Smash Bros. Ultimate – new details, Ridley revealed

Nintendo shared the following details about Smash Bros. Ultimate today:

– 8 player battles are back
– Link officially based on Breath of the Wild appearance
– Breath of the Wild stage confirmed
– Female Pikachu
– Fox designed based on Star Fox Zero
– Final Smashes are now straight to the point
– Marth now fully voiced in English
– Shadow Moses Island is back
– King Dedede’s Final Smash is like a cage fight
– Pikchu returning from Melee
– Zelda’s style based on A Link Between Worlds
– Can play as female Pokemon Trainer
– Dramatic slow-mo effects
– Big Blue stage is back
– Cloud’s Limit Gauge always displayed
– Easier to see what the Villager has pocketed
– 8 different Villagers
– Wolf’s design based on Star Fox Zero, upgraded moves
– New object for Kirby’s stone ability
– Shulk Monado Arts can be selected manually
– Fiora added to Shulk’s Final Smash
– Mii Fighter proportions adjusted
– 12 Mii voice options
– Zero Suit Samus uses Power Suit to fire a laser in Final Smash
– Olimar’s helmet can get damaged
– Bayonetta has slightly different sounds for her costumes
– Rodin appears as an Assist Trophy
– Kumatora and Boney in Lucas’ Final Smash
– Slightly new face for Wii Fit Trainer
– Wily Castle has stage hazards from Wii U and 3DS
– Proto Man and Bass for Mega Man’s Final Smash
– R.O.B. has a new gauge for fuel when hovering
– Echo Fighters: Dark Pit, Lucina
– Daisy is Peach’s Echo Fighter
– Changes could number in the tens of thousands
– Inked opponents will take more damage (Inklings)
– Can run out of ink, need to refill
– 8 Inkling outfits, have own inkling color
– Squid Sisters Assist Trophy
– Some Assist Trophies remain unbeatable
– Bomberman revealed as an Assist Trophy
– Over 50 Assist Trophy characters
– More Pokemon and items
– Massive list of returning stages, improved graphics
– New stage: Moray Towers, Great Plateau Tower
– All stages have Battlefield and Omega forms
– New and returning techniques
– In timed battle, person in the lead can flash with light
– GameCube controller support, amiibo
– Ridley is in