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| {{Infobox Tournament
| | Nintendo's ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' Tournament was a circuit of regional tournaments hosted by Nintendo shortly before the launch of ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''. |
| |name= {{rollover|''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' American Circuit|Conjectural name|y}}
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| |dates= February 16th, 2008 (Qualifier #1)<br>February 23rd, 2008 (Qualifier #2)<br>March 1st, 2008 (Qualifier #3)<br>March 8th, 2008 (Qualifer #4 & Finals)
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| |attendance= 256 (Qualifiers)<br>4 (Finals)
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| |ssbbwinner= {{Sm|KoreanDJ|USA}}
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| |organizer= [[Nintendo|Nintendo of America]]
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| The {{rollover|'''''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' American Circuit'''|Conjectural name|y}} was a tournament circuit hosted by [[Nintendo|Nintendo of America]] shortly before the launch of ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''. Four qualifiers were held across the United States between February 16th to March 8th, 2008 with the grand finals being held in New York, NY on March 8th, 2008. The events were organized by Nintendo of America's PR manager, Eric Walter.
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| Outside of the tournaments, demo kiosks were on display for visitors to play. It is unknown what exactly the demo had unlocked, but [[Versus_Mode#List of playable modes 2|versus mode]] and [[The Subspace Emissary]] are confirmed to have been playable.
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| ==Schedule== | | ==Schedule== |
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| |Finals||New York, NY||March 8th, 2008||Best Buy<br> 622 Broadway | | |Finals||New York, NY||March 8th, 2008||Best Buy<br> 622 Broadway |
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| ==Ruleset==
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| [https://web.archive.org/web/20190101133825/https://www.nintendo.com/corp/ssbb_official_rules.html Official rules]<br>
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| The tournament used a single-elimination process for its bracket. Each regional qualifier had a cap of 256 players. Only the starting roster of characters were available for use. [[Classic Controller]]s were provided for each player. Players were restricted from playing against their friends or family in the first round.
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| ===Game settings===
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| *[[Stocks]]: 3
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| *[[Timer]]: 4:00 (5:00 during semis and the 3rd-place match, no time limit during grand finals)
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| *[[Items]]: All on and set to medium
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| *[[Stages]]: {{SSBB|Battlefield}} only
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| ==Prizing==
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| Winners of the qualifiers received entry into the grand finals and a $500 Best Buy gift card. Winners of the first three qualifiers won a round-trip flight for two to the grand finals, a three-day hotel stay, and a $200 voucher for use within the hotel. (The fourth qualifier took place the same day and venue as the grand finals.) All four qualifier winners were also listed on Nintendo's official ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' [http://web.archive.org/web/20090416162825/http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/KnFMt3BjmYvIGiGjIfIXqkuretT-KLyA webpage]. First, second, and third place runner-ups received $250, $100, and $50 Best Buy gift cards respectively. Participants who did not place within the top 4 received a $10 Best Buy gift card.
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| The grand finals winner received a Swarovski crystal-encrusted Wii with a special ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' design produced by Crystal Icing, an extra Wii Remote and Nunchuk, a signed copy of ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', an art piece inspired by the game, a LG 42" 1080p Flat Panel LCD HDTV, and a LG 400W XM Ready 2-Ch. Home Theater System. First, second, and third place runner-ups each received a Nintendo Wii console with an additional Wii Remote and Nunchuk and a $1,000, $500, and $250 Best Buy gift card respectively.
