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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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[pedro702]

No, I like Shulk and Corrin. When I said reveal I meant as in actual new characters like Simon Belmont

preety thin like list 2 out of 70 lol.

 

[Eddypikachu]

preety thin like list 2 out of 70 lol.

does it really bother you that much that they only like 2 out of 70 characters lmao

 

[pedro702]

does it really bother you that much that they only like 2 out of 70 characters lmao

its like buying a mario game and saying you only like gombas lol, heck i would never buy i gave that i only like 3% of the stuff in it

 

[Eddypikachu]

its like buying a mario game and saying you only like gombas lol, heck i would never buy i gave that i only like 3% of the stuff in it

if they enjoy the gameplay and have fun playing through it then it shouldn't matter whether they like the characters or not lol

 

[pedro702]

if they enjoy the gameplay and have fun playing through it then it shouldn't matter whether they like the characters or not lol

i dont think anyone could enjoy a game where you dislike the characters imo, gameplay alone is just part of a game, its very hard to enjoy a game where you think every character is unlikable imo.

 

[Eddypikachu]

i dont think anyone could enjoy a game where you dislike the characters imo, gameplay alone is just part of a game, its very hard to enjoy a game where you think every character is unlikable imo.

There's a reason why said imo, because not everyone shares your opinion lol. Like I said, it really doesn't matter if someone enjoys the gameplay but not the characters, if they have fun doing that then let just let them enjoy the gameplay, and if that really bothers you that some people can enjoy the gameplay but not the characters then you really need to get your priorities straight lol

 

[pedro702]

There's a reason why said imo, because not everyone shares your opinion lol. Like I said, it really doesn't matter if someone enjoys the gameplay but not the characters, if they have fun doing that then let just let them enjoy the gameplay, and if that really bothers you that some people can enjoy the gameplay but not the characters then you really need to get your priorities straight lol

i also said imo incase you didnt read lol.

 

[Eddypikachu]

i also said imo incase you didnt read lol.

Oh I read it, lol

 

[Xandrid]

preety thin like list 2 out of 70 lol.

Exactly, that why I need a third XD

 

[the_randomizer]

Glad there weren't any real new FE characters *whew*

 

[Clydefrosch]

if they continue the villain trend, I'd actually like to see Captain Syrup added.

 

[SonowRaevius]

When SSBU was first revealed you had tons of people calling it a port, even the original topic here had several people within a few pages stating that opinion.

Now however most of those people are either hyped themselves or just gone silent because they know that they were wrong and are too stubborn to admit it.

Absolutely hilarious by the way.

Can't wait to see what that mystery mode is however.

 

[AT-LOWDeSu]

lol what fighters do you wanted to get?


i dont know if he is a roy echo, i mean he seems to have all ikes specials really what does he have that is roys?

Normals. His Neutral Air's the same, his Fair's the same, his side B is the same.. pretty much everything else.

 

[Searinox]

The Blast-O-Matic has returned! Yes!

 

[KingVamp]

I feel like a lot of people will like the "Smash Meter" over the Smash ball.

Glad there weren't any real new FE characters *whew*

We have some time before release, let alone after, for a new FE character to come.

if they continue the villain trend, I'd actually like to see Captain Syrup added.

Wouldn't mind Doctor Eggman.

 

[pedro702]

Normals. His Neutral Air's the same, his Fair's the same, his side B is the same.. pretty much everything else.

acording to smash website chrom is officialy roys echo, so echos can be mixed like he has ike up special and FS and maybe something else too.

 

[the_randomizer]

I feel like a lot of people will like the "Smash Meter" over the Smash ball.


We have some time before release, let alone after, for a new FE character to come.


Wouldn't mind Doctor Eggman.

No thank you.

 

[AT-LOWDeSu]

If we get another Fire Emblem character, I just ask for Alm/Celica or a character from Fire Emblem Three Houses.

But i'd gladly take a different sword/magic user, like someone from Tokyo Mirage Sessions or Shin Megami Tensei ))

(I mean, both are basically nintendo exclusives!)