Update: Just as teased, Nintendo revealed the next playable character for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate during its E3 2019 Direct. However, there was not one, but two new fighter reveals. Nintendo kicked off the presentation by announcing the Hero from Dragon Quest XI, who`ll be joining Smash Bros. Ultimate`s roster this summer. It appears his alternate costumes are the Heroes from Dragon Quest III, V, and VIII, and he`ll be joined by other protagonists from the series` history for his Final Smash. Then at the end of the Direct, Nintendo unveiled Banjo-Kazooie. The original story follows.Nintendo has been mostly quiet about what it plans to show off during its upcoming E3 2019 Direct, but we now know at least one thing that will definitely happen during the livestream. Following the finals of the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate World Championship tournament this past weekend, the company confirmed that it will reveal the game`s next playable DLC character during its E3 Direct today, June 11.In a video message, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai congratulated the winning team and provided an update on the game`s DLC. `As for me, I`ll be continuing my work on the next DLC fighter, and more information regarding that will be shared in the Nintendo Direct for E3 2019, so I hope you`re looking forward to it,` Sakurai said.Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser also teased that fans wouldn`t want to miss Tuesday`s Direct. `I think many of you are gonna want to tune in next week to see what, or who, [Sakurai] may be talking about,` he said. Bowser also announced a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Online Open tournament, which will kick off this month. The four winners of that will compete in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate at the Evo 2019 championships this August.Nintendo has already released two DLC characters for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Piranha Plant, who was offered for free to early adopters, arrived in February, while Persona 5`s Joker launched in April. Th ...
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