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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Released: 12/7/2018

A new Super Smash Bros. game with new fighters, stages, and more! Legendary game worlds and fighters collide in the ultimate showdown—a new entry in the Super Smash Bros. series for the Nintendo Switch system! New fighters, like Inkling from the Splatoon series and Ridley from the Metroid series, make their Super Smash Bros. series debut alongside every Super Smash Bros. fighter in the series…EVER! Faster combat, new items, new attacks, new defensive options, and more will keep the battle raging whether you’re at home or on the go. A new game in the Super Smash Bros. series releases Dec. 7, 2018 New fighters, new stages, AND every fighter ever featured in the series…EVER! Inkling from the Splatoon series join the roster Ridley from the Metroid series also joins the fight Returning fighters include Wolf, Ice Climbers, Pokémon Trainer and more Elevate the Super Smash Bros. experience to new heights with faster combat, new attacks, new items, and new defensive options Hold a 4 player free-for-all, or kick it up to 8-player battles All current Super Smash Bros. series amiibo figures are supported

A new Super Smash Bros. game with new fighters, stages, and more! Legendary game worlds and fighters collide in the ultimate showdown—a new entry in the Super Smash Bros. series for the Nintendo Switch system! New fighters, like Inkling from the Splatoon series and Ridley from the Metroid series, make their Super Smash Bros. series debut alongside every Super Smash Bros. fighter in the series…EVER! Faster combat, new items, new attacks, new defensive options, and more will keep the battle raging whether you’re at home or on the go. A new game in the Super Smash Bros. series releases Dec. 7, 2018 New fighters, new stages, AND every fighter ever featured in the series…EVER! Inkling from the Splatoon series join the roster Ridley from the Metroid series also joins the fight Returning fighters include Wolf, Ice Climbers, Pokémon Trainer and more Elevate the Super Smash Bros. experience to new heights with faster combat, new attacks, new items, and new defensive options Hold a 4 player free-for-all, or kick it up to 8-player battles All current Super Smash Bros. series amiibo figures are supported

A new Super Smash Bros. game with new fighters, stages, and more! Legendary game worlds and fighters collide in the ultimate showdown—a new entry in the Super Smash Bros. series for the Nintendo Switch system! New fighters, like Inkling from the Splatoon series and Ridley from the Metroid series, make their Super Smash Bros. series debut alongside every Super Smash Bros. fighter in the series…EVER! Faster combat, new items, new attacks, new defensive options, and more will keep the battle raging whether you’re at home or on the go. A new game in the Super Smash Bros. series releases Dec. 7, 2018 New fighters, new stages, AND every fighter ever featured in the series…EVER! Inkling from the Splatoon series join the roster Ridley from the Metroid series also joins the fight Returning fighters include Wolf, Ice Climbers, Pokémon Trainer and more Elevate the Super Smash Bros. experience to new heights with faster combat, new attacks, new items, and new defensive options Hold a 4 player free-for-all, or kick it up to 8-player battles All current Super Smash Bros. series amiibo figures are supported

Critics
92
Metacritic
87

Score Breakdown

92.3

Critic Average

125 reviews

N/A

Steam User Score

Less than 50 reviews

87

Metacritic User Score

5,261 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
N/A
Metacritic Disparity
+5.3
Combined Disparity
+5.3

Average of both sources

Review Timing

27 early (22%)96 launch window (77%)2 late (2%)