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Rumour: Warner Working On A Smash Bros. Imitator With Batman, Gandalf And, Er, Shaggy

It’s what Tolkien would have wanted.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has had its final hurrah, and will now gracefully ride off into a sunset of acclaim, arguments about Sora and competitive tournaments. Nintendo’s platform fighter (for that’s the genre name) leads the way in that particular kingdom, but it has had to face down some challengers. Recently we had Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl which put a big emphasis on SpongeBob to lure in players; early indicators are that it’s not been a smash (really? Ed.) hit as the publisher would have hoped.

Still, there’s often talk of other IP-owning powerhouses hoping to find the magic formula and challenge Nintendo’s franchise. The latest rumour suggests it’s Warner Bros. actively working on a platform fighter, at least according to this Reddit post. This has been backed up by the now familiar industry chatter Jeff Grubb, though there’s disagreement on who’s developing the game. Not exactly concrete rumours then, but it certainly feels feasible.

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