Super Smash Brothers Brawl

The game was released today in Japan. That is the correct character selection (Wolf from Star Fox is missing in that shot). I don't really know why Nintendo doesn't just get it over with and "officially" spill the details on the game.

One character that made me curious was Lucario. It looked like some sort of dragon pokemon thing, but as it turns it, the character resembles Mewtwo from Melee (one of my favorite characters from the game.) I had always wished for Mewtwo to be a bit more agile, but this appears to be fixed with Lucario. Same goes for Ness/Lucas, they appear to be faster and more powerful in Brawl. And of course Sonic looks ridiculously fast. It'll be interesting to try out the pokemon trainer... that's gotta be a tough character with 3 sets of moves.

Type in the game title or individual character names into youtube to see footage. I gotta say, seeing Rob battle Lucario and the Ice Climbers has got to be the most awkward thing I've seen from the game. Jets to compensate for legs?! Weird...

alright it's finally out!!!! played it last night around midnight till about 2 am. it's pretty sweet!!! I'm definitely gonna have to get it! theres one little pick up you can get and it doesn't do any damage itself but it can cause slight problems..like NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE ANYTHING AT ALL?!?!?!?! stupid little dog sticks his face in front of the screen!!! sounds like you can use the regular gamecube controller for this as well.

Yip, got it at midnight of the launch. The wait was well worth it. The gameplay's amazing, the characters are still so fun to use, and the being able to use the GC controller really helps because I only have one wiimote and nunchuck.
And the Smash orb...Simply amazing. Each character has their own final move. Once that orb pops up, be ready for all out warfare.

I couldn't make it to midnight madness (wanted to), however my copy was delivered today. Awesome! I'm impressed. I've been chugging through the Subspace Emissary. It's fun for the first couple of missions, but after that it just gets repetitive and bland. Run, get through some doors, battle the same enemies, repeat. At this point I'm mainly trying to unlock features, but I'll give some kudos to Nintendo for trying to spice up the single player mode. The storyline at least keeps your attention.

I haven't tried playing online yet because I have a firewall conflict somewhere (story of my life), but I've spectated a couple matches and the online play is incredibly fluid, even on my horrendous university connection. I was kinda disappointed about only having 5 characters to make a name. Booooo Wii numbers. The Wifi connectivity isn't what it should be, but it's a good start for Nintendo.

The balance in this game is great. I'm glad I can now choose my character based on who I like instead of who is "good." It takes a little getting used to because every character handles slightly differently from their Melee counterparts, but it's definitely worth it.

Graphics are great for what the Wii has to offer. I run the game at 480p.

I think I've unlocked every character available except Sonic. My mains currently consist of (in order) Lucas, Lucario, and Ike. Oh, and, Ike has an English voice. Why???? What happened to all Fire Emblem characters being all Japanese all the time?! Nintendo should have added Knuckles the Echidna

And if you're a dufus like me and can't figure out why your final smash isn't activating after you caught the smash ball, press B

edit: Thankfully it was not my, nor the university's, firewall interfering with NWC. The servers are just unavailable because so many people are trying to connect at once. haha

If anyone who has this would like to send me their friend code so we can play online just PM me and I'll send mine back. have a big smash bros. party so I can waste all ya'll!!! haha