It’s been nearly two years since Nintendo hosted a proper Nintendo Direct presentation, but that hiatus will come to an end today. The next full-fledgedNintendo Direct presentationis set to take place at 2pm PT later today, and at roughly 50 minutes long, it should be a rather exciting event for Nintendo enthusiasts. Nintendo is keeping most of its Nintendo Direct announcements secret for now, but it has confirmed that the event will featureSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Nintendo didn’t specify what it will be specifically showing in regards toSuper Smash Bros. Ultimateduring the Nintendo Direct presentation, but the general assumption is that it will reveal a new DLC hero for the game. After all, it’s been a couple of months since the Sephiroth DLC was added, so now is about the time that Nintendo would announce a new character for the game. The nextSuper Smash Bros. UltimateDLC fighter could be just about anybody, but an old leak may have already let the cat out of the bag.
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An oldSuper Smash Bros. Ultimateleak from May 2020 has accurately leaked numerous DLC fighters for the game. This includesMin-Min fromARMS, the aforementioned Sephiroth fromFinal Fantasy 7, and Steve fromMinecraft. There are three DLC characters that have yet to be revealed for Fighters Pass Vol. 2, and considering how accurate this leak has been in the past, it wouldn’t be surprising if it were one of the other three characters it mentioned.
The other characters mentioned in the leak areRyu Hayabusa ofNinja Gaidenfame, Doomguy from theDoomfirst-person shooter series, and Rayman from Ubisoft’sRaymanplatforming games. Ryu and Doomguy have been rumored forSuper Smash Bros. Ultimatesince before the game even came out, so at this point, it wouldn’t be all that surprising to see them added to the roster. Rayman has also been rumored off and on throughout the years, though some reputable leakers have said that he isn’t in the works for the game.
Luckily,Super Smash Bros. Ultimatefans don’t have to wait much longer to find out who the next DLC fighter is. As previously mentioned, the Nintendo Direct for February 2021, set to air at 2pm PT today, will likely announce thenextSuper Smash Bros. UltimateDLC fighter. It will be interesting to see if it’s one of these characters as leaked.
And if the nextSuper Smash Bros. UltimateDLC fighter is Ryu Hayabusa,Doomguy, or Rayman, then the rest of the leak is even more validated, and it’s a safe bet that the remaining two DLC characters will be the other ones mentioned in the list.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimateis out now, exclusively for the Nintendo Switch.
