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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12:18 PM on 01.06.2008
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Too bad, take note of this Nintendo. This is what we want!
AND WHERE'S MAH MUDKIPS!
But if this pic is legit, it's likely stolen from NoA office software and is a work in progress.
So who knows?
Not happening, not in playable form anyway.
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
I look forward to your link proof.
Until then, the dream lives on!
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.
Besides, it comes out on the 24th in Japan.
http://wiinintendo.net/2007/08/30/morning-surprise/
The thread's gone, but the hoax remains. False alarm, folks.
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.
I hope it's fake so you all can cry. :[
Which it's not.
Which it's not.
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.
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