Super Smash Bros Ultimate's Next Spirit Event Is A Double XP (And SP) Weekend
By Jason Fanelli ·
Frequent visitors to Super Smash Bros Ultimate's Spirit Board will be happy to know that they'll be rewarded doubly in XP and Spirit Points all weekend long.
After two Spirit Board events featuring Super Mario and the NES Era, the next Spirit Event for Super Smash Brothers Ultimate will be shifting its focus from featured spirits to increased perks, as Double Experience and Double Spirits Points are now up for grabs.
The aptly named “Double XP and SP!” event will begin today January 10 at 10PM Pacific Time and run until 10PM Pacific onn Sunday January 13. The announcement was made via a post on the Nintendo Versus Twitter account:
The Spirit Board Event "Double XP and SP!" starts at 1/10, 10pm – 1/13, 10pm! During the event, Experience and Spirit Points received from Spirit Board battles will be doubled! Use this chance to beef up those spirits! #SmashBrosUltimate pic.twitter.com/uMnfd1cBli
This may not have been the Nintendo event people hoped for on January 10 -- a Nintendo was heavily rumored and even cruelly teased by a fake Nintendo Twitter account -- but it gives the Super Smash Bros faithful more reason to keep collecting and training Spirits.
These weekly Spirit events do beg a certain question: will Nintendo’s competitive aspirations for Super Smash Bros Ultimate include these Spirits? While Smash Bros purists may cringe at the idea of anything other than normal Smash battles, a Nintendo-run tournament allowing players to build their best Spirit teams could be an interesting and unique event. It would certainly be an easy way to shake up the Smash community, and any time a game can try something new is a good time,
For more on all things Smash, check out our coverage on the potential leaking of the rest of the game’s DLC characters, as well as a quick guide to earning Gold and Spirit Points just in the time for the Double SP event.