Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Playable Characters unveiled!
by IGN Staff

May 10, 2006 - Nintendo just pulled a fast one on us. At an after-hours press briefing a mere minute ago, the company pulled another ace out of its sleeve: Smash Bros. Brawl -- the next installment in Nintendo's popular Super Smash Bros. series.

Details are just now rolling in, but we have confirmed the following playable characters:

* Pit (Kid Icarus)
* Solid Snake (Metal Gear Solid)
* Zero Suit Samus (the blue "no-suit" Samus from Metroid: Zero Mission)
* Meta-Knight (Kirby)
* Wario (Wario)

Under the direction of series creator Masahiro Sakurai, Super Smash Bros. Brawl will feature classic, GameCube-style combat -- not Wii-style motion-controlled combat. That means players who prefer to play the game with the traditional control setup can look forward to using the GameCube control-style they're already accustomed to.

"We found that trying to implement too much motion-sensory functionality can get in the way of the game. We're looking at keeping the control simple, as it has been," said Sakurai. "The Wii hardware has sockets for the GameCube controller, too. So I'll just say now that you may not want to throw away your GCN controller yet."

The game also features a range of new nasty toys, such as the ability to unleash a puppy from Nintendogs that will run up to the screen, put its paws up and obscure the view of the action. Mario, Kirby, Pikachu and Link have been confirmed as returning characters. Sakurai confirmed that Wario actually has a fart attack and that Solid Snake can use his trusty cardboard box. In the video trailer, Snake gets out of the box and says "It's showtime!"

"We thought a lot about what to do with Snake and his moves in Super Smash Bros. Brawl," said Sakurai. "As you all know Snake walks around with a gun, but with Super Smash Bros. I didn't want to bring in a lot of real weapons. So that was a real challenge. But conversely, if we could use things like rocket launchers and other explosives, not only would that be fitting for Snake, but it would work for the other characters. But who knows. Maybe Snake will exclusively use explosives throughout the game."

Sakurai said the decision to include Solid Snake when Hideo Kojima himself practically "begged" to include the Metal Gear character in the last Smash Bros. game. When asked about the possibility of Sonic the Hedgehod appearing in the game as well, Shigeru Miyamoto said: "There are probably possibilities for other third parties as well, and it maybe that even know there are corporate discussions going on about including some of these other characters."

Even better, the game will be fully online playable in addition to featuring a robust multiplayer mode. "My plan is to include Wi-Fi connection compatibility and online functionality. One of the primary reasons Super Smash Bros. Brawl was created was that Nintendo, when taking Wii online, wanted to have Smash Bros. to do that," added Sakurai.

The bad news is that Super Smash Bros. Brawl will no longer be a Wii launch title, but will instead be released in 2007.

Source: http://revolution.ign.com/articles/707/707504p1.html

Screenshots: http://media.revolution.ign.com/media/748/748545/imgs_1.html

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This post has been edited by sihumchai: Mar 26 2008, 09:02 AM

Omg fariz, thank you for the news!

JUSTIN BAILEY SAMUS, HERE I COME!

And Solid Snake? I'd like to see him riding a Nikita instead of shooting rockets

http://www.joystiq.com/2006/05/10/super-sm...ng-solid-snake/

Snake will use the cardboard box!!





This post has been edited by fariz: May 11 2006, 11:13 AM

Wah.. Hideo Kojima "begged" ? need or not..

Would you LOOK at the DETAILS! Mario JEANS! Link with.. DETAIL!.. Smoother Pikachu.. And Nintendogs with.. cuteness-overload attack!! And of course.. SAMUSS!

Video here: http://media.revolution.ign.com/media/748/748545/vids_1.html

So prettyful and awesome. o_o Hope Sonic's would be in it as well, hehe.

This game rocks. Can't wait to get my hands on it.

sonic would be nice. ff characters anybody?

Wheeeee!!! Wii will be my first ever console.

hahaha.Zero Suit Samus....why not Naked Samus....just say it directly lah...

The Official Super Smash Bros. Brawl Website:

http://www.smashbros.com/en/main.html

Regarding the music:
Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu is making all the music in the game!! The title track, "A Main Theme with Emotion," is available here for streaming and downloading. If you played any Final Fantasy game then you know just how incredibly awesome Uematsu is with music creation!

