Smash Bros. DOJO!! updates (archive): Difference between revisions

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==List of updates==

===May===

*'''May 22: "The Basic Rules"''' [http://www.smashbros.com/wii/en_us/howto/basic/basic01.html]: The site opened up with this basic description of how ''Smash Bros.''-style gameplay looks like. Newly revealed for '''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''' in this update was a redesign of the characters damage counters at the bottom of the screen, showing the character's facial portrait in addition to the [[universe]] symbol and health meter.

*'''May 28: "Pit: Special Moves"''' [http://www.smashbros.com/wii/en_us/characters/pit.html#2nd]: The first "Special Moves" update for a character, this describes Pit's new Neutral Special and Up-Special moves: The '''[[Palutena Arrow]]''', which is similar to Link's Bow but shoots a very fast and bendable laser-like arrow, and the '''[[Wings of Icarus]]''', a third jump which damages enemies Pit comes into contact with.

===June===

*'''June 5: "Groudon"''' [http://www.smashbros.com/wii/en_us/items/mball/mball02.html]: A third Pokémon revealed to appear from a thrown [[Poké Ball]] in Brawl was revealed as this all-new Pokémon from a more recent generation of the ''Pokémon'' franchise at the time. '''[[Groudon]]''' is a red lizard-like behemoth who damages any opponent touching it.

*'''June 6: "You must recover!"''' [http://www.smashbros.com/wii/en_us/howto/basic/basic03.html]: The basic concept of '''[[recover]]ing''' from off the side of a stage using a midair jump followed by a recovery move was added to the How To Play section of the site. Although very little was revealed, Mario's recovery seemed to be higher, and the update further hints at the game's improved aerial fighting (''"Fierce aerial battles often rule the match!"'').

*'''June 8: "Four Kinds of Control"''' [http://www.smashbros.com/wii/en_us/gamemode/various/various01.html]: This update revealed that ''Brawl'' would be compatible with four different controllers compatible with the Wii: The '''[[Wii Remote]]''', the Wii Remote and '''[[Nunchuk]]''', the Wii '''[[Classic Controller]]''', and the standard '''[[GameCube controller]]'''. The GameCube controller was the most recommended one for a traditional gameplay experience, complete with rumble. How the new controller setups will work was promised to be explained in future updates.

*'''June 14: "Crates and Barrels"''' [http://www.smashbros.com/wii/en_us/items/item03.html]: Confirmed the return of the '''[[Crate]]''' and '''[[Barrel]]''' items from previous games, along with the announcement that the items will change cosmetically, depending on the stage the player is on. Also, '''"[[Sliding Box]]es"''' have been introduced, which have little wheels on them and will move during gameplay; they were shown to roll down inclines and damage fighters they come into contact with.

*'''June 18: "Link: Final Smash"''' [http://www.smashbros.com/wii/en_us/characters/link.html#3rd]: Link's [[Final Smash]], as seen in the first trailer, was officially named the '''[[Triforce Slash]]'''. Link shoots out a Triforce symbol at an opponent so that that opponent is incarcerated in midair by a pair of large glowing holographic Triforce symbols, and Link repeatedly slashes at that opponent in midair and concludes with an especially strong swing.

*'''June 21: "Fox: Special Moves"''' [http://www.smashbros.com/wii/en_us/characters/fox.html#2nd]: Two of Fox's special moves, the '''[[Reflector]]''' and '''[[Blaster]]''', were confirmed to reappear in Fox's moveset for Brawl. Aside from a few cosmetic differences, both moves were seen to be unchanged from their primary functions in ''Melee''.

*'''June 22: "Lylat Cruise"''' [http://www.smashbros.com/wii/en_us/stages/stage04.html]: The ''Star Fox'' stage previously seen in the Nintendo World 2006 trailer was titled the '''[[Lylat Cruise]]'''. Taking place on an original ship named the [[Pleiades]], the stage travels through several instances of the Lylat System: zooming through hyperspace, falling into and traveling through Corneria's atmosphere, maneuvering its way through an asteroid field, and being involved in an epic dogfight between battalions of Star Fox battleships.

*'''June 28: "Names"''' [http://www.smashbros.com/wii/en_us/gamemode/various/various02.html]: The second update to the "Game Modes" category, this was the first glimpse into the game's various menu screens ever posted. The ability for the player to enter custom '''[[name]]'''s was revealed to return from ''Melee'', and it was revealed that custom button configurations for each controller can be chosen and assigned to the player's name, so that if players wanted to always play a certain way that's different from the default, they could summon up their name. Also mentioned is that player name data may be able to be saved on the player's [[Wii Remote]] so they could take this information to other people's Wiis, but this feature had apparently not been implemented yet and it was possible that it would not happen.

