Nintendo has confirmed Super Smash Bros. Ultimate update 9.0.0 which will add Steve and include various gameplay adjustments as mentioned in the patch notes.
The second fighter pass for Super Smash Bros. will add six new DLC fighters. The first two are Min Min and Steve. The second DLC fighter, Steve, will join the game with update 9.0.0 which is due out today.
While there are no official patch notes available for this update, we do know that it will add support for the new DLC fighter in addition to offering various character balance adjustments.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Update 9.0.0 Patch Notes
- Offline
- The following spirits will appear in the Shop on the Vault menu:
- Zombie
- Creeper
- Skeleton
- Slime (Minecraft)
- Enderman
- Villager & Iron Golem
- Ghast
- Piglin
- Ender Dragon
- The following spirits will appear in the Shop on the Vault menu:
- Online
- The controls during combat in battle arenas while spectators are present have been adjusted.
- Adjustments have been made to the way Global Smash Power is calculated.
- General
- The following downloadable content will be usable after purchase:
- Steve & Alex Challenger Pack
- Creeper Mask + Outfit
- Pig Mask + Outfit
- Diamond Helmet + Armor
- Travis Wig + Outfit
- Bomberman Mask + Outfit
- Gil’s Helmet + Armor
- You cannot make videos of replays that contain DLC you have not purchased (fighters, stages, music, Mii Fighter costumes, etc.).
- An issue where the movement delay after a perfect shield was behaving incorrectly under certain rules has been fixed.
- Game balance adjustments, stability fixes, and other minor adjustments have been made. Please see the details of fixes and changes to fighters.
- Several issues have been fixed to improve gameplay experience.
- The following downloadable content will be usable after purchase:
The patch is available to download now for the Nintendo Switch.