. Shinya Saito. Yoshito HiguchiTetsuya OtaguroYusuke NakanoSeriesReleaseDecember 7, 2018Mode(s),Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is a 2018 developed by and, and published by for the. It is the fifth installment in the series, succeeding.
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The game follows the series' traditional style of gameplay: controlling one of, players must use differing attacks to weaken their opponents and knock them out of an arena. It features a wide variety of, including a for and versus modes. Ultimate includes every playable character from previous Super Smash Bros. Games—ranging from Nintendo's mascots to characters from franchises—and several newcomers, having a total of over 70.By December 2015, planning for a new Super Smash Bros. Game had begun, with full development starting after the completion of 3DS/ Wii U 's (DLC). Series creator and director returned along with Bandai Namco Studios and Sora, the studios that developed 3DS/ Wii U. The return of the studios sped up the preparation process.
Sakurai's goal with Ultimate was to include every character from previous games despite the various development and licensing problems this would cause. Various well-known video game music composers contributed to the soundtrack, with writing the main theme, 'Lifelight'.
The game has been supported post-release with DLC that adds new characters, stages, and music.Nintendo teased Ultimate in March 2018 and revealed it at the following June. It was released worldwide on December 7, 2018. The game received universal acclaim, with some critics calling it the best of the series. They praised its amount of content and fine-tuning of existing Smash gameplay elements, although its online mode received some criticism.
By March 2019, the game had sold over 13.81 million copies worldwide, making it the fastest-selling Switch game and one of the bestselling fighting games of all time. Attendees at the 2018 playing the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate demo.Ultimate was teased during a presentation on March 8, 2018, under the Super Smash Bros., with the release year shown to be 2018. Nintendo formally announced the game at, revealing that the full roster of characters from past games would be included, as well as its release date.
Versions were playable at E3 in June, and at the the following month. Nominated Ultimate for its Best Game of E3 2018 award; the game won Best Nintendo Switch Game from both IGN. Two Nintendo Direct presentations in 2018, one on August 8 and another one on November 1, were devoted to the game, revealing new characters, stages, and game modes.Nintendo released Super Smash Bros. Ultimate worldwide on December 7, 2018. In addition to the standard retail version, a special edition containing a Super Smash Bros.-themed and a Switch with a download code was also released. An additional special edition contained a pair of Super Smash Bros.-themed as well as a Switch console, a Super Smash Bros.-themed dock, and a download code for the game.
A with the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate logo was released on November 2, 2018.One of the game's new additions had the character assuming the appearance of a feather- and loincloth-wearing Native American when using one of his attacks—a reference to (1982), in which the player controlled a defending his fort from attacking.
Some series fans saw this as racist, leading to Nintendo apologizing and removing the animation in version 1.1.0. Two weeks prior to its release, a leaked copy of the game was distributed across the internet. Nintendo took steps to issue copyright strikes on YouTube videos using content, while fans worked to isolate, particularly the World of Light story mode, from those that had played the leaked version.
Reception. This section needs expansion. You can help. ( January 2019)ReceptionAggregate scoreAggregatorScore93/100Review scoresPublicationScore9.5/109/109.5/10Essential38/409.5/1087/1009/109.4/1018/2010/10Nintendo World Report9/10Ultimate received 'universal acclaim' from critics, according to the platform.
The French video game website called it the best game in the series, praising the improved gameplay, larger cast of characters, stages, options, soundtrack, which 'brilliantly mix gargantuan content with nostalgia'. IGN agreed and called it the most complete Super Smash Bros.
Critics lauded the huge cast of characters and levels, new game modes, and combining of the best elements from its predecessors. However, the game's online mode received criticism for its technical performance and matchmaking. Many players found significant affecting their games, even when using wired connections over wireless, while the game's matchmaking features did not adhere to players' criteria, with players frequently playing matches with rule sets they did not choose. The matchmaking process was further criticized for making it difficult for friends to join matches over random players, and not allowing multiple local players to join in online matches. There had been so many complaints on Ultimate 's that the administrators forwarded all complaints to a separate thread. Sales In November 2018, Nintendo announced Ultimate was the most preordered game for the Switch and in the series. Reported that Ultimate was the fastest-selling Switch and Super Smash Bros.
Game in the United Kingdom, with physical launch sales 302% higher than those for Super Smash Bros. For Wii U, 233% higher than those for 3DS, and 62.5% higher than those for Brawl. In its first three days on sale in Japan, the game sold 1.2 million copies, outselling and in the region.Within 11 days of its release, Ultimate had sold more than three million copies within the United States, making it the fastest selling Switch game in the country. It was similarly the fastest-selling Switch game as well as the fastest-selling game for any Nintendo console in Europe based on the first 11-day sales.
It was estimated that the game sold and shipped over five million copies within its first three days of release. Within three weeks, Ultimate became the fifth bestselling Switch game in the United Kingdom, surpassing the sales of. In January 2019, reported that Ultimate was their highest selling video game product of 2018, with Nintendo officially announcing that the game had shipped over 12.08 million copies worldwide. Ultimate was also Nintendo's fastest-selling game of all time, surpassing which had sold 10 million within eight weeks. By March 2019, the game had sold over 13.81 million copies worldwide, making it the best-selling fighting game of all time. Awards The game won the award for 'Best Nintendo Switch Game', 'Best Fighting Game', and 'Best Multiplayer Game' in 's Best of 2018 Awards, whereas its other nominations were for 'Game of the Year' and 'Best Video Game Music'.
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