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E3 2006 Video | Nintendo Shows Super Smash Bros. Brawl - Update with E3 2006 Screens!

12.05.2006

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At a special developer event, Nintendo has lifted the lid on Super Smash Bros. Brawl for the Nintendo Wii. An entirely new team has been pieced together for this outing, after Shigeru Miyamoto approached Masahiro Sakurai about creating a Wii version. Sakurai-san insisted that the Wii controller NOT be used for the game, therefore gamers can actually use their GameCube controllers once more to battle it out on the big screen. This confirms that the GC controllers can in fact be used for Wii games if so desired.

Single player will have (so far unannounced) changes to it, plus there will be a new online multiplayer option and lots of new characters! Confirmed so far are:

Pit from Kid Icarus

Samus in her sexy Zero Mission suit

Metaknight

Wario

Snake from Metal Gear Solid (at the specific request of Hideo Kojima!)

The game has also been confirmed as being pushed back into 2007.

Some other details, courtesy of Games Are Fun, include:

Nobuo Uematsu, the genius behind Final Fantasy's greatest tunes, will compose the main theme;

Opera singer Ken Nishikiori has lent his vocals to the game;

All the music in Brawl is performed by a full orchestra;

There will be a deluxe chorus with lyrics in Latin(!);

The atmosphere of the game will be changed, in a so far unknown way!

You can listen to the main theme tune by following this link: http://www.smashbros.com/en/music/index.html

[Video Update]

A trailer that'll no doubt be on loop!

Update: We have yet another media update in the form of 33 brand new images (of both the screenshot and artwork variety.) Click the link below to check them out.

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Zapp 12.05.2006#101

i think we will only see the best franchise from each company

Konami - as you all know SNAKE!!!!
CAPCOM - Megaman since he is the oldest!?!?
NAMCO - Pac-man?!?!
you get my point...

but if they put too many non nintendo characters then its gonna ruin the all nintedo cast a bit!!! Smilie

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linkman26 12.05.2006#102

i'm a bit worried about something after seeing that video 53 times. Smilie

It seems to me like they have the same moves as they did in melee (mario's cape, link's down slash, kirby's hammer, pika's thunder, link's bow, mario fireball with the same graphics for the ball).

Megadanxzero 12.05.2006#103

Why is that bad? Most of them had the same moves from the original in SSBM too... Just one extra. I don't want them to change the moves... I'm kinda intrigued by the new character's moves though. I assume that Meta-Knight's cloak thing will work alot like Fox's shield

Sheena said:
I loved the music in Final Destination, the second one, dont know if it really IS the second one, but its not the one heared most of the time while playing that stage.

That's the Fire Emblem theme. Yeah that RULES!!

Personally I really hope they add Sonic, Pac-man might be good, Megaman would absolutely PWN-age too... Gawd now that Snake's in it the possibilities are ENDLESS. People are gonna be rushing to Nintendo with requests

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shiptoncraig 12.05.2006#104

The inclusion of Snake seems good, but the proportions of Snake to the rest of the characters might be a little strange. Although, Ganondorf and Captain Falcon worked.

I would like to see Sonic, Tails & Knuckles and a Green Hill Zone stage.

As for the video, I like the darker tone of the music an the graphics look pretty nice. Anticipation Level Rising!

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Spydarlee 12.05.2006#105

It seems to me like they have the same moves as they did in melee (mario's cape, link's down slash, kirby's hammer, pika's thunder, link's bow, mario fireball with the same graphics for the ball).

I can see why this could be a bit of a bummer and a sign of lazy developers BUT I think it could work for the best in the end. With all current indications it would seem Nintendo are going to include quite a lot of new characters, thus a lot of brand new moves (helpfully not too many clones this time!)

As such there is still plenty of room for the recurring characters to have similar moves to ease fans into the new game and allow for a well laid out difficulty spike and so on.

Of course having said that it would be mighty cool to have some brand new moves for the likes of Link and (normal) Samus

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James2t3 12.05.2006#106

I think it's because it early days, it looks to mee like it's Melee with nicer graphics they all move around very similer. So by the time it's ready(next year!) then i would be suprised if they havn't been given some new moves. I just hope the leave one of the buttons free for jumping!!

