According to the post, which also reminds players to claim their Gold Points before the end of this month so that you can receive the fighter for free -- the plant with a big mouth will become available "around" February.

Now, if you haven't already claimed Piranha Plant, the download code to redeem the character will be emailed to you within 72 hours once you've purchased the base game from the eShop or claimed your Gold Points manually with a physical copy of the game.

If you don't purchase the game and redeem the Gold Points before the end of the month, you'll miss out on nabbing the fighter for no extra cost.

For more on the fighter -- its attacks, moves, taunts, final smash, and screenshots -- click here .

And going off previous Smash games, Ultimate should have legs and be talked about for years to come.

For more news on the critically-acclaimed platform fighter and best-seller, be sure to peep all of our previous coverage of the game by clicking right here .