[Wii] Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Ver. 214. Gobble Gobble Gobble, Slurp Slurp Slurp

I've seen SOME people get lucky, but this is like the Halo 3 of the Wii and trying to nab a Legendary Edition just by walking in on release day.

Odds are, you're probably fucked and you're gonna shoot yourself in the foot for not reserving it earlier.

But, some people are like that. Can't help what they do. <_<

Originally Posted by Chaotic

I've seen SOME people get lucky, but this is like the Halo 3 of the Wii and trying to nab a Legendary Edition just by walking in on release day.

This was not hard to do. Legendaries were extremely plentiful. My store has 1 left from launch, even.

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Odds are, you're probably fucked and you're gonna shoot yourself in the foot for not reserving it earlier.

Gamestop propaganda. While it may be selling quickly, I don't think you're not going to be able to find one right away. Check the big box stores like Best Lies, Faggotshop, Wal-fart and Circunt Shitty. I'd be surprised if you couldn't nab one on day one.

GS does all sorts of inventory fuckery for various reasons, and it may be true that you won't get one if you GO THERE. Other places will have it. I can't imagine a software sell out unless Nintendo seriously dropped the ball.

And if that's the case, your preorder might mean jack if you're late, so you're fucked either way! Isn't that GREAT?

Originally Posted by Chaotic

I've seen SOME people get lucky, but this is like the Halo 3 of the Wii and trying to nab a Legendary Edition just by walking in on release day.

The gamestop I went to had about...3 or 4 pyramids with like..15 each.

Wow, suddenly we are on version 834. I think I missed 829 versions somewhere.

Now for something with some content, I am very much looking forward to trying Brawl on a widescreen TV. Seems like some stages (Hyrule Temple) will fit a lot better that way, I think. Also less time spent in magnifying glass on the side of the screen.

Apologies that I didn't know every detail about the game >_> Forgiveness please!

I've been looking through a lot of screens and some opinions, the game definitely looks pretty, I'm sure I'll be amazed after years of being used to Gamecube Melee. And yes, I'm also looking forward to the 16:9 ratio option, a treat for all the people I'm sure who have been starting to upgrade all their TV sets for the new year (myself to be included soon, hopefully).

Now we just need an orchestral version of the game's soundtrack and we're good to go.

Originally Posted by AniMechanic

Wow, suddenly we are on version 834. I think I missed 829 versions somewhere.

That's what you get for not posting all the time. You miss out on all the shittastic Smash Bros. threads.

Yeah, and what Skills said. If I hadn't been able to preorder today I would have gone over to Best Buy, Toys R Us, and Walmart on the release day. One of them would have it, and should the fates and my Gamestop betray me then that's exactly what I'll do.

We can probably all agree that if you haven't bought or stolen your copy by day 1, you're out of luck for awhile at least. Now it's basically a question if and when it will overtake Super Mario Galaxy as bestselling Wii game ever (discounting the Sports/Play pack-ins). If Japan sales are any indication, it won't be too long. (820,000 for Brawl vs. 250,000 for Galaxy in the first week).

Hmm..I made a reserve a couple months back but didn't actually pay in full until about a week ago. Hope that doesn't matter.

As for controllers at the tournament, yeah, the rules say the store will provide the controllers, but they don't say what type(s). And that you can't bring your own.

It WOULD make sense for a Gamecube controller to be an option; it'd be utterly retarded if it weren't. But oh well...if it isn't thought to be already, this tournament could turn out to be a complete joke. There are numerous ways it could be really unfair for a lot of people, being stuck with a Wii Remote (& nunchuk?) instead of a Gamecube controller to name just one.

But in any case, I've decided to participate, and hopefully that'll earn me a decent spot in the line. Interestingly enough, I only signed up a couple of weeks ago and I was first to do so in that store. Last I asked though (which was a while back) the workers at the Gamestop I pre-ordered at told me they're aiming to have everybody out by 12:15. Yeah, good luck.

To answer you Josiah, its the Wiimote Nunchuck configuration.

