
Swansong uses elements from every past Smash Bros. The game was released on November 19th, 2021 on the Nintendo Switch, featuring 4th party content and representation from fellow fanon Smash game, Super Smash Bros. The game also marks the return of a proper story mode, the concept returning from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, with the game taking a lot of gameplay and assets and either retooling them or keeping them the same as before.


Swansong was began early development during the final stages of production on Super Smash Bros. Rather than being directed by Masahiro Sakurai, the role of director was given to DoodleFox, who wanted to keep Sakurai's attention to detail and creativity while also adding in himself. Swansong is a large-scale crossover fighting game consisting of various IPs owned by Nintendo and other third-party developers, such as Bandai Namco, who had a hand in developing the game.
