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'''Mr. Game & Watch''' ({{ja|Mr.ゲーム＆ウォッチ|Misutā Gēmu ando Wotchi}}, ''Mr. Game & Watch'') is a playable character in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''. He was confirmed alongside {{SSBU|Greninja}} and the rest of the returning roster on June 12th, 2018 during E3 2018. Mr. Game & Watch is classified as [[Fighter number|Fighter #26]], the last fighter number of the ''[[Melee]]'' [[veteran]]s.

As in his ''[[Smash 4]]'' incarnation, Mr. Game & Watch reuses his sound effects from ''Melee'' and ''[[Brawl]]'' for ''Ultimate''.

Mr. Game & Watch is a short, [[weight|lightweight]] character that has some typical attributes of characters in his weight class, and is also a character of extremes. He has fast [[air speed]], excellent [[air acceleration]], a small size, and a very low crouch that allows him to evade many attacks like {{SSBU|Marth}}'s [[Shield Breaker]] and {{SSBU|Simon}}'s forward tilt. However, his jumps are very low and he has fairly average [[walk]]ing and [[dash|running]] speeds although his initial dash is decently fast.

Unlike most other lightweights, Mr. Game & Watch possesses attacks with large disjointed hitboxes and has numerous, powerful KO options. All of his [[smash attack]]s have very high power and low ending lag throughout, with each of them possessing unique attributes. [[Forward smash]] is among the strongest in the game if sweetspotted while having low endlag and good range, with the sweetspot being safe on shield. [[Up smash]] is very strong, and comes with full body invincibility while the hitboxes are active. While it has slow startup, it has minimal endlag and is completely safe on shield. [[Down smash]] sends opponents at an awkward [[semi-spike]] angle offstage, while its sweetspot [[bury|buries]] opponents long enough to lead into a forward smash, even at medium percents. It also has a very large hitbox, allowing it to easily 2-frame many recoveries, and acts as an excellent punish option on rolls. Like his other smash attacks, down smash is safe on shield when spaced properly. Overall, Mr. Game & Watch possesses an excellent arsenal of smash attacks.

Outside of his smash attacks, Mr. Game & Watch's other moves have strong KOing potential. [[Forward tilt]] comes out quickly, has a lingering hitbox, and kills under 120% by the ledge, sending characters at a semi-spike. [[Down tilt]] lowers Mr. Game & Watch's hurtbox to match his crouch, allowing him to whiff-punish certain attacks. It also possesses high power and semi-spikes opponents offstage, leading to [[edgeguard]]s and killing outright at 100%. His new [[forward aerial]]'s explosion kills opponents at 115% by the ledge, while his [[down aerial]] has been strengthened to become a viable kill move around 130%. Similarly, his [[back aerial]] now sends at a flatter angle, and the final hit possesses enough power to KO below 100% offstage. The clean hit on down aerial boasts a powerful meteor smash that can KO below 65%, and the late hit also deals good knockback that can KO near 130%, and even sooner if it connects near the top blast zone, courtesy of the move's upward launch angle. The move's low ending lag allows as to be used as a potent edgeguarding and landing option, giving him a deadly mixup game in the air at all times.

Oil Panic is used as Mr. Game & Watch's primary defense against camping and projectiles, as it both absorbs energy hit boxes from moves such as Mega Buster and [[PK Fire]], and reflects items like {{SSBU|King K. Rool}}'s [[Blunderbuss]] and {{SSBU|Peach}}'s [[Turnip]]s. This can lead to massive advantages against certain characters—{{SSBU|Ness}}, {{SSBU|Snake}}, {{SSBU|Olimar}}, {{SSBU|Mega Man}}, and {{SSBU|Pikachu}} have notable difficulty fighting Mr. Game & Watch as it severely limits their play styles and movesets. Oil Panic also has the notable ability of carrying over the charge to subsequent stocks, which can be used as a lethal finisher and even mind games. The area in which Oil Panic can absorb projectiles is also deceptively large, which allows Mr. Game & Watch to store energy into Oil Panic merely by standing close to just the edge of any energy hit box. However, Oil Panic has the glaring weakness of being filled with extremely weak moves such as Fox's blaster. This causes Mr. Game & Watch to fill Oil Panic extremely quickly, rendering its defensive value useless, and forces him to either hold onto a weak use of it, or dump it without purposefully damaging the opponent in order to use it again as a defensive tool. [[Oil Panic]] is also a potent combo finisher with nearly instantaneous startup lag, with its fairly large, lingering hitbox coming out on just frame 2, as well as extreme knockback that can kill at single digit percents when at max power (power is dependent on projectiles absorbed). It is also notably difficult to defend against a fully charged use of it, as the lingering hitbox can still hit spot dodges if timed even slightly off, and a powerful enough charge can break a full shield, allowing Mr. Game & Watch to punish with one of his powerful smash attacks.

