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Remember that character? Smash Bros. Rejects

Alexander Sliwinski — 2008-05-17T09:22:00+00:00

It's quite surprising that a new Super Smash Bros. doesn't come out twice a year, considering how much money Nintendo could make off the franchise (not that the company needs the cash). However, as the video above shows, eventually Smash Bros. would start scraping the bottom of the nostalgia barrel for characters.

Some forgettable characters are mentioned like Bayou Billy and the Noid ... actually, the Noid was awesome! Anyway, we actually wouldn't mind seeing one of the Battletoads in a Super Smash Bros. game. Can you think of any characters who'd be perfect for Super Smash Bros. Rejects? Dig deep into the recesses of your memory and check the periphery for games you barely remember.

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Louisiana resident wins GameStop's Smash Bros. Brawl tournament

Alexander Sliwinski — 2008-04-17T22:00:00+00:00

Filed under: Culture, Nintendo Wii

Remember when that little game nobody paid any attention to called Super Smash Bros. Brawl came out ... it was last month, remember? Well, GameStop helped promote the indie title by holding a tournament to support the game's fanbase and raise awareness. According to GameStop, the tournament had over 75,000 players and, following a couple semi-final rounds across the country, culminated last weekend in San Jose with Lee Martin of Houma, Lousiana, emerging victorious.

Martin (pictured above, he's the skinny one) walked away with a 37" LCD-TV, the entire Nintendo Wii software library, a Wii console, selected accessories and $5,000 in cash. Martin brawled against 60 other opponents at the store, district and regional levels on his way to winning the championship. No word yet which fat man pictured Martin got to take home as a trophy for winning.

Gallery: GameStop Smash Bros. Brawl Tournament

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Tiring of Smash Bros? Introducing Wii Fanboy's Stage of the Week

Ross Miller — 2008-04-16T16:00:00+00:00

Filed under: Nintendo Wii

Akin to X3F's awesome weekly Halo 3 Community Content, the gang at sister site Nintendo Wii Fanboy has introduced a new weekly feature, aptly titled Brawl Stage of the Week, where they'll be showcasing the best user-made Super Smash Bros. Brawl levels and offering them for download.

The inaugural edition highlights a rather self-flattering level: the Joystiq logo, as poorly interpreted by our very own James Ransom-Wiley. Suggestions for the feature? Think you can do a better Brawl stage? Of course you can! Submit your levels to smashsubs AAT nintendowiifanboy DAWT com ... we'll be waiting.

Gallery: Brawl Stage of the Week

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Ask Joystiq: hunting, singing, hating, saving

Scott Jon Siegel — 2008-03-28T12:00:00+00:00

Filed under: Culture, Features, Retro

This week on Ask Joystiq, we tackle Smash Bros Brawl's quirky saving preferences, universal disdain for Metroid II, the Smash Bros Brawl theme song, and the hunt for a classic Apple II platformer.

If you have any burning questions, unsolved gaming mysteries, or just a desire for musings from our knowledgeable cadre of writers, drop us a line at ask AAT joystiq DAWT com (and yes, we write it that way for a reason).

Q: If you haven't noticed by now, you cannot save your [Super Smash Bros. Brawl] game save to an SD card. However, you can save Vault data (Replays, Snapshots, and Custom Maps) to an external SD card. What gives?
-Andy

We asked Nintendo the same thing and got a predictable no comment, but we expect the answer has something to do with forcing players to unlock the game's myriad characters, stages, trophies and stickers on their own. This seems a little overbearing to us, though ... what does Nintendo care if we want to just unlock everything outright? This isn't like Xbox Live, where cheaters get an unfair advantage on the Gamerscore boards -- with SSBB, the only person a cheater is cheating is themselves.

Q: Why all the hate for Metroid II? I think it's pretty awesome IMO.
- M2Fan

We won't disagree with you there, M2Fan, but Metroid II: Return of Samus on Game Boy has always taken a lot of flak from the gaming community. A particularly seething review from 1UP's Jeremy Parish breaks down the hate quite nicely: stiff controls, repetitive background art, artificially constrained level design, and a soundtrack that pales in comparison to Hiroo "Hip" Tanaka's scores for the original NES title.

