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Rumortoid: Super Smash Bros Brawl Demo Coming Soon photo

Rumors are flying around the internet that Nintendo will be bringing a downloadable demo of their sure-to-be-hit game Super Smash Bros Brawl to the Wii sometime between now and when the game drops on February 10th.

Nintendo has thus far been extremely sheepish about both online promotions and playable demos for their upcoming games. But due to the type of game that Super Smash Bros Brawl is, I believe this rumor could be the truth. Where a small portion of Super Mario Galaxy or Metroid Prime 3: Corruption would likely take up huge chunks of memory, a demo for Brawl with just a couple of stages and characters may only take up the same amount of space as a N64 game. In fact, a brief inspection of the pic above tells that depending on the amount of memory you wish to spend on this demo, you can download more or less characters and game modes.

If anything makes me suspicious of this pic, it's that the concept seems a little too awesome for Nintendo to think of themselves. This is the sort of thing that a fan would think of, because unlike the the suits at Nintendo of America, the fans actually know how fun a demo channel like this would be. 

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MrSadistic's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/06/2008 12:16
MrSadistic
Oh Snapple.
SnakeDude4Life's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/06/2008 12:17
SnakeDude4Life
Waiting for wii online to crash because of X-mas kids down loading this demo en mass.
Spartacus's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/06/2008 12:17
Spartacus
Too awesome to be real. Nintendo has no business tactics when it comes to making the fans happy.
kintaeb's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/06/2008 12:18
kintaeb
DO WANT!
Krayven's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/06/2008 12:18
Krayven
That would be freaking godlike.
Ryan 2502's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/06/2008 12:20
Ryan 2502
It says "BETA" at the top. It seems a bit late for a beta doesn't it?
Jonathan Holmes's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/06/2008 12:21
Jonathan Holmes
We'll know soon enough. Notice also that this this pic is in ENGLISH, meaning that if it's coming at all, it's coming to us.
CaffeinePowered's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/06/2008 12:23
CaffeinePowered
That would be pretty sweet, maybe a test bed for future game demos over the Wiishop channel
naia-the-gamer's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/06/2008 12:34
naia-the-gamer
Count me in for the "DO WANT" crowd, but skeptical that it's actually happening.

Too bad, take note of this Nintendo. This is what we want!
ZargonX's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/06/2008 12:36
ZargonX
Shouldn't it require at least 2 characters to be of any use?
WhiteSpyderZero's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/06/2008 12:41
WhiteSpyderZero
Doing this would make sense, therefore it is unlikely Nintendo would do it. Still, would be pretty awesome.
aborto thefetus's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/06/2008 12:43
aborto thefetus
I hope to god this is true.

AND WHERE'S MAH MUDKIPS!
Jonathan Holmes's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/06/2008 12:53
Jonathan Holmes
I agree with Ryan. "Beta" and not "Demo" makes me skeptical.

But if this pic is legit, it's likely stolen from NoA office software and is a work in progress.

So who knows?
Oni's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/06/2008 12:55
Oni
Yeah, do want, etc, but I think this may actually be an old screenie taken by a beta tester or something.
Video Cognito's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/06/2008 13:03
Video Cognito
I'll only believe it if it came out of Surfer Girl's fingertips.
Sk8boyP's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/06/2008 13:03
Sk8boyP
Wii still fails.
ZekeThePlumber's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/06/2008 13:09
ZekeThePlumber
I'm gonna have to call bullshit on this one. Nintendo doesn't NEED a demo to promote this game. More than likely it was a plot thought up by some rabid fan who wants nothing more than glory at the gamefaqs forum. That and the shady looking angle in a dark room doesn't help its cause either.
njsykora's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/06/2008 13:10
njsykora
Sk8boyP fails.

Not happening, not in playable form anyway.
Turtule Soup's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/06/2008 13:10
Turtule Soup
If this is true =) If not =) Its only a monthish away!
Oni's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/06/2008 13:15
Oni
@njsykora: Don't feed the trolls.
TheMuffinMan's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/06/2008 13:16
TheMuffinMan
Sorry guys, you can mark this one down as "fake" for sure, those images are from a SSBB hoax way back in July '07 where a guy said he got a Wii message saying he got invited to a Brawl beta and offered him to download a Channel, he then proceeded to stall for a day straight saying that the download was huge and that he had to go to work and then once the channel did download he had t download each character/stage as a separate file, etc.

