{"id":11051,"date":"2020-12-17T22:27:12","date_gmt":"2020-12-17T22:27:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/nintendo-adds-geno-to-smash-ultimate-as-a-mii-costume"},"modified":"2024-07-19T08:16:07","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T08:16:07","slug":"nintendo-adds-geno-to-smash-ultimate-as-a-mii-costume","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/smash-ultimate\/nintendo-adds-geno-to-smash-ultimate-as-a-mii-costume","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo adds Geno to Smash Ultimate&#8230; as a Mii costume"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For years, Masahiro Sakurai, creator of the Super Smash Bros. series, has been pestered with one request &#8212; when&#8217;s Geno coming to Smash?<\/p>\n<p>Well, as we&#8217;re gearing towards 2021, leaving all the pain, suffering, and disappointment that 2020 brought the vast majority of people, Nintendo wanted to pull one last devilish act to send us off &#8212; Geno made it to Smash&#8230; as a Mii costume.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-cf.ginx.tv\/imgcdn\/bqknsdZbKyYhMXJu9lwygqdlntcx8rLSHi6TCMiKewA\/rs:fill:0:0:1\/g:ce\/aHR0cHM6Ly9wYnMudHdpbWcuY29tL21lZGlhL0VwZU9YaVZXOEFJZnZKOT9mb3JtYXQ9anBnJm5hbWU9bGFyZ2U\" alt=\"Geno smash\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" loading=\"lazy\">(Picture: Nintendo)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/smash-ultimate\/final-fantasy-sephiroth-next-dlc-fighter-super-smash-bros-ultimate\">During the Sephiroth character breakdown<\/a> hosted by Sakurai himself, a few Mii costumes were unveiled. 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