DLC fighters for Super Smash Bros. last they led to a lot of hype, and some fans think they might have an idea when the next one is about to fall. If the theory is to be believed, the next fighter will appear in March or April. The reason behind the launch window comes down to how Nintendo releases Amiibo from the game. According to @APC_Cipher on Twitter, the concept of Amiibo Theory is that a new fighter is revealed within two to three weeks of the launch of a wave of Super Smash Bros. Amiibo. This theory has gained a lot of traction because it has proven to be mostly accurate!
The theory from @APC_Cipher can be found below.
The basic premise is that whenever we realize the launch date of a new wave of amiibo, we will have a new fighter fall about 2/3 weeks before or after launch. It was true for every character except Min Min, who had no amiibo release associated with it.
– APC (@APC_Cipher) August 28, 2020
The above tweets are from August, before the release of two fighters from Super Smash Bros. last: Steve and Sephiroth. In the first Tweet, @APC_Cipher guesses a launch window for Steve, from September 7 to October 12. Steve was released a day later, on October 13. The next wave of Amiibo will be launched on March 26. If the pattern continues, fans can expect the next fighter to debut in March or April.
It should be noted that there were two exceptions to the rule: Min Min and Sephiroth. In both cases, the fighters were released far from any other Amiibo in the Super Smash Bros. line. As such, fans shouldn’t put too much stock into this, as it’s simply a fan theory, but the launch window seems pretty plausible. There are currently three more fighters in the Fighter’s Pass Vol. 2 DLC. It seems very likely that these three fighters will be released next year. Since April is a third of the year 2021, it would only make sense to see a fighter released in that period! However, until Nintendo makes an official announcement, fans will just have to wait and see what happens.
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