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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: The Greatest Nintendo Game Ever Made

 By Jeremy Johnson, gaming reporter, December 15, 2020

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate was released to the public on December 7, 2018, this being the 5th installment of the game series available only on Nintendo Switch. The creator of both this game and the entire series is Masahiro Sakurai. This became such an iconic game since it’s a crossover fighting game filled with familiar and iconic game series, ranging from Super Mario Bros. to the Legend of Zelda to Sonic the Hedgehog to even Minecraft. The whole point of Smash Bros. is to celebrate the iconic video game series. So, if you want to see your favorite games come together to duke it out, consider buying this game.

Back in 1999, Sakurai thought of the idea of having popular Nintendo all come together in 1 crossover to fight it out. He started small since, in the first Smash Bros game released on the Nintendo 64, there were only a total of 12 characters. Plenty of people got into the game and it was a success. However, many fans requested for more characters to be a part of this series. So, as the years went on, Sakurai created sequels to these games, from Smash Bros. Melee to Smash Bros. Brawl to Smash Bros. 4 and finally Smash Bros Ultimate. When these games were released, more characters were included. The fans were appreciative of the characters and even thrilled about seeing the characters they requested on there. Sakurai wanted lots of people to start playing this game series not just for the characters, but he wanted people to see an original but amazing idea come to life and luckily with the help of many who developed this series, it began to get a large number of positive reviews in the end. 

It was a struggle for Sakurai to work on the game since it took lots of time to develop. He even said during an interview “I work from morning to late nights, even on the weekends and holidays. I hardly have any free time, let alone time to play other games.”

I think people should take the time to play this game and see how much detail and effort was put into it. Anyone that’s a fan of Nintendo of its many iconic characters would want to buy this game. It takes some time to learn how to play the game, but eventually, you’ll understand it. This game is made to be fun and enjoyable for everyone, whether you’re playing by yourself or with others. It can be purchased either at any video game store or online, but I recommend buying it on Gamestop, whether it’s in person or online.

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