Of course, we feel that there's still a lot to love about Metroid II. The title introduced some of Samus's most integral weapons, such as the Spring Ball and Space Jump, and nobody can deny that the evolving Metroid designs were quite inspired. What's more, Metroid II brought us more Metroid (on a portable, no less!), and set up the story for the universally-acclaimed Super Metroid. It definitely holds a special place in our hearts.

Q: Back in 1995 or so, I used to play a platforming game on an old Apple computer, and I can't seem to track it down. You controlled a little pixelated man in a hat, collecting coins in an underground maze. The further down you went, the creepier the rooms got. The rooms had conveyor belts, rolling skulls and lots of ladders. Please help me find this missing piece of my childhood!
- Nostalgic Gamer

We had to put on our thinking caps for this one. If the Apple computer was "old" back in 1995, our best guess is that it was the Apple II, which had a number of classic platforming titles. Our first guess was Lode Runner, but the little man was lacking a hat, and there were no rolling skulls to be found. Next we stumbled upon Miner 2049er, which starred the hat-wearing Bounty Bob, but lacked the type of downward-moving gameplay described.

Luckily, we think we've found the game you're looking for: Montezuma's Revenge. The unfortunately-titled platformer has players collecting jewels through the labyrinthine maze of Montezuma's tomb. It's got ladders, conveyor belts and, yes, even skulls that roll. Enjoy.

Q. I really love the Smash Bros Brawl song at the beginning that sounds like an opera, but what are they singing?
- James G

The song is actually in Latin, the lyrics and translation you find out after beating Subspace Emissary. For a more accessible reference, Brawl Central has the lyrics broken down into Latin, Japanese, and English (both a translation and a reprinting of the game's interpretation). Of course, you could always just trust the helpful (and sometimes humorous) "translations" found elsewhere online.

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Reminder: Win a copy of Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Ross Miller — 2008-03-24T10:00:00+00:00

Filed under: Nintendo Wii, Fighting, Joyswag

Just a friendly reminder, you have until this Wednesday, March 26 at 12:00pm ET to enter for a chance to win a copy of Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Here is the link you're looking for, so go enter okay?

Gallery: Super Smash Bros. Brawl

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Joyswag: Win a copy of Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Ross Miller — 2008-03-21T12:00:00+00:00

Filed under: Arcade, Nintendo Wii, Joyswag

[Update: Contest is over! We'll be notifying the winner shortly so be sure to check your inbox!]

If you're not one of the 1.4 million people to pick up Super Smash Bros. Brawl in the first week (or the countless others who bought it the week after that), here's your chance to win our copy of the game free of charge. This time around, Nintendo gave us Solid Snake and Sonic the Hedgehog, but we can't help wonder who else could have fit in the Brawl universe. Mega Man? Sub-Zero? Q-Bert? An ASCII monster known only as "Zork?" (Hey, we can dream.)

To enter this giveaway, tell us a character you wanted to be playable in Brawl
You must be 18 years or older and a resident of the US or Canada (excluding Quebec; désolé, mais il n'ya rien que nous puissions faire pour le moment).
Limit 1 entry per person per day. If you enter this giveaway more than once each calendar day you'll be automatically disqualified and forced to play internet solitaire!
This entry period ends in five days at 12:00pm ET Wednesday, March 26, 2008. We'll randomly select one winner at that time (please check your email!)
For complete rules you don't need an Assist Trophy for, click here

Gallery: Super Smash Bros. Brawl

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Super Smash Bros. Brawl's secret Snake codec taunt

Alexander Sliwinski — 2008-03-13T15:30:00+00:00

Filed under: Nintendo Wii

An interesting Super Smash Bros. Brawl secret involving Solid Snake's famous codec can be found after the break.IGN has posted a video of Solid Snake's secret taunt involving the classic Metal Gear Solid codec. To access the special taunts, players have to head to Shadow Moses Island and play as Snake. By quickly tapping down on the d-pad, players will get a radio transmission from a classic MGS character and a little dialogue on Snake's current opponent. IGN states it will upload a video of Snake's special codec conversations for 10 characters each day (or you can watch them all now) for those who don't want to experience it themselves.

