Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the newest installed Smash game. Even though it is early in its stages, it is thought that it will be a very competitively viable game. With the wide range of characters, including every single character from previous games as well as new characters included with the game, and new DLC being added periodically, there is a wide variety of playstyles that every player can do. Even though most will choose characters that prove to be the best statistically, some may be able to pull off off-meta picks, such as people playing Ridley, who is thought to be one of the worst picks in Smash Ultimate. New stages, as well as most stages from previous games, leads to a variety of stages that players can choose.
Due to the large amount of characters in Smash Ultimate, I have separated them by the series they come from.
Of these, the characters available at the start of the game include: Mario, Donkey Kong, Link, Kirby, Samus, Pikachu, Yoshi, and Fox; which are the starting eight of Smash 64. The rest of these characters must be unlocked by gameplay, either through regular Smash or Adventure mode.
Combination of all Smash games altogether, with faster play and less end-lag. This is all combined to create the "ultimate" Smash. It is thought to be the last in the series, however, the creator of Smash said he may do one more, but this is meant to last up to nine years. The online play of Smash Ultimate was made better in this version yet again, allowing players to earn the "tags" of enemy players, for cosmetic purposes. Spirits were also introduced to Smash, allowing for the alteration of nearly every aspect of play in Smash, however, this is mainly used in the new Adventure mode, World of Light. Most spirits can be earned through playing through World of Light, but some may be required to earn through the Spirit Board, which is a list of a certain amount of Spirits that you can fight enemies to earn, the better the spirit, the harder the fight.
| Stages | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battlefield | Big Battlefield | Final Destination | Peach's Castle | Kongo Jungle | Hyrule Castle | Super Happy Tree | Dream Land | Saffron City | Mushroom Kingdom | Princess Peach's Castle | Rainbow Cruise | Kongo Falls | Jungle Japes | Great Bay |
| Temple | Brinstar | Yoshi's Island (Melee) | Yoshi's Story | Fountain of Dreams | Green Greens | Corneria | Venom | Pokémon Stadium | Onett | Mushroom Kingdom II | Brinstar Depths | Big Blue | Fourside | Delfino Plaza |
| Mushroomy Kingdom | Figure-8 Circuit | WarioWare, Inc. | Bridge of Eldin | Norfair | Frigate Orpheon | Yoshi's Island | Halberd | Lylat Cruise | Pokémon Stadium 2 | Port Town Aero Dive | Castle Siege | Distand Planet | Smashville | New Pork City |
| Summit | Skyworld | Shadow Moses Island | Luigi's Mansion | Pirate Ship | Spear Pillar | 75 m | Mario Bros. | Hanenbow | Green Hill Zone | 3D Land | Golden Plains | Paper Mario | Gerudo Valley | Spirit Train |
| Dream Land GB | Unova Pokémon League | Prism Tower | Mute City SNES | Magicant | Arena Ferox | Reset Bomb Forest | Tortimer Island | Balloon Fight | Living Room | Find Mii | Tomodachi Life | PictoChat 2 | Mushroom Kingdom U | Mario Galaxy |
| Mario Circuit | Skyloft | The Great Cave Offensive | Kalos Pokémon League | Coliseum | Flat Zone X | Palutena's Temple | Gamer | Garden of Hope | Town and City | Wii Fit Studio | Boxing Ring | Gaur Plain | Duck Hunt | Wrecking Crew |
| Pilotwings | Wuhu Island | Windy Hill Zone | Wily Castle | PAC-LAND | Super Mario Maker | Suzaku Castle | Midgar | Umbra Clock Tower | New Donk City Hall | Great Plateau Tower | Moray Towers | Dracula's Castle |
Competitions for Smash Ultimate are just beginning, and players are improving as we speak. It's not too late to join competitions yourself! Frostbite 2018, Genesis, Don't Park in the Grass, Glitch are all very popular competitions that hold Smash tournaments. Some are completely Smash tournaments, such as Genesis. More large tournaments will be happening soon, like The Big House. Localized Smash tournaments happen all the time at gaming shops. You could even hold your own and advertise it on somewhere like Facebook or Instagram and invite your friends!