I'll find the link to the hoax, but trust me on this, this is fake and it's a revival of the hoax in a new skin
JTHomeslice's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/06/2008 13:18
JTHomeslice
I will shit a brick if this happens. But it probably won't.
vp360's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/06/2008 13:18
vp360
can't wait
falinter's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/06/2008 13:21
falinter
DO WANT right now.
joeisremy's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/06/2008 13:23
joeisremy
well it's a good thing people cant photoshop pictures like this put them on the photo channel and then take a picture of it on the tv.
Jonathan Holmes's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/06/2008 13:34
Jonathan Holmes
Sad news, MuffinMan.

I look forward to your link proof.

Until then, the dream lives on!
Spitfire's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/06/2008 13:38
Spitfire
Im kinda surprised that they didnt make a Smash Preview channel like Metroid. They could release updates like Dojo does, and these new vids that have surfaced.

I wouldnt be surprised that this is fake. I agree it seems too awesome for Nintendo to come up with, and a little late in the game.
MisterMingo's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/06/2008 13:48
MisterMingo
The words "BETA" and "DEMO" do not exist to NOA. This won't happen. It's fake. Do not get your hopes up.

Besides, it comes out on the 24th in Japan.
smallkid's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/06/2008 14:03
smallkid
I don't remember nintendo doing a public beta or demo of anything EVER. The real question is did SSBB get pushed back again, according to the computer at my work(ebgames) the new date is march 1st
TheMuffinMan's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/06/2008 14:09
TheMuffinMan
Ahh, finally! Took me forever to find the original hoax, it was from August 30th:

http://wiinintendo.net/2007/08/30/morning-surprise/
Nightlocke's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/06/2008 14:10
Nightlocke
Yeah, sadly this was a prank on GameFAQs. To make it look legit, the chap uploaded these fake menu screens onto an SD card and viewed them on the Photo Channel so that they'd display on his TV.

The thread's gone, but the hoax remains. False alarm, folks.
TheMuffinMan's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/06/2008 14:30
TheMuffinMan
Hoax originated from IGN board member "tedd.kramer" on August 30th, he registered on that day just to make the thread/hoax and kept it rolling for about 6 hours until he confessed to faking it. His account:

http://club.ign.com/b/about?username=tedd.kramer&which=boards

Original thread (Must have IGN forums account):

http://boards.ign.com/teh_vestibule/b5296/149511413/p1

Post of him confessing to faking the screenshots and the process he went through to make the hoax:

http://boards.ign.com/Message.aspx?topic=149511413&brd=5296&start=149537141

lol apparently he made a video of it as well.
F Whipple's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/06/2008 14:41
F Whipple
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DynamicSheep's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/06/2008 14:49
DynamicSheep
How terribly upsetting that this is a hoax...
Cheeburga's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/06/2008 15:40
Cheeburga
You lucky bastards.
I hope it's fake so you all can cry. :[
Jonathan Holmes's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/06/2008 15:59
Jonathan Holmes
Ah well...
AKK's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/06/2008 16:25
AKK
Bah, I don't have enough space anyway, even if it is true.

Which it's not.
AKK's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/06/2008 16:25
AKK
Bah, I don't have enough space anyway, even if it is true.

Which it's not.
Hiltz's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/06/2008 16:49
Hiltz
I agree, this has to be fake.

Nintendo offering DS demo's and a service for them on the Wii is one thing, but Wii demos ? I don't think so. I think Nintendo would use the precious time used to make a demo on giving the dev team more time to polish their games. Besides, the Wii lacking a hard drive only makes the rumor harder to believe.
ShadowXOR's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/06/2008 17:05
ShadowXOR
This was proven fake like...days ago. I'm shocked Destructoid...
Holyetheline's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/06/2008 17:51
Holyetheline
Too good to be true.
ZekeThePlumber's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/06/2008 19:23
ZekeThePlumber
Even though its faked, I wouldn't be surprised if Nintendo did some sort of online video promotion similar to what they did to MP3. I wouldn't expect a demo, sadly.
Boolean's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/06/2008 20:05
Boolean
Nintendo + smart advertising = not happening
Hiltz's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/06/2008 20:34
Hiltz
Apparently, the Everybody's Nintendo Channel will support trailers for Wii and I think for DS as well. Also, the service is said to offer interviews and commercials, but that has only been confirmed for the Japanese version. Hopefully, the feature will allow publishers to promote their third-party titles.
Necros's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/06/2008 21:18
Necros
You're right, this would be too awesome for Nintendo. Besides, I've waited this long, and playing a limited demo would just spoil the enjoyment of playing Brawl for the first time.
Pepillou2's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/06/2008 21:41
Pepillou2
Holy fucking YES
DO WANT
Fading Star's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/17/2008 02:04
Fading Star
WANT!
cubeman4's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/26/2008 16:00
cubeman4
There is no way they're gonna bring out a demo this close to when the game launches. What's the point?

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