To the delight ofKingdom Heartsfans everywhere, Sora is finally coming toSuper Smash Bros. Ultimatein just a few short days. However, the global landscape of gaming sometimes makes worldwide releases tricky to follow due to timezone differences and, with a character as highly anticipated as Sora,Smashfans across the world want to know when exactly they’ll be able to start playing as the Keyblade wielder.
In the Sakurai Presents that revealed Sora’s inclusion inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate, the release date for the character was set for October 18. Unfortunately, it didn’t specifically say what time fans can expect to start downloading the DLC fighter, but looking at past release times helps illustrate when fans can expect him.
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Smashfans should anticipate Sora going live at 9 PM EDT on October 18 if he followsthe rest of the DLC fighterswho have been released before him. While it’s not confirmed 100% that he’s going live exactly then, there’s no reason to believe that he won’t be following the same schedule. That said, here’s a list of all other timezones for those who don’t live on the East Coast of the USA:
6:00 PM PDT
7:00 PM MDT
8:00 PM CDT
9:00 PM EDT
10:00 PM BRT
2:00 AM BST
3:00 AM CEST
4:00 AM MSK
5:00 AM GMT
6:30 AM IST
9:00 AM SST
9:00 AM CST
10:00 AM JST
12:00 PM AEDT
2:00 PM NZDT
As Sakurai revealed during the presentation,Sora was the character who won theSuper Smash Bros.fighter ballotthat Nintendo ran years prior, so it makes sense why so many people are counting down the hours until they can take control of the character in the largest video game crossover ever made. Sora is a bittersweet addition as he marks the final fighter that’s going to be added to the game.
There’s currently some worry thatSora might not be receiving an Amiiboas he wasn’t featured on the list of upcoming statues during the presentation, but it seems likely that was excluded for other unknown reasons and that he’ll simply be the final character fromSmashto be made into one. As there aren’t currently anymainlineKingdom Heartsgames on the Switch, it’s unclear what the function of his Amiibo might be, but that could be clarified once the Cloud versions of select games in the franchise eventually release on the platform at a later date.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimateis available now for the Nintendo Switch.
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