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| CrystalIcingWii1.jpg|Left side of the Wii
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| CrystalIcingWii2.jpg|Right side of the Wii
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| </gallery>
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| ==Results== | | ==Results== |
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| ===Los Angeles=== | | ===Los Angeles=== |
| (256 entrants)<br>
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| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaY1xjLd3bA Grand Finals]
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| {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | |
| !Place!!Name!!Character(s)!!Earnings | | !Place!!Name!!Character(s)!!Earnings |
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| |1st||David Segal||{{Head|Kirby|g=SSBB|s=16px}}|| | | |1st||David Segal||{{Head|Kirby|g=SSBB|s=16px}}|| |
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| |2nd||Gabriel||{{Head|Ike|g=SSBB|s=16px}}|| | | |2nd||???||{{Head|Ike|g=SSBB|s=16px}}|| |
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| |3rd||?||?||
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| |4th||?||{{Head|Mario|g=SSBB|s=16px}}||
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| |} | | |} |
| ===San Francisco=== | | ===San Francisco=== |
| (256 entrants)<br>
| | {|class="wikitable collapsible uncollapsed" style="text-align:center" |
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJ7E-Q9Q1TE Grand Finals]
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| !Place!!Name!!Character(s)!!Earnings | | !Place!!Name!!Character(s)!!Earnings |
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| ===Worcestor=== | | ===Worcestor=== |
| (256 entrants)<br>
| | {|class="wikitable collapsible uncollapsed" style="text-align:center" |
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgyySe3s6aI Grand Finals]<br>
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| [https://www.destructoid.com/seven-days-to-smash-bros-brawl-hands-on-coverage-of-the-wpi-brawl-tournament-73266.phtml Coverage]
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| !Place!!Name!!Character(s)!!Earnings | | !Place!!Name!!Character(s)!!Earnings |
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| ===New York=== | | ===New York=== |
| (256 entrants)
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| |1st||{{Sm|DireVulcan|USA}}||{{Head|Ike|g=SSBB|s=16px}}||
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| |2nd||?||?||
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| ===Finals=== | | ===Finals=== |
| (4 entrants)<br>
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| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgyySe3s6aI Grand Finals]
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| !Place!!Name!!Character(s)!!Earnings | | !Place!!Name!!Character(s)!!Earnings |
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| |2nd||{{Sm|DireVulcan|USA}}||{{Head|Ike|g=SSBB|s=16px}}|| | | |2nd||{{Sm|DireVulcan|USA}}||{{Head|Ike|g=SSBB|s=16px}}|| |
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| ==Trivia==
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| *The crystal-adorned Wii produced by Crystal Icing used over 20,000 Swarovski crystals and was valued at $4,000.<ref>“[https://crystalicing.typepad.com/crystalicing/2008/03/the-brawl-to-en.html The Brawl to End Them All...]” Crystal Icing, 14 Mar. 2008</ref>
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| *The crystal-adorned Wii was at some point sold to rare video game collectible selling website, Combo Point. In September of 2013, Combo Point had placed the Wii for auction on eBay with a starting bid of $20,000.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20130928123620/http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mario-Swarovski-Crystal-Wii-SSBB-Tournament-Award-ONLY-1-IN-THE-WORLD-/200968141087 Crystal Wii placed on eBay]</ref> The auction ended several days later with no bids.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20131120164021/http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mario-Swarovski-Crystal-Wii-SSBB-Tournament-Award-ONLY-1-IN-THE-WORLD-/200968141087 Crystal Wii auction ended]</ref> The current whereabouts of the console is unknown.
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| *Prior to the announcement of the circuit, Nintendo of America's PR firm was contacted in July of 2007 by the Worcester Polytechnical Institute's Game Developers Club asking if they were interested in helping host a pre-release tournament. This would eventually lead to Worcester Polytechnical Institute being used as a venue for one of the regional events. The president of the club, Jaime, noted in an interview that Nintendo's response was highly praised and unexpected by members of the club.<ref>Holmes, Jonathon. “[https://www.destructoid.com/seven-days-to-smash-bros-brawl-hands-on-coverage-of-the-wpi-brawl-tournament-73266.phtml Seven Days to Smash Bros Brawl: Hands on Coverage of the WPI Brawl Tournament.]” Destructoid, 2 Mar. 2008</ref>
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| *At the March 8th event in New York, the first North American copy of ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' was sold at midnight.
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| ==References==
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| ==External links== | | ==External links== |
| *[http://web.archive.org/web/20080217201638/http://press.nintendo.com/articles.jsp?id=14627 Press Release] | | *[http://web.archive.org/web/20090416162825/http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/KnFMt3BjmYvIGiGjIfIXqkuretT-KLyA Brawl page] |
| *[https://www.destructoid.com/three-days-to-smash-bros-brawl-interview-with-nintendo-s-eric-walter-74088.phtml Interview with Eric Walter] | | *[https://www.nintendo.com/corp/ssbb_official_rules.html rules] |
| | | *[http://web.archive.org/web/20080217201638/http://press.nintendo.com/articles.jsp?id=14627 press release] |
| [[Category:2008 tournaments]] | |
| [[Category:Southern California tournaments]]
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| [[Category:Northern California tournaments]]
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| [[Category:Massachusetts tournaments]]
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| [[Category:New York tournaments]]
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| [[Category:Nintendo-sponsored tournaments]]
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