Well... if you read the articles when confronted by the question of "Will Sonic be in?" Miyamoto said "We are currently working with key partners for other characthers"

If Sonic is in... well.. that's it.. the fight of the millienium, probably more anticipated than SF vs KOF!!! hahahahaha

Pray people pray...

why not since Sega now already got their old games playable on Nintendo WII...

i guess Snake can hide behind the tree during the brawL!!!

This SSBB trailer sure damn funny, i thought i saw a naked lady on the dark for a few seconds then later on turned out to be Samus with Zero Suit.

hey... no ds version for this?

Sadly, no ds version yet... the closest one you can relate is Jump Superstars 2

That snake part was hilarious

there's a 2nd jump?

yeah check out IGN.com

I prefer the most "powerful attack of all"

wario Fart~

Hahahhahah, t'was funny, poor poor Mario..

Nice one
maybe one of snakes attack will be that

there is an animated gif of that somewhere around as well.

Here it is..

After much consideration, we decided to have Snake refrain from using real-world guns-instead, he'll use lots of explosives.

What kinds of attacks will Snake unleash when he steps onto a new stage?

You'll have to wait and see.

Oh no, first Mario, now Link??

Good pics Fariz!!

Snake will release a lots of snakes lah...the snake is like his beh kia can attack and belit Mario Zelda Pokey Samus and others

Mario Level Information

Guide for all ye coin lovers

http://guides.ign.com/guides/682879/index.html

Sorry only applicable not to Mario Brawl but just plain New Super Mario Bros

This post has been edited by Evirober: Jun 27 2006, 05:09 PM

wtf? links to some NSMB guide thing..... thought it was mario stage for ssbb?

nub uses level 5 necromancy and resurrects thread!

Dojo finally released videos of snake in action, woot!

This post has been edited by nub: Oct 2 2007, 05:59 PM

ROFL! It was quite surreal to hear Snake talk about Nintendo characters. BTW, the link to the last one is broken.

i just explained to my fren who is solid snake coz he never heard before...i said snake is like the Mario of Playstation

hmmm... IMO, more like "Link" perhaps?

ermm...i mean in terms of the popularity it brings to its console, rather than physical and gameplay attributes

Oh hey, kirby-esque team-play in adventure mode! It's been ages since Kirby Superstar, this one will be some awesome 2P fun.

Note:HAL labs also developed the kirby games.

WAhahahha.. I'm spamming F5 on the smashbros.com site! Crashded/Congested already

Give me SONIC news.

SONIC INFO, ONLAIN!

http://www.smashbros.com/en_us/index.html

And he looks GRAPHICALLY AMAZING.

Down+B: SPIN DASH! (Actually, I do not know)

when is this game release?

For Japanese it's January something..

December 3rd for USA..

NOT ANYMORE!

The smashbros.com website changed it to TBD

It was delayed to January 2008 in Japan. Hopefully USA will maintain its December 2007 release, but I doubt it. Ninty US will have another conference tomorrow and maybe then they will announce the delay

What's better than seeing Mario, Sonic, Snake brawling? Lets hope more characters will be revealed.

In my wildest dreams I hope of Cloud (FF7).

Edited: Beaten by Greg on the release date.

This post has been edited by corez: Oct 10 2007, 04:19 PM

It's just unbearable! December 3rd was a nice date, just 2 days before my birthday!.. And it'd be a smash(pun intended!) to play this game with my friends! My gf could be a great co-op partner.

And I'd like to see.. RYU & KEN added! We need more 3rd party icons joining the fray!

Hmmm... good idea!

Puzzle Bobbles Dragons
Billy & Jimmy (Double Dragon)
Lance & Billy (Contra)






This post has been edited by penman: Oct 10 2007, 04:39 PM

OMG, Billy Lee and Jimmy Lee! YOU'VE HIT THE JACKPOT penman!

Superb suggestion!.. I'd love to see them in their old outfits. Damn cacat old-skool

And Ryu/Ken move-list would be easy.

Up+B: Shoryuken
Side+B: ArrRAKKKKAHHGNUUNAKKK!.. (helicopter kick )
Down+B: Tech-hit/Counter/Deflector
Neutral B: Hadoken

OMG now sonic really is in SSBB!!! So who's next? Cloud Strife? Sephiroth? One can only imagine the fantasy!!!

SSMB Video from Nintendo Conference 2007 Fall




This post has been edited by penman: Oct 11 2007, 12:21 PM

err..i wan to ask....is japanese then mah all word in japanese liao..

