Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has received a lot of praise from fans and critics alike since its release in 2018. The crossover fighting game, developed by Bandai Namco Studios and Sora Ltd. as the 5th installment of the Super Smash Bros. series, has been touted as the best release from the Nintendo publisher. Gamers love the freedom to choose their favorite characters from various popular anime to battle against other players in multiplayer mode, which has also made it a popular title for Twitch streamers. As of June 2022, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate had sold over 28 million copies worldwide.
In the modern days of gaming, such numbers are bound to have some streamers among them. Viewers love entertainment, and there is no shortage of fun when so many playable characters are available, equipped with different strengths and weaknesses, battling it out for victory. Twitch, the popular game streaming platform, is often the number one choice for streaming among gamers. Fans even pay a subscription fee to some gamers if their content justifies the price tag. The best streamers usually draw the largest crowds, as fans want to watch world-class battles defined by a level of skill regular players ordinarily don't encounter in their gaming experience.
GlutonnySSB
William Belaid is a French e-sports player that runs a Twitch account under the username GluttonnySSB. He joined Twitch in early 2019 and has become the 2nd most-watched French Super Smash Bros. Ultimate channel on the platform. His channel stands 13th in the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate worldwide category. Viewers have spent roughly 30 thousand hours in the last month watching him slug it out against other players. GlutonnySSB is regarded as the best controlling player of Wario in the world, boasting an incredible win rate of 75% using the character. William says he uses Wario because of his mobility and air combinations.
Hungrybox
A legendary player that strikes fear into the hearts of most Super Smash Bros. players regardless of their skill level, Hungrybox is a seven-time champion of the CEO series and a two-time EVO winner. He has a fantastic record of victories at events such as MLG, Apex, Genesis, and Smash Summit, earning the title of one of the "Five Gods" in Melee which he shares with Armada, Mango, Mew2King, and PPMD. Hungrybox uses Jigglypuff as the main character in his battles. Unfortunately, he has not had sustained success in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, regularly placing outside the top places in championships.
Despite the disappointment in tournaments, Hungrybox runs the 4th most-watched Super Smash Bros. Ultimate channel on Twitch, amassing a following of around 400,000 viewers. From September to October 2022, viewers spent a total of 230 thousand hours watching his content. He is known for his entertaining gameplay and is regarded as one of the best streamers in the discipline.
Gackt_N
Japanese e-sports streamer Gakuto Gackt Ito is the man behind the Gackt_N username on Twitch. Gackt occasionally uses a sarcastic alter ego to entertain his audience, which he named Meister G: Ito. He activates this second personality by wearing dark glasses to play the game. Gackt also wears a shirt that exposes his upper body as part of the act. Viewers love his antics, as is shown by his strong performance in TwitchMetrics.
Despite having only 37,000 followers, Gackt has logged upwards of 400 thousand viewer hours in the last month alone. These numbers make him the most-watched Super Smash Bros. Ultimate channel in Japan and second only to a tournament organizing group on Twitch. This means he is the biggest individual streamer of the game worldwide. Gackt is also known for being very interactive with his fans, engaging in discussions on JustChatting when he isn't playing the game.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is available on Nintendo Switch.