Summary
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate version 13.0.3 fixed an issue with the Global Smash Power ranking system.
- No changes have been made to character balance in the latest Super Smash Bros. Ultimate update.
- Nintendo warns that replays from version. 9.0.0 to 13.0.2 may have compatibility issues after updating.
On October 8, Nintendo released Super Smash Bros. Ultimate version 13.0.3, which addressed an issue with the game's "Global Smash Power" rankings not being returned to the correct levels following a connection disruption at the end of a match. The latest Super Smash Bros. Ultimate update includes no balance changes for characters.
The latest Super Smash Bros. Ultimate update came nearly eight months after the previous version 13.0.2 content patch. In version 13.0.2, the only thing listed in the patch notes was the addition of Sora Amiibo compatibility, over two years after Sora was introduced to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as the game's final DLC character. Although Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has not received a balance update since version 13.0.1 was released in December 2021, that has not stopped players of different skill levels from continuing to compete in local and online matches as their favorite characters.
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A day after the Nintendo Switch received a firmware update, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate followed suit with a new software version. According to Nintendo, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate version 13.0.3 fixed an issue in which the game's Elo-based ranking system, called Global Smash Power (GSP), would not return to appropriate levels if there was a connection disruption at specific times following the end of an online match. Nintendo noted that compatibility issues with replays from version 9.0.0 to 13.0.2 may occur following the release of version 13.0.3. Nintendo added that players who want to keep previous replays should go to the game's Vault and convert replays to videos before updating to 13.0.3. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate players can download version 13.0.3 by connecting their Switch to the Internet, where the game should automatically update if recently played, or by pressing the Plus button and selecting Software Update while in the system's Home menu.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Version 13.0.3 Notes (October 8, 2024)
- Online: Fixed an issue in which Global Smash Power would not return to appropriate levels when the connection was disrupted with specific timing at the end of a match.
- Note: There may be compatibility issues with replays from Ver. 9.0.0 to 13.0.2. Replays from Ver. 8.1.0 and earlier are not compatible. If you want to keep your replays, convert them into videos before installing the update. You can do this via Vault → Replays → Replay Data → Convert to Video.
While Super Smash Bros. Ultimate version updates have become rarer since 2021, the game has received additional Spirit Board content that includes characters from more recent Nintendo titles. Although Pokemon Scarlet and Violet were released a year after mainstream support for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate ended, the Spirits of Koraidon, Miraidon, Ogerpon, Terapagos, and the Paldean starters were permanently added in a July 2024 update.
Although rumors surrounding the Nintendo Switch's successor console continue to make the rounds, that has not stopped Nintendo from providing updates to its major titles as needed. Only time will tell if another Super Smash Bros. Game will be released for the next Nintendo system.
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 92 /100 Critics Rec: 97%
- Released
- December 7, 2018
- ESRB
- E for Everyone: Cartoon Violence, Comic Mischief, Suggestive Themes
- Developer(s)
- Bandai Namco Entertainment
- Publisher(s)
- Nintendo
WHERE TO PLAY
Gaming icons clash in the ultimate brawl you can play anytime, anywhere! Smash rivals off the stage as new characters Simon Belmont and King K. Rool join Inkling, Ridley, and every fighter in Super Smash Bros. History. Enjoy enhanced speed and combat at new stages based on the Castlevania series, Super Mario Odyssey, and more!
Having trouble choosing a stage? Then select the Stage Morph option to transform one stage into another while battling—a series first! Plus, new echo fighters Dark Samus, Richter Belmont, and Chrom join the battle. Whether you play locally or online, savor the faster combat, new attacks, and new defensive options, like a perfect shield. Jam out to 900 different music compositions and go 1-on-1 with a friend, hold a 4-player free-for-all, kick it up to 8-player battles and more!
- Engine
- Proprietary Engine
- Multiplayer
- Online Multiplayer, Local Multiplayer
- Cross-Platform Play
- n/a
- Cross Save
- no
- Franchise
- Super Smash Bros.
- Steam Deck Compatibility
- no
- Platform(s)
- Switch
- Genre(s)
- Fighting
- X|S Optimized
- no
- OpenCritic Rating
- Mighty
