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'''Nintendo Directs''' are a series of online video presentations made by [[Nintendo]] at irregular intervals to demonstrate and announce new games. Alongside other games, announcements about ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' have been made at Nintendo Direct presentations. There are some directs that were completely ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Smash]]''-oriented, which are listed below.

==Standard Nintendo Directs==
Below is a list of announcements or mentionings of ''Smash Bros.'' in directs pertaining to other Nintendo-related subjects.
===''Super Smash Bros. for 3DS/Wii U''===
*The June 21, 2012 presentation revealed that [[Bandai Namco]] would be a head developer for ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4|Super Smash Bros.]]'' for the [[Wii U]] and the [[Nintendo 3DS]], though no gameplay footage was shown.
*The [[E3#E3 2013|E3 Direct]] on June 11, 2013 revealed the first trailer for ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' [[Super Smash Bros. 4|and]] ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', which also demonstrated the addition of {{SSB4|Villager}}. Immediately after the main trailer, {{SSB4|Mega Man}} debuted in a separate video. {{SSB4|Wii Fit Trainer}}'s reveal trailer was also later shown on the same day at Nintendo's E3 booth.
*The August 7th, 2013 presentation confirmed {{SSB4|Luigi}} as a playable character for the new titles, as part of {{s|supermariowiki|The Year of Luigi}}. While every other character that has been revealed in a Nintendo Direct had a reveal trailer or video footage showing them off in ''Smash 4'', Luigi's reveal was only through accompanying screenshots.
*The October 1st, 2013 presentation confirmed {{SSB4|Sonic}}'s return as a playable character, showing off gameplay footage of him.
*The December 18th, 2013 presentation confirmed {{SSB4|Rosalina}} as a newcomer, showing her reveal trailer, in addition to indirectly confirming the return of the [[Fire Flower]], [[Green Shell]], and [[Poké Ball]] through Rosalina's trailer.
*The February 13th, 2014 presentation confirmed {{SSB4|Little Mac}} as a newcomer, showing his reveal trailer.
*The [[E3#E3 2014|E3 Direct]] on June 10, 2014 revealed {{SSB4|Mii Fighter}}s and {{SSB4|Palutena}} in addition to [[amiibo]]. {{SSB4|Pac-Man}}'s reveal trailer was also shown later that day at Nintendo's Smash Bros. Roundtable.
*The August 29th, 2014 presentation, which was only presented in Japan, confirmed {{SSB4|Shulk}} as a newcomer, who had been [[ESRB leak|leaked shortly prior]].
*The November 5th, 2014 presentation showed the trailer for {{SSB4|Duck Hunt}}, meaning that all newcomer trailers had been shown at that point.
*The April 1st, 2015 presentation showed a trailer for the DLC character {{SSB4|Mewtwo}}, as well as announcing {{SSB4|Lucas}} as a second DLC fighter, and the addition of new {{SSB4|Mii Fighter}} costumes. It also introduced a ballot on the official website for users to vote for new DLC fighters. More amiibo waves from the Smash Bros. series were planned to release in the future, including Mewtwo and Lucas.
*On May 7th, 2015, a {{uv|Splatoon}} Direct aired, showcasing all of the game's main features and modes. Towards the end of the Direct, it was revealed that the [[Inkling]]s would have costumes in the game for the [[Mii Gunner (SSB4)|Mii Gunner]] as [[DLC|downloadable content]].
*The November 12th, 2015 presentation showed a reveal trailer for {{SSB4|Cloud}}, as well as an announcement for a special broadcast coming in December.
*The April 12th, 2017 presentation revealed that the {{SSB4|Cloud}}, {{SSB4|Corrin}}, and {{SSB4|Bayonetta}} [[amiibo]] would be available on July 21st, 2017. Each amiibo will come in two different poses, similar to the Famicom and NES editions of the {{SSB4|R.O.B.}} amiibo.