( Edited on 13.05.2006 17:38 by Blade2t3 )

Blizzard224 13.05.2006#107

Hi res trailer here: http://www.gametrailers.com/gamepage.php?id=2686

Kangaroo_Kid 13.05.2006#108

I agree with Nintendo_Maniac, too many characters that aren't strictly Nintendo would ruin the game. I'm not disappointed that Snake is in the game, more surprised to see him in the game. Megaman would be a good addition and I'm almost certain Sonic and Tails/Knuckles will be in it. Here's hoping that they keep the rophy collection in the game, and no one has said anything about new multiplyer game modes (giant melee, fixed camera etc.)

Downloading new characters/items/arenas is an awesome idea, but I don't know how it work playing online. What if someone downloads a feature that someone else hasn't, what then? Unless it were to download it automatically for free. Just something to think about.

Mason 13.05.2006#109

I don't doubt there will be new moves as well. I think there are 'super moves' shown in that video, with Mario doing that flurry of fists, Link doing the Triforce attack, Kirby cooking Mario, Samus' huge blast...Wario's fart...?

Oh, and when Snake dies, there had BETTER be a codec sound and a 'Snake? Snake?! SNAAAAAAAAAAAAAKE!'

HazukiSan 13.05.2006#110

Mason said:
I dont doubt there will be new moves as well. I think there are super moves shown in that video, with Mario doing that flurry of fists, Link doing the Triforce attack, Kirby cooking Mario, Samus huge blast...Warios fart...?Oh, and when Snake dies, there had BETTER be a codec sound and a Snake? Snake?! SNAAAAAAAAAAAAAKE!

Yes definitely, we need a "snake.... SNAAAAAAAKKKKKKKKKKKKKEEEEEEE". And a Metal Gear boss would be swish.

ohm 13.05.2006#111

I love the seige level. And I am not worried about old characters having the same moves, they should and I would be pissed if they didn't. I hope they very interactive levels, they seem to be the most fun.

JoshSL 13.05.2006#112

I think it's good having the same moves personally, as I think they'rec the best moves thgey could have, I mean if they mess up the moves this time by giving them new ones, then you may find yourself going back to SSBM all the time.... I don't mean that they'll mess it up, but y'know, keeping the moves that THEY KNOW people like is a good thing, I reckon they'll also change the moves people didn't like, or never used.

I think that if Snake appeared in the game, then it's even more likely for Sonic, Megaman & Bomberman to appear in the game, & it would be completely awesome too, I can't wait for more info!! Smilie

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Megadanxzero 13.05.2006#113

Z said:
I love the seige level. And I am not worried about old characters having the same moves, they should and I would be pissed if they didnt. I hope they very interactive levels, they seem to be the most fun.

Exactly... I don't want to have to learn how to use Mario well again >_> Plus there's not exactly much they could replace the old ones with. Most of the characters have very few moves in the games they comes from attack-wise. I think Hal did well with the current moves, and I don't really want them to change. I kinda hope they change Kirby's hammer attack into something random like Peach's smash attacks though. I really want to see some of Kirby's other powers get put into SSB and that's the only way I can think that it'd work... Sword power would be fun Smilie

And for downloading things I doubt you'll ever get into a situation where you have something and someone else doesn't. The system downloads updates for you. Online 24/7 and all that jazz

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JoshSL 13.05.2006#114

BTW, according to a member from another forum, the limit to characters in the game is 100 characters!! Smilie

SSBBs Japanese site has a section where you can submit characters you want to see in the game to the team. The limit is.. wait for it.. 100! This game's going to be packed, that's for sure!

WOOO!!! That's brilliant to hear, it seems like we could end up with at least 50 characters, or more! Depending on how many people vote, & Nintendo's own thoughts, so how many of you have voted?

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Flynnie 13.05.2006#115

WOOO!!! That's brilliant to hear, it seems like we could end up with at least 50 characters, or more! Depending on how many people vote, & Nintendo's own thoughts, so how many of you have voted?

i doubt that very much!

