<P> On March 8 , 2018 , a Super Smash Bros. game for the Nintendo Switch was announced during a Nintendo Direct , in which Inkling characters from Splatoon appeared , suggesting that they would be new characters in the game . Sakurai later confirmed that he had worked on the game `` in silence , day after day . '' On March 22 , 2018 , Nintendo announced that they would host another Super Smash Bros. Invitational tournament , in which a selected group of players would get to play the game for the first time and compete in a series of matches before a winner is chosen . The tournament took place alongside the Splatoon 2 World Championship at E3 2018 and was held on June 11 -- 12 . Both events were live streamed on Nintendo 's official YouTube and Twitch channels . The title was later confirmed as Super Smash Bros. Ultimate at E3 2018 , containing all playable characters from previous games in addition to Princess Daisy from the Mario series , the Inklings from the Splatoon series , and Ridley from the Metroid series . The game is scheduled to be released worldwide on December 7 , 2018 . </P>
<P> On March 8 , 2018 , a Super Smash Bros. game for the Nintendo Switch was announced during a Nintendo Direct , in which Inkling characters from Splatoon appeared , suggesting that they would be new characters in the game . Sakurai later confirmed that he had worked on the game `` in silence , day after day . '' On March 22 , 2018 , Nintendo announced that they would host another Super Smash Bros. Invitational tournament , in which a selected group of players would get to play the game for the first time and compete in a series of matches before a winner is chosen . The tournament took place alongside the Splatoon 2 World Championship at E3 2018 and was held on June 11 -- 12 . Both events were live streamed on Nintendo 's official YouTube and Twitch channels . The title was later confirmed as Super Smash Bros. Ultimate at E3 2018 , containing all playable characters from previous games in addition to Princess Daisy from the Mario series , the Inklings from the Splatoon series , and Ridley from the Metroid series . The game is scheduled to be released worldwide on December 7 , 2018 . </P>
when does super smash brothers ultimate come out
when does super smash brothers ultimate come out
December 7 , 2018
December 7 , 2018