Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is the fifth game in the Super Smash Bros. series, released for the Nintendo Switch. The game was announced through a teaser trailer in the March 2018 Nintendo Direct and was released worldwide on December 7, 2018. The game features 103 base stages and 74 base playable characters (with more fighters and stages as downloadable content), the largest respective numbers in the series.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate was made available for pre-order and pre-loading from the Nintendo eShop beginning November 1, 2018. The game takes up approximately 14.3 GB of the Nintendo Switch's storage when downloaded from the Nintendo eShop.

Playable characters
The default roster consists of the eight default fighters from the first Super Smash Bros. title, but the full roster features every fighter that has ever appeared in a Super Smash Bros. game. In addition, there are newcomers to the game.

Like with Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U, Kirby, King Dedede, and Meta Knight.

Starter characters

 * Mario
 * Donkey Kong
 * Link
 * Samus
 * Yoshi
 * Kirby
 * Fox
 * Pikachu

Unlockable characters

 * Dark Samus
 * Luigi
 * Ness
 * Captain Falcon
 * Jigglypuff
 * Peach
 * Daisy
 * Bowser
 * Ice Climbers
 * Sheik
 * Zelda
 * Dr. Mario
 * Pichu
 * Falco
 * Marth
 * Lucina
 * Young Link
 * Ganondorf
 * Mewtwo
 * Roy
 * Chrom
 * Mr. Game & Watch
 * Meta Knight
 * Pit
 * Dark Pit
 * Zero Suit Samus
 * Wario
 * Snake
 * Ike
 * Pokémon Trainer (Red / Leaf, Squirtle, Ivysaur, Charizard)
 * Diddy Kong
 * Lucas
 * Sonic
 * King Dedede
 * Olimar / Alph
 * Lucario
 * R.O.B.
 * Toon Link
 * Wolf
 * Villager
 * Mega Man
 * Wii Fit Trainer
 * Rosalina & Luma
 * Little Mac
 * Greninja
 * Mii Brawler
 * Mii Swordfighter
 * Mii Gunner
 * Palutena
 * PAC-MAN
 * Robin
 * Shulk
 * Bowser Jr. / Larry / Roy / Wendy / Iggy / Morton / Lemmy / Ludwig
 * Duck Hunt
 * Ryu
 * Ken
 * Cloud
 * Corrin
 * Bayonetta
 * Inkling
 * Ridley
 * Simon
 * Richter
 * King K. Rool
 * Isabelle
 * Incineroar

Downloadable characters

 * Piranha Plant (Free only for purchases of the game up until February 1, 2019 at 12:00am)

Fighters Pass Vol. 1

 * Joker
 * Hero (Luminary, Erdrick, Solo, and Eight)
 * Banjo & Kazooie
 * Terry
 * Byleth

Fighters Pass Vol. 2

 * Min Min
 * Steve / Alex / Zombie / Enderman
 * Sephiroth
 * Pyra / Mythra
 * Kazuya
 * Sora

