It's kind of sad when a random day in February has more news than an E3 press conference. Nevertheless, we have some more major news to report today.
Last night, Nintendo announced the formation of "Project Sora", a new first-party development studio formed as a result of a partnership between Nintendo and Masahiro Sakurai. Sakurai, as I'm sure many of you know, is the creator of the much-loved Smash Bros. and Kirby franchises.
We unfortunately don't know, um, anything about what Project Sora is working on, other than the fact that they are indeed working on a new title. We also know that the project is not Smash Bros., is being marketed at the "hardcore", and is apparently something that will revolutionize the way you play games.
You can check out the official (Japanese) site here, along with an English translation of the Iwata Asks interview here.
Speculation? I'm betting we'll see something out of Project Sora at this year's GDC conference, which Iwata is headlining.
After a few months of no updates, Sakurai has posted a new entry into the Smash Bros Dojo! He says:
Through Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, a vast number of Target Smash!! and Home-Run Contest submissions have poured in from players of all regions. I distribute one submission per day, but it's not really obvious which submissions are setting records, is it? To that end, I put together a list of the world records for each character for you to take a look at. The data is current as of the end of July, 2008. "What?! How did someone pull THAT off?" ...I'm sure most of the records will surprise you into saying stuff like that. They're simply amazing... On the other hand, if you've already broken these records...please post your record using Nintendo WFC! Once I get a new batch of submissions, I'll update the list. So, keep sending them in!
So if you are interested to see some of the world records, go check it out on the Dojo!
Oh man. I can feel it. The mural's completion is at hand. Just one or two more days! I've updated the photoalbum with more pictures to view and comment on! No, seriously! The total time worked on this project over a span of 11 visits is a little more than 65 hours--and it's still not done. It's been a lot of work, and also a lot of fun--this Super Smash Bros.BrawlWall Mural.
The roster of the mural is Luigi, Sonic, Yoshi, Pikachu, Samus, Mario, Olimar, Kirby, Toon Link, Mr. Game & Watch, Meta Knight, Wario, Pit, and Charizard--all lunging towards a Smash Ball in the top center of the wall. And yes, before I took the job I made it clear that Wario had to be on the wall.
Be sure to check back with N+ to see further updates on this time-consuming project.
Yes. An update! This awesome mural album chronicles my progress on a Super Smash Bros. Brawl Wall Mural! Again, this update could have come sooner if I had actually owned a camera. The newest updates feature day 7 and day 8, where Samus is finally completed after 3 days of work, Toon Link, Mr. Game & Watch, Meta Knight, and Wario all join the brawl! Check out the album, make some comments, or critiques!
The final roster of the mural will be Luigi, Sonic, Yoshi, Pikachu, Samus, Mario, Olimar, Kirby, Toon Link, Mr. Game & Watch, Meta Knight, Wario, Pit, and Charizard--all lunging towards a Smash Ball in the top center of the wall. And yes, before I took the job I made it clear that Wario had to be on the wall.
Be sure to check back with N+ to see further updates on this time-consuming project.
The MK has been busy. I apologize--it's been a mixture of work, school, awesome games (everyone needs to get Okami right now), and a new project! I've been commissioned by a super-awesome customer friend from my store to paint a Super Smash Bros. Brawl Wall Mural. Having never really painted before, I still said YES because it's a bitchin' idea for a mural. I posted an album with the project's progress so far--though it starts on the beginning and end of Day 6. Could've been earlier if I actually owned a camera.
Day 1 started with Sonic and Luigi. The next day Yoshi and Pikachu joined the brawl--but I didn't finish their shading. Day 3, Yoshi and Pikachu were finished up, Luigi was finally given sideburns and feet, and I started on Mario, Kirby, and Olimar. Day 4 was dedicating to fixing issues with other characters, and spending hours cursing out Kirby. Day 5 resulted in Olimar and Mario's completion and the beginning of Samus, the train-wreck. The rest, my friends, is in the album! Take a look! Make comments!
The final roster of the mural will be Luigi, Sonic, Yoshi, Pikachu, Samus, Mario, Olimar, Kirby, Toon Link, Captain Falcon, Meta Knight, Wario, Pit, and Charizard--all lunging towards a Smash Ball in the top center of the wall. And yes, before I took a job I made it clear that Wario had to be on the wall.
Be sure to check back with N+ to see further updates on this time-consuming project.
Hey guys. Not to disappoint anyone, but unfortunately Tuesday night Brawl isn't happening anymore. The mods are finding it hard to have the time for it. But if you guys want to get together among yourselves and brawl, the official Brawl Friend Code thread is always open for you folks to trade in.
But one thing we are sure, is that there will be a weekly Mario Kart night on Wii. That way sea gets a chance to kick our butts.
N+ member WiiDark has found a site that works with ALL operating systems (MAC, LINUX, WINDOWS, etc...) which will convert any of the screenshots you have taken in Super Smash Brothers Brawl and saved to an SD card, and convert them into JPG files for use in the computer world! It's a pretty sweet site!
Snapshot Decrypter will allow you to open the picture files from your SD card straight through the internet. It is recomended that right after you upload the files and convert them that you save the file yourself, because the server space is limited where it will be uploaded, and you shot will most likely be deleted. BUT HEY! why not put them in you own Opera gallery, then share with us your silly shots! N+ has started it's own Smash & Grab Gallery, and Fancy Falcon is NOT here to "kick it off"!
