Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Version 10.1.0 Is Now Live – Nintendo Life

Sephiroth joins the battle

by Liam Doolan 1 hour ago

Nintendo’s latest update for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, which includes Sephiroth, is now live.

Apart from the antagonist from Final Fantasy VII, there are new spirits, a bunch of DLC outfits including Geno from Super Mario RPG and various other changes and fixes to improve the overall game experience. There are some fighter adjustments, too.

Here are the full patch notes, courtesy of Nintendo’s support page:

Ver. 10.1.0 (Released December 22, 2020)

Offline
- The following spirits will appear in the Shop on the Vault menu:
  - Tifa
  - Barret
  - Aerith
  - Red XIII
  - Cid
  - Cait Sith
  - Yuffie
  - Vincent
  - The Turks & Rufus Shinra
  - Bahamut ZERO
  - Chocobo & Moogle
  - Shiva
  - Ifrit
- You can now switch between different artwork for Cloud’s spirit.
General
- The following downloadable content will be usable after purchase:
  - Sephiroth Challenger Pack
  - Barret’s Outfit
  - Tifa’s Outfit
  - Aerith’s Outfit
  - Chocobo Hat
  - Geno Hat + Outfit
- You cannot make videos of replays that contain DLC you have not purchased (fighters, stages, music, Mii Fighter costumes, etc.).
- You can now switch between “Random from all songs” and “Random from My Music” for the Battlefield, Small Battlefield, Big Battlefield and Final Destination stages.
  - To switch between options, access My Music via the Options or the Vault and then press the X Button.
- The Final Smash for Cloud’s P2, P4, P6, and P8 color variations has been changed to Omnislash Ver. 5. (This essentially functions the same as a regular Omnislash.)
- Game-balance adjustments have been made. Please see the details of fixes and changes to fighters.
- Several issues have been fixed to improve gameplay experience.

Fighter	Move	Change

Fox	Forward Air Attack	Made it easier to hit multiple times. Increased attack range of the first attack to fourth attack.
Fox	Down Air Attack	Made it easier to hit multiple times. Increased attack range.
Luigi	Dash Attack	Made it easier to hit multiple times.
Zelda	Side Smash Attack	Made it easier to hit multiple times. Increased final attack’s range.
Pichu	Side Smash Attack	Increased final attack’s range.
Younk Link	Up Special	Made it easier to hit multiple times when using the move in the air.
Toon Link	Up Special	Made it easier to hit multiple times when using the move in the air.
Olimar	Up Special	After throwing a Pikmin with a side smash attack or side special, if there are other Pikmin nearby when using up special, an air attack using a Pikmin will occur.
Rosalina & Luma	Forward Air Attack	Made it easier to hit multiple times. Decreased the attack range above the skirt’s hemline, and made it easier to continue with later attacks. Increased final attack’s range.

Mii Gunner	Up Throw	Adjusted launch angle. Increased attack range for the shot fired after the throw.
Duck Hunt	Side Smash Attack	Made it easier to hit multiple times. Decreased the time that an opponent can hitstun shuffle during the first and second attacks.