I received an invitation this morning to something called the "Grand Smash Brothers Tournament". Does anyone know anything about it?
Quote from: Prof. Layton
I'm on my way to the "Grand Smash Tournament" now! Wish me luck! Though, I am not exactly sure what I am going to be doing...
Quote from: Prof. Layton
This is nothing like what I expected! I was told to FIGHT a blue robot boy, a possessed doll, and a tiny boxer! I'm leaving at once!
What do you all think of this? Hints of a DS Smash Brothers? An inside joke from an NoA PR person?
Were they hinting at Mega-Man, Geno and Little Mac as fighters?
Strange, but funny. The suspense!
Article link (http://wii.ign.com/articles/100/1000761p1.html)
No, don't listen. Do we know the legitimacy of this twitter page? Remember the Metroid Twitter page from E3 09 and retro announcement? That was total bull **** too.
Title: Re: Nintendo Prof. Layton Twitter feed teases of Smash Brothers?!?
Post by: UncleBob on July 05, 2009, 09:00:30 PM
Interesting - is there any proof this TopHatProfessor is an actual Nintendo promotion?
Title: Re: Nintendo Prof. Layton Twitter feed teases of Smash Brothers?!?
Post by: UncleBob on July 05, 2009, 09:26:10 PM
Latest update tells me there's a good chance this isn't Nintendo.
>TopHatProfessorAlright, good night everyone. I am really beginning to feel the wine I had with supper! Perhaps it's best I go to sleep now. Rest up!<
Nintendo characters drinking... wow. ;)
Title: Re: Nintendo Prof. Layton Twitter feed teases of Smash Brothers?!?
Post by: Stratos on July 06, 2009, 01:03:50 AM
IGN spoke like it had been a confirmed Nintendo promotion. Maybe it isn't. I'll try to see what I can find on it.
Title: Re: Nintendo Prof. Layton Twitter feed teases of Smash Brothers?!?
Post by: Mop it up on July 06, 2009, 01:19:04 AM
Latest update tells me there's a good chance this isn't Nintendo.
>TopHatProfessorAlright, good night everyone. I am really beginning to feel the wine I had with supper! Perhaps it's best I go to sleep now. Rest up!<
Nintendo characters drinking... wow. ;)
Doesn't a glass of wine appear as one of the food items in Smash Brothers?
Title: Re: Nintendo Prof. Layton Twitter feed teases of Smash Brothers?!?
Post by: Stratos on July 06, 2009, 01:20:52 AM
That would have to mean that it was used in a game before Smash. Maybe Earthboud used it as a health item? Maybe that's why Nintendo won't let EB be released here! Fear from MADD and those other groups that forced Beer Pong to become Pong Toss on WiiWare. ;)
Title: Re: Nintendo Prof. Layton Twitter feed teases of Smash Brothers?!?
Post by: Mop it up on July 06, 2009, 01:32:10 AM
Smash Brothers has original items created for the game. Beam Sword, Homerun Bat, Fan, the food, Capsule, etc. were never in any other games.
There actually is a bar in Earthbound that was changed to a cafe in the North American release, but it is still obvious that it's a bar. Nobody goes to a cafe to wallow in sorrow and cry into their cappuccino.
Title: Re: Nintendo Prof. Layton Twitter feed teases of Smash Brothers?!?
Post by: Stratos on July 06, 2009, 02:20:47 AM
Smash Brothers has original items created for the game. Beam Sword, Homerun Bat, Fan, the food, Capsule, etc. were never in any other games.
There actually is a bar in Earthbound that was changed to a cafe in the North American release, but it is still obvious that it's a bar. Nobody goes to a cafe to wallow in sorrow and cry into their cappuccino.
I did in Portland. It was my happy place. I don't really go to bars alone for some reason. Maybe I should try it some time. Though I prefer to do things with company. Watch movies, go to restaurants, go shopping, play in the arcade or a pool hall. I just prefer to have friends with me. Maybe that's why I never meet anyone nice. Maybe all my weird friends and I chase any potential gals away before they have a chance to adapt to me. Or maybe none of them would have worked out with me if they did find us too weird.
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Post by: Deguello on July 06, 2009, 10:04:57 AM
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Nobody goes to a cafe to wallow in sorrow and cry into their cappuccino.
Yeah they do. In France. And Starbucks.
Title: Re: Nintendo Prof. Layton Twitter feed teases of Smash Brothers?!?
Post by: UncleBob on July 06, 2009, 10:25:32 AM
I may be oversimplifying things a bit, but I'm pretty sure mentioning alcohol in a game gets it an automatic "T" rating. I'll seriously be surprised if Nintendo is officially using this as a promotion for the game/series.
Title: Re: Nintendo Prof. Layton Twitter feed teases of Smash Brothers?!?
Post by: vudu on July 06, 2009, 02:11:14 PM
First, damn you Nintendo... I had to sign up for Twitter for Professor Layton.
You could just visit the Twitter website to view updated. Or subscribe to someone's feed using your favorite RSS program.
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Post by: UncleBob on July 06, 2009, 08:42:39 PM
But then I couldn't respond to the Professor's riddles.
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Post by: Stratos on July 06, 2009, 09:02:29 PM
IGN speaks of it as if it is an official Nintendo promotion for the Diabolical Box which is releasing. They don't cite how they know it is legit, though.
I guess someone could e-mail Nintendo about it. I'm sure they'd willingly shoot it down if it is not legit.
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Post by: vudu on July 06, 2009, 09:17:50 PM
But then I couldn't respond to the Professor's riddles.
It's not my fault you're a whore.
It's my mom's fault - she didn't love me enough.
Anywhoo, the "Professor" had a Q&A today - Someone asked him if he was a Nintendo employee.
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Who else would be typing up my tweets, @jcfletcher? I'm certainly not an imposter so I hope that answers your question!
He also kinda answered two of my questions. Someone else asked the same question I asked - he answered them. Then, he answered my question, but replied to @UncleBob instead of @TheUncleBob. :(
He says he played Trace Memory and Hotel Dusk and "adored Hotel Dusk." :)
Title: Re: Nintendo Prof. Layton Twitter feed teases of Smash Brothers?!?
Post by: BeautifulShy on July 09, 2009, 06:49:10 PM
NOA says Professor Layton twitter account is fake (http://Http://gonintendo.com/viewstory.php?id=88764)
So it turns out that this is a fake. Does anybody recall the E3 Retro account and the supposed announcement.
Title: Re: Nintendo Prof. Layton Twitter feed teases of Smash Brothers?!?
Post by: TJ Spyke on July 09, 2009, 06:55:20 PM
No, they says it's not operated by Nintendo. They don't say anything about it not belonging to Level-5 (who develop the game, publish it in Japan, and own the IP). I still think it's just a fake run by a fan though.
