Minecraftplayers everywhere were stunned when it was revealed thatMinecraft’s Steve and Alex would joinSuper Smash Bros. Ultimateas DLC fighters. While the reveal reaction was so intense thatSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate’sMinecraftcrossover crashed Twitter, once theMinecraftcharacters were actually added to the game, players noticed something unusual about Steve’s win screen.
When Steve won a round, he’d be holding onto a slab of meat, the same kind that he regularly munches on both inMinecraftandSmash Bros. Unfortunately, the angle and placement of the object made viewers think of something else entirely, of the NSFW variety.
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Players quickly turned to social media upon this discovery, and it appears that Nintendo was fast to take notice of it. The 9.0.1.Super Smash Bros. Ultimateupdate just landed, and while it includes a number of gameplay adjustments as one would expect, it also takes away the slab of steak from theMinecraftcharacters' victory screens, doing away with any controversy that could stem from it.
Of course, there was nothing intentionally offensive about the victory screen. It may come as a surprise to some players that Nintendo didn’t think anything of the victory animation prior to its release to the general public, but at this point, anyone who may have been offended by theSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate MinecraftSteve animationcan rest easy. However, there are likely some players who actually liked the animation and are probably sad to see it go.
While Nintendo hasn’t shied away from more mature games in recent history, likeBayonettaor even the upcoming Switch port ofHatred, the company has also made a strong effort to protect younger players from anything obscene in its E-for-Everyone games and related projects. It recently removed aninfamous meme fromSuper Mario 64, even though the voice actor of Mario himself said it was never actually ‘So long, Gay Bowser’ as players had believed. The company also took down an NSFW Princess Peach fan game recently, though it was in development for eight years before Nintendo finally took action.
In addition to removing the steak,Super Smash Bros. Ultimatemade a few other adjustments to Steve. After downloading the update, players should no longer have to worry about phasing through blocks or the landscape. Issues with the minecart have also been ironed out, including its unintentional ability to make other player characters uncontrollable or warping them back to where they initially landed in the minecart. While these issues may have irritated some, the fix came quickly, and issues were bound to arise afterSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate’s stages had to be retooled forMinecraftbuilding to even be possible.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimateis available now for the Nintendo Switch.
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