Author Topic: Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Read 29967 times)

Rize · « **on:** May 10, 2006, 05:16:32 PM »

Nintendo just showed a video behind closed doors of the forth coming Smash Bros. game for Wii. New Character details inside.

You read correctly. Those dastardly devils at Nintendo saved a bit of knock-your-socks-off info for the first night of E3. To cut straight to the chase, the name of the title is Super Smash Bros. Brawl and new playable characters include Solid Snake, Wario, Meta Knight (of Kirby fame), Pit (of Kid Icarus fame) and Zero-Suit Samus (of Metroid: Zero Mission fame).

Update: There is some more info from this secret gathering. Wario will have a fart attack and Snake will naturally be using explosives and his trusty cardboard box. The game will be fully compatible with the GameCube controller. There will be online multiplayer for two players, but so far, syncing up four players is a technical challenge for that sort of game that they haven't fully worked out. It's also reportedly "possible" that other 3rd party characters could end up in the game before it's all said and done.

Finally, in contradiction to information from E3 last year, the game will be a 2007 title, not a launch title. And while we're on the subject, Super Mario Galaxy was also confirmed to be too early to launch with the system.

Update 2: We have more new information on SSBB. The Super Smash Bros logo is a new item in the game. When picked up, it gives the character a super attack. What's special about the item is that each character receives a different special attack. The Nintendogs also appear in the game, putting their paws up to the screen to distract the players.

Zach · « **Reply #1 on:** May 10, 2006, 05:25:41 PM »

WOW! Im kinda surprised to see solid snake on there. Im sure there will be a lot of people happy to see Pit. Im still a little disappointed that Olimar (of pikmin) isnt on the list, maybe he is an unlockable. I love the name, sounds cool, and gives the impression of the chaos that is SSB.

Hopefully this means that there isnt going to be a surprise delay, as has been rumored.
Edit: Spelling error

Caliban · « **Reply #2 on:** May 10, 2006, 05:27:18 PM »

"And the crowd goes wild!"

Woohoo! Cool! Hopefully we will see some of that footage soon.

Griffin · « **Reply #3 on:** May 10, 2006, 05:27:42 PM »

Oh snap. I was expecting Wario, but the rest threw me off... Solid Snake?? That's completely odd... I hope he looks rad.

Pit rules, too. Not sure about Meta Knight, but then again, I'm not much of a Kirby fan, and not aware of his popularity level.

WuTangTurtle · « **Reply #4 on:** May 10, 2006, 05:28:12 PM »

Awesome, but im curious to see what he looks like. I dunno i can't picture him in there fighting the likes of Mario and Pikachu.....Can't wait to see Solid Kirby!

joshnickerson · « **Reply #5 on:** May 10, 2006, 05:30:47 PM »

Hmmm... if Snake is on board... can a certain blue mammal be far behind?...

Griffin · « **Reply #6 on:** May 10, 2006, 05:34:04 PM »

MattVDB · « **Reply #7 on:** May 10, 2006, 05:42:37 PM »

Ummm. Dude? This is some of the coolest news yet. So glad you guys reported it. Thank you so much. Again, PGC with the exclusives!

Blaster · « **Reply #8 on:** May 10, 2006, 05:48:33 PM »

Woo man, I knew they were saving it for later in the show... can't wait. Solid Snake does seem a bit out of place to me though...

Rize · « **Reply #9 on:** May 10, 2006, 05:51:42 PM »

well, it's not entirely exclusive but we were definitely very quick thanks to a long series of phone calls

Shin Gallon · « **Reply #10 on:** May 10, 2006, 05:51:43 PM »

Okay, this just made my desire for new Smash Bros. fly into the stratosphere...suddenly the new system's launch can't come soon enough.
Now all I'll need is a Wii Gameshark and a "take Wario out of the game" code and I'll be set...

Requiem of Darcness · « **Reply #11 on:** May 10, 2006, 05:53:36 PM »

Now Nemo can finally shut up. Thank God.

S-U-P-E-R · « **Reply #12 on:** May 10, 2006, 05:56:21 PM »

GROUND FLOOR

I would lay good odds on Sonic as allegedly the deal was almost sealed on him being in SSBM.

