Video: Masahiro Sakurai’s speech from the Japan Game Awards 2019
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As previously mentioned, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate took home the top prize at the Japan Game Awards 2019, which was held at the Tokyo Game Show earlier this month. Director Masahiro Sakurai accepted the win and also delivered a speech. You can watch a full translation of what was said below.
Sakurai and Yuji Horii on how Hero made it into Smash Bros., Yggdrasil’s Altar was almost scrapped, initially just Luminary and Erdrick
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New information has emerged about the addition of Hero in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Director Masahiro Sakurai and Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii discussed the character during today’s live stream for Dragon Quest XI S.
Here’s the full roundup, courtesy of Siliconera:
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Nintendo France reverses ban on Hero in Smash Bros. Ultimate tournament
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A few days ago, we had heard that Nintendo France banned Hero from the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate European Team Cup. Now, however, that decision has been reversed.
Nintendo has said in a statement that it will standardize rulesets for all tournaments on the European Team Cup circuit following the French qualifiers’s deviation. As part of that, Hero can be used going forward. The character had been eligible in other regions for the same tournament.
Nintendo’s full statement reads:
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Smash Bros. Ultimate getting new Daemon X Machina spirits
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Nintendo has announced a new Spirit Board event for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Daemon X Machina will be featured, and as part of this, four new spirits will be available.
The new Spirit Board event kicks off on September 27. It will last for a total of five days.
A breakdown of Smash Bros. Ultimate’s compression during development and elements of the file size
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As part of Bandai Namco’s developer talks at CEDEC, we had heard that Super Smash Bros. Ultimate initially weighed in at roughly 60GB before it was ultimately compressed to about 15GB. We now have a better understanding of what took up that space.
Here’s a rundown of the initial size, development size, and final size as well as what took up that data:
Nintendo France bans Hero and future DLC characters from official Smash Bros. Ultimate tournaments
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Ever since Hero made his debut in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, his inclusion in tournaments has been a strong point of contention. Some feel that his moveset is too random, leaving victories and defeats more in the hands of luck rather than skill. Because of this, some tournaments have started banning the character from inclusion.
Nintendo France has now made an interesting move of its own. For the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate European Team Cup 2019, participants will be unable to use Hero. Interestingly, this also applies to every DLC character released after September 23, so the decision appears to affect future events as well.
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New Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tournament event focuses on the Mario series
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Nintendo is gearing up for a new Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tournament event. This time around, the theme is all about Mario. Fighters and stages will be limited to that franchise.
The tournament kicks off on September 20, lasting for three days. Pile up wins to increase the quality of spirits you receive.
Nintendo offering Nintendo Switch Online software bundles in Europe
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Nintendo has revealed some new purchasing options for Nintendo Switch Online memberships in Europe. Four first-party games that have a big online multiplayer component can be bought in a bundle with a 12-month Nintendo Switch Online membership; these bundles are slightly cheaper than buying the game and the NSO membership separately. These four bundles are currently available:
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe + 12-month Family Membership: 15% off
- Splatoon 2 + 12-month Individual Membership: 12% off
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate + 12-month Individual Membership: 11% off
- Super Mario Maker 2 + 12-month Individual Membership: 12% off
This offer is currently only available in Europe. We will keep you updated should Nintendo announce it for other regions.
Sakurai on Smash Bros. Ultimate – plans for even more DLC, not taking big breaks, pushing records
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September has been a big month for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Banjo-Kazooie was added to the game, Terry Bogard from Fatal Fury was revealed, and it was announced that even more DLC characters are on the way.
Masahiro Sakurai discussed the major news in his latest Famitsu column, which we now have a full translation of. The Smash Bros. director commented on plans for even more DLC fighters (including that Nintendo again makes the decision on who should be implemented), not taking any big breaks, and wanting to push records as a massive fighter with many collaborations.
Japan Game Awards 2019 results announced, Smash Bros. Ultimate wins big
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The annual Japan Game Awards were held at the Tokyo Game Show today. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate took home several wins, including the esteemed Grand Award.
As for other products represented, Nintendo Labo won for “Special Prize”. Dragon Quest Builders 2 was included in the “Award for Excellence” category.
Below are the full results:
