

Players build each other's damage percentage through attacks, and the higher the percentage, the farther they fly when they are hit. As with previous installments, the objective of the game is to launch opponents off the stage. Ultimate retains the series' basic gameplay elements, with several new mechanics and changes.

Ultimate is the sixth (fifth if Super Smash Bros. The game takes up approximately 14.3 GB of the Nintendo Switch's storage when downloaded from the Nintendo eShop. Ultimate was made available for pre-order and pre-loading from the Nintendo eShop beginning November 1, 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. The game was announced through a teaser trailer in the March 2018 Nintendo Direct and was released worldwide on December 7, 2018. series, released for the Nintendo Switch. Ultimate is the fifth game in the Super Smash Bros. Ultimateįor alternate box art, see the game's gallery.

For information about this game's Wii U predecessor, see Super Smash Bros.
