Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Discussion

I'm surprised that this wasn't a thing on here until now...anyway, Smash Ultimate is nearly out! Let's begin discussion. 3...2...1...GO!

The roster looks amazing! Although I'll probably pass as I fear the Joycons won't survive the thrashing they'd get from the game.

@Reanfan Then might I suggest an alternative controller option?

Well, I've compiled a list of my favourite fighters in each Smash Bros. game, and...well, I'll let you see the numbers for yourself:

Super Smash Bros.:

Newcomers [8]
Luigi
Yoshi
Donkey Kong
Pikachu
Kirby
Fox
Samus
Captain Falcon

Super Smash Bros. Melee:

Veterans [8]
Luigi
Yoshi
Donkey Kong
Pikachu
Kirby
Fox
Samus
Captain Falcon

Newcomers [7 + 1]
Bowser
Mewtwo
Young Link
Zelda//{Sheik}
Roy
Mr. Game & Watch
Ice Climbers

TOTAL: 15+

Super Smash Bros. Brawl:

Veterans [12 + 1]
Luigi
Bowser
Yoshi
Donkey Kong
Pikachu
Zelda//{Sheik}
Kirby
Fox
Samus/
Captain Falcon
Mr. Game & Watch
Ice Climbers

Newcomers [9 + 1]
Wario
Ivysaur
Toon Link
King Dedede
Meta Knight
/{Zero Suit Samus}
Olimar
Pit
Lucas
Sonic

TOTAL: 21+

Super Smash Bros. 4:

Veterans [21 + 2]
Luigi
Bowser
Yoshi
Donkey Kong
Wario
Pikachu
Mewtwo
Toon Link
Zelda
{Sheik}
Kirby
King Dedede
Meta Knight
Fox
Roy (Fire Emblem)
Samus
{Zero Suit Samus}
Captain Falcon
Olimar
Pit
Lucas
Mr. Game & Watch
Sonic

Newcomers [6 + 1 + 1 + 8]
Bowser Jr.
[Iggy]
[Larry]
[Lemmy]
[Ludwig]
[Morton]
[Roy (Super Mario)]
[Wendy]
Greninja
Villager
Robin
Corrin
[Alph]
[Dark Pit]
PAC-MAN
{Mii Swordfighter}

TOTAL: 30+

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate:

Veterans [30 + 3 + 1 + 8]
Luigi
Bowser
Bowser Jr.
[Iggy]
[Larry]
[Lemmy]
[Ludwig]
[Morton]
[Roy (Super Mario)]
[Wendy]
Yoshi
Donkey Kong
Wario
Pikachu
Mewtwo
Ivysaur
Greninja
Young Link
Toon Link
Zelda
{Sheik}
Kirby
King Dedede
Meta Knight
Fox
Villager
Roy
Robin
Corrin
Samus
{Zero Suit Samus}
Captain Falcon
Olimar
[Alph]
Pit
[Dark Pit]
Lucas
Mr. Game & Watch
Ice Climbers
Sonic
PAC-MAN
{Mii Swordfighter}

Newcomers [5 + 3]
Piranha Plant
King K. Rool
Incineroar
Inkling
[Chrom]
[Dark Samus]
Simon
[Richter]

TOTAL: 38+

The fact that every past fighter is included means that a whopping 32+ veterans are included on it! (Dark Pit is counted together with Pit on said list, and same for the Koopalings and Alph with Bowser Jr. and Olimar, respectively; Mii Fighters are counted in their own semi-separate group due to being customisable.) Adding in all of my favourite newcomers (counting Dark Samus, Chrom and Richter together with the fighters they echo), that's over 38 fighters! And it begs the question: how many mains is too many?

EDIT: Forgot about Corrin and Mii Fighters, so added them to the list, and removed Ryu (and, by extension, Ken...not sure how they ended up on it tbh).

EDIT 2: Silly me forgot to include Sheik, Olimar and Alph! Also thought I'd add the Koopalings since, like Alph, they are named separately despite being alternate costumes, and thus are honorary fighters in their own right. Also, Sheik and Zero Suit Samus are listed as alternate forms of Zelda and Samus, respectively, in the lists for Melee and Brawl, and thus aren't separate fighters in those entries' sections.

Woah! Joker from Persona is in Smash Ultimate?!

@Reanfan It really does make you wonder which other DLC fighters Nintendo picked, eh?

(Personally, I think Paper Mario, Kamek, Tetra, Bandana Waddle Dee and/or Banjo-Kazooie would be awesome additions. )

Wow, unlocking characters is slow. In the roughly 30 minutes I've spent not messing around in My Music, I've only managed to unlock Ness and Zelda.

Apparently there was a way to bypass the 10-minute cooldown between unlocks, which made it a mere 2-ish hours to unlock the entire roster, but the day 1 patch has removed that method, meaning that it now takes roughly 11 hours to unlock everyone.

It looks like distance and button presses are also a factor, but it still takes at least 10 minutes after each unlock to face the next challenger. This could prove a problem for people who want to play with their friends in 8-Player Smash, but only Steve has his main unlocked at the start.

I havent unlocked everyone yet... work gets in the way sadly

Well, it took over a week, but I've unlocked everyone (except Piranha Plant and the Fighters Pass characters).