List of updates (SSBU)

This page documents the update history of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

1.0

1.0.0

The base game was released worldwide on December 7th, 2018. Due to the presence of a day 1 patch, only the physical version of the game is possible to play on 1.0.0.

1.1

1.1.0

This update was released alongside the game's Australian release on December 7th, 2018 at midnight AEDT (December 6th, 2018 at 13:00 UTC), its first official release in any time zone (also known as a "day 1 patch").

• Offline Gameplay
  • Added a Hard difficulty to Adventure mode.
  • Incorporated team colors for Spirit Battles and when fighting false characters in the final battle.
  • Made it so that music played in a spirit battle preview will continue into the battle itself, instead of restarting when the battle begins.
• Online Gameplay
  • Online now includes Quickplay, Battle Arenas, Spectate, and Background Matchmaking.
  • Global Smash Power will now be displayed.
  • Note that the above requires a Nintendo Switch Online membership.
• Game Data Adjustments
  • The ability to receive spirit event data has been added.
  • The ability to receive presents has been added.
• DLC Content
  • The special bonus for the Fighters Pass, Xenoblade Chronicles 2's Rex's Mii Fighter costume (Swordfighter type), has been added.
• Misc.
  • Game balance adjustments.
  • Various gameplay fixes.

1.2

1.2.0

This update was released on December 13th, 2018.

• Offline Gameplay
  • Adjusted difficulty of approaching challengers.
• Online Gameplay
  • When matchmaking in Quickplay, Preferred Rules will be more highly prioritized.
  • Increased connection stability within Battle Arenas.
• Misc.
  • Game balance adjustments.
  • Various gameplay fixes.
  • The fighters that had specific adjustments are listed below.
    • Donkey Kong, Link, Kirby, Luigi, Ice Climbers, Young Link, Olimar, Toon Link, Villager, Greninja, Pac-Man, Duck Hunt, and Isabelle

1.2.1

This update was released on December 21st, 2018.

• Misc.
  • Various gameplay fixes.

2.0

2.0.0

This update was released on January 29th, 2019.

• Spirit Board
  • Can now be played with up to four players offline.
  • The following spirits can now appear in the shop:
    • Partner Pikachu
    • Partner Eevee
    • Dice Block
    • River Survival
    • Golden Dash Mushroom
  • Three tries for spirits in Spirit Battles.

• Online Mode
  • GSP calculation method has been adjusted.

• General
  • Piranha Plant added as a playable fighter, a spirit, and a smash tag.
  • Pressing both jump buttons now inputs a short hop.
  • Fixed an issue where the KO score included one's teammate KO when Team Attack is on,
  • Characters now respawn in the center of omega-form stages instead of to the left.
  • Bug fixes:
    • Patched out the Infinite Assist Trophy glitch.
    • Fixed a glitch where if Olimar had any Attack-increasing Spirits equipped, the Attack multiplier would be applied twice for any of his attacks involving Pikmin, causing extremely large damage outputs.
    • The song "Bein' Friend" was renamed to "Bein' Friends".
  • The Techniques menu has been updated with two new sections for Ptooie and Long-Stem Strike. They are the 78th and 79th options.
  • Game-balance adjustments.

• Misc
  • The fighters that had specific adjustments are listed below.
    • Mario, Donkey Kong, Link, Samus, Dark Samus, Yoshi, Kirby, Pikachu, Luigi, Ness, Jigglypuff, Peach, Daisy, Bowser, Ice Climbers, Sheik, Ganondorf, Mewtwo, Roy, Chrom, Mr. Game & Watch, Pit, Zero Suit Samus, Wario, Snake, Ike, Charizard, Diddy Kong, Lucas, Sonic, King Dedede, Lucario, R.O.B., Toon Link, Mega Man, Rosalina & Luma, Little Mac, Greninja, Mii Brawler, Mii Gunner, Palutena, Pac-Man, Robin, Shulk, Duck Hunt, Ryu, Ken, Cloud, Corrin, Bayonetta, Inkling, Ridley, King K. Rool, Isabelle, Incineroar

• Reversed the function of hide models when the camera gets too close to the fighters in camera mode. This was done mainly to avoid the error of showing Split models.

2.0.1

This update was released on February 21st, 2019.

• Offline Gameplay
  • Fixed an issue in ver. 2.0.0 where an adventure challenge featuring King K. Rool could not be completed.

• Misc
  • Various gameplay fixes.

2.0.2

This update was released on April 2nd, 2019.

• General
  • Added support for the Ken amiibo figure.

3.0

3.0.0

This update was released on April 17th, 2019 at 8:30 PM PDT (April 18th, 2019 at 3:30 AM UTC).

