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I’m stoaked about Super Smash Bros. Brawl, and if all goes well I’ll be picking up my Wii the day it launches. However, those one the East and West Coast will have a chance to play the game as early as tomorrow. No, the game isn’t making an early debut, you’ll be playing it in Nintendo’s upcoming tournament. More info after the jump.
As if this game hasn’t been hyped up enough, Nintendo is hosting four regional Smash Bros. Brawl tournaments. I’m not really sure how they can be considered “regional” when they only cover three states. (Don’t mind me, I’m just grumpy because nothing ever comes to the Midwest) The four cities will be Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston and New York City. The dates and times are listed below for each city.
Saturday, Feb. 16
Doors open at 3 p.m.
Orpheum Theater
842 S. Broadway
Los Angeles, CA 90014Saturday, Feb. 23
Doors open at 2 p.m.
Ten15 Folsom
1015 Folsom St.
San Francisco, CA 94103Saturday, March 1
Doors open at 3 p.m.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Olden Hall
100 Institute Road
Worcester, MA 01609Saturday, March 8
Doors open at 5 p.m.
Best Buy (NOHO)
622 Broadway
New York, NY 10012
Each contestant (there will be a max of 256 at each city) will receive $10 Best Buy gift certificates, the three non-winning finalists will receive a Wii, a copy of the game and a Best Buy gift card worth between $250 and $1000. The grand prize winner? They’ll walk away with a crystal-coated Wii, a home theater setup and a copy of the game. Not too shabby for playing a game before launch.
[via Joystiq]
SSBB has sold 840,000 in it’s launch week in Japan, getting to a million after eleven days. And with expectation at a fever pitch it will definitely launch at number one in America and Europe. But will it be one of the biggest games of 2008?