The DLC fighters for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate have sparked a lot of hype, and some fans think they have an idea when the next one will drop. If the theory is to be believed, the next hunter will appear in March or April. The rationale behind the release window boils down to the way Nintendo releases Amiibo from the game. According to @APC_Cipher on Twitter, Amiibo Theory’s concept is that a new fighter will be revealed within two to three weeks of the release of a wave of Super Smash Bros. Amiibo. This theory has gained a lot of traction as it has proven largely accurate!
The theory of @APC_Cipher can be found below.
The premise is that whenever we know the release date for a new wave of amiibo, we’ll drop a new fighter about 2/3 weeks before or after release. It applies to any character except Min Min, who did not carry an associated amiibo launch.
– APC (@APC_Cipher) 28 August 2020
The above Tweets are from August, ahead of the release of two fighters Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: Steve and Sephiroth. In the first Tweet, @APC_Cipher recommends a release window for Steve running from September 7 to October 12. Steve was released a day later, on October 13. The next wave of Amiibo will be released on March 26. If the pattern continues, fans can expect the next fighter to debut in March or April.
It should be noted that there are two exceptions to the rule: Min Min and Sephiroth. In both cases, the fighters were released from the vicinity of other Super Smash Bros. line Amiibo. As such, fans shouldn’t put too much stock into this as it’s just fan theory, but the release window seems pretty plausible. There are currently three fighters left in the Fighter’s Pass Vol. 2 DLC. It seems very likely that those three fighters will be released next year. Since April is a third of the way through 2021, it would only make sense to see a hunter released around that time! But until Nintendo makes an official announcement, fans will have to wait and see what happens.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is available exclusively on Nintendo Switch. You can view all of our previous coverage of the game here.
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