Masahiro Sakurai, creator of Kirby and director of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, has revealed why Kirby was the only character to survive the attack on our beloved characters in Ultimate’s World of Light story mode.
Speaking to Famitsu, via Source Gaming, Sakurai explained why, of all the 74 characters in Smash’s roster, Kirby was the only one to survive the in the first cinematic of World of Light.
Black Friday and Cyber Monday may be over, but saving money never goes out of style. We’ve seen a number of fantastic deals pop up out of the blue this week for anyone quick enough to grab them. Now we can add one more to the pile: Ebay is running a promotion that gets you 25% off eligible items for a limited time. Similar promotions in the past have been good on video games, consoles, and accessories, so this will likely be an opportune time to grab anything you might have missed over the big shopping weekend.
All you have to do is fill your cart with eligible items and enter promo code PSAVE25 (or click the check box next to the PSAVE25 code) at checkout. All items eligible for the promotion will have the coupon code displayed on the checkout page. The promotion is live from 8 AM PT (11 AM ET) November 29 to 11:59 PM PT December 1 (2:59 AM ET December 2).
As you can probably imagine, some additional restrictions apply. The discount is capped at $25, so even if you buy a $500 Xbox One X, you’ll only save $25. The discount applies only to the purchase price of the item, not to costs associated with shipping, handling, or taxes. And while the code can be used on multiple eligible items in your cart, you can only use it once per account, so you’ll want to make sure you have everything you want before finalizing your purchase.
And if you’ve read this far but live in the UK, you can grab 15% off by entering promo code PRESENTS–but you’ll have to hurry, because this offer is only good on November 29.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate owners will need to download a day one update when it launches for Switch on December 7, Nintendo has confirmed. In an interview with Famitsu (via ComicBook.com), Smash director Masahiro Sakurai said the patch is necessary for the game’s replay system to work as intended.
“We will distribute our first update on launch day,” the developer stated. “Players who purchased the digital version don’t need to worry, but players who purchased the physical version should apply this day-one patch before you play. This will also prevent your replays from going off-track. By the way, if you save your replays as videos, you can keep them forever, but note that they take up a lot of space!” Sakurai did not confirm the size of the patch.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is the first game in the series to launch for Nintendo Switch. It includes every character and stage ever seen across all entries in the franchise, plus some new characters such as Ken, Incineroar, and Isabelle.
In addition, Nintendo will release five as-yet-unannounced DLC characters for the game throughout 2019 as part of the Fighters Pass, plus one additional surprise fighter, Piranha Plant, which you’ll receive for free if you register Ultimate on My Nintendo by January 31, 2019. You can read more about the game in our roundup of everything we know about Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle begins an exclusive limited theatrical engagement on November 29, 2018 and launches globally on Netflix December 7.
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle is a somber, serious retelling of Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book, a tale which has become, for better or worse, inextricably linked in the public consciousness with Disney’s animated, family-friendly adaptation. Director Andy Serkis’ Mowgli intentionally avoids any such cuddliness in favor of a less playful coming of age story set in a world full of danger, where learning to keep your guard up is a key lesson for survival. Forgetting about your worries and your strife will get you killed in Andy Serkis’ Jungle Book.
Perhaps the defining challenge of this new era of Marvel is finding a way to balance a renewed emphasis on classic heroes, classic costumes and classic status quos with a sense of experimentation and risk. What happens to all those younger, more diverse characters like Miles Morales and Amadeus Cho and Riri Williams that were introduced or elevated to greater positions of prominence in recent years? Do they get shoved to the side now that Marvel’s core fan-favorites are back in the spotlight? Particularly in the case of Riri, is there a path forward for this character now that Tony Stark has reclaimed the Iron Man mantle and co-creator Brian Michael Bendis has jumped over to DC?
Marvel certainly seems to think so, as Riri is back in her own solo series thanks to the debut of Ironheart. And rather than put this character in the hands of another mainstay creator, they’ve brought in a new voice in poet/academic Eve Ewing. That’s probably a wise move on Marvel’s part. As much as writers like Bendis, Mark Waid and Jim Zub have done to flesh out this new heroine over the past couple years, it might be nice to get the perspective of someone who isn’t a middle-aged white guy for a change. Ewing does bring a fresh voice to Riri’s world, though one that feels as though it needs some time to coalesce.
BEYOND!
On this week’s episode of IGN’s PlayStation show, Beyond!, Max Scoville is filling in for the usual host Jonathon Dornbush, and he’s joined by Brian Altano, Tina Amini, and Andrew Goldfarb.
The big topics this week are the beta for Red Dead Online, which is off to a considerably smoother start than Grand Theft Auto V had, half a decade ago. There are some rumors of a new Alien game being announced at The Game Awards, and Andrew is very excited about those new Persona dancing games.