===July===

*'''July 4: "Bowser: Final Smash"''' [http://www.smashbros.com/wii/en_us/characters/bowser.html#2nd]: Bowser's newly revealed [[Final Smash]] was shown to be the return appearance of a ''Melee'' boss character: The '''[[Giga Bowser (Final Smash)|Giga Bowser Transformation]]''', where Bowser temporarily transforms into '''[[Giga Bowser]]''', updated to look similar to his Melee incarnation like normal Bowser is to his old Melee incarnation. He gains a vast amount of power and defensive ability for the duration of time in Giga Bowser mode before he reverts to normal Bowser form again. This would be the first time Giga Bowser is now a legally playable character.

*'''July 10: "Dr. Wright"''' [http://www.smashbros.com/wii/en_us/items/assist/assist03.html]: A new [[Assist Trophy]] helper character like Samurai Goroh before was this obscure character from the SNES version of ''SimCity''. '''[[Dr. Wright]]''', when he appears, was shown to wave his baton over the ground and summon a miniature city that will pop out of the ground as if it were a giant stalagmite being propelled through the ground, sending opponent characters high into the sky.

*'''July 12: "15 Second Movie Presentation"''' [http://www.smashbros.com/wii/en_us/info/info01.html]: The first update to fall under the Notices category, it notifies that the official release of the game in North America would be '''December 3, 2007'''. Sakurai claims to be "working with all [his] might" on the game right up until release, and in the meantime posted a 15-second high-framerate clip of the game, showcasing much of the content revealed throughout the above updates.

*'''July 13: "Smashville"''' [http://www.smashbros.com/wii/en_us/stages/stage06.html]: A new stage based on the ''[[Animal Crossing (universe)|Animal Crossing]]'' series. Screenshots provided for '''[[Smashville]]''' showcase a platform that seemed to float around while an Animal Crossing-style town given its "appropriate" original name is seen in the background, along with many Animal Crossing-style critters. The stage's background features elements dependent on the Wii's internal clock and calendar; Play the stage at night and it was mentioned to be nighttime in the game, and play it at night on Saturday and a stage performance by [[K.K. Slider]] was shown to occur while the brawl is on.

*'''July 16: "Star Fox: Space Armada"''' [http://www.smashbros.com/wii/en_us/music/music05.html]: The fifth '''[[Music (SSBB)|music]]''' file shared with viewers was an arrangement of the Space Armada theme from the original ''Star Fox'', which was used for a part of the "Corneria" theme from Melee.

*'''July 17: "Deoxys"''' [http://www.smashbros.com/wii/en_us/items/mball/mball03.html]: A brand new Pokémon that can appear from the Poké Ball was revealed and described. The viral DNA alien Pokémon '''[[Deoxys]]''' is the "final secret" Pokémon from the Third Generation, and in normal Pokémon games it can change between four available forms. In ''Brawl'', it seemed to appear only in its Attack form, and when it appears out of a Poké Ball it was shown to float up into the sky and unleash Hyper Beam to the ground, which was apparently very powerful. This update additionally confirmed that Deoxys, who was heavily speculated to be at the time, would not be a playable character.

*'''July 19: "Zero Suit Samus"''' [http://www.smashbros.com/wii/en_us/characters/zerosuit_samus.html]: Continuing the coverage of the Samus factor in the previous update, this update profiles '''[[Zero Suit Samus]]''' as though she were a standard playable character like everyone else, put in the Newcomer category, raising questions as to whether she could be playable as a fighter without having to use armored Samus's Final Smash attack during battle. The gun in her hand was identified as the Paralyzer, which was its use in ''Metroid: Zero Mission'' against Space Pirates, and it was shown to extend into an energy whip giving her long reach in fighting.

*'''July 23: "Rumble Falls"''' [http://www.smashbros.com/wii/en_us/stages/stage07.html]: Another brand new stage was revealed, this time themed after the [[Donkey Kong universe]], specifically ''Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat''. In terms of stage layout and mechanics, '''[[Rumble Falls]]''' seemed to be similar to Melee's [[Icicle Mountain]] stage, in that the screen scrolls vertically (but only up unlike Icicle Mountain), while seeming to be much wider. Supposedly the fight could climb up and beyond Rumble Falls, and Sakurai implied that something unrevealed would be found at the very top of the stage's vertical progression.

*'''July 25: "Skyworld"''' [http://www.smashbros.com/wii/en_us/stages/stage08.html]: Official description of the suspected Kid Icarus stage previously seen in the Nintendo world trailer, which was officially identified as '''[[Skyworld]]''', and its platform-breaking mechanics were somewhat clarified: The broken platforms quickly regenerate, even though it seemed apparent that the clouds underneath the platforms would suffice as platforms themselves based on trailer footage. There was shown to be no big platform below the stage, underneath where all the smaller cloud-lifted platforms are irregularly laid out.