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In the latest “end of an era” moment for Smash Bros. fans, Nintendo has announced a new update for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is coming soon, and it will be the final update to include fighter adjustments.
The Version 13.0.1 update is “coming soon” according to official Nintendo social media accounts, while also mentioning that replay data from previous versions will become unavailable when the patch is released. No official release date or time for the update has been announced.
Version 13.0.1 will be the final update to include adjustments to existing fighters, a process that began with the Version 1.2.0 update on December 13, 2018. The first characters to receive a patch were Donkey Kong, Link, Kirby, Luigi, Ice Climbers, Young Link, Olimar, Toon Link, Villager, Greninja, Pac-Man, Duck Hunt, and Isabelle.
The most recent update, Version 13.0.0, was the patch that included Kingdom Hearts’ Sora, the final addition to the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate roster. In our retrospective piece on Smash Bros. Ultimate, Kingdom Hearts director Tetsuya Nomura commented on Sora’s inclusion, saying, “The fan reaction exceeded even what I’d imagined, so I was extremely happy.”
