REDMOND, Wash., April 16, 2019 – In a new video released today, Nintendo unveiled that the new playable fighter Joker from Persona 5, the Mementos stage and several Persona series music tracks will be coming to the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate game for the Nintendo Switch system on April 17 for players who own the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Fighters Pass or purchase Challenger Pack 1*. In addition to showcasing Joker in action, the video also highlighted the free Version 3.0 update for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate available on April 17, which will introduce a new Stage Builder feature, new video editing features and the Smash World service for the Nintendo Switch Online smartphone app**. To view the video in its entirety, visit https://youtu.be/FmuTGcbu4Kc.

“As the fastest-selling Nintendo Switch game of all time and the fastest-selling game ever released in the Super Smash Bros. series, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate continues to deliver a seismic collision of the biggest cast of iconic video game characters ever assembled in one game,” said Nick Chavez, Nintendo of America’s Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing. “Through both free content updates and paid DLC, like Joker from Persona 5, we’re able to keep making the game bigger and better with new experiences for Super Smash Bros. players to enjoy for a long time to come.”

After downloading the free Version 3.0 update on April 17, the following features, among others, will also be added to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate:

Stage Builder: Players with big ideas for a personalized Super Smash Bros. Ultimate stage can let their creativity run wild with the new Stage Builder mode. By using in-game tools, players can add moving platforms, spinning traps and other unique features to their customized stages. By playing in Handheld mode, budding designers can even use the touch screen to freely draw and create, and use front and back layers to further decorate their stages. Designed stages will be available to play in a new tab on the Stage Select screen and can be shared online via the new Smash World service for the Nintendo Switch Online app.**
Video Editor: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate video content that has been saved to a Nintendo Switch system can now be spliced together into a fun timeline presentation. Subtitles and sound effects can also be added to personalize the video, which can be exported and shared with the world through the new Smash World service for the Nintendo Switch Online app.**
Smash World: Players can view shared videos and download stages created in Stage Builder to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate in Smash World, a new service in the Nintendo Switch Online app. In Smash World, players can view recommended videos and even download custom stages shared by others online, giving players more ways than ever before to share their Super Smash Bros. Ultimate experience with friends.**
The Challenger Pack 1 containing Joker, the Mementos stage and Persona series music can be purchased for $5.99, but players can also purchase the Fighters Pass at a suggested retail price of $24.99, giving them access to Joker and the other upcoming four Challenger Packs as they release. All content in the Version 3.0 update of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will be available for free.

For more information about the Fighters Pass and DLC content, visit https://smashbros.nintendo.com/buy/dlc/. For more information about Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, visit https://www.smashbros.com/.

Remember that Nintendo Switch features parental controls that let adults manage the content their children can access. For more information about other features, visit https://www.nintendo.com/switch/.

Offline

• Stage Builder added to Games & More. You can now draw your own custom stages by hand.
  Note: Camera controls are not available when converting a replay that contains a custom stage into a video.
  
• Edit Video feature added to Vault → Replays. You can now create new movies using several videos made from replays.
  - Note: Only videos from Ver. 3.0.0 or later can be used as source material. There are planned expansions to the Edit Video feature in future updates.
  
• DLC Spirits option added to the Spirits menu.
  - Note: DLC spirits can only be used if you have purchased the corresponding downloadable content.
  
• 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

• You can now share replays, videos, Mii Fighters and custom stages with people around the world in Shared Content.
  - Note: You can only post replays and videos created with Ver. 3.0.0 and on. You cannot post replays of online/local wireless battles on custom stages, or videos that include custom stages.
  
• You can now sync your game with Smash World, a service accessible via the Nintendo Switch Online smart device app. Available features include viewing some of the things posted to Shared Content, and creating spirit teams from the spirits you have collected.
  - Note: The Smash World service is planned to begin after the distribution of Ver. 3.0.0. If you still don’t see Smash World in your list of services, please try again later.
  
• It is now easier to be matched with players who have a similar Global Smash Power in Quickplay.
• Further improvements and adjustments to matchmaking are planned.

General

• The following downloadable content will be usable after purchase:
  - Joker Challenger Pack
  - Persona 3 Protagonist Wig + Outfit
  - Persona 4 Protagonist Wig + Outfit
  - Teddie Hat
  - Morgana Hat
  - Tails Hat + Outfit
  - Knuckles Hat + Outfit
  
• You cannot make videos of replays that contain DLC you have not purchased (fighters, stages, music, Mii Fighter costumes, etc.).
  
• Game-balance adjustments have been made.
  
• Several issues have been fixed to improve gameplay experience.