Nintendo news (Nov. 30): Super Smash Bros. Ultimate / Kirby Star Allies / Splatoon 2

Today’s Nintendo news: various tidbits for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, but also…

• Kirby Star Allies
• Splatoon 2
• Nintendo Switch
• Super Mario Party
• Super Mario Odyssey
• Yasuhiko Fujii
• Kirby Battle Royale
• Kirby merchandise
• My Nintendo

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Here’s another set of commercials for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate:

Also, here’s various countdown illustrations for the game:

Finally, here’s some more screenshots:

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Switch) comes out on December 7th worldwide.

Source: Capcom (Twitter) / Konami (Twitter) / HAL Laboratory (Twitter) / Square-Enix (Twitter) / Konami (Twitter) / 4Gamer / Nintendo (Twitter) / Bandai-Namco (Twitter)

Kirby Star Allies

Here’s a special video shared by HAL Laboratory to celebrate the release of Ver. 4.0.0, the latest (and last!) major update for Kirby Star Allies:

Check out this post for more details about the new content (Dream Friends, new game mode), and this page for the official patch notes!

Splatoon 2

Heads up, Splatoon 2 players: starting today (4PM PT / 7PM ET) / tomorrow (12AM GMT / 1AM CET / 9AM JST), the Blackbelly Skatepark will not be available in online play until December 5th. Like other stages before it, it’s getting a makeover, and the new version will go live on December 5th alongside the latest Content Update.

Source: Squid Research Lab (Twitter)

Nintendo Switch

Here’s a third Winter TV Commercial for the Nintendo Switch in Japan:

Super Mario Party

Here’s the latest TV Commercial for Super Mario Party in Japan:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njJYcmd5_x8

Super Mario Odyssey

Here’s the latest piece of Hint Art for Super Mario Odyssey:

Source: Nintendo (Twitter)

Yasuhiko Fujii

The latest translated interview from Shmuplations features Yasuhiko Fujii from Intelligent Systems. Click here to check it out!

Here’s an excerpt about Super Metroid:

Were there any scenes in Super Metroid that were your idea(s)?

Fujii: Actually, before the fight with Draygon, the boss of Maridia, there’s a group of Evir enemies that do a little “dance”. Their movements actually trace out the letters of a phrase in English, “Keiko Love”! Keiko was the name of a girl I was dating at the time. I was busy with work all the time and couldn’t see her much, so at night while everyone at the office sleeping, I stole a moment and snuck that code in! That little Evir dance wasn’t written in the planning documents anywhere, so I remember my heart beating fast as I coded it, with the worry of it being discovered… but in the end, no one ever found it out. Now isn’t that a romantic story? (laughs)

Kirby Battle Royale

Here’s an illustration shared by HAL Labratory, celebrating the 1st Anniversary of Kirby Battle Royale in Japan:

Source: HAL Laboratory (Twitter)

Kirby merchandise

Here’s some pictures of Kirby merchandise from Japan:

Source: Famitsu

My Nintendo

This week, Nintendo added some interesting rewards to My Nintendo:

• 7-days coupon for Nintendo Switch Online (100 Platinum Coins, can only be redeemed once)
• My Nintendo Store Pouch set (8bit Mario) (300 Platinum Coins)
• The Legend of Zelda B2 posters (300 Platinum Coins)
• Super Mario Odyssey B2 posters (300 Platinum Coins)

Source: Nintendo