smash bros. brawl
The best-selling video games of 2008 (so far)
CNET recently posted a list of the year’s top five selling games (thus far), and the results will surprise no one. GTA IV (on PS3 and Xbox 360) was the top dog, followed by a trio of Wii-specific titles: Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Mario Kart Wii and Wii Fit, followed by the multi-platform Guitar Hero III. It’s interesting to note that three of the top five came bundled with a non-traditional controller apparatus, be it the Wii Wheel, a Wii Balance Board, or the GH guitar.
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Nintendo’s showing at GDC 2008
Nintendo’s biggest announcements at GDC 2008 have included dates for the company’s next big things, including WiiWare. The Big N named May 12, 2008 as the roll out date for WiiWare, a downloadable content service for the Wii that will allow gamers to purchase fresh new content (and gives indie developers a chance to tap into the huge Wii market). Exactly a week later (May 19, 2008) Wii Fit and it’s infamous peripheral, the Wii Balance Board, will launch. And the company made mention of hotly anticipated Wii title Super Smash Bros. Brawl, which is still on target for a March 9, 2008 release.
Rumor: Smash Bros. Brawl might have third-party physics engine
We know almost nothing about Smash Bros. Brawl that Nintendo hasn’t spoon-fed us through their Smash Bros. Dojo website. There is, however, one strong rumor working through the mills. Havoc, a maker of game development tools, briefly listed Smash Bros. Brawl on its website as one of the official sponsors of their software, along with more »
Smash Bros. Dojo gets Assist Trophies
Nintendo announced yesterday (June 2, 2007) the first truly new, interesting bit of information on its Smash Bros. Dojo website. Remember Pokéballs and Trophies? Designer Masahiro Sakurai decided the two ideas could be combined, leading to what could be one of the headlining features of Smash Bros. Brawl: Assist Trophies.
When you pick one up, it will unleash an ally onto the stage to make an assist attack. It reminds me of the Assist characters from King of Fighters or Marvel vs. Capcom. The assistants will be characters who, according to Sakurai, “couldn’t quite make it as playable fighters”. The assist trophy item is…
