10 Ways Nintendo Switch Can Absolutely Dominate In 2018

Nothing can de-throne Super Smash Bros. Melee from the competitive scene. Even the dual-release and high quality of both Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS hasn't dented the gleaming reputation of that second Smash success; the GameCube controller adapters for Wii U Smash were a strange admission of defeat and nostalgia.

Elsewhere, with ARMS, Nintendo are clearly still willing to experiment with fighting games. But Smash fans don't really want experimentation: they want continuation. Building up to Smash Brawl, Masahiro Sakurai regularly updated fans on character inclusions over a long marketing and development cycle. He used the Nintendo Direct format for Smash Wii U. But with 10 million Switch owners looking forward to another software-filled year, Smash has yet to get a mention. The time is now to announce a sequel.

The best way to release Smash on Switch has to be to surprise the fans in the same way Nintendo LABO came out of nowhere. Heck, a HD remaster of Melee with all the DLC of Smash 4 would sell quicker than hot cakes.