Nintendo fans have been waiting for a new character to be added to the massive Super Smash Bros. Ultimate roster, and with a character reveal event set for Thursday, rumors and speculation over who the character might be ran wild in recent days. There were reports that we could see a character from Blizzard’s Overwatch. Some thought that Crash Bandicoot might finally land in Smash Bros, while Xbox fans hoped it could be Master Chief.
Instead, Smash Bros. fans are getting…. a Minecraft collaboration. Steve from Minecraft is the new Smash Bros. character, and can be swapped out for Alex, Enderman or a Zombie. Steve is available as a part of Smash Bros.’ Fighter Pass Vol. 2 DLC.
Another presentation starring Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai will air on October 3rd and feature more in-depth gameplay with the new character.
#Minecraft's Steve & Alex come to #SmashBrosUltimate! Mine and craft your way to victory with the next DLC fighter! @Minecraft pic.twitter.com/ECNUjAdh1g
— Nintendo UK VS (@NintendoUKVS) October 1, 2020
Coincidentally, Twitter went down at the exact moment the presentation started, leading many to joke that Steve broke the internet.
Minecraft Steve in Smash broke Twitter.
— IGN Deals (@IGNDeals) October 1, 2020
Minecraft Steve gets announced:
Twitter goes down: pic.twitter.com/1N503TMDMM
— Dotodoya (@DotoDoya) October 1, 2020
Sakurai: Minecraft Steve in Smash!
Twitter Servers: pic.twitter.com/TNQMDsPriT
— TRAFON (@RiseFallNick) October 1, 2020
literally all of twitter when steve got added to smash pic.twitter.com/IdIDZjuehZ
— 🎃👻Games n' Memes but Spoopy👻🎃 (@J_Hunt_The_1st) October 1, 2020
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