Nintendo officially announced Super Smash Bros. Ultimate during a Nintendo Direct presentation, revealing it as the latest entry in the Super Smash Bros. series for the Nintendo Switch.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate was released worldwide for the Nintendo Switch, becoming the fifth installment in the franchise and featuring every character from previous games plus new fighters.
Nintendo announced the first Fighter Pass for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, introducing additional DLC characters such as Joker from Persona 5.
Joker, the first downloadable character for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate from the Persona series, was released.
Nintendo showcased upcoming DLC characters for the game, including Hero from Dragon Quest and Banjo & Kazooie.
Banjo & Kazooie were added as playable characters in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate via DLC.
Nintendo announced the final Fighter Pass, including the last five DLC characters for the game, with the reveal of Pyra and Mythra from Xenoblade Chronicles 2.
Sephiroth, a popular antagonist from Final Fantasy VII, was added as the eleventh DLC character.
The final DLC character, Sora from Kingdom Hearts, was released, marking the end of DLC updates for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
The formation of the Great Battlefield, the main stage where many battles take place.
Two powerful entities, Galeem and Dharkon, awaken and threaten the balance of all worlds, sparking a massive conflict.
Unprecedented event where heroes and villains from many worlds are brought together to face the threat of Galeem and Dharkon.
The first phase of the ultimate battle where heroes confront Galeem's overwhelming light to halt his domination.
The second phase of the ultimate battle focused on defeating Dharkon's dark forces to restore balance.
Both Galeem and Dharkon are defeated, bringing peace back to the multiverse and ending their reign of terror.
With the threat eliminated, the fighters return to their worlds, now bonded by their shared battle and ready to face future challenges together.