[Thanks Fernando]

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Error Code 85010: Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection 'Smashed'

James Ransom-Wiley — 2008-03-11T12:30:00+00:00

Filed under: Nintendo Wii, Fighting, Online

Nintendo's chief explanation for Error Code 85010 goes something like: "Ours [sic] servers may be trying to handle an unusually high amount of traffic (especially if you are trying to play online with a recently-released or popular game, or if there is a new Wii system update). Please wait a few hours and try the connection again later." That's an oblique way of stating, simply: You're trying to play Smash Bros., aren't you?

Brawl's online component isn't entirely dysfunctional. If you've traded digits, playing 'with friends' is stable, and also permits more than one player from the same Wii to participate. Likewise, Spectator Mode is almost always working if you're the faceless voyeur-type who also likes to spend a little coin (in this case, on arbitrary betting). But when it comes to random brawls 'with anyone,' Nintendo's Wi-Fi Connection tends to get, um, stressed. Good luck getting anything more than a few rounds with the sandbag before the service drops you during peak hours -- also known as, 'nights and weekends.'

When contacted, Nintendo assured us that its technicians are looking into the problem. See what happens when you hire a pair of plumbers to build your server farm out of warp pipes?

[Note: If you've received Error Code 85010 and are unable to establish any kind of online connection, then the problem could be associated with your internet service (dude, dial-up is so not gonna work -- ever) or your router (Wii can be picky). Refer to Nintendo Customer Service for more information.]

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Boston wins Nintendo's Smash Bros. Brawl launch tournament

Andrew Yoon — 2008-03-10T23:00:00+00:00

Filed under: Nintendo Wii, Fighting, Competitive Gaming, Galleries

Representatives from Boston, Los Angeles, San Francisco and New York met in NYC for Nintendo's official Smash Bros. ~~Melee~~ Brawl launch tournament. Each of these finalists were going to walk home with a Wii and an insane amount of Best Buy gift monies. The victor, however, would get a brand new TV, sound system, and a customized crystal Wii. Boston's representative took home the gold with a stunning performance with Sheik (see video, above).

The Smash competitions went throughout the night, ensuring that patient Best Buy shoppers were treated to some entertainment while they waited for the game's obligatory midnight release. Many New Yorkers, after picking up their copies, rushed to the subway, undoubtedly rushing home to enjoy their spoils.

Update: Really -- seriously? Melee? Fixed.

Gallery: Smash Bros. Brawl NYC launch tournament

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Joystiq's official Super Smash Bros. Brawl friend codes über-list

Alexander Sliwinski — 2008-03-10T13:15:00+00:00

Filed under: Nintendo Wii, Action, Fighting, Online

Stop walking the streets and asking total strangers if they want to trade Super Smash Bros. Brawl friend codes. Come inside, pull up a chair, and let us serve you with fresh, safe (and hopefully clean) codes all in one spot. Please consider this the place for the Joystiq community to drop their Brawl digits. A couple quick ground rules:

All that's required is the Brawl code and not your Wii digits. Please don't post your Wii code.
This post is only for Brawl codes.
This post is only for Brawl codes, seriously!

--Love, Joystiq

[Thanks to everyone that requested this post]

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New games this week: Super Smash Bros. Brawl edition

Justin McElroy — 2008-03-10T10:15:00+00:00

Filed under: Nintendo DS, PC, Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation 3, Sony PSP, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360

What, are you surprised? The featured game this week is none other than Super Smash Bros. Brawl. We'd almost like to give it to George of the Jungle for going toe-to-toe on the Wii with Smash. Keep on chasing that rainbow, George.

If you're in the mood for something a bit less brawly, this week also marks the release of Condemned 2: Revenge of the Zombos Bloodshot. We've got a full list for you right after the break.