Stages
Here is a list of all the stages in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's base roster.
 * 3D Land
 * 75M
 * Arena Ferox
 * Balloon Fight
 * Battlefield
 * Big Battlefield
 * Big Blue
 * Boxing Ring
 * Bridge of Eldin
 * Brinstar
 * Brinstar Depths
 * Castle Siege
 * Coliseum
 * Corneria
 * Delfino Plaza
 * Distant Planet
 * Dracula Castle
 * Dream Land
 * Dream Land GB
 * Duck Hunt
 * Figure-8 Circuit
 * Final Destination
 * Find Mii
 * Flat Zone X
 * Fountain of Dreams
 * Fourside
 * Frigate Orpheon
 * Gamer
 * Garden of Hope
 * Gaur Plain
 * Gerudo Valley
 * Golden Plains
 * Great Bay
 * Great Plateau Tower
 * Green Greens
 * Green Hill Zone
 * Halberd
 * Hanenbow
 * Hyrule Castle
 * Jungle Japes
 * Kalos Pokémon League
 * Kongo Falls
 * Kongo Jungle
 * Living Room
 * Luigi’s Mansion
 * Lylat Cruise
 * Magicant
 * Mario Bros.
 * Mario Circuit
 * Mario Galaxy
 * Midgar
 * Moray Towers
 * Mushroom Kingdom
 * Mushroom Kingdom II
 * Mushroom Kingdom U
 * Mushroomy Kingdom
 * Mute City SNES
 * New Donk City Hall
 * New Pork City
 * Norfair
 * Onett
 * Pac-Land
 * Palutena’s Temple
 * Paper Mario
 * Peach's Castle
 * PictoChat 2
 * Pilotwings
 * Pirate Ship
 * Pokémon Stadium
 * Pokémon Stadium 2
 * Port Town Aero Dive
 * Princess Peach's Castle
 * Prism Tower
 * Rainbow Cruise
 * Reset Bomb Forest
 * Saffron City
 * Shadow Moses Island
 * Skyloft
 * Skyworld
 * Smashville
 * Spear Pillar
 * Spirit Train
 * Summit
 * Super Mario Maker
 * Super Happy Tree
 * Suzaku Castle
 * Temple
 * The Great Cave Offensive
 * Tomodachi Life
 * Tortimer Island
 * Town and City
 * Umbra Clock Tower
 * Unova Pokémon League
 * Venom
 * WarioWare, Inc.
 * Wii Fit Studio
 * Wily Castle
 * Windy Hill Zone
 * Wrecking Crew
 * Wuhu Island
 * Yoshi’s Island (Melee)
 * Yoshi’s Island
 * Yoshi’s Story

DLC stages

 * Mementos
 * Yggdrasil's Altar
 * Spiral Mountain
 * King of Fighters Stadium
 * Garreg Mach Monastery
 * Spring Stadium
 * Minecraft World
 * Northern Cave
 * Cloud Sea of Alrest
 * Mishima Dojo
 * Hollow Bastion

World of Light
World of Light is the adventure mode in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. The goal of the mode is to collect Spirits and free fighters by fighting in Spirit battles across a map. Bosses are located across the map; among these is Marx.

In the opening of the mode, all fighters are lined up alongside a cliff, looking outward towards the sea. It is revealed that a horde of Master Hands is slowly approaching them, with Galeem, the main antagonist, looming far behind them. Instead of attacking the fighters, the Master Hands’ gloves collapse away to reveal a strange light, which Galeem proceeds to absorb, and it then transforms into a black hole. After a few seconds, rays of light erupt from the black hole, engulfing nearly every fighter present at the battle in an instant. Kirby is the only one able to escape, by using his Warp Star to vanish just before a beam of light can engulf him. The light engulfs everyone on the planet and then spreads out to a section of the Milky Way galaxy. After an undisclosed amount of time, Kirby reappears, crashing on the ground and, after recovering, viewing a strange looking dimension in front of him. Thus begins Kirby's journey to rescue every fighter and spirit, and eventually defeat Galeem.

By rescuing enough fighters and spirits to clear obstacles on the map, Kirby and the fighters defeat Giga Bowser, Galleom and Rathalos, which weakens and destroys Galeem's shield. They confront and defeat Galeem, although it is revealed that there is another deity who wishes to control the universe: Dharkon, the lord of darkness. Galeem flees as Dharkon uses his army of Crazy Hands to seize the remaining spirits and fighters, bringing the freed fighters into the Dark Realm.

After the fighters defeat Dracula, Marx and Ganon, the fighters confront and defeat Dharkon. Dharkon flees deeper with Galeem in pursuit. In the final map, the "Final Battle", both the spirits of light and darkness are at war with each other. By freeing Bayonetta and Palutena, the true Master and Crazy Hands are freed from the deities' control, and Master Hand clears out enough of the puppets for the fighters to fight Galeem and Dharkon. Upon their simultaneous defeat (as defeating only one will bring a bad ending where the other deity wins and destroys everything), Galeem and Dharkon are transformed into spirits, while the captive spirits are set free.

Spirits
In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, spirits replace trophies as collectible items. The spirits of characters from many video game franchises can be collected and used to enhance fighters' abilities.