===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===
*The March 8th, 2018 presentation ended with a reveal trailer for a new [[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate|''Super Smash Bros.'' on Nintendo Switch]]. It showed a girl and boy [[Inkling]] battling in a white arena (in a similar vein to the initial teaser trailer for [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8L54s2m1dPs ''Splatoon'']), which then became dark and revealed the [[Smash logo]] in the reflection of the girl Inkling's eye. The game was shown to be scheduled for release in 2018.
*The [[E3#E3 2018|E3 Direct]] on June 12, 2018 showcased the 25-minute segment for ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', alongside its first trailer. All previously playable characters were confirmed to return. {{SSBU|Inkling}}s, {{SSBU|Daisy}} and {{SSBU|Ridley}} were confirmed to be playable newcomers. A wide range of new and reused elements was shown off for the game.
*The September 13th, 2018 presentation revealed a Nintendo Switch bundle including a special ''Smash''-themed dock, ''Smash''-themed Joy-Con, and a download code for ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' for release on November 2nd, 2018. Towards the end of the Direct, {{SSBU|Isabelle}} was announced as a new playable fighter. That presentation was originally scheduled for September 6th, 2018, but an earthquake struck Hokkaido in Japan on that day. As a result of the aftermath, Nintendo then decided to delay that presentation by one week to September 13th, 2018, out of respect for the victims affected by the tremor. This marked one of a few times where a Nintendo Direct presentation and any news of Isabelle's inclusion were delayed for any given reason.
*The February 13th, 2019 presentation revealed an update coming soon to ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' and parts of [[Joker]]’s in-game model.
*The [[E3#E3 2019|E3 Direct]] on June 11, 2019 revealed {{SSBU|Hero}} from {{uv|Dragon Quest}} and {{SSBU|Banjo & Kazooie}} from {{uv|Banjo-Kazooie}} as the second and third playable characters as part of the [[Fighters Pass]] Vol. 1.
*The September 4th, 2019 presentation revealed {{SSBU|Terry}} from SNK's {{uv|Fatal Fury}} as the fourth and penultimate playable character in the [[Fighters Pass]] Vol. 1 as well as confirming the development of more DLC fighters after the Pass, though its status as a second volume and the amount it would have were unrevealed.
**Directly after the live showing of this Nintendo Direct was [[Mr. Sakurai Presents|a presentation done by Sakurai]] showcasing Banjo & Kazooie's moveset, their accompanying stage and music, various new Mii Costumes (one of which ([[Sans]]) came with a new song), and the return of [[Home-Run Contest]].
*The March 26th, 2020 Mini presentation revealed a character from {{uv|ARMS}} as the first character from the Fighters Pass Vol. 2 would release in June 2020. The identity of the ARMS character was not revealed to be Min Min until June 22, 2020.
*The February 17th, 2021 presentation revealed {{SSBU|Pyra}} and {{SSBU|Mythra}} collectively as the fourth character from the Fighters Pass Vol. 2 and confirming a release of March 2021.
*The [[E3#E3 2021|E3 Direct]] on June 15, 2021 revealed {{SSBU|Kazuya}} from {{uv|Tekken}} as the fifth playable character from the Fighters Pass Vol. 2.
*The September 23rd, 2021 presentation announced a [[Mr. Sakurai Presents]] to air on October 5th, in which {{SSBU|Sora}} from {{uv|Kingdom Hearts}} was revealed as the last DLC character.
*The September 14th, 2023 presentation revealed that the [[amiibo]] for {{SSBU|Sora}} would be available some time in 2024.
*The April 2nd, 2025 presentation confirmed ''Ultimate'' is playable on [[Nintendo Switch 2]] via backwards compatibility.

