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| + | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is a crossover fighting game developed by Nintendo, Bandai Namco Studios, and Sora Ltd. and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch. It was released on December 7, 2018 and is the 6th installment in the Super Smash Bros. series.<ref>Nintendo smashes E3 with 2018 lineup, details about Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. (2018, June 11). Retrieved from https://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/2018/nintendo-smashes-e3-with-2018-lineup-details-about-super-smash-bros-ultimate/</ref> The game offers both a single-player mode where players can fight against bots and a multiplayer mode where players can fight each other. As of December 31, 2020, the game has sold 22.85 million pieces worldwide [2]. The amount of units sold has placed it as the best-selling fighting game of all time [3]. | ||
==Gameplay== | ==Gameplay== | ||
===Progression=== | ===Progression=== | ||
| − | + | In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, players can unlock new fighters, maps, and music by playing the game. There are three ways to progress: playing in regular Smash Mode against bots or humans, playing Classic Mode, or playing World of Light mode. [4] | |
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| − | === | + | When playing the game in Smash mode, players will occasionally be notified of an “approaching challenger” – this challenger will be a new unlockable fighter that can be obtained by defeating them in a 1v1 fight. If the player loses, they’ll have to wait until the challenger approaches them another time for a rematch. [4] |
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| + | Meanwhile, playing the game in Classic Mode lets players unlock new content by presenting them with 7 rounds of battles for each playable character. In the last round, the player will have to fight a boss battle and upon defeating the boss, they will unlock new things such as fighters and items.[5] | ||
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| + | In World of Light mode, players have to go through a story where an evil being named Galeem destroyed most of the galaxy and turned all of the fighters into puppets except for Kirby. Starting as Kirby, players will fight the puppet fighters and if they win, they will be able to play as the defeated fighter. The story progresses this way until all fighters are freed. [6] | ||
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| + | ===Content=== | ||
| + | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate contains every single map and playable character from all five previous installments of the Super Smash Bros. series. The game features 69 playable characters in the base game along with 11 more characters available through DLC (downloadable content) [7]. | ||
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| + | The selection of fighters features characters from many other video games such as Mario, Donkey Kong, Legend of Zelda, and more. Additionally, there are maps themed after the games these fighters come from. Overall, the game features over 103 stages in total.[8] | ||
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==Ethical Issues== | ==Ethical Issues== | ||
| − | === | + | ===Harassment=== |
| + | Some members of the Super Smash Bros. community began harassing Masahiro Sakurai, the director of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, after revealing that Waluigi would not be a playable character in the game in E3 2018. Instead, Waluigi was being implemented as a collectible trophy in the game. Many players were not happy with this and sent Sakurai many inappropriate messages on his social media platforms. [9] | ||
===Sexism=== | ===Sexism=== | ||
| − | === | + | Players in the Super Smash Bros. community harassed Bocchi, a 15-year-old girl, after she beat Ally, a professional Smash player. Bocchi was a relatively unknown player at the time surrounded by a community largely dominated by men. One of the reasons for the complaints around Bocchi was the fact that she gained a lot of followers as a result of beating Ally which many attributed to the fact of her being a girl rather than being good at the game. Eventually, the harassment got to a point such that Bocchi left the Smash competitive scene. [10] |
| + | ===Sexual Assault=== | ||
| + | There have been allegations of sexual misconduct against popular Super Smash Bros. Ultimate players. Victims on Twitter have come forward and stated that they’ve allegedly been groomed, sexually assaulted, and have experienced statutory rapes from professional players and commentators. Some of these experiences include, but are not limited to, how 15 year old Smash player Zack Lauth had a sexual encounter with 20-year-old Smash Twitch streamer Nairoby Quezada and how Gonzalo Barrios sent 15-year-old Jacqueline Choe pornographic images. [11] | ||
| + | ===Bans=== | ||
| + | In order to prevent players from leaving online matches that they’re losing, Nintendo temporarily suspends (bans) players who have bad internet connections [12]. The idea is that by doing so, players are discouraged from quitting early and finish their fights all the way through which promotes good sportsmanship. | ||
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| + | However, this rule often works against people who genuinely want to play Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and have a bad internet connection. The console that this game is played on, the Nintendo Switch, sometimes comes with a bad Wi-Fi chip that has inconsistent internet connections [13]. As such, players will get disconnected and banned through no fault of their own. | ||
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| + | Popular Twitch streamer Moonmoon_OW reports a similar experience. When he was playing the game, he was disconnected due to a faulty internet connection. When he logged back on, he was banned from online play for 31 minutes due to Nintendo’s rule. [14] | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 15:47, 12 March 2021
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is a crossover fighting game developed by Nintendo, Bandai Namco Studios, and Sora Ltd. and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch. It was released on December 7, 2018 and is the 6th installment in the Super Smash Bros. series.[1] The game offers both a single-player mode where players can fight against bots and a multiplayer mode where players can fight each other. As of December 31, 2020, the game has sold 22.85 million pieces worldwide [2]. The amount of units sold has placed it as the best-selling fighting game of all time [3].
