When was Super Smash Bros. Ultimate released and on which console?
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate was released on the 7th of December 2018 for the Nintendo Switch. It was developed by Bandai Namco Studios and Sora Ltd. and published by Nintendo.
Questions about Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
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How many playable characters does Super Smash Bros. Ultimate have?
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate includes 74 playable fighters in the base game, expanding to 89 when all downloadable content is included. All 63 fighters from previous Super Smash Bros. games returned, joined by 11 newcomers at launch.
Who composed the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate main theme Lifelight?
Hideki Sakamoto composed "Lifelight," the main theme of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. The piece serves as the basis for most of the game's original music.
Why did Masahiro Sakurai want to include every previous fighter in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate?
Sakurai set the goal of returning every previous fighter partly to honor Nintendo president Satoru Iwata, who died in 2015 and had asked Sakurai to make a Super Smash Bros. for the Nintendo Switch. Sakurai also did not want to disappoint fans attached to characters from earlier games, though he acknowledged the goal significantly increased development cost and complexity.
Who is the last DLC fighter added to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate?
Sora from the Kingdom Hearts series was the final downloadable fighter added to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, released in October 2021. His inclusion required collaboration between Nintendo, Disney, and Square Enix, and was made possible after Sakurai met a Disney representative at an awards venue.
How many copies has Super Smash Bros. Ultimate sold worldwide?
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has sold over 37 million copies worldwide as of December 2025. By September 2020, with 21.10 million copies shipped, it had already surpassed Street Fighter II to become the best-selling fighting game of all time.