==Developer Direct - Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U (June 11, 2013)==
Released as a follow-up to the earlier June 11th, 2013 E3 Direct presentation, this video was ''Super Smash Bros.'' series director [[Masahiro Sakurai]]'s first appearance in a Nintendo Direct. In it, Sakurai briefly summarized the aesthetics and design goals of both versions of ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'', then gave new details on several fighters that had been revealed that day. These included veterans {{SSB4|Samus}} and {{SSB4|Pit}} as well as newcomers {{SSB4|Villager}}, {{SSB4|Mega Man}}, and {{SSB4|Wii Fit Trainer}}. In conclusion, Sakurai announced the opening of the [[List of Director's Room Miiverse posts|Director's Room]] [[Miiverse]] community, where he would provide daily updates about the games' development.

===Video===
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Original Japanese version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvLiMHhW_5c

===Stage announcements===
Several {{for3ds}}-exclusive stages were seen for the first time during the showcase, but were not named or discussed.

* [[Gerudo Valley]]
* [[Spirit Train]]
* [[Living Room]]
* [[3D Land]]

===Trivia===
*The [[Capsule]] seen in this video has its elongated design from ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' and earlier games rather than the final, shortened design in ''Smash 4''.
*During the end of the video, when the known stages in the Wii U version are shown off, background music plays in all of them except [[Boxing Ring]]; at the time, {{SSB4|Little Mac}} had not been revealed, and the stage was not known to be a {{uv|Punch-Out!!}}-themed stage, so this was likely done to avoid spoiling the stage's source and the unannounced character.

==Super Smash Bros. Direct (April 8, 2014)==
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On April 8th, 2014, this special Nintendo Direct was fronted by [[Masahiro Sakurai]] and was completely focused on giving information about ''Super Smash Bros. 4'', in addition to revealing new and returning elements. It was known as the '''Dairantou Smash Brothers Direct''', "大乱闘スマッシュブラザーズ Direct" in Japan, though this Nintendo Direct was referred to as Super Smash Bros. Direct in Japan as well. <ref>[http://archive.today/nvoQG 大乱闘スマッシュブラザーズ Direct 2014.4.9｜Nintendo (archived version)]</ref>
===Video===
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Original Japanese version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ir98bJkma_4

===Character announcements===
*{{SSB4|Zero Suit Samus}} and {{SSB4|Sheik}} were each confirmed to return as completely solo characters, with it additionally being announced that characters will no longer be able to transform into another character mid-match. While not directly stated, this announcement disconfirmed the [[Pokémon Trainer]] returning as a playable character in the same design style he had in ''Brawl'', since his fundamental concept was based around character switching.
*{{SSB4|Yoshi}} was confirmed to return as a playable character, with his altered posture and movement being explicitly shown off.
*After the Smash Direct finished, a reveal trailer was played, that showed off the [[Poké Ball]] Pokémon, revealed {{SSB4|Charizard}}'s return as a solo playable character, and revealed {{SSB4|Greninja}} as a newcomer.
*Some differences to returning characters' movesets have been shown and explained, including Final Smashes.
*Special moves were shown to be customizable to some extent; though the details had yet to be revealed, it was shown that it would go beyond just altering a move's damage and knockback output, with the function and properties of special moves being able to be completely changed. However, it was confirmed that, whilst they would be usable during local multiplayer and "With Friends" online play, they would be disallowed during "With Anyone" play.

===Stage announcements===
Several stages were revealed and/or showcased, including past stages from ''[[Brawl]]'' and ''[[Melee]]''. It has also been revealed that the Wii U and 3DS versions will have different past stages. In addition, it was confirmed that some stages will have boss characters that appear and attack players during normal gameplay, that can be fought and defeated; when defeated, they will erupt in a massive explosion, that will harm all players except for the one who dealt the finishing blow. It was also shown that most stages will have a "[[Final Destination]] form", which turns the stage into a single large flat platform with no additional platforms while removing all stage hazards.

===Multiplayer announcements===
The Online mode was confirmed to be present in both versions. The other multiplayer announcements revealed were:

*Two game modes for "With Anyone" were announced: a casual-geared mode similar to [[Basic Brawl]] called [[For Fun]], and a competitive-geared mode called [[For Glory]].
*Players will no longer be anonymous on the "With Anyone" modes, with their Nintendo Network ID being fully visible.
*Players can now be reported for frequently disconnecting during matches and for [[griefing]], which can result in the offending players getting banned from playing on the [[Wi-Fi]] modes. Players who abuse the report system to falsely report others can get penalized as well.
*A ranking system called [[Global Smash Power]] will be implemented. Unlike rankings in other games, it uses an inverse ranking system showing how many people the player has outranked, rather than just stating their place in a global ranking, and it will be influenced by the player's single-player mode scores.
*The 3DS-exclusive [[Smash Run]] multiplayer mode was revealed, a mode that has players compete against each other while collecting power-ups, in gameplay similar to [[The Subspace Emissary]].