You can alwaysnever find this website permanently in our links section too! I found my smash pictures ".bin" files under ...wii/app/RSBE/al.
I was serious in this review. It does not reflect the views of the other moderators of N+ (except for lutherjw, he agrees), these are my own thoughts and feelings about the game. It is crap.
What is it?
The latest in the highly popular Smash Bros. franchise, Brawl is a fighting game featuring many popular characters from the Nintendo Universe.
How does it play?
I would assume that everyone here is used the the mechanics of the Smash Bros. franchise. If you aren't, go out and buy yourself Super Smash Bros. for the Nintendo64 and educate yourself. Then buy Super Smash Bros. Melee for the Nintendo Gamecube and educate yourself some more. Then convince yourself that there are only two installments to the Smash Bros. series and forget that Brawl exists. Seriously. The image to the right is an artists rendering of what I want to do to Sakurai now. Unfortunately I have a normal sized fist so it wouldn't be as effective. The main focal points of the game, Adventure Mode and Online Play, are incredibly weak. Adventure Mode should be renamed 'Walk around and unlock characters Mode'. It's boring and lame. Online Play is crap. It's laggy. Very very laggy. So laggy that at one point I thought that I was using a dial-up connection. Then I remembered that this isn't 2002 and the speed should be wicked fast. But was it? NO. NO IT WAS NOT. The option to play 'With Anyone' only works about 40% of the time, and when it does you feel as if a bear has just walked up to your Wii and punched it in the crotch. (Haha. Wii. Crotch. Haha.) The characters are all totally lame. The only exception would have to be Toon Link, and he has a stupid girly name. At least be called the Hero of Winds or something. Jeez.
N+ Summary
Game: Super Smash Bros. Brawl Developed by: Nintendo Genre: Fighting Players: 1-4 Release Date: Out now Supports WFC: Yes Video available: No
N+ Points
N+ Toon Link is mildly acceptable as a fighter. N+ I don't have to wonder what it's like to be tortured anymore.
N- Points
N- The game totally sucks. N- Online Play is like trying to rob a blind man but then finding out that it's really only a man wearing sunglasses. He then proceedes to break your leg by wrapping it around a car bumper. N- Adventure Mode is stupid and boring, should be called Sleep Mode. N- Other people like it, so it has a moronic fanbase. N- It has a fanbase.
N+ Update - Due to circumstances beyond my control (my mom), I can't play Brawl anymore today. So lutherjw will (probably) still be online hosting brawls. If you feel like it. I'll still be in the chat room though.
That's right folks, tonight marks the first of WEEKLY Tuesday Night Brawls here at N+! We will be fighting from NOW until 10pm EST. So for FOUR HOURS, then we'll call it a night. Has everyone traded friend codes in the Brawl thread? Good!
Now get on Wi-Fi, get into the N+ chat room, and let's Brawl! (Instructions on getting into the chat room can be found at http://my.opera.com/Nplus/blog/chat - I hope to see everyone there!
So, a little game was just released called Super Smash Bros. Brawl, and it has an online mode. So we figured, why not have a weekly Brawl night? Every Tuesday night lutherjw and I will be hooked up to the Nintendo WFC, eagerly awaiting some opponents. If you would like to participate and have a good time fighting as your favorite Nintendo characters, then head on over to the forum thread I have set up, and post your friend code.
We will be online any time between 6pm and 10pm EST.
Please note, there will undoubtedly be some hidden characters, so remember that. We can't help it if anything gets spoiled for you.
We will be chatting between matches in the N+ chat room. It'll be loads of fun, can't wait to play you guys.
Today's update is a bunch of screenshots that sent in to Sakurai from players, and he has hand-picked 99 of them to show off at the Dojo. I have placed them all after the break, and some look really good.
Note: This will be the last Dojo Update you see at N+. We will no longer continue posting these, because the game comes out in two days and there really isn't any point. If you would like to continue seeing Dojo Update, I think that Sakurai may continue updating the Dojo. Thanks.
Here's to hoping that there's only one more update tomorrow. I'm getting kind of bored posting these every day. Anyway, today's update is a character is a buddy from back in the day. Hit the jump for screenshots and information.
Today's update is a list of the items in Brawl. There are 49 of them with descriptions and pictures and everything, so I won't post them here. However, if you would like to see them, go to the Smash Bros. Dojo. NOTE: This is the full list of items in the game, so there are some spoilers (if you call items spoilers), so click the link at your own risk.
Donkey Kong has a bunch of meteor smashes. Seriously, there's like three of them. His Standard Special Move - Giant Punch is also pretty awesome. Charge it up, let loose on your opponents face, and hope it's a one hit KO. You can make an awesome combo by using his Giant Punch along with his Side Special Move - Head Butt. Perform Head Butt and smash your opponent into the ground. Then Giant Punch them while they are stuck. Sounds easy, but it really isn't. There are some factors that make it a hard technique. First off, the amount of damage taken is proportional to the amount of time spent buried, if they’re in the air, you won’t be able to bury them, and it’s harder to hit with the Head Butt than it is with the Giant Punch.
Remember, you can charge up DK's punch and use it when you want. Hit the jump for screenshots.
Well my main complaint i have with Opera Mini 4.5 5.0 & Opera Mobile on my E51 smartphone its not accessing the prective text funtion of my phone while there are other 3rd party apps there where it uses the good ol Tegic T9
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So lutherjw will (probably) still be online hosting brawls. If you feel like it. I'll still be in the chat room though.
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