Super Smash Bros

17 years ago, Masahiro Sakurai and his team at HAL Laboratory introduced us to the crossover fighting game that featured Nintendo's most popular characters. In case you've been living under a rock, Super Smash Bros. is a fighting game that features the likes of Mario, Samus, Link, Fox McCloud, Pikachu, Donkey Kong, Kirby, and more. It allowed gamers to settle the schoolyard debates they had in the '90s as to who could win in a fight, Mario or Link. After all those times Donkey Kong kidnapped Princess Toadstool, it was nice to be able to play as Mario and finally punch that ape in the face.

The creator of Kirby and Super Smash Bros., Masahiro Sakurai, had some heartfelt words to say about attending the funeral of his longtime colleague and friend.

The annual Evolution Championship Series is back in Las Vegas this weekend, and here's your guide to watching all the epic fighting game tournaments going on.

Nintendo is adding Ryu and Roy to the Super Smash Bros. roster today along with all kinds of new DLC, including Tekken and Virtua Fighter Mii Fighter outfits.

Nintendo is finally adding Ness' Earthbound friend, Lucas, to the Super Smash Bros. roster just in time for E3 2015.

Sound files hidden in Super Smash Bros update 1.06 have uncovered clues to some unannounced fighters, and one of them could be Ryu of Street Fighter fame.

Rare's popular bear and bird duo could be making it to Super Smash Bros, thanks to Nintendo's new Fighter Ballot and Phil Spencer wanting Banjo-Kazooie added.

I had planned to collect the entire Super Smash Bros. line before backing away and being more selective about my amiibo purchases. I had successfully avoided the NFC figure initiative until now because I'm a longtime Smash player and these are too cool to pass up. Notice I said I had planned to collect the entire Smash Bros. line. That goal is now in jeopardy, and not through any fault of my own.

For everybody anxiously awaiting Mewtwo's debut as a fighter on Super Smash Bros., the wait is almost over, as Nintendo finally announced a release date for both the Wii U and 3DS versions.

Nintendo has had a lot of announcements today during its Nintendo Direct event, but one of the most exciting is the Super Smash Bros Fighter Ballot.