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: ''Not to be confused with [[Team:Brawl Central]].'' | : ''Not to be confused with [[Team:Brawl Central]].'' | ||
[[File:VGDistrictLogo1.png|thumb|350px|VGDistrict logo.]] | [[File:VGDistrictLogo1.png|thumb|350px|VGDistrict logo.]] | ||
'''VGDistrict''' (previously known as first '''Brawl Central''', then '''Nintendo Hub''', then lastly as '''Smash Bros Central''',) started off and launched as an unofficial ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' fansite on November 16th, 2006. It acted like the [[Smash Bros. DOJO!!]] by providing information related to ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' and translating sources from Japanese forums. Brawl Central would broaden itself and include a forum for community discussion | '''VGDistrict''' (previously known as first '''Brawl Central''', then '''Nintendo Hub''', then lastly as '''Smash Bros Central''',) started off and launched as an unofficial ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' fansite on November 16th, 2006. It acted like the [[Smash Bros. DOJO!!]] by providing information related to ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' and translating sources from Japanese forums. Brawl Central would broaden itself and include a forum for community discussion on January 15th, 2008. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
[[File:NintendoHub1.png|thumb|200px|Nintendo Hub in 2008.]] | [[File:NintendoHub1.png|thumb|200px|Nintendo Hub in 2008.]] | ||
Brawl Central was started and run by Smash Bros. players and [[SmashBoards]] members ''Chris'' and ''the Buzz Saw''. At some point, 3 other admins (''T3h Kaiser'', ''Pumpkins'', and ''NGW'') were appointed, with Buzz retiring. The main website featured many different pieces of information and news of Nintendo and other video game related news, constantly being updated by news editors. News editors included NGW, Kagato, Ferret, Xiammes, Kirby173, and Rocky. The forum's section had members gather and discuss topics ranging from video games to questions and forum games. The administrators and moderators kept the site clean, although members sometimes got to "vote" in regards to whether or not something should be deleted. The forum would include many character-specific clans for Super Smash Brothers Brawl. Some of the clans included "The Aura Wielders" (Lucario), "K.I.N.G.S" (King Dedede), "Aethercide" (Ike), "The Galaxian Enforcers" (Metaknight), "FALCON PAWNCH!" (Cpt. Falcon), etc. | Brawl Central was started and run by Smash Bros. players and [[SmashBoards]] members ''Chris'' and ''the Buzz Saw''. At some point, 3 other admins (''T3h Kaiser'', ''Pumpkins'', and ''NGW'') were appointed, with Buzz retiring. The main website featured many different pieces of information and news of Nintendo and other video game related news, constantly being updated by news editors. News editors included NGW, Kagato, Ferret, Xiammes, Kirby173, and Rocky. The forum's section had members gather and discuss topics ranging from video games to questions and forum games. The administrators and moderators kept the site clean, although members sometimes got to "vote" in regards to whether or not something should be deleted. The forum would include many character-specific clans for Super Smash Brothers Brawl. Some of the clans included "The Aura Wielders" (Lucario), "K.I.N.G.S" (King Dedede), "Aethercide" (Ike), "The Galaxian Enforcers" (Metaknight), "FALCON PAWNCH!" (Cpt. Falcon), etc. | ||
Brawl Central hosted many big wifi tournaments during its tenure. The best fighters on the forum were Redhalberd, Yonex204, Fatal, FIERCE, Snap, Thulius, ridleynkrool, and boomshakalaka. A lot of the tournament matches can still be viewed on Brawl Central's old YouTube channel. | |||
In 2008, Brawl Central rebranded to Nintendo Hub. Many of the Brawl-related features were kept, such as character boards and competitive Brawl forums. However, the site had expanded to encompass many more series, with over 20 forums related to game series, mostly those from first-party Nintendo franchises. Examples of non-Nintendo brands include the Guitar Hero / Rock Band forum, and the Gears of War and Halo forums. It later rebranded to VGDistrict. | In 2008, Brawl Central rebranded to Nintendo Hub. Many of the Brawl-related features were kept, such as character boards and competitive Brawl forums. However, the site had expanded to encompass many more series, with over 20 forums related to game series, mostly those from first-party Nintendo franchises. Examples of non-Nintendo brands include the Guitar Hero / Rock Band forum, and the Gears of War and Halo forums. It later rebranded to VGDistrict. | ||