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The update to "Super Smash Bros. Ultimate" will introduce a new playable character, bring back the series' popular stage-builder mode, and give players a new platform for sharing videos, stages, and other creations.
- Nintendo will update "Super Smash Bros. Ultimate" Wednesday, bringing massive changes to the popular Switch game.
- The update will bring major changes to the game, including a new stage-builder mode, a video editor, and Smash World, a new platform to share created stages, characters, and media.
- Nintendo will also add the game's second downloadable character, Joker, the protagonist from "Persona 5."
- The "Super Smash Bros. Ultimate" Ver. 3.0 update should go live by 11:30 p.m. EST on April 17 following Nintendo's scheduled maintenance.
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A long-awaited update for "Super Smash Bros. Ultimate" arrives on Wednesday.
The update, named Ver. 3.0, will introduce a new playable character, bring back the series' popular stage-builder mode, and give players a new platform for sharing videos, stages, and other creations.
Nintendo shared all the details on the "Super Smash Bros. Ultimate" Ver 3.0 update in a video uploaded to their YouTube channel; the update is scheduled to go live late on Wednesday.
Released in December 2018, "Super Smash Bros. Ultimate" is the fastest-selling Nintendo game of all-time with more than 12 million copies sold for the Nintendo Switch. Nintendo promised some of the features included in today's update prior to the game's launch, including Smash World, a separate for players to share and track "Super Smash Bros. Ultimate" content.
Joker, the first downloadable character included in the $25 "Super Smash Bros. Ultimate" fighter pass, was teased at the Video Game Awards in December, and will finally make his debut Wednesday. Other additions, like the return of stage-builder mode and the ability to draw your own stage designs, are unexpected but certainly welcome.
Here's the full breakdown of what's coming in the update to "Super Smash Bros. Ultimate":