Nintendo’s E3 Direct presentation spent nearly all of its time on Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Here’s every little detail offered during the presentation in bulleted list form.
- Every character that has ever been in Smash Bros. is in the game.
- 8-player Smash will return.
- Cappy appears on Mario’s hat, his wedding outfit from Odyssey, and and builder outfit from Super Mario Maker will be available.
- Link wears the Champions tunic from Breath of the wild, but can wear the Tunic of the Wild.
- Link has his remote bombs from Breath of the Wild and his Final Smash uses Breath of the Wild’s ancient arrows.
- The Ice Climbers are back!
- Ike has a Path of Radiance outfit and a Radiant Dawn outfit, and the two outfits will have different voices.
- Female Pikachu with a heart tail can be selected now.
- Fox is modeled after Star Fox Zero and has a new Final Smash. No more Landmaster.
- Falco has a similar new Final Smash, but it has a different formation.
- Ryu always faces his foes, like he does in Street Fighter!
- Samus can now charge moves in mid-air.
- Marth’s dancing blade is faster.
- Roy, Lucina, and Marth speak in English now.
- Snake and his Shadow Moses stage are back.
- King Dedede’s Final Smash is a cage match.
- Zelda is modeled after her look in Link Between Worlds style. She has a regal Final Smash that seals opponents in the Triforce of Wisdom.
- Sonic is way faster.
- Pac-Man is much faster, too.
- Pokémon trainer changes Pokémon during battle, and there is no penalty for sticking with one.
- You can select a female trainer now.
- Certain moves from Captain Falcon and other characters will activate slow-mo effects, but only in one-on-one matches.
- Cloud has both his costumes and you can always see his limit gauge now.
- Robin has meters displaying how much magic is left.
- You can now see what The Villager pockets with an icon and there are eight different Villager skins.
- Bowser’s new Final Smash makes him as big as he was in Yoshi’s Island.
- Mr. Game and Watch looks even more old-school.
- There are now three Links. Plain, Young, and Toon. Young Link drinks Lon Lon milk!
- Wolf is based on his Star Fox Zero design.
- Kirby can turn into a chest from Breath of the Wild and he can still copy everyone.
- Shulk’s arts are easier to select and Fiora now shows up in his Final Smash.
- Ganondorf is modeled after his Ocarina of Time design and he turns into the Demon King (from Ocarina of Time) for his new Final Smash.
- The Mii fighters’ models look a little more realistic and have 12 voice options.
- Online play is in their future.
- Pit’s new Final Smash has him riding a lighting chariot.
- Zero Suit Samus’ new Final Smash fires a devastating laser.
- Olimar’s helmet can get cracked now.
- Bayonetta 2’s different costumes have different sound effects and there is a Rodin Assist Trophy.
- Wario’s Final Smash is new.
- Donkey Kong does rapid punches for his updated Final Smash.
- Everyone has more facial animations.
- Little Mac’s Giga Mac Final Smash gets straight to the point now.
- Paul and Poo now show up for Ness’ final smash
- Kumatora and Boney now show up for Lucas’ Final Smash.
- The Wii Fit Trainer has a new face.
- Proto Man and Bass are now part of Mega Man’s Final Smash.
- Rob has a new gauge in his chassis to represent hovering fuel.
- Daisy is a fighter new! She is an echo of Peach.
- Sakurai says that the changes made to the game number in tens of thousands.
- The Inkling can cover opponents in ink and inked opponents take more damage from attacks and there are different weapons available.
- The Inkling’s Final Smash is the Killer Wail.
- You can Run can run out of ink, but you can refill it.
- There are eight outfits, each with different ink colors. Stages can get very colorful.
- There is a Squid Sisters Assist Trophy.
- You get points for K.O.-ing Assist Trophies, though some are unbeatable.
- Bomberman is an Assist Trophy!
- Starfy is an Assist Trophy!
- There will be new Pokémon and items, like a healing field and a fake Smash Ball.
- All the stages have received visual upgrades.
- Peaches Castle is a stage in the game!
- Spirit Train is a stage in the game!
- Green Hill Zone is a stage in the game!
- New Pork City is a stage in the game!
- Wrecking Crew is a stage in the game!
- Tortimer Island is a stage in the game!
- Moray Towers is a new stage in the game!
- Great Plateau is a new stage in the game, and is destructible, but can be rebuilt.
- Every stage will have a Battlefield and a simplified Omega form.
- Directional air drops enhance mobility and are good for fall recovery.
- Too much dodging will make you vulnerable.
- Short hop attacks can be performed at any time.
- You can smash by pressing A+B.
- Perfect Shield counter timing is tighter.
- You will do more damage in one-on-one battles.
- In timed battles, the person in the lead will occasionally sparkle.
- GameCube controllers are compatible.
- Amiibo are compatible and all versions of specific character figures will be supported. Previous FP data can be transferred to the new game.
- Ridley is a fighter now!
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate releases December 7, 2018.
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Source: Game Informer 79 Things We Learned About Super Smash Bros. Ultimate