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If it weren't for the Smash logo, you would've thought this was a port of the original Splatoon game. Aside from the epic fire logo, there's also the crisp and bright animations of the Inklings and their ink. Though the real props have to be given for the animation in this trailer.Nintendo has matured so much that they don't even need E3 to generate hype. This was announced literally days after the Switch's first anniversary and the game's coming out the same year. The past few games weren't officially announced until a few years after their respective consoles debuted, with the game itself coming a year or two after that. Not to mention that no one expected any news on a Smash Switch game this soon.Most people were taken surprised by this sudden teaser, since announcements this big are mostly done at E3, instead of a normal Nintendo Direct. A more meta example, but the fact that the announcement existed.The trailer heavily teased the appearance of the Breath of the Wild incarnation of Link, who, while not a new character on his own, did imply some new costumes for certain characters.
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Also stated in the tweet is that the game is under a Working Title, so it was not yet clear at the time if this is an Updated Re-release of 3DS/U, which is also something fans have clamored for. A subsequent tweet from Sakurai also confirmed that this upcoming Smash title will be on the Nintendo Switch, which is something fans have been chomping at the bit for since the 3DS' performance issues and the Wii U's sales flop.only for Inkling Girl noticing that the lights have gone out, then both Inklings seeing a burning Smash logo with the original cast standing before them, their faces covered in flames. At the end of a Nintendo Direct Presentation on March 8, 2018, we are treated to the Inkling Boy and Girl fighting in an identical snippet from the Wii U trailer.