The next Smash Bros. Ultimate tournament is coming on April 10th, 2020, and it runs for three days. This tournament focuses on fighters from Smash Bros. Brawl, as well as stages and items from that game. Looks like you better bone up on who you used to main in Brawl!
Japan is set to announce a state of emergency for select prefectures due to coronavirus, and this is going to have an impact on Nintendo's work going forward. Sakurai has shared via Twitter that he'll be working remotely because of this, but it's going to be difficult to get that work done. You can see Sakurai's message on the matter below.
I'm also going to be working remotely. In other words, I'll be supervising from home. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate needs to maintain extremely tight security and is therefore difficult to work on remotely, but now's the time to do so. Let's work hard and get through this together!
This all comes as video game rating company CERO has announced that all reviews will cease for a month, as they're temporarily closing due to coronavirus.
Sans made his way to Smash Bros. Ultimate as a Mii Fighter costume, but today we get a look at a slightly different version. For the Smash Pic of the Day, Sakurai shared the above image. While it might look like the version in Smash Bros. Ultimate, this Sans is actually an early model for the costume.
Turns out this version of Sans was the one that Sakurai and the team sent to Toby Fox for approval. Fox, creator of Undertale, only had one thing he wanted changed. Instead of the fingers Sans has in the image above, Fox wanted something that was more mitten-like. That's what the team ended up doing, which is closer in style to what Sans has in Undertale.
Did you know that Sakurai has been doing a Smash Bros. Ultimate "Picture of the Day" Twitter post every day since Dec. 27th, 2019? In the latest issue of Famitsu, Sakurai explains how the whole idea got started, and why he keeps it up. Check out the info below, courtesy of a translation from PushDustIn, Nokoloc, and Sephazon.
- the Picture of the Day idea is something Sakurai has done for the staff since the development of Kid Icarus: Uprising
- Sakurai uploads the pictures to a private network that is only accessible within the studio
- sometimes the PoTD interferes with his meetings or when he’s driving
- Sakurai even posts them to Twitter on weekends
- the first Smash PoTD came about back in August 2012
- at the time, Smash for 3DS/Wii U was being built
- for Smash Bros. Ultimate, Sakurai's been using pictures from later in development (around March 2018 to now)
- Sakurai first started PoTD as a way to create a good atmosphere among the hundreds of staff
- since every picture varies, it creates an exciting atmosphere for the staff
- Sakurai keeps up the posts as a way for the project to be more open to the entire development team
- because these projects are so large, staff may not see the bigger picture, so it’s important to bring the team together with PotD
- whenever a good opportunity arises, Sakurai may take several photos at once
- when shooting, Sakurai doesn’t think of a ‘story,’ but instead uses a random assortment of fighters and stages
- Sakurai is usually quite busy with development, and these posts do take some time to write
- ‘Picture of the Day’ began as a service directed towards our staff, but it's also become entertaining for fans
Smash Bros. Ultimate is getting a new Spirit Board event on April 3rd, 2020 and it runs for 5 days. This Spirit Board event brings in some Animal Crossing: New Horizons characters. Defeating these spirits will earn you extra SP.
There have been lots of exciting memories created since the launch of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Check out this compilation to celebrate & reminisce on some of the biggest moments so far.
Pichu has a number of moves in Smash Bros. Ultimate that cause self damage due to electrical discharge. Electrical engineer Eric Heckman thought this mechanic would be perfect for his latest, and most devious creation. Eric has married a GameCube controller with a taser in order to zap himself when playing as Pichu.
Everytime Pichu uses a move that does self damage, Heckman gets a zap from his custom controller. Obviously this isn't a controller you want to use when playing normally (or at all, really!), but it does make for a fun project and video!
The first fighter in the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Fighters Pass Vol. 2 will be joining the battle from the Nintendo Switch game ARMS! The fighter will be announced and released this June.
Nintendo decided not to mention which ARMS fighter would make the cut for Smash Bros. Ultimate, which means we have until June 2020 to hedge our bets!
While Smash Bros. Ultimate may be the best-selling fighting game ever, there's still people who love the classics. It all began with Super Smash Bros. on N64, and a dedicated group of fans have been keeping that game alive through Super Smash Bros. Remix, a mod that adds in new features, tweaks, and more.
The latest update for Super Smash Bros. Remix includes Wario, the first "fully de-cloned custom" character made for Remix. It's pretty impressive stuff to see, and he looks like he fits right in!
Give the trailer a watch to see what else has been done to revamp the original Super Smash Bros. for Super Smash Bros. Remix. It's clear the people involved are ridiculously talented!
Project+ is a Smash Bros. Brawl revamp that builds on the groundwork laid out by Project M, a Smash Bros. Brawl mod that shut down due to legal threat from Nintendo. I guess the people involved with Project+ simply don't care about that, as they released their latest work just a few days ago.
Among a billion different changes to gameplay mechanics and more, a new character was also added. The Project+ team has heard the cries from fans, which is why they've added in Knuckles as a playable character. You can check him out in action at the 2:28 mark below.
