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Title: NWR Super Smash Bros. Tournament Week Two
Post by: NWR_Neal on April 03, 2015, 03:36:53 AM

The matches start heating up in our second week.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/feature/40016/nwr-super-smash-bros-tournament-week-two

A few months ago, we joked about the idea of putting together a staff Super Smash Bros. for Wii U league. We all laughed about it. That sounded fun. Well, we actually did it. Nintendo World Report is proud to present the first season of our NWR Super Smash Bros. Tournament. For this, we have eight teams competing in a vigorous four-game season, followed by an even more vigorous playoff.

We're now into week two, which means the good teams are starting to separate from the bad teams, and as you'll see by the end of this week's matches, we have some legitimate powerhouses. What team do you think will win the crown? Let us know in the comments below!

Just so you know, we're not abiding by any kind of classic Smash Bros. tournament rules, though. We're mostly a bunch of folks who like playing for fun with items, so our Smash Bros. league is run that way. Here's how it works. During the regular season, each three-person team has two "home" games, in which they set the stage and item selection for the best-of-three match. The games consist of three three-stock matches with each player competing in one match in a blind draw.

To recap:

• Eight teams of three players
• Season consists of four weeks, which each team playing four games
• Each game consists of three matches, with the victory going to whoever wins the most matches
• Each match is three stock
• The stage/items are set by the home team; each team has two home games in the regular season
• Nothing (for now) is off limits
• No custom characters/stages

Here are the eight teams competing in our first-ever Super Smash Bros. league:

• Team Forums: Carmine Red (Associate Editor), J.P. Corbran (Community Manager), and Donald Theriault (Associate Editor)
• Team PGC: Mike Sklens (RFN Co-Founder/Connectivity Editor), Michael "TYP" Cole (Associate Editor/Radio Trivia Host), and Steven "WindyMan" Rodriguez (Former NWR Director)
• Team Mousers: Jared Rosenberg (Video Producer), Justin Berube (Features Editor), and Nicholas Bray (Associate Editor (Australia))
• Team TNT: John Rairdin (Video Editor), Curtis Bonds (Video Editor), and Travis (community member trbroady)
• Team Newscast: Zach Miller (Associate Editor), Andy Goergen (Managing Editor), and Nathan Mustafa (Former Newscast Host/NWR Writer)
• Team Famicast: Danny Bivens (Famicast Co-Host), James Charlton (Famicast Co-Host), and Addison Webb (Not From Japan, Associate Editor)
• Team SWAN: Bryan Rose (Reviews Editor), Austin Clark (Writer at Invisible Gamer), and Daan Koopman (Associate Editor (Europe))
• Team RFN: Jonny Metts (RFN Co-Host/Former Director), Jon Lindemann (RFN Co-Host/Former Director), and James Jones (RFN Co-Host)

So click on and enjoy our slate of week two matches. They are pretty exciting!

Title: Re: NWR Super Smash Bros. Tournament Week Two
Post by: Shaymin on April 03, 2015, 08:52:19 PM

#GreatestTankBattles

Title: Re: NWR Super Smash Bros. Tournament Week Two
Post by: NWR_insanolord on April 03, 2015, 08:53:45 PM

We're going to get the #1 pick in the draft for next year's tournament.

Title: Re: NWR Super Smash Bros. Tournament Week Two
Post by: Soren on April 06, 2015, 10:07:31 PM

Again...I smell match fixing...

Title: Re: NWR Super Smash Bros. Tournament Week Two
Post by: Dasmos on April 07, 2015, 12:26:08 AM

lol Ty is such a baby.

Title: Re: NWR Super Smash Bros. Tournament Week Two
Post by: Jonnyboy117 on April 07, 2015, 02:35:44 AM

I'm so into this. Much love to Scott, Neal, and Jared for putting in a TON of work to organize, host, and edit this tournament.

Title: Re: NWR Super Smash Bros. Tournament Week Two
Post by: TheYoungerPlumber on April 07, 2015, 02:58:50 AM

Quote from: Soren on April 06, 2015, 10:07:31 PM

Again...I smell match fixing...

I don't know when Neal is writing these, but the matches themselves are not fixed, I assure you.

Quote from: Dasmos on April 07, 2015, 12:26:08 AM

lol Ty is such a baby.

Yup.

Title: Re: NWR Super Smash Bros. Tournament Week Two
Post by: S-U-P-E-R on April 07, 2015, 06:41:00 AM

Quote from: Dasmos on April 07, 2015, 12:26:08 AM

lol Ty is such a baby.

Yup.
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Hurr hurr hurr. I've had better connections on dialup than Smash Bros overseas matches.

Title: Re: NWR Super Smash Bros. Tournament Week Two
Post by: NWR_Neal on April 07, 2015, 07:16:23 AM

I've said it before but I write the predictions right after we record the commentary for the previous week. I just hold back from posting them until after the previous week's videos have been up for a few days.