Also, I remember playing as Snake in DMTV, he was top tier

thepoga · « **Reply #13 on:** May 10, 2006, 05:58:31 PM »

Mario's not a launch title? NO!!!!!!!!!!

coolsebas · « **Reply #14 on:** May 10, 2006, 05:59:30 PM »

there are pics of the game at gamespot.com OMG!!!KLJKJDf;kajsfa

http://www.gamespot.com/wii/action/supersmashbros/screenindex.html?sid=6150531

couchmonkey · « **Reply #15 on:** May 10, 2006, 06:01:15 PM »

Non-Nintendo characters in Smash Bros. =

But it certainly won't make me give it up, and I'm glad they showed a bit of the game. And SINCE they're in there anyway, I want Mega Man!

Edit: Saw the shots, awesome. Game looks quite a bit better than the original (graphically), but...Samus looks kind of weird without her suit. It's like she's wearing a wig or something. I assume that's Samus anyway.

Good work on keeping the show exciting after the press conference!

Griffin · « **Reply #16 on:** May 10, 2006, 06:04:30 PM »

Wow... those screenshots are incredible. And Zero-Suit Samus turns me on, strangely.

MattVDB · « **Reply #17 on:** May 10, 2006, 06:10:37 PM »

Just saw the pics. Feeling way more stoked now. Way more stoked. This and Prime 3 at launch made my whole E3.

Rize · « **Reply #18 on:** May 10, 2006, 06:15:08 PM »

MattVDB?

I wasn't aware that this or Prime 3 was going to make the launch sadly. In fact, this very story says it will be 2007

Most info is suggesting Prime 3 won't be ready for launch either unfortunately. The press sheets say "TBA" release date for now.

Michael8983 · « **Reply #19 on:** May 10, 2006, 06:15:36 PM »

I think it's safe to assume this is basically Nintendo's "Capcom vs SNK". Only instead it's going to be "Nintendo vs every developer we can reach a deal with to include their mascots". Though I'm glad they came up with a better title. I think Snake was chosen to be THE non-Nintendo character in the demo for two reasons. Firstly to one-up Sony and secondly, to make fans drool at the prospect of who else will be included. Afterall, Konami is NOT a very Nintendo friendly developer and Snake does NOT fit in with Nintendo's usual colorful mascots.
If he's in, it's very VERY possible we could see Sonic, Pacman, Mario, Cloud, etc...

Between this and the return of Duck Hunt with (non-Orange) "zapper", I think Nintendo has gone insane and I LOVE IT!

Ian Sane · « **Reply #20 on:** May 10, 2006, 06:16:33 PM »

"The game will be fully compatible with the GameCube controller."

YES! No compromising the controls!

The graphics look f*cking sweet too! Not surprising considering that SSBM looked better than most Cube games. Why Nintendo didn't use that Mario model for all their other Mario games I'll never know.

This also looks better than a Cube game!

AnyoneEB · « **Reply #21 on:** May 10, 2006, 06:23:58 PM »

Same controls as GCN? (major minor tweaks) Good, those controls were just about perfect.

If the delay means they have time to get 4-player online working, it's worth it.

Michael8983 · « **Reply #22 on:** May 10, 2006, 06:24:14 PM »

How could Nintendo not show this at the press conference?
I get that maybe it doesn't utilize the Wii-mote very well which was what the conference was all about, but this SO would have blown people's minds. All those concerns about all Wii game's have sub-par graphics would have been obliterated. The game is beatiful.

MattVDB · « **Reply #23 on:** May 10, 2006, 06:24:14 PM »

IGN had an interview with some people at Retro, who said it was coming out on launch. That's where I got my info.

http://revolution.ign.com/articles/707/707486p1.html

Smash_Brother · « **Reply #24 on:** May 10, 2006, 06:24:47 PM »

I have no pants which are uncreamed...

This sounds like Nintendo reaching out to 3rd parties in a big way, and frankly, I love the idea.

Here's to hoping they don't compromise the multiplayer in favor of single player...

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