Author Topic: Sonic Confirmed for Smash Bros. Brawl (Read 15940 times)

WindyMan · « **on:** October 09, 2007, 08:48:24 PM »

Yes, it's finally happened. However, we may need to wait a bit longer to play the game at all...Updated with official announcement
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/newsArt.cfm?artid=14564

The Smash Bros. Dojo has updated with what is its most monumental update so far: Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog has been confirmed as a new character for Super Smash Bros. Brawl. He becomes the second non-Nintendo character to be announced, joining Snake from Konami's Metal Gear Solid series.

Accompanying this update is a video showing off Sonic's high-speed moves. Attacks like the classic spin dash are seen, and they appear to fit into the Smash Bros. world perfectly. At the end of the trailer, we even catch a glimpse of the golden-clad Super Sonic!

Besides the Sonic announcement and Sonic intro video, the Smash Bros. Dojo has updated with another video trailer showing off a bunch of new gameplay with stages and characters in multiplayer and single player action, along with other things like trophies and stickers. It's the most revealing look at the game so far, so don't miss it!

While it's easy to be caught up in this major news event, not all of the updates at the Dojo tonight were good news. The release date on on the U.S. Dojo page is now listed as "TBD" instead of the previously stated date of December 3. Furthermore, Japan has finally gotten a solid release date for the game: January 24, 2008.

There's no telling whether or not these new dates could mean Brawl slipping past Christmas in North America. However, if you're planning on attending E For All in Los Angeles next week—we are, that's for sure—you can play Super Smash Bros. Brawl at Nintendo's booth.

The press release with quotes from Nintendo of Europe and Sega of Europe is below.

Super Smash Bros. Goes Super Sonic!

SEGA's gaming legend Sonic The Hedgehog to feature in Super Smash Bros Brawl for Wii

10th October, 2007- Nintendo of Europe and SEGA Europe Ltd today revealed that Sonic, SEGA’s legendary blue hedgehog, will be making his debut in the eagerly anticipated beat ‘em up, Super Smash Bros. Brawl for Wii. This brawling, battling, action packed video game features a varied roster of characters, from Mario to Link to Zero Suite Samus and now players can choose the iconic hedgehog to go into battle with.

Sonic made his first appearance in 1991, appearing in Sonic The Hedgehog™ for the SEGA MEGADRIVE™, and quickly became a well-known household name, securing a dedicated following across the globe. Nintendo’s Super Smash Bros. series has been a firm favourite since the first title launched in 1999 on the Nintendo 64, and since the launch of Super Smash Bros. Melee for Nintendo GameCube, it has since gone on to have millions of fans worldwide.

Laurent Fischer, European Managing Director for Marketing and PR commented: “I am very pleased that Nintendo is extending its relationship with SEGA in this way and that our gaming icons can come together in such an action packed title. I am sure many fans will share my enthusiasm to see Sonic appear Super Smash Bros. Brawl to battle it out with a whole host of Nintendo favourites!"

Mike Hayes, President and COO of SEGA Europe commented: "Its amazing that after all these years we get to see these two much loved characters compete against each other in another fantastic title. Bringing Mario and Sonic together again underlines the continuing partnerships between Nintendo and SEGA, and produces another industry first for our two companies."

In the forthcoming Super Smash Bros. Brawl, players will for the first time be able to complete in online multiplayer battles for up to four players. The game will also contain an all-new adventure mode called Super Smash Bros. Brawl: The Subspace Emissary, where players can select their favourite character before embarking on an adventure to conquer giant bosses from the Nintendo Universe. There will also be a variety of stages where players can commence battles, including Delfino Plaza, Yoshi’s Island and Sky World.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl will launch across Europe on Wii early 2008 at an estimated retail price of €60.

Infernal Monkey · « **Reply #1 on:** October 09, 2007, 10:26:52 PM »

Too slow, NewsBot! TOO SLOW FOR SONIC. He'll cut'cha.

Bartman3010 · « **Reply #2 on:** October 10, 2007, 12:47:37 AM »

I'm upset about the delay, but this newsbit should definatley make up for it.

It did it for me. I got up early today just for this news.

raptorspike · « **Reply #3 on:** October 10, 2007, 12:48:50 AM »

Holy Crap!!! Screw Mario and Sonic at the Olympics! This is the fight we've been waiting for. Can we maybe get a sonic sidekick, like Tails or Knuckles?

Shift Key · « **Reply #4 on:** October 10, 2007, 01:09:38 AM »

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Originally posted by: raptorspike
Holy Crap!!! Screw Mario and Sonic at the Olympics! This is the fight we've been waiting for. Can we maybe get a sonic sidekick, like Tails or Knuckles?

I'm disappointed that we don't have Shadow the Hedgehog. After all, he's the cool one.

Shecky · « **Reply #5 on:** October 10, 2007, 01:15:12 AM »

And he's voiced.... bwahahahaha!

Tanookisuit · « **Reply #6 on:** October 10, 2007, 02:21:36 AM »

Let's hope this delay isn't too serious. I'm feeling optomistic.

Jome20 · « **Reply #7 on:** October 10, 2007, 02:26:33 AM »

Sonic in Smash .... just AWESOME! He looked very fun to play, I can't wait to try him out. If the game is delayed, hopefully it's not more than a couple of weeks.

Pale · « **Reply #8 on:** October 10, 2007, 02:35:18 AM »

Man. I hope this delay isn't true.

