Will you be at Gamestop for the midnight release on Saturday? Planning on taking part in the tournament?
Will you be at Gamestop for the midnight release on Saturday? Planning on taking part in the tournament?
Reader Comments (34)
Posted: Mar 5th 2008 9:04AM Cyantre said
I'm hoping the local GameStop tournaments will dissuade people from showing up at the Nintendo sponsored tournmant at Best Buy in NYC, which I will be attending.
Posted: Mar 5th 2008 9:12AM Shadow31 said
I'm just stopping in at midnight to get my Brawl. Have my reasons I'm not participating in the tournament.
Posted: Mar 5th 2008 9:16AM (Unverified) said
I'm going to fight and hopefully WIN!!! my game tage will be ViewtifulVance or VANCE88. Watch out for me, I'm really good
Posted: Mar 5th 2008 9:17AM Mr Khan said
If it doesn't go too late in the night. I mean i'm no lightweight when it comes to staying up, but this weekend is already teh skrewed because of Daylight Savings time
I.E. if the Tournaments before the launch, i'll do it, but if its after, I won't. But then again, they are probably doing Time rules, not stock, so it wouldn't consume all the night.
hmm...
I.E. if the Tournaments before the launch, i'll do it, but if its after, I won't. But then again, they are probably doing Time rules, not stock, so it wouldn't consume all the night.
hmm...
Posted: Mar 5th 2008 10:18AM GewurztraminerX said
I agree; it sucks that DST is taking an hour away from our weekend of Brawl. Lucky Arizona residents!
Oh well, I took Monday off.
Reply
Oh well, I took Monday off.
Posted: Mar 6th 2008 12:07AM blahblah55 said
It's BEFORE. Starts at 8pm on Saturday.
We're friends with the gamestop manager, as the rules go:
Certain characters available, certain stages available, starts at 8pm, and only 'mote-'chuk-controller combo.
Reply
We're friends with the gamestop manager, as the rules go:
Certain characters available, certain stages available, starts at 8pm, and only 'mote-'chuk-controller combo.
Posted: Mar 5th 2008 9:25AM crazypeng1 said
i'm probobly going to be there, it sounds like a load of fun, i just hope we get back in my town before midnight, and i'll ask my mom too!
Posted: Mar 5th 2008 9:40AM (Unverified) said
Going to be there for the midnight launch, come hell or high water. Our tournament, however, is on the following Wednesday. At HOOTERS. My desire to beat strangers at a video game (just kidding I suck) is slightly less influential than my pride. Gonna just play my own copy against my friends.
Posted: Mar 5th 2008 9:44AM (Unverified) said
Well i called my gamestop and it starts at 10pm to ?. There will be one wii AND only 32 people can sign up that's it.You have to get there early to make sure your one of those 32 people. There is going to be one minute timed matches till somebody wins. Lastly, you can only use the controllers they provide i.e wiimote+nunchuk combo. Which I'm not sure how well it will work out.
But I'm going to enter to see how well I do. I haven't played in a official game tournament in a god awful long time.
I haven't played the Japanese version but i keep hearing how it's physics system plays like N64 Smash. Which from watching a ton of vids of brawl I can see that argument.
But Good Luck to anyone entering these Smash Bros. Tourney's!!!!
But I'm going to enter to see how well I do. I haven't played in a official game tournament in a god awful long time.
I haven't played the Japanese version but i keep hearing how it's physics system plays like N64 Smash. Which from watching a ton of vids of brawl I can see that argument.
But Good Luck to anyone entering these Smash Bros. Tourney's!!!!
Posted: Mar 5th 2008 9:45AM (Unverified) said
Saturday night are you kidding me? I have a life I'm not going to play in a tournament, I'll be at the bar. I'm sending my lil brother over to pick it up and drop it at my house for me. That way when the bars shut down it will be home waiting for me.
Playing brawl drunk is the best way to play it.
Playing brawl drunk is the best way to play it.
Posted: Mar 5th 2008 10:54AM (Unverified) said
hahahah, yeah.
aren't you the coolest.
with your 'life'.
though i'm not quite sure getting wasted at the bar every saturday night is much of a life atall..
Reply
aren't you the coolest.
with your 'life'.
though i'm not quite sure getting wasted at the bar every saturday night is much of a life atall..
Posted: Mar 5th 2008 12:53PM (Unverified) said
Also, what's the point of going to the bar and spending too much money to get drunk if you're just going to go home afterwards and play video games? Aren't the cool kids like you going out to hook up?
Reply
Posted: Mar 5th 2008 9:47AM (Unverified) said
I HAVE to ask this...
Is the wii fanboy editor David Hinkle going to enter in one these Gamestop tournaments?
Does he even want to show off his Smash Bros Skills?
Is the wii fanboy editor David Hinkle going to enter in one these Gamestop tournaments?
Does he even want to show off his Smash Bros Skills?
Posted: Mar 5th 2008 9:50AM Zipster90 said
I'm going to the midnight release and my friend is signing up for the tournament. I suck to badly to even attempt to compete.
