in and of itself, Masahiro Sakurai had get a lot of paperwork signed off on as well.

According to Sakurai, permission from all the third parties involved with those songs had to be given. This wasn't something that was covered already in the Smash Bros. Ultimate agreements, so Sakurai and his team had to work the music selection out with individual companies.

"Getting permission from all the rights holders for something like this is a very big undertaking, but somehow we managed to make it a reality."

No one doubts how dedicated Sakurai is to the Smash Bros. series, but this is just one more example of how far he's willing to go.

The next Smash Bros. Ultimate Spirit Board event has been announced, and it kicks off Sept. 11th, 2020. This event will feature Spirits with long, flowing hair. You can see a handful of the Spirits to be featured in the image above. This Spirit Board event lasts for three days.

Bowser has been a part of the Smash Bros. roster for years now, but he didn't make the cut in the original N64 game. Modders have decided to turn back the clocks and add Bowser to the game on their own. They've done an absolutely amazing job, complete with a custom model and moves. The results are so good that they almost look like something Nintendo did themselves!

Nintendo is going big on Super Mario 35th anniversary celebrations, and the fun is expanding over to Smash Bros. Ultimate. Over in Japan, Nintendo has announced Super Mario 35th Anniversary online tournament for Smash Bros. Ultimate, which allows you to play as a number of different Mario characters. Nintendo is planning to run the tournament sometime between November and December of 2020. No word on a North American or European tournament at this time.