Brawl was released in the UK yesterday, and almost after a 4 month delay from the NA release, Smash Brothers disc are still giving some people troubles. Here is what Nintendo had to say about it.

If you have recently purchased Super Smash Bros. Brawl and are experiencing technical problems playing the game on your Wii, please read the following information to learn how this issue can be resolved.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl utilities a double-layer disc which has a large memory capacity. A very small percentage of Wii consoles may have trouble consistently reading data off this large capacity disc if there is some contamination on the lens of the disc drive. Nintendo has specialised cleaning equipment that can resolve this problem. Please do NOT attempt to clean the lens yourself, as you may damage the system.

If you are experiencing disc read errors, please contact consumer Support. They will provide information regarding sending your Wii to Nintendo to have the disc drive lens cleaned. There is no cost for the repair or shipping. (Please note: Returning the disc to the retail store will not solve the problem. We encourage users who are experiencing issues with playing Super Smash Bros. Brawl to utilise Nintendo’s repair service.)

Due to the nature of this particular issue, Wii owners should not lose any of their stored data, such as Virtual Console games and WiiWare software. In some rare cases you may have to re-download this software from the Wii Shop Channel, but there is no cost to doing so.

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Wow, a new Smash Bros. update in commemoration of Smash Bros. Brawl releasing in Europe today!  There are a ton of new screenshots posted to the Smash Bros. Dojo, so check them out.

Thanks to Jose for the tip!

Snapshots Galore 3

24th June 2008, With summer now in full swing, Nintendo is set to up the temperature and let loose a selection of scorching new titles on to the Nintendo DS and Wii. Summer sees the return of numerous favourites and the debut of new exciting titles ensuring this season’s release schedule has something for everyone.

Hold on to your sun hats as the Wii Summer line-up kicks off with the return of the brawl, in the latest super-charged generation of Super Smash Bros. Brawl! Unleashed on 27 June 2008, Mario, Bowser, Zelda and numerous other Nintendo and third party gaming heroes will be found in the ring fighting for the title of ultimate brawler. With the fight taken online for the very first time, Super Smash Bros. Brawl is set to bring the fast, furious and frenetic world of the brawl to the masses!

If that wasn’t enough Wario makes his debut with his first dedicated adventure on Wii with Wario Land: The Shake Dimension. Nintendo’s most famous anti-hero is shaken and tilted to the very limit using the Wii’s innovative control system, bringing the magic of 2D platform adventure gaming to new and existing gamers everywhere from 26 September 2008.
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Nintendo Wii

North America:

1. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
2. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo)
3. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
4. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision)
5. Wii Play (Nintendo)

Japan:

1. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
2. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
3. Super Mario Stadium: Family Baseball (Nintendo)
4. Family Trainer (Bandai)
5. Wii Sports (Nintendo)

UK:

1. Wii Play (Nintendo)
2. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega)
3. Lego Indiana Jones (LucasArts)
4. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
5. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle

Nintendo DS

North America:

1. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
2. Brain Age 2 (Nintendo)
3. Brain Age (Nintendo)
4. Lego Indiana Jones (LucasArts)
5. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)

Japan:

1. Dramatic Dungeon: Sakura Taisen - Kimi Arugatame — All-Star Pack (Sega)
2. DS Bimoji Training (Nintendo)
3. Nanatsuiro * Drops: Touch de Hajimaru Hatsukoi Monogatari — Limited Edition (Media Works)
4. Kuukan * Zukei: Hirameki Training - KuuTore (Benesse)
5. Motto Toeic Test DS Training (IE Institute)

UK:

1. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training (Nintendo)
2. 42 All-Time Classics (Nintendo)
3. More Brain Training (Nintendo)
4. Scrabble Interactive: 2007 Edition (Ubisoft)
5. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)

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Battle it out to prove you are the biggest and best brawler of them all at Gamestation Stores nationwide in the Super Smash Bros. Brawl Showdown

Pick your favourite character, choose your controller and get ready to jump into Nintendo’s biggest and baddest brawl ever! On 28th June, selected Gamestation stores nationwide will host the ‘Super Smash Bros. Brawl Showdown’. Be one of 64 players in each of our 20 chosen stores to battle it out not only to prove you are the biggest and best brawler of them all and be crowned a Super Smash champion, but to compete for the ultimate prize - a Samsung Home Entertainment Centre.