Mr. Game & Watch also has a very potent combo and aerial juggling game. Down throw combos into Oil Panic, [[Judge]], and [[neutral air]] at low percentages. [[Chef]] can deal massive damage if multiple 'food' items hit, allowing it to get around 30-40% off of a single edgeguard. The pan also hits opponents into the stream of meat through a [[semi spike]], and at high percents can launch opponents fast enough to miss the food entirely and lead to more ledge trapping. Chef's speed and pattern makes it extremely difficult for certain characters to recover, such as Ganondorf or Mario. Not only does Chef deal massive damage, but landing the move allows Mr. Game & Watch to follow up with a grab, neutral aerial, forward tilt, dash attack, and even Judge. Up tilt, though having worse range, deals high damage and combos into neutral aerial and Judge at low percentages. Once Mr. Game & Watch has his opponents above him, he can juggle them for massive damage using his up and neutral aerials. His up air acts similar to Megaman's up air, pushing opponents upwards, albeit with much less force. All in all, Mr. Game & Watch's strong KO power is also paired with highly damaging combos and juggles.

Lastly, Mr. Game & Watch possesses a fantastic recovery option, as well as large, disjointed aerials. This means that he is a formidable edgeguarder and is extremely hard to gimp himself. His [[up special]], [[Fire]], has frame 3 startup, invincibility in its early frames, and a strong upwards hitbox on its initial hitbox, and decent launch power horizontally, allowing for early off stage kills if it hits opposite the blast zone. This makes it deadly, as it can stage spike unwary opponents while also easily gimping characters with poor recoveries, like {{SSBU|Chrom}}. It is also an extremely useful combo breaker and one of the game's best out-of-shield options due to its fast startup and invincibility. His [[back air]], Turtle Bridge, is a large, long lasting disjointed multi-hit move that has high knockback at the final hit. Its large disjoint beats out a lot of recoveries that have hitboxes, and the multi-hit nature of the move makes it hard to tech for stage spikes and often drags opponents stuck in the move closer to the blast zone. For many characters, getting hit with Turtle Bridge is often fatal offstage, as the move lingers long enough to shift the opponent closer to the blast zone before dealing the final knock back on the last hit. On the ledge, Chef punishes ledge hangers and covers getup attack and rolls (hit by the pan), forcing opponents to jump. This can easily allow Mr. Game & Watch to follow up with neutral aerial and force the opponent back offstage. His new forward aerial can be comboed into with Chef and has strong KO potential on its own. Lastly, his up air has the notable quality of having no set limit on its distance, which can lead to interesting interactions when reflected by opponents, and subsequently by Mr. Game & Watch himself. Overall, Mr. Game & Watch is extremely deadly off the stage and at the ledge to all characters, even those with great recoveries like {{SSBU|Pit}}, {{SSBU|Rosalina}}, and even himself.

Despite these strengths, Mr. Game & Watch possesses a few notable weaknesses. He is tied with {{SSBU|Squirtle}} being the third lightest character in the game, which along with his floaty movement and average speed, make his horizontal and vertical endurance terrible. In addition, despite having disjointed hitboxes, his overall range is mediocre. This is worsened by the fact that many of his disjointed moves like down tilt, up tilt, and forward smash have underwhelming range for a disjoint. Characters with swords like {{SSBU|Marth}} and {{SSBU|Cloud}} are able to easily keep Mr. Game & Watch at arm's length and stop his approaches. Also, while his new forward air possesses more damage and knockback, it has very low priority, so any move can hit the bomb and make it disappear. This makes it unsuitable for approaching and forces Mr. Game & Watch to approach with his back air instead. It is also a much more situational move in general, due to its higher lag and delayed hitbox, as the bomb will only explode upon touching the ground or waiting for half a second. Also, none of his aerials can autocancel in a short hop. Due to this, he has a somewhat lackluster neutral game and a rather poor approach. While Mr. Game & Watch's [[down throw]] and [[up throw]] are good at starting combos, Mr. Game & Watch's [[throws]] don't KO until very high percents, with his strongest throw, down throw, KOing at around 200%. He also has mediocre defensive attributes, possessing slow and short-reaching spot dodges and rolls.