And yeah...the tournament for my gamestop is going to blow. I went in today and there were 30 people signed up...and they want to start the tournament at 9. God I hope I don't get eliminated super quickly. Maybe if they finish early they'll tell people to pick their copies up and go home lol

Originally Posted by Colonel Spreadsheet

This was not hard to do. Legendaries were extremely plentiful. My store has 1 left from launch, even.

Gamestop propaganda. While it may be selling quickly, I don't think you're not going to be able to find one right away. Check the big box stores like Best Lies, Faggotshop, Wal-fart and Circunt Shitty. I'd be surprised if you couldn't nab one on day one.

GS does all sorts of inventory fuckery for various reasons, and it may be true that you won't get one if you GO THERE. Other places will have it. I can't imagine a software sell out unless Nintendo seriously dropped the ball.

And if that's the case, your preorder might mean jack if you're late, so you're fucked either way! Isn't that GREAT?

Only problem with that, is that there are those people that go to GS last, and by that time it's too late. I dunno why but one of my friends was so happy to burn this guy, cause he called it about CoD4 being sold out from all stores in our area, and he said to the guy that though pre-ordering isn't always needed, for some games like that you should if you wanted to get the jump on it right away.

"I went to other stores (K-mart/Wal-mart, etc) and they didn't have any copies. Do you have any extras?"

"Why didn't you pre-order it before?"

"I figured I was gonna get a copy."

"We don't have any more copies." (He wanted to say "You're S.O.L son!!! I told you!")

But despite it being propaganda, it helps at times as much as it hurts, for those hard to find games, or the extremely popular ones, depending on your area.

I originally preordered it from Best Buy but then I pre-ordered from gamestop today because well...I would be up at 12:00 anyways and figured why not enter the tournament. So fortunately for me, if I don't get it at GS I have bestbuy to fall back on.

So you pre-ordered twice?

o_o

But yeah, about my Legendary Halo comment earlier. The day after release there was no Legendaries left at the Gamestop I go to, so I thought that was just the general thing that happened at a good majority of them.

Either that, Jersey gamers are fucking insane. I ended up getting five texts and three calls from my friends that they were at the release. To top it off, two of my friends got Halo 3 hats from Lids with Halo 3 and the release date on front. On the back, it had their GamerTags for the 360. <_<

But here's hoping to rub in everyone's face that I get my copy before the people on line do. The friend of mine hooking me up is supposed to head there after he's done working at the arcade, so I'll just tag with him. Make my life easy. :|

I preordered mine from Amazon.com literally on Wednesday last week and they said it shipped on Thursday, will be here by Monday. So, it's still possible to get it if you haven't pre-ordered it yet.

Originally Posted by AcerBandit

Today's update was a bunch of screenshots that Sakurai has received that he thought were amusing and they are.

Just wanted to point out a rather amusing one titled "Tingle's Dream".



Do notice Snake lurking way in the top right corner. Oh Sakurai (or really Gomadoufu) you card~

If anything, Snake in the courner is the only accuracy in that picture.

And as far as Pre-orders are concerned, I placed mine back in January so , to be frank, I'd drag GameStation's ass to cort if I didn't get it whenever NOE decides to stop being a dick.

I unlocked snake but I have no idea how to use his codec taunt thingy. And the Subspace Emissary is pretty damn awesome since you never know what to expect next. I was playing through it with one of my friends until the other two showed up.

I just played this game for about 7 hours straight. That's pretty bad because my head is in pain right now. I've probably unlocked about 5 or 6 characters so far. o_o

Originally Posted by Miles

I just played this game for about 7 hours straight

Good god. The last time I did something like that was when 3 of my pals and myself wound up obsessed with Crash Team Racing and raced through the night like little fiends.

I can't wait to get my hands on a copy of Brawl, SSE is a large part of why I'm looking forward to it as I liked Melee's adventure mode.

Originally Posted by Miles

I unlocked snake but I have no idea how to use his codec taunt thingy. ...

I think you need to be in his stage and crouch or something... I haven't tried it myself... >_>

Originally Posted by Miles

... I just played this game for about 7 hours straight. That's pretty bad because my head is in pain right now. I've probably unlocked about 5 or 6 characters so far. o_o

Join the club! My cousins, my brother and I played the game about 5-6 hours each day a couple of weeks ago because it was so much fun. XD

...but yeah, take a break once in a while. o.o