BRAWL Lands The Finishing Blow

Super Smash Bros. Brawl has been looking great. From the moment the announced Solid Snake as a contender in the fight, it’s clear that Nintendo was seriously going to raise the stakes from the already popular Super Smash Bros. Melee. Then they announced four different control schemes, so you would have less excuses for sucking so hard. But there was always one component that fans were clamoring for and today, they finally got the confirmation that they were gonna get it.

Online play.

Smash Bros has a solid single player game but it’s always been richer as a multi-player experience. Now, Nintendo has added this crucial element. I’m betting that had they not included this element, the uproar would have been tremendous. While you still have to deal with the worthlessness of Friend Codes and there’s still the need for the painfully absent voice communication, you do have the ability to program your taunt, as seen below.

Of course, I imagine it will look more like this in an actual game: