Super Smash Bros Switch has been revealed, with yesterday’s Nintendo Direct trailer dropping the news that it’ll be released in 2018 and that the Inklings will make a prominent appearance.
A Smash Bros Switch announcement has been rumored for a while now, and it was inevitable that it would release on the console, though there has been uncertainty surrounding what form it would take. Would it be a remaster of Smash Bros Wii U? A remake of Super Smash Bros Melee? Or a completely new game altogether?
There isn’t much information available at the moment, with the only details we have to go on being the characters highlighted in its new trailer. The trailer sees Splatoon 2‘s colorful protagonists being confronted by a glowing, fiery Smash Bros logo, with a bunch of characters standing in front of it:
We already know that the Inklings are in it, while there are also close-ups of Mario and Link. Link also appears to be wearing his Breath of the Wild garb, which does give additional credibility to the argument that this will be a brand new game, though it could also be a remastered reskin.
Along with the Inklings, Mario and Link, there are silhouettes of more characters standing in the distance. These characters are only shown for a brief period of time, though a number of theories have already sprouted up attempting to figure out who these silhouettes belong to.
Smash Bros Switch Characters Revealed
We’ve scoured through the various theories that have popped up online and put on our detective hats, in an effort to figure out every character that will be appearing in Smash Bros Switch so far. Take a look through the gallery below for the results:
Smash Bros Characters
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Bowser
You can't miss those horns and fiery mane of hair. -
Captain Falcon
Popped collar and confident pose? Yeah, we think this is the F-Zero pilot. -
Diddy Kong
Not a lot to go on here, though that appears to be Diddy's red hat and the character's positioned next to Donkey Kong. -
Donkey Kong
Some have also said this could be Jimmy Neutron. Everyone's a comedian these days. -
Fox
Those pointy ears surely belong to Star Fox's hero. -
Pit
Those look like Pit's feathery wings to us, and his bow appears to be tucked behind his back. -
Inkling Boy
These were pretty easy to spot, to be honest. -
Inkling Girl
Inklings make their debut in Smash Bros! -
Jigglypuff
It's been suggested this could be Wario, but those look like Jiggypuff's ears and spherical body to us. -
Kirby
Or possibly Captain Olimar? We're going with the pink puffball. -
Link
Interestingly, the design for Link seems to ditch the green hat and tunic in favor of his Breath of the Wild look. -
Mario
Mario would certainly be front-and-center in the line-up, and while this isn't a particularly clear silhouette, that looks like his cap. -
Marth
This lean figure appears to be wearing a cape, drawing comparisons to Fire Emblem's Marth. -
Ness
That does appear to be Ness's cap, and the height certainly makes sense, but it's difficult to tell. Also, the peak of his cap appears to be on the wrong side. Hmm. -
Peach
That looks like Peach's crown, glorious hair and puffy shoulder pads. -
Pikachu
Not many other options for this character, as this is pretty much guaranteed to be Pikachu. -
Roy
This tall, lean figure is likely Fire Emblem's Roy. -
Samus
There's only one bounty hunter who wears shoulder pads that large. -
Sheik
The tall, slender frame and the crossed-arms pose has a lot of similarities with Sheik. No Breath of the Wild Zelda? -
Yoshi
This has gotta be everybody's favorite green dinosaur.
