Official Super Smash Bros. Brawl Thread (OUT NOW!)

[FantasiaWHT]

HELL yes! Can't wait to learn about them!

[Icarus Moonsight]

Olimar w/ Pikmin is a new character!

http://www.smashbros.com/en_us/characters/pikmin.html

Awesome. Swarm my Pikmin SWARM! Bwahahahaha

[FantasiaWHT]

That's going to be the best Final Smash yet! *imagines a massive swarm of 200 pikmin invading the screen*

[Snapple]

New characters are always cool. I wish they'd say they're bringing back all the old characters, too, but I know they won't. Mr. G&W was one of my favorites, and it's going to be sad without him.

[Nebagram]

Olimar will indeed rock. Glad to see they're going for unique fighters rather than Mario/Dr. Mario this time round- though I too want Mr. G&W back.

[udisi]

I'm hoping there are more characters. So far none of the characters I used before are listed. My Main character is Jigglypuff(Shut up, he rocks if you know how to use him), I also use Capt. Falcon, Roy/Marth mainly. I can do decent with Nes, Pikachu, and a few others, but I haven't seen any of my main characters listed yet

[FantasiaWHT]

I'm hoping there are more characters. So far none of the characters I used before are listed. My Main character is Jigglypuff(Shut up, he rocks if you know how to use him), I also use Capt. Falcon, Roy/Marth mainly. I can do decent with Nes, Pikachu, and a few others, but I haven't seen any of my main characters listed yet

Roy/Marth = Ike, almost certainly. Not a bad thing, I love swords. I'm gravitating toward him or Sonic, with Olimar/Pikmin now as my have-some-fun-with character

[blissfulnoise]

Update today has details on "Challenges" aka Achievements. They're cramming so much into this game there's no way they'll ever be able to follow it up.

Let's hope the Feb 10th date doesn't slip again (though rumor has it will into March).

[PsychoCandy]

I wish, that if they cut out certain old charecters such as Dr.Mario, and Roy... that they'd include them as costume swaps for returning/new charecters with there move sets.

[Icarus Moonsight]

Update today has details on "Challenges" aka Achievements. They're cramming so much into this game there's no way they'll ever be able to follow it up.

Let's hope the Feb 10th date doesn't slip again (though rumor has it will into March).

There ya go folks! Nintendo is doing achievements (at least in SSBB). So can you spare us already.

Are there going to be any surprises left for us all on release day? I hope so, although it's cram packed now as it stands.

[FantasiaWHT]

There ya go folks! Nintendo is doing achievements (at least in SSBB). So can you spare us already.

Are there going to be any surprises left for us all on release day? I hope so, although it's cram packed now as it stands.

I don't think it's bragging-rights achievements so much as it is "how to unlock the unlockables". That's how I read it, anyway.

Anybody who's played Culdcept recognizes that format immediately, heh.

[boatofcar]

Here's a great surprise for release day - SSBB delayed until March 9th. Of course, it's a N first party title--we'll be lucky to get it by summer.

[Nesmaster]

Here's a great surprise for release day - SSBB delayed until March 9th. Of course, it's a N first party title--we'll be lucky to get it by summer.

Hilarious stuff. I'm glad I'm not really looking forward to this (as in a day 1 buy) or I'd be pissed off.

[Icarus Moonsight]

Not quite what I was getting at... well, at least it's not some vague reset like Q3 2008. Then I'd be more than irked. Gamestop just gets another month of interest off my $5. It hasn't gone Duke Nukem Forever or anything.

[FantasiaWHT]

It's fine by me I've got more games sitting in my pile of "to play" than I can handle right now, and I don't plan on buying anything else until this comes out, so no real problems for me.

[8-bitNesMan]

Here's a quick prediction from me: This game will not hit the stores until 4th quarter '08. You heard it here first...

[boatofcar]

Here's a quick prediction from me: This game will not hit the stores until 4th quarter '08. You heard it here first...

You're absolutely right...if you're referring to the PAL version.

In other news, SSBB got a perfect score in Japanese gaming mag Famitsu.

[Lothars]

Hilarious stuff. I'm glad I'm not really looking forward to this (as in a day 1 buy) or I'd be pissed off.

Yup I am pissed off it's bullshit

I would have rather had any other Wii Game Delayed but of course the only Wii Game I want is the one that's delayed.

[heybtbm]

I still think the delays are due to Nintendo's inexperience with the "online battles with anyone" aspect. If you think Xbox Live has been slow lately, try playing a match of SSBB on release day. You'll be lucky to even get as far as the matchmaking menu.

Nintendo isn't ready to handle the millions of people who are going to buy this game and play online. This game is Nintendo's "Halo". Functional online matches are going to be an exercise in frustration the first few months. I'm sure they'll eventually iron it all out, but it will take a long time. It's a good thing the lifespan of Smash Brother's games are measured in years, as opposed to most games only being viable for a few months.

[FantasiaWHT]

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sheik makes me happy

Sadly, her specials are all the same... did anybody else who loved sheik almost never use the daggers or chain, except when fooling around?

And the fact that Sheik has a separate portrait under "Characters" supports my belief that Zero Suit Samus is NOT a separately selectable character, but only the result of a final smash