Nintendo has just released the Super Smash Bros Ultimate Update that saw the addition of The Small Battlefield stage for free. Players can now try out The Small Battlefield, along with the various experience improvements in the update.
The update also brings a little feature that allows you to select any stage-specific music for the Battlefield, Small Battlefield, Big Battlefield, and Final Destination stages. Other than that, the update contains various improvements to its online experience. You can check out the full patch notes at the end of this article.
While the patch notes don’t give out any more details about The Small Battlefield stage, the game director Masahiro Sakurai talked gave out some additional information about the level and the update. This short statement was in Japanese, but was picked up by PushDustin on Twitter:
Its out of nowhere, but Small Battlefield has been added! When fighting 1 on 1, Battlefield feels a bit wide, and Final Destination feels like it’s lacking. So we came up with a middle option with two platforms…
We werent able to make it an option for all stages, so it’s a single stage that you can select. At the same time we widen the music selection for the Battlefield type stages, making all the music available! Pick your favorite song from more than 1000 tracks!
By the way, we made some improvements to the online experience for 1v1. Please check it out.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate update V.8.1.0 Patch Notes:
Stage
- The Small Battlefield stage has been added. You can also set Small Battlefield as a Preferred Rule in Online battles.
- You can now select any stage-specific music for the Battlefield, Small Battlefield, Big Battlefield, and Final Destination stages.
Online
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- The online user experience has been adjusted.
- The way matching is determined when using Preferred Rules has been adjusted.
- Following a look at the current number of players eligible for Elite Smash, the threshold for entry has been recalculated to allow more players. Additionally, the way initial values for Global Smash Power are calculated has also been adjusted.
- Further investigations and adjustments to Online mode are expected.
General
- Several issues have been fixed to improve gameplay experience.
Post your comments below and let us know what you think of the new stage in the Super Smash Bros Ultimate Update.