Contents
Gameplay
Progression
In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, players can unlock new fighters, maps, and music by playing the game. There are three ways to progress: playing in regular Smash Mode against bots or humans, playing Classic Mode, or playing World of Light mode. [4]
When playing the game in Smash mode, players will occasionally be notified of an “approaching challenger” – this challenger will be a new unlockable fighter that can be obtained by defeating them in a 1v1 fight. If the player loses, they’ll have to wait until the challenger approaches them another time for a rematch. [4]
Meanwhile, playing the game in Classic Mode lets players unlock new content by presenting them with 7 rounds of battles for each playable character. In the last round, the player will have to fight a boss battle and upon defeating the boss, they will unlock new things such as fighters and items.[5]
In World of Light mode, players have to go through a story where an evil being named Galeem destroyed most of the galaxy and turned all of the fighters into puppets except for Kirby. Starting as Kirby, players will fight the puppet fighters and if they win, they will be able to play as the defeated fighter. The story progresses this way until all fighters are freed. [6]
Content
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate contains every single map and playable character from all five previous installments of the Super Smash Bros. series. The game features 69 playable characters in the base game along with 11 more characters available through DLC (downloadable content) [7].
The selection of fighters features characters from many other video games such as Mario, Donkey Kong, Legend of Zelda, and more. Additionally, there are maps themed after the games these fighters come from. Overall, the game features over 103 stages in total.[8]
Ethical Issues
Harassment
Some members of the Super Smash Bros. community began harassing Masahiro Sakurai, the director of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, after revealing that Waluigi would not be a playable character in the game in E3 2018. Instead, Waluigi was being implemented as a collectible trophy in the game. Many players were not happy with this and sent Sakurai many inappropriate messages on his social media platforms. [9]
Sexism
Players in the Super Smash Bros. community harassed Bocchi, a 15-year-old girl, after she beat Ally, a professional Smash player. Bocchi was a relatively unknown player at the time surrounded by a community largely dominated by men. One of the reasons for the complaints around Bocchi was the fact that she gained a lot of followers as a result of beating Ally which many attributed to the fact of her being a girl rather than being good at the game. Eventually, the harassment got to a point such that Bocchi left the Smash competitive scene. [10]
Sexual Assault
There have been allegations of sexual misconduct against popular Super Smash Bros. Ultimate players. Victims on Twitter have come forward and stated that they’ve allegedly been groomed, sexually assaulted, and have experienced statutory rapes from professional players and commentators. Some of these experiences include, but are not limited to, how 15 year old Smash player Zack Lauth had a sexual encounter with 20-year-old Smash Twitch streamer Nairoby Quezada and how Gonzalo Barrios sent 15-year-old Jacqueline Choe pornographic images. [11]
Bans
In order to prevent players from leaving online matches that they’re losing, Nintendo temporarily suspends (bans) players who have bad internet connections [12]. The idea is that by doing so, players are discouraged from quitting early and finish their fights all the way through which promotes good sportsmanship.
However, this rule often works against people who genuinely want to play Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and have a bad internet connection. The console that this game is played on, the Nintendo Switch, sometimes comes with a bad Wi-Fi chip that has inconsistent internet connections [13]. As such, players will get disconnected and banned through no fault of their own.
Popular Twitch streamer Moonmoon_OW reports a similar experience. When he was playing the game, he was disconnected due to a faulty internet connection. When he logged back on, he was banned from online play for 31 minutes due to Nintendo’s rule. [14]
References
- ↑ Nintendo smashes E3 with 2018 lineup, details about Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. (2018, June 11). Retrieved from https://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/2018/nintendo-smashes-e3-with-2018-lineup-details-about-super-smash-bros-ultimate/
