Video introduces the new Smash Bros. Brawl fighters

45 Comments by Justin McElroy Jan 18th 2008 9:10AM
Filed under: Nintendo Wii, Fighting

With the slow information leak coming out of Super Smash Bros. Brawl, we fear that the effect may have been something akin to Chinese water torture for the staff. A few of us (who shall remain unnamed) have taken to cosplaying different characters from the game, either by wearing elaborate character costumes, or, in some of the more desperate cases, just shouting their names repeatedly.

The worst part is that some of our now mentally unstable staff can't even remember what fighters are in the game anymore. We're sure that we've seen a Wu-Tang Clan costume or two, and at least one of our staff has taken to dressing as Chun Li. Thankfully, GameTrailers has put together this video profiling some of the new fighters from the game to help us keep them straight. It pulled us back from the edge, we hope it does the same for you.

Tags: smashbros, ssbb, super-smash-bros-brawl, supersmashbrosbrawl

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Cesaria: Jan 18th 2008; 9:31AM

I love GameTrailers. I can't wait for their next retrospective. Hopefully they have one for Metal Gear Solid. Or Mario.

Shmil: Jan 18th 2008; 9:46AM

McElroy you fool! Sakurai will see Chun-Li and get some crazy ideas and now brawl will be delayed another month if not too

FidliousWong: Jan 18th 2008; 9:49AM

Sakura in Brawl you say? I must admit. I'm burned out on SSBB by this point but a Sakura addition would fucking rule. Only one problem, she has to lead with two steps....

Shmil: Jan 18th 2008; 9:52AM

not sakura, Masahiro Sakurai creator of brawl

Shmil: Jan 18th 2008; 9:53AM

damn i'm an idiot this early in the morning

*two

ThornedVenom: Jan 18th 2008; 9:54AM

SNAKE? SNAKE?!! SNAAAAAAKE!!!

flameofdoom666: Jan 18th 2008; 10:47AM

haha :-)

mercy: Jan 18th 2008; 9:55AM

Really well done video.

Secre: Jan 18th 2008; 10:11AM

I wouldn't mind playing Kid Icarus on the Virtual Console. Perhaps it would help me play Pit better in Brawl ;).

StarFoxA: Jan 18th 2008; 10:15AM

That game is a beast. It's freaking hard.

playwhutyalike (makes it a Metroid Prime Weekend): Jan 18th 2008; 11:34AM

Yeah, video games back in the day were hard as hell.

Try Startropics out if you like throwing your controller across the room while screaming curse words.

Secre: Jan 18th 2008; 6:31PM

Yeah, I've noticed the older games were a lot harder, thanks to the virtual console. But unless they come out with a new game, I'll never know much about the character I plan on trying out almost as much as I use Sheik.

that guy: Jan 18th 2008; 10:13AM

And where is the rundown of Captain Olimar and the Pikmin? That is quite literally the only reason I'm buying this game so I want to see some vids of them dammit!!

Secre: Jan 18th 2008; 10:22AM

It's only part one, so patience is probably important.

flameofdoom666: Jan 18th 2008; 10:46AM

Yeah it is only part one. They missed:

Ike, Meta Knight, King DeeDeeDee, Captain Olimar, Diddy Kong, Zero Suit Samus, Pokemon Trainer and Lucas.

On another ntoe, I am super excited for Olimar too! A few months ago I told people I bet he would be in it, and... he is! Pikmin 1 was such a good game, and 2 was sooo much better! I want a Pikmin DS and a Pikmin 3 for Wii..!

LiK: Jan 18th 2008; 10:15AM

i feel like i've played, beaten and replayed the game already.

Kevin: Jan 18th 2008; 10:20AM

I just really really hope that nobody decides to post all sorts of spoilers as to the hidden stuff when the Japanese version comes out in 2 weeks...

At least there's a new Advance Wars on Monday to tide me over for the extra 4 weeks.

BPM4:Guns of the Idiots: Jan 18th 2008; 11:36AM

Oh, c'mon. Don't be so naïve. This is the Internet. You know someone out there has a JP Wii and will get the JP version at launch, and reveal all secrets online. And it'll spread like wild fire across the blogs.

My advice: Avoid the Internet until March 9th (or later if you live in a PAL country).

Ben: Jan 18th 2008; 11:59AM

Or have a modded Wii that can play JapNTSC/PAL imports... Cheaper than importing a whole Wii from Japan, and more practical as you can play US/Jap/Euro games with one machine.
But I wouldn't post any spoilers... if I had one.

