Nintendo`s first Direct broadcast since E3 2018 was dedicated entirely to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and it was packed with a ton of new information about the upcoming mascot fighter. Series director Masahiro Sakurai delivered the presentation and offered a much closer look at many of the game`s features, revealing a variety of new items, modes, and even five brand-new characters making their Smash debut--among them Simon and Richter Belmont from the Castlevania series.While Super Smash Bros. Ultimate features a huge number of changes and gameplay tweaks, its defining feature is its extravagance. The game boasts the largest roster in the series, with nearly 70 playable characters confirmed to date. That isn`t the only metric by which Ultimate eclipses previous Smash games, however. The title also has an extensive soundtrack that consists of more than 800 songs, as well as a huge assortment of Pokemon, items, and Assist Trophies, including Monster Hunter`s Rathalos.Just as impressive is its selection of stages. As Sakurai revealed during the latest Direct, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate features 103 battle arenas, which amounts to more than 300 levels if you include each stage`s Battlefield and Final Destination variants. This lineup primarily consist of returning stages from every previous Smash game, including the series` 3DS installment, although Ultimate also introduces several new ones of its own. Nintendo revealed two such stages at E3--Great Plateau and Moray Towers--and we got a look at another pair of new levels during the latest Direct: Dracula`s Castle from the Castlevania series and New Donk City from Super Mario Odyssey.In addition to those two level, Sakurai showcased a variety of returning stages that had yet to be revealed, ranging from Melee favorites like Brinstar Depths and Fountain of Dreams to Magicant and Unova Pokemon League from Super Smash Bros. for 3DS. Sakurai also gave fans their first look at the newest iteration of Final Destination. Cl ...
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