As for the whole Pikachu gender thing, im pretty sure that there are different genders of Pikai. Im pretty sure that i saw pikachu's testicles in SSBM although im not sure...

And dude, change your sig, it's really fucking childish...

He's had that sig for a while Shinji how have you not noticed it!

Raff 13.05.2006#116

I reckon Snake's level will be based around Metal Gear - preferably Metal Gear Rex.

It's going to be shit and you jolly well know it.

JoshSL 13.05.2006#117

iiNnYLF2t3-781-NF said:
WOOO!!! Thats brilliant to hear, it seems like we could end up with at least 50 characters, or more! Depending on how many people vote, & Nintendos own thoughts, so how many of you have voted?
i doubt that very much!
And dude, change your sig, its really fucking childish...
Hes had that sig for a while Shinji how have you not noticed it!

Well, the limit is 100! I think it says so on the Japanese website, so as I was saying, you guys need to vote for which characters you want in the game Smilie

As for the sig thing, Shinji has known about it for quite a while, it just gets on his nerves Smilie

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Sheena 13.05.2006#118

I know I have to play with "normal" Samus the first thing I do, THEN the new. But trying out Metaknight, as I finally got right with the name, is a third! He has dragon-wings! Or bat-wings...

I think they might have some new moves, or stronger normal moves. I dont know, I can just wait and see myself when I get my hands on it.

One thing... In SSBM, they didnt show all the new characters in the beginning, right? Just the ones you get first and easier. Maybe they'll include more characters along with the gameplay?
Maybe you kitts already discussed this, Im just too lazy to check. Smilie

Mason 13.05.2006#119

iiNnYLF2t3-781-NF said:
Im pretty sure that i saw pikachus testicles in SSBM although im not sure...

There are different genders of Pikachu (hence the whole debate), but I'm pretty certain you did NOT see any genitals in a Nintendo game.

JoshSL 13.05.2006#120

Well, then there's the other thing.

Which OLD Characters will be default?
Which NEW Characters will be default?
Which OLD Characters will be unlockable?
Which NEW Characters will be unlockable?

I also wonder if we will get info on new characters through new screenshots, or if they will announce them before hand... y'see I didn't really have a feed of info when SSBM was around, I was Internet-less!!

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Sheena 13.05.2006#121

I must say Im surprised they didnt show any new pokemon in the trailer. I thought they might have put in some of the new ones, though Im quite happy they didnt. Its already too much of Mario-, LoZ- and pokemon-characters. Enough is enough.

EDIT: WOOH!! This is my 666th post! Smilie

( Edited on 13.05.2006 18:13 by Sheena )

Mason 13.05.2006#122

Sought Thii Poltercow said:
I also wonder if we will get info on new characters through new screenshots, or if they will announce them before hand... ysee I didnt really have a feed of info when SSBM was around, I was Internet-less!!

I hope they'll release random videos like this, or screenshots/short clips once or twice a week once we get close enough to launch.

As for all old characters, I hope they bring the lot of them back.

mouth91 13.05.2006#123

I love metroid, and zelda, and this is pure beauty, link and samus aran, are portrayed extreemly well. I can't wait. Call me nieve but i'm pretty sure PIT is actually Kid Icarus, or was there an actual game with a character named Pit?

Megadanxzero 13.05.2006#124

If they remove any characters I will be thoroughly upset. In my opinion they should ALL be there. The only question now is: Which ones do we have at the start, and which ones need to be unlocked. If they make any more new characters that are gonna be unlockable I don't want to see any pictures or videos. Nothing. I wan't to be surprised when playing a game for once... Just like when TP is released I refuse to go on the internet until I finish it. Don't wanna ruin the plot Smilie

mouth91 said:
I love metroid, and zelda, and this is pure beauty, link and samus aran, are portrayed extreemly well. I cant wait. Call me nieve but im pretty sure PIT is actually Kid Icarus, or was there an actual game with a character named Pit?

The kid from Kid Icarus is called Pit >_>

( Edited on 13.05.2006 19:15 by Megadanxzero )

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JoshSL 13.05.2006#125

I think they'll probably bring back all the characters that appeared on SSBM, I mean, considering their limit.... Smilie

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