===Item announcements===
*Several items were confirmed via a showcase, revealing previously unseen returning items, and revealing new items.
**The returning items revealed were the [[Beam Sword]] and [[Smart Bomb]]. Other returning items revealed outside this item showcase during other parts of the Direct or in additional screenshots released to the press after the Nintendo Direct, were the [[Blast Box]], [[Deku Nut]], [[Franklin Badge]], [[Freezie]], [[Golden Hammer]], [[Gooey Bomb]], {{b|Hammer|item}}, [[Heart Container]], [[Hothead]], [[Lightning Bolt]], [[Lip's Stick]], [[Maxim Tomato]], [[Mr. Saturn]], [[Pitfall]], [[Poison Mushroom]], [[Sandbag]], [[Screw Attack]], [[Smoke Ball]], [[Soccer Ball]], [[Spring]], [[Starman]], [[Star Rod]], [[Super Mushroom]], [[Superspicy Curry]], [[Team Healer]], [[Timer]], [[Unira]], and [[Warp Star]].
**The new items revealed were the [[Back Shield]], [[Bombchu]], [[Fire Bar]], [[POW Block]], and [[Rocket Belt]]. Other new items revealed outside this item showcase during other parts of the Direct or in additional screenshots released to the press after the Nintendo Direct, were the [[Beehive]], [[Boomerang (item)|Boomerang]], [[Drill]], [[Killer Eye]], [[Special Flag]], [[Spiny Shell]], and [[Super Leaf]].
*Assist Trophy characters were showcased, revealing previously unseen or confirming already seen returning Assist Trophies, and revealing new Assist Trophies.
**The returning Assist Trophies revealed and confirmed were [[Andross]], [[Devil]], [[Dr. Wright]], [[Knuckle Joe]], [[Lyn]], [[Saki Amamiya]], and [[Samurai Goroh]].
**The new Assist Trophies revealed were [[Chain Chomp]], [[Color TV-Game 15]], [[Dark Samus]], [[Elec Man]], and [[Midna]]. It was additionally shown what [[Ashley]], [[Isabelle]], [[Mother Brain]], and [[Skull Kid]] do when summoned.
*Poké Ball Pokémon were showcased, revealing previously unseen Pokémon, as well as revealing new Pokémon. The Master Ball was also shown, which only contains rare and legendary Pokémon.
**The returning Pokémon revealed were [[Bellossom]], [[Deoxys]], [[Electrode]], [[Entei]], [[Meowth]], [[Metagross]], and [[Staryu]].
**The new Pokémon revealed were [[Arceus]], [[Eevee]], [[Fennekin]], [[Gogoat]], [[Keldeo]], [[Kyurem]], [[Meloetta]], [[Victini]], and [[Xerneas]] (while Xerneas has been previously shown in a screenshot, this is the first time it was confirmed to be a Poké Ball Pokémon).
**Some additional Pokémon that weren't part of this reveal appeared in other video of the Direct or in screenshots released to the press after the Direct. These Pokémon were [[Chespin]], [[Darkrai]], [[Goldeen]], [[Latias]], [[Lugia]], [[Mew]], [[Snorlax]], and [[Spewpa]], who appear as Poké Ball Pokémon as well.
**In the beginning of Charizard's/Greninja's reveal trailer, many Pokémon can be briefly seen being spawned from a flurry of Poké Balls. Interestingly, most of the Pokémon are either Pokémon already confirmed to be Poké Ball Pokémon, or Pokémon that were Poké Ball Pokémon in the past games; it was later confirmed in a pic of the day that these Pokémon will have a role in ''Smash 4''. The Pokémon shown here that weren't shown in the Direct or in any other screenshots, were [[Gardevoir]], [[Giratina]], [[Inkay]], [[Kyogre]], [[Oshawott]], [[Togepi]], [[Snivy]], [[Suicune]], [[Swirlix]], and [[Zoroark]].
*Through the broadcast, some of the new trophies were shown.