All in all, Mr. Game & Watch is a very powerful glass cannon with unique properties to a majority of his moves, and is viewed by many to be the most potent glass cannon character in the game, and possibly the series. He possesses extremely high damage output and powerful KO options while being very vulnerable himself, but is compensated for his extremely light weight and mediocre approach and defensive options with an incredible recovery, a brutal combo and juggling game, great edgeguarding, oppressive offstage presence, and explosive power through his smash attacks and Oil Panic. Overall his strengths considerably outweigh his weaknesses, making Mr. Game & Watch one of the most fragile characters, but also one of the most powerful in all of ''Smash''.

|neutraldesc=Rapidly presses an insecticide pump, pumping gas onto the opponent. Unlike other characters, Mr. Game & Watch's rapid jab slightly pushes the opponent away. The first hit can combo into a grab, Fire, and even Oil Panic at high percents; the finisher starts KOing middleweights at the ledge at around 150% on Final Destination. The finisher possesses a considerable amount of endlag, and is very punishable if shielded. Changes Mr. Game & Watch's model into his appearance from ''Greenhouse''.

|ftiltdesc=Thrusts a chair forward to hit with its legs. Relatively fast (frame 8) and extremely powerful, KOing at around 100% by the ledge. Its hitbox also lingers, making it effective at catching spot dodges and ledge options. Changes Mr. Game & Watch's model into his appearance from ''Lion''.

|utiltdesc=Mr. Game & Watch swings a flag in front of him, and a flag behind him. The first hit knocks the opponent into the second one and has low ending lag, giving it combo potential at low to mid percents. However, it has noticeable start-up for a tilt attack, and it has poor reach both horizontally and vertically. No matter what side he faces, Flag 1 and Flag 2 will always be on the left and right sides, respectively. If this move is used twice in succession, with the second use facing the opposite as the first, the numbers (albeit being mirrored) will switch sides. The second hit KOs middleweights at around 160%. Changes Mr. Game & Watch's model into his appearance from ''Flagman''.

|dtiltdesc=Pushes an angled manhole in front of himself. Does more damage than in the previous game and has much more knockback at the expense of increased endlag and reduced range. Down tilt has also lost its [[windbox]], disallowing juggling and potential recovery interrupting, and it can no longer hit aerial opponents. Has fast startup at frame 6 and possesses extremely high knockback for a tilt of its type (making it the strongest down tilt in the game knockback-wise), killing as early as 90% by the ledge and 120% center stage. It also semi spikes leading to edge guards and potentially gimping characters with poor recovery, while acting as a hard punish to any shielded ledge attack. Changes Mr. Game & Watch's model into his appearance from ''Manhole''.

|dashdesc=Performs a sliding headbutt while wearing a helmet. It has good range and is very fast, sliding Mr. Game & Watch forward in a choppy frame-by-frame manner, making it difficult to react to. It also lowers Mr. Game and Watch's hurtbox, allowing it to low-profile many attacks. This move is a tool for both risky approaching and safe punishing. Low ending lag, good knockback, and high amount of active frames make it a decent KOing option near the edge and useful for 2-framing opponents by the ledge. Originates from ''Helmet''.

|fsmashdesc=Swings a lit torch downward. The sweetspot is at the flame, while the sourspot is at the torch. While this move has moderate startup, coming out on frame 17, it has very little cooldown, is fully disjointed, and its sweetspot is safe on shield. While the sourspot has underwhelming knockback, the sweetspot is powerful, making it one of the stronger forward smashes. Changes Mr. Game & Watch's model to the character from ''Fire Attack''.  

|usmashdesc=Performs an upward headbutt while wearing a diving helmet. The move has noticeable start-up, coming out on frame 21, but has an extremely low cool down of only 13 frames and a deceptively long duration of 5 frames, making it a reliable baiting tool. Useful for shield break setups with Oil Panic due to its safety and even advantage on shield. It also has combo potential into his neutral air, up air, and fire. While his whole body gains invincibility, it only lasts during the frames the hitboxes are active. The 12th strongest up smash in the game, KOing middleweights at 90% uncharged and 60% fully charged. Originates from ''Octopus''.

