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After nearly three years of early access, Swedish indie studio Ludosity has announced in a new trailer that their cult hit platform fighter Slap City will receive its full release on September 17th, 2020.

Nintendo shadowdropped a new installment of the Hyrule Warriors series which focuses on the events leading up the the rise of Calamity Ganon and fall of Link, Zelda, and Champions. “Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity” is set to launch on November 20, 2020.

Danganronpa Creator and Uchikoshi Creator announce a release window for the Switch version of their newest game: Spring 2021. And it comes with a new trailer!

It may have felt like an eternity to many but Nintendo has finally dropped some news relating to some first party titles. The focus for today's news wave was none other than Nintendo's mascot: Mario! Ranging from 2D to 3D news, there was a lot to see in this Direct so make sure to get caught up on it here!

Ever browse the eShop and wonder when a deal expires? Or want to cancel a pre-order? This Nintendo eShop update addresses both of these questions!

A shadow dropped Direct appears! Learn more about what was shown off in the second partner showcase of the year here!

A Spirit Event focusing on Paper Mario: The Origami King is set to launch on Friday, August 28th, 2020 and will last for five days. Three Spirits from this game are confirmed to be included.

A Nintendo Indie World Showcase has been announced and set to air on Tuesday, 8/18 at 9 am ET (12 pm ET). It will be roughly 20 minutes in length.

Ever wanted an arcade stick to use on any Smash game? How about other games on your GameCube Wii, Switch, and N64? Alt Lab Controllers presents their newest arcade stick.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate suddenly got an update in the form of the Ver. 8.1.0 patch and a free new stage along with it, Small Battlefield!

Although you probably won't be getting instantly killed by Diddy Kong or Bayonetta in the latest Smash Ultimate online tournament event, you WILL be seeing all of the characters that made their debut in Smash 4. Learn more about the new online tournament event here!

Somewhat unusually, Nintendo just made a midnight announcement of an upcoming Nintendo Direct Mini slated for the morning of July 20th, 2020. The direct is intended to be purely a showcase of new games from Nintendo's development and publishing partners, rather than their in-house studios.

There have recently been a plethora of allegations against members of the Smash community. Keeping up with the flurry, and trying to figure out where to go from here, is a tall order. We're here to give a recap of events, and showcase a few statements from various community members.

Recently, Nintendo of America announced they’ll be livestreaming a new Nintendo Treehouse on July 10th, 2020!

Since the end of June and beginning of July, countless members of the Smash community and the greater fighting game community have come forward with allegations of abuse from prominent community figures. The Smashboards staff condemns the actions detailed in these allegations.

A multitude of very serious allegations in the FGC has led to the cancellation of EVO Online. Learn more about everything that has unfolded here.

Come join the Battle Royale as we look at how Fortnite content could be included in a potential Fighter’s Pack!

Min Min finally joined the cast of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as the Ver. 8.0.0 patch just launched today!

The update boasts integrated matchmaking, automatic updates, replays, and the pièce de résistance—rollback netcode

After confirming in March that the first character in the Fighters Pass Vol. 2 would come from the ARMS franchise, Nintendo has revealed that Min Min will be the next fighter to join the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate roster!