Super Smash Bros.

“	EVERYONE IS HERE!	„
	~ Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Background

Super Smash Bros., known in Japan as Dairantō Smash Brothers, often shortened to Smash Bros. or simply Smash, stylized as SUPER SMASH BROS., is a series of crossover fighting games published by Nintendo, featuring characters from franchises established on Nintendo systems (and sometimes third party characters). The series had a successful start in 1999 with the game Super Smash Bros. released on the Nintendo 64. It achieved even greater success with Super Smash Bros. Melee, released in 2001 for the Nintendo GameCube, becoming the best selling game on that system. The third installment, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, was released on the Wii throughout the year of 2008. The fourth game in the series, Super Smash Bros. 4, was first released for the Nintendo 3DS in September 2014, while the Wii U version was first released in November 2014. The most recent game in the series, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, was released for the Nintendo Switch on December 7, 2018. Masahiro Sakurai has directed all five games despite HAL Laboratory handing the series to a new developer for Brawl.