|dsmashdesc=Swings two hammers downward and on both of his sides. Has the fastest start-up of all of Mr. Game & Watch's smash attacks, coming out on frame 12, and possesses very fast interruptibility, with only 21 frames of cooldown. It is rather disjointed for a down smash, and when sweetspotted, it will bury opponents, which can be followed up with a forward smash, down tilt, Oil Panic, or Judge. Its sourspot sends opponents at a semi-spike angle and kills at 120% by the ledge. Its aerial sweetspot is one of the strongest down smashes in the game, KOing around 95%. As a result, down smash has become one of Mr. Game & Watch's most reliable KO'ing options and is regarded by many to be the best down smash in the game. Changes Mr. Game & Watch's model into the character from ''Vermin''.

|nairdesc=Tosses out a pair of fish from a bowl. Multiple hitboxes enable it to cover every area except below him. Has the fastest start-up of all of Mr. Game & Watch's aerials (frame 7), launches opponents upward, has relatively low ending lag, and has the lowest landing lag of all of his aerials. Using the move to combo into itself and/or up aerial at low percents can deal upwards of 60% in a single combo or string. The first hit can be used as KO confirm into forward tilt or down tilt when landing with it. As a result, it has become one of Mr. Game and Watch's most effective damage-racking options and is one of his best tools for approaching. Originates from ''Tropical Fish''.

|fairdesc=Holds a bomb in front of him, dropping it downward shortly after execution. The dropped bomb acts as a projectile, as it is sent directly downwards, exploding on a half a second afterwards or when it hits the stage. As of update 2.0.0, the entirety of the explosion's radius contains the hitbox. The bomb does not explode upon hitting an opponent, and any attack that hits it will cause it to disappear. There is a weak hitbox on the bomb (shortly before Mr. Game & Watch drops it) that slightly pushes midair opponents downward that deals set knockback, disallowing it to kill at any percentage. Hitting grounded opponents with the first hit will set them up to be hit by the second. Even if an opponent is hit from behind, the explosion always launches them whichever direction Mr. Game & Watch is facing. Compared to his old forward aerial, it functions more as a poking/spacing tool than an approach option. Kills at 115% by the ledge. Seems to originate from ''Mario's Bombs Away'', ''Safebuster'', or ''Bomb Sweeper''.

|bairdesc=Swings a snapping turtle behind himself. Has moderate start-up, but is also fully disjointed, hits multiple times, and has low ending lag; compounded with Mr. Game and Watch's high air acceleration, this makes it effective as an edgeguarding option and a spacing tool. It has high landing lag, however, making it easy to punish if not spaced well. Although it can't combo into itself anymore at higher percentages, its final hit is much stronger, making it a more reliable KO move. Originates from ''Turtle Bridge''.

|uairdesc=Shoots a single puff of air upward. Similar to Mega Man's up aerial, it acts as a projectile, hits multiple times, and pushes opponents upward as it rises. It has much more damage-racking and juggling capabilities than his ''SSB4'' up aerial at the expense of losing all of its KO power. Despite its complete lack of KO potential, it is notorious for being an incredible juggling tool due to its very long range, decent damage, low knockback, and low commitment, making it a core part of Mr. Game & Watch's combo game, and can be a big contributing factor to many of his best matchups due to how difficult it is for many opponents to escape. The move now has Mr. Game & Watch's model look more like his appearance in ''Spitball Sparky''.

|dairdesc=Drops downward while holding a key beneath himself. A [[stall-then-fall]], it [[meteor smash]]es powerfully on the first frames. It can be moved left or right slightly during descent. While it can potentially cause Mr. Game & Watch to [[self-destruct]] while using it off-stage, his effective recovery, coupled with its low endlag and the move being slower than other stall-then-falls makes this unlikely. While the move has rather high landing lag, the landing hitbox can make it tricky to punish on whiff. It is a safe option when edgeguarding and has KO potential at high percents, killing at 130%. Originates from the ''Game & Watch'' version of ''Donkey Kong Jr.''

|grabdesc=Mr. Game & Watch reaches in front of himself. Originates from ''Mario's Cement Factory.'' While standing grab has poor range, both his dash and pivot grabs have a massively disjointed range. All of his grabs are also among the fastest in the game.

|pummeldesc=Hits the opponent with a bell. Originates from the alarm feature on the "Wide Screen" and "Multi Screen" Game & Watch series.

|fthrowdesc=Juggles the opponent and tosses them forward. Has little utility beyond throwing the opponent offstage. Changes Mr. Game & Watch's model into the character from ''Ball''.

