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Nintendo is blocking YouTube videos that showcase Super Smash Bros. Ultimate mods, sparking speculation about a coming Nintendo Direct and potential new Smash entry or deluxe edition, with the Beefy Smash Doods highlighting the move amid long-running modding videos.
Top Japanese Super Smash Bros. Ultimate players have voiced jealousy over the Latency Mod that some players use to dramatically improve online play, fearing it could widen the gap with North American players; a few are even considering informing Nintendo, though modding is legally risky in Japan under the Unfair Competition Prevention Act, with penalties including fines or imprisonment. The mod, created by Blujay, gained attention after Nintendo’s patch 8.1.0 offered only minor netcode improvements, and its potential impact on future Smash titles remains a talking point regardless of Nintendo’s response.
FightClub Championship 6 Nansha in Guangzhou featured top players competing in Guilty Gear Strive, Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, with notable winners including Neo in Smash, Maruko in Guilty Gear, and Vi in Granblue, as the event served as a crucial Gold Event on the Arc World Tour.
The article discusses the potential upgrade of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate for the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2, highlighting improvements like enhanced online play with rollback netcode, better visuals, and the addition of new characters to keep the game fresh and competitive on the new console.
Nintendo released a new update for Super Smash Bros Ultimate (Version 13.0.4) to fix an issue with thumbnail images not displaying correctly for Mii Fighters when creating or modifying them.
The Switch 2 has significantly improved performance for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, including faster load times and stable 60fps gameplay even with multiple players, but these enhancements may cause issues like insufficient load screen time for reading instructions.
Nintendo is hosting a series of holiday tournaments in December 2024, featuring Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and Splatoon 3. The Mario Kart tournament runs from December 27-29, offering 2,500 My Nintendo Gold Points to the top eight players each day. The Super Smash Bros. tournament is on December 28, with a grand prize of 10,000 points. The Splatoon 3 Turf War tournament takes place on December 29, with the winning team members each receiving 10,000 points. Participants must have a Nintendo Switch, the respective games, and an online membership.
Nintendo has released a new advert for the 2018 game Super Smash Bros Ultimate, sparking speculation about the potential announcement of the Nintendo Switch 2. While the advert could simply be a strategy to boost holiday sales, it may also hint at an upscaled version of the game for the new console. Fans are advised to stay tuned for possible updates or new content related to the anticipated Switch 2 launch.
Genesis X, the tenth installment of the Genesis series, is currently taking place in San Jose, California, with almost 4,800 players participating in various games including Super Smash Bros. Melee, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Street Fighter 6, and Rivals 2. Notable entrants include Cody Schwab, Sonix, Sparg0, Tweek, MkLeo, Zain, Leffen, Mango, Glutonny, Miya, Jmook, Ken, Light, aMSa, and more. The event features intense competition and live streaming across multiple channels, with top players vying for victory in their respective games.
Nintendo has restocked multiple Super Smash Bros. Ultimate amiibo on its US store, including fighters like Sephiroth, Mega Man, and Snake, alongside other restocks like the Pikmin themed amiibo. The release of the Sora amiibo marks the end of Ultimate's development cycle, as confirmed by game director Masahiro Sakurai. Some amiibo have already sold out, so grab them while you can!
Masahiro Sakurai, the creator of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, has indicated that his work on the game has come to an end with the release of the Sora amiibo. Having spent over 11 years on the series, Sakurai expressed gratitude to everyone involved and noted that all fighters have now been made into amiibo, signaling the conclusion of his work on the game.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has been updated to version 13.0.2, adding compatibility for the upcoming Sora amiibo without any balance changes or bug fixes, while the game continues to receive support from Nintendo with ongoing Spirit Events.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has been updated to version 13.0.2, adding functionality for the upcoming Sora amiibo set to release on February 16. This update may mark the final one for the game, as Sora concludes the Super Smash Bros. amiibo line. The patch notes include general updates for compatibility with the Sora amiibo, with the previous update, version 13.0.1, having been released in December 2021.
The final amiibo for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, featuring Sora from Kingdom Hearts, is set to release next week. Video footage of the amiibo has surfaced on social media, showing generic art on the back of the box. This follows the release of Pyra and Mythra amiibo last year, marking the end of the Smash amiibo line. Nintendo has also restarted spirit events, with a Pokémon-themed event currently ongoing.
In celebration of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's fifth anniversary, Nintendo has announced the addition of new spirits from games like Hades, WBSC eBaseball: Power Pros, and 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim, starting from January 25th. Players will need to defeat these spirits in battle to earn more SP than usual, and the surprise update comes after the recent anniversary celebrations, where the game's director, Masahiro Sakurai, expressed disbelief at how much time has passed since the game's release.