===Trivia===
*As with most ''Brawl'' trailers, all gameplay seen in the Direct lacks voices for the playable characters (due to voice acting being one of the last parts of development). There are, however, two exceptions: the reveal of the Halberd stage, and the reveal of Yoshi, both of which use voice samples from ''Brawl''.
*Demonstration Wi-Fi battles are labeled as [[Tokyo vs. Kyoto]], similar to the demonstration ones for ''Brawl''.
*[[Diddy Kong]]'s and [[Lucario]]'s pictures by their percentages in the Nintendo Direct use their ''Brawl'' portraits as placeholders.
*The English broadcast was translated via a spoken voice-over, while other European-region broadcasts used original Japanese with subtitles.
*Sakurai stated that Assist Trophies would "figure into All-Star mode" in some fashion. However, Assist Trophies ended up playing no role in the mode, and they do not even spawn as regular items within battles; in Japanese, Sakurai instead referred to the "all-star" cast as opposed to the mode itself.
*When [[Waluigi]] was shown off, he was depicted as being a part of the {{uv|Wario}} series, despite never appearing in a single installment of said series. In the final game, he is a part of the {{uv|Mario}} series.
*Coincidentally, exactly 10 years after this Direct aired, the online servers for ''SSB4'' were shut down; it was in this Direct that online play in ''SSB4'' was first announced.

==Super Smash Bros. for Wii U: 50-Fact Extravaganza (October 23, 2014)==
A Direct that revealed over fifty new elements included in {{forwiiu}}, which aired on October 23rd, 2014 at 3 pm PDT. In the English version, it was narrated by {{s|wikipedia|Xander Mobus}}, the English [[announcer]] of ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''. The Japanese version ({{ja|大乱闘スマッシュブラザーズ for Wii Uがスゴい５０の理由|Dairantō Sumasshu Burazāzu for Wii U ga Sugoi Gojū no Riyū}}, ''Great Fray Smash Brothers for Wii U: 50 Great Reasons'') was narrated by {{s|wikipedia|Tomokazu Sugita}}, the voice actor for [[Chrom]] and [[Takamaru]].

===Video===
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===Character announcements===
*{{SSB4|Bowser Jr.}} was officially announced towards the end of the Direct, with his trailer.
*{{SSB4|Jigglypuff}} was shown multiple times throughout the Direct, despite not being officially announced yet.
*{{SSB4|Mewtwo}} was confirmed as a [[Downloadable content|DLC character]], free for owners of both versions of the game towards the end of the Direct, with a release date of Spring 2015.

===Stage announcements===
A number of stages were confirmed for the Wii U version, including an official name for the previously leaked [[The Great Cave Offensive|minecart stage]]. It also confirmed "big stages", designed for [[8-Player Smash|eight-player battles]], including [[Big Battlefield]] and the aforementioned stage, as well as a [[Miiverse]] stage set for release post-launch.

Here is a list of all the stages that were fully revealed:

*[[Big Battlefield]]
*{{SSB4|Mario Circuit}}
*[[Delfino Plaza]]{{GameIcon|SSBB}}
*{{SSBB|Mario Circuit}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}
*[[Luigi's Mansion]]{{GameIcon|SSBB}}
*[[Woolly World]]
*{{SSBM|Yoshi's Island}}{{GameIcon|SSBM}}
*[[Jungle Hijinx]]
*[[Congo Jungle|Kongo Jungle 64]]{{GameIcon|SSB}}
*[[75m]]{{GameIcon|SSBB}}
*[[Bridge of Eldin]]{{GameIcon|SSBB}}
*[[Norfair]]{{GameIcon|SSBB}}
*[[The Great Cave Offensive]]
*[[Temple]]{{GameIcon|SSBM}}
*[[Lylat Cruise]]{{GameIcon|SSBB}}
*[[Pokémon Stadium 2]]{{GameIcon|SSBB}}
*[[Port Town Aero Dive]]{{GameIcon|SSBB}}
*[[Skyworld]]{{GameIcon|SSBB}}
*[[Wrecking Crew]]
*[[Wuhu Island]]
*[[Miiverse]]

===Mode announcements===
The mode [[Special Orders]], which was previously teased by Sakurai on Miiverse, was officially announced. Additionally, the board game-like mode [[Smash Tour]] and [[Stage Builder]], which were previously [[Leak#Amazon leak|leaked by Amazon]], were also confirmed, alongside Events, Special Smash, and other modes.