|bthrowdesc=Juggles the opponent and tosses them backward. Has little utility beyond throwing the opponent offstage. Changes Mr. Game & Watch's model into the character from ''Ball''.

|uthrowdesc=Juggles the opponent and tosses them upward. Although it's not as versatile as down throw in terms of follow-up potential, it's an effective combo starter, and can be followed up with up aerial or neutral aerial at low percents or Fire at high percents. Changes Mr. Game & Watch's model into the character from ''Ball''.

|dthrowdmg=4%

|dthrowdesc=Juggles the opponent and drops them on the ground behind him. Launches opponents upward. Mr. Game & Watch’s only KO throw, but still does not KO middleweights until around 200%. At low to mid percents, it's a reliable combo starter, and can be followed up with neutral air, Judge, Fire, or up air. Changes Mr. Game & Watch's model into the character from ''Ball''.

|floorfdesc=Swings a hammer downward in front of himself and then behind himself. Originates from ''Vermin''.

|floorbdesc=Swings a hammer downward behind himself and then in front of himself. Originates from ''Vermin''.

|floortdesc=Swings a hammer downward in front of himself and then behind himself. Originates from ''Vermin''.

|edgedesc=Swings a bell forward while climbing up. Originates from the Game & Watch's alarm feature on the "Wide Screen" and "Multi Screen" Game & Watch series.

|nsdesc=Flips various food items out of a frying pan, moving slowly through the air. The trajectory can be controlled by tilting the stick forward and/or backward. By tapping the button, the food will be flung at a faster frequency. The food can be used defensively to cancel attack animations of opponents as a zoning tool as well as to prevent aerial approaches and can be used for edgeguarding against opponents with linear recoveries. Hitting with the pan itself deals flame damage, and acts as a semi-spike. Mr. Game & Watch's model changes into his appearance from ''Chef''.

|ssdesc=Swings a hammer in front of him, and raises a flag with a random number from 1-9 with his other hand. It can have any one of 9 effects, which vary based on number; 1 only damages himself, while 9 is strong enough to be a virtual [[one-hit KO]]. Mr. Game & Watch's model changes into his appearance from ''Judge''.

*Judge 1: An extremely weak swing that does not make the opponent [[flinch]]. It is the least damaging Judge attack and deals 12% [[recoil damage]] regardless of whether or not it hits.

*Judge 2: A weak swing that deals minimal knockback. It has a 20% chance of [[tripping]] the opponent.

*Judge 3: A weak swing. It sends opponents in the opposite direction from where Mr. Game & Watch is facing. It deals significant [[shield damage]].

*Judge 4: A swing that has a [[slash]] effect and launches opponents diagonally forward.

*Judge 5: A swing that has an [[electric]] effect and hits multiple times.

*Judge 6: A swing that has a [[flame]] effect and is a semi-spike. Has the second strongest knockback of all Judge attacks.

*Judge 7: A swing that deals moderate knockback and produces 3 [[food|apples]] if it hits the opponent. Each apple heals 4%.

*Judge 8: A swing that has a [[freeze]] effect and deals very low knockback. Emits the "[[ping]]" sound effect that is usually associated with [[one-hit KO]]s.

*Judge 9: An extremely powerful swing that deals very high knockback. It is the most damaging Judge attack and emits the "ping" sound effect like Judge 8. Similar in nature to a charged swing from the [[Home-Run Bat]], but the hit's base knockback is much lower, which prevents it from being a true [[OHKO]]. When used fresh with enough [[rage]], it will KO every character in the game at 0% at the edge of Final Destination.

|usdesc=Jumps off a trampoline and then descends while wearing a parachute. Has the second-fastest start-up of all of Mr. Game and Watch's attacks (frame 3), hits behind and in front of him, and launches opponents directly upward, granting the move combo potential, even at high percents. Capable of canceling into any move when falling. Because Mr. Game & Watch becomes intangible during his ascent and both hitboxes have good knockback, Fire is a good edgeguarding move offstage and a deadly [[Stage spike|stage spike]] when recovering low. It is Mr. Game & Watch's most effective [[OoS]] option, and is considered the best in the game. Originates from ''Fire''.

