The iconic Tekken character, Kazuya, joins Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tomorrow
What you need to know
- Tekken's Kazuya Mishima joins Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tomorrow, June 29th.
- He can be purchased separately or with the other fighters included in Fighter Pass Vol.2.
- Four new Mii Fighter costumes of frequently requested characters are also available, starting tomorrow.
As part of Nintendo's E3 2021 Direct, Kazuya Mishima of Tekken fame was announced as the next fighter to join Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and we now know that that release is coming sooner rather than later. Kazuya is available to download tomorrow, June 29th.
During today's "Mr. Sakurai Presents", Game Director Masahiro Sakurai showcased the character's moveset and ended the presentation with a release date. While there was no hint of who the final character in the Fighter Pass Vol. 2 might be, Sakurai did tease that the new character will arrive this year but "it'll be a while before that announcement." Sakurai also confirmed that a Min-Min amiibo would arrive in 2022.
Kazuya Mishima releases with his own stage, the Mishima Dojo, and a bunch of music tracks from the Tekken series. He will available for $6 on his own and is available for those who own Fighter Pass Vol. 2.
Kazuya will also be joined by four new Mii Fighter costumes. The costumes are of Dante from Devil May Cry, Lloyd from Tales of Symphonia, The Dragonborn from The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim, and Shantae, the titular genie of the Shantae series. Shantae even includes an additional music track. Each of these costumes will cost 75 cents.
Kazuya Mishima is the 88th character added to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and joins a stacked roster of characters that includes everyone from Mario and Pac-Man to Bayonetta and Banjo-Kazooie. You can grab Fighter Pass Vol 2. now for $30, and get immediate access to Kazuya when he releases, as well as Min-Min from ARMS, Steve from Minecraft, Sephiroth from Final Fantasy 7, and Pyra and Mythra from Xenoblade 2.
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