===Trivia===
*In PAL territories, this Nintendo Direct was named "{{forwiiu}}: 50 Must-See Things".
**Additionally, the release date listed for {{b|EarthBound|game}} was changed to "2013" - the year the game was first officially released in Europe.
*[[Skyworld]] was erroneously labeled a {{uv|The Legend of Zelda}} stage. It actually hails from the {{uv|Kid Icarus}} series; this was fixed in the ''Must-See Things'' version.
*Mewtwo is erroneously called a "new fighter" upon its reveal as downloadable content.
*Fact 53 was about [[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U ♪—A Smashing Soundtrack—|the soundtrack album]] from Club Nintendo. In the Japanese version of the Direct, it was titled ''Special Sound Test'' (the subtitle of the album's Japanese version). This was mistranslated as ''[[Sound Test]]'' in the American version of the Direct (the correct subtitle of the album's American version would have been ''A Smashing Soundtrack''). In the European/Australian version of the Direct, it was correctly titled ''Premium Sound Selection'' (the subtitle of the album's European version).
*The Paint segment briefly showed an image of [[Kirby]] and [[Toon Link]] in their designs seen in a [[New Nintendo 3DS]] commercial released in Japan.
*In both English versions of the Direct, [[Ridley]]'s powered-up form is named [[Meta Ridley]] in Fact 11. This is actually a mistranslation, since this form is given a different name ({{ja|黒リドリー|Kuro Ridorī}}, ''Black Ridley'') in the Japanese version.

==Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U - New Content Approaching (June 14, 2015)==
On June 14th, 2015 at 7:40 am PDT, a Super Smash Bros. livestream was hosted by [[Masahiro Sakurai]], confirming two new characters, four new stages, new [[amiibo]], the 2nd Wave of {{SSB4|Mii Fighter}} costumes and the upcoming [[Tourney]] mode.

===Video===
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Original Japanese version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJ4QX-UIO-s

===Character announcements===
*{{SSB4|Roy}}
*{{SSB4|Ryu}}

===Stage announcements===
*[[Dream Land (SSB)|Dream Land]] {{GameIcon|SSB}}
*[[Suzaku Castle]]
*[[Hyrule Castle]] {{GameIcon|SSB}}
*[[Peach's Castle]] {{GameIcon|SSB}}

===Mii Fighter costume announcements===
*[[Isabelle]]
*[[MegaMan.EXE]]
*{{b|Zero|Mega Man}}
*[[Akira]]
*[[Jacky]]
*[[Heihachi]]

===Mode announcements===
*The release date for {{SSB4-Wii U|Tourney}} mode, was revealed to be in August 2015. However, it was released early on July 31st, 2015.

===Trivia===
*Sakurai's claim that the music changing in Suzaku Castle was a series first is not entirely true, as the {{SSB|Mushroom Kingdom}} stage in ''Super Smash Bros.'', and the {{SSBM|Mushroom Kingdom}} and [[Mushroom Kingdom II]] stages in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'', also had distinct music that would play near the end of a [[time]] match. However, the music on Suzaku Castle also changes when one player is down to one stock in a stock battle, which is a first for the series.

==Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U - Final Video Presentation (December 15, 2015)==
On December 15th, 2015, at 2 PM PDT, the final ''Super Smash Bros. 4'' presentation was hosted by [[Masahiro Sakurai]]. It provided information on the previously announced {{SSB4|Cloud}} character and [[Midgar]] stage, as well as numerous new features.

===Video===
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Original Japanese version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bFyg4kaVE0

===Characters===
*{{SSB4|Cloud}} was announced to be released a few hours following the Nintendo Direct presentation.
*{{SSB4|Corrin}} from ''Fire Emblem Fates'' was confirmed to appear as DLC in February 2016.
*{{SSB4|Bayonetta}} was announced as the winner of Smash Bros. Fighter Ballot and was confirmed to appear as DLC in February 2016.

===Stages===
*[[Midgar]] was announced to be released in a pack with Cloud after the Nintendo Direct presentation.
*[[Umbra Clock Tower]] was announced to be released in a pack with Bayonetta in February 2016.

===Music===
*Two ''Fire Emblem Fates'' [[List of SSB4 Music (Fire Emblem series)|songs]] (the original version of "Lost In Thoughts All Alone", and a remix of said song) were confirmed to be added to [[Coliseum]] and [[Castle Siege]] when Corrin is purchased on the Wii U version.
*Multiple songs from ''{{uv|Bayonetta}}'' and ''Bayonetta 2'', in addition to two new remixes, play on the Umbra Clock Tower stage.