|dsdesc=Holds an oil drum, which absorbs energy-based projectiles, and reflects physical ones. Projectiles reflected will not be amplified, sped up, or have their duration refreshed. Once three units are absorbed, it turns into a powerful attack consisting of Mr. Game & Watch sending out a large splash of oil from his oil drum. No matter the strength of the oil, this move will always trigger [[Special Zoom]]. A max power Oil Panic will almost certainly OHKO and destroy full shields, while the least powerful Oil Panic can KO middleweights at the ledge around 95%. Comes out on frame 2, and with these traits Oil Panic is an incredibly dangerous move. Any opponent hit will be covered in oil for a brief moment. Mr. Game & Watch's model changes into his appearance from ''Oil Panic''.

|fsdesc=Transforms into the large octopus that appears in its eponymous game, ''Octopus'', rears back and charges forward. The octopus can move up or down, only. Any opponents who touch its tentacles will be grabbed and dragged offscreen by the octopus, taking gradual damage. Touching the main body will just deal damage. Just like in the previous game, pressing the attack button will extend the length of the tentacles. By button-mashing, however, opponents can escape. The octopus can also go through walls and stages; any grabbed opponents who make contact with walls or floors will take damage and be launched. After reaching the blast line, Mr. Game & Watch will return back to his previous position.

The greater damage an absorbed energy-based projectile is supposed to deal, the higher damage the oil spill will deal. [[Oil Panic]] will multiply the damage per unit by 2, though the result is capped at 16%. As a result, the maximum damage Oil Panic deals is 48%. So for example, if 20%, 12% and 4% enter Oil Panic, the result will be 40% dealt not considering factors such as the [[1v1 multiplier]] and [[stale-move negation]]. <ref>[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Ipe2apITYqGCJ89QNRyH4kXzrFTDG-0v8ePDBc-lwYs/edit?usp=sharing Oil Panic Resource]</ref>

*'''Down Taunt''': Sits down and catches his breath. Originates from the ''Game & Watch'' version of ''Mario Bros.'' when [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] finished a level.

*'''Up:''' Hops about in choppy poses, tripping halfway, before teetering on one foot. He then proceeds to jump back and forth, landing on his feet, then his head.

[[File:G&WTheme.ogg|thumb|An original melody with an energetic tempo, based upon the typical bleeping noises that characters or other objects in a {{s|wikipedia|Game & Watch}} would make.]]

Although Mr. Game & Watch does not appear in the World of Light opening cutscene, he was vaporized and later imprisoned alongside the rest of the fighters (sans {{SSBU|Kirby}}) when Galeem unleashed his beams of light.

*This is the first game in the series where Mr. Game & Watch is portrayed holding an object different than his signature bell in his official art, instead being shown holding the flag from ''Flagman'' (the same one as his [[up tilt]]). It also resembles his Alt. trophy in {{for3ds}}.

*Mr. Game & Watch's render pose somewhat resembles his ''Smash 4'' render, although mirrored, and the positioning of his legs has been mirrored.

*Although Mr. Game & Watch has no visible eyes in his neutral animation, the loading screen, which temporarily lights up the selected character's eyes, makes Mr. Game & Watch glow where his eyes would be. The same applies to his Final Smash activation picture, which focuses on where his eyes would be, as with other characters.

*Along with {{SSBU|Samus}} and {{SSBU|Dark Samus}}, Mr. Game & Watch is one of the few characters in ''Ultimate'' to lack voice clips in the [[Sound Test]], despite {{SSBU|Duck Hunt}} and {{SSBU|R.O.B.}} being included. This is probably because the game considers his various beeps as sound effects instead.

*In spite of other languages having a translated word for the term "Mr.", no other language uses it in ''Ultimate'' for Mr. Game & Watch's name except for Russian, appropriately using "Г-н".

*Mr. Game & Watch's "transformation" into other Game & Watch characters are fully 2-D, unlike his regular model, although the manhole in his down tilt is still rendered in 3-D. This can be seen when under the effect of a metal box.

*Mr. Game & Watch’s Classic Mode route is vaguely similar to {{SSBU|Pac-Man}}’s, as both characters fight retro video game characters from the NES era for opponents.

**Coincidentally, they are chronologically the oldest fighters in ''Ultimate''.

*The two Judge sprites that appear on the celebration screen for Mr. Game & Watch's Classic Mode route carry a 3 and 9, which is {{s|wikipedia|goroawase}} for "san-kyu", or "thank you".

*As a consequence of not having visible eyes, Mr. Game & Watch is the only character with puppet fighters in World of Light that lack their signature red or purple eyes, simply using his model and various alternate costumes with no alterations.