https://www.theguardian.com/games/2018/dec/12/super-smash-bros-ultimate-review-nintendo-switch > Nintendo Switch; Sora/Bandai Namco/NintendoWildly disparate heroes from Nintendo history – from Mario and Pikachu to Street Fighter II’s Ryu – meet for matches of thrilling, barely controlled chaos > There’s magic to the concept of the crossover, when strange worlds collide and wildly disparate characters meet, which Nintendo has often leveraged by bringing its various mascots together to engage in mortal combat (or occasionally go-karting). But Smash Bros Ultimate takes things to a maximalist extreme. In the 70-odd-strong fighter roster, Nintendo heroes such as Mario, Splatoon’s Inklings and Pikachu stand alongside outsiders such as Castlevania’s Simon Belmont and Final Fantasy’s Cloud. A palpable love of video games infuses everything, and tributes and references to their colourful history are omnipresent, from iconic and world-famous series to esoteric games that you thought nobody else even remembered.