Super Smash Bros. Ultimate version 4.0.0 coming within the next week
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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s next update is coming soon. Version 4.0.0 goes live within the next week, Nintendo announced as part of an in-game notice. The company also just revealed a few minutes ago that it will host a presentation on July 30 to share more on the Hero DLC and the character’s release date.
Once the update is installed, players may not be able to view replays saved prior to this version. You can save replays ahead of time by visiting the Vault, then Replays, Replay Data, and finally Convert to Video.
Sakurai reveals the process of making the gameplay segments of the Smash Bros. reveal trailers
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In his previous Famitsu column, Super Smash Bros. director delved into the creation of the series’ character reveal trailers when it comes to CG. But as we know, these videos also include gameplay segments. Sakurai explained how those sections are made in his latest column, which is much more involved that one would initially think.
Here’s our full translation of the column:
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Dragon Quest spirits spotted on Nintendo’s servers
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Hero is the next DLC character joining Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Aside from a vague summer release window, Nintendo hasn’t said when he’ll be joining the game. Of course, that hasn’t stopped the rumor mill, which has ranged from a reveal early next week, to the end of Evo 2019, to possibly the start of August. At this point, no one really knows.
One interesting development is that a series of new Dragon Quest spirits have now been spotted on Nintendo’s servers. When Hero is added, he’ll be joined by these new spirits.
Here’s a look at what’s been found as of now:
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Latest Smash Bros. Ultimate Spirit Board event celebrates Mother’s 30th anniversary
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The very first entry in the Mother (EarthBound) series debuted in Japan on July 27, 1989. To celebrate the 30th anniversary, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will hold a special Spirit Board event.
Spirits from the series will appear while it’s active. If you defeat them, you can earn more gold than usual.
The new Smash Bros. Ultimate Spirit Board event kicks off on July 26, lasting for three days.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is closing out EVO 2019
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The schedule for EVO 2019 – the largest fighting tournament of the year – has been announced. We now know that Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will be closing out the show as the last game of the day with its finals on Sunday, August 4.
There are some other Nintendo-related titles as well. Dragon Ball FighterZ and Mortal Kombat 11 will be featured on August 3, while BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle will kick things off on August 4.
Here’s a look at the full schedule:
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Latest Smash Bros. Ultimate Spirit Board event giving out triple the XP and SP
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Nintendo has announced the next Smash Bros. Ultimate Spirit Board event. This time around, defeated spirits will be giving out three times the amount of normal XP and SP.
The new Smash Bros. Spirit Board event goes live on July 19. It’ll be live for three days.
Composer says Nintendo was “surprised” by the reaction to Banjo-Kazooie in Smash Bros. Ultimate
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Banjo-Kazooie will finally be back on a Nintendo platform later this year when the new DLC launches for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Prior to this, the series was a platforming staple on the N64.
According to composer Grant Kirkhope, Nintendo was “surprised” by the reaction to Banjo-Kazooie’s Smash Bros. announcement. He told VGC:
Evo 2019 final registration numbers announced, Smash Bros. Ultimate the largest Smash tournament ever
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Evo 2019 is just a few weeks away. Registration for the tournament is now closed, and organizers have revealed how many people will be participating with each title.
Here’s a look at the list:
Sakurai goes into detail as to how the Smash Bros. CG trailers are made
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One of the most exciting aspects of Super Smash Bros. is finding out about new characters. With the past two series entries in particular, they’ve been noteworthy since Nintendo goes all out with CG trailers.
In his latest Famitsu column this week, director Masahiro Sakurai detailed how these trailers were made. We learn about the initial steps starting with actually planning the video all the way up through working with Digital Frontier and going through the various stages of creation.
Here’s our full translation of the column:
Amazon: Smash Bros. Ultimate Fighters Pass on sale for $22.49
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While it may not be the biggest discount in the world, Amazon has put the Smash Bros. Ultimate Fighters Pass on sale. You can purchase the full set of DLC characters for the Switch game for $22.49. Normally, it costs $24.99.
You can purchase the Smash Bros. Ultimate Fighters Pass on Amazon here.
