As seen below in the latest episode of the Yoiko x Super Smash Bros. Ultimate video series, the Japanese comedy duo Yoiko sits down with Sakurai to play the Switch title, asking him what the franchise’s iconic logo is supposed to represent. According to the Smash director, the intersecting lines are meant to show the crossover nature of the series, and the circle is divided into four separate sections so as to make reference to its four-person multiplayer capabilities from the original.
While it’s safe to say that many graphic designers and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate fans already had a good idea of what the logo meant, as previously mentioned, a lot of newcomers and non-fans had likely been left wondering what it represented until now. As it so happens, the logo recently led one school to cancel classes as a precaution following a student sharing a note that featured the icon, as administrators misinterpreted the context of its usage and mistook the Smash ball as a mass shooting threat.
On top of the game’s logo, the Super Smash. Bros. franchise as a whole and its latest installment with Ultimate is rife with esoteric references to the annals of Nintendo as a company and to the medium of gaming itself. Of course, this is to be expected when the newest sequel’s roster contains every single character that has ever appeared in the series, which also includes the likes of non-Nintendo figures such as Metal Gear Solid’s Solid Snake and soon, Persona 5’s Joker.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is available now for Nintendo Switch.
Source: Nintendo 公式チャンネル – YouTube (via Kyle McLain – Twitter)
