[COLOR="Yellow"]I don't know if your stores are doing the same thing but i just by semi-accident signed up to a SMBB tournament. I called in today to verify when i can pick up my reserved copy of the game and i was told at midnight on March 8th. But then the kid over the phone mentioned they were having a tournament at 8:00 pm and if i wanted to register for it. I figured why not. Smash Bros is definitely one of the one game where I'm confident enough that i can beat the best players out there. Winner gets a free copy of the game plus other prizes they haven't decided on yet. Also, they're working on the rules (he mentioned there's certain characters we won't be allowed to use) so I'm guessing hidden characters might not be available. A bummer since Falco is my top choice, but as long as i'm able to use Link I'll have a good chance.
Wish me luck, and are any of your local stores doing anything similar? If you've pre-ordered the game (and you should have), you might wanna call and check. I know i was surprised by it.[/COLOR]
Good luck! Person.
Enjoy playing with a Wiimote and nunchuck!
Have fun playing with items on and no Final Destination! snickerchortchokeondoritos
I'm going to mine as well.
And for you poking fun, it's $5000 + 45" Plasma TV reward.
That's pretty awesome. Using the Wiimote for Brawl will kinda suck balls though.
Anyways, good luck!
Midnight releases suck. Even if I really wanted Brawl (oh wait, I do) I wouldn't go to one. I'll casually stroll in on sunday morning and find out it's completely sold out and rage.
I have never, in my entire life, had a game sell out on me. BUT THEN AGAIN, I live in Scotland. I mean, who's gonna buy all the copies? The sheep?
It's only happened when I'm all "lol go pick it up later" and I finally get around to it three days later. Typically takes a couple days to sell out here. Though it IS Smash, so it could be fairly possible. Find on on sunday!
They make you use the Wii mote and nutchuck :) thats gay ... gamecube control fo me . My gamestop isnt participating in the tournaments , but they are releasing the game at midnight , i dont care about the tournaments I'll just buy it and WiFi dat *****.
I might be sounding really, really stupid right now... but my friend said there's been a lot of instances of Gamestop/EB Games selling copies of games people preordered if they don't pick them up quick enough. Does that really happen? I don't want them to sell my game if I have to work that day!
i didnt resever mine at gamestop but at gamecrazy they are also going to have a tourney..i wonder if the rules will b the same
I'm going to go right after I get off work at 11 that night. I expect a madhouse. And if I can't get it, I'll just go to the bestbuy for the midnight launch.
If you get a phone call you're probably safe. By then they should have a shipment in and they can see if they have enough copies for all their pre-orders.
the stores dont ususally give up your copy till like 2 to 3 days later..so i think you will be good if u just come in that morning
I reserved a copy of Spore almost a whole year ago... I wonder if EB remembers. :-/
well i reseved brawl last January and they still had it on the data base
Maybe I should call them and tell them I'm a girl so they shouldn't sell my copy if I have to work Sunday... "You wouldn't want to break a girls heart, would you mister EB Games guy? *blink blink*" lol
They have your phone number, I wouldn't do that.
Some guys like breaking little girl's hearts.
Yeah that made me lol too. Why does everyone think they're the best in the world at Smash?
I called up the gamecrazy were the tourney is and the people in that tourney get to use Gamecube controllers...so thats a major plus :)
Aw man, Alastor. Sounds like you're going straight to hell! :P
I had a reserverd copy of Twilight Princess at EB, but they sold it off 48 hours later. Tell ya what, if I ever find that guy. :sniper:
Me and my friend waited outside a Gamestop near me an hour and a half before it was open. Me and him just chilled in the car and played M.U.G.E.N. and some roms. There was no line but 2 kids decided to wait outside in the rain. They opened up and we got out numbers. 64 spots only and I got number 4. Funny tihng is I didn't reserve my Brawl there but inside the mall next to it. Meh, just gonna go for the tounrey and then wait until morning to get my copy in the mall since it's fully paid for.
BUT ****. are they gonna have just the basic characters or full roster?
I wanna play as Luigi since I'm best with him but if they have basics then I'll have to stick with Mario.
more than likely it will be the beginning roster, so that people don't see any new characters yet, but i guess you will just have to wait and see
There were talks about Nintendo possibly sending SD cards with all of the characters on them. Don't know how true it is, though. Going to call my store in a while to ask about it.
Sounds like a marketing strategy for selling SD cards if it's true.
Just called them. No secret characters. Oh well, I'd be using Fox or Mario anyways.
No WEEGEE for Arc. :(
I love how mean Brawl is to Luigi. Like, even the announcer says everyone's names all enthusiastically and says "Luigi?" when you select him.
Whenever Luigi goes to a party, "So is Mario not coming?"
WEEGEE never gets any love. :(
Well, ofcourse. Why does Luigi get a vacum in Luigi's mansion? Because he sux.
weegee's also the one that gets trapped/kidnapped/****s up whenever he tries to do anything (what's up, galaxy) so he deserves it.
ANYWHO, so much for brawl tournaments here in southern ontario. Freezing rain, tons of snow and horrible wind? Yeah, canceled. Everywhere will likely be closed tomorrow too. UGH
Same thing here, Vampiro. We're having a blizzard. All the malls in Northeast Ohio were closed today... I'm hoping they're open tomorrow. I can't even get my side door open right now.
Yeah, hoping everything is open too. Doubt it though. I shoveled twice today and thirty minutes after each time you couldn't even tell I was out there. siiiiigh
OH POOR YOU, YOU'LL HAVE TO WAIT AN EXTRA DAY FOR BRAWL
**** YOU MAN **** YOU
Waiting one more day is worse when I should already have it than knowing the official release date is months away.