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The next Nintendo Direct is almost here. This time, the focus will purely be on Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, to the excitement or dismay of many. A major character reveal will be a likely announcement, and after an accidental video upload earlier today, Castlevania's Simon Belmont might be making an appearance. Isabelle from Animal Crossing and a Gen 7 Pokemon are also heavily rumored to be roster choices who will be announced today, as well. The only way to see if these rumors are true are to stay tuned! The direct starts at 10 am ET, and GBAtemp will be covering the event live. All announcements and trailers will be noted and summarized below.

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Live Updates

• Simon Belmont confirmed.
• Richter Belmont as well as an Echo.
• Slow, but has a long reaching whip. Has the axe, cross, and holy water.
• Grand cross Final Smash.
• Dracula's Castle stage. Has monsters from the series as stage hazards.
• 34 Castlevania tracks will be available.
• Alucard is an assist trophy.
• Chrom as an echo of Marth.
• Dark Samus as an echo of Samus.
• You'll be able to minimize echo characters appearances on the character select, or expand them.
• Pokemon Stadium, Flat Zone, Garden of Hope, Brinstar Depths, Summit, Unova League, Magicant, Gamer stages all shown off.
• New Donk City Hall is a new stage.
• SSBU will have 103 stages total.
• You don't have to unlock them.
• You can turn off stage hazards without playing the Omega Form.
• New feature will let you change stages mid-battle
• Over 800 tracks.
• You can turn on an option for mini final smashes that are built up by a super gauge.
• Squad Strike Mode. 3v3 or 5v5, where you use 3/5 different characters to fight.
• Tournament mode for up to 32.
• Smash Down mode, which removes the roster as you select them, until there's no characters left to choose.
• Practice mode shows your trajectory of attacks to show you how far you can launch enemies.
• Classic Mode is back.
• New items. Banana-gun. Killing edge. Bomber.Ramblin Mushroom. Rage Blaster.
• Abra, Lunala, Mimikyu, Pyukmuku, Vulpix, Marshadow, Ditto as new Pokemon
• Assist trophies: Zero, Knuckles, Krystal, Klaptrap, Kapp'n, Gray Fox, Nikki, Shovel Knight
• Rathalos stage boss or assist trophy.
• Mysterious mode that can't be announced yet...

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Final reveal is...

King K. Rool!

A limited edition version of the game will also be available.

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[bennyman123abc]

5 discs CD audio confirmed??

If using standard 80 minute CD's, that equates to 22 CD's. All I have to say if H-O-L-Y FUCK

 

[leon315]

If using standard 80 minute CD's, that equates to 22 CD's. All I have to say if H-O-L-Y FUCK

but what should Ninty do if anyone wanna get latest smash sound tracks??

 

[pedro702]

but what should Ninty do if anyone wanna get latest smash sound tracks??

well he said you can listen to the switch like an mp3 player

 

[AT-LOWDeSu]

Alright i'm actually a bit confused with Ike. He does a Neutral Air and a Side B that look like Roy's versions of them, but then his Up-B is just like Ike's? Maybe he's not actually 100% Roy or 100% Ike. But sort of a blend between the two.

Edit: The website says he's Roy with an Up-B like Ike's. Makes sense I guess.

 

[Rabbid4240]

Note to self: when something important and game-related happens, don't go on gbatemp.

 

[bennyman123abc]

but what should Ninty do if anyone wanna get latest smash sound tracks??

Listen to all 22 CD's ofc

 

[leon315]

Listen to all 22 CD's ofc

but where can i buy it??

 

[seren3]

Chrom looks more like an echo of Lucina than Marth. Are you sure that's right?

 

[pedro702]

Chrom looks more like an echo of Lucina than Marth. Are you sure that's right?

his up b is ike, he is an ike echo for sure ... even side B is ike.

 

[Eddypikachu]

Chrom looks more like an echo of Lucina than Marth. Are you sure that's right?

In the smash bros website it says chrom is a Roy echo

 

[seren3]

his up b is ike, he is an ike echo for sure ... even side B is ike.

But is f-air is lucina's and his sword is shorter.
Maybe he's like a "remix" character.

JUST WHAT WE NEED, MOAR SWORDS

 

[bennyman123abc]

but where can i buy it??

Oh idk, maybe it'll come with the limited edition? Doubt it tho. Someone will dump the cart, and inevitably the music eventually though!

 

[Xandrid]

I'm not hyped for this smash honestly, they didn't reveal any likeable character for me. I guess it's because I didn't grow up on those games

 

[KingVamp]

I guess Chrom is effectively Echoing all the FE Swordsmen.

Maybe not a FE Swordsman, but I can see them adding at least one more (not echo) FE character.

 

[Rabbid4240]

When they were showing the picture with all the fighters, it didnt say "everyone is here"... theres still hope...

 

[seren3]

I guess Chrom is effectively Echoing all the FE Swordsmen.

Maybe not a FE Swordsman, but I can see them adding at least one more (not echo) FE character.

Since we're getting the Killing Edge, I hope it's Navarre.

Actually, what we really need a lance/spear user in there somewhere.

 

[Captain_N]

After the rathalos announcement i was waiting for a monster hunter to be announced lol. I got trolled

 

[AT-LOWDeSu]

Guys he's a roy echo with bits of Ike--

 

[TobiasAmaranth]

I'm still salty about Krystal as an AT. Also, I can't figure out why they removed her back marking but have everything else 100% correct. X_x;

 

[the_randomizer]

I'm still salty about Krystal as an AT. Also, I can't figure out why they removed her back marking but have everything else 100% correct. X_x;

It's an odd choice, but I'm surprised she's in the game at all, instead of just a voice. Maybe one day she'll be DLC. I'm just glad Waluigi isn't playable or that another Fire Waifu character wasn't announced.