Nintendo's press site is still showing December 3rd. They could just be slow with the update though.

FoldMeTwice · « **Reply #9 on:** October 10, 2007, 02:46:52 AM »

" Sonic in Smash .... just AWESOME!"
you called for it .. behold: Awesome the hedgehog
btw. .. this is my first post here so, hi all :-)

Athrun Zala · « **Reply #10 on:** October 10, 2007, 03:29:01 AM »

awesome, Game of the Century CONFIRMED?

and they used Live and Learn in Sonic's video!

TheYoungerPlumber · « **Reply #11 on:** October 10, 2007, 03:34:23 AM »

Yeah, they even have the good sense to go back far enough in the 3D games to get a good song. Nice.

Morari · « **Reply #12 on:** October 10, 2007, 04:05:20 AM »

CENSORED FOR YOUR PROTECTION

TheYoungerPlumber · « **Reply #13 on:** October 10, 2007, 04:08:40 AM »

Pft, Tails is the classic sidekick, though I agree Knuckles would make for a good Brawl character, too. Let's hope they don't just shove a Sonic clone (Shadow) in there, per Sega's request.

Dirk Temporo · « **Reply #14 on:** October 10, 2007, 04:33:12 AM »

Brawl NEEDS to launch before Christmas. If it doesn't, they are going to lose TONS of sales.

mantidor · « **Reply #15 on:** October 10, 2007, 04:45:45 AM »

so what is the theory behind the delay? I doubt is sonic, he was in ages ago, and I really doubt they will add other character at this point.

I really doubt we will see the game before christmas now...

but sonic looks really cool, too bad they had to add the voice acting though

WindyMan · « **Reply #16 on:** October 10, 2007, 04:46:10 AM »

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Originally posted by: Dirk Temporo
Brawl NEEDS to launch before Christmas. If it doesn't, they are going to lose TONS of sales.

Heh, no it won't. Nintendo knows it can release the game whenever because it's going to sell forever. The only thing Nintendo would have to lose is the enormous hype and buzz that would surround the console for Christmas. With or without it, Wii is going to be selling out left and right.

DAaaMan64 · « **Reply #17 on:** October 10, 2007, 04:54:20 AM »

This is good news, and he fights ridiculously fast from what I can see in the video

My type of character...

Now what do we gotta do to get mega man in one of these games?

BlackNMild2k1 · « **Reply #18 on:** October 10, 2007, 04:57:03 AM »

My money is on a March release in the U.S. if it gets delayed over here.
But maybe they only delayed it to have enough days left to reveal all the secrets one by one.

mantidor · « **Reply #19 on:** October 10, 2007, 05:10:44 AM »

I bet on a worldwide release in jan 24. The game appears to be basically finished, this smells a lot like one of those evil marketing decisions when you delay it only to get more sales for other game (probably galaxy).

LandStalkerNigel · « **Reply #20 on:** October 10, 2007, 05:31:06 AM »

OMFG WTF HELL YES! This is the character that i've been telling everyone is the most obvious character to show up in smash bros! (outside of nintendo) OMG I almost pissed my pants when i saw the video!

Looks like I got my favorite character to use :]

All excitement aside, I felt Snake was kinda looks out of place in smash bros, but Sonic on the other hand looks like he blends in very well with his surroundings in the video. The date possibly being pushed back doesn't hurt too much, but a december release would have been really nice.

Bloodworth · « **Reply #21 on:** October 10, 2007, 05:34:07 AM »

My bet's on January 24th. If anything they probably need more time to get the online up to snuff. I'm sure if marketing had anything to say about it, the game would be out by Thanksgiving with whatever issues it had left.

decoyman · « **Reply #22 on:** October 10, 2007, 05:39:21 AM »

Sonic! Cool!

Maybe the delay is to... add/perfect voice chat w/headset??

hopes against hope!

Ian Sane · « **Reply #23 on:** October 10, 2007, 05:48:44 AM »

"Holy Crap!!! Screw Mario and Sonic at the Olympics!"

Damn straight! How fitting that Sega's Mario/Sonic team up sounds lame and Nintendo's Mario/Sonic team up is exactly what the fans want. Shows you which company is currently number one and which company isn't making consoles anymore.

Every new bit of information for SSB Brawl has been awesome. They got Snake. They brought the guy from the other two games back. All controller options are supported. It's ONLINE. And now SONIC!!

Snake was more than I expected to begin with and while I wanted Sonic I did not expect Nintendo to approach yet another company for a crossover character. This game is just getting so much polish and obviously so much care is going into it. For the last few years I've accused Nintendo of releasing a lot of meaningless spin-offs and sequels for a quick buck. There were too many franchise games that didn't feel special. This one does. Melee was just a balls out "how do we make the be best SSB game we possibly can" sequel. It was the kind of sequel you wish all sequels were. The Super Metroid/A Link to the Past kind of mega sequel. Brawl is like Melee in that it seems like HAL just wants to crush the previous game and make it irrelevent. They're going for a mega sequel here.

Too bad it might be delayed since this was a given on my Christmas list. But I'll wait. This looks like the type of game that made me a Nintendo fan in the first place. It's worth waiting for.

Though now I want Mega Man and with both Sega and Konami on board this doesn't even seem like a unrealistic request.

Bill Aurion · « **Reply #24 on:** October 10, 2007, 05:58:48 AM »

Capcom has a bunch of "megatons" that they are to reveal soon (next week, I believe), so that would a pretty good time to reveal that, eh?

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