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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
MrSadistic at 01/06/2008 12:16
Oh Snapple.
SnakeDude4Life's Avatar
SnakeDude4Life at 01/06/2008 12:17
Waiting for wii online to crash because of X-mas kids down loading this demo en mass.
Spartacus's Avatar
Spartacus at 01/06/2008 12:17
Too awesome to be real. Nintendo has no business tactics when it comes to making the fans happy.
kintaeb's Avatar
kintaeb at 01/06/2008 12:18
DO WANT!
Krayven's Avatar
Krayven at 01/06/2008 12:18
That would be freaking godlike.
Ryan 2502's Avatar
Ryan 2502 at 01/06/2008 12:20
It says "BETA" at the top. It seems a bit late for a beta doesn't it?
Jonathan Holmes's Avatar
Jonathan Holmes at 01/06/2008 12:21
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
CaffeinePowered at 01/06/2008 12:23
That would be pretty sweet, maybe a test bed for future game demos over the Wiishop channel
naia-the-gamer's Avatar
naia-the-gamer at 01/06/2008 12:34
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
ZargonX at 01/06/2008 12:36
Shouldn't it require at least 2 characters to be of any use?
DanGale's Avatar
DanGale at 01/06/2008 12:40
@ZargonX

Not unless you use the same character with a different skin.

But I really can't see this happening. It's far too awesome. Maybe a Demo channel more akin to MP3, but a downloadable, playable demo?
WhiteSpyderZero's Avatar
WhiteSpyderZero at 01/06/2008 12:41
Doing this would make sense, therefore it is unlikely Nintendo would do it. Still, would be pretty awesome.
aborto thefetus's Avatar
aborto thefetus at 01/06/2008 12:43
I hope to god this is true.

AND WHERE'S MAH MUDKIPS!
Jonathan Holmes's Avatar
Jonathan Holmes at 01/06/2008 12:53
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
Oni at 01/06/2008 12:55
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
Video Cognito at 01/06/2008 13:03
I'll only believe it if it came out of Surfer Girl's fingertips.
Sk8boyP's Avatar
Sk8boyP at 01/06/2008 13:03
Wii still fails.
ZekeThePlumber's Avatar
ZekeThePlumber at 01/06/2008 13:09
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
njsykora at 01/06/2008 13:10
Sk8boyP fails.

Not happening, not in playable form anyway.
Turtule Soup's Avatar
Turtule Soup at 01/06/2008 13:10
If this is true =) If not =) Its only a monthish away!
Oni's Avatar
Oni at 01/06/2008 13:15
@njsykora: Don't feed the trolls.
TheMuffinMan's Avatar
TheMuffinMan at 01/06/2008 13:16
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
JTHomeslice at 01/06/2008 13:18
I will shit a brick if this happens. But it probably won't.
vp360's Avatar
vp360 at 01/06/2008 13:18
can't wait
falinter's Avatar
falinter at 01/06/2008 13:21
DO WANT right now.
joeisremy's Avatar
joeisremy at 01/06/2008 13:23
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
Jonathan Holmes at 01/06/2008 13:34
Sad news, MuffinMan.

I look forward to your link proof.

Until then, the dream lives on!
Spitfire's Avatar
Spitfire at 01/06/2008 13:38
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
MisterMingo at 01/06/2008 13:48
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.
DanielMachine's Avatar
DanielMachine at 01/06/2008 14:02
smallkid's Avatar
smallkid at 01/06/2008 14:03
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
TheMuffinMan at 01/06/2008 14:09
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
Nightlocke at 01/06/2008 14:10
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
TheMuffinMan at 01/06/2008 14:30
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
F Whipple at 01/06/2008 14:41
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DynamicSheep's Avatar
DynamicSheep at 01/06/2008 14:49
How terribly upsetting that this is a hoax...
Cheeburga's Avatar
Cheeburga at 01/06/2008 15:40
You lucky bastards.
I hope it's fake so you all can cry. :[
Jonathan Holmes's Avatar
Jonathan Holmes at 01/06/2008 15:59
Ah well...
AKK's Avatar
AKK at 01/06/2008 16:25
Bah, I don't have enough space anyway, even if it is true.

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

Which it's not.
Hiltz's Avatar
Hiltz at 01/06/2008 16:49
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
ShadowXOR at 01/06/2008 17:05
This was proven fake like...days ago. I'm shocked Destructoid...
Holyetheline's Avatar
Holyetheline at 01/06/2008 17:51
Too good to be true.
ZekeThePlumber's Avatar
ZekeThePlumber at 01/06/2008 19:23
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
Boolean at 01/06/2008 20:05
Nintendo + smart advertising = not happening
Hiltz's Avatar
Hiltz at 01/06/2008 20:34
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
Necros at 01/06/2008 21:18
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
Pepillou2 at 01/06/2008 21:41
Holy fucking YES
DO WANT
Fading Star's Avatar
Fading Star at 01/17/2008 02:04
WANT!
cubeman4's Avatar
cubeman4 at 01/26/2008 16:00
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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