What is Super Smash Bros?
Super Smash Bros is a Nintendo-developed platform fighter series in which up to eight players brawl on a 2D stage as characters drawn from every major Nintendo franchise. Instead of health bars, damage percentages build up and launch distance grows — the aim is to knock opponents off the stage. Melee (2001) and Ultimate (2018) have thriving pro tournament scenes.
Quick facts
Category
Esports
Type
Individual
Players
1 per team
Where played
indoor
Country of origin
🇯🇵 Japan
Estimated origin
1999, Nintendo (original for N64); competitive scene from 2002
Olympic
No
Popularity
global
Sources & provenance
Last verified 2026-08-24.verified