===Trophies===
*Alongside trophies for the new fighters, trophies for [[List of SSB4 trophies (Bayonetta series)|''Bayonetta'' characters]] were confirmed to be added when Bayonetta is purchased, and [[List of SSB4 trophies (Fire Emblem series)|''Fire Emblem Fates'' characters]] were confirmed to be added when Corrin is purchased on the 3DS version.
===[[amiibo]]===
*The amiibo for DLC fighters {{SSB4|Roy}} and {{SSB4|Ryu}} were confirmed for release in March 2016 alongside Famicom-colored R.O.B. in the Americas. Production for {{SSB4|Cloud}}, {{SSB4|Corrin}}, and {{SSB4|Bayonetta}} amiibo was also confirmed to have started. Interestingly, despite R.O.B.'s NES colors being available in Japan, no mention was made to him in the Japanese direct.

===Mii Fighter costumes===
*The previously announced [[Chocobo]] hat was confirmed to be released alongside Cloud and Midgar, as well as a [[Geno]] costume.
*Several costumes, including [[Tails]], [[Knuckles]], [[Ashley]], and [[Takamaru]], were confirmed to be released in February 2016 alongside Corrin and Bayonetta.

===Trivia===
*The Japanese Direct has an extra segment not seen in other languages showcasing the different languages Bayonetta speaks in depending on her costume.
*In the original Japanese Direct, Sakurai states that Bayonetta's placement on the Fighter Ballot was among the top 5 "in North America", with the accompanying graphic also reading "North America". In all translated versions of the Direct, Sakurai (through voiceover or subtitles) continues to say "North America", but the graphic changes to "top 5 in the US".
*In the English Direct, when talking about the Limit Break version of Blade Beam, the caption misspells "stronger" as "stonger".

==''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' Direct (August 8, 2018)==
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At [[Tournament:EVO 2018|EVO 2018]], it was announced that a Nintendo Direct would air on August 8, 2018 with [[Masahiro Sakurai]] providing new information on ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''.
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====Character announcements====
*{{SSBU|Simon}}
*{{SSBU|Richter}}
*{{SSBU|Chrom}}
*{{SSBU|Dark Samus}}
*{{SSBU|King K. Rool}}

====New Stages====
*[[Dracula's Castle]]
*[[New Donk City Hall]]
*{{SSBU|Final Destination}}

====Item announcements====
*New items were showcased: [[Banana Gun]], [[Killing Edge]], [[Bomber]], [[Death's Scythe]], [[Staff]], [[Ramblin' Evil Mushroom]] and [[Rage Blaster]].
*New Poké Ball Pokémon were showcased: [[Exeggutor|Alolan Exeggutor]], [[Abra]], [[Solgaleo]], [[Lunala]], [[Mimikyu]], [[Pyukumuku]], [[Vulpix]], [[Alolan Vulpix]], [[Marshadow]] and [[Ditto]].
*New Assist Trophies were showcased: [[Alucard]], [[Zero (Mega Man)|Zero]], [[Knuckles]], [[Krystal]], [[Klaptrap]], [[Kapp'n]], [[Chef Kawasaki]], [[Nikki]], [[Shovel Knight]], [[Moon]] and [[Rathalos]]. Returning assist trophies revealed and confirmed were [[Gray Fox]] and [[Ashley]].

===Boss Announcements===
*[[Dracula]]
*Rathalos, who will be acting as both a boss and an Assist Trophy.

====Mode announcements====
*[[Squad Strike]]
*[[Tourney (SSBU)|Tourney]]
*[[Smashdown]]
*[[Stamina Mode|Stamina battles]] are now available through a standard [[rules|rule]] option, allowing them to be combined with [[Time]] and [[Stock]] rules.

