The original Super Smash Bros., released in 1999 for the Nintendo 64, had a small budget and was originally a Japan-only release, but its domestic success led to a worldwide release.this led to the release of melee in 2001. then led to the release of brawl in 2008 for the wii. the fourth version of smash was released for 3DS and Wii U. Smash ultimate was just released on this 7th for the switch.