Looks like those of near San Francisco, CA, Worcester, MA, and New York, NY may get a chance to play Super Smash Bros. Brawl before the game comes out in the United States. Those of you in Los Angeles? Sorry, I didn’t open the press release e-mail until 5 minutes ago. You missed your chance on Saturday.
The rest of you can head on over on the dates listed past the break to take part in Super Smash Bros. Brawl tournaments. Classic Controllers only, you’ll be able to compete against other fans waiting impatiently for the Wii’s most anticipated game. The top competitors from the Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Worcester tourneys will then compete in a final playoff at New York City on the last date.
Let’s see how well you all compete at a game you’ve never played before! Muahahaha.
NINTENDO’S SUPER SMASH BROS. BRAWL TOURNAMENTS STORM THE COUNTRY
Nintendo and Best Buy Team Up to Crown a National Champion
REDMOND, Wash., Feb. 13, 2008 – Attention all Smash fans: Put up your dukes! Just before the launch of the much-anticipated Super Smash Bros.® Brawl, Mario™ and friends are hosting four regional Wii™ tournaments. The competitions will visit Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston and finally New York for a Midnight Madness Launch event at the Best Buy store at 622 Broadway in New York. All of the 256 participants at each location will receive a $10 Best Buy gift card. One lucky grand prize winner will receive a custom-designed, crystal-covered Wii, a home theater system from Best Buy and other prizes.
“Super Smash Bros. is one of the world’s most popular game franchises because it draws in characters from across the Nintendo universe and beyond for some all-out fighting fun,” said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of sales & marketing. “Super Smash Bros. Brawl has extreme appeal among our core audience, but these tournaments are a great way to get new fans involved as well – before the game is even available in stores.”
Each regional tournament will provide the first 256 people in attendance the chance to “brawl” one-on-one with other contestants in a single-elimination tournament to determine a winner in each market. Regional winners will face off in a final multiplayer “brawl” at the New York City tournament.
The grand prize winner will receive a crystal-coated Wii with a design from Super Smash Bros. Brawl, a home theater system from Best Buy and a copy of the game. The second-place finisher will receive one Wii system and Wii Remote, one copy of Super Smash Bros. Brawl and a $1,000 Best Buy gift card. The third-place finisher will receive a Wii and Wii Remote, a copy of the game and a $500 Best Buy gift card. The fourth-place finisher will receive a Wii, an extra Wii Remote, a copy of the game and a $250 Best Buy gift card. For more information about the tournaments, visit Nintendo.com.
The tournaments will take place at the following times and locations:
Feb. 16
Doors open at 3 p.m.
Orpheum Theater
842 S. Broadway
Los Angeles, CA 90014Feb. 23
Doors open at 2 p.m.
Ten15 Folsom
1015 Folsom St.
San Francisco, CA 94103March 1
Doors open at 3 p.m.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Olden Hall
100 Institute Road
Worcester, MA 01609March 8
Doors open at 5 p.m.
Best Buy (NOHO)
622 Broadway
New York, NY 10012Super Smash Bros. Brawl features dozens of Nintendo characters, from Mario to Link™ to Pikachu®, as well as new characters like Solid Snake, a gritty soldier from Konami’s hugely popular Metal Gear series, and Sonic The Hedgehog. The combat-filled game lets characters of all kinds brawl until only one is left standing. Its predecessor, Super Smash Bros.® Melee, was the best-selling game of all time for Nintendo GameCube™. Super Smash Bros. Brawl has more characters, more features and more action-packed fun. What’s more, Super Smash Bros. Brawl uses Nintendo® Wi-Fi Connection, which allows up to four players to simultaneously brawl no matter where they are based. For a complete list of characters and features, visit www.SmashBros.com.