Gallery: Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Xbox 360:

Condemned 2: Bloodshot
Pro Evolution Soccer 2008

PS3:

Condemned 2: Bloodshot
Pro Evolution Soccer 2008

Nintendo Wii:

Super Smash Bros Brawl
House of the Dead 2 and 3 Returns
George of the Jungle

PS2:

Ratchet and Clank: Size Matters
Pro Evolution Soccer 2008
WWE Smackdown vs Raw Superstar
Buzz! The Hollywood Quiz
Buzz Jr. Robo Jam
El Tigre
George of the Jungle
Sprint Cars 2: Showdown at Eldora
World Heroes Anthology

PSP:

Pro Evolution Soccer 2008
World Championship Cards
Wild Arms XF
Flatout: Head On

Nintendo DS:

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates
Nanostray 2
Insecticide
George of the Jungle
Pro Evolution Soccer 2008

PC Games:

Seven Kingdoms Conquest
Imperium Romanum
Lost Empire: Immortal

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GameStop holding Smash Bros. Brawl tournament, midnight launch events

Alexander Sliwinski — 2008-03-06T13:20:00+00:00

Filed under: Culture, Nintendo Wii, Fighting, Competitive Gaming

GameStop announced today that it will hold Super Smash Bros. Brawl tournaments and midnight launches this Saturday at 2,500 of its stores. The single-elimination tournaments will begin at 10PM (local time), but contestants are asked to check with their store for exact time and must be there 30 minutes before the event.

Winners of the local GameStop store SSBB tournaments will continue up a chain, with a few more qualifying rounds, leading to the finals on April 12 in San Jose, CA. The last brawler standing will receive an LCD-TV (that's what the release says, but the flyer after the break says plasma), a Wii console plus accessories, "an entire Nintendo Wii Software Library" and $5,000 in cash. The second and third place finishers will receive a gift card, and will likely be asked if they'd like to pre-order any games.

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Joystiq attends Super Smash Bros. Brawl tournament in pseudo-Boston

Alexander Sliwinski — 2008-03-03T07:00:00+00:00

Filed under: Culture, Nintendo Wii, Action, Fighting, Competitive Gaming

Nintendo of America's official Super Smash Bros. Brawl Tournament finals occur this Saturday in New York City after qualifying events last month in cities like San Francisco and Los Angeles. This past Saturday an official qualifying event was held in the city of Worcester, Massachusetts, a well-sized burg about an hour outside of Boston. And although Worcester does have its own distinct identity, don't tell that to the emcee of the Nintendo Brawl event who kept telling "Boston" to "make some noise." For those who need further explanation, that would be like attending an event in Newark, New Jersey and having someone awkwardly scream, "Manhattan, make some noise!"

So, how did such a must-attend event for gamers to get their hands on Brawl a week before launch end up being hosted by Worcester Polytechnic Institute? Turns out, it's a classic tale of who you know. Jaime Barriga, a senior at WPI who heads the Game Development Club, won a photo contest Nintendo held last year. Since that time he stayed in contact with the Nintendo PR team and kept trying to get some kind of event hosted at the school. As luck would have it, this Smash Bros. Tournament landed at their feet.

Gallery: Smash Bros. Brawl Tournament: Worcester

"We were looking at the venues when the press release came out about this tournament," said Barriga, still in shock at the 600 people in attendance even after a snowstorm hit Worcester the night before. "We saw the list of venues: New York, San Fran, LA and ... Worcester? That's actually when I found out they were officially coming here."

Jillian Daniels, former events director at WPI, said, "I can't believe this many people came through a blizzard to play Smash Bros."

The tournament had 256 participants who began lining up inside the campus center (while the snow fell outside) on the eve of the event. The main tournament room was equipped with over ten stations for competitors, with three stations outside for the general public. Obviously, there was a line to play the public machines from as soon as people could get their hands on it until the event ended around 7PM. It's also worth noting that at this official event every station used the classic controller.

It was pretty hard to escape how special an event like this was for the area, as the blasé attitude one could experience in a location that hosts such things all the time was clearly not present. "This is incredible. Nothing happens in Massachusetts for gamers," said Game Development Club Events Coordinator Steven Fanara.

After hours of gameplay, screaming, cheering and listening to the emcee say insufferable things like: "It's like they choose blindfolded when character select is on random." It was time for the final bout with a $500 Best Buy gift card and a trip to New York City for the finals on the line.

In the end Daniel Jung playing as Sheik bested Compton Durant using Lucas (video available at D-toid). On winning, Jung, who was overjoyed and out of breath, exclaimed, "Oh my god, it's so intense. The whole excitement and the rush."