• Offline
  • Stage Builder added to Games & More.
  • Edit Video feature added to Vault → Replays.
  • DLC Spirits option added to the Spirits menu.
  • The following spirits will appear in the Vault Shop:
    • Morgana
    • Ryuji Sakamoto
    • Ann Takamaki
    • Yusuke Kitagawa
    • Makoto Niijima
    • Futaba Sakura
    • Haru Okumura
    • Goro Akechi
    • Caroline & Justine
    • Igor
    • Phantom Thieves of Hearts

• Online
  • Replays, videos, Mii Fighters and custom stages can now be posted online via Shared Content.
  • It is now easier to be matched with players who have a similar Global Smash Power in Quickplay.

• General
  • The following downloadable content will be usable after purchase:
    • Joker Challenger Pack
    • Persona 3 Protagonist Wig + Outfit (Swordfighter type)
    • Persona 4 Protagonist Wig + Outfit (Swordfighter type)
    • Teddie Hat
    • Morgana Hat
    • Tails Hat + Outfit (Gunner type)
    • Knuckles Hat + Outfit (Brawler type)
  • How to Play now contains options to view the help screens for DLC Spirits, Stage Builder, Edit Video and Shared Content.
  • Mode Guide now contains selections for Stage Builder and Shared Content. The Replays section now contains information on Edit Video.
  • An additional question concerning Stage Builder has been added to the FAQ.
  • There is now a button to view the Credits in the bottom-right corner of the Help menu. This version is different from the Classic Mode and World of Light credits; it simply scrolls the names in the center of a black screen while playing the Vault's theme, and has extra companies and names relating to downloadable content, such as Atlus. These credits can be fast-forwarded, reversed, and paused.
  • The Techniques menu has been updated with two new sections for Gun / Gun Special and Rebellion Gauge. They are the 80th and 81st options.
  • Three new Smash Tag icons have been added, all concerning Joker: his Phantom Thief outfit, his Shujin school uniform, and the Persona series symbol, the Phantom Thieves of Hearts logo.
  • Chrom now uses the Fire Emblem Awakening victory theme.
  • The Announcer now properly calls out Stamina Mode if it is the set gamemode.

• Universal Changes
  • Shortened downtime for Perfect Shielding projectiles.
  • Consecutive dodge rolls have more endlag.

• Balance Changes
  • https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/45075

3.0.1

This update was released on April 25th, 2019.

• Offline Gameplay
  • A bug where winning with a Final Smash while on Joker's route in Classic Mode would prevent the game from progressing has been fixed.
  • A bug where aiming the Lightning Chariot beyond the blast zones on certain stages would cause the game to close has been fixed.

• Misc
  • Several issues have been fixed to improve gameplay experience.

3.1

3.1.0

This update was released on May 30th, 2019.

• Offline Gameplay
  • Functionality with Nintendo Labo VR Goggles added.
• Online Gameplay
  • Figure Players are now usable in Battle Arenas.
  • Figure Players can now be sent on a journey.
  • Adjustments to Quick Play preferred rules.
    • Final Smash Meter can now be used in Quick Play.
    • Special Flag can no longer be toggled individually.
  • Adjustments to Arenas.
    • There is a new Type of arena, "amiibo Battle".
    • The color for Playground arenas has been changed to green. amiibo Battle uses Playground's old teal color.
    • The "amiibo" setting has been added, allowing players to include or exclude arenas that allow amiibos when searching for arenas.
    • The "Passworded Arenas" setting has been added, allowing players to include or exclude arenas that need a password to enter.
    • The "Next" indicator on the next players in line to enter the ring has been moved to the left.
    • In arenas that choose players' preferred stages, music is now randomly chosen on a match-by-match basis when a player picks a stage without specifying a song, rather than randomly picking one song and always playing it.
• Misc
  • Game balance adjustments and bug fixes have been made.
  • The fighters that had specific adjustments are listed below.
    • Donkey Kong, Samus, Dark Samus, Fox, Pikachu, Luigi, Ness, Captain Falcon, Jigglypuff, Peach, Daisy, Ice Climbers, Pichu, Lucina, Ganondorf, Roy, Chrom, Mr. Game & Watch, Pit, Dark Pit, Zero Suit Samus, Snake, Ivysaur, Charizard, Diddy Kong, Olimar, Lucario, R.O.B., Toon Link, Wolf, Villager, Wii Fit Trainer, Rosalina & Luma, Little Mac, Mii Brawler, Mii Gunner, Pac-Man, Shulk, Bowser Jr., Duck Hunt, Ryu, Ken, Cloud, Bayonetta, Inkling, King K. Rool, Isabelle, Incineroar, Piranha Plant, Joker
• Balance Changes
  • https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/45405

4.0

4.0.0

This update is scheduled to release on July 30^th. Replays saved prior to this update will not be viewable. The Hero from Dragon Quest will be added, as well as the stage Yggraddsil's Altar.

The new content and changes are: The FS Meter is now timed and automatically expires after about 18 seconds of holding it, the Very Easy difficulty for the Spirits mode, the new Spectate feature for online play, losing a vote doesn't penalize you and you can trade the credit for other items and spirits, the new Online tourney mode, holding up to 64 players, with randomized rule sets, screenshots can be used in the video editor and finally, it is possible to play clips from online shared content.