After a long wait for Sora in Super Smash Bros. Ultimately, the wait ends up being longer than expected as some fans get error messages instead.
After three and a half years of
Super Smash Bros Ultimate
fulfilling gaming dreams with its incredible roster, the lineup of fighters is finally complete. Everyone is there, including Sora from
Kingdom Hearts
; the light at the end of the tunnel for the fans who have been waiting for it. Unfortunately, some of these players had to wait a bit longer as Sora’s traffic caused the Nintendo eShop to crash.
Sora was announced as the last fighter of
Super Smash Bros Ultimate
during the last Sakurai Presents. Many fans around the world were surprised and thrilled that the Keyblade wielder was finally the final fighter. The number of fans apparently ended up being way too big for Nintendo’s servers, as many error messages were given to players when trying to download the DLC.
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RELATED: Video Offers A Theory About How Sora Moved From Kingdom Hearts To Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Nintendo has performed maintenance on
Smash Bros Ultimate
and its network services in preparation for the launch of Sora, and after
Smash Ultimate’s
update went live, the servers quickly caved under the strain. Fans took to social media to express their inability to get Sora, while other fans just wanted to get the Doom Slayer Mii Fighter outfit and couldn’t. So many fans shared their experiences that “Nintendo eShop” started trending on a few platforms.
While the eShop was down, Network Services had to deal with fans managing to get the new fighter and not being able to keep up. Where half of the commenting fans were talking about their eShop issues, soon the other half was
To break
players saying they lost connection due to traffic. Soon after, network services maintenance was complete and now fans can access Sora without any issues.
While it’s unfortunate that some people couldn’t get the character they wanted due to technical issues, it’s a bit humorous to watch through fan reactions. At the very least, once everything is back to normal, Sora should be fairly easy to obtain. Seems like a fitting ending for
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
DLC, like
personas 5
Joker also caused servers to crash when it launched.
However, with news of Nintendo’s eShop servers crashing due to this release, it makes you wonder what will happen with the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack. With such a high price and servers crashing even during
Smash Bros.
tournaments, there are bound to be improvements that Nintendo can make. However, whatever improvements Nintendo makes to its online services will most likely come later than sooner.
Super Smash Bros Ultimate
is now available on Nintendo Switch.
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After a long wait for Sora in Super Smash Bros. Ultimately, the wait ends up being longer than expected as some fans get error messages instead.
After three and a half years of
Super Smash Bros Ultimate
fulfilling gaming dreams with its incredible roster, the lineup of fighters is finally complete. Everyone is there, including Sora from
Kingdom Hearts
; the light at the end of the tunnel for the fans who have been waiting for it. Unfortunately, some of these players had to wait a bit longer as Sora’s traffic caused the Nintendo eShop to crash.
Sora was announced as the last fighter of
Super Smash Bros Ultimate
during the last Sakurai Presents. Many fans around the world were surprised and thrilled that the Keyblade wielder was finally the final fighter. The number of fans apparently ended up being way too big for Nintendo’s servers, as many error messages were given to players when trying to download the DLC.
GAMER VIDEO OF THE DAY
RELATED: Video Offers A Theory About How Sora Moved From Kingdom Hearts To Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Nintendo has performed maintenance on
Smash Bros Ultimate
and its network services in preparation for the launch of Sora, and after
Smash Ultimate’s
update went live, the servers quickly caved under the strain. Fans took to social media to express their inability to get Sora, while other fans just wanted to get the Doom Slayer Mii Fighter outfit and couldn’t. So many fans shared their experiences that “Nintendo eShop” started trending on a few platforms.
While the eShop was down, Network Services had to deal with fans managing to get the new fighter and not being able to keep up. Where half of the commenting fans were talking about their eShop issues, soon the other half was
To break
players saying they lost connection due to traffic. Soon after, network services maintenance was complete and now fans can access Sora without any issues.
While it’s unfortunate that some people couldn’t get the character they wanted due to technical issues, it’s a bit humorous to watch through fan reactions. At the very least, once everything is back to normal, Sora should be fairly easy to obtain. Seems like a fitting ending for
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
DLC, like
personas 5
Joker also caused servers to crash when it launched.
However, with news of Nintendo’s eShop servers crashing due to this release, it makes you wonder what will happen with the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack. With such a high price and servers crashing even during
Smash Bros.
tournaments, there are bound to be improvements that Nintendo can make. However, whatever improvements Nintendo makes to its online services will most likely come later than sooner.
Super Smash Bros Ultimate
is now available on Nintendo Switch.
MORE: Why Sora Was Smash Bros. Perfect Ultimate Fighter to save for the end
Why Sora Was the Perfect Ultimate Smash Bros. Fighter to save for the end
Read more
About the Author
Zackari Greif
(260 articles published)
Zackari has loved video games ever since he first played Sonic the Hedgehog on the SEGA Genesis as a kid. He enjoys writing about the games he’s loved all his life, and when he’s not writing for Game Rant, he finds himself playing those same games or getting into more creative projects.
More Zackari Greif