B1gC72 - PSN: KillaKornbread: Jan 18th 2008; 3:49PM

please. everything will be revealed everywhere was soon as the game drops in Japan. you better keep and eye out for (and hope someone is kind enough to mark it so) for the SPOILERS tag on anything Brawl related post January 31st.

ill actually be looking forward to the spoilers actually, i want to know who all the unlockable characters are. i mean its a fighting game, i dont want to be surprised in that. now spoil the plot of an RPG or Adventure game or something and "ill cut ur lips off and kiss my ass with them shits"

(quote courtesy of Dave Chappelle from Blue Streak lol)

StarFoxA: Jan 18th 2008; 10:26AM

When will all the spoilers start coming????

:(

B1gC72 - PSN: KillaKornbread: Jan 18th 2008; 3:49PM

one can only hope very soon. i NEED to know who else is in it!

Mr Khan: Jan 18th 2008; 4:22PM

I'm calling a fully translated, complete roster for us to read on Groundhog's Day

Superstar90: Jan 18th 2008; 10:28AM

Pit looks like he's screaming for his own epic adventure... as does Shiek, but it really wouldn't work.

Ben: Jan 18th 2008; 10:34AM

Does anyone else have a problem loading GameTrailers videos? At home, at work, where ever, they rarely load. Sometimes I'll get 25% of the video, or 50, or like right now, about 10%. If I refresh the page, it will reload the video, but I can't get it to load the whole thing most of the time. Maybe it's just because it's on Joystiq and probably a few other sites and getting so many views that it's clogging their internet tubes...

flameofdoom666: Jan 18th 2008; 10:44AM

I never have problems with GameTrailers videos on Joystiq. Youtube on the otherhand...

Shmil: Jan 18th 2008; 3:01PM

yeah i do

B1gC72 - PSN: KillaKornbread: Jan 18th 2008; 3:51PM

i have problems with it sometimes. itll load most of the video and then tell me it's done when its only loaded around 75% of the video. other times it works perfectly though. i think it's my slow ass connection.

James: Jan 18th 2008; 10:36AM

TF2, Brawl and Galaxy would be my desert island games.

flameofdoom666: Jan 18th 2008; 10:43AM

It was good, but I did notice some mistakes..:

Metal Gear started on MSX,
Warioware is also on gamecube.

Not major, but I did notice it. I wonder if there any other mistakes?

Mr Khan: Jan 18th 2008; 4:23PM

And they avoided mentioning Wario's 2 best games

Wario Land 2 and Wario Land 3

Seriously, those games ruled my GameBoy Color

Ben: Jan 18th 2008; 10:47AM

I didn't see that WarioWare stage before, it looks so awesome.
The bonuses from the stickers also seem really cool, check out the post from the Dojo for today.

flameofdoom666: Jan 18th 2008; 10:48AM

I remember the stage from Dojo in pictures, but never in motion.

The stickers are fucken amazing. I am super excited for the single player game, more then the online.

Eddie: Jan 18th 2008; 10:59AM

Why wont this game come out already. I can't take it anymore!!!!!! Its just not fair.....

Jay: Jan 18th 2008; 11:25AM

That's depressing. I read the title and thought it was announcing more characters

Ben: Jan 18th 2008; 11:52AM

So did I, I was pissed...
I can't wait 'til the 31st, hopefully someone will at least have menu translations somewhere...

harusame: Jan 18th 2008; 11:49AM

I lolled at Snake's Revenge. =D

GRANTED: Jan 18th 2008; 12:12PM

justin that article was your best in a while. "or, in some of the more desperate cases, just shouting their names repeatedly." lol'ed at work, thanks for the laugh buddy.

PeteDorr: Jan 18th 2008; 1:28PM

I cannot wait to play as sonic, I really enjoy the super fast characters and sonic seems to be the fastest in the game yet (and damn better be!)

Mr.ESC: Jan 18th 2008; 2:23PM

Excuse me Comic shop guy here but didn't the first MG game was for the MSX?,I believe the NES version was a port.

Now continue with the videos gametrailers I'm a busy man *Slurp *Slurp

Mr Khan: Jan 18th 2008; 4:24PM

I guess they presumed the majority of their audience would be ignorant of the MSX

Widget9k: Jan 20th 2008; 1:31PM

They correctly stated that the Metal Gear series first appeared in the US on the NES. The MSX game was only in Japan in Europe.

Evan: Jan 18th 2008; 7:36PM

Wario's stage looks neat, but not the character's abilities. I think Phoenix Wright would be a better addition to the game.

blueblur: Jan 20th 2008; 8:37PM

hes just a lawyer, what the hell could he possibly do????

Freezer: Jan 19th 2008; 4:56AM

That's nice... NOW WHERE'S THE THIRD THIRD-PARTY CHARACTER!?

(My guess: It's Mega Man)

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