Uploaded November 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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With DLC development on Super Smash Bros. Ultimate finally wrapping up, we've reached a period of quiet in the community, a chance to rest and reflect on how far we've come...is what I would say, but you know how much the Smash fandom refuses to sit still. Now that one Smash game is done, conversations have turned to the NEXT game!

This video is my own personal take on the topic. We'll be going over four different directions the next Smash title could take, weigh the pros and cons of each option, and give it the nuanced discussion such a complicated topic needs. You'd be surprised how much goes on beneath the surface!
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Additional Sources:
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Overview Trailer (Nintendo Official): youtube.com/watch?v=ZKB9FEXhJ68
Sakurai “Smash is Special” Article (Source Gaming): sourcegaming.info/2018/06/28/smash-is-special-part-2-sakurais-famitsu-column-vol-558
Sakurai on the Future of Smash (Source Gaming): sourcegaming.info/2021/11/04/sakurai-discusses-the-future-of-smash
Super Smash Bros. Brawl – E3 2006 Trailer (SsbExpTV): youtube.com/watch?v=a5JPYQeHE7M
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – Byleth Reveal Trailer (Smash Bros. Official): youtube.com/watch?v=6fwAk1P8TLU
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – E3 2018 Overview (Nintendo Official): youtube.com/watch?v=L93H7YC-83o
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – Everyone is Here Trailer (Smash Bros. Official): youtube.com/watch?v=EXnbMp1yr1k
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – Jake (Alex) vs. Arjay (Samus) (VGBootCamp): youtube.com/watch?v=M7nIaHagbZ0
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – Opening Cutscene (VG247.com): youtube.com/watch?v=eP165tiRd24
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – Sakurai Presents Sora (Nintendo Official): youtube.com/watch?v=L-q6Gz_4Yqc
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – Sephiroth Reveal Trailer (Smash Bros. Official): youtube.com/watch?v=JPxcE1dMqL8
Ultra Street Fighter IV – Official Trailer (Gamespot): youtube.com/watch?v=d__QncYv3VU