The next character to enter the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate competition may be announced next month, with a credible leaker posting information about plars for a Nintendo Direct scheduled for August. This would be the 77th addition to the roster and 8th DLC fighter, with Min Min from the title Arms added at the end of June.
In a post by Nintendo Direct leaker C. Tsubasa on Resetera, they explain that fans should "wait for August," for the next Direct, and that there is "nothing [planned] for the rest of this month." This comes after a late announcement of a Direct Mini, featuring third-party partners' games, and spanning only 8 minutes. This was on top of a Japanese Direct, which revealed even more information about upcoming games. While the leaker did not specify what would be revealed, user NateDrake followed up by explaining that Nintendo "will be leaning on Mario pretty hard this holiday."
Fans are speculating that this Direct could bring the next fighter in the Smash Bros. Ultimate lineup, as the most recent addition would have been out for over a month. On top of this, the 'fighter' tab was removed from the Smash website, which usually signals that a new character is set to be announced. As this rumor is unconfirmed, it is hard to tell which fighter will be added to the game, or if the Direct will even be occurring.
According to NateDrake, there won't even be a Nintendo Direct in August, explaining that he has "not heard of any General Direct for August," but confirms that "A Mario game is slated for September." With a new Super Mario game rumored to be so close to release, it would make sense that a Direct would occur fairly soon, as Nintendo is known to make short notice-reveals. What this game will be is unknown, but there has been a mountain of speculation that Nintendo intends to remaster a bunch of Mario titles from earlier consoles. This update by NateDrake could be the beginning of its plans to bring older Super Mario games to the Switch.
With Nintendo revealing many new games, including the recently announced Pokemon Unite MOBA game, it would not be out of the realm of possibility that a new Smash Bros. character is next on the list. But with no confirmation of even an August Direct, all of this information is up in the air until Nintendo confirms it.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is out now on Nintendo Switch.
Source: Dexerto