You can play online against your friends in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, but it isn’t quite as simple as you might expect from a multiplayer game in 2018. Here’s how you can do so using the Battle Arena system, and how you can keep talking to your friends while you’re beating each other to a pulp.
The Nintendo Switch is a great system, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is one of its best games, but that doesn’t mean its immune from annoyances. Nintendo still makes playing online a bit of a hassle, particularly if you want to play with a friend instead of a random person who spends 12 hours a day in multiplayer. With these tips, however, you can quickly play with your friends, even if they aren’t with you on your coach.
Note: Playing online in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate requires an active Nintendo Switch Online subscription.
You can’t simply send your friend an invitation to play Super Smash Bros. Ultimate like you can in games on Xbox One and PlayStation 4. Instead, you’re going to have to use the Battle Arena system. The Battle Arena is essentially a continuous lobby where your friends can spectate matches and participate in their own, depending on the ruleset you specify when creating it.