In order to be eligible to brawl, you’ll need to register online before the 21st June at www.gamestation.co.uk/supersmashshowdown - you’ll then be contacted by someone at Nintendo to confirm your entry into the tournament.
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Here are just “Some” of the stats you can find with the new feture of the Nintendo Channel:

Super Mario Galaxy - played 5 million times at 25 hours per person.

Lostwinds - played 48,689 times at 3.4 hours per person.

Wii Sports - played 24 million hours at 33 hours per person. 21 million times played with 28 times per person

Japanese stats:

Wii Fit: Duration 20:37, 20.26 sessions
Wii Sports: Duration 30:00, over 28.44 sessions

Zelda 3: Duration 9:44, over 7.51 sessions (21,282 registered sales)
Zelda TP: Duration 50:10, over 21.36 sessions

No More Heroes: Duration 10:44, over 5.12 sessions

RE4 Wii: Duration 33:23, over 15.41 sessions
Umbrella Chronicles: Duration 14:54, over 8.61 sessions

Dr. Mario WiiWare: Duration 14:09, over 9.24 sessions (13,931 registered sales)
FF:CC My Life As A King: Duration 21:14, over 8.89 sessions (33,810 registered sales)
Star Soldier R: Not enough data/Data withheld

Everyone’s Pokemon Farm: Duration 8:03, over 17.98, but… 44,779 registered sales

VC sales information:

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Reader Seth sent me some pictures he has taken using the snapshot decrypter with Super Smash Bros. Brawl. (Read about it HERE) Some amazed and others weirded me out. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did. Above is one of my favorite pics. If anyone else has any pictures they would like to share, feel free to send them to me at james at purenintendo.com.

Check The Rest At My Flickr Account

Nintendo Wii

North America:
1. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
2. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo)
3. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
4. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision)
5. Lego Indiana Jones (LucasArts)

Japan:
1. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
2. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
3. Fushigi no Dungeon - Fuurai no Shiren 3: Karakuri Yashiki no Nemuri Hime (Sega)
4. Family Trainer (Bandai)
5. Wii Sports (Nintendo)

UK:
1. Lego Indiana Jones (LucasArts)
2. Wii Play (Nintendo)
3. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega)
4. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
5. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle

Nintendo DS

North America:
1. Brain Age (Nintendo)
2. Brain Age 2 (Nintendo)
3. Lego Indiana Jones (LucasArts)
4. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
5. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)

Japan:
1. Nanatsuiro * Drops: Touch de Hajimaru Hatsukoi Monogatari — Limited Edition (Media Works)
2. Motto Toeic Test DS Training (IE Institute)
3. Hisshou Pachinko*Pachi-Slot Kouryaku Series DS Vol. 2: CR Shinseiki Evangelion - Shito, Futatabi (D3 Publisher)
4. DS Bimoji Training (Nintendo)
5. DS Yamamura Misa Suspense: Maiko Kogiku - Kisha Katherine - Sougiya Isa Akashi - Koto ni Maru Hana Sanrin: Kyoto Satujin Jinken File (Tecmo)

UK:
1. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training (Nintendo)
2. Lego Indiana Jones (LucasArts)
3. 42 All-Time Classics (Nintendo)
4. More Brain Training (Nintendo)
5. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)

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8. Grand Theft Audo IV (360, PS3)
7. God of War: Chains of Olympus (PSP)
6. No More Heroes (Wii)
5. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii)
4. The World Ends With You (DS)
3. Okami (Wii)
2. Galactic Civilizations II: Twilight of the Arnor (PC)
1. Boom Blox (Wii) [Party Game Of The Year]

Wow Boom Blox number 1!

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