Summary
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is a top-selling game on the Nintendo Switch with a large player base and a massive roster of characters.
- The success of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, a rerelease on the Switch with added DLC, suggests that a rerelease of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate could be a major selling point for the next Nintendo console.
- A rerelease of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate on the Switch 2 could potentially include new content, such as new stages and characters, making it an even more enticing option for fans.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is one of the biggest games for the Switch, and it could play a vital role for Nintendo's next console too. In terms of representing Nintendo's premier fighting series, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate more than lived up to expectations. However, for as well as the game performed on the Switch, it may be able to repeat that feat on Nintendo's next console. After all, Super Smash Bros. Is a major name, especially when it comes to a launch title. Sure enough, Nintendo has almost the exact formula to make this sort of rerelease succeed.
As one of the best-selling Nintendo Switch games in existence, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has an impressive player base already, and it's not hard to see why. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate brought back every fighter to appear in the series to date while also introducing several new ones, creating one of the biggest rosters in the fighting genre. With a roster consisting of many Nintendo favorites such as Mario and Link, all of whom have distinctive fighting styles, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is an enjoyable game that fans can sink plenty of hours into, especially thanks to its sprawling World of Light adventure mode.
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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Could Come Back as the Switch 2's Biggest Perk at Launch
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Proved the Strength of a Good Rerelease
When the Nintendo Switch launched, the record-setting Mario Kart 8 Deluxe was the first Mario title to see a proper release on the system. While the original Mario Kart 8 was on the underperforming Wii U, the Switch Port game players who skipped the previous console a chance to play the game, and it proved to be a major success. One advantage of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe was that it came with all of Mario Kart 8's original DLC additions included for free. This bonus made the game into a much better deal, since players would have the full game right out of the box.
A Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Rerelease Could Be a Selling Point
Rather than coming up with a sequel to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the game could take the same approach that Mario Kart 8 did and appear as a launch title with all DLC included. This would be an especially strong argument considering that the DLC added gaming icons such as:
- Sephiroth from Final Fantasy 7
- Terry from The King of Fighters
- Joker from Persona 5
- Sora from Kingdom Hearts
Getting so many famous characters for no extra cost would be a fantastic deal, arguably a bigger one than Mario Kart 8 Deluxe's all-in-one release. It feels like an approach that could prove highly profitable.
The Switch 2's Version of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Could Feature New Content
A rereleased Super Smash Bros. Ultimate could also take a cue from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe's Booster Course Pass. The Booster Course Pass was a new wave of DLC for the rerelease, adding many new tracks as well as a handful of new characters. While it may be a bit much to ask Super Smash Bros. Ultimate to add as much extra content as Mario Kart 8 Deluxe did, it would be a nice treat to see a few new stages and characters. Such a move could be even more enticing by including fan favorites who have yet to grace the series.
The Switch 2 is still largely a mystery, but Super Smash Bros. Ultimate could be an ideal launch title. While backwards compatibility for the Switch's successor feels like a near-necessity, a rerelease of Super Smash Bros.' largest installment also feels like a worthy move. While Mario Kart 8 admittedly had the added benefit of jumping from an unpopular console to a far more successful one, it ended up being the Switch's highest-selling game by far. By following the same formula , Super Smash Bros. Ultimate could be a major launch title for the Nintendo Switch 2.
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 92 /100 Critics Rec: 97%
- Released
- December 7, 2018
- ESRB
- E for Everyone: Cartoon Violence, Comic Mischief, Suggestive Themes
- Developer(s)
- Bandai Namco Entertainment
- Publisher(s)
- Nintendo
WHERE TO PLAY
Gaming icons clash in the ultimate brawl you can play anytime, anywhere! Smash rivals off the stage as new characters Simon Belmont and King K. Rool join Inkling, Ridley, and every fighter in Super Smash Bros. History. Enjoy enhanced speed and combat at new stages based on the Castlevania series, Super Mario Odyssey, and more!
Having trouble choosing a stage? Then select the Stage Morph option to transform one stage into another while battling—a series first! Plus, new echo fighters Dark Samus, Richter Belmont, and Chrom join the battle. Whether you play locally or online, savor the faster combat, new attacks, and new defensive options, like a perfect shield. Jam out to 900 different music compositions and go 1-on-1 with a friend, hold a 4-player free-for-all, kick it up to 8-player battles and more!
- Genre(s)
- Fighting