====Rules announcements====
*Rulesets are selected first. Pressing the ''Y'' button will sort to the last used ruleset.
*Stages are selected before fighters
*[[Stage Morph]]
*[[Final Smash Meter]]
*Counterpicking

====Trivia====
*In the Japanese Direct, Inkling is shown in a Tourney under the name Agent 3 using the corresponding yellow costume, while every other character is on their default.
*Oddly, when displaying the number of stages featured in each ''Smash'' game, {{forwiiu}} is listed as having 48 stages and 56 after DLC, while the correct numbers are 47 and 55 (if "DLC" is interpreted as meaning "paid DLC"<!-- like how Duck Hunt 3DS is counted as free -->). It is unknown what caused this discrepancy.
*On August 4, 2021, the video for this Direct was quietly privated and/or removed from all of Nintendo's official YouTube channels. The reasoning behind this is currently unknown.<ref> https://www.reddit.com/r/smashbros/comments/oxvil6/the_august_2018_smash_direct_which_revealed_the/ </ref>

==''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' Direct (November 1, 2018)==
On October 30th, 2018, Nintendo of America announced a Nintendo Direct for ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' to air on November 1st at 7:00 AM PDT / 10:00 AM EDT. Nintendo stated this would be the final Nintendo Direct presentation focused on ''Ultimate'' before the game's launch on December 7th. Series director [[Masahiro Sakurai]] once again was the host of the roughly 40-minute presentation.

====Videos====
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Original Japanese version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBqz5vGmMAQ

====Character announcements====
*{{SSBU|Ken}}
*{{SSBU|Incineroar}}
*{{SSBU|Piranha Plant}}

====Mode announcements====
*[[Spirits (menu)|Spirits]]
*[[Adventure Mode: World of Light]]
*Mob Smash, a rename of [[Multi-Man Smash]] that can now be played on different stages in their [[Battlefield form]]s.
**Century Smash, a rename of [[100-Man Smash]]
**All-Star Smash, replacing [[All-Star Mode]]
**Cruel Smash, returning from ''Brawl'' and ''Smash 4''.
*Online
**Elite Smash
**Battle Arena

====Item announcements====
*Ten new Assist Trophies were introduced: [[Yuri Kozukata]], [[Black Knight]], [[Thwomp]], [[Spring Man]], [[Wily Capsule]], [[Flies & Hand]], [[Tiki]], [[Vince]], [[Guile]], and [[Akira]]. Returning Assist Trophies were also showcased: [[Shadow the Hedgehog|Shadow]], [[Takamaru]], [[Starman (Earthbound)|Starman]], [[Nightmare]], [[Color TV-Game 15]], and [[Isaac]].

===Boss announcements===
*{{SSBU|Master Hand}}
*[[Galeem]]
*[[Galleom]]

====Mii Fighter costumes====
*New Mii Fighter costumes include [[Lip]], the Yiga Clan, ''Splatoon 2'' Inklings, [[Ribbon Girl]], Chibi-Robo, Ray MkIII, a Toy-Con Robot Kit and Rex.

===Other===
*The main theme of ''Ultimate'' was revealed to have lyrics, and was called [[Lifelight]].
*Rathalos’s previously confirmed role as a boss was confirmed to be a part of Adventure Mode.

==External links==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9S3GxFm5CE ''SSB4'' E3 Nintendo Direct trailer]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvLiMHhW_5c ''SSB4'' E3 Nintendo Direct trailer - Japanese]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xUWnQu2Grs April 2014 ''SSB4'' Nintendo Direct]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ir98bJkma_4 April 2014 ''SSB4'' Nintendo Direct - Japanese]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0BBGzfw0pQ ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'' 50-Fact Extravaganza]
<!--Japanese Link-->
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWM-SCjIuNg ''SSB4'' Pre-E3 Nintendo Direct]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJ4QX-UIO-s ''SSB4'' Pre-E3 Nintendo Direct - Japanese]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1JERhUoQoU ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U'' - Final Video Presentation]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bFyg4kaVE0 ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U'' - Final Video Presentation - Japanese]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L93H7YC-83o&t=54s ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' - E3 2018 Direct]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjAsmfiIK3E ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' - E3 2018 Direct - Japanese]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-kQWJrjRV4 ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' Nintendo Direct 8/8/18]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYf16WgNPjs ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' Nintendo Direct 8/8/18 - Japanese]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fccgHnBQ0YM ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' Nintendo Direct 11/1/18]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBqz5vGmMAQ ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' Nintendo Direct 11/1/18 - Japanese]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YmIl3jA758 ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' - Challenger Approaching Intro Video]

==See also==
*[[Electronic Entertainment Expo|E3]]
*[[Mr. Sakurai Presents]]

==References==
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