The tournament concludes this Saturday in NYC, where the winners from San Francisco, Los Angeles, ~~Boston~~ Worcester and New York will compete for a crystal Wii, a copy of Brawl, art inspired by the game and a home theater system with an HDTV (ignore the irony). The event is at the Best Buy (NOHO), 622 Broadway, New York, NY and starts at 5PM. If you have the opportunity, it's absolutely worth attending. Super Smash Bros. Brawl not only makes a great gaming experience, it's one of the few titles that also translates well into an immersive spectator sport. Best of luck to the all the brawlers!

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Brawl effect: Wii outsells PS3 4-to-1 in Japan

James Ransom-Wiley — 2008-02-28T13:00:00+00:00

Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360, Business

Wii outsold PlayStation 3 nearly 4-to-1 in Japan during the four weeks ending on February 24, reports Japanese magazine publisher Enterbrain. What else is new? Actually, it's a 'real' game, for once, that appears to be driving the ongoing sales surge. Super Smash Bros. Brawl has managed to move 1.33 million units since its January 31 release, no doubt contributing to sales of 331,627 Wii consoles during the period tracked. In comparison, PS3 conjured up a mere 89,131 units sold.

Additionally, Nintendo managed to unload nearly as many Balance Boards as it did Wiis, with Wii Fit selling 309,311 units to become the (distant) second best-selling 'game' during the four-week period. As for Xbox 360...? Put it this way: Wii outsold the poor thing more than 23-to-1. Damn, yo.

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GDC08: Super Smash Bros. Brawl: played it.

JC Fletcher — 2008-02-21T02:45:00+00:00

Filed under: Nintendo Wii

So there's this fighting game coming out, and it's got, like, a bunch of Nintendo characters in it? They all fight each other in these wacky game-inspired stages, and there are items and things like that. It's called -- let me check my notes -- Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

I played it. I was lucky enough to have a friend who was holding a tournament for all the volunteers, which meant that my non-volunteer self was able to sign up and play a round (or more if I hadn't choked). If you're interested in hearing about this obscure indie title from an up-and-coming company called Nintendo, check out my post at Wii Fanboy.

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Europe: Wii Fit hits April 25; Mario Kart, April 11; Brawl rumored for June 6

Kyle Orland — 2008-02-20T11:00:00+00:00

Filed under: Nintendo Wii

With Nintendo confirming upcoming American release dates left and right, Europeans would be justified in feeling a little left out of the fun. Luckily, Nintendo was magnanimous enough to let out an official announcement on two major upcoming release dates, and perhaps sloppy enough to leak out rumor of another.

First on the official side, Nintendo of Europe has announced that Wii Fit will hit the continent on April 25, a full month before Americans get the game and balance board on May 12. Mario Kart Wii, meanwhile, will hit Europe on April 11, a much more specific date than the nebulous "Spring" that American gamers currently have to vaguely look forward to.

On the rumor side, Dutch site GamerCC (sketchy Google translation) reports from France's Micromania Game Show that Nintendo let slip a planned June 6 European release date for Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Sounds juicy, until you hear that a Nintendo spokesperson told Videogamer.com that the date was "a rumour and purely speculative." That doesn't mean it's false, necessarily, just that Nintendo isn't willing to confirm that it's true just yet.

Read - Wii Fit, Mario Kart Wii announcement
Read - Smash Bros. Brawl rumor, Nintendo denial

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Nintendo announces North American Smash Bros. Brawl tournaments

Scott Jon Siegel — 2008-02-14T11:59:00+00:00

Filed under: Nintendo Wii, Fighting

Impatient to get your Brawl on? Some of you North American gamers could get a chance to play Nintendo's all-star fighter as early as this Saturday, when Nintendo kicks off the first of four regional Smash Bros. Brawl tournaments across the United States.

The regional tournaments will take place in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston, and New York City, with a maximum of 256 participants at each location. The winners from each tournament will meet in New York for the finals, with the grand prize winner walking away with a crystal-coated Wii, home theatre system, and (of course) a copy of Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

The three finalists will win non-crystal-coated Wii consoles, extra Wii remotes, copies of Brawl, and Best Buy gift certificates ranging from $250 to $1,000. Regional tournaments register players on a first-come, first-serve basis, so we'd recommend getting there nice and early to compete. The first tourney is this Saturday, February 16 in Los Angeles. Full regional tournament details after the break.

