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ZeRo Analyzes Chrom, K. Rool and Dark Samus
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On August 21st, Nintendo of Japan released two videos-one focused on Chrom and Lucina vs Ridley and Dark Samus, while the other was Snake vs K. Rool. ZeRo decided to break down all three characters from what he saw of the footage
Why Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Should be the Last Game in the Series
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While the topic of a "Reboot Smash" has been instigated, this article features one of our writers discussing why it shouldn't happen (for at least a long while), why Ultimate is such an appealing game, and why there will need to be a lot more to draw people in.
Who is Richter Belmont?
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On August 8th 2018. Richter Belmont was revealed alongside his ancestor Simon for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Despite the series’ longtime dormancy. I was surprised by how few people knew of Richter despite his impact on the franchise.
Rivals of Aether Speculation: Evaluating Popular Picks
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Rivals of Aether's sixth and final DLC character is set to be revealed during the development team's panel at Super Smash Con. This is going to be the game's second guest character, and though the speculation surrounding them should feel familiar to Super Smash Bros. fans, there's a couple of key differences.
Appreciate Non-Playable Characters Roles in Smash
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While playable characters are considered the hallmark of the Super Smash Bros. series, non-playable roles can be just as exciting.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Update Adds ‘Breath of the Wild’ Link
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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on the Nintendo Switch receives its first ever DLC ('Breath of the Wild' Link) in patch 1.6.0.
Youtuber Delzethin Goes Over Ridley's Moveset
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Shortly after the announcement of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate at E3, some fortunate attendees got to test it out.

Delzethin, a popular YouTuber, was quick to get as much Ridley footage as possible from both Nintendo and players.
Super Smash Blog Weekly Roundup: Worlds Collide Edition (7/8 - 7/12)
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Legendary Lords, tail-surfing rodents and the union of the Blue Bomber and Blur. All this and more in this week's Super Smash Blog Roundup!
Release Date and Price announced for Inkling, Wolf, and Ridley amiibo
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The Nintendo Versus twitter has announced the first three amiibo in the Smash Ultimate lineup: Inkling, Wolf, and Ridley, along with a new price point and reprints of the original amiibo line.
Super Smash Bros. Blog Weekly Roundup: Catch Up Edition (6/12 - 7/5)
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In this article, we quickly go through the information posted on the Smash Bros. blog so far. This is the first edition of what will become a regular weekly series of articles recapping blog posts until the release of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
An Exhaustive History of Pokémon Representation
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Pokémon has been heavily represented in Super Smash Bros. since the very beginning. In this article, we take a look at the history that these two franchises have shared and discuss briefly what that might mean in terms of a newcomer in Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is Gaming's Infinity War
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Nintendo unveiled Super Smash Bros. Ultimate at E3 2018 to glowing reception. A revised crosspost from The Odyssey Online, this takes a look at the success of Nintendo's marketing, including how they turned a once-hated concept of clones into the popular "echo fighters" branding.
A Clone by Any Other Name: The History Behind Echo Fighters
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In this article, we take a look at how the clone characters from past Super Smash Bros. games have evolved into Ultimate's Echo Fighters. Also, we discuss why the terms “clone character”and “echo fighter” are not entirely interchangeable.
Remembering the Sonic & Tails Hoax
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Long before the days of Brawl, Melee leaks existed. Of these Melee "leaks", the first one recorded was the Sonic & Tails hoax.
Super Smash Bros. Brawl: The Two Hidden Delays
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In this brief article, we take a look at an old piece of Smash history: the two delays that Brawl had, and how Nintendo kept fans satisfied despite these delays.
A Look At: The Past Assist Trophies
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In "A Look At" we're here to take a closer look at the content that was in previous Smash games and is so far missing from Smash Ultimate.
A Look At: The Remaining Past Stages
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In "A Look At" we're here to take a closer look at the content that's been revealed for Smash Switch.
Smash for Switch Most Wanted: Likely Picks
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With speculation abound for the new Smash game, we've taken the chance to ask several of our writers who they want the most out of the characters they think are likely.
Smash Switch Speculation: Misc. & New Franchises
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E3 is finally here, but we still have some time left before Nintendo's conference, so we're here bringing the last article in this series.
Smash Switch Speculation: Splatoon
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Closing in, with only one discussion corner left after this; Nintendo's E3 is coming up very soon, along with E3 in general!
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