Ultimate is available now for Nintendo Switch. franchise in Ultimate, and this next event will likely serve as a solid diversion to keep fans busy until Nintendo starts to release the game's Challenger Packs as DLC. The addition of Spirits has brought a whole new level of player collection to the Super Smash Bros. Spirit Name: Daily Appearance Time (PT) Donkey Kong & Lady 10pm, 10am Link (The Legend of Zelda) 2am, 2pm Sukapon 6am, 6pm Other Featured Spirits Kid Dracula Balloon Fighter Stanley Hockey. It also included the event-exclusive Spirits such as the Novice Dice Block and the Advanced River Survival from Mario Party, and the Ace Golden Dash Mushroom from Mario Kart.Īll things considered, it will be interesting to see what–or if–Spirits are chosen as exclusives for the impending NES-themed Spirit Board event, as the classic console has a wide range of IPs and characters from which to choose. While not every figure from the Mario titles were represented, it ran the gamut of the franchise, with the likes of Boo, Chain Chomp, Koopa Troopa, Pauline, Toad, Waluigi, and more making an appearance.
Ultimate is set to follow a recent Mario-themed Spirit event that featured myriad characters from the games starring the iconic plumber. It hasn't been announced as to whether or not there will be any event-exclusive Spirits yet, but as indicated by an image released by Nintendo, the likes of Excitebike, Kid Dracula, Sukapon from Joy Mech Fight, Stanley from Donkey Kong 3, Donkey Kong & Lady from Donkey Kong, Balloon Fighter, and more will be included.įor those unaware, the forthcoming NES-themed Spirit Board event for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the title's next Spirit Board event will take place between January 4 and January 7, 2019, and it will feature Spirits from titles that made appearances on the NES and Famicom Disk System.
and 1994’s Donkey Kong Country, respectively (heck, the Donkey Kong of the arcade-era and one of today aren’t even the same guy).After spending years sitting on the sidelines, their old costar recently saw a. However, Mario and Donkey Kong would later graduate to greener pastures, getting reinvented in 1985’s Super Mario Bros. Although there's already a ton to do in the crossover fighting game, it looks as if the Big N is set to add even more content for fans, as the company recently announced it will be holding an NES-themed Spirit event soon.Īccording to the Japanese Twitter account for Super Smash Bros. A three-character cast carried out Donkey Kong ’s narrative. Ultimate having recently been declared Amazon's best-selling video game of 2018, there's no doubt there are a plethora of players out there still exploring everything that's available in the Nintendo Switch exclusive.