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Pro Smash Players Banned For Match Fixing

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Professional Super Smash Bros. is serious business. Top players compete for sizeable prize pots and the competition is fierce. With Pro Gaming hurtling rapidly towards the mainstream, the Super Smash Bros. Brawl competitive scene has grown exponentially – but now it has to contend with serious allegations of match fixing within the highest levels of play.


October 6, 2010
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The 20 Most-Loved Wii Games, A New Number One

Super Smash Bros Brawl, the all-star fighting game, is no longer the most-loved Wii game. Three years since we started measuring these Wii playing-time stats, Smash has been dethroned… by a game whose average user plays for 80 hours.


September 8, 2010
In Real Life

World’s Greatest Samus Cosplayer Goes For Zero

Last year, top tier Samus Aran cosplayer Thaís Jussim promised to strip down from Metroid’s famous Varia Suit to the infamous Zero Suit introduced in Metroid: Zero Mission. Looks like the Brazilian Metroid fan’s made good on that cosplay promise.


September 3, 2010
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The 20 Most-Loved Wii Games

Next month will be historic. This month is merely nearly historic. Smash Bros clings to the top spot as America’s most-loved Wii game in our latest update to our Nintendo stat-tracking. Plus, there is a new contender.


June 29, 2010
News

Smash Bros Creator On Japan’s Strengths

What is Japan good at? Let’s hear what Super Smash Bros Brawl creator Masahiro Sakurai has to say.


May 15, 2010
In Real Life

Don’t Screw With The Girls Of Smash Bros

Deviant Artist Kuroi-Tsuki shows us the stronger side of Super Smash Bros Brawl’s female combatants. As seen at Deviant Art – thanks Jenzi!


April 13, 2010
In Real Life

Rapping About Super Smash Bros Brawl Is Almost A Trend

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People are rapping about the Wii’s Super Smash Bros Brawl. Here’s one from 2010. (Rapper D Ciano: “This Is How I Smash Brothers, When I Brawl.”) Below you’ll find another from 2009. Three would be a trend, right?


April 7, 2010
In Real Life

These Wii Games Are Widescreen And Then Some

The Nintendo Wii supports standard widescreen resolutions. 16:9, just like most movies and TV shows. But a Wii emulator on a PC can get really wide.


December 9, 2009
In Real Life

Andross, Emperor Of The New York City Subway System!

Street artist Posterchild—installer of Super Mario Bros. question blocks and Portal companion cubes in the real world—has let loose Star Fox nemesis Andross in New York City. Fear him, subway riders!


December 7, 2009
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New Super Mario Bros. Wii Defeats Super Smash Bros. Brawl In First Week Sales

Don’t worry! There’s always next week. According to sales numbers from Famitsu publisher Enterbrain, Wii title New Super Mario Bros. Wii nearly sold a million in its first week in Japan.