Nintendo shuts down Smash Bros. tournament The Big House due to use of unapproved rollback netcode
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The Big House has made a name for itself as one of the biggest competitive events for Super Smash Bros. Unfortunately, this year’s tournament won’t be happening as originally planned.
The Big House was already forced to go online-only in wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Although the revised digital event was planned for early December, it has now been cancelled entirely. The news comes following a cease-and-desist demand from Nintendo of America.
Smash Bros. Ultimate to host Spirit Board event featuring characters wearing sleeveless clothes
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Nintendo has announced the next Spirit Board event for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Later this week, characters wearing sleeveless clothes will be featured. You can defeat them to earn more gold than usual.
Look for the new event to go live on November 20. It will last for a total of three days.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate update out now (version 9.0.2), patch notes
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The version 9.0.2 update for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, which was announced earlier this week, has now gone live. All players can access the patch.
Today’s update includes a number of fixes affecting fighters, stages, and more. We’ve included the full patch notes below.
Smash Bros. Ultimate to host tournament to feature fighters who inhale/exhale/eat
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Nintendo is gearing up for the next tournament in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. It’s limited to characters who suck things in, spit them out, or eat them. Items that can be eaten will have a higher than normal appearance rate during battle as well.
The new tournament goes live on November 13. Per usual, it will last for a total of three days.
Smash Bros. Ultimate version 9.0.2 coming soon
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Nintendo has announced that it will soon be releasing a new 9.0.2 update for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Details were not provided, but we would assume that the patch will address a few issues/bugs.
Note that the upcoming update will not be compatible with previously-recorded replays. If you’d like to save those clips, follow these steps:
Smash Bros. Ultimate to host Spirit Board event featuring characters with masks
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Nintendo has unveiled the next Spirit Board event for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. For this week’s theme, characters whose faces are typically hidden by masks will be featured. You can earn more SP than usual by defeating them.
The new Spirit Board event goes live on November 6. It will last for a total of three days.
Sakurai on Minecraft in Smash Bros. Ultimate, making Steve complex, breaking Twitter
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In his 651st column for Famitsu, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai discussed the new DLC for Minecraft’s Steve. Sakurai apparently had several challenges with implementing the fighter – despite the popularity of the character, he did not want Steve to be a watered-down addition to the roster. Though he kept it vague, Sakurai also stated the music for Minecraft gave the team quite the headache.
Check below for the column’s full translation by Nintendo Everything’s Oni Dino.
Sakurai on scrapped ideas for Smash Bros. Ultimate Minecraft DLC, says Microsoft was “very pleased”
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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate recently received new DLC based on Minecraft. In the latest issue of Famitsu, director Masahiro Sakurai opened up a bit more about the development of Steve / Alex.
Below are just a few of the noteworthy comments, courtesy of Siliconera:
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate to host reflection-based tournament
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Nintendo has announced the latest tournament for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. This time around, the theme is reflection, which means that projectiles will bounce off the fighters participating in a match.
The new tournament goes live on October 30. Like previous events, it will last for a total of three days.
Xbox boss Phil Spencer responded to Minecraft Steve’s victory screen in Smash Bros. Ultimate before it was changed
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There’s been a lot of talk surrounding Minecraft Steve’s addition to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate over the past week, but not necessarily due to his actual inclusion in the game. A lot has been made of the character’s original win screen. Due to the placement of the meat, some have felt it was suggestive. Nintendo ultimately made a change with last night’s 9.0.1 patch.
Before the change was made, Kotaku’s Stephen Totilo actually asked Xbox boss Phil Spencer about the victory screen. Of course, Microsoft owns the Minecraft IP.
Here’s the full exchange:
