The Godhead of theSuper Smash Brosfranchise , Masahiro Sakurai , has confirmed that the ability to play every song on thenewly - contribute Small Battlefield stagewas not as well-situated of a project as some may have thought . Truth be order , Smashfans have been spoiled by the wealth of content that is present in the series ' late iteration . Plenty of dream characters lastly made their first appearance this time around , but the sheer number of stages , music tracks , unlockables , and collectable   are surreal .

One of the biggest crossover gain to arrive last twelvemonth was none other than theMicrosoft - owned duo of Banjo and Kazooie , which fulfilled a long - held dream for many Nintendo fans . Others have been surprising as well , withPersona 5 ’s Joker play as a perfect deterrent example of what sort of shocks gamers could require fromSmash Bros Ultimate ’s DLC lineup . However , one of the most surprising additions do in the form of a complimentary stage that arrived   alongside the 8.1.0 update back in August 2020 .

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Nintendo dropped the stage called Small Battlefield on the face of it out of nowhere , giving gamers a fortune to try out a different take on the Hellenic Battlefield and Big Battlefield options that were already uncommitted inUltimate . One of the coolest aspects of this decision was that every exclusive song available inSmash Ultimatecan be played while duking it out on this stage , butSmash Broscreator Masahiro Sakurai has since substantiate in his 611th newspaper column for Famitsu ( translated viaEvent Hubs ) that implementing this require every single intellectual belongings bearer with euphony feature in the game to re - okay their respective deals because   it was n’t in their original agreements .

" As such , we ’ve made it so that [ Small Battlefield ] wo n’t be inferior to the Battlefield and Final Destination options .   you could pick from the game ’s full medicine library for Small Battlefield . That ’s over 1,000 different songs .   Getting permission from all the rights holders for something like this is a very openhanded undertaking , but somehow we managed to make it a reality . "

wield all of the companies collaborating onSmash Bros Ultimateis a surrealistic matter to accomplish . place away all of the publishers that have character on the roster , there are songs from even more outside sources likeUndertaleandCupheadthat have to deed over approval for their songs to be made useable on Little Battlefield . At the end of the sidereal day , Sakurai and his squad managed to get it done – all to the betterment of player .

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Of course , it ’s likely that the squad also took the opportunity to future - proof Little Battlefield by getting additional party to sign off on melodious inclusions for the phase . That ’s if there are even plans to include   fighters from outside of Nintendo ’s program library inSmash Ultimate ’s Fighters Pass 2 . Although , at this stop , it would n’t be surprising to see word on that front sooner rather than later as Smash rooter have been without a newcomer since the arrival ofMin Min fromARMSin June 2020 .

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Super Smash Bros Ultimateis presently usable exclusively on Nintendo Switch . The plot ’s second Fighters Pass is position to impart five more fighters and stages to the game by December 2021 .

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