GT Trailers

- Sonic the Hedgehog

- Snake Joins the Brawl!

oh man, this game gonna kill ass hard!
its getting bigger and bigger!

The Sonic movies are AWESOME. Guys, go check it out. His spin-dash is like totally owning everyone on the battlefield

sonic the moves are indeed awesome .. not to mention the SPEED as well.


This post has been edited by bose00: Oct 11 2007, 01:58 PM

can't wait for Sonic vs Samus Aran...both turns into balls! haha

oh my god... december fast fast come
cant wait! the new video is just way too good!

Bad news guys, the game is officially delayed to 10 Feb 2008

But it is good since it will leave 2007 all to Mario

GOTY 2007 Mario

GOTY 2008 SSMB

I believed this is a marketing strategy... all the releases are too close by oredi.

Two new Brawl gameplay footage from that what's its name event.

Gonintendo link/Gamespy player

Gamepro's Vid/Impressions

Love the way the map changes.. EPIC.

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Added on October 12, 2007, 3:15 pmOh crap, there's more!

Gonintendo/IGN player

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Added on October 12, 2007, 3:33 pmMore Smashy Smashy! Gonintendo/MTV

This post has been edited by sihumchai: Oct 12 2007, 03:33 PM

WAH! Yoshi got "Pedang Lampu"!

LOL~

F*** yes! but delayed... no....

I heard the SSBB will be available in the wii shop channel for 700 points

With the 12 character available + 11 course to be played!
Anyone know this news and when will it be release on the wii shop channel?

Is it April fools already? Sauce please!

And I don' think SSBB will be available on the WiiShop/WiiWare as it was meant to be a sold on disc kinda game(also worth mentioning, how would it fit? I've got 400 blocks left and Internet channel is already something 300 blocks).. And USD7 is unbelievably CHEAP!

he may be talking about smash bros melee??

I could have taken that into consideration, but he stated SSBB

And Melee wouldn't be released as download because it's a GCN title, and as far as I know, Ninty isn't gonna release any games from the Gamecube(CD based that is) games on the VC.

As for the N64 version of Smash Bros? I guess it could be released prior to the Brawl release, just like how they release all NES/SNES Metroids before MP3.

i dunno...
read from some youtube comment.

that's why i ask lo~
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ad-SnIBzkR8 < read the comment for this vid.
if it was real... maybe need to store into some kind of memory card? @@

the comment were talking about a DEMO.......

Quote from the comment. Hope this is real though...

izzit out yet????

Pictochat FTW!!!

LOL! But i wish they can at least use the DS function and link to Wii, so can draw wads behind the stage!

Lots of Smash Brawl Japan Ads

Gameplay only! Not those "Wii would like to play" crap

Very nice, I like the part when Starfox used the Smash Ball to bring the Landmaster on the battlefield

ssbb delayed in both north america and japan.. i guess i have to wait till feb then

delayed until 9th march lo...
haiz...
good also la... can save money abit longer and buy other stuff

there is another great title :
No More Heroes will be releasing soon 22nd Jan .. its looks fun with wiimote & nunchuk ~ have watch some trailers & videos on www.gamevideos. com.

im saving for some ds game.
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney
and...


some toys.

*dushum*

Get No More Heroes

and..

Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney

(must be in order)

any idea whether this SMBB takes advantage of the Wiimote and Nunchuk.
or it will serve better with the arcade stick ?

If you followed the smashbros.com dojo, you should have noticed that ALL the screenshots are taken with the Gamecube controller inserted.

Even the creator/director favors the Gamecube controller for it's 'rumble', earlier mentioned in the blogs life.

Personally, I'd go with the Gamecube controller > Classic Controller > Wiimote > Wiimote + Nunchuck.

Don't know if it'll work with arcade stick tho'..

The only GC controller i have is a wavebird, so... no rumble for me either, haha!

the new online play demo shows kirby's final smash in action! I loved watching kirby use that cute one-shot cook power(from kirby superstar). Seems to do a hell lot of damage, apart from the free food you get from it. No aiming issues either!

Now i'm kinda torn. I used to main with Kirby in the original game(he was kinda cheap, i'll admit!), but Melee's kirby was kinda nerfed so i mained Shiek instead. I was plenty happy when they announced that the TP Zelda still has a Shiek alter-ego; i kinda speculated a seperate, unlockable "ocarina" zelda.

Hmm, they better have a Midna somewere in there...

