Nintendo reveals as many as 19 mysterious characters from the Nintendo Switch Super Smash Bros. roster, so long as fans can figure out just who is who.
Super Smash Bros. for the Nintendo Switch was announced this afternoon during Nintendo’s latest Nintendo Direct video. The short announcement trailer was quite the teaser, beginning with the Splatoon Inklings chasing each other around and ending with a giant flaming Smash Bros. symbol. Details on the Nintendo Switch iteration of the popular franchise are hard to come by currently, but fans with an attention to detail are already piecing together the fighting game’s roster.
While the bulk of the Super Smash Bros. teaser trailer is spent with the Splatoon Inklings, they aren’t the only characters featured. Both Mario and Link are given a moment in the spotlight, as well. But what’s even more interesting is the brief look at what most assume is the game’s roster (in part or in full), largely hidden in shadow below the game’s flaming icon. Luckily, the figures are given enough detail to allow for many to be recognized.
Within the crowd are least 19 distinct figures. None beyond the Inklings, Mario, and Link have been wholly revealed, and the Inklings aren’t among the shadowed figures. That means there’s at least 17 members of the Nintendo Switch Super Smash Bros. roster left for fans to figure out on there own. Keep in mind that Nintendo has not confirmed any of these 17 shadowy characters and may yet decide not to feature them in the game come launch even if they are featured here.
Based on what was shown in the trailer, going from left to right here are the best guesses as to who each figure is:
Considering Nintendo went out of its way to make sure this first look at Super Smash Bros. for the Nintendo Switch didn’t give away too many hints, the detective work so far has been very impressive. It makes sense that Nintendo would focus on classic Super Smash Bros. characters for a teaser, saving new characters for a later date. And with Mario, Luigi, Link, Peach, Zelda, Samus, Donkey Kong, Fox, Kirby, Yoshi, and Pikachu represented on the roster, all of the must-haves are accounted for. Though some might disagree.
Expect Nintendo to begin officially unveiling Super Smash Bros. characters in the next few months. After all, why announce the game in March if the plan wasn’t to build up to a big E3 gameplay showcase?
Super Smash Bros. releases in 2018 on the Nintendo Switch.
