Brawl Doesn't Work With Some Wii [Super Smash Bros. Brawl]
Now SSBB just came out here in the US (did you get your copy yet?) and, already, as reported on Kotaku - Looks like Super Smash Bros Brawl is having some problems working on a few Wii's out there. We've only received a handful of complaints about this, but it's a big enough problem that Nintendo
already has a site set up to deal with the problem in North America.
Super Smash Bros. Brawl utilizes a double-layer disc which has a large memory capacity. A very small percentage of Wii consoles may have trouble consistently reading data off this large capacity disc if there is some contamination on the lens of the disc drive. Nintendo has specialized cleaning equipment that can resolve this problem. (Please do NOT attempt to clean the lens yourself, as you may damage the system.)
Are you the best Super Smash Bros. player in the United States? GameStop wants you to prove it. Along with midnight launches at over 2,500 locations, the retailer has announced a nationwide tournament event to celebrate the launch of the Wii game, which starts this Saturday at stores across the country. Store tournament winners will advance to the district level on March 15th, the regionals on March 29th, leading up to the finals on April 12th in San Jose California. The grand prize? A 37" Vizio LCD television, the entire Wii software library, a Nintendo Wii, and selected accessories, with 2nd and 3rd place winners taking home gift cards.
Check after the jump for more details and specifics, including the press release..
To celebrate the recent release of Rockstar’s Bully: Scholarship Edition for the Nintendo Wii and XBOX 360, Gamers Platform is giving away one (1) free copy of Bully: Scholarship Edition for the Nintendo Wii and two (2) Bully bumper stickers for your car!
Nintendo released Super Smash Bros. Brawl in Japan on January 31 and, over the course of the next four days, gamers there snapped up over 800,000 copies of the Wii fighter.
Long-running sales chart topper Wii Fit was finally dethroned this week, amid a stable of new releases that also included Disgaea 3, Assassin's Creed and Suzumiya Haruhi no Tomadoi. Also debuting, but not performing quite as well as the Nintendo mascot fighter was Capcom's Devil May Cry 4 which moved nearly a quarter million units combined on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, making it one of three PS3 titles to chart in the top ten.
The best selling software in Japan for the week of January 28 to February 4, 2008 courtesy of Media Create, continues after the jump.
Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii) - 820,000 / NEW
Devil May Cry 4 (PS3) - 205,000 / NEW
Tales of Destiny: Director's Cut (PS2) - 117,000 / NEW
Suzumiya Haruhi no Tomadoi (PS2) - 114,000 / NEW
Wii Fit (Wii) - 73,000 / 1,356,000
Disgaea 3 (PS3) - 55,000 / NEW
Devil May Cry 4 (Xbox 360) - 40,000 / NEW
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (DS) - 34,000 / 175,000
NINTENDO NEWS: WANT TO PLAY GALAXY AND BRAWL? VISIT NINTENDO'S BOOTH AT E FOR ALL
Oct. 9, 2007 - You might want to get in line for Nintendo's booth at the E for All Expo now.
Nintendo will be showing a huge lineup of cool games for both Wii™ and Nintendo DS™, including the hugely anticipated Super Mario® Galaxy and Super Smash Bros. ® Brawl.
The Oct. 18-22 event at the Los Angeles Convention Center will be the
first opportunity for the public to get their hands on these games and
take them for a test drive.
In addition, Nintendo will host a daily Super Smash Bros. Brawl tournament. Competitors get a free Wii-themed T-shirt, and a different T-shirt will be available each day of the show.
Hundreds of Fans Expected to Line up for Hot New Game at Nintendo World Store in Rockefeller Plaza, NY
The Legend of Zelda®: Phantom HourglassWHAT:
Nintendo celebrates the release of The Legend of Zelda®: Phantom Hourglass™ with an action-packed launch party at the Nintendo World® store in Rockefeller Plaza. Video game lovers of all ages will line up for an early look at the latest Zelda® game and a chance to win exciting prizes. Fans will have their picture taken with the game’s hero, Link; dress as their favorite Zelda characters for a costume contest; show off their Zelda knowledge in trivia quizzes; and be among the first to play Phantom Hourglass in a live multi-player tournament. From 2 - 4 p.m., attendees will have a chance to purchase the highly anticipated title the day before its official release.
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass for Nintendo DS™ makes its formal debut on October 1, breaking the mold for first-person adventure games with a revolutionary stylus-only control scheme and a wireless two-player mode. Phantom Hourglass features eye-popping 3-D graphics and fun challenges for casual gamers and Zelda fans alike. Since 1987, the Legend of Zelda franchise has sold more than 52 million units worldwide, making it one of the most popular game series in the industry.
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Nintendo will be showing a huge lineup of cool games for both Wii™ and Nintendo DS™, including the hugely anticipated Super Mario® Galaxy and Super Smash Bros. ® Brawl.
The Oct. 18-22 event at the Los Angeles Convention Center will be the
first opportunity for the public to get their hands on these games and
take them for a test drive.