The regional tournaments will take place on four separate days, in four separate locations:

Saturday, Feb. 16
Doors open at 3 p.m.
Orpheum Theater
842 S. Broadway
Los Angeles, CA 90014

Saturday, Feb. 23
Doors open at 2 p.m.
Ten15 Folsom
1015 Folsom St.
San Francisco, CA 94103

Saturday, March 1
Doors open at 3 p.m.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Olden Hall
100 Institute Road
Worcester, MA 01609

Saturday, March 8
Doors open at 5 p.m.
Best Buy (NOHO)
622 Broadway
New York, NY 10012

The finals will also take place in New York on March 8, as part of Best Buy's Midnight Madness launch event for Smash Bros. Brawl. All tournament participants will receive $10 Best Buy gift certificates.

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Smash Bros. Brawl sales exceed 1 million in Japan

Ludwig Kietzmann — 2008-02-12T09:49:00+00:00

Filed under: Nintendo Wii, Fighting

And so the total number of Japanese people that we utterly despise rises to 1 million. Actually, it's 1.08 million, which is the number of Super Smash Bros. Brawl discs that have been sold since the game's launch on January 31st. Reuters reminds us that it took Wii Fit seven weeks to accomplish a similar ~~feet~~ feat, with even Wii Sports (sold separately in Japan) dallying for 11 weeks before crossing the 1 million mark.

There aren't many weeks left between us and the game's American debut, but by then it'll be our turn to become targets for an entire continent's hatred and jealousy.

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Just blow: Smash Bros Brawl disc problems blamed on dust

Scott Jon Siegel — 2008-02-04T11:55:00+00:00

Filed under: Nintendo Wii, Fighting

Though many of Japan's Wii owners may now be in possession of Super Smash Bros. Brawl, not all of them can necessarily play it. IGN reports that a number of users are reporting that the Brawl discs will not run properly on their consoles, a problem which actually stems from dirt build-up in the Wii itself.

Brawl is uniquely affected by this problem due to the game's size, which makes it the first title on the Wii to be pressed on a dual-layer DVD. The special disc requires a more fine-tuned read from the optical sensor, which is causing problems in systems clogged with dirt and tobacco smoke. Rather than suggesting they "blow," Nintendo has set up a cleaning service for players affected. Japanese owners who send their Wii consoles, copies of Brawl and warranty cards to a service center in Kyoto will have their systems repaired within one week, and Nintendo will cover all cleaning and shipping costs.

While we're happy Nintendo is taking responsibility for the problem, we're also personally hoping that those affected kept their consoles in squalid conditions. If even small amounts of dust can affect the playability of the Brawl discs, then we're looking at a lot of impatient, unhappy customers in the States come March 9th.

[Via Eurogamer]

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Rumor: Resident Evil 4 to blame for no Capcom in Brawl

Scott Jon Siegel — 2008-02-04T06:00:00+00:00

Filed under: Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo Wii, Fighting, Business

Before the deluge of Super Smash Bros. Brawl information following the Japanese release, we were still all hoping to see Mega Man, Leon Kennedy, or maybe even Ryu appear in the game's sizable roster. Now that the dust has cleared, with no Capcom characters in sight, the only question left to ask is: why?

Kotaku has reportedly spoken with insider sources at Nintendo, who claim that the lost exclusivity of Resident Evil 4 caused Nintendo to reconsider the inclusion of Capcom characters in Brawl. RE4 was originally meant to be exclusive to the Gamecube, but concerns over sales led Capcom to release the title on PS2, and later on PC, with additional content.

While Nintendo has the right to be peeved about the broken exclusivity agreement, the addition of Capcom's franchises to the Brawl lineup could have only benefited Nintendo, and created more hype for the title (if that's even possible). While we're a bit unsure whether to buy into this rumor, if true then we can only hope that Capcom and Nintendo kiss and make up in time to offer some new characters as downloadable content (hey, we can dream, can't we?).

Update: Slight factual error corrected; Capcom announced the PS2 version prior to the release of the Gamecube version. [Thanks, 2bit]

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