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Wii News by Tom Bramwell

16 November, 2007

Super Smash Bros. Brawl is set to include a new Spectator mode that allows you to watch random matches over the Internet and gamble on the results.

Unveiled on the official Smash Bros. DOJO!! website, Spectator mode does much as it says - although, this being Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, no player data is actually shared, so you can't groom anyone. Aw.

Surely the best bit though is that when you get into your random match, you can bet coins on the character you think will win before it kicks off. Which is just wicked.

Spectator mode joins an ever-growing list of cool little bonuses announced for Super Smash Bros. Brawl, which already has a star-GET-studded character line-up and a PictoChat-themed level.

If it's anywhere near as good as the GameCube one, we're all in for a treat when it's released early next year.

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RM2KMaster
16/11/07 @ 12:39
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This just gets better, the amount features on this game is incredible!
IAmBatman
16/11/07 @ 12:46
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If you don't know anything about the players, how are you supposed to know who to bet on? Just by the character they picked?

Still, seems like it would be a piece of piss to implement, so why not?
jack_klugman
16/11/07 @ 12:49
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You'd hope the game provides some kind of odds and form.
viper_h
16/11/07 @ 12:49
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This game looks superb.

I want. Now.
Landmaster
16/11/07 @ 12:50
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Well in !

I'll just bet all my hard earned coins on Snake :D

ESRB'll probably make this game 18+ now... "Contains Gambling"

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Xerx3s
16/11/07 @ 12:52
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Gamble with what? Unless there is some kind of reward, it's like poker without money.
Landmaster
16/11/07 @ 12:55
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Poker without money?

No, you use the coins to buy trophies you nobhead.

Never plated Smash Bros, GOD!
ruttyboy
16/11/07 @ 12:55
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No doubt you will spend coins ingame to unlock things and this is way to get more of them quickly if you're shit at the game (like me).
MadMirko
16/11/07 @ 13:22
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Yes, you use ingame currency. Also, the more players there are, the more money is to be made (more money to earn on a 4 player game vs. a 2 player game, I think). You have an option to let others view your battles, and some will then be uploaded to Nintendo for others to watch and bet on.
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LazyDan
16/11/07 @ 13:26
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It'd be nice if you could spectate on friend's matches somehow (say there's 6 of you and you're playing round-robin over the net or something.) But with the amount of awesome and random stuff they've put in this game so far, I wouldn't be surprised if that came later.
AcidSnake
16/11/07 @ 13:44
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More modes!

I was thinking...They could put up a spectator channel on the Wii...Randomly seeing other people play games...Could interest some...
peterfll
16/11/07 @ 13:45
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I hope the Wii console and corresponding net infrastructure is up to the job when these proper web enabled games start coming along. Currently browsing the simpliest Wii channels can be painful, not to mention connection drop-out.

At least in my experience (perhaps it's just me).
Lemming81
16/11/07 @ 13:52
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For a minute there I thought Nintendo were going all controversial on us and let us gamble with VC points!
Xerx3s
16/11/07 @ 14:04
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No, you use the coins to buy trophies you nobhead.

It's still the same. It was a serious pose as I couldn't see it in the article. I could lower myself to your level of communication but I suppose it's better to just press ignore. Fortunately, people with with a higher understanding of manners than you actually bothered to explain it properly.
FaceOmeter
16/11/07 @ 16:34
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peterfll: I used Nintendo WFC to play Mario Strikers Charged online all the time... I've had some "lagsperiences" but in general it's *much* more reliable than the channel-browsing thing, which I agree with you can often be frustrating (especially the store).

I'd say 9/10 of my online MSC matches are at local speeds.

Really looking forward to this game btw, bring it onnnnn

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Ryze
17/11/07 @ 22:09
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Has there been any word on cross border play?

I'll most likely be buying the US version of this for a US Wii.
Vice.Destroyer
18/11/07 @ 14:59
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>although, this being Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, no player data is actually shared, so you can't groom anyone. Aw.

Is it just me, or are there certain phrases which should not be used to get a cheap laugh? Especially for a videogame review?

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