Posted: Mar 5th 2008 9:59AM igorponweed said
3 near me are doing it! I can get to regional, or mayvbe country, but then I'll be whooped by my nerdier counterparts. Check out the costumes I made and am making at http://www.iamimpressed.com/thebestpikmincosplayever%21 and I added shoulder blades to Meta Knight. Will have the updated pic up here http://www.iamimpressed.com/metaknightcosplay with the rest. Shoudl finish the costumes on Friday.
Posted: Mar 5th 2008 9:58AM (Unverified) said
holy crap my town is a college town with 3, count em, THREE Gamestops and not one of them is holding a tournament: abysmal phail
Posted: Mar 5th 2008 10:20AM phoenixgeek said
All 4 Gamestop/EB Game locations near me are hosting one. 2 stores are in the same mall, another store is in our outdoor mall and the fourth is in a strip outside a Super Wal-Mart, so I would have plenty of places to try it at. However I don't think I'll be able to convince my wife that going to play SSBB at midnight would be a good way to spend my time.
Posted: Mar 5th 2008 11:29AM (Unverified) said
BOOOOO
I convinced my wife! I just promised a date before hand.. dinner and a movie ;)
CANT WAIT FOR BRAAWLL!!!
Reply
I convinced my wife! I just promised a date before hand.. dinner and a movie ;)
CANT WAIT FOR BRAAWLL!!!
Posted: Mar 5th 2008 3:21PM phoenixgeek said
My fears have been alleviated as she is quite OK with me trying to get a trip to the finals. Luckily if I make it past round one round two is still in town, and round three is only a few hours away. Not that I expect to get that far mind you.
Reply
Posted: Mar 5th 2008 10:52AM (Unverified) said
I will definitely be at playing in my local EBGames (well, I guess technically Gamespot, but I like the EBGames name better) Tournament. I've been planning on it since I found out last week.
It'll bring back memories of Wii's launch night when we played Zelda for four hours prior to midnight.
Fun times, fun times...
It'll bring back memories of Wii's launch night when we played Zelda for four hours prior to midnight.
Fun times, fun times...
Posted: Mar 5th 2008 10:56AM (Unverified) said
Is the floppy fish going to be in the new smash?
Posted: Mar 5th 2008 12:27PM Author X said
I'll definitely enter. The second round will also be at the start of spring break, which means I'll be near one of the stores that's hosting the second round, too. I figure I might be able to last until then before I meet someone that actually plays Smash Bros. seriously (I'm somewhere between "plays it just for fun" and "competes seriously" in terms of skill).
Posted: Mar 5th 2008 12:36PM (Unverified) said
i'm surprised so many locations are participating. there are about 20 locations i could get to for round 1, plus a nearby location for rounds 2 and 3. too bad i don't own スマブラX, and i've only played it a few hours.
Posted: Mar 5th 2008 1:19PM (Unverified) said
hell yeah i'm gonna be at the midnight launch here in philly... gonna whoop everyones ass in the tourny too.
Posted: Mar 5th 2008 2:52PM (Unverified) said
Oh, you bet I'll be at the tournament. I've never been able to compete and have always wanted to. We'll see how homegrown skill holds up... =/ I can best two 9 comps on a team but I don't know what that'll do for me...
Posted: Mar 5th 2008 4:31PM Nebenator said
Yeah! My friends and I are going!
Posted: Mar 5th 2008 10:04PM (Unverified) said
Why must big games be released on sunday midnight. Retail stores have to be closed midnight-noon on sundays in North Dakota.
Posted: Mar 6th 2008 12:32AM (Unverified) said
I'll line up early to get my copy first but there is no way I will do the tournament. I haven't played a Smash game for a long time & I sucked back than so I won't entering anything until I play the game & can at least beat the cpu 98% of at least medium. Should be a fun night though can't wait.
Posted: Mar 6th 2008 12:05AM blahblah55 said
Me and my gf are actually participating. Not to win.
We play for fun.
*sigh* I'm intimidated, in all honesty... I didn't have enough money to enter any conventions with the Brawl-demo, so it doesn't really matter how good I am in Melee (which I'm mediocre-good)... because as the rules go, you can only use the Wiimote-nunchuk combo. And I'm not sure how good I'll be with that.
...that and they have to start at 8pm. Why 8? 9 is better.
My character choice? : Zelda.
I mastered fox, but everyone hates him, so I choose the Zelda-Sheik combo to calm people's tensions.
We play for fun.
*sigh* I'm intimidated, in all honesty... I didn't have enough money to enter any conventions with the Brawl-demo, so it doesn't really matter how good I am in Melee (which I'm mediocre-good)... because as the rules go, you can only use the Wiimote-nunchuk combo. And I'm not sure how good I'll be with that.
...that and they have to start at 8pm. Why 8? 9 is better.
My character choice? : Zelda.
I mastered fox, but everyone hates him, so I choose the Zelda-Sheik combo to calm people's tensions.
Posted: Mar 11th 2008 9:51PM (Unverified) said
does ani one know if all characters are going to be available or stages and what controlers
Posted: Mar 7th 2008 2:15PM Timerider said
I wish I could but I can't. Damnit.