This post has been edited by nub: Jan 25 2008, 02:15 AM

Nub sounds so pro in this game

Must train Brawl to a competitive level! Button-mashing to hell!

Trying to master Samus player, and oh, in that new dojo video, the final smash is seen, invulnerable during the blast? Funny, the opponent had to wait 1/2 a second before she stopped(and changed to Zero suit) to smash her away Crazy shit of a beam.

guess i'll get a GC wired controller for this.
can anyone who's using the GC controller measure/estimate the length of the wire which is attach to the controller?

the distance from the wii to the couch is about 5-7 feet away. else i'll need to lookout for a wavebird.

GC controller wire is very short, something like 1.5 meters only. That's why I bought the extension from PA, adds another good 1.5 meters.

thanks sihumchai really appreciate it.
3m =9 feets .. should be sufficient for me. if possible i would like to settle down with the wired ~ "rumbleS"

i can't wait! japan release in less than a week

I can hold my own against the harder single player modes, but the only multiplayer i did were with my siblings, and they kinda suck, so the online multiplayer is a very welcome addition.

Thing is, newcomers usually rely too much on the B button(pikaa-chu here, spin attack there) and forget why the game is called melee. Shiek's forward smash is this neat double kick thing that doesn't really smash(makes the star rod shoot 2 stars, though!), but she moves fast and her attacks are easy to connect. Samus is kinda like Shiek except her B moves are actually useful.

I'd still use Kirby if they didn't nerf pretty much all of his moves' hit priorities. Forget final cutter, even his stone drop is slower and hard to connect in melee!

While we're at it, is any of our local suppliers taking preorders yet?

This post has been edited by nub: Jan 25 2008, 03:40 PM

One thing I must get right in Smash games, blocking/dodging, air-dodging, and grabs. And to use them efficiently that is.

It's one of the most important part in any VS. games, but with so much action going on, blocking and getting cheesed off might be a bad idea, especially when the shield breaks and you get stunned badly.

I need to learn how to grapple ledge also, thank god they made it easier in Brawl.

And I'm planning to be a Samus player, seen pro videos of it, and damn, Samus is kick-ass to some extend, even tho' she moves like a hulk, must always dash.. And I hate tapping forward FAST.

And GREATEST addition to Brawl > Melee, cancellation of "Up" as jump! Now they just need to cancel "Down" as dash to ground, Samus down-A rarely hits because she falls too fast(for me).

Can't wait... Last melee I was a fox expert. This time I am going to train myself with sonic. Love these fast characters. You just can't get them to stay still... Let's see how long will this game last... Last game lasted 1 year 2 months 4 days... After I call it quits...

Now they're cramming classic game demos into the game. Hmm, i'm reminded of the GC animal crossing's NES games...

This post has been edited by nub: Jan 25 2008, 10:08 PM

can i play this game using wiimote?or classic controller or gc controller?

i have a bad feeling i wont be able to get a copy of this game this coming thurs.... amazon doesnt seem to be accepting preorders and major retailers have stopped their preorders...

even play-asia said this :

Please note that due to heavy supply cuts, Play-Asia.com cannot guarantee the shipping date of this preorder item at the moment. A large portion of preorders are likely to ship after the game's original release date some time in February. We deeply apologize for this unexpected inconvenience and will update all customers that have preordered this game on release date.

This post has been edited by clemong_888: Jan 27 2008, 02:02 PM

I'm... starting to suck at this game. Last night i tried All-Star mode, normal difficulty on Melee, and i can't even reach the last battle... 10 challengers left i think.

Wha, you're straight away getting the japanese smash brothers X? Wouldn't that mean you won't be able to join our brawls later?

This post has been edited by nub: Jan 28 2008, 03:27 PM

Urghh, I don't think I've even completed adventure mode

Oh well, he's looking to Subspace Emissary. It looks more "platformish" now compared to adventure mode And the added 2-Player mode is yum.

I've completed the game. Won 297 trophies. Played for 1 year. And my high in cruel melee is 15. Using jigglypuff... (The only 1 hit KO guy)

I can't get jiggly's Rest to even land.

i'm using a japanese wii and i live in japan. japanese versions cant play with american ones? it used to work on mario kart ds.

that's because DS isn't region lock like Wii.

Oh, you're the japan guy, i forget.

As for the cross-region multiplayer... i just did a quick check at the dojo, and i think we're safe.

then, hopefully i can get a month's practice first!! exams and reports are due though i'm really forward to using Ike,big big fire emblem fan!