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Kingdom Hearts’ Director Was ‘Very Picky’ About Adding Sora To Smash Bros. Ultimate
15.6.2022
Sora, the hero of Square Enix’s Kingdom Hearts series, was added to Nintendo’s mash-up brawler Super Smash Bros. Ultimate last October, earning the distinction of being the final addition to the game’s massive roster. It was a heartwarming announcement for a fighter who’s actually kinda cool...
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Gets Final Buffs And Nerfs In Update
2.12.2021
While this isn’t the last Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the game’s official Twitter points out that Ver. 13.0.1 will be the final game balance update. Read more
Sakurai Says Smash Bros. Ultimate Might Not End The Series
2.11.2021
Masahiro Sakurai is back in Famitsu with his final column, in which he pontificates about Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as the series’ potential finale. It actually sounds like Ultimate might not be the end, though Sakurai isn’t certain about a sequel just yet.Read more
Masahiro Sakurai Explains How Sora Came To Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
21.10.2021
As announced earlier this month, Sora became Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s DLC character. But how did Sora, Keyblade and all, end up in Smash Bros.? In his latest Weekly Famitsu column, creator Masahiro Sakurai explains just that. Read more
Smash Bros. Devs, You Did It, It's Finished, Go Take A Break
5.10.2021
It’s confirmed: The big-shoed hero himself, Kingdom Hearts’ Sora, is the 82nd and final combatant to round out Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s overflowing roster. Whew, that’s that. Now only one thing remains: It’s time for creator and game director Masahiro Sakurai to take a damn break.Read more
Doom Slayer Comes To Smash Bros. Ultimate As Mii Costume
5.10.2021
Doom Slayer may not be Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s final DLC fighter, but he is still coming to the game in the form of its final Mii Costume. While his omission now seems like such an oversight, the costume offers a surprisingly detailed facsimile.Read more
And The Final Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Character Is…
5.10.2021
Well, for every person who’s thrilled, ten more are pissed. Probably. During a digital presentation this morning, Masahiro Sakurai at long last unveiled the final fighter for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. It’s Sora, from Kingdom Hearts. He’ll be available October 18.Read more
Smash Bros. Ultimate Fans Split On Kingdom Hearts' Sora As Final DLC Fighter
1.10.2021
If you’ve spent any time on Twitter recently, you may have noticed Kingdom Hearts’ Sora has been trending. That’s thanks to the ever-vocal Super Smash Bros. Ultimate community once again debating the potential of Square Enix’s big-shoed hero joining the already-packed fighting game as its final...
Nintendo Will Reveal Last Smash Bros. Ultimate Fighter On October 5
24.9.2021
Nintendo announced Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s final DLC fighter will be shown off by director Masahiro Sakurai in a video stream on October 5, capping off months of speculation and bringing years of roster expansion to an end.Read more
Nintendo Accidentally Leaks Next Kirby Game, Coming Spring 2022
23.9.2021
According to a listing we can only assume was accidentally pushed live, the next Kirby game is coming to Switch in spring 2022.Read more
Masahiro Sakurai Isn't Thrilled With Being A Meme
16.8.2021
Game creator Masahiro Sakurai, the man behind Kirby and Smash Bros., might be an industry legend, but that doesn’t mean he’s happy with being meme fodder. During the most recent Harada’s Bar episode, Tekken designer Katsuhiro Harada cleared the air about the “Never ask me for anything ever again”...
Dante In Smash Bros. Turned Into Some Real Monkey's Paw Stuff
28.6.2021
Nintendo revealed some new Mii Fighter costumes coming to Super Smash Bros Ultimate today, including one based on Dante from the Devil May Cry series. While fans have long wanted the demon-killing Dante to appear in Smash, this was not what they were asking for—and it has led to a lot of sad...
Smash Bros. Ultimate’s Next Fighter Will Be Its Last
28.6.2021
Nintendo announced that Tekken’s Kazuya will go live in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tomorrow, June 29. One more character will be announced sometime in the future as part of Fighters Pass Vol. 2, but it will be the last added to the game, director Masahiro Sakurai confirmed today.Read more
Nintendo At E3 2021: The Biggest Announcements, In Four-And-A-Half Minutes
16.6.2021
Nintendo’s E3 2021-flavored Direct presentation was meatier than most of the last few days, with a good deal of info on upcoming games and surprise reveals. If you don’t have the time to sit through the entire press conference, our video is the perfect place to get all the juicy highlights in just...
Smash Bros. Creator Masahiro Sakurai Is Thinking About Retiring
26.5.2021
Masahiro Sakurai has a regular column in Japanese game magazine Weekly Famitsu. In the latest issue, just released and read by Kotaku, Sakurai’s article is titled, “Everything comes to an end.”Read more
Report: Despite Covid Emergency, Capcom Made Employees Work At Office After Cyber Attack
10.3.2021
In early January, with Japan posting some of its highest covid-19 cases, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga declared a state of emergency for a number of prefectures, including Osaka. As part of this declaration, the government asked corporate employees to work from home or limit the number of staff...
Sakurai Hides Figures Of Unreleased Smash Bros. Fighters In His Desk At Work
4.3.2021
In his latest episode of “Mr. Sakurai Presents”, Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai revealed that he often keeps figures of upcoming fighters locked away in a drawer at work while developing them. Not just Amiibo either, but the good stuff. Read more
Pyra And Mythra Join Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Later Today
4.3.2021
Nintendo provided a deeper look at the latest fighters, Pyra and Mythra, getting added to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate on later today, during a new presentation by director Masahiro Sakurai today. Yes, they might be yet another set of sword fighters, but the duo’s complimentary move sets look like...