Music
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate features a variety of tracks from different video game franchises, including ones from the Kirby series. The following is a list of music tracks from the Kirby series used in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate:
 * Gourmet Race (64)
 * Gourmet Race (Melee)
 * Green Greens (Melee)
 * The Legendary Air Ride Machine (Brawl)
 * King Dedede's Theme (Brawl)
 * Boss Theme Medley (Brawl)
 * Arrangement Supervisor: Kentaro Ishizaka
 * Composition: HAL Laboratory, Inc.
 * Arrangement: HAL Laboratory, Inc.
 * Butter Building (Brawl)
 * Arrangement: Jun Fukuda
 * Composition: HAL Laboratory, Inc.
 * Unlockable in the Wii U version
 * Butter Building Ver. 2 (for 3DS / Wii U)
 * Arrangement Supervisor: Tsukasa Masuko
 * Composition: HAL Laboratory, Inc.
 * Arrangement: M’s Factory Inc.
 * Gourmet Race (Brawl)
 * Meta Knight's Revenge (Brawl)
 * Arrangement: Noriyuki Iwadare
 * Composition: HAL Laboratory, Inc.
 * Vs. Marx (Brawl)
 * Arrangement Supervisor: Yasunori Mitsuda
 * Composition: HAL Laboratory, Inc.
 * Unlockable in the Wii U version
 * Arrangement: PROCYON STUDIO CO., LTD.
 * 0² Battle (Brawl)
 * Frozen Hillside (Brawl)
 * Squeak Squad Theme (Brawl)
 * Green Greens (for 3DS / Wii U)
 * Green Greens (GB) (Original)
 * Castle Lololo (Original)
 * Float Islands (Original)
 * Bubbly Clouds (Original)
 * Mt. Dedede (Original)
 * Butter Building (Original)
 * King Dedede's Theme Ver. 2 (Wii U)
 * The Great Cave Offensive (Wii U)
 * Arrangement Supervisor: Hideki Sakamoto
 * Composition: HAL Laboratory, Inc.
 * Arrangement: noisycroak Co., Ltd.
 * Forest/Nature Area (Original)
 * Celestial Valley (Original)
 * The Adventure Begins (Original)
 * Through the Forest (Original)
 * Floral Fields (Original)
 * Forest Stage (Original)
 * Planet Popstar (Original)
 * The World to Win (Original)
 * Ice Cream Island (Wii U)
 * Arrangement Supervisor: Yoshihito Yano
 * Composition: HAL Laboratory, Inc.
 * Arrangement: BANDAI NAMCO Studios Inc.
 * City Trial (Ultimate)
 * Staff Credits - Kirby’s Dream Land (Ultimate)
 * Sky Tower (Original)
 * Dangerous Dinner (Original)
 * CROWNED (Original)
 * Fatal Blooms in Moonlight (Original)
 * CROWNED Ver. 2 (Original)
 * Pink Ball Activate! (Original)
 * Kirby Battle Royale: Main Theme (Original)
 * Kirby Retro Medley (3DS)
 * Venturing into the Mechanized World (Original)
 * A Battle of Friends and Bonds 2 (Original)

Smash

 * Smash
 * Squad Strike
 * Tourney
 * Special Smash

Spirits

 * Adventure - World of Light
 * Spirit Board
 * Collection
 * DLC Spirits

Games & More

 * Classic Mode
 * Training
 * Mob Smash
 * Mii Fighters
 * amiibo
 * Stage Builder (3.0 update)
 * VR (3.1.0 update)
 * Home Run Contest (5.0 update)
 * Challenger’s Approach

Vault

 * Sounds
 * Replays
 * Records
 * Challenges
 * Tips
 * Movies
 * Shop
 * Presents

Online

 * Smash
 * Spectate
 * Shared Content (3.0 update)
 * Online Tourney (4.0 update)

Sidebar

 * Local Wireless
 * News
 * Options
 * Help

Trivia

 * This is the first game in the series not to feature a new Kirby stage.
 * The reason Kirby was chosen to be the only character to survive in World of Light was not due to Sakurai's bias, but due to the Warp Star’s ability to defy physics and warp, and thus to escape Galeem's galaxy-wide attack. The other characters who were considered to be able to survive were Palutena and Bayonetta, but Kirby was chosen over them because he has been a character since Super Smash Bros. and is simple to play as compared to the other two.