The Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Sora amiibo arrives in February

2023's is the perfect game to play with friends and family with lots of multiplayer options available, including some unique workarounds to allow friends and strangers to enjoy the game together if they choose. Though it is still not the type of online multiplayer that generally comes to mind, the ability to play with others throughout the world is a step in the right direction for Nintendo.

With all the magical Wonder Effects that can take place in , things can get pretty wild just on their own, but with the addition of all the myths and rumors circulating the internet, it can be hard to know what is genuinely part of the game. There are many fun features and abilities that the new power-ups can provide, and the mystical distortions of the Wonder Flower can turn everything upside-down. This makes even some of the most outrageous myths online sound fairly plausible for a game where pretty much anything can happen.

It's the end of the year, which means it's almost time for The Oscars. Shortlists for potential nominations have recently been making their way onto social media, including the award for Original Song, which many thought could be won by The Super Mario Bros. Movie for Bowser's very silly yet memorable love song 'Peaches'. Unfortunately, it's been snubbed entirely.

Last week, Super Mario Bros. Wonder retook the No. 1 spot in Japan’s weekly physical software sales charts, and as per new data released by Famitsu, it remains in the top spot in the newest charts as well, having sold over 94,000 units over the course of the week.

For better and worse, 2023 had many surprises that gamers didn’t expect. However, one of the biggest positive surprises was the success of Mario’s animated feature film made by Illumination. The movie had been known about for years, but delays and the global pandemic made people wonder how good it would be when it came out and how well it would be received. The answers were both positive. First, the film got a mostly warm reception from fans and critics, and then the film went on to make a billion dollars. So what does Super Smash Bros have to do with its success?

Some Super Smash Bros Ultimate amiibo are back in stock at Best Buy.

This Switch OLED holiday bundle comes with Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, themed Joy-Cons, and a Nintendo Switch Online subscription.

Super Mario Bros. Wonder has been consistently posting strong numbers in Japan’s weekly physical software charts, and as per data released by Famitsu, it did so again last week. Selling over 82,000 units, it jump back into the No. 1 spot, with Konami’s Momotaro Dentetsu World: Chikyuu wa Kibou de Mawatteru! coming in at No. 2 with over 62,000 units sold, and Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince at No. 3 with over 51,000 units.

Better get it now before it goes out of stock again.

The story of Super Mario Bros. speedrunning is one of dedicated players spending years shaving fractions of a second off completing the classic Nintendo game as quickly as possible. And nowhere has this journey been more mesmerizing than in a new video combining the hundreds of attempts that have finished in under 5 minutes since 2010.

The Sora amiibo from Super Smash Bros is available to pre-order on the UK My Nintendo Store.

Even though there was still no mention of it at The Game Awards - to be expected since Nintendo prefers to do its own thing - the widely held belief, almost expectation at this point, is that the Switch's successor will be announced, and maybe even launch, in 2024. That means the amiibos coming our way during the first two months of 2024 will be the Switch's last, and maybe even Nintendo's last if amiibos aren't a factor on the Switch 2. First Xenoblade's Noah and Mio, and then Sora, the final Smash amiibo which finally received a firm release date this week.