Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 45-minute live stream video announced for November 6
Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Nintendo will publish a 45-minute live stream video for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate on November 6, the company has announced. It will feature director Masahiro Sakurai and new DLC fighter Terry Bogard, among other topics.
Expect the stream to begin at the following times:
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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is now the best-selling fighting game of all time
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We previously reported that Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has become the best-selling entry in the series. That’s not the only milestone the Switch game has achieved. Interestingly enough, Smash Bros. Ultimate is now the best-selling fighting title of all time.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate sales sit at 15.71 million copies based on the latest data provided by Nintendo last week. Street Fighter II, the previous record holder, sold 15.5 million units.
Super Smash Bros. is also the most popular fighting game franchise of all time. The series has shifted 53.03 million copies whereas other heavy hitters like Tekken, Dragon Ball, Street Fighter, and Mortal Kombat fall short at around the 45 to 47 million mark.
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[Nintendo Everything Podcast] – episode #52 – Body pillows are not a anime, Pokemon evolution leaks
Posted on 5 years ago by Oni Dino(@Oni_Dino) in Podcast | 0 comments
Hello, my Fatal Cuties! This week on NEP, we got hit with some Pokemon leaks while recording, but we keep our reactions spoiler-free. We chat some great games we’ve been playing with Atelier Ryza, Luigi’s Mansion and more, then we muse on 3DS games we’d like to see make the jump to Switch. Somehow, we end up arguing with each other over Ocarina of Time and Majora’s Mask. How. How even did that happen. Come have a chill game time with us.
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This week, the podcast is sponsored by Koei Tecmo. Check out Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout, out now on Nintendo Switch.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is now the best-selling entry in the series
Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Earlier today, Nintendo posted its latest financial results. That included the latest million sellers update, which has Super Smash Bros. Ultimate having sold 15.71 million copies worldwide. This data reveals that the game is now the best-selling Smash Bros. entry to date.
Here’s a closer look at the Smash Bros. series sales:
Rumor: Terry Bogard release imminent as DLC page for Smash updated to “Coming Soon”; new private video added to Youtube channel
Posted on 5 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in Rumors, Switch | 0 comments
It’s possible that the Terry Bogard DLC for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is going to happen quite soon. The official DLC page for the game, which lists the fighters appearing in the Fighters Pass, has recently been updated to describe Terry as “Coming Soon” – the previous description said “November 2019”. Furthermore, a new private video has recently been added to the official Smash Bros. Youtube channel, which might be a trailer or gameplay reveal video for Terry Bogard.
This isn’t official yet, so we’re marking it as a rumor, but all signs point to a release of Terry either this week or next week.
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Smash Bros. Ultimate to host sword-focused Spirit Board event
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Nintendo is gearing up for the next Spirit Board event in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. The theme this time around involves characters with swords. If you defeat particular spirits, you’ll be given more gold than usual.
The new Spirit Board event kicks off on November 1. It will last for three days, which is what we typically see.
Street Fighter producer says Blanka never came up in Smash Bros. discussions, Nintendo support needed for more Street Fighter on Switch
Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Street Fighter has a decent amount of representation in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Ryu and Ken are both playable while Guile even appears as an Assist Trophy. However, Blanka was one character that was never under consideration to represent the series.
Street Fighter producer Yoshinori Ono, speaking at EGX, indicated that there were never talks with Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai of Blanka being added to the game in any fashion. Ono said the following in response to a fan question:
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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate to host Tetris-themed Spirit Board event with new Tetris 99 spirits
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Nintendo has announced a new Tetris-themed Spirit Board event for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. When live, five new spirits will appear from Tetris 99.
The event goes live on Friday, October 25. It’ll last for a total of five days, so be on the lookout for those new spirits soon.
New Smash Bros. Ultimate tournament features heavyweight fighters
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Nintendo has announced the latest tournament event for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. This time around, players are limited to using heavyweight fighters. The spirits you can receive will be higher in quality as you stack up wins.
The new Smash Bros. Ultimate tournament goes live on October 18. It will last for a total of three days.
Dream Team wins Super Smash Bros Ultimate World Challenge Cup at Nintendo Live 2019
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Nintendo Live 2019 is currently taking place in Kyoto, Japan. Attendees got to try out upcoming Nintendo games, attend special live shows and more. One of the main events of the show just wrapped up – the Super Smash Bros Ultimate World Challenge Cup. Four teams of three to four players each took part in this tournament: Team Europe, Team North America, Team Japan and Dream Team. Unsurprisingly, the Dream Team won the tournament, beating Team Japan in the final round. The Dream Team was comprised of three of the top players in the world – Nairo, MkLeo and Mr. R; Team Japan however also had one of the world’s top players in its ranks with Zackray. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai was on-stage to congratulate the winning team.
