New Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Ad Points to Possible Fighter Reveal Date

Nintendo fans might have gotten the best possible clue to the reveal date for the next Super Smash Bros. Ultimate DLC fighter. An ad now appearing in Japan for the Fighter's Pass Vol. 2 DLC includes five open spots, alongside the first DLC fighter, Min-Min. The ad, however, will only be up until October 7th, leading many to believe that the next fighter will be revealed on or around that date. It stands to reason that, once the next fighter has been revealed, that ad will no longer be relevant. The new ad can be found in the Tweet below.

"Fighter Pass 7 will be announced extremely soon. This ad is up until october 4th
Everyone be prepared"

It seems entirely possible that the next DLC fighter will be revealed next month. While Nintendo previously stated that these DLC fighters will be spaced out more than those in the first Fighter's Pass, there are still five fighters left to go. The coronavirus pandemic has probably had some impact on development, but it seems likely that Nintendo would have wanted more than one fighter released this year. A new fighter before the holiday season would also allow the company to use it in promotional materials alongside other major Switch releases.

If the timing does prove to be correct, that might also lead to a clue about the fighter's identity. A release date for the second batch of Pokemon Sword and Shield DLC is also set to release before the end of the year. The current Pokemon generation does not yet have a representative in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, so it's entirely possible that a Pokemon from The Crown Tundra DLC could appear in the game. It's worth noting that there have been Pokemon generations that haven't received representation in the game, but most have. A fighter in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate would give Nintendo a chance to promote DLC for both games.

Of course, it's entirely possible that it could be a different fighter, as well! Fans have been clamoring for fighters like Geno, Waluigi, Sora, and more. It remains to be seen if fans will get to see these characters appear. Thankfully, it seems that fans won't have to wait much longer to find out!

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate DLC Character to Be Revealed Next Week

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s next DLC character will be revealed on June 22nd, Nintendo announced this week. The character will be presented by game director Masahiro Sakurai just as the other DLC characters have been announced and will have its moves and design featured in about 35 minutes worth of gameplay footage and commentary. Nintendo also clarified that the livestream for the next DLC character will only pertain to that character and no other fighter reveals, so anyone already hoping to see more than just one DLC reveal can go ahead and temper their expectations before next week’s big event.

As a reminder for those who’ll be tuning into next week’s event, the next DLC character to be added to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is one from ARMS, the fighting game on Nintendo’s platform where players control a roster of characters outfitted with stretchy appendages and unique abilities. We knew from Nintendo’s previous announcement that the character would be from ARMS, but Sakurai didn’t say which character it would be.

That doesn’t mean players are without their suspicions though. Ever since the ARMS addition was announced months ago, players have been debating which character from the game they think should be added. Twintelle, Spring Man, and Min Min have been popular suggestions, but there’s been no indication of who it’ll be through leaks or otherwise.

Even though there won’t be reveals for other DLC fighters, if the chosen combatant is Spring Man, the reveal gives hope for another fan-favorite character: Waluigi. Spring Man is currently just a Spirit in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate which historically has meant the character wouldn’t be an actual playable fighter, but Nintendo put forward the blue-haired poster boy of ARMS as a possibility. If he can ascend from Spirit status to actually be playable, so can others like Waluigi.

That’s assuming he’s picked at all though. A total of 15 characters were shown in the graphic above shared by Nintendo months ago, so it could be any of them. It could even be multiple characters if Nintendo decides to pull off some sort of several-in-one DLC again, but we’ll have to wait until June 22nd to find out what the plan is.