After months of lingering questions from those in theÂSuper Smash Bros. Ultimatecommunity, Nintendo and the game’s director Masahiro Sakurai are finally ready to reveal the fifth DLC fighter joining the roster.Nintendo announced today that a newÂSuper Smash Bros. UltimateDirect will take place later this week on Thursday, January 16, at 9am EST/6am PST. The Direct is planned to be around 35 minutes in length and much like previous presentations, will likely feature Sakurai taking fans through all of the new aspects of this new fighter in great depth. Nintendo has opted to hold streams such as this to fully show off almost every new DLC fighter inÂSuper Smash Bros. Ultimateover the past year.
Sakurai also took to Twitter after the announcement of this Direct was made today, saying that this is the first time that they have opted to not reveal the new fighter until theÂSmash-focused Direct was set to take place. In the past, the identity of the new fighter would typically be revealed in a standard Nintendo Direct before later being showcased in full. Sakurai also encouraged fans to take a guess at who the new playable character will be, too.
While theÂSuper Smash Bros.Âcommunity usually has a decent idea of who upcoming characters could be whether it be thanks to rumors or leaks, the identity of the final Fighter’s Pass character has been kept well under wraps this time around. So much so, in fact, that some in the community have grown more impatient than ever before to learn just who will be added toÂSmash Ultimate. Some previous “leaks” have hinted that characters likeMaster Chief,Geno, or Doom Guycould be possible additions, but either way, it won’t take much longer for us to find out.
We’ll be here to share all of the latestÂSuper Smash Bros. Ultimatenews with you as it transpires later this week